Russians Cross Front Across Bug River in 1941 Push
British dispatch reports Soviet forces smashed into German positions along the Bug river north of Lwow, crossing nearly 10 miles and capturing Krystynopol Sokal and Boratyn. The offensive opened on the north Latvian border with rapid progress, while Lwow came under frontal attack as Konev’s First Ukraine army pushed toward central Poland. The broadcast note mentions heavy air support and the fall of several river towns as Russians extended their advance ahead of a broader campaign.
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London
Bug River
Lwow
Germany
Poland
Moscow
Russia
Sokal
Ivan S. Konev
Ukraine
Prusinov
Krytynopol
Onev
Krystynopol
Boratyn
Ostrov
Bug
Monitor
Adolf Hitler
Soviet Union
Europe
German Silesia
Konev
Remenov
Olshanitsa
Derevnya
Mosty Velikie
Brody
Democrats Clash Over VP Pick at Chicago Convention
At the wartime Democratic convention in Chicago, President Roosevelt and many vice presidential contenders sparked a heated dispute. Gov. Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma delivered a fiery keynote as delegates demanded clarity on Roosevelt’s preferred running mate after reports tied Vice President Wallace to a potential choice like Truman or Douglas. The row touched both the vice presidential and platform-drafting tensions.
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Chicago Stadium
Roosevelt
Chicago
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Robert E. Hannegan
Wallace
Truman
Missouri
Supreme Court
William C. Douglas
Hannegan
Tennessee Democrats rescind Roosevelts renomination pledge
In Chicago on July 19 Tennessee Democrats held a closed meeting at the Morrison hotel led by Sen K D McKellar to withdraw their 26 pledged votes for Roosevelt until a nonbdisgraceful platform is published. One vote opposed the move and Estes Kefauver spoke against it. The South is described as in revolt over the race issue.
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Chicago
Tennessee
Roosevelt
Estes Kefauver
South
Emperor Involves Civilians in New Japanese Cabinet
Premier Tojo and his cabinet resigned as Emperor Hirohito summoned Marquis Koichi Kido a leading civilian to discuss forming a new government. Kido, former home minister, was not part of the militarist bloc and has long been close to the imperial family, seen as a moderate as Japan seeks a peace more favorable than the war party’s.
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United Press
Hideki Tojo
Hirohito
Japan
Koichi Kido
Domei
U. S
Tojo
Marquis Kido
Pearl Harbor
Imperial Family
United States
Kido
Guam Undergoes Heavy Pounding
Guam faced a heavy bombardment in a two day attack as Admiral Nimitz announced 500 tons of bombs and thousands of shell rounds were used by carrier aircraft battle ships and destroyers. Surface forces under Vice Admiral Spruance joined the barrage against defense positions on Guam for the fifteenth straight day. Mitscher’s carrier task force delivered 320 tons of bombs on Monday and 148 tons on Tuesday striking anti aircraft emplacements searchlights supply areas and defense works. Rota town was also subjected to air attacks as the campaign continued. The report notes ongoing air and surface attacks on Guam and adjacent areas.
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Frank Trumaine
Pearl Harbor
Guam
Chester W. Nimitz
Raymond Spruance
Adm
Marc A. Mitscher
Nimitz
Rota
Saipan
Allied drive seizes Livorno and Ancona in swift Italian victory
Allied forces capture Livorno, Italy’s third port, and seize Ancona harbor after a surprise encirclement from northeast of Livorno. One hundredth battalion, including Japanese Americans, leads the assault with Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark present. German demolitions mitigate the reversal. 2,500 prisoners taken, total 30,000 in under 10 weeks.
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Rome
Livorno
Italy
Anconda
Pontedera
Fifth Army
Mark W. Clark
Allied drive in eastern Normandy nears Paris road
Gen Montgomery's British and Canadian forces pushed inland toward Vimont eight miles southeast of Caen, breaking Rommel's line and driving the attack eastward. Armored thrusts rolled across the Caen plain with fighting in towns including Banneville, Sonerville, Toufreville, Giberville, and Colombelles as the Allies widen the breach toward the Seine.
