Soviets Break Nazi Lines in Major Eastern Offensive
The Red army opened the summer drive on the eastern front near Vitebsk, cracking fortified German lines and gaining as much as nine miles. Soviet infantry and tanks, backed by heavy artillery and airstrikes, seized more than 150 towns and cut the last rail escape route for the Vitebsk garrison. Front-wide action also reported against Finnish forces, with a new 17 mile bridgehead on the Svir river, advancing toward Prussia and Berlin as WWII tactics unfold.
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Robert Musel
London
Red Army
Vitebsk
Nazi Germany
Moscow
Mogilev
Pskov
Latvia
Leonid A. Covorov
Karelian
Aunus
Svir River
Onega
Ladoga
Jieningrad
Prussia
Warsaw
Berlin
Solons Recess until Aug. 1
Congress ends a six month session with plans to return industry to civilian production and extend wartime controls to June 30 1945. Lawmakers rushed key aid measures for returning service personnel including mustering out pay and the GI bill of rights, while signaling an early shift toward normalcy.
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Washington
Congress
Tornadic Storm Toll Hits Six Western States
A powerful tornado and related flash floods killed at least 86 people across eastern states, with the worst toll in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Dozens more were injured as homes were destroyed, power lines downed, and hospitals overloaded. The storm struck near Pittsburgh in about 15 minutes, with widespread damage from McKeesport to Shinnston and Wellsburg.
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Ginia
Wisconsin
Illinois
Harrison County
W. Va
Tallahassee
Fla
Augusta
Monongahela Valley
McKeesport
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Shinnston
Allied Forces Close On Ancona in Adriatic Push
Allied forces led by the British Eighth Army and Italian units advanced toward Ancona on a 30 mile front, approaching Macerata rail hub and overrunning Montecosaro and Morrovalle. American units on the Fifth Army flank faced heavier artillery along highway 1 as they moved north of Elba toward Gavorrano and Paganico.
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Rome
Adriatic
Ancona
Perugia
Fallonica
Shienti
Eighth Army
Macerata
Montecosaro
Morrovalle
Fifth Army
Highway 1
Elba
Gavorrano
U. S
Record Bond Drive Reaches New County Total
Silver Bow county investors poured a record 247 805 50 into the Fifth War Loan Friday, nearing the million dollar mark in a drive toward 2 650 000 in individual purchases. County leaders expect Butte to meet or exceed its quota as war news boosts bond sales.
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U. S
Silver Bow County
France
Pacific
Afina Aneta
Baus
Butte
Liberator crash kills ten near Walla Walla base
The Walla Walla Army air base reported a Liberator crash ten miles southeast of the base on Thursday night killing all ten men aboard. The incident was disclosed Friday night by base officials.
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Walla Walla
Wash
U.P
Walla Walla Army Air Base
Strange Disappearance of Hitler Arouses Allied Comment
Allied Supreme Headquarters reports in London on June 23 that Adolf Hitler has vanished from public view amid rumors of a split between army leaders and the Nazi leadership. The piece notes a ban on Hitler’s Mein Kampf in Germany and cites a captured document about executions for insubordination.
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Adolf Hitler
Edward W. Beattie
Allied Supreme Headquarters
London
Karl Gerd von Rundstedt
Hitler
Vonandstedt
Lisbon
Stockholm
H. R. Baukage
Blue Network
Germany
Baukage
Thefuehrer
Office of War Information
Rudolf Schmundt
Army Personnel Office
Fuehrer
Stalingrad
el Alamein
Tunisia
Buy a Bond Today in Time of Our Country's Need
Propaganda urging residents to purchase bonds as the nation fights and many have already fallen. Emphasizes urgency and national duty to support military efforts.
Retailers Bond Drive Mounts in Fifth War Loan Campaign
Fifth War Loan bond sales in the retail merchant clerk Third Army drive totaled 288 689.70 on Friday nearly doubling the clerk quota of 300. The drive honored 66 top salesmen promoted through Army grades. J 8 Cohen chair of the merchants war bond committee listed lead salesmen including 15 four star generals with bonds of 5 000 or more. Friday store sales added 14 536 80 bringing the renewed effort closer to doubling Butte's quota. Lead names span generals and colonels among prominent women and men.
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Third Army
J. 8
Cohen
Merchants’ War Bond Committee
Butte
Eugene Wilson
Earl DeBorde
Elmer Carkeek
Ben Myers
Janie Thomas
Mary Kasum
May Dugan
Nita Powell
Rose Murphy
Mabel Mitchell
Cora Williams
F. J. Symons
Muriel Selby
Grace Ford
Mayme Dolan
Marian Noonan
Helen Lisac
Ruth Hirsh
Bridgadier
Charles Hambly
June O’malley
Virginia Novak
Zelda Rafish
Elizabeth Haggarty
Dennis Huss
Gus Grenon
Dan Murphy
Submarine Likely Sinks Japanese Carrier in Pacific Battle
U S Navy reports Friday that an American submarine probably sunk a Shokaku class carrier in the Sunday action off the eastern Philippines. Losses include one carrier sunk, one destroyer, and three tankers, with additional ships damaged in the air sea battle.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
U.P
Japan
Sunnk
Philippines
Chester W. Nimitz
U. S
Nimitz
Submarines Sunk 16 Japanese Vessels in Pacific Drive
Washington June 23 U P reports U S submarines sunk 16 more Japanese ships, bringing total enemy vessels destroyed since Pearl Harbor to 1,600. Army and Navy communiques show 196 fighting ships sunk and 1,304 non combat ships, with submarines accounting for about 623 of the total. The day’s losses include 11 medium cargo ships, four small cargo ships and a medium auxiliary.
