Naval Battle Reported in Central Solomons Area
The Navy indicated a naval battle is under way in the Kula Gulf north of New Georgia Island with limited details. MacArthur’s command noted vigorous air action in the Solomons, including Japanese Zeros over Rendova and American counterattacks on Bairoko Anchorage, Vila, and Rendova as ships shell other targets.
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Navy
Solomons
South Pacific
Kula Gulf
New Georgia Island
Gulf
Viru Harbor
New Georgia
Rendova Island
Munda
Southwest Pacific
MacArthur
Rendova
United States
Bairoko Anchorage
Swere
Vila
Kolombangara
Batroko
Greeks to Decide Form of Government After Axis Defeat
Greek government in exile led by Premier Emmanuel Tsouderos said free elections will determine Greece’s future system of rule after Axis defeat. The king promised a representative assembly when military needs allow, enabling choice between a democratic monarchy or a republic.
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Cairo
George
Emmanuel Tsouderos
Tsouderos
Eight Midget Jap Subs Sunk Reported by BBC CBS
British radio reported that at least eight Japanese midget submarines were destroyed in the Solomon Islands area. The CBS recorded broadcast notes the period covered was not mentioned and provides no further detail.
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New York
Solomons
CBS
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A compact notice encouraging readers to call Troys100 for advertising services. It promises to handle the rest of the process, implying a complete ad placement solution. The line reads as a straightforward promotional prompt without additional details.
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Huge Farm Bill Heads To White House Amid Insurance Debate
The Senate sent the 848.3 million dollar farm bill to the White House after agreeing to drop a crop insurance amendment and accept a House provision for liquidation. Farm Bloc allies revived a crop insurance extension via a separate amendment on a catch-all appropriations bill, while critics warn the FCIC program is subsidized relief rather than actuarial insurance.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
FCIC
Congressional
National Housing Agency
Federal Works Agency
House
R. A. F. Beaufighters Destroy German Supply Ship
A heavily loaded German supply ship stranded on a reef off the Norwegian coast was almost certainly destroyed Sunday night by Royal Air Force Beaufighters guided by a Norwegian pilot. The Beaufighters dived through heavy anti-aircraft fire, released bombs and cannon shells, and the vessel was left burning and listing. The ship is described as medium sized.
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London
Air Ministry
Rioting Reported On Axis Isle
A CBS recorded broadcast aired by London radio quoted Ankara reports that the Governor of Rhodes had been killed and riots had broken out in several Dodecanese Islands. The islands, part of Italian possessions in the Aegean, were said to suffer starvation and diseases including dysentery and typhoid fever.
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New York
Rhodes
Dodecanese
London Radio
Ankara
Turkey
CBS
Aegean Sea
Greek Sub Claims Sinking of Axis Supply Ship
The Greek government in exile said the submarine Katsonis sank a small Axis supply ship in the Mediterranean and torpedoed a large transport near Karlovasi harbor on Samos. The communique indicated a probable hit on a transport.
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London
Cxile
Katsonis
Mediterranean
Karlovasi
Aegean
Samos
Quick Thrust Commandos Strike At Crete Airfields
British commandos struck Axis held Crete landing at night raiding airfields and destroying grounded planes. Many attackers previously fought in Crete before Allied retreat in 1941. The Cairo communique called operations successful and said patrols returned. Axis minefield details remained unanswered and German silence suggested reluctance to reveal raid.
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London
Crete
Mediterranean
Air Agencies Given Approval By Roosevelt In War Time
President Roosevelt says the civil aviation agencies are working satisfactorily and should not be reformed now. He warned that changing the setup would distract officials, impair efficiency, and hinder the war effort while the agencies contribute to successful civil aviation during wartime.
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Roosevelt
Lza
D-Cal
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Parley Agrees On Works Fund For Western Irrigation
Senate and House conferees completed agreement on an Interior Department appropriations bill totaling about 80.5 million dollars. The package includes 22.569 million in new funding for the Central Valley project in California, adding to an unspent balance of 10.758 million. Senator Hayden, Democrat of Arizona, said the conference report must pass both houses.
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Washington LLP
Senate
House
Interior Department
Hayden
D-Amaz
Central Valley
California
Nazi Plane Factory Damaged In France Air Assault
Allied bombers hit major targets across France on Independence Day, with the Gnome-Rhone aero factory at Le Mans suffering extensive damage to its main building. Photographs show numerous craters along the Le Mans Arnage airfield and hits on an aircraft depot near Chateau Bougon near Nantes, plus damage to a freight yard and several aircraft shelters.
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London
Gnome- Rhone Aero Factory
le Mans
Eighith Air Force
U. S. Army
Army
Chateau Bougon
Nantes
France
le Mans-Arnage
Senate Reaches Subsidy Bill to Limit Price Support
The Senate, leaning toward the administration plan, finishes a subsidy bill to limit payments for keeping retail food prices down and to shield producers. It postpones final CCC extension to Jan 1, 1944 and bars subsidies if price reductions to producers would occur. The proposal raises CCC borrowing to 3 billion and caps subsidy rollbacks at 175 million for CCC and 350 million for RF.
