Hartford Circus Fire Toll Soars With 152 Dead
A Hartford bulletin reports the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey fire killed 152 and injured over 250 after a waterproofed canvas tent ignited. Edwin G. Woodward of the University of Connecticut is among the dead. Officials consider the gasoline paraffin treatment a possible factor and seven circus officials are jailed on manslaughter charges.
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Hartford
Conn
Edwin G. Woodward
University of Connecticut
Willaim Mortenseth
Ringling Brothers-Barnum and Bailey Circus
James F. Kennedy
Edward J. Hickey
Waterford
Raymond E. Baldwin
Somerset County Nears Bond Quota in War Loan Drive
County officials expect Somerset to exceed its $2.7 million fighting fifth quota though individuals lag. Total sales by July 5 reached $2,489,978 with $585,294 in E bonds, prompting Dr. Guy N. Hartman to urge more personal purchases to lift the drive before it ends.
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Somerset County
Guy N. Hartman
Hartman
L&EN Rail Wreck Near Jellico Kills Up To 50
A southbound Louisville and Nashville train plunged 500 feet into a mountain gorge near Jellico Tennessee. Army and civilian teams recovered 19 identified dead many soldiers. at least 100 injured hospitalized as rescuers used block and tackle to pull victims from the wreckage and retrieve bodies.
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Jellico
Tenn
Rocky Clear River
Louisville and Nashville
John C. Rollins
J. W. Cummins
Etowah
Army
E. C. Muncy
Knoxville
General Hospital
Indiana Mine Inspector Wardrop Retires After 23 Years
William B. Wardrop announces retirement as inspector of the 30th bituminous district in Indiana county. He has supervised 30 large mines since 1930 and more than 200 mining men plan a testimonial dinner July 15 with speakers Richard Maize and Thomas S. Löwther.
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Indiana
William B. Wardrop
Pennsylvania Department of Mines
Wardrop
Indiana County
Richard Maize
Harrisburg
State Department of Mines
Thomas S. Lowther
Dewey Homecoming Praise From Pawling Neighbors
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey returns to Pawling New York for his first hometown appearance since nomination. He urges a venom free November vote and warns against dictation by business labor or government while praising local farmers and neighbors.
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Pawling
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Dutcher House
Dewey
Thomas E., II
John
Tibert T. Green
Pawling Village
Ralph Lankler
Cortland
Quaker Hill
Lowell Thomas
Deweys
Wreck of Louisville and Nashville Train Kills and Injures Hundreds
In Jellico Tennessee a 12 coach L and N passenger train carrying troops crashed in the Clear River gorge. Three bodies reach Ellison mortuary with several killed and about 200 injured. Engines and two cars toppled into the gorge and caught fire while others stayed upright. Medical aid from Fort Oglethorpe and the Red Cross in Knoxville were summoned.
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Jellico
Tenn
Ray Ellison
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Clear River Gorge
Ellison
Clear Fork River
Fort Oglethorpe
Chattanooga
Red Cross
Knoxville
Saipan Battle Pushes Toward Final Japanese Stand
Allied forces report steady progress on Saipan with Japanese defenders retreating by sea and ground action near Ingsa Point. Carrier air strikes hit Guam and Rota, while Nimitz notes heavy enemy losses and dwindling air power as civilians seek sanctuary and a final cleanup nears on Noemfoor.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Saipan
Chester W. Nimitz
Guam
Rota Islands
Marianas
Nimitz
Rota
Ingsa Point
Truk
Seventh Army Air Force
Marshal Islands
Rembert James
Associated Press
Navy
Japan
James
Doughboys
Noemfoor
Dutch New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Manim
Rome
Roosevelt Pessimistic Over China
President Roosevelt warned that the war in China was not going well and voiced concern over the Chinese mainland military situation. He noted Japan's stretched supply lines and said the United States was destroying Japanese shipping faster than it could be replaced and was within bombing range of Japan.
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Washington
Roosevelt
China
Japan
Johnston Leaves Russia After Moscow Visit
Eric Johnston, president of the United States Chamber of Commerce, who has been in the U S S R since June, departed Moscow today after a visit during which he was received by Joseph Stalin to study market and economic conditions.
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Johnston
London
Eric Johnston
United States Chamber of Commerce
Russia
Moscow Radio
Joseph Stalin
Russians drive west in Baltic gateway battle lines
Turbulent fighting across Wilno area as red troops push from Minsk toward Baranowilcze and Luniniec. Rokossovsky’s First White Russian army overruns Baranowieze zone, with 80 places captured and rail junctions outflanked as German lines collapse east of Brest Litovsk.
