Japs Ponder Next Blow By Americans
Allied commanders Nimitz and MacArthur stated they would press the Pacific drive after overwhelming Saipan. Tokyo radio reported intensified enemy raids on Saipan and Guam as Allied air and sea operations widened across the Marianas and East Indies, with U S forces advancing on Ceram Halmahera and New Guinea areas.
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MacArthur
Saipan
Ceram
Kuriles
Noemfoor
Tokyo
Tinian
U. S S
Guam
Marianas
Marianas Islands
Adm
Pagan Island
Paramushiro
Shumushu
Kurfiles
Japan
Truk
General MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Halmahera
East Indies
Sorong
Maffin Bay
Allies Dicker With Turks
Ankara reports signal new talks among Soviet and British ambassadors and Turkish leaders led by Premier Sukru Saracoglu. Turkey seeks postwar guarantees of territorial integrity and a clear Allied aims statement before entering the war, plus specifics on arms and obligations in case of entry.
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Sukru Saracoglu
Cairo
Turkey
United Nations
Four Idaho Soldiers Reported Missing in Action
Four Idaho soldiers are reported missing in action. Pvt. John D. Brown of Buhl is missing in the southwest Pacific. In the Mediterranean area are Staff Sgt. Arthur J. Bindrim of Boise, Sgt. Edmond F. Lamunyan of Salmon, and Second Lt. Gordon M. Low of Soda Springs.
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Washington
Idaho
War Department
John D. Brown
Ann E. Brown
Southwest Pacific
Mediterranean
Arthur J. Bindrim
Gertrude M. Bindrim
G. E. Bridger
Boise
Edmond F. Lamunyan
George W. Lamunyan
Salmon
Gordon M. Low
Soe
Morris D. Low
Soda Springs
Master Mechanic Harvey H. Jones Killed
Harvey H. Jones, 44, master mechanic of the Wyoming division for Union Pacific, died after a flying piece of metal struck him while supervising locomotive rerailing near Buford between Cheyenne and Laramie. Officials said the accident occurred early today as crews worked to put the locomotive back on track.
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Cheyenne
Harvey H. Jones
Wyoming
Union Pacific Railroad
Laramie
Union Pacific
Jones
Reds Hammer German Lines as Soviets Advance Toward East Prussia
Soviet forces pressed from a point near the East Prussian border driving toward Kaunas Grodno and Bialystok with Stormoviks and bombers pounding retreating German columns. The drive touched 100 communities and crossed the Niemen river as 2,600 Germans were killed in yesterday’s fighting.
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Red Army
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
East Prussia
Swalki Triangle
Grodno
Latvia
Pripyat
Kaunas
Bialystok
Daugavpils
Pinsk
Pripyat Marshes
Germany
Lida
Warsaw
Barnowicze
Niemen
Byelitsa
Ivan C. Bagramian
Danavpils
Lithuanian Soviet Republic
Daugavpils-Kaunas
Minsk
Earth shocks felt near Pasadena and Saipan casualties reported
California Institute of Technology recorded two earthquakes at 12 33 p m and 12 34 50 p m Pacific war time about 700 miles away with uncertain direction. Secretary Forrestal announced 15 653 American casualties in the Saipan conquest including 2 359 killed 11 481 wounded and 1 213 missing.
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Pasadena
Calif
California Institute of Technology
Washington
Saipan
Western Pacific
Marianas
Forrestal
Three Idaho Airmen Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross
The War Department announced today that the Distinguished Flying Cross has been awarded to three Idaho flyers of the Eighth Air Force. They are Second Lt. Lee B. Eddington of Idaho Falls, Staff Sgt. George O. Ferrell and Staff Sgt. Howard C. Hayden of Aberdeen.
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Washington
Idaho
Eighth Air Force
War Department
Lee B. Eddington
Idaho Falls
George O. Ferrell
Howard C. Hayden
Aberdeen
Skyfreighters to Open New NYC LA Route All-Chicago Service
American Airlines says skyfreighters giant planes returned by the army will begin operation this month on an all Chicago service between New York and Los Angeles.
