Nazi losses reported as Red Army advances in White Russia
Moscow announced heavy German casualties and equipment losses as Red Army forces push from the former Poland border to the Pripyat Marshes. Reports detail advances on Borisov and Disna, with Minsk near and Novo seiki in play, while Moscow cites 134000 dead in the week and thousands more captured along the White Russian front.
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Limestone Mine Becomes Federal Food Depository
A year-old limestone mine near Atchison Kansas will be converted into a federal cold storage facility for government perishables. The War Food Administration plans refrigeration and expects a 12 000 000 cubic foot chamber to open as a cold storage house by August 7. The mine’s total space will be chilled to 20 to 32 degrees, representing about a tenth of public cold storage capacity nationwide and an estimated annual savings of up to 34 million dollars in storage costs.
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U S Breaks Ties With Finland Nazi Puppet Claim
The United States cut diplomatic ties with Finland and branded its current government a Nazi puppet aiding Germany. The move followed ten critical days in which a pro peace with Russia coup failed and German forces moved to influence Finland. The decision was delivered as Finland announced a stance with Germany, with no immediate war declaration planned by the United States.
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UVES
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Efort
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Waffaires
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Fenland
Bombers Aid Ground Troops In Normandy
Allied heavy and medium bombers launched 3000 sorties across a broad Normandy arc to hit German targets and slow reinforcements. Weather improved but remained below the daily D-Day average as 21 German fighters fell to Allied crews, including 17 by BLAFL. Liberators and Fortresses, escorted by Mustangs, dropped 750 tons on fields in northern France and Belgium with no losses.
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Belgium
Merchant Marine Hero Receives Award for Santa Elena Rescue
The War Shipping Administration awarded Capt E R Johanson of the SS Monterey a citation for saving 1,575 troopship survivors after the loss of the liner Santa Elena following a Nazi air attack in the Mediterranean. Four were lost. rescue operations saved most crew, soldiers, and nurses aboard.
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Nations Open Conference on Money Plans at Bretton Woods
Two trainloads of master money mechanics journeyed north to Bretton Woods for the United Nations monetary conference. Delegates from 44 nations converge to draft plans for a $9 billion monetary system and a $20 billion long term credit machine to spur postwar recovery. Deliberations are consultative with each government to act on recommendations. Stakes include about $36.009 billion for the monetary fund and $3.56 billion for a bank, doubling any other nation’s ante.
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United Nations Monetary Conference
Bretton Woods
White Mountains
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Monetary Fund
U.S. Looks To Freeze Argentine Funds For Nazi Aid
Washington reports official sources say Argentina has aided Nazi firms on the U S blacklist. The Treasury reportedly has the blocking machinery ready and awaits order to act. Officials cite Argentina’s lax enforcement and support for blacklisted firms as justification.
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Washington
United States
Argentina
Hemisphere
Dried Apricots Seen Available for Civilians
The War Food Administration said a large year of apricot production will enable substantial supplies for civilian use. Packagers will set aside the whole crop for government needs while some dried apricots may reach civilians through the price support program similar to 1912 and 1943 efforts.
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Washington
War Food Administration
Stepped Up Robot Bombings Kill Babies in Nursing Home
A deadly series of robot bombings across Southern England leaves many dead and injured including babies and nurses at a rural nursery home. Wreckage spreads through Dorsery with smashed vehicles, scorched buildings, and families grieving as officials tally casualties and gather bodies.
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British Hold Caen Lines Amid Heavy Tank Assaults
Allied forces pressed on toward the Orne River as German defenses near Caen withstood repeated armored counterattacks. Front reports said German reserves backed by more armor were committed, while Allied air forces conducted extensive bombing and strafing of enemy positions. The British widened their bridgehead across the Orne and aimed to encircle Caen, with heavy fighting described as the fiercest since the Cherbourg actions.
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Hengyang Still Besieged As Chinese Holdout
Chinese forces in Hengyang resist encirclement by three Japanese divisions as Tokyo reports fires and street fighting. Chinese army spokesman cites possible use of poison gas and warns the loss of Hengyang would threaten the Canton Hankow railway. If Hengyang falls, Japanese aims include Kweilin and Canton regions to complete the rail seizure.
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Hankew Raiwat
Von Arnim Now in U S Prison Camp
An Army announcement says Col Gen Jurgen von Arnim, captured in Tunisia, is now a prisoner of war in the United States. He passed through Washington on the way to a POW camp and spoke briefly with reporters in a routine transfer.