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James M. Long
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Bernard L. Montgomery
Normandy
Vimont
Caen
Paris
Erwin Rommel
Seine River
Troarn
Associated Press
Roger Greene
Orne River
Vaucelles
Banneville
Sonerville
Toufreville
Giberville
Demonville
Colombelles
Fauborg
Devaucelles
Cuverville
Cagny
Grentheville
Butte Announces New Dump Site To End City Trash Dumping
Butte town officials unveil a new dump site 1.5 miles southwest of Montana and Dewey Streets, ending dumping within city limits. Mayor Barry O Leary warns immediate arrest for violations as residents seek cleanup of the old site south of the Northern Pacific tracks near Kaw avenue. The council also routes a $750 652 operating budget request for 1944 45 and schedules budget adoption for July 25 and August 9 with license committee approval for beer transfers.
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Butte
Barry O'Leary
Montana
Dewey Streets
Northern Pacific
Kaw Avenue
John Lindquist
H. B. Strasser
O'Leary
Lindquist
Strasser
Ways and Means Committee
Golfers Invade Mining City For 27th State Tournament
The 27th annual Montana state golf tournament opens at Butte Country Club with a record turnout expected. Secretary Loren Findly reported 205 entries already, with Frank Wallace bringing 20 from Great Falls and George Chaffee 10 from Kalispell. Kalispell’s Mrs. F B Ross, former state ladies’ champion, joined after practice. The all-grass 18-hole course will host practice rounds as contenders, including Helena’s Mrs. George Miller who shot 79, and Livingston’s Dave Fitzgerald, a noted lefthander.
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Montana
Butte
Butte Country Club
Loren Findly
Frank Wallace
Great Falls
George Chaffee
Country Club
Kalispell
F. B. Ross
George Miller
Helena
Dave Fitzgerald
Livingston
Ford Wins Run Away G P Race In Montana Primary
Montana voters chose Governor Sam C. Ford over one Republican rival as unofficial returns show Ford with 37 075 votes from 1 001 of 1 175 precincts and J Thorkelson 4 944 In the Democratic column Leif Erickson led with 27 596 to Austin B Middleton 16 938 and Roy E Ayers 13 813 Erickson edged two opponents for the nomination while F F Haynes led the eastern congressional race with 12 667 to Dan Maddox 9 836 in 652 of 754 precincts The only federal contest on the ballot Paul Cannon narrowly led Lou Boedecker for the GOP nomination for attorney general Bottomly led the Democratic attorney general race over rivals in his home county continues to tighten among results
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Helena
Sam C. Ford
Montana
Leif Erickson
Supreme Court
Ford
J. Thorkelson
Butte
Erickson
Austin B. Middleton
Roy E. Ayers
F. F. Haynes
Forsyth
Dan Maddox
Hardin
Concede
City-Wide Waste Paper Drive Aims For July 24 Pickup
Plans for a city wide waste paper and rags campaign move forward with a curb pickup set for July 30. A War Production Board representative warned Butte residents to salvage all possible waste paper and rags to support the war effort. Salvageable household waste paper will be the prime source, overseen by August Grunert.
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General Committee
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Butte
August Grunert
Federal Court Term Opens in Butte District
A federal court term opens at 10 o'clock Thursday with jurors from Butte district including Silver Bow summoned to Judge James H. Baldwin. Two criminal and two civil cases are set including United States versus Pasquale Garcia for liquor regulations and Robert LeRoy Stewart for draft service violations. Civil actions feature Sarah K Caswell v Union Pacific Railroad and Laura Thorne v Butte Copper and Zinc company.