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New York
American Airlines
Los Angeles
Allied Push Along Italian Coast Seizes Castiglioncello
Allied forces extended the advance along the west coast of Italy pushing two miles forward and capturing Castiglioncello. The Fifth Army nears Livorno while inland battles west and north see stiff German resistance and delayed progress. Upper Tiber valley gains include Meone Morra and Mucignano as tanks cross the Nestore. Ancona near contact as Adriatic operations continue.
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Casale
Pastina
Lajatico
Tiber Valley
Eighth Army
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Mucignano
Civitella
Nestore
Tiber
Adriatic
Musone
Ancona
Utah ordnance plant to serve as sub depot for Ogden arsenal
War department announced Salt Lake City Utah ordnance plant operated by Remington Arms will become a sub depot for the Ogden arsenal. Reclamation of ordnance material will be undertaken in the Salt Lake plant using only part of its space. The facility once employed up to 10 000 people before closing last December 31.
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Washington
Utah Ordnance Plant
Salt Lake City
Ogden Arsenal
War Department
Salt Lake Plant
Remington Arms Company
Allied Bombers Hit Munich and Southern France Rail Targets
Nearly 2,000 American aircraft bomb Munich as Italian based forces strike four rail targets in southern France. The raid damaged fuel dumps in Normandy and the Toulon naval base suffered the heaviest damage in six attacks. Eleven Allied planes were lost and several bombers landed in Switzerland.
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Munich
Italy
France
Germany
Normandy
Switzerland
Radio Paris
15Th U.S. Air Force
Toulon
Germans Slaughter Thousands in Lithuania Mass Graves
London radio quotes Eustace Paleckis saying Germans killed 100000 Lithuanians in Wilno and 35000 in Kaunas with mass graves in every town. Kretinga saw 4000 slain and civilians burned in buildings. A railway linked camps to execution sites. 12000 killed in Ukmerge. 11000 in Trakay. 9000 in Utana zone. 100000 Lithuanians sent to Germany last March.
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Moscow
Wilno
Kaunas
Lithuania
Eustace Paleckis
Kretinga
Ukmerge
Trakay
Utana Zone
Germany
Training Proves Value as Americans Break Through in Normandy
In Normandy after 31 days of battle American doughboys, many green, have defeated seasoned veterans. Leaders like Lt. Gen. Omer Bradley praised readiness, noting troops trained at Fort Benning and other locales adapted quickly to front line combat. The German soldier remains tough, but Americans believe their basic training will carry them through.
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France
Nvasion
Normandy
North
Africa
Sicily
Italy
England
Omer N. Bradley
Britain
Bernard L. Montgomery
Six States Ready for Primaries Show Strong Early Trends
Early results from six states indicate decisive primary contests shaping up. Tobey wins New Hampshire GOP renomination. Blood loses to Dale in New Hampshire. Thomas re-nominated in Oklahoma. Saltonstall earns Massachusetts GOP senate nomination. Tobin defeats Hurley for Democratic governor in Massachusetts. Cain leads in Washington Republican senate race. Langlie seeks renomination. Bennion wins Utah Republican senate nomination. Maw faces challenge from Lee. other races include Democratic unopposed Wallgren and varied lieutenant governor contests.
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Charles T. Tobey
Rep
Foster
Robert O. Blood
Charles M. Dale
Portsmouth
Oklahoma
Elmer Thomas
Wesley Disney
William J. Ottenon
Massachusetts
Leverett Saltonstall
Senate
John H. Corcoran
Cambridge
Maurice J. Tobin
Boston
CIO
Political Action Committee
Francis X. Hurley
Tobin
Horace T. Cahill
Washington
Harry Cain
Warren G. Magnuson
Arthur
Langlie
Mon C. Wallgren
Michigan
Vernon J. Brown
Edward J. Fray
Utah
Adam S&s. Bennion
Power Company
Elbert D. Thomas
Herbert B. Maw
National Administration
J. Bracken Lee
Price
Officer Cautions On Compromise
Lt Col Evans F Carlson 46 a marine raider leader wounded in Saipan returns to San Diego with a warning against a peace compromise with Japan He says the Japanese high command aims to seize and hold territories then seek a pause enabling further world conquest The American public must refuse any halt to fully defeat Japan.
