Final Assault on Cherbourg From Penang Front Report
American troops captured flying bomb bases on the Cherbourg peninsula with intact facilities, while the supreme command noted no evidence of German use against England. The Cherbourg assault drew focus as Gen Bredlex pushed German garrisons on both peninsula prongs, facing stubborn resistance as French-built concrete defenses blocked advances near the harbor.
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Supreme Command
England
Enem
Cherbourg
Bredlex
Cherpbourg
German defense tightens as Cherbourg airfield nears fall
AP reports from Cherbourg show German holdouts in port city lanes, as airfield near Allied grasp signals potential breakthrough. Don Whitehead notes US infantry facing stiff resistance from pillboxes and block houses while probing positions for final thrust. Weather and surf hinder operations. despite risk of Stalingrad scenario, Allied strength on land sea and air offers hope of rapid advance.
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Assoc
Associated Press
Don Whitehead
Cher
Whitehead
U. S
Stalingrad
Saipan Invasion Report Details Heavy Fighting And Japanese Losses
Despite fierce Japanese resistance and entrenched positions on Saipan, American forces advanced with artillery superiority and naval bombardment. Marines fought on ridges, swamps, and cane fields, capturing caves, mopping up positions, and securing Japanese supplies and materiel. The Saipan garrison commander and staff were ashore as American forces prepared to remain, while civilians sought safety with American troops.
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Steen
Magicienne Bay
Charan Kanoa
Saipan Island
Light Plant Has A Record Year In Hagerstown Municipal utilities
The 1943 annual audit shows the municipal light plant earning a net revenue of 416473.55, the highest in the utility’s history, with total city revenues reaching 1 578113 and expenditures 1 025525. Per capita taxes stood at 11.09, with bonded debt of 4438000 and bank balances totaling 421932 in cash.
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George E. Slaybaugh
Hagerstown
U. S
Lquor
U. S. Treasury
Fifth Fleet sinks or damages 14 Japanese ships in surprise attack
The U S Fifth Fleet scored a major action over Sunday and Monday driving loss among Japanese ships. Mitscher’s carrier force sank or damaged 14 ships and downed 15 of 20 Japanese planes while suffering 49 aircraft losses. The action capped by earlier carrier losses, demonstrates why Admiral Nimitz discussed hoping for a decisive naval battle.
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U. S. Fifth Fleet
Midway
Spruance
Guadalcanal
Nimitz
United States
Sth
Mitscher
Admiral Mitscher
Philippines Sea
Coral Sea
City Debt Strains Departments from Revenue Exceeding Expenditures
The text notes debt hindered several city departments from balancing budgets as operating revenues in some cases exceeded expenditures. Interest on bonded debt reached $203,445 last year. The city market spent $5,131, the sewer department $35,808, and the water department $104,342.
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Sewer Department
Denies Rail Rates Are Unfair To South
Washington June 22 Eastern shipping interests told the Interstate Commerce Commission that current railroad freight rates do not unfairly burden the South. They argued that any adjustment to boost southern industry would discriminate against the East. Parker McCollester, for New York and other trunk line states, said the North and East led in manufacturing while the South was rooted in farming. The South has lately shown development.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Parker McCollester
New York
Provisional French Government Moves Into Normandy
Reports indicate representatives of General Charles De Gaulle's Provisional Government have entered liberated Normandy to establish civil control. The United States has not yet recognized the Provisional Government, while industrial growth continues amid current freight rate structures.
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France
Chares de Gaulle
L Iberated
Normandy
United States
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