Americans Advance on Vital Saipan and Tinian Landing
Allied naval task force presses to land troops on Saipan and Tinian as Tokyo radio cites fierce Japanese fire. The report follows Adm Nimitz four days of bombardment and notes 70 barges and 20 craft used in Marianas landings while Halsey relinquished his post.
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Associated Press
Saipan
Tinian
Marianas
Japan
Tokyo Radio
Wee Ree
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Marianas Islands
Nimitz
Philippines
Bonin Islands
Bonins
Tokyo
Maranas
Guam
Marshalls
Southwest Pacific
Palau
Truk
Central Pacific
Kurile Islands
William F. Halsey, Jr
SixTon Bombs Hit E Boat Center and Le Havre Pens
Allied forces in a broad daylight strike dropped up to six-ton bombs on E boat pens at Le Havre and bombed industrial targets in Hannover. The campaign involved 1000 to 2000 American fortresses Libera tors and escorts with Lancasters in the daytime attack amid night operations over France and Normandy bases.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
France
Berlin
Hannover
Germany
Normandy
Britain
le Havre
War Bill Seeks 49 Billion Funding for Defense
Representative Snyder urged unanimous approval of a 49.1 billion dollar war bill to finance the war department for the year starting July 1. The measure includes 15.4 billion in new funds and 33.7 billion in reappropriations, with Eisenhower to receive a knockout punch as Germany is hoped to fall before winter snows. The bill, seen as essential amid a life and death war, will be reviewed in December for possible savings and refunds to the treasury.
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Washington
Germany
Snyder
D-Pa
House
Hitler
War Department
Appropriations
Tojo
Eisenhower
Treasury
Dewey Plans Trip To GOP Meeting
Reports close to Gov. Thomas E. Dewey say he is ready for a swift trip to Chicago to accept a Republican presidential nomination. He is on a ten day farm vacation near Pawling and drafting an acceptance speech as Pullman reservations are arranged for the June 26 convention.
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Dewey
Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Chicago
Pawling
Pullman
De Gaulle Returns to France Amid Enthusiasm at Normandy
London reports that General de Gaulle was greeted with moving demonstrations by Isigny residents and other liberated areas as he toured the Normandy beachhead. He outlined civil administration plans and relief operations while seeking recognition of the French committee of national liberation. He may return to Algiers before addressing the French assembly and meeting President Roosevelt.
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London
French Committee of National Liberation
Charles de Gaulle
Normandy
de Gaulle
Isigny
Britain
France
Nning
Algiers
French Consultative Assembly
Dwight D. Eisenhower
America
Roosevelt
Normandy Front
London Standard
Channel
House Passes Price Bill and OPA Clash
The House approved another year of price controls while a veto threat from Senator Murdock looms. An amendment by Rep. Sen advanced 206 to 181, challenging OPA regulations in court. Senate action and a conference will resolve differences over cotton ceilings and parity pricing for farm goods affecting cotton wheat rye eggs and peanuts.
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Washington
House
Congress
Murdock
Dutah
Roosevelt
Rep
Dirksen
Bankhead - Brown
OPA
Disney
D-Okla
Senate
Pace
Hangers Coming Back After War Production Boost
War Production Board doubles hanger output with more iron and steel. The quarter now sees about 47 million hangers produced, 20 million more than originally planned, easing a metal hanger famine.
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Washington
War Production Board
Yankee Casualties Increase in Italy
American army casualties in Italy rose by 4 472 in six days of heavy fighting in the Alban hills and south of Rome. Since allied landings last September through June 5 totals: 11 130 killed. 42 489 wounded. 8409 missing. Transfers from missing to death likely explain part of the increase.
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Washington
Italy
Alban Hills
Rome
Fighters Six Miles From Escape Route
Allied forces push toward Cherbourg as the spearhead nears La Haye Du Puits and Prétot. Berlin cites 20 German divisions and 600 tanks in a massive counteroffensive, with fighting centered around Montebourg and Caen area towns.
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Les Sablons-Baupte
Ste. Mere Eglise
la Haye du Puits
Cherbourg
Berlin
Ludwig Sertorius
Pretot
Montebourg
Cherbom
Tanks Clash in Crucial Test on Cherbourg Front
DeWitt MacKenzie reports a major armored clash as German tanks push reserves toward the Cherbourg peninsula in a pivotal early invasion phase. Allies claim the initiative and air and sea superiority while General Charles De Gaulle appears with Allied forces, signaling renewed hope for reconciliation with his committee.
