Tojo Yields Chief of Staff Post to Top Militarist in Tokyo
Japan reshuffles high command as Gen. Yoshijiro Umezu takes the chief of staff post while Gen. Otozo Yamada becomes Kwantung army commander and ambassador to Manchuria. Navy changes follow defeats near the Philippines and Saipan, with Adm. Naokuni replacing Adm. Shimoda. Guam endures a 13 day bombardment as U.S. forces press toward the Philippines. Diplomatic chatter in Rome hints at peace talks on terms, denied by Tokyo.
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Associated Press
Hideki Tojo
Yoshijiro Umega
Japan
Tokyo Radio
Asia
Tojo
Tokyo
Saipan
India
Burma
Umezu
Kwantung Army
Manchuria
Adm
Naokuni
Shigetaro Shimada
Philippines
Otozo Yamada
Soviet Russia
Siberian
Guam
United States
China
Canton-Peiping
America
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Rome
Ken Harada
Pius
Two Italian Cities Fall To Americans
American troops capture Pontedera on the Arno river east of Pisa, advancing three miles from Ponsacco. British and South African units push toward Arezzo and Florence. a bridge is seized intact. Allies close on Florence area as Germans blow bridges and retreat.
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Rome
Pontedera
Arno River
Pisa
Arno
Mark W. Clark
Ponsaceco
Livorno
Era
Cincelli
Arezzo
Florence
Tuscany
Adriatic
Ancona
Amo
Fifth Army
Ermans
Woman Hit in Hip by Bullet at Phoenix Cafe
Ann Ryan, 68, owner at Shannon rooms, was wounded in the left hip by a bullet from a concealed .32 caliber revolver carried by Joseph Vigil, 28, who was arrested after the accidental shooting at Center and First. The incident, at midnight, left Ryan under hospital care. Vigil fined $100 for carrying concealed weapons.
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Ann Ryan
Shannon Rooms
East Center
Joseph Mark Vigil
Phoenix Cafe
Center
St. Anthony's Hospital
Harold Ferguson
Vigil
A. L. Oliver
Blackfoot
H. H. Hughart
Marizo
Shorty) Pistoresi
Allied Bombing Blitz Hits German Rocket Plants
London reports a large Allied air offensive striking German rocket production sites at Peenemunde and Zinnowitz on the Baltic coast and Friedrichshafen and Memmingen in the southwest. Flying Fortresses 500 to 750 strong led an assault backed by fighters, targeting industrial hubs while aiding ground forces in Normandy and the larger western front.
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London
Britain
Germany
Peenemunde
Zonnowitz
Italy
Reich
Friedrichshafen
Memminen
Normandy
Somme
Loire
Pennemunde
Zinnowitz
Baltic
Baden See
Switzerland
Russians Readied for Greatest Offensive in War
Moscow dispatch reports the Red Army poised to unleash a major push against German lines. Signs point to strikes toward Lwow and the Galati gap, with Russian forces extending west of Grodno and near the East Prussian border as Stalin directs a broad offensive.
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Moscow
Red Army
Russia
Acti m. Ar Nisou
Red
Pripyat
MD Bean
Lwow
Galati
Romania
Carpathians
Danube
Baltics
Brest Litovsk
Bialystok
Warsaw
Bug
Stalin
Suwalki
East Prussia
Grodno
Izvestia
Blaze Threatens Douglas Aircraft Plant in Park Ridge
Fire destroyed the administration building of the $33,000,000 Douglas Aircraft plant in Park Ridge suburb. Hundreds of firefighters battled the blaze for over two hours, preventing major damage to the vast factory that builds C-54 cargo planes. Estimated loss to the admin building and its communications system stands at $1,500,000.
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Chicago
Park Ridge
John C. Buckwalter
Director on Tour to Inspect Idaho Health Facilities
Dr. L. J. Lull Idaho state director of local health services left yesterday to inspect health facilities at Twin Falls and Pocatello.
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Boise
L. J. Lull
Idaho
Twin Falls
Pocatello
Munitions Ships Explode In Pacific Coast Harbor
In the southwest Pacific Gen. Douglas MacArthur reported Japanese forces near Aitape number about 45 000 and attempting to break through allied lines. Allied air strikes near Halmahera and Yap island dropped bombs and damaged vessels while maintaining offensive against enemy interceptors.
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Pacific Coast
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Aitape
MacArthur
Halmahera
Big Island
Philippines
Yap Island
Kwellin
Kwangsi Province
Joseph W. Stillwell
Chungking
Three Brothers Serve In Armed Forces
Seaman 2/c Donald A Campbell arrived from Farragut to spend leave with his parents Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Campbell of 1253 East Lewis. Pfc James M Campbell reported arriving safely at his overseas destination after serving with the first Marine Raiders. Lt F J Campbell Jr. is training as a navigator in the B 29 division.
