Yank Artillery Bombards Fleeing Enemy
Allied reports say American patrols reached within five miles of the last Nazi escape road on the Cherbourg peninsula as German forces retreat toward the coast. 82nd Airborne spearheads near St Sauveur Le Vicomte press toward the sea while heavy bombers strike retreating columns. Casualties total 15,883 with continued fighting around Cherbourg and Isigny.
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Edward W. Beattif
Allied Supreme Headquarters
London
Cherbourg
82Nd Airborne
St. Sauveur-Le Vicomte
Barnesville
St. Lo d’Ourville
Isigny
Tilly Ly
Tilly
Vire
Taute Canal
United Press
Richard McMillan
Carentan
Wolf Point Banker Elected Montana Bankers Leader
A. V. Appelgren of Wolf Point was chosen president of the Montana Bankers Association at the 41st annual convention in Helena. New officers include A. W. Heidel Broadus as first vice president, F. T. Merrill Billings as second vice president, and Ben R. Draper Helena as secretary-treasurer. Tom J. Davis of Butte spoke on looking forward and lauded bankers for war financing efforts and public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Head State Bankers
Montana Bankers Association
Butte
H. E. Olsson
Ronan
A. W. Heidel
Broadus
A. W. Appelgren
Wolf Point
F. T. Merrill
Billings
Ben R. Draper
Helena
Finlen Hotel
A. V. Appelgren
Montana Association
Rowan
Con
Order Increases Tank Production Across United States
Washington reports an extremely heavy boost in American tank output after field reports of three times the expected expenditure. Production lines long idle will reopen as government sources confirm a decisive shift in strategy to meet Allied clashes with Rommel’s Panzer divisions. The move will demand large steel tonnages and marks a return to intensified armored warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Erwin Rommel
United States
North Africa
U-boat Reignites Attacks Near Halifax Coast
Canadian authorities disclose March sinking of the Nova Scotia steamship Watuka off the Halifax coast signaling a renewed U boat campaign in the western Atlantic.
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Halifax
Atlantic
Nova Scotia
Watuka
Allied Planes Destroy 50 Jap Aircraft
Allied forces report that Billy Mitchell medium bombers and P-38 Lightning fighters destroyed at least 50 Japanese planes at Sorong in New Guinea in a sharp surprise raid. The attack damaged airfields and dispersal areas while reporting ships in the harbor and fires across supply zones. Other raids hit Truk Palau and Yap as American infantry pressed positions near Mokmer air field.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
U.P
Sorong
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Jerman
Samate
Japan
Hollandia
Truk
Palau
Yap
Carolines
Biak Island
Dutch New Guinea
Borokoe
Mokmer
Troops Drive Toward Jap Airfield on Saipan
American soldiers and Marines pushed north and east through muddy cane fields on Saipan to secure a beachhead 514 miles long and two miles wide at the deepest point. Nimitz reported heavy Japanese counter attacks costing tanks and lives as five Japanese coastal ships were sunk by an armed transport destroyer. The Agigan area marks the south limit of the beachhead near Aslito airfield with landings north of Charon Kanoa continuing.
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Pearl Harbor
U.P
Saipan Island
Marianas
Nimitz
Agigan
Againgan
Aslito
Charon Kanoa
Burton Urges Stable Postwar World at Oregon Meeting
Senator Harold H. Burton of Ohio told the 37th annual Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association convention in Eugene that America must lead to a stable unified postwar world. He warned of heavy taxation hindering domestic recovery and urged vigorous U.S. leadership for international stability.
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Eugene
Ore
Harold H. Burton
Ohio
America
Burton
Oregon Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Halsey to Command U. S. Third Fleet in Pacific
Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. will lead the U S Third Fleet in the Pacific, operating like the Fifth Fleet under Adm. Raymond A. Spruance. The move follows a quieter south Pacific, after Halsey directed the Solomon Islands campaign and built a reputation as a tough combat leader who favored aggressive strikes.
