Chinese Gain 13 Miles Of Coastline Front
Allied forces push along the Luzon shore with Mexican air support and 30,000 troops advancing toward northern Luzon. Australian forces land at Brunei Bay in Borneo while Japanese minesweep preparations are reported for southeast Borneo. Chinese regulars gain 19 miles between Wenchow and Shanghai and move toward Liuchow. American bombers sink three Japanese ships along the Asiatic coast. Tokyo reports preparations for invasion of Japan.
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Liuchow
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Asiatic
Canton
Hong' Kong
Radio Tokyo
Wake
Tokyo
Japan
Rombo
Philippines
Cagayan Valley
Lion
A7th
Buckers
New Gus Fires 1200 Slugs Per Minute
DAYTON Ohio June 21 11NS A new high speed 50 caliber machine gun fires 1200 rounds per minute and has been tested in combat announced by the ordnance department and GM division. Army officials say the weapon increases fire power by about half again and could boost a bomber’s fire in combat.
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Ohio
Ordnance Department
Prigdatre
General Motors
Une
Army
Birth During Combat Stuns Medic in Final German Battle
Jose Bntrada of San Antonio a platoon medic with Company A 18th Infantry Regiment First Infantry Division braved enemy fire to aid wounded soldiers Near the end of the German fight he was called to assist a birth Despite inexperience and stage fright he officiated at the birth of a German baby in Aceline revealing the unexpected humanity amid combat
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Jose Bntrada
San Antonio
Germany
Veterans Knit For Youngsters in Norfolk
Norfolk Neb June 21 VP Navy men returning from the South Pacific aid wives by knitting sweaters and baby clothing for their children. Harry Anderson told his parents that many veterans, after combat in Liston Iwo Jima and Okinawa, have learned to knit and spend time crafting garments for the youngsters at home.
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Norfolk
Neb
South Pacific
Liston
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Harry Andrson
Two Bomber Groups to Blot Out Japan
Washington June 21 The strategic bombing plan for Japan centers on two heavy bomber commands the 20th and the 8th under General Doolittle and joint chiefs direction. The 20th operates from Washington with Arnold directing the 2nd air force whereas the 8th will be redeployed to the Pacific using B 29 and other aircraft as needed. Doolittle said the 8th would train in the United States before deployment and that Tokyo targets would be approached with caution while aiming to crippling industrial capacity.
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Waskington
Une
Japan
Doo~lithe
8Th Air Force
Pacific
Doolittle
Sth
Joint Chiefs of
Siaff
200N Air Force
Arnold
Barney Giles
Drst
20Th Air Force
Gaspan
Dnp
20Th
Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Donittlé
Colorado Boringa
Colo
Neady
Doolitts
Germany
Tokyo
Eighth Air Force
Five Die When Bus Burns in Mississippi Crash
Five persons died and six others were seriously burned when a Gulf Transport bus burst into flames at the Fair River Bridge near Vanilla Mississippi. The dead were Doris Glan Mynelith Pope Edna Grace Jones Pattie Sue Moore and Ida Jane Pointer. Bus driver Robert Polls, though badly burned, was said to have rescued Pattie Sue Moore. Belief is that the explosion and fire were from a broken fuel line.
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Hrookhaven
Miss
Upu
Burns
Gulf Transport Company
Fair River
Vanilla
Highway Patrol
Doris Glan
Mynelith Pope
Edna Grace Jones
Tylertown
Pattie Sue Moore
Georgetown
Ida Jane Pointer
Robert Polls
Pata Bue Moore
Private Writes Congressman Corporal Rude Awakener
A corrected wartime letter from a private to a New York congressman describes a corporal who wakes soldiers for KP by yelling and throwing beds. The private and others were injured when beds toppled, and several peers were forced from bed. The congressman, a WWI private himself, urged the corporal’s commanding officer to act.
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Corporal Rude
New York
Washington
Xesme
Motum
Corporal X
Nazis Big Shoes to Maim Children
A German explosive shoe trap was found by the Ga madian army research section. A clogs pair looked like children's shoes but hid explosive charges under the sole and heel. The device could injure a child by triggering a blast as the shoe wore down.
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London
Cis
Gamadian Army Research Section
Reuter
Holland
Uch
Okinawa Current Struggle Highlights U S War Position
The report notes continued Allied supply flow to Okinawa despite Japanese resistance. Tokyo radio admits only limited Japanese gains and describes garrison steadfastness, signaling what American forces may face in the homeland battle. US task forces move toward the area with supply ships gathering near Okinawan waters.
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Okinawa
Radio Tokyo
United States
Tome
Jarké
Astnith Boata
Okinawan
War Plant Closes After 1000 Strike
DETROIT June 21 Packard closed its main plant at noon today due to a strike by 1000 maintenance men leaving about 10,000 workers idle. The plant produces Rolls-Royce aircraft engines for marine and army use. Summer and rain arrived together in Los Angeles today with a likely inch of precipitation.
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Packard
Angeles
Okinawa Frontline Deaths Hit U S Leaders in Battle
On Okinawa near Mahuni and along the northeastern coast, Brig. Gen. Claudius M. Finsley of the 96th Infantry Division was killed by machine gun fire. Other senior officers, including Gen. Buckner, were killed in the same campaign, as U S forces press the assault and seek the Japanese army commander suspected to be dead or alive. Rear Admiral Forrest Bretton Royal, leader of the Brunel Bay assault group, died of coronary thrombosis and was buried in Leyte.
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Okinawa
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96Th Infantry Division
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Buckner
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Gaeley
Howse
Washington, D. C
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Matin
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Manley
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Dune
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Nazis Abandon Invasion Plan After Three Months
Paris dispatch reports an intelligence officer stated Nazi leadership considered an invasion of Britain for three months after France fell but abandoned the idea as too hazardous. Jodl Keitel and other officers were said to have confirmed the shift in plans amid uncertain Allied forces and ongoing eastward Soviet pressure. A separate Cairo item notes Princess Nemat Moktar, 87, aunt to the king, died today.
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Noztarmles
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France
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Keltel
Marshal Kerselring
Eisenhower
Hitler
Ansalo
Farque
Cairo
Nemat Moktar
King
A Todays
Plea to School Boys to Help Haul Garbage
A plea was made by L A LeLantin to school boys to man garbage routes due to manpower shortages. Ten of ten routes were not collected on Thursday. He proposed paying 85 5 a day for pitching garbage onto trucks.
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L. A. LeLantin
Supere
Vino
Tech School to Offer Typewriting Classes for Juniors
Special typewriting classes for junior school age children and older begin at Tech School Monday June 28. Evening classes will meet 1 30 to 4 30 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, and morning sessions 9 00 to 12 00 noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays, per E Troute principal of San Antonio part time programs.
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Tech School
E. Troute
San Antonio
Gulf Storm Heads North Toward Florida Keys
Miami weather bureau issued an advisory as a tropical storm moves north toward Florida keys with winds near 50 mph. Caution urged for the Caribbean coast including the keys and western Cuba as heavy seas and rip currents pose danger to mariners and beachgoers.
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Flay
Miami Weather Bureau
Florida Keys
Eattery Ait
Mexico
Uba
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