Yankees Take Mokmer Air Field in Pacific Drive
The United States captur e Mokmer air field on Biak island after a 12 day battle, routing Japanese defenders. MacArthur reports light American losses and says the victory places Mokmer within bomber range of the Philippines while Chinese forces press in Hunan and Yunnan as Japan advances in other theaters.
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Associated Press
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Japan
Australia
Biak
Schouten
Dutch New Guinea
Mokmer
Pacific
China
Changsha
Hankow-Canton
Hunan
Salween River
Yunnan
Burma Road
Lungfing
Tengchung
Burma
Central Pacific
Guam
U.S
Manila
Nauru
Ponape
Mokmer Airfield
Bosnek
MacArthur
Drafting Men Aged 18 to 25 Intensifies With Exceptions
Brig Gen McConnel heading Idaho selective service told Bannock county and Pocatello boards that all men 18 to 25 face drafting with few exceptions. He outlined plans to move 26 to 29 into deferred status after younger eligibles are exhausted and noted 30 to 45 deferments depend on occupational status and conduct, with loafing disqualifying.
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M. G. McConnel
Idaho Selective Service
Selective Service
Bannock County
Pocatello
McConnel
Michael FE. Norton
Southcentral
Idaho County
Fred Hilliard
Hilliard
German Prisoners Arrive in England After Beachhead Capture
A large group of German prisoners from northern France land in England under armed guard. Officers and men are marched to waiting trucks and moved to an undisclosed destination. Four Poles among the captives recount their capture and drafting by the Nazis.
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London
England
Russians Open Offensive North of Iasi Romania
Reports say the Russians launched a broad front offensive north of Iasi Romania with heavy fighting underway. Berlin radio and Moscow briefings note German attacks diminished though Soviet divisions suffered heavy losses in the May 30 to June 6 period.
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London
Asi
Romania
DNB
Berlin
Moscow
Germany
France
Italy
Iasi
OPA Considers Dropping Cheese From Ration Points
The Office of Price Administration is weighing removing all perishable cheeses from rationing within days. War Food Administration discussions focus on moving perishable varieties to consumption to curb spoilage as supply backs up. Cheddar and cheeses with over 30 percent Cheddar would remain rationed. overall cheese cost sits at ten points per pound.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
War Food Administration
Invasion Weather in Dover Strait Brings War Calmer Skies
Calm conditions prevailed in the Dover strait with a very light variable southwesterly breeze. A thin cloud layer and haze limited sun and sea visibility early, while the barometer held steady and temperatures hovered just above 50 degrees. By mid morning the sky cleared to continuous sunshine, and a slightly warmer air followed a west-northwesterly breeze.
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London
Dover Strait
Vandals Destroy 15 Tons of War Salvage Paper
Fifteen tons of baled waste paper from the war salvage drive were set on fire by vandals and burned completely. City Salvage Chairman Edeon H. Deal reported today.
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Nampa
City Salvage
Edeon H.deal
Idahoan Bombers Strike Truk Raid Heroic Says RAF Chief
Lt. Harold W. Wright of Bennington piloted a damaged Liberator on the June 2 Truk raid returning safely despite three dead and four wounded crew. The mission from Dublin Town at Truk Atoll destroyed at least 10 Japanese planes and caused extensive destruction. Brig. Gen. William A. Matheny praised the raid as the most heroic for its size to hit Truk.
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South Pacific
Truk
Ocean
Dublin Town
Truk Atoll
Weather Men Miss Channel Forecasts
London report by AP war correspondent John A Moroso notes that the invasion's initial phase was not larger than the Sicily landings and blames weather prophets for failures as wind and a choppy Channel nearly caused disaster. Moroso witnessed Sicily and North Africa landings.
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London
John A. Moroso
Associated Press
Sicily
Allies Fifth Army Captures Port of Civita Castellana Area
Allied Fifth Army seized Civita Castellana near Rome and Bracciano on the west shore of its namesake lake as they push north along the coast and secure the Tiber valley. German forces retreat in disarray with many prisoners taken. Field Marshal Kesselring’s former HQ near Civita Castellana falls under guard.
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Rome
Fifth
Civitavecchia
Fifth Army
Bracciano
14Th Army
Albert Fliesselring
Civita Castellana
Eighth Army
Tiber
ROMF
Eternal City
Chiefs Spar For Best Opening In Cherbourg Peninsular War
DeWitt MacKenzie notes the Allied invasion of the Cherbourg peninsula prompts a strategic clash between Rommel and Montgomery. German counterattacks press, Rommel cautious, allies aim to secure Cherbourg base and Paris rail link while Russia remains in reserve for a synchronized strike.
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DeWitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Cherbourg
North African Desert
Field Marshal
Rommel
Montgomery
Peninsula
Paris
Russia
Red Armies
Fighter pilot killed in training crash at field
Lt Col John L Eaton announced that 2/Lt Carton F Taylor Jr of Victoria Texas was killed when his fighter plane crashed after takeoff during a combat training mission. Next of kin notified and a board of qualified officers is to investigate. Taylor is survived by his wife Lou Rayne Taylor, residing in Pocatello.
