Baltic Drive Threatens 2 Nazi Armies
Soviet forces push toward the Baltic coast and East Prussia, driving a wedge into Lithuania and nearing Riga as German lines collapse along multiple fronts. Moscow reports heavy losses for Germany amid advances from Latvia to the Pripyat marshes with new offensives across Romania and Poland.
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London
Lithuania
Baltic
Old Poland
Blalsstok
Pinsk
Romania
Insl—a
Galat
Proestl
Moscow
Piipyab
Daugavpils
Saslém Latvin
Geran
Milne
Ivan
Hagraminins
Latvia
Bagramian
Wine
Wile
Landwarow
Kaunas
Red Army
East Prussia
Morgan Tidningen
Prest-Sittovsk
Warsaw
Wid Slonim
Haranowicze
Bislystex
Pripyat
Luniniec
Colin
Kripyat
Raplaly
Memel
Reuters
Drisvyatl
Drivyatl
Gnudi
F D R Declares He Will Seek Fourth Term
Washington July 11 AP President Roosevelt said he will accept Democratic renomination and serve a fourth term if elected. He made the decision public in a letter to Democratic National Chairman Homer C. Hannegan noting sufficient delegates are pledged for renomination at the Chicago convention opening next week. Full details on page 8-A.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ietter
Hamezan
Chicago
Roosevelt confirms plan for fourth term in rare press conference
President Roosevelt, appearing nervous yet composed, told a small Washington press corps that he would accept a fourth term. The event drew only 99 reporters as he discussed talks with General de Gaulle and teased about upcoming news, locking the doors as if signaling a major disclosure.
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Washington
Roosevelt
J Roosevelt
de Gaulle
Clean-Up Campaign Renewed for San Antonio Cafes
Health director Dr. Lewis C. Robbins announced renewed clean-up efforts on cafes and eateries in San Antonio. He ordered Maj Warren T. Adoker and R. A. Cox to begin inspections immediately, noting Cox has four inspectors. The renewed drive follows a Monday meeting with Lieut Col Speede, J A DaVese, and J G Bridges, stressing strict health compliance and removal of four eating places from military access after meeting health measures.
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San Antonio
Lewis C. Robbins
Aty Health
Maj
Warren T. Adoker
R. A. Cox
Cox
Jap Saipan Losses Four to 1 of U. S. Invaders
A Saipan battle report from an aboard flagship off Saipan describes Japanese defenses along a two mile by five mile fortification line. In the first 14 days American casualties reached 1474 dead while Japanese losses totaled about 4951 killed. Marines and soldiers encountered fresh corpses as advances continued amid heavy artillery, mortars, and machine guns.
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Rembe
Joint Expeditionary Sorce
Saipan
Rasuilties
Superior
United States
RT James
Survivors recount furious Saipan Jap death by own action
Navy survivors described the dawn assault on Saipan, the Do or Die charge, and the Japanese use of bayonets and improvised weapons as they pressed a breakthrough near Tanapag. Officers and enlisted men recalled chaos, with battalion lines breached and Americans forced back to the beach before steady resistance restored.
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U. 8
Saipan
Navy
U. S
Armerican
Charles 7
Blank
Triyion
Chis
Gunnareiaison
Frederick N. Sty
Brooklyn
Moore
Ferrar
Guam Invasion Planned By Allied Forces In Pacific War
Reported Allied naval and air actions around Guam Saipan and Rota indicate a planned invasion or neutralization effort. Admiral Nimitz announced light cruisers and destroyers off Guam and carrier planes attacked shore installations while US raids hit Saipan, Tinian, and nearby targets as Chinese and Southeast Asian fronts also show intensified combat.
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Guam
Pacific Naval
Pearl Harbor
Marianas
Nimitz
Rota
Saipan
Yokyo Radio
Tinian Island
Tinian
MacArthur
Japan
Carolines
Truk
Woleal
Yap
Palau
Noemfoor
Pacific
Noemfoor Island
Hunan Province
Hongyang
Yungfeng
High Command
Hupeh
Kwangtung
Taingyun
Canton
Yunnan
Buia
Tengelung
Lungling
Mangshin
Burma Road
Salween River
Lungeling
U. S
Tengchung
Uy. 8
Lingnang
Yochow
Stilwell
Hengyrang
Tengyang
Wth
Tin
Salween
Berlin Cuts Phone Service to Prussia
NEW YORK July 1 Berlin, Germany according to an NBS reporter has severed telephone connections between the rel eh and Rest Prussia. A tellable inform ment was reported to have cald civilian morale in Fast Prussia is dwindling rapidly under the threat of the approaching Red army.