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London
Wilne
Lithuania
Baltics
Batttefront
Wilno
Tsed
Minsk
Germany
Polotsk
Vilna
Daugavpils-Wilno
Brest Litovsk
Baranowieze
Rokossovsky
Stalin
Pripyat
Luniniec
Pinsk
Tarnopol
Luck
Capture of Namber airfield completes Noemfoor trio
Advanced Allied Headquarters announced General MacArthur said Namber airfield on Noemfoor fell on July 6 completing seizure of all three air bases on the island off north Dutch New Guinea. Kamiri was made operational July 6 and all three bases lie within 800 miles of the Philippines. An allied air raid damaged Yap on July 5 and 6, dropping fifty five tons of explosives on its air base, township, and waterfront.
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Marlin Spencer
New Guinea
Namber
Noemfoor
North Dutch New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Kamiri
Philippines
MacArthur
Yap
Carolines
Saipan
London Ghost Town as Evacuation Hits Fifteen Thousand
London endures renewed air raids as fifteen thousand more residents are evacuated. The capital’s functions shift underground with the Strand law courts moving to basement refuges. casualties appear lower as people seek cover quickly during sirens.
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Lonon
Britain
London
Strand
Fierce fighting in Rasignano as Allied drive nears Gothic Line
From Noland Norgaard Rome July 7 14 Allied forces press a stubborn advance along a 30 mile front west of Livorno. In Rasignano American troops gain two thirds of the ruined village after three days of house to house combat while probing the Gothic line and facing intensified German counterattacks. Allied air forces mounted 2000 sorties targeting lines of communication and oil works in northern Italy.
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Noland Norgaard
Rome
Cassino
Rasignano
Livorno
Leghorn
Rosignano
Mark W. Clark
Gothic Line
Italy
Albert Kesselring
Adriatic Sea
Americans break through near Carentan in major Normandy drive
U S troops push along a 33 mile front to crush German defenses near Cherbourg peninsula. A bold push southeast of Carentan drives through heavy artillery fire, crosses the Vire river, and isolates enemy positions near St Jean de Caye and La Haye du Puits as engineers rapid bridge work helps secure a pincers move toward Lessay. Continued on page two.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
U. S
Cherbourg
la Haye du Puits
St. Jean de Caye
Carentan
Vire
St. Jean
Supreme Headquarters
No. 64
Carentan- Periers
Taute
la Haye
Sarer
Lessay
Mont
Veteran Actor Nat Carr Dies at 57 in Hollywood
Nat Carr, 57, veteran stage and film actor, died at his home after several months illness. A native of Russia, Carr came to the United States as a boy and began his entertainment career in New York.
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Hollywood
Nat Carr
Russia
Carr
New York
Woolen mill worker killed by automobile crash in town
Ralph Frehn a woolen mill worker was struck by a car and killed while crossing an intersection in Chambersburg tonight. The tragedy occurred about dusk as he attempted to cross the street near the mill district, authorities said.
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Chambersburg
Ralph Frehn
Air force strikes Sasebo Tobata and Yawata bases
An aerial task force of B29 Superfortresses attacked the Sasebo naval base and the Tobata steel center and Yawata steel center on Friday night without any losses. The operation marked the July 7 anniversary of the Marco Polo Bridge incident and was announced by the 20th Air Force headquarters in Washington.
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Washington
Sasebo
Tobata
Yawata
Marco Polo Bridge
Japan
China
20Th Airforce
Pittsburgh
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Tokio
Allied air strikes hit Sasebo and Yawata bases in Japan
An aerial task force of B 29s attacked Sasebo naval base and Yawata, the Pittsburgh of Japan, dropping explosives and incendiaries. The raids, announced by General Arnold, occurred Friday night July 7, with reports of mixed damage and several planes shot down.
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U. S. Navy
Weather Outlook for Maryland Pennsylvania and West Virginia
Maryland and eastern Pennsylvania expect Saturday cloudiness and continued heat. Western Pennsylvania runs partly cloudy with showers and a touch cooler. West Virginia reports scattered thundershowers and sustained warmth.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Weather Elsewhere Friday Temperatures Report
The U S Weather Bureau listed Friday highs and lows for several cities. Boston reached 85 with 69, Chicago 92 and 66, Cleveland 92 and 66, Denver 92 and 56, New York 90 and 70, Philadelphia 97, Pittsburgh 91 and 66, Washington 94 and 73.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Boston
Chicago
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