Red Drive Headed for Wilno and East Prussia
Soviet forces under Bagramian advanced toward Wilno as Polotsk fell after heavy fighting. The Baltic Army also moved toward East Prussia with 300 places captured and the railway town of Myers taken, signaling a widening Soviet drive now within ten miles of the Latvian border.
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London
Red
Polotsk
Moscow
Russia
Sincetely
Wilno
Wina
Poland
Ivan Banramisa
Vitebsk
Konstantinov
Wilne
Minsk
Moy
East Prussia
Bagramian
Myers
Sieele
Harcely
Nagis
Allies at Odds Over Pay Rate For Italians
In Rome, Maj. Gen. Harry H. Johnson had ordered higher civilian wage rates for Allied army workers, but Gen. Sir Harold Alexander rescinded the increase. Local officials note civilians are now paid less than the German army did and below the Fascist code level when the Allies entered Rome. The disagreement shows a chaotic monetary situation and prompts scrutiny within command.
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Rome
GPI
Harry H. Johnson
Harold Alexander
Italy
Seq
Fifth Army Advances Along Italian Front Near Gothic Line
Allied forces report gains of four to over eight miles along the 161 mile Italian front as they push toward Pisa and Arezzo. American infantry reach within 13 miles of Livorno and 23 miles of Pisa, while British and Eighth Army units strike toward Arezzo on the inland routes. Fierce resistance described as from last man to last round.
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Rome
Cecilia
Livorno
Leghorn
Pisa
Adriatic
Lake Trasimeno
Magione
Arezzo
Florence
FEFTH
Willkie denies talks on aiding Dewey campaign
Wendell Willkie refutes reports that he discussed with Rep. Clare Luce plans to actively campaign for Gov. Thomas Dewey. He says he has not spoken with Luce in months and will not discuss the rumors further.
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White Plains
Wendell Ley Willkie
Clare Boothe Lute
R-Conn
Thomas HE. Dewey
Willkie
Rep
Luce
Albany
Dewey
Chicago
Nazis Predict Roosevelt Visit to Cherbourg and Scotland
A German trans ocean broadcast cited by Reuters claimed President Roosevelt would land at Cherbourg within days and attend the flag-raising at the citadel, then meet Churchill in Scotland and possibly proceed to Rome to meet Stalin. The report lacked Allied confirmation.
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Cherbourg
London
Reuters
Roosevelt
Scotland
Churchill
Rome
Stalin
Ration-free release of 240000 shoes in region two
New York reports that about 240000 pairs of oddlet shoes will be available ration-free in OPA region two for three weeks ending July 23. Children’s, misses’ and little boys’ shoes are excluded as they were released last May. Region two includes New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland and the District of Columbia. Buy War Bonds at Proctor’s Joly th-Ady.
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New York
OPA
Daniel P. Woolley
OFA
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
District of Columbia
Five Thousand-Plane Air Armada Strikes France Front
Allied air forces launch near five thousand bombers and fighters over France from dawn to dusk supporting Allied ground pushes in Normandy. Day ends with 15 Allied aircraft lost and six German planes down. American and British bomber sorties target oil refineries and air bases while fighters hit troop concentrations and gun positions.
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London
France
Normandy
Pas de Calais
Italy
Brasov
Romania
Pitesti
Britain
Europe
Geman
BRAFL
French
Cherbourg
Heavy Guns Blast Path For Yank Advance
Allied forces press toward La Haye Du Paiis in northwest France as Canadian troops seize Carpiquet and push toward the Caen area. General Omar Bradley leads long-range shelling while American and Canadian units gain several miles along a twenty-mile front from Carentan to Cherbourg, with La Haye near collapse and the airfield at Carpiquet hotly contested.