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DeWitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Cherbourg
France
Serpentine
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
French Committee of National Liberation
Today's Fish Story in Louisville Restaurant Caption
A payphone in a downtown Louisville restaurant features a wide mouthed fish photo with the caption warning that even small fish get into trouble for opening their mouths too often.
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Louisville
Blow Hits Wyoming SPOTTED HORSE dance hall tornado
A tornado struck the Spotted Horse area in Wyoming destroying a dance hall. Eight people were living in the basement but none were seriously injured. Local authorities investigated structural damage and ensured safety precautions.
President Outlines Peace Security World Organization Plan
President Roosevelt proposed a world organization of peace loving nations to preserve peace and security. He described a council elected annually by all members, include the four major nations United States Great Britain Russia and China, and an international court of justice. The plan envisions joint action with armed forces available for enforcement when needed and will guide talks with Britain Russia and China.
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Washington
Roosevelt
World Organization
United States
Great Britain
Russia
China
International Court of
Tice
Hull
Britain
Organization For International Cooperation
Finns Stiffen Resistance To Russ Army
Russian forces push toward Viipuri crossing unnamed river as forests offer ambushes. Soviet troops use heavy bombers and special squads to clear paths while Finns fall back and cut trees to block roads. Baltic sailors reportedly joined the campaign with Viipuri attacked by 150 Soviet planes.
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Moscow
Red Army
Viipuri
Red Star
Leonid A. Govorov
Karelian
Ervestia
Kuterselka
Berlin
Allied Troops Push Forward Across Italy Including Orvieto
Allied headquarters report continuous gains in Italy as forces seize Orvieto Aquila and Narni and push west toward Rome. Fifth Army advances 79 miles along the coast while units reach Terni and Magliano amid steady German resistance from remnants of the 14th Army.
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Rome
Italy
Orvieto
Aquila
Narni
Fifth Army
Eighth Army
Lake Bolsena
Troops Storm Saipan as U S Forces Press Japan
Washington reports American troops storm Japanese positions on Saipan in the Marianas with initial landings praised by Adm. Nimitz. Dispatches note hard fighting and a capture of Quineville as US forces advance. A Berlin radio claim says new thrusts south of Bayeux toward St Lo and through Carentan Isigny lowlands. The House passes a $49.1 billion Army appropriation for the next fiscal year.
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Washington
Saipan Island
Tokyo
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
Saipan
Marianas Island
Philippines
Nimits
Preas
Quineville
Berlin
Taylor Leads Clark By Slight Margin
In Idaho the Democratic senatorial primary returns show Glen H. Taylor leading incumbent D. Worth Clark by a narrow margin as of early tabulations. With 1723 of 845 precincts reported Taylor 10 116 Clark 10 091. Clark ahead with eight fewer precincts counted. Official canvass begins June 24.
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Boise
Idaho
D. Worth Clark
Glen H. Taylor
Taylor
Clark
Benewah
Lincoln
Jefferson
Power
Jefferson County
New Fighting Giant Flies First Mission
The army deployed the B 29 superfortress in a Pacific air strike on Japan, launching the 20th bomber command under Gen H H Arnold. The mission marked the first combat use of the aircraft and its new long range capability from remote bases. Details on target and exact location were not disclosed.
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Washington
Pacific
War Department
United States Army Air Forces
20Th Bomber Command
Japan
Sky Mammoth
20Th Air Force
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Nippon
India - China - Burma
Arnold
George C. Marshall
Tokyo
James H. Doolittle
Eighth Air Force
Britain
Siberia
China
War correspondent Gaskill injured in French invasion
Gordon Gaskill, 30 year old war correspondent for the American Magazine, sustained shrapnel in the shoulder and a minor bullet wound in the abdomen during the invasion of France. He has recovered enough to leave a hospital and lives in Mays Landing, New Jersey.
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New York
Gordon Gaskill
American Magazine
France
Gaskill
Mays Landing
N. J
Invasion of Democratic Primary Alleged in Bannock Race
Democrat Betty Cox accuses Republicans of infiltrating Bannock County primary voting as 1611 more votes went to four Democratic U S senate candidates than two Republicans. Taylor leads Clark in early returns while lawmakers debate ballot law changes to curb such activity.
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Glen Taylor
United States Senate
D. Worth
Bannock County
Taylor
Clark
Alameda No. 1
Lund
Pocatello
Betty Cox
U.S
Cox
Seve
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Theodore Wyman, Jr
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Troarn
Caen
Villers-Bocage
Caumont
Bulletins
Henry R. Moore
Bruce Fraser
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