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United States
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Nazi Prisoners Balk At Working in Heat
Prisoners of war detained at Camp Byrda refused to work at a shelling plant near Warters due to heat. Deputy Sheriff Fred Armstrong said the Germans sat on a bus from 2 to 7 p.m. before returning to camp amid a sit down strike. About thirty acres of pea vines were delivered later as farmers adjusted after the stoppage.
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Fred Armstrong
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Dewey and Brownell Set Campaign Strategy in Chicago
The Dewey Brownell team moved to expand their gubernatorial win toward a national bid. Brownell was unanimously elected chairman of the Republican National Committee with Harrison Spangler named general counsel. Dewey pledged a strong postwar nationwide effort and planned a rapid start for the campaign stage in Albany after a Chicago meeting with party leaders.
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Herbert Brownell, Jr
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Ohio
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Iowa
Henry P. Fletcher
Pennsylvania
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Madrid Reports Liquidation of Vichy Regime
Reports reaching Spain last night claimed the Vichy government is being liquidated in meetings between Germans and collaborationist leaders in Paris and Vichy. Diplomatic notes say Vichy independence will be erased and internal ministries transferred to the Nazis, with Joseph Darnand to take orders from German leadership.
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Avi van Bundsted
Navy to close plant producing bombsights
The Navy will end production at the Carl L Norden plant in Elmira Rochester area. The War Production Board and Army Ordnance are evaluating if the plant can be repurposed to absorb orders, with about 3409 workers affected and gradual cessation of production planned.
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Panama Vessel Sunk in Caribbean Sea
A Panamanian merchant vessel was sunk in the Caribbean early this month after two underwater explosions of undetermined origin. Survivors have been landed at San Juan, Miami and elsewhere.
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Flyers Rescued After Nine Days In Grand Canyon
Three Army airmen survived nine days after an emergency parachute drop into the Grand Canyon Arizona. Two veteran climbers descended a rim to guide them to safety while other rescue parties battled Colorado River waters. The men, sunburned and bearded, reunited with rangers at the canyon summit after drifting apart in the vast gorge.
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Overseas Service Bar Authorized for Army Men
A reported decision authorized an Overseas Service Bar for Army personnel. The bar is a four inch rectangle with worn edges and a weave design, to be worn on the uniform in addition to campaign ribbons. It marks service abroad after the war and is worn above the face of departure from the continental United States.
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Ieninaios
WPA Officially Died Amid Debate on Spending and War
A fragmented note reports the WPA’s end amid a long discussion on government spending and potential involvement in war. The piece centers on official actions and the political climate of the era.
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WPA
Peti
Soldier Vote May Decide Nye Election in North Dakota
Reports from county auditors show 390 soldier ballots mailed remain unreturned. With unofficial returns from 2220 of 2251 precincts Nye leads Stambaugh by about 30 votes, while Burdick sits third. Final results hinge on soldiers ballots and canvassing between July 17 and 27.
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Gerald P. Nye
Nye A
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American Legion
Nye
Stambaugh
Usher I. Burdick
A. Townley
Chicago
Stamiansk
ODT Warns of Holiday Travel Restrictions
Col. J. Monroe Jonnsah of the Office of Defense Transportation warns the public there is no room today on the country's trains and intercity bus lines for holiday travel. He urges only essential travel, warning nonessential trips may end with being stranded and crowded conditions.
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Col
J. Monroe Jonnsah
Office of Defense Transportation
Col. Johnson
ODT
Air Forces Will Return 42 Stranded WASPS
The Air Forces plan to bring home 42 stranded Women Airforce Service Pilots from training camps in Texas. Col George Heene said yesterday the Army training program will continue but the pilots will be released to their homes as soon as possible.
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Upiforty
Yanks Lose 9 752 in Two Weeks Fighting on Saipan
US forces at Saipan report 9 752 casualties over two weeks with 1 474 dead 2 878 wounded and 1 027 missing. Nimitz notes Japanese losses around 4 931 and continues a costly campaign as Marines push on the island’s center and eastern sectors.
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German Lines In North Italy Collapse As Allied Forces Advance
Allied forces led by American General Mark W. Clark push from the Tyrrhenian coast toward the Po valley. German troops retreat along Highway 1 as American armor nears Siena, Pisa, and Florence outskirts with French and British units supporting the push.
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