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Washington
U.P
U. S
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
United Press
Army
Navy
Terrific Gunfire Heard on England Coast
A Southern England town heard a long barrage from 40 to 50 miles away late at night as gunfire shook the ground and houses for more than an hour after midnight.
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England
Sugar Act Declared One Of Congress' Most Successful Laws
Senator O Mahoney says the sugar act extended to 1946 is among the most successful laws enacted. He notes it balances domestic and foreign trade and that industry representatives now show unanimous support for the structure of the legislation.
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Washington
Congress
O'Mahoney
D-Wyo
Chinese Civilians Flee Hengyang as Japanese Close In
Chinese civilians flee the Hengyang rail junction as Japanese forces push southward within 25 miles. Chinese reports describe fierce fighting around Hengshan and intensified efforts to close gaps in the Peiping Hankow line. Chinese spokesmen note temporary stabilization in northwest Henan with recapture of Lingpago and Sunghsien, while attacks on Sungshan near the Burma road continue.
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Chungking
Hengyang
China
Hengshan
Peiping-Hankow
Henan Province
Pieping- Hankow
Henan
Canton-Hankow
Lingpago
Lunghai
Shensi Province
Sunghsien
Loyang
Yunnan Province
Burma
Sungshan
Salween River
Railroads Authorized to Bump Civilians from Trains
The Office of Defense Transportation authorized railroads to bump civilian travelers from trains when space is needed to transport wounded service members. The order underscores wartime priority for military personnel and medical evacuation.
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Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
Cherbourg battered as Americans push toward port
Allied forces pound Cherbourg as American troops drive through Mont du Roc and into the outskirts. Gorrell reports hand to hand fighting with 20 000 to 30 000 defenders being driven from the city pocket. Artillery heavy barrage clears path toward final seizure.
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Allied Supreme Headquarters
London
U.P
Mont du Roc
Cherbourg
United Press
Henry T. Gorrell
United States
Allied Headquarters
Stalingrad
Hardinvast
Octeville
Gorrell
Bombers Sink Six Japanese Vessels in New Guinea Raid
Allied medium bombers sank or damaged a 3,000-ton Japanese freighter and five coastal vessels with three barges in the Sorong area on Dutch New Guinea. The freighter transport was listed as sunk or damaged and the strike followed two prior heavy raids last week. Liberator bombers also attacked Dublin island at Trak atoll and Palau west of Truk.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
Sorong
Dutch New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Japan
New Guinea
Dublin Island
Trak Atoll
Palau
Truk
British Official Says Robot Bombing Has Little Damage So Far
British Home Security Secretary Herbert Morrison told the House of Commons that Germany s week old robot bombing has caused little damage of national importance. He noted utilities were only slightly affected and casualties were fewer than in February s five nights of bombing. Morrison said the raids failed to upset morale and that fighters and anti aircraft gunners have destroyed many doodlebugs while some bombs caused local damage and deaths.
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London
Home Security
Herbert Morrison
House of Commons
Germany
England
Morrison
Britain
Southern
Eng
Rockets Hit Calais and Paris Rail Targets in Allied Air Campaign
Britain based US heavy bomber task forces attacked the Calais rocket coast and rail and airdromes near Paris and efforts to quarantine the Normandy front. A second mission hit Athies and Juvincourt airfields, rail bridges near Paris, and other lines south of Tours and Orleans. Eleven enemy aircraft were shot down. nine Allied planes are missing. Coastal command attacked small Bo boats in the English Channel, sinking two vessels and probably three.
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Allied Supreme Head
London
U. S
Caelais
Paris
Normandy
Italy
Calais
Britain
Athies
Juvincourt
Laon
Cherbourg
Allied Supreme Headquarters
Medzidon
le Mans
Nantes
la Roche
Saumur
Niort
Granville
Tours
Orleans
Coastal Command
English Channel
Work Resumed at Leonard Mine After Explosion
Leonard mine operations resumed with the night shift Friday and day shift to start Saturday morning. Officials said work halted after an explosion damaged a surface air line earlier Thursday night.
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Leonard
Legion of Merit Award for Brig. Gen. Frank L. Whittaker
Brig. Gen. Frank L. Whittaker deputy commander of the Alaskan department received the Legion of Merit for directing supply and transport of several large task forces during the Aleutian campaign, an announcement made Friday.
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Alaskan Department
U.P
Frank L. Whittaker
Aleutian
Priday
Guam Attack Reported by Japanese Broadcast
A FCC monitored Japanese broadcast said a formation of at least 60 American-base planes attacked Guam on Friday. The claim, unverified, cited by United Press, reflects wartime reporting amid ongoing hostilities.
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Federal Communications Commission
Guam
Montana Weather Turns Warmer With Patchy Saturday Clouds
Fair and warmer conditions hit Montana on Saturday with some afternoon cloudiness. Widely scattered showers are possible over western mountain areas.
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Montana
West Portion
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Red Cross
Wellsburg
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Ore
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War Labor Board
By Frank Tremaine
Goal
By Walter Cronkite
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