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John L. Eaton
Pocatello Army Airfield
Carton F. Taylor, Jr
North East Street
Victoria
Texas
Taylor
Lou Rayne Taylor
Pocatello
Catholics Honor Woman in Idaho for Outstanding Work
Mrs. T. J. Goeckner of Twin Falls named the Idaho Council of Catholic Women’s most outstanding woman worker for the year. The announcement came at the convention’s close. She will receive a medal blessed by Pope Pius XII after serving as outgoing president.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
Idaho Council of Catholic Women
T. J. Goeckner
Goeckner
Pius XII
Eisenhower and Montgomery Meet Near Invasion Beaches
Supreme Headquarters reports Eisenhower expresses complete confidence in allied forces. Eisenhower and Montgomery oversee ground assault as Ramsay ferries orders. A drifting lander signals distress during a shipboard conference off the French coast.
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Montgomery
Eisenhower
Bertram Ramsay
Ramsay
Second Step Opens For Defeat of Nazi Reserve Units
Allied air forces of 750 to 1,000 American heavy bombers swept south Normandy early today. They bombed Rennes Tours Laval Le Mans Nantes Angers rail installations and air dromes to seal the beachhead. Fortresses and Liberators hit targets 10 to 150 miles behind the front while raiders attacked Caen at dawn.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Normandy
Rennes
Tours
Laval
LeMans
Nantes
Angers
Caen
Wall Proving Axis Fable Wall Proving Axis Fable
Richard D. McMillan reports from France that the Atlantic wall is a bluff, with Allies advancing inland past Caen and Bayeux. British and American tanks and self propelled guns demoralize the German defense as towns are captured and French crowds celebrate with Union Jacks, Stars and Stripes, and the French Tricolor.
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Richard D. McMillan
France
Alantic Wall
Caen
Bayeaux
Russia
Italy
Bayeux
Vernal Flyer First To Land in Europe
Lt Norman J Johnson of Vernal Utah piloted his Thunderbolt fighter to a crash landing near the French coast while escorting troop carriers and gliders and became the first allied fighter pilot to land on allied territory in France per the ninth U S air force announcement.
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Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force
Norman J. Johnson
Vernal
Utah
French
France
Ninth U. S. Air Force
Pythians Convene 50th Annual Idaho Meeting
The Idaho Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias and Grand Temple of Pythian Sisters held their 50th annual meeting in Boise. Governor Bodolfsei was slated to speak at the opening session this afternoon.
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Boise
Idaho Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias
Grand Temple of Pythian Sisters
Bodolfsei
Americans Suffer 2379 Casualties In Fall of Rome
Secretary of War Stimson reported that a three day period of heavy fighting before the fall of Rome cost American forces in Italy 2,379 casualties. From the landings last September to May 30 total Italian campaign casualties reached 57,529 with 9,904 killed 38,554 wounded and 9,011 missing.
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Rome
Washington
Stimson
Italy
Allied forces press Normandy breakout amid Caen threat
Allied troops drive inland beyond Bayeux and threaten Caen as Cherbourg gap narrows to 26 miles. U.S., Canadian and British forces repel counterblows, while Rome front reports Civita Castellana seized and Civitavecchia secured. Severe weather and Atlantic air activity noted.
Allies Launch Southward Drive From Bayeux in Second Invasion Phase
Allied liberating troops moved south from captured Bayeux as fierce fighting continued. Berlin warned of a pincers threat to Cherbourg peninsula and its port while reinforcements pour in by sea and air. Medium bombers struck Caen as the second stage of destroying Nazi tactical reserves began with the foothold secured.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
France
Bayeux
Caen
Normandy
Cherbourg
21St Army Group Headquarters
Berlin
Miller Demoted General Seeks Public Statement
Lt Col Henry J F Miller, demoted from major general for a cocktail party remark, is hospitalized in Coral Gables for serious ailments not related to overseas service. War Department approval awaited for any public statement. Col Dan C Ogle notes Miller is a longtime peace time Miami resident. Washington reacts with talk of possible senatorial inquiry.
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Coral Gables
Fla
Henry J. F. Miller
War Department
Dan C. Ogle
Army Air Forces Regional Hospital
Miller
Army of the United States
Col. Ogle
Miami
Washington
Sen. Chandler
Kentucky
Ninth Air Force
England
Clothes Improve Girls in Pacific
Sailor Edward Schnasse recalls that soap toothbrushes dresses and other feminine supplies sent from the Farragut naval training center improved morale among marines on Wallis Island in the south Pacific. He notes native girls looked attractive in American dress but refused to wear shoes or stockings.
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Farragut
Edward D. Schnasse
Wallis Islands
South Pacific
Farragut Naval Training Center
Schnasse
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