Battle for Saipan In Progress All-Out Offensive Near Cherbourg
Allied forces push toward Cherbourg with the U S Ninth Division driving four miles from the port and capturing Valognes and Montebourg while sealing off a death pocket for up to 56 000 Nazis The advance also secures Quineville and Tilly-Sur-Seulles as British units strike two miles southwest of Hot and tighten the eastern Normandy front
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Wes Gallagher
Allied Expeditionary Force
Cherbourg
Valognes
Great Harbor
U. S
Cherbourgh
St. Martin le Grand
trans-Atlantic
Montebourg
Associated Press
Roger Greene
Ninth
Bricque- Dec
Quineville
Supreme Headquarters
Normandy
Tilly-Sur-Seulles
Allies Reach Fortified Cherbourg Says Berlin Radio
Berlin radio reported Allies have reached the fortified area of Cherbourg with spearheads in contact with German defenders. Two Nazi counterattacks were repelled as Allied forces pressed north from the Normandy beachhead, isolating Cherbourg while German high command claimed limited activity on the peninsula.
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Berlin
Cherbourg
London
Cherbourgh
Tot
le Bagues
Normandy
Omar N. Bradley
Supreme Headquarters
High Command
France
Bicquebec
Japanese fear Saipan loss may invite shuttle bombing
A Berlin broadcast of a Tokyo dispatch warned that losing Saipan could lead to shuttle bombing missions against Tokyo. B-29s based on Saipan and flying to China were cited as the threat, as American forces press the invasion.
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Saipan
Saipan Island
Tokyo
China
Berlin
Viipuri Falls to Reds in Heavy Shelling Near Coast
Moscow dispatches report the Finnish port Viipuri under heavy Red Army bombardment with coastal defenses said to have collapsed. Soviet ships claim to have sunk Finnish transports in the Gulf of Viipuri and Gulf of Finland as Baltic ships push toward the city.
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Moscow
Red Army
Viipuri
Izvestia
Ivan Osgipov
Nikolai Shvankov
Red Star
Gulf of
Red Fleet
Gulf of Viipuri
Gulf of Finland
Viipuri Gulf
Stockholm
Svenska Dagbladet
Edwin Linkomies
Vaino Tanner
Finland
Linkomies
Juho K. Panasikivi
Germans Still Tough But War Trend Apparent
A cautious note argues Germany may not be as formidable as advertised but Churchill’s early victory talk shifts optimism. Observers question long German endurance and explain Americans’ bandwagon impulse toward a quick win over sustained sacrifice.
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J. M. Roberts, Jr
DeWitt MacKenzie
Germany
Mr. Churchill
Georgia and Florida Weather Tonight and Wednesday
Georgia sees fair to partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures tonight into Wednesday. Extreme Northwest Florida reports fair conditions tonight with Wednesday becoming partly cloudy.
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Georgia
Florida
Wallace arrives in Chungking for China visit
Vice President Wallace lands in Chungking to urge closer China Siberia ties and discuss mutual concerns with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. He quotes Hu Shih on a united boundary, plans talks with farmers soldiers and embassy officials, and proceeds from Siberia via Szechwan.
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Wallace
Chungking
China
Chiang Kai- Shek
Siberia
Roosevelt
Hu Shih
United States
Canada
Chiang Kai-Shek
Tiuwa
Sinkiang
Szechwan
Large American bomber raid targets German oil and industry
More than 1,500 American heavy bombers with fighters attacked rocket plants in Pas De Calais and cities across central Germany including Hannover Hamburg Magdeburg Politz and a Brunswick repair plant. The large force exceeded last week’s raid with 2,000 aircraft in action and crews reported clear weather after crossing into eastern Germany near the Baltic coast.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Pas de Calais
Germany
Emmerich Oi
Hannover
Hamburg
Magdeburg
Politz
Brunswick
Stockholm
Malmo
Baltic
Stettin
Europe
Rescuer Dies From Gas While Attempting Shaft Rescue
Covington Ga June 20 AP Robie G Stokes 38 Newton County farmer descending a well shaft to rescue a Negro overcome by gas collapsed before tying a line to the victim. He was asphyxiated in the effort.
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Covington
Robie G. Stokes
Newton County
Stokes
Perugia Falls to Allies and Elba Conquered
Allied forces entered Perugia, a major communications center 72 miles southeast of Florence and 5 miles north of Rome, after Elba fell to French colonial troops. The campaign yielded about 1,900 prisoners and extensive enemy material abandoned. German forces faced heavy resistance with mines as Fifth and Eighth Armies advanced. Indian troops captured Ripa and Civita D Arno northeast of Perugia.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Rome
Perguia
Florence
Elba
Porto Longone
Perguin
Highth
Eighth Army
Fifth
Grosetto
Orbetello
Ripa
Civitella D'Arno
Perugia
Biggest air battle in Pacific since Midway unfolds
Allied and Japanese forces clash over Saipan with heavy losses claimed by both sides. Tokyo reports 300 Japanese planes down and ships sunk, while U S forces claim similar material damage as ground operations expand on Saipan and Biak. MacArthur expands air bases in Dutch New Guinea and Biak region amid ongoing offensives.
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J. B. Krueger
Associated Press
Saipan
Japan
Tokyo
Imperial Headquarters
U. S
Marianas Islands
Adm
Chester Nimitz
Nimitz
Midway
Ashito
Magicienne Bay
Douglas MacArthur
Dutch New Guinea
Owl Island
Biak
Schouten
Owl
Makmer
MacArthur
Truk
Chinkhing
Tilangzap
Myitkyina
Burma
Futher
Mogaung
Arnall seeks pledge of loyalty for Georgia electors
Gow Ellis Arnall urged Georgia's Democratic executive committee to require pledges of support for the party's presidential nominee before naming presidential electors. He warned of internal saboteurs aiming to defeat Democratic nominees and urged firm loyalty ahead of the Thursday meeting to choose 32 delegates and 12 electors.
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Atlanta
Gow Ellis Arnall
Georgia
Long-Tims
Roosevelt
Democratic Executive Committee
Chicago
Arnall
Washington
Texas
Mississippi
South Carolina
Lon Duckworth
Democratic Party
Republican Party
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Chanksha
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Pearl Harbor
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