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U. S
Caen
Omar N. Bradley
First Army
Associated Press
Dan Wakehead
Bernard L. Montgomery
Rommel
Egypt
North African Congress
Carentan
Cherbourg
Vilages
la Haye
Ay River
Lessay
Th Hayes
Mount Castre Forest
la Heye
Fire Destroys Oriole Park Hit by Fire at Baltimore
The Oriole Park facility in Baltimore was destroyed by fire causing an estimated loss of 150000. The blaze halted the league leading Orioles doubleheader against Syracuse and prompted the board to postpone the remaining Syracuse series and relocate home games to Newark and Jersey City with a July 16 game moved to the municipal stadium. The loss affects legendary players such as Babe Ruth and Lefty Grove who were associated with the club’s early era.
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Oriole Park
Jack Dunn
Syracuse
Newark
Jersey City
Municipal Stadium
Orioles
Newark Temerres
George Reed
Tommy Thomas
Onte Sant
Babe Ruth
Lefty Grove
George Earnshaw
Max Bishop
Joe Boley
Parc
Canadian Croesus Jailed for Drinking in Levis Quebec
Levis Quebec police fined and taxed costs totaling 230 dollars for drunkenness and assault on Harry Falconer McLean a Merrickside Ontario millionaire who had gained publicity for tossing hundreds of dollars from a Windsor Ont hotel window He spent a night in Mil before appearing before Recorder Valmore Da Billy.
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Levis
Que
J. Guay
Harry Falconer McLean
Merrickside
Windsor
Ont
Xyindaw
McLean
Mil
Valmore da Billy
Airborne Reinforcements Boost Noemfoor Island Position
Allied forces airlifted two parachute troops to strengthen the American perimeter on Noemfoor Island in Dutch New Guinea. Headquarters said Japanese positions east of Kamiri air drome were being eliminated with tank support as troops push toward remaining airstrips. Southwest Pacific bombers raided Yap Island, dropping 33 tons of explosives and destroying four Japanese aircraft.
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New Guinea
Noeefoor
Dutch New Guinea
Kamiri
Hamiri
Yap Island
Carolines
Dutch New Guinea m
Sarmi-Mafin Bay
Sarmj
Bedford Blast From Dynamite Shakes Region
Federal and local investigators probed a seven and a half ton dynamite explosion that damaged a warehouse owned by John B. Varick Co. in Bedford. The blast shattered windows across a wide area from Bedford to Manchester and Worcester, injuring several and prompting evacuations as alarms spread through New England.
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Bedford
N. H
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Manchester
John B. Varick Company
New England
Neshua
Fitchburg
British Capture Jap Base North of Imphal
In monsoon fighting, Imperial troops seized Ukhrul north of Imphal, described as a Japanese stronghold. The same Allied communique noted three Japanese attacks southwest of Myitkyina were repulsed and American forces in North Burma defeated an enemy unit near the Myitkyina front.
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Imphal
Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
India
Sorder
Ukhrul
Fanphal
Burma
Jap Gas Attack Fails to Dent Hengyang Lines
The Chinese high command reported that heavily reinforced Japanese troops attacked Hengyang with mustard gas and artillery but failed to break Chinese defenses. Despite heavy assaults in the northern and western suburbs, Chinese defenders held their positions around the railway center, with enemy casualties including a high ranking officer.
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Hengyang
Chengking
Igh
Heuayang
Hunaz
Gigli Denies Death Reports Amid Slurs
Italian tenor Beniamino Gigli rejected rumors of his death calling them malicious slander spread by enemies. He said the remarks attack him personally and noted a shift from fascist accusations to claims of being dead.
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Gigli
Rome
Benjamin Gigi
Gpére
Weekend Death Toll Reaches 411
A Fourth of July holiday toll rose to at least 411 fatalities as traffic crashes caused the bulk of deaths. Drownings and miscellaneous deaths added smaller totals, with California leading states at 32 traffic deaths and New York City praising the observance as among the safest.
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FHE Associated Press
New York City
National Council of Safety
Flagstaff
Ariz
California
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Copenhagen Ends Five Day General Strike in Copenhagen
Copenhagen returns to normal after a five day general strike and street rioting. German authorities promise concessions including withdrawal of the Schalburg Corps, lifting of curfew, no reprisals, earlier tramway closing, and restrained use of force. The Schalburg Corps had been used for counter-sabotage and linked to recent disorders.