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Calif
Evans F. Carlson
Brooklyn
Saipan
Naval Hospital
Pacific
Birds Go Overseas for Servicemen
Washington reports the War Food Administration will requisition turkeys for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year dinners for armed forces. Effective July 17, all turkeys in major producing areas are set aside for government purchase until the needed quantity is reached, likely exceeding last year’s 35 million pounds. Production tops an estimated 480 million pounds this year.
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Washington
War Food Administration
WFA
Boise Section Gets Shock
An earthquake about four seconds long was felt in the area at 1 34 p m Lt Col Norman B Adkison says his chair moved several inches at the state selective service headquarters Boise weather bureau says the quake was recorded at the municipal airport Idaho County Clerk Katherine Brogan notes the Idaho City courthouse shook Garden Valley residents felt two shocks over a 10 mile area Boiseans reported being bombed and furniture moved Most severe tremor since 1912
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Norman B. Adkison
Selective Service
Boise Weather Bureau
Idaho
Katerine Brogan
Idaho City
Garden Valley
Cape City
Publisher Dies in Caldwell Funeral Friday for Lt Col Russell Clore
Lt Col Russell Steele Clore, vice president of Caxton printers, died in a Denver military hospital. Funeral services will be held here Friday. He is survived by his widow Mrs. Mabel Smith Clore, his father W. S. Clore of Wendell, and a sister Mrs. Julia Callendar of Emmett.
Idaho Soldier Arrives at Bushnell Army Hospital
Pfc Nell Gregory of Boise arrives at Bushnell army hospital Brigham Utah as the second Normandy invasion casualty to reach the rehabilitation center. He is the son of Mr and Mrs E P Gregory of 1207 East State Boise and suffered two bullet wounds in the hand during the invasion of France.
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Brigham
Utah
Nell Gregory
Boise
Bushnell Army Hospital
Gregory
E. P. Gregory
East State
France
Native Idahoan Willard Flashman Dies in San Francisco
Funeral services will be held here tomorrow for Willard James Flashman 58 a native of Paris Idaho who died at his San Francisco home Sunday Born August 20 1885 in Paris he was taken to Salt Lake City by his parents when three weeks old
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San Francisco
Willard James Flashman
Paris
Idaho
Salt Lake City
Allies Smash Through Normandy Front Near St Lo In Heavy Action
American forces destroyed more than 20 German tanks and pushed toward St Lo from both wings of a 48 mile front. Doughboys neared Lessay and Le Desert while British and Canadian lines fell back near Caen. The defense at St Lo faced a renewed German withdrawal to the west.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Lessay
St. Lo
France
Normandy
le Desert
U. S
St. Jean de Daye
Omar N. Bradley
Bayeux
Odon
Orne
Louvigny
Caen
Supreme Head
Clarke Named President of Ricks College Rexburg
John L. Clarke aged 39 of American Fork Utah was appointed president of Ricks College. He will assume duties in Rexburg in August succeeding Hyrum Manwaring upon his retirement. Clarke has led LDS institutes at Gila College Thatcher Ariz and Dixie College St George Utah and holds an A B from Brigham Young University and an M A earned in 1932. He served a L D S mission to England 1928 to 1930 and led the London conference for 16 months. He previously directed Lovell Cowley Seminary Wyoming 1935 36 and Moroni Seminary Utah 1936 39.
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Salt Lake City
John L. Clarke
Ricks College
Rexburg
Hyrum Manwaring
Clarke
Utah
L.ds. Institute of Religion
Gila College
Thatcher
Ariz
Dixie College
St. George
Brigham Young University
L.ds
England
London
Lovell - Cowley, Wyo
Moroni, Utah
Yanks Seize 51 000 With The American Army In France
Since landing on Normandy beaches American troops have captured or killed 51 849 Germans. The doughboys have taken 46 819 prisoners and buried 5 030 of the enemy. Germans buried hundreds of their own dead.
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France
Normandy
Former Idahoan Dies
Janus Peter Nielsen 82 died yesterday in Bountiful Utah. A pioneer Idaho farmer he ran a wheat farm at Holbrook from 1900 until nine years ago he retired. Survivors include sons James P. Nielsen and Charles P. Nielsen of Holbrook and sisters Mrs. Cora Neal of Holbrook and Mrs. Clara Kent of Malad Idaho.
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Utah
Janus Peter Nielsen
Idaho
Holbrook
James P
Charles P. Nielsen
Cora Neal
Clara Kent
Malad
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