Georgia and South progress in Democratic factionalism debate
The piece analyzes Georgia Democratic stance on white supremacy as party loyalty and delegation to the national convention, noting Governor Arnal l's influence, the Georgia party line, and reactions to recent rulings and South Carolina actions. It also reports on World War II front updates including D-Day progress, Allied air activity, and German responses near Caen and Cherbourg.
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South Carolina
National Committee
South
Allies Press Advance as Caen Battle Intensifies Across Normandy
Allied forces hold firm against German counterblows in Normandy as battles widen for Caen and surrounding regions. Reports describe beachhead expansion, reduced German positions, and intense close quarter fighting across farms, hedgerows, and towns with paratroop and armored actions on multiple sectors.
Allied Tanks Enclose Bayeux Area In West Front Attacks
London reports German high command notes Allied armor from the Cherbourg bridgehead makes encircling thrusts west and southwest of Bayeux. Claims heavy losses for the landing forces but states the bridgehead has strengthened. Drive also northwest from Ste. Mere Eglise toward Valognes. St Lo drive toward Brittany is mentioned.
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Caen
Bayeux
Ross Munro
Normandy
Cherbourg
Paris
Eisenhower
Munro
Berlin
Allied Air Arm
France
London
High Command
The
Orne
Ste. Mere Hglise
Valognes
Transocean
St. Lo
Ste. Mere Eglive
Satisfactory progress reported at Caen beachhead
Supreme headquarters announced satisfactory progress on the beachhead despite stiff resistance. The main German counterattack in the Caen area was held and ground gained. Formigny was reportedly captured and the third Canadian division was in action. Canadian officers and men took part in the air borne phases. Weather deteriorated.
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RAF
Normandy
D-day
Supreme Headquarters
France
English Channel
Allied Expeditionary Force
Caen
Formigny
Paratroopers Chronicle Hedge Row Fighting in Europe
A wartime dispatch describes paratroopers from various U S towns engaging Germans in hedgerow battles. Notable figures include Dodson Pruck Southard Beshears Bensel Chute Burciaga and Welsh as they strove to organize troops, flank gun positions, and repulse enemy efforts with carbine fire and ambush tactics.
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Forest City
Ark
Dodson
William Pruck
New York City
Karol Southard
Nubieber
Calif
Toe Road
Cpl
Lester Beshears
Larned
Kas
Robert Bensel
Ernesto G. Burciaga
Roswell
New Mexico
Laurence J. Welsh
Quincy, Mars
Stanley Goudreau
France
New Anti Fascist Regime Forming in Italy
Rome reports Ivanoe Bonomi began forming a new cabinet aimed to be wholly anti Fascist and exclude anyone who collaborated with Mussolini. Marshal Pietro Badoglio will not join the government, citing his interim role after Mussolini's fall. Bonomi, 71, had previously served as premier.
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Rome
Ivanoe Bonomi
Benito Mussolini
Pietro Badoglio
Mussolini
Bonomi
Farley Resigns as Chairman of New York Democrats
Francis J. Kelly Associated Press reports Farley resigns as New York state Democratic chairman citing time constraints from Coca Cola duties. He opposed a fourth term for Roosevelt but won’t bolt party. A July 11 successor date set. Farley to attend Chicago convention as delegate. Bricker for President clubs form in 20 states. Nebraska GOP names six convention delegates for Dewey.
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Georgia Democratic Executive Commttee
Georgia
Supreme Court
Texas
Francis J. Kelly
Associated Press
Dames-Vé. Farley
New York
Washington
Roosevelt
Farley
Neifth Farley
Cairman
Coca Cola Company
Chicago
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Indiana
Iowa
Maryland
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Dwight Griswold
Thomas HM. Dewey
Nevada
Bonomi Asked by Crown Prince to Form New Italian Government
In spring 1922 Bonomi, once aligned with Socialists and now independent yet allied with liberals, heads Rome liberation effort and is urged by Crown Prince Umberto to form a new government after Badoglio. Umberto acts as lieutenant general of the Realm following King Vittorio Emanuele III’s abdication.
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Rome
Umberto
Bonomi
Badoglio
Vittorio Emanuelle III
Local Notes and Updates From Broad County
Mrs. J. M. Watson of Miami visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Hamilton while Lt. Watson serves overseas. Fire destroys a barn on the Coolidge Ochlocknee road injuring feed stock and hay. Mrs. D. E. Bullington returns home after surgery at Archbold Memorial. Pvt. Winston L. Stewart reports arrival overseas and station in Italy.
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J. M. Watson
Miami
W. N. Hamilton
Lt. Watson
Armed Forces Across
Seas
E. F. Bloodworth
Coolidge-Ochlocknee Road
D. E., Bullington
Archbold Memorial Hospital
Betty Stewart
Pvt
Winston L. Stewart
Italy
Lindbergh Teaches High Altitude Flying In Gilbert Islands
Detroit reports Col Charles A. Lindbergh, Ford official and aviation consultant, is directing high altitude flight training for American fighter pilots in the Gilbert Islands. O A Johnson, Ford Marine fleet chief, cites his son in confirming Lindbergh's role and Willow Run experiments.
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Col. Lindbergh
Detroit
Gilbert Islands
Charles A. Lindbergh
Ford Motor Co
O. A. Johnson
Ford Marine Fleet
Gilberts
Lindbergh
Ford
Willow Run
First Division’s World War I Valor Echoed in Normandy Fighting
The article recalls the First Division’s storied World War I record and its 1940s actions from North Africa to Sicily, noting its heavy casualties and crucial roles in key campaigns. It mentions detachments with allied units, and a veteran’s recent leave before reporting to Admiral Nimitz for navy duty aboard an undisclosed aircraft type.
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North Africa
Oran
Tunisia
Mateur
Bizerte
Hitler
Sicily
Hermann - Geering
England
Chester Nimitz
Hawaii
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