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Stockholm
Denmark
Liberty Counci
Copenhagen
Free Danish Press Service
I Sehaburge
Tutvure
Copenhages
X 4
Schalburg Corps
Twelve Mile Brush Fire Rages Out of Control Southwest of Here
Winds whip a huge rangeland blaze on a 32 mile front southwest of Tracy California. County fire warden estimates 12 000 acres burned with no livestock reported lost. Between 400 and 50 sailors from Navy stations assist fire patrols. Blaze likely started from a prospector camp fire.
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Cal Pi
Hts
Here
T. 5
Sanguinez
Ivestock
Four Killed In Wreck of Rail Liner
A Santa Fe passenger train wreck near lagstaff Arizona killed four people including the fireman and three passengers and injured over thirty. The crash halted traffic on both tracks for more than 17 hours as the locomotive and twelve cars left the rails and a sleeper rammed the debris requiring rescue work.
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Lagstaff. Ariz
UPI
Santa, Fe
Firemgan
Fere
Rall Weegck
Georgia White Primary Vote Sparks Court Test
Georgia held a white only primary yesterday as managers refused to add Negro voters to the registration list. The Democratic State Executive Committee announced the statewide vote would be restricted to white voters and instructed managers to refuse ballots. C A Scott and A T Walden, leaders of local Negro groups, attempted to vote but were blocked.
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Atlanta
Georgia
C.A. Scott
theCitizens’ Democratic Club
Fulton F Aiamat County
A T. Walden
State Association of Democratic Cubs
Legion Head Urges Retention of Bases
Coruntbia dispatch reports National American Legion Commander Warsén H. Atherton urged retention of military bases won by Americans. He called for frank plans to keep America safe and to bolster the British Empire’s stance as Allied leaders discuss defense and global security.
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National American Legion
Comaiande
Warsén H. Atherton
South Carolina Legion
Russia
Ston
Mir
Churchill
America
Chinese Not Worried Over Nylon Stockings
Bretton Woods reports China’s finance minister Dr. H H Hung and his UN delegation face nylon stockpile concerns. A reporter asks about nylon impact on silk trade as Hung smiles and hints preference for real stockings over artificial ones. The scene reflects wartime economy tensions and shifting textile priorities.
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Bretton Woods
N. E
China
H. H. Hung
United Nations
Chita
Kung
Task Force Raids Near Tokyo Increase Pacific Pressure
Allied communiques describe July operations within 700 miles of Tokyo. Carrier planes, destroyers, and cruisers shelled Iwo Jima and Bonin Islands while Marines reportedly regained parts of Saipan, advancing toward Garawan and Tanepag as western Pacific offensive widens.
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iSe
Western Pacific
Chester W. Nimitzanpoun
Iwo Jima
Rezan
Islenda
Bonins
Nimitz
Haha Jima
Borin Islands
Tokyo Radio
Central Pacific
Churchill Defers Robot Bomb Talk
London reports say German bombing continues over southern England as Prime Minister Churchill postpones a promised statement on the Nazi robot weapon. MPs press him on defense measures and alleged Spanish aid, with calls for a ultimatum if the terror device persists.
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London
UPI
England
House of Commons
Churchill
Spain
George Broadbridge
Alfred Edwards
Laborita
Caure
Generalissimio
Francisco
France
McNutt Aims to Recruit 20000 Potential Football Workers
War Manpower Commission Chairman Paul Suit launches statewide drive to recruit 15 000 to 20 000 men with muscular build to serve in foundries and horse shops as wartime labor. Regional WMC directors ordered to begin recruiting immediately and scour communities hosting plants for eligible workers. Priority given to foundries in need of employment resources.
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Ington GP
Paul Suit
War Manpower Commission
Tampa
WMC
Bichiit
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