Ringling Circus Fire Toll Reaches 152 Dead
Hartford reports 152 dead from the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey circus fire the death toll rising after four more victims, including Edwin G. Woodward dean of agriculture at UCONN, died. State officials say arrests are likely as inquiries probe inadequate fire safety and tent treatment with paraffin and gasoline.
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Hartford
Conn
Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey
Alcorn
James ¥. Kennedy
Hickey
Waterford
Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus
George W. Smith
James A. Haley
Edward Versteig
Leonard Aylesworth
Antasman
David Stanchfield
Dan Gordon Judge
Average soldier’s sacrifice recalled by Mrs. Roosevelt
Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt visits relatives and friends and reflects on the role of the average soldier sailor and marine in the war effort. She asks what others did to contribute and honors those who sacrificed, saying they will return to the forty eight states and share in everyday life.
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Franklin D. Roostvelt
Yanks Break German Line Near Cherbourg Peninsula
Allied forces surged forward along a widening front at the Cherbourg area driving toward La Haye Du Puits and St Jean de Daye. An especially heavy bombardment accompanied a southeast drive near Carentan as American troops crossed the Vire River before the main bridge was destroyed.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force PA. 8
Cherbourg
la Haye du Puits
St Jean Be Daye
Carentan
Vire
LA Haye
Invasion Behind Schedule in Allied Push
Allied invasion of Prence is lagging due to fierce German resistance and bad weather. After a month of fighting, officers say progress is not unsatisfactory, with German armored divisions, stubborn snipers, and rough seas delaying unloading and thinning air advantages.
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Wes Gallagher
Prence
Clhiuds
Germains
Caen
Cherbourg
Red Armies Converging On Wilno In Baltic Front Push
Red troops neared Wilno as uprisings spread across Lithuania and German forces rushed reserves into the battle. Moscow announced martial law in Wilno with curfew and restricted movement while underground sources claimed civilian uprisings in Katmas and other towns.
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London
UPI
Wilno
Lithuania
Baltics
Wilne
Moscow
Yustas Paletskis
Presidum
Supreme Soviet For
Katmas
Kovno
Red Army
Wil J
Wilho
Smile Daugavpilst Vilno-Srest Litovsk
Wa t Daniel asked to explain newsprint use by his paper
War Production Board questioned Texas Democrat and anti New Deal figure O Daniel about how he obtained newsprint for his political newspaper the WW Lee O Daniel News Treanor director of the WPB printing and publishing division asked for a typical issue and the percentage of circulation not paid to see if the paper falls under WPB order L 20 or schedule 2 to order 14241 The latter limits the amount of paper for newspapers distributed free
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Washington
Lee Ddaniel
Texas
Democrat
Antifourth Fermer
New Deal
War Production Board
Agthny B Treanor
WPE Printing and Publishing
Avision
O'Daniel
Treanor
Www
Lee O'Daniel News
Oklahoma City Hosiery Study Sparks Behavioral Note
A journalist notes observations from downtown Oklahoma City on attire affecting harassment. The report claims soldiers and gallants are more prone to whistle at women wearing stockings than those without, reflecting social street behavior.
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Oklahoma City
PIA
Sorner
Gailore
County Tops War Loan Goal in final day effort
Rensselaer County surpassed its Fifth War Loan goal with 26.39 million dollars in bond sales, beating the 19.5 million target by 5.79 million. Series E sales reached only about 15 percent of quota as of July 1, with Schenectady at 49.2 percent and Albany at 43.1. A Saturday children’s program at the Troy Theater, in cooperation with Frear Co., aims to spur further bond purchases for admission.
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Rensselaer County Fifth War Loan ‘Agive
Rensselaer County War Finance Committee
Schenectady County
Albany
Troy Theater
William Frear and Co., Inc
War Finance Committee
Reinforced Nazis Stop Fifth Army Near Rosignano Fight
Allied forces struggle for Rosignano as American troops gain two thirds of the ruined village after three days of house to house fighting. German divisions along a 30 mile front resist on inland slopes near Livorno as Gothic Line defenses stubbornly hold.
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UPI
Cassino
Rosignano
Livorno
Leghorn
Liesi
Mark W. Clark
Rosignane
Italy
Chinese Break Hengyang Siege Surges Through Encirclement
Chinese troops break Japanese siege around Hengyang in Hunan Province as counterthrusts begin on July 4. Reinforcements push into multiple fronts, seize several strongpoints, and tilt balance toward Chinese forces on the eve of the war’s anniversary.
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Chungking
Hangyeng
Hunan
Peiping-Hawke
Canton
Chine
Masjor
WPB Reports Lag in Steel Production
The War Production Board warns output at 43 percent of capacity and urges boosts to meet armed forces demand. WPB executive vice chairman Charles E. Wilson informs industry leaders that production must rise. with Gen. Brehon Somersett and other military officials pressing the pledge.