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New York
tiNse
Germany
NBS
Rest
Prussia
German Supreme Staff Transfers Reported to France
Free French information service in London said July 11 that the German army supreme staff has moved from Russia to France. The report notes a strategic shift as Allied forces monitor German command arrangements and potential implications for operations in Western Europe.
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France
London
Free French Information Bureau
Rusia
Frarce
Forecast San Antonio and vicinity weather update
Forecast for San Antonio and vicinity calls for partly cloudy skies and continued warmth. Tuesday afternoon and night will be mild with a high around 45 degrees. dimidy conditions expected Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday. More details on Page A.
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San Antonio
Texas
Well Done Says Monty to Troops in Normandy Broadcast
General Montgomery praised Allied forces in Normandy, reporting worn gray days of fighting since the invasion. He noted 54 000 prisoners captured, gains in Cherbourg and Caen, and extended lodgement as the battle continued amid fierce enemy resistance. He urged perseverance and closed with a prayer quote and wishes for victory.
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Europe
Montgomery
Normandy
Nea
Cherbourg
Caen
Baltl
Wolf
Nanwandy
Francis Draket
Gai
Sub Lost In Training In Pacific Navy announces loss of age 20 submarine during training
The navy reports the loss of a 20 year old submarine in the Pacific during training exercises. About 60 crew members were aboard the submarine commanded by Lieut. Jack O Campbell whose wife Mrs. Jean Brooks Campbell lives in Groton Connecticut. The exact location of the loss and salvage prospects were not disclosed.
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Washington
Pacific
Navy
Gormidr
Jack O O. Campbell
Jean Brooks Campbell
Ilves
Groton
Conn
Guadalcanal Hero Weds Marine in San Diego Ceremony
Gunnery Sgt John Basitena, 27, from Raritan New Jersey, and Lena Rigel of Portland Oregon, members of the Mining Corps Women's Reserve, were married last night at Ocean Side Bastion. Basitena received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on Guadalcanal. The couple planned a 15 day honeymoon in September.
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Ban Diego
Call
Jnha Basitena
Raritan
Mattis
Bat
Lena
Rigel
Signs of Nazis Doom Listed by 3, As UESSRELUBER, TNS, Koreten- Salter
A wartime briefing lists signs of Nazi decline as Allied offensives widen in Italy France and Russia. It notes loss of 21 generals, fuel shortages, rationing of fuel for the Luftwaffe, and dwindling German munition reserves.
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Uessreluber
TNS
Koreten- Salter Signa
Wlmesh
Italy
France
Russia
Hitler
Hie Lading
Planta
Gérovin
Naat
Hone
la Haye du Pulis
Ex-Sergeant Shot To Death in L A
Ex sergeant Stanley Gibson 41 retired U S army was shot five times with a pistol at 12 48 am Tuesday at Mason street where he rented. Landlady Mrs Nettie Graves 98 called police and claimed self defense after a struggle over a testing sum. Gibson died on arrival at Brooke General hospital from a bullet wound to the left temple. Police say Graves released on her own recognizance.
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U. 8
Army
Italy
Mason Street
AW. d. Roobsech
Gibson
Wis-yoom
War News Roundup Across Fronts Echoes of Endgame
Important notices from Italy Germany and France describe Allied bombers striking Berlin and Munich while Americans near Livorno report on defense and evacuation. Rome hints at a holy year proclamation after the war’s end. A civilian refuge effort seeks safety for bomb endangered residents as Normandy eyewitness accounts unfold.
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Italy
Livorno
Germany
Berlin
Munich
Rome
France
Normandy
Bradley's Men 2 Miles From St. Lo
Allied forces drive toward St Lo in a fresh offensive across a 40 mile front. American First Army under Bradley pushes to the outskirts of Luzerne and Mesnil-Rouxel in a coordinated strike from the north and northeast, while Canadian and British units advance along the Orne and Caen sectors. Four towns taken, with new penetrations threatening a German withdrawal along the Cherbourg peninsula.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
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Normandy
Orne River
Cae
Vaucelles
Orne
Caen
U. S
Fanke
Hans Verney
le Mesnilange
St. Jean
Colambelles
Bradley
Luzerne
Mesnil-Roxelin
Heme
Cherbourg
Perinavla
Wes
Montgomery
Oolon
Eterville
St. la
la Meauffe
Omer
Gralanenspracy
Vire
Carman
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