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Halsey
U. S. Third Fleet
Pacific
Washington
U.S
Adms
William F. Halsey, Jr
South Pacific
Navy
Third Fleet
Adm
Raymond A. Spruance
Spruance
Robot Planes Fall Like Clay Pigeons Over England
Gen Sir Frederick Pile announced a large redeployment of anti aircraft guns to the south coast as gunners knocked down Hitler s robot planes over southern England. UPI reports from southern England say ack ack batteries had a busy daylight raid peppering the enemy weapons with explosives while attacks diminished late Friday night.
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London
U.P
Frederick Pile
Britain
Hitler
England
United Press
J. Edward Murray
War Bond Sales in Cascade County Slow but Steady
County officials report slow but steady Fifth War Loan progress as residents complete house to house canvass and retailers for victory program advances. Only 11 675 dollars in bonds were bought Saturday leaving Cascade County at 322 568 50 in total individual investments toward a 2 650 000 goal. Bond purchases must average over 129 200 daily for the rest of the drive. R H Ruhle urged residents to consult bankers to plan suitable investments. Cascade County has pledged more than five million in war bonds.
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R. H. Ruhle
County primary slate narrows to small field in Silver Bow
Thirty six candidates seek 13 county offices in the July 18 primary, with 25 Democrats. Twenty three seek eight House seats, sixteen Democrats. Clerk Addis McGrath notes one of the smallest legislative slates on record. 21,621 voters eligible, down from 27,271 in 1942. Continued on page 5.
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House of Representatives
Silver Bow
Addis McGrath
Weather Outlook West and East of Divide Sunday
West of the divide expect mostly cloudy skies with occasional sun and warmer temperatures in the afternoon. East of the divide forecast calls for general rain Sunday forenoon, tapering to intermittent showers by afternoon, ending in the northwest portion around noon with warmer conditions in the west.
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Continental Divide
Northwest
French Invade Elba and Pianosa Islands in World War II
Veteran French commandos with allied ships and planes struck Elba and Pianosa with German resistance reported. A French force seized Pianosa while Elba’s north coast villa reportedly fell to French control. On the Italian mainland, Fifth and Eighth Army units advanced toward the Tyrrhenian Sea near Rome as maps proved insufficient to track rapid progress.
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Rome
Napoleon
Elba
Pianosa
Corsica
Fifth
Eighth Army
Clark Falls Behind Taylor in Idaho Democratic Senate Race
In Idaho on June 17 Senator D Worth Clark trailed Glen H Taylor by 211 votes in the Democratic U S senate nomination race. With 808 of 845 precincts reporting Taylor held 10 680 votes to Clark 10 469.
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Boise
Idaho
U.P
D. Worth Clark
D.-Idaho
Glen H. Taylor
U. S
Taylor
Clark
Yankee Flyers Attack Nine Nazi Airdromes
Allied air power hit nine German airdromes and three landing strips in France on Saturday as the Luftwaffe was weakened. U.S. Eighth Air Force bombers escorted by Mustang Lightning and Thunderbolt fighters dropped about 1500 tons of explosives on seven front line airfields in Paris Boulogne and south Normandy. Escorts saw no enemy fighters but claimed three enemy aircraft shot down.
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Allied Supreme Headquarters
U.P
Luftwaffe
France
Eighth Air Force
Paris
Boulogne
Normandy
Wallace Faces Strong Opposition to Renomination
Reports from the Democratic arrangements committee in Chicago indicate Vice President Wallace may face a stiff renomination battle despite a private endorsement from President Roosevelt. Objections to Wallace came from party members across the country, discussed as Gov. Robert Kerr of Oklahoma was chosen convention keynote.
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Washington
Wallace
Roosevelt
Chicago
Robert Karr
Oklahoma
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Appelgren
Don Coswell
Mongolia
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William F. Tyree
Solon
By Philault
Ene
Reynolds Packard
Exchange Telegraph Agency
Algiers
Porto Ferrai
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Grosetto
Berlin
Porto Ferraro
Senator Clark
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Yawata
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