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Washington
Senate
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Polish Premier Sikorski Dies in Gibraltar Air Crash
Fifteen people die when a four engine Liberator crashes into the sea off Gibraltar returning General Wladyslaw Sikorski from the Middle East. Survivors include the pilot, a Czech. Among the dead are Sikorski’s daughter Sophia and Col Victor Cazalet. Deputy Premier Mikolajczyk acts as acting premier.
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Associated Press
Waadyslaw Sikorski
Gibraltar
Brush
Sikorski
Middle East
Poland
Mra
Sophia Lesmowska
Germany
London
Polish Women’s Auxiliary Service
England
Victor Alexander Cazalet
Cazalet
Siberia
Tadeusz Klimecki
Andrzew Marecki
Gralewski
Pobiewski
Adam Kulakowski
Wladyslaw Pacziewicz
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Manan Ku
Kiel
Blonde Betty Grable Weds Swing Musician Near Las Vegas
Actress Betty Grable married swing musician Harry James at 4.13 a.m. yesterday in the Little Church of the West Las Vegas. After a hasty breakfast the couple headed home by private car for a 350 mile trip to the studio with Grable planning only a few hours rest before filming.
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Betty Grable
Harry
James
Miss Grable
Las Vegas
New
Betty
Go West Young Man to Tokyo
Seattle lauds air raid anniversary as Navy Secretary Knox calls it a pioneer raid. He cites fallen service members and urges continued volunteering following the Doolittle trail as the nation marks Independence Day.
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Seattle
Wash
Navy
Frank Knox
Knox
Japan
Washington
Jones Denies Wallace过 War Materials Delays
Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones defends the RFC against Wallace charges of stalling on wartime stockpiles. BEW chief Milo Perkins accuses Jones of a smoke screen while Wallace cites RFC delays and “obstructionist tactics.” The dispute, begun June 28, centers on war material acquisition and pace.
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Washington
Jesse Jones
Wallace
Jones
Board of Economic Warfare
REW
Jones’ Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
BEW
Senate Appropriations Committee
Perkins Slams Jones Reply as Smoke Screen
Perkins calls Jones reply a smoke screen and denounces Wallace's charge as squandering taxpayers money. He argues the R F C wastes funds on $200 items that could cost $1, criticizing misinformation about BEW and R F C relations in material purchases abroad.
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Perkins
Russians Halt German Offensive Near Kursk Front
The German assault across a 165 mile Orel Kursk Belgorod arc began yesterday, with Russia reporting 586 German tanks and 203 planes destroyed in a single day. Moscow says German forces penetrated in places while most attacks were repulsed, as both sides pressed concentrations near Kursk and Orel. The scope and aim remain uncertain, with speculation over a drive on Moscow or to cut the Kursk bulge.
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Moscow
Orel-Kursk-Belgorod
Hitler
Kursk
Orel
Germany
Fourth of July Airfields Struck in Sicily Raid
Allied air forces smashed key Sicilian airfields in a bold July Fourth offensive. About 43 enemy fighters were shot down as 13 Allied planes were lost. RAF escorts aided US bombers targeting Catania and surrounding bases amid fierce German and Italian counterattacks.
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North Africa
Aiu
Sicily
Mediterranean
Eisenhower
Northwest Africa Air Force
Middle East
Sciacca
Comiso
Milo
United States
Aus
Catania
Fewer Holiday Deaths Mark July Fourth Weekend
Americans marked a three day Independence Day week end with no fireworks fatalities and transport deaths at a multi year low. Totals up to last night show under 300 deaths nationwide. Traffic, drowning and other causes add to 275 with 120 from traffic, 75 drownings and 80 miscellaneous.
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Associated Press
United States
Baseball Scores From The Day's Card
Pittsburg defeated New York 9 to 0. Philadelphia crushed St Louis 13 to 2. Brooklyn routed Chicago 6 to 3 while Brooklyn beat Chicago 2 to 2 in a separate game. Cincinnati at Boston was postponed.
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New York
Philadelphia
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St. Loui
St. Louis
Cleveland
Chicago
Boston
Detroit
Washington
Baseball Scores From New York and Eastern Game Updates
American section shows New York and St Louis results with multiple scorelines. Eastern results include Albany Utica Hartford Springfield Binghamton Elma Elmira and Wilkes Barre Scranton, with postponements noted.
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Utica
Hartford
Springfield
Binghamton
Elma
Flood Control Funds Voted in Senate Appropriations
The Senate voted for a flood control appropriation to fund rehabilitation of flood damaged lands in the Missouri Valley and Midwest. An amendment by Senator Clark provided funds totaling fifteen million dollars, supplementing ten million for War Department levee repair and flood control works, with the extra amount allocated to the Agriculture Department.
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Washington LLP
Senate
Mussouri Valley
Midwest
Clark
D-Mo
Appropriations Committee
War Department
Agriculture Department
Berlin radio says Italian armed forces leave canceled
London morning papers report Berlin radio tode that all armed forces in Italy have had their leave canceled, indicating continued wartime mobilization. The claim is unconfirmed by official sources and reflects wartime telephone and radio dispatches.
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London
Berlin Radio Tode
Italy
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