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Butte District
Silver Bow
James H. Baldwin
United States
Pasquale Garcia
East Park Street
Internal Revenue
Robert LeRoy Stewart
Draft Board Two
Sarah K. Caswell
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Butte Copper and Zinc Company
Laura Thorne
Weather Outlook for Montana West and East of Divide
Weather forecast for Montana west of the divide calls for partly cloudy skies with scattered thunder showers Thursday afternoon. East of the divide expects scattered light thunder showers across the region Thursday afternoon with cooler conditions and no significant temperature changes.
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Montana
Divide
Rommel Reported Wounded After Brain Surgery
Free Danish press service reports Field Marshal Erwin Rommel wounded and operated on by Danish brain surgeon Prof. Busch for removal of a shell splinter. Confirmation was not available from other sources and timing of the operation is unclear.
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Stockholm
Free Danish Press Service
Erwin Rommel
Busch
Colorado Republicans designate milliken Vivian ticket for primaries
Denver July 19 Republicans in the Colorado State assembly designated a ticket for the primaries led by U S Senator Eugene D Milliken and Governor Vivian for re election. Assemblage proceedings moved swiftly and smoothly.
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Denver
Colorado
U. S
Eugene D. Milliken
Vivian
Submarines Sink 14 Jap Vessels
Washington July 19 American submarines added 14 enemy ships to the tally in a Navy announced update. The report credits submarines with destroying two combatant vessels and multiple cargo ships, lifting total sinkings to 806 since the war began.
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Washington
Navy
Forrestal
Japan
4000 Warplanes Pulverize Nazis In Allied Blitz
Allied air forces poured more than 18 000 tons of bombs over Germany and France in 36 hours led by 1950 U S Eighth Air Force planes over Munich and other targets. Italian and British units joined in with fighter bombers striking near Paris and at Rexigne Aulnove while RAF heavy bombers hit oil plants at Wesseling and rail junctions behind Paris.
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Allied Supreme Headquarters
London
U.P
Italy
Britain
Germany
Nazi Europe
Caen
Eighth Air Force
Munich
15Th Air Force
Eighth
Europe
Paris
Rexigne
Aulnove
Ruhr
France
Wesseling
Senator Nye Gains Edge in North Dakota Nomination
Unofficial canvass figures from 32 counties show Senator Gerald P. Nye leading Lynn A. Stambaugh by 956 votes in the North Dakota Republican primary. Asher L. Burdick trails third, with county totals awaiting state board certification on July 27.
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Bismarck
N. D
U.P
North Dakota
Gerald P. Nye
Lynn A. Stambaugh
Stambaugh
Asher L. Burdick
Generals of the German High Command Split Over War Struggles
Allied reports reveal bitter discord among Hitler's top officers as Germany fights on three fronts. A conference in Athens led to violent clashes and killings, while Berlin reports a reshuffle in Holland and Belgium. Captured generals describe pressure to obey Hitler despite costly defeats.
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London
Hitler
Berlin
Alexander von Falkenhausen
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
Holland
Belgium
Gestapo
Quisling
Josef Grohe
France
Germanfuehrer
General Garse
Moscow
Edmund Hofmeister
41St
Tank Corps
Ernst von Busch
Hofmeister
White
Russia
iHitler
Brauchitsch List
von Rundstedt
Erwin Rommel
Germany
Port Chicago blast cleanup as court to open
Port Chicago area is being cleared of debris after a massive munitions explosion that killed 322 and injured 500 to 1,000. Navy plans a court of inquiry Friday to investigate the disaster and determine causes while memorial services are prepared for enlisted men officers guardsmen civilians and merchant seamen.
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San Francisco
U.P
Port Chicago
Navy
Naval Depot
Port Chicago Naval Magazine
North America
Halifax
Navy Court of Inquiry
Robot Bombs Pound England From Mobile Inland Bases
German forces used new inland bases to shell southern England and London with the largest flight of flying robots yet. Some bases reported 100 miles inland as the Nazis attempted sustained attacks. RAF fighters and anti-aircraft units shot down several robots as prefabricated bases were reportedly installed overnight by special crews.
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London
U.P
England
Daily Telegraph
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