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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1944

Page

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Twenty five cafes close in drive against unsanitary places

Twenty five cafes have voluntarily closed in two days to clear up in a second city and army driven cleanup of dirty unsanitary eating places. Du Robbins, city death director, and R.A. Cox head of the food division said more inspectors are needed as pay is five dollars per month. The campaign has just started and inspectors have four men, with one on vacation. Closures followed stern orders from army health officers and the city.

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Yanks Press Ahead in St Lo Front Amid Fierce Fighting

American forces pushed forward on the 48 mile front around St Lo as tanks and infantry closed in from the west and north. Allied columns struck toward Le Desert and St Andre de Lizipine while German reserves tried to hold ground near Louvigny and the Odon river salient. Allied air and sea power hit fuel lines and reserves, signaling ongoing grinding pressure on German defenses in Normandy.

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Pacific War Struggles Rise as American Drive Continues

Tokyo admits damage from U S blows as Allied fleets and land air power push across the Pacific. Nimitz and MacArthur outline raids and shelling from Ceram to Bougainville while Tokyo warns of intensified rallies near Saipan and Tinian. Chinese and British forces push back Japanese units in China and India as U S and allied air strikes disrupt enemy positions.

Pacific Nimitz Macarthur Splpan Ceram Surlles Saipan Noemfoor Island Tokyo Tinian U. S Sen Guan Marianas Pigay Paramashieo Shumushu Ube Kusiley Bapan Jadan Truk Olly MacaArthur Fiteys Helmeheth East Indies Sorong Moffiyy Tay Allope Wewak New Guinea Pala Jeal New Ireland New Britain Bougainville Menece Dap Hanyang Yingfong Strore Regic Clinton Vincent China Hengyang Cengchung Lung- Ling Mongshin Read India Chepit

Normandy Results Slow But Concrete

The dispatch surveys the Normandy campaign after six weeks, noting the beachhead firming, Cherbourg seizure, and supplies building. It reports Allied casualties lower than feared, German counterattacks ineffective so far, and weather delaying full exploitation while Eisenhower refrains from risky offensives.

Forecast For San Antonio Weather Update

Partly cloudy with continued mild conditions across San Antonio. Maximum temperatures expected around 99 degrees on both Wednesday and Thursday. East Texas shows partly cloudy skies with scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms mainly in the north and southeast portions.

San Antonia Marty East Texas

Nurses to Attain Full Army Rank in Major Order

WADING Sun July 12 President Roosevelt issued a sweeping executive order granting nurses and related medical personnel in the Army Medical Department full commissioned rank. The change removes prior rank limitations and elevates nurses and female clinical staff to officer status, reflecting expanded professional recognition within the army. Baylor University College of Medicine also reports a $7000 grant from the John and Mary R. Marable Foundations of New York. Dr. Walter H. Mauraned, dean, announced the receipt today.

Wading Sun Roosevelt Tong Orieredt Army Nures Army Medicrl Baylor Houston Baylor University College of Medicine John and Mary R. Marale Dations of New York Walter H. Mauraned Aean Eld

High Up Nazi Party Unrest Reported in Europe

Analysts in neutral capitals report renewed high level Nazi party unrest. Hitler reshuffles and possible removal of top commanders, with claims of Hitler leading field operations in France and transfer of staff from Russia. Swiss and Bavarian hubs hint at Germany preparing withdrawal from Italy and potential capitulation, signaling a pivotal shift in the war.

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Big Holes Knocked in Nazi Lines

Moscow reports large holes opened in German defenses as Red Army forces push westward from near East Prussia. Berlin claims German flanks retreat with Wilna garrison being supplied by Cherniakhovsky units. Soviet advance threatens Kaunas and Grodno as German radio warns of a near battlefield reach and alarms in East Prussia.

Moscow Red Army Alytug Lithuania Prussia Kaunas Pussia-Riga Berlin Wilna Mir Cherniakhovsky East Prussia Grodno Latvia Pxipyat Gradno Bialystok Dapaypils Grodsno Pinsk Pripyat Novis Resiststance Russias Kurt Dittmar Alice Office of War Information Aflan Tidningen Eist Prussia

Air Group 5 Resting After Pacific Losses and Missions

NEW ORLEANS July 36 The navy said Air Group Five has returned home for rest and reassignment after destroying or damaging 428 Japanese planes and sinking or damaging 59 ships totaling 292,000 tons in Pacific operations. The group, among the first to base on the navy's new 27,000 ton aircraft carriers, was credited with sustaining bomb runs on offshore installations.

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Eisenhower Reveals Allied Action Behind German Lines

General Eisenhower's communique Tuesday night disclosed a special air service regiment operating in France behind German lines. The unit, described as Allied troops including French, appears more organized than prior irregulars and may include parachutists. Operations target communications and military sites with prisoners held for transfer to home commands.

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