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Donald A. Campbell
Farragut
F. J. Campbell
East Lewis
Campbell
Marine Corps
Washington, D. C
Pfc
James M. Campbell
Pfc. Campbell
Marine Raiders
F. J. Campbell, Jr
Yankees Drive Germans From St Lo In Major Normandy Breakthrough
American forces breached German defenses at St Lo on day eight of the siege driving the last German staff officer from Omar Bradley’s headquarters area. British and American units expanded gains near Caen as air power and artillery supported a wide Allied push across the Normandy front.
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Normandy
Omar N. Bradley
American First Army
Associated Press
Don Whitehead
Ste
Ger- Whitehead
Orne River
Caen
Odon
Second Army
Villers- Bocage
Evrecy
Supreme Command
Berhard L. Montgomery
Port Chicago Disaster Blasts Port City and Navy
A massive explosion at Port Chicago California may have killed 350 and injured about 1000 as two ammunition ships the Quinault Victory and the E A Bryan exploded. The blast shattered the town of 1500 damaged ships and left civilians among the injured. Navy and civil authorities conduct roll calls to tally dead and missing.
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Chicago
Calif
Navy
Quinault Victory
United States Lines
E. A. Bryan
Oliver J. Olson Lines
Port Chicago
Bryan
12Th Naval District
San Francisco
Coast Guard
Suisan Bay
San Francisco Bay
J. P. Thornton
James N. Long
Contra Costa County
Naval Depot
Mare Island Navy Yard
Red Cross
Martinez
Legion Calls for World Peace Pact in Democratic Platform
The American Legion urged the Democratic platform group to back a postwar plan for the United States to join an association of free nations, enforceable to maintain world peace. It also sought immigration bars until unemployment drops below 1,000,000 and a veterans protection pledge from the party.
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Chicago
United States
Association of Nations
Democratic Platform Committee
American Legion
Louis A. Johnson
Legion
Roosevelt
India
Tom Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Platform Group
Johnson
Democratic Party
Utah Arrests 35 Jap-Americans On Gaming Charges
Salt Lake City police led by anti-vice chief Set A H Rogers arrested 35 Japanese Americans on gambling charges after a late night raid in a downtown alley. Officers found them playing poker dice dominoes and other unnamed games in a crowded room.
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Utah
Salt Lake City
A. H. Rogers
Anti-Vice Squad
Rogers
Barkley Byrnes Move to Sideline Wallace for VP
In Chicago James Byrnes and Alben Barkley push to undercut Henry Wallace as Roosevelt holds final say at the Democratic convention. The president’s letter signals Wallace’s renomination is unlikely, boosting several other supporters hoping for second-ballot momentum.
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Chicago
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Henry A. Wallace
Roosevelt
Wallace
Samuel Jackson
Thomas d’Alesandro, Jr
Maryland
David T. Wilentz
New Jersey
Joseph Guffey
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Board Inducts Four Men Examines 130 in Idaho
Four eastern Idaho county men were inducted and 130 examined by the traveling army examining and induction board at the Elks Temple. First Lieut. B. H. Harrington led the board which added Montana to its territory. Names include John W. Hutchinson Blackfoot and Kazuo Hayashi Rupert. Cedric Coffin Evans Pocatello and John Thomas Barrett Paris joined navy. Of 130 examined from 18 counties, 104 accepted for general service, four for limited service, 18 rejected, four held for further exam.
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Idaho
Armed Services
Army
Elks’ Temple
B. H. Harrington
Fort Douglas
Utah
Navy
Boise
Nevada
Montana
John W. Hutchinson
Blackfoot
Kazuo Hayashi
Rupert
Cedric Coffin Evans
Pocatello
John Thomas Barrett
Paris
Arco
Driggs
Salmon
Rigby
Soda Springs
St. Anthony
Rexburg
American Falls
Challis
Burley
Malad
Preston
Idaho Falls
Ensign Dean Henderson Receives Navy Commission
Mr and Mrs Louis E B Henderson announce their son E Dean Henderson has won his ensign commission. He entered the navy in March and completed the required training.
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Dean Henderson
Louis EB. Henderson
McKinley
Ford
E. Dean Henderson
Navy
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Ind
Jackson
Guinea
Stilwell
Peiping-Hankow
Hunan
Hengyang
Hankow-Canton
Lelyang
Yankees
St Lo
Lessay
California
Party
Barkley
Byrnes
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