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Washington
War Product Jtion Board
Steel Industry Advisers Committee
Charles EL. Wilson
WPB
Brehon Sentarsett
Pled
Troop Train Wreck in Tennessee Yields High Toll
A southbound troop train plunged into a mountain gorge near Etowah Tennessee killing many soldiers and crew. Forty may be dead with 19 identified light ashore as the wreck spreads across the Rocky Clear River after leaving the Louisville and Nashville tracks. The train carried about 1006 soldiers with 399 aboard from the installation, including 391 selectees, six convoy men and six officers.
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Jeliico
Rocky Clear River
Louwisville and
Nashville Railroad
Batks 2d
Earl
John OC. Rollins
J. W. Cummins
Etowah
Tenn
Army
Express
C C. L. Alley
Entombed Miners to Be Pronounced Dead in Powhatan Mine
Sixty six miners entombed in the Powhatan Mine near Bellaire Ohio will be officially declared dead today as rescue teams begin drilling two shafts toward the trapped men. A coroner will open an inquest at the mine to issue death certificates to allow families to receive workmen compensation benefits. leaders hope some may still be alive as efforts continue.
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Bellaire
Powhatan
Ohio
United Mine Workers
Hardesty
Stars and Stripes Chief Ordered Home
Stars and Stripes chief Col Egbert White, head of Mediterranean editions, was relieved of command and ordered back to the United States amid disagreements with War Department officials over political leadership. The move comes as debate surges around a vice presidential question ahead of the Democratic convention and the potential for a fourth term.
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Algiers
War Department
Egbert White
Stars and Stripes
United States
Washington
White
New York
Roosevelt
Uni
Sepee Bates
Question on Vice Presidency Evokes Presidential Rebuke
The dialogue centers on a vice presidential question posed to a governor. Roosevelt declines to reveal platform details and laughs off the probing inquiry. The exchange highlights press questions and the pattern reporters used in interviews.
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Roosevelt
Dewey
Girdle Returned Delayed in Bullet Case
New York CPI Bullet Hole case features Miss Edna Desseau asking for her girdle. The belt she wore during a shooting is evidence. The judge cited evidentiary need and could not order return, noting the garment may have saved her life. Desseau, wounded, attends sentencing of the shooter.
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New York
Edna Desseau
Miss Desseau
De Gaulle Sees France Free By Year's End
Gen. Charles De Gaulle predicted the last German would be driven from France before year end as he met with President Roosevelt. They planned discussions on the French underground, French reconstruction, and postwar relations. De Gaulle spoke to French civil and military missions, urging France to emerge as a great, strong, free power.
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de Gaulle
France
Washington
Charles de Gaulle
Roosevelt
French National Committee
Churchill
White House
Hundh
Four More Nazi Generals Lost in War Fronts
German losses include two generals killed and two captured as Allied advances mount. The tally adds to rising wartime fatalities and captures since battles began on three fronts, with reports issued yesterday.
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London
Germany
Jone
Tito Claims New Partisan Victories in Yugoslav Front
Marshal Tito announced Partisan forces captured Trilj near Sinj and seized Cuznys near Zagreb, signaling fresh gains against German forces as World War II battles reach southern and central Croatia.
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Tito
London
Trilj
Sinj
Spalate
Splity
Cuznys
Zagreb
Germans Lose 114 Planes in Air Battles
Allied air forces clashed with German defenses as 11 million U.S. heavy bombers backed by 3 000 tons of bombs hit central Germany. In a massive six week high, dozens of German aircraft were shot down while Allied losses were modest, with targets including refineries, oil plants, and fighter factories in Merseburg Litzendorf Bohien Mackau and Aschersleben. The Luftwaffe engaged fiercely as Nachtjäger and fighters tried to defend strategic sites.
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London
U. S
Germany
Lidb
Schleswig
Holstein
Mecklenburg
Hannover
Brunswick
Paris
Silesia
Breslau
Italy
Blech- Hammer
Odertal
Thunderbolts
Hitler
Berlin
Leipzig
Eighth Air Force
Britain
Merseburg
Litzendorf
Bohien
Mackau
B 29s Raid Naval Base And Yawata Steel Plants
An aerial task force of B 29 Superfortresses smashed the Japanese naval base at Sasebo and industrial targets at Tobata and Yawata, returning safely with no losses. The operation marked the Friday anniversary of the Marco Polo incident and was announced from Washington. The mission flew from China bases and hit naval installations at Sasebo and war industries at Tobata and Yawata on Kyushu.
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Washington
Sasebo
Tobata
Yawata
Japan
China
WK Airforce
HL H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
20Th Airforce
20Th Bomber Command
Bee's
Loszes
Pittsburg
London Faces Heaviest Bomb Attack Yