Italian Drive Slowed by Nazi Resistance Near Gothic Line
Allied advances in Italy slowed by heavy German counterattacks and artillery as American troops push within four miles of Volterra and near Livorno. Fifth Army reports gains along the Tyrrhenian coast with near 10 miles to Livorno, while Eighth Army moves little near Umbertide.
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Rome
Italy
Volterra
Arno River
Laiatico
Eighth Army
Tiber Valley
Umbertide
Arezzo Re
Liberators Blast Sorong Airfield in Dutch New Guinea raid
Allied reports say Liberator bombers dropped 43 tons on the Jerman airdrome at Sorong causing large fires and little opposition. MacArthur notes Sorong as still contested but neutralized as an air base, with other strikes on Palau Yap and Woleai. In Sarmi Maffin area, U S troops kill 292 more Japanese and take 42 prisoners, bringing total losses to 307.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Caswell
Southwest Pacific
Far Eastern Air Force
Jerman
Sorong
Douglas MacArthur
Dutch New Guinea
New Guinea
Biak
Noemfoor
Geelvink Bay
Philippines
Moluccas
East Indies
Carolines
Palau
Yap
Woleai
U. S
Sarmi-Maffin
French Patriots Kill Bartelemy Amid Vichy Shakeup
London reports on July 10 that patriots killed Georges Bartelemy a pro-Fascist ally of Pierre Laval as Vichy named a successor to Philippe Henriot. Axis radio claimed Degrelle’s brother died in Belgium, signaling intensified wartime tensions.
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London
U.P
Vichy
Philippe Henriot
Georges Bartelemy
Pierre Laval
Axis
Degrelle
Belgium
Colombia Military Group Seizes President in Coup
From Caracas a Bogota radio broadcast reported Lt. Col. Diogenes Gil led a group to seize President Alfonso Lopez and cabinet members, with Gil proclaiming himself acting president. Vice President Echandia said Lopez was captured at Pasto during army maneuvers while the army mostly supports the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Venezuela
Bogota
Diogenes Gil
Alfonso Lopez
Colombia
Gil
Dario Echandia
Lopez
Pasto
Dario
Dewey Backed by Massachusetts GOP Leaders at Dinner
Massachusetts Republican congressional leaders outlined strong prospects for Gov. Thomas E. Dewey at a dinner, as Senator Warren R. Austin pledged GOP support for the nominee. House Minority Leader Joseph W. Martin Jr. predicted broad Republican unity and noted Democrats may cast ballots for the GOP ticket. Senator Sinclair Weeks voiced satisfaction with foreign policy. Austin, Aiken, and Plumley joined a Vermont delegation at a Dewey luncheon and discussed peace and international topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Massachusetts
Thomas E. Dewey
Warren R. Austin
Congress
Martin
Dewey
Sinclair Weeks
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Austin
George D. Aiken
Charles A. Plumley
Vermont
Australians Getting MacArthur's War Supplies
Rep. Bertrand W. Gearhart of California accused the administration of shipping military supplies to Gen. Douglas MacArthur that were actually destined for Australia. He cited reports of foxy bookkeeping from a San Francisco attorney with clients in export and import business, urging official clarification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bertrand W. Gearhart
Rcalif
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Gearhart
San Francisco
Soviet Troops Surround City of Wilno
Soviet and Russian troops sealed Wilno as battle raged for a third day while Red Army forces pressed across Poland and Lithuania driving toward East Prussia. Berlin reports of a German counterattack north of Iasi were disputed by Moscow bulletins noting wide victories and multiple town captures.
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London
Wilno
Poland
Lithuania
Daugavpils
Kaunas
Riga
Baltic Sea
Berlin
Iasi
Moscow
Slonim
Luniniec
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
East Prussia
Ivan D. Cherniakhovsky
Kaunas-Daugavpils
Ivan C. Bagramian
Chinese repulse Hengyang drive as Japanese push toward Canton
Chinese forces report grim close quarter fighting at Hengyang repulsing many Japanese thrusts aimed at capturing the city guarding the rail link to Canton Hankow. Chinese units also countered encirclement and attacked supply lines, while Japanese advances southward to Canton continued on the southern front. Allied air strikes hit Sinshih and Yochow near Tungting lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Hengyang
Canton-Hankow
Canton
Kwangtung
Tsingyun
Towshan
Joseph W. Stilwell
Liang River
Tungting Lake
Yochow
Saipan Base Formation Boosts Pacific Offensive
U S Marines and Army troops complete conquest of Saipan turning the island into a major base for further operations against Japan. Airfields at Saipan push toward operational status while remaining Japanese pockets fight from northern ridges. Simultaneous captures include large coastal guns at Nafutan as carrier forces bombard Guam Rota and Tinian.
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Wiliam F. Tyree
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
U.P
Saipan Island
Marianans
U. S
Japan
Saipan
Western Pacific
Pacific
China Coast
Marianas Islands
Erickson outlines pension and highway plans at Billings rally
July 10 Billings Erickson candidate for Democratic nomination for governor spoke at a Yellowstone County Council for Progressive Political Action rally at Odd Fellows hall. He proposed using state treasury funds for highway rebuilding water development and higher old age benefits. The meeting was led by Charles Banderob. Also speaking were state and county candidates including Clarence Hanley for associate justice on the Nonpartisan ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Leif Erickson
Yellowstone County Council
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Erickson
Montana
Charles Banderob
Huntley
Yellowstone County
Clarence Hanley
the Supreme Court
Six States Have Elections Today
Voters in six states vote in congressional and state primaries with a Massachusetts gubernatorial race testing sentiment toward FDR-era policies. The CIO backs Boston Mayor Tobin over Francis X. Hurley and supports several Massachusetts districts, including House Majority Leader McCormack, while noting past results in Maine. Sen. Elbert Thomas seeks renomination in Utah, and others vote in Washington, Michigan, New Hampshire, and Oklahoma for Senate, governor, and various offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Roosevelt
House
John W. McCormack
Maine
House of Representatives
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Washington
U. S
Homer T. Bone
Michigan
New Hampshire
Charles W. Tobey
Oklahoma
Senate
Elmer Thomas
Navy Task Force Bombards Guam and Rota in New Attacks
Pacific Fleet reports a fifth straight day of air and sea bombardments on Guam and Rota south of Saipan. Nimitz says bombers hit Piti on Guam and Rota town and airstrips, with rockets and bombs destroying defenses and gun emplacements. A destroyer rescued a stranded crew, and Truk, Jaluit, Maloelap, and Wotje were also targeted in broader offensive actions.
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Saipan
Truk
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
U.P
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Guam
Rota Islands
Marianas
AamcChester W. Nimitz
U. S. Naval
Rota II
Rota
Japan
Adm
Marc A. Mitscher
Admiral Nimitz
Piti
Saipan Island
Central Pacific
Liberators
Marine Corsairs
Dauntless
Jaluit
Maloelap
Wotje
Marshalls
Marine Killed in Pacific War Honoring Butte Native
Pfc. Henry G. Gosselin 29, a Butte resident and Marine corps member, was killed in action in the Pacific. He enlisted November 16 1943 trained at San Diego and served overseas since January. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs J A Kinnee wife Alice two children Henry Arthur Lorraine Ann. He had been in Roi Island engagement and was a Fraternal Order of Eagles member.
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Henry G. Gosselin
Butte
Marine Corps
Pfc
Gosselin
Pacific
J. A. Kinnee
Oregon Avenue
Alice Gosselin
San Diego
Roi Island
Marshalls
Emerson
American Bar
West Granite Street
Order of Eagles
Henry Arthur
Lorraine Ann Gosselin
German War Economy Deteriorates Under Allied Attacks
Washington July 10 The German war economy has deteriorated under Allied pressure with a near hopeless position by year end 1944 and a strong likelihood of defeat in 1945 as war material production cannot keep pace.
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Washington
Germany
Foreign Economic Administration
FEA
William T. Stone
Body of 14 year old Wilma Anderson found in Bitter Root River
The body of Wilma Anderson, age 14 from Antelope, who had been missing since a horseback outing on Saturday, was recovered from the Bitter Root river in northern Ravalli county.
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Hamilton
Wilma Anderson
Bitter Root
Ravalli County
Montana West Of Divide Weather Outlook
Weather forecast notes partly cloudy conditions west of the divide with scattered thunder showers and little temperature change. East of the divide similar conditions with slight thunder shower activity and no notable temperature shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Divide
British and Americans Press In Normandy South of Caen
Allied forces drive to secure Caen escapes and push beyond the Odon in a mixed operation. British troops seize heights threatening German escape routes while American units across a 40 mile frontage repulse armored counterattacks and advance toward Lesay Periers and St Lo.
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Allied Supreme Headquarters
London
U.P
Caen
Lessay
Periers
St. Lo
Fallen la Haye du Puits
2Th SS Panzers
Erwin Rommel
Normandy
France
Odon
Bulge
Eterville
Maltot
Co. B. S
Bill Downs
Bie
Bretteville
Japs Face Total Defeat in India
Southeast Asia headquarters in Kandy reports Allied forces crushed Japanese resistance at Ukhrul. About half of the invasion forces were killed or isolated as seven villages and positions along the Ukhrul road were cleared. Mangled remnants of two divisions withdrew, leaving only scattered resistance.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Ukhrul
India
Adm
Louis Mountbatten
Ukhrul Road
R A F Bombers Hit Berlin in Night Raid
London dispatch reports R A F night raiders struck Berlin early Tuesday while Allied wings swept over southwestern Germany and the northwestern coast. Weather hampered daylight blows but Normandy based planes attacked, and British Canadian forces pushed into Caen woods. Second Tactical Air Force set fire to woods, strafed fleeing Nazis, flying 300 plus sorties with no enemy fighter opposition.
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London
Berelin
Germany
Berlin
Caen
Children Evacuated From London Area
About 55 000 children have been evacuated from London and southern England with 2 000 more leaving daily from threatened areas. Trains move northward aboard Doodlebug Expresses staffed by nurses and volunteers to care for the evacuees and distribute milk and candy during the journey.
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London
U.P
England
De Gaulle Says France Will Have Say in German Future
Gen Charles De Gaulle declared France will participate in decisions about Germany after the war and that French troops may occupy parts of the Reich, especially the Rhineland, for a long time. He spoke after a four day Washington visit, meeting Roosevelt and reporters and planning travels to New York and Canada.
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France
de Gaulle
Washington
U.P
Charles de Gaulle
Germany
Reich
Rhineland
New York
Canada
Algiers
Roosevelt
United States
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Sorong Field
G. O. P. Congress
Charles H. Palmer
International
Red Army
By Robert Musel
Nese
Marpi
Isely
Nafutan Point
U.S
United Press
Mac R. Johnson
Tokyo
Tinian
Navy
Associated Press
Fallen City
Orne Canal
Sixth Airborne Division
Deday
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