Bradley's ie Dig In For Battle
Supreme Headquarters reports American infantry and tanks probing east and west of St Lo as Allied forces push toward Le Ham, Lessay, and Carentan. British Canadians make gains northeast of Caen while German defenses withdraw along a 100 mile front on the Cherbourg peninsula.
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Supreme Headquarters
JED Expeditionary Force
i—Ameri¢en
St. Lo
Normandy
Aly
Leesa
Lessay
St. Latho
Corentan
Caen
Lac Iront
Montgomery
Carentan de Swertoans
Auxwis
Lag Chaups
de Losque
Esj Aubris
la Vincenterie
Pant Hebert
EL Lo
Lessary-St. To
Havre de’ St. Germain
Vieta
Normandy Battleground
St. Honoring
Columibelles
Carentan
St. Joan de Daye
Winchou
Cournay
le Honmmet D'Arthenay
Bas de Hommet
Les Champs D'cosque
Amer-ican
le Hatre de Senjtly
Cherbourg
Granyule
General Lear Named Commander of Army Ground Forces
Washington July 14. The War Department announced General Lear has been assigned to command the Army Ground Forces, relieving Lieut. Gen. Lesley J. McNair who received a overseas assignment. Lear rose from the ranks after enlisting in the 1st Colorado Infantry in 1898. He previously commanded the Second Army and faced controversy over a forced march after soldiers yelled “Yeoo-Hoo” at Memphis girls, which stirred prewar resistance to army discipline.
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Wabhington
War Department
Livith
Ben Lear
Brett
Leslay J. McNair
McValy
North Afrida
Lear
Second Army
Army Group
Lepr
1St Colorado Infantry Volunteers
Memphis
Temi
Ler
Army Digelptine
Little Keck
Ark
Laur
Clark
Senate
Madame Chiang in Rio for Rest
Madame Chiang Kai-shek arrived in Rio de Janeiro for a rest, the Chinese embassy said. She is accompanied by Madame H. H. Kung, wife of China’s finance minister. The embassy noted she was not expected to visit the United States and that the trip’s main purpose is rest in Brazil.
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Washington
Major Jap Escape Drive Looms in New Guinea Fight
Allied forces reported heavy resistance as Japanese troops of the 18th Army attempted a dawn assault 21 miles east of Aitape in British New Guinea. The attack, supported by artillery, was repelled with losses. planners hinted a major blow may follow. Survivors of roughly 69,000 isolated troops aim to break toward the coast or join other pockets along the Aitape to Hollandia corridor. An accompanying report noted aerial assaults on Yap and nearby Carolines targets with several shoot-downs and probes.
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British New Guinea
Alliea
Altape
New Guinea
18Th Imperis
Aitpe
Niveraft
Mate Qin
Get
Hatage Adnel
Aftape
Aus
Wewnie
MacArthur
Yap
Kvategin Island
Carolines
Baltle
Yeremenko
Nank
Lat- Vien
Opochka
Poskov
Vovorzh
Move Made to Get Big Circus Rolling
Hartford authorities report legal representatives of the Ringling Brothers Bart Bailey circus and the Hartford Ray Association will meet to resolve how to revive the big show. Discussions yesterday centered on ensuring operating costs are met and preventing idle ships from sinking the operation.
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Hartford
Conn
Th Ringe Lng Brothers
Bart and Bailey Circus
Harford Ray Association
Neai
Weroie Action at Salerno Texan Gets Highest Honor
Sgt. James M. Logay of Texas earns the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroism at Salerno and for actions at Anzio and Lae New Guinea. The award honors his three sniper kills at 200 yards and brave points under fire to defend the Salerno beachhead. His unit, a Texas National Guard infantry rifle company, remained in action despite severe risk.
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Weroie
Salerno
Texan
Rious
Wtile
Wes
David Hutchins
Lisye
Hutching
Ianaing Ab Lae
New Guinea
Logan
Ton
Nto
Dinen
Wmantry
Texas National Guard
Reds Press Toward Kaunas and Riga Front
Russian forces pushed toward Wilno and Kaunas as German resistance stiffened along the Baltic front. Soviet units broke into the Grodna area and advanced near Brest Litovak, while operations extended toward Daugavpils, Riga, and Memel with heavy German casualties and thousands captured in days of fighting.
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Mosquw
Wilny
Kaunas
Lithuanian Republic
Pripyat
Brest Litovak
Vatile
Luninice
Warsae Ong
Berlin
Grodny
East Prussia
Old Poland
Riga
Tallinn
Petar
Cherntakhovsky
Bruss la
Cherniakhoveky
Grodna
Sahite
Hinseth
Rakas
Lsuvsky
Brest Litavak
Bug
Warsaw
Baltic
Billie
Yeremenko
Bagramian
Daugavpils
Tery
Orem
Wilno
U S Bombs 4 Refineries In Hungary
U S heavy bombers with escort raided Budapest area destroying four oil refineries and railway yards as part of a broad strike to crush German fuel capacity. Support missions hit Beitrails and Montdider near the front, while Mediterranean forces targeted Mantua yards and storage facilities in northern Italy. Thunderbolt and Mustang aircraft logged air confrontations with Nazi fighters, with several enemy planes destroyed.
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London
Budapest
Hungary
Normandy
Beatrals
Montdider
Daktrec
Aungaylan
Dudapest
Meab
Italy
Fanto
Shell Koalaz
Hungary Petroleum Company
Pet
Fnrdo
Perencuaros
Elby
Mantua
Thaly
Mtnyall
Norbern Italy
Tyleste
Porta Marghera
Thunderbolt
Byeth
Flake
Tauvois
France
U. S
Ninth Air Force
Morale Slips Among Green Fell Nazis Amid War Strain
Dispatch from LA Haye du Puits dated July 13 reports German troops under Hitler Youth leaders facing low morale as bombardment and stalled advances erode confidence. German propaganda cannot quell unease, with youths disillusioned by constant combat, scarce air support, and French partisans ambushing in rear. Comrades warn of worsening discipline as homefront worries rise.
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Tierra
Hitler
Mayall Bowmel
Norandy
Berlin
Hiller
Hillee
Bexar Negroes Win First Primary Voting Since 1920s
Bexar County Negroes will vote in the Democratic primary on July 22 for the first time in ten years, announced county Democratic chairman Ike Was annoulerd Frl. He cited a recent Supreme Court decision and said the county will not risk exclusion. County records show about 692 negro votes based on poll list purchases and exemptions. Sheriff Owen Kilday noted that blacks last voted in a Democratic primary in 1934 when Maury Maverick ran for Congress. Grover Morris, a county commissioner candidate, welcomed Glore’s stance and urged allowing all poll taxed voters to participate.
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Bexar County
Ike
Bop Glore
Glore
Supreme Court
Cwnfersi
Texas
Sherif Owen Kilday
Tiegtoes
Maury Maverick
Kildayshid Negides
Uppolla
Moarch Court of Civil Appeals
Lere
Grover Morris
Nepracs
Ines
Massacre of Oradour sur Glane Town by Germans
French agency reports German forces killed about 600 to 800 residents at Oradour sur Glane in central France on June 10. The village was looted and then dynamited, with most buildings destroyed and the population largely killed or imprisoned. Reports varied on motive, with claims of a mine dump found or Germans executed there.
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London
Tle Gerrans
Orndour-sur-Glane
Cen
Jral Fraince
Maudeen
Sieyen- Op
Extermination Threat to 1 Million Jews in Hungary
Secretary Hull warned that the entire 1,000,000 Jewish population in Hungary faces extermination amid Nazi terror in Europe. He described the cold blooded murders in Germany and the broader reign of terror as the Nazis grow more desperate.
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Washington
Mar Gtroeitics
Europe
Hull
Hungary
Forecast for San Antonio and East Texas
Partly cloudy conditions continue Friday afternoon through Saturday with temperatures around 96 degrees. The forecast covers San Antonio and vicinity and East Texas along the one hundredth meridian, noting similar heat and partly cloudy skies.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
East Texas
British Evacuees Battle Revealed by Press
A London dispatch reports the painful struggle over evacuees in English towns. Editors note reluctance of households to billet evacuee families, with 200 bombs and 407 mothers and children moved to shelter in Cheater Landon. Officials cite plans for compulsory codes as more arrivals are expected in the district.
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London
Britain
England
Creater Landon
Brrth
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