Paratroops Aid Tank Army to Enclose Kamiri Airdrome
Allied forces on Noemfoor island in Dutch New Guinea, led by tanks and reinforced by paratroops, established a strong perimeter around Kamiri airdrome. MacArthur said coastal positions east of the airstrip were cleared by air, ground, and naval actions. The Kamiri capture came two hours after the amphibious landing, with several medium artillery pieces seized and minimal Allied losses.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
U.P
Kamiri
Noemfoor Island
Dutch New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Noemfoor
Biak
MacArthur
Philippines
U.S
Final Push Slated This Week in Fifth War Loan
Fifth War Loan leaders plan an intensive windup to meet the county quota of 4 999 000 in war bonds with four days left. Dr H Gallagher county war finance chairman says the county is 64 percent of its overall target and urges every citizen to participate before the drive closes Saturday July 8. He notes corporate pledges may reach the 2 349 000 goal but individual investors must supply the remaining 2 650 000 and over 1 300 000 still needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Bow County
H. Gallagher
France
Italy
Pacific
Appropriations Peak Reached as War Costs Ease
Washington July 4 War appropriations have passed their peak and will diminish rapidly to the war's end barring reverses. Rep Clarence Cannon said 67 billion was spent this session, down from 1943's peak by about 47 billion. He cited completed plant construction, stockpiles, and lower ship losses as reasons for the downtrend. He suggested postwar spending may stay above prewar levels with strong air and sea forces for a decade.
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Washington
U.P
Clarence Cannon
D.-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Cannon
United States
Chinese Evacuate Kweilin Shiukwan and Yingtak as Japanese Reach 175 Miles
Chinese authorities ordered civilians to flee Kweilin Shiukwan and Yingtak as Japanese forces closed to within 175 miles of a key junction on the Canton Peiping railway. Kweilin strains as a refugee crossroads while Shiukwan and Yingtak prepare a stand north of Canton in efforts to block a possible cut of China.
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Chungking
Canton- Hankow
Kweilin
Shiukwan
Yingtak
China
Canton-Peiping
Kwangsi Province
Kwangtung Province
Canton
Butte Celebrates Nations Birthday With Parade And Unity
Butte marked 168 years of independence with a Fourth of July parade and a busy celebration at the high school stadium. Citizens joined by visitors as marching units and a giant parade of colors proclaimed loyalty to the United States and democratic ideals.
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Butte
Park
Main Streets
Race Track Volunteer Fire Department
World Globe
Butte High School
America
Train Wreck Survivors Recall Scene of Horror
Survivors recount a high speed derailment of the Santa Fe Chief near Williams Arizona. The crash left 4 dead including a fireman and a passenger, more than 50 injured, and a missing mail clerk feared killed. Rescue teams cut into cars as the wreck resembled a war front with twisted rails and burning oil.
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Streamliner
George E. Shields
Williams
Holiday Death Toll Rises Over July Fourth Weekend
The national accidental death toll for the extended July Fourth week end reached 296 Tuesday night as travelers headed home. Traffic crashes caused 36 deaths, drowning claimed 79 lives, and 81 were due to miscellaneous accidents. California reported the highest toll with 27 traffic fatalities, five drownings, and five other deaths.
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National Safety Council
California
Montana Wednesday Weather Outlook
Montana forecast calls for considerable cloudiness with afternoon thunder storms. No significant temperature changes expected.
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Montana
Five Jap Ships Sent to Bottom
American carrier planes sank five Japanese ships in a Fourth of July raid on Iwo Jima and Haha Jima. Cruisers and destroyers shelled Iwo Jima as carrier planes attacked both targets. Admiral Nimitz reported U.S. gains across Saipan as marines and doughboys push toward Ga rapan and Tanapag, with Japanese troops compressing inland.
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U. SS. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
United States
Iwo Jima
Haha Jima
Volcano Islands
Chester W. Nimitz
Saipan
Garapan
Tanapag
Allied Push Near La Haye Du Puits Elevates Caen Assault
Allied forces drive toward La Haye Du Puits on the Cotentin peninsula while Canadian units seize Carpiquet airfield and link with British troops. American 1st Army advances north east and south, pummeling German defenses as planes fly 3,500 sorties in support. Canadians capture Carpiquet town and airfield after a 10 hour fight. Veron and Caen front edges tighten with Dempsey’s Second Army.
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Rome
Mark W. Clark
Fifth
Leghorn
Pisa
Florence
Eighth Army
Lake Trasimeno
Arezzo
Adriatic
Ancona
Cecina Marina
Cecina
Montecatini
Allied Supreme Headquarters
London
U.P
Cotentin Peninsula
la Haye du Puits
Carpiquet
Caen
Omar N. Bradley
First Army
Verson
Miles Dempsey
Odon
Reds reach near East Prussia in Baltic drive
Russian forces push from Minsk toward East Prussia in a fluid Baltic advance. Polotsk falls as Soviet spearheads threaten the Daugavpils Warsaw railroad. Rokossovsky’s units move within 26 miles of Baranowicze, 15 miles of the Baranowicze Pinsk line.
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London
Polotsk
Latvia
Lithuania
Moscow
Berlin
Minsk
East Prussia
Ivan C. Bagramian
Daugavpils
Dvinsk
Warsaw
Baltic Sea
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Baraenowicze
Baraenowicze-Pinsk
Kletsk
Bagramian
Drissna
Poelot
Daugavpils - Wilno - Warsaw
Poland
Red Army
Iody
Koenigsberg
Ivan
British Capture Japanese Base in Manipur Front
British troops in heavy rain taken Ukhrul base, 34 miles northeast of Imphal, as total Japanese casualties on the 700 mile Burma front reach about 40,000. Communique from Mountbatten headquarters notes continued fighting in Ukhrul area and around Spogphel rest house on the Imphal road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Manipur
Ukhrul
Imphal
Burma
Adm
Louis Mountbatten
Spogphel
Ukhru
Explosion in New Hampshire Warehouse Triggers Panic
FBI teams with local authorities probe a dynamite blast at the Varick warehouse in Bedford near Manchester. The 7.5 tons blast damaged windows up to 70 miles away, caused dozens to seek hospital care, and led residents to fear an air base bombing. No serious injuries reported.
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FBI
New Hampshire
Bedford
N. H
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Manchester
John B. Varick Company
George E. McClintock
DuPont Company
Varick
Elm Street
James F. O'Neil
Varick Firms
Grenier Field
New England
Allied Air Fleets Hit Vital Targets On July Fourth
Allied air forces launched a major arid offensive across Europe. U S Fifteenth Air Force bombed Brasov and Pitesti while Eighth Air Force attacked Paris area airfields dropping 1500 tons of bombs. Two British bombers and four fighters were reported missing.
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Allied Supreme Headquarters
London
U.R
U. S
Fifteenth Air Force
Brasov
Pitesti
Bucharest
Eighth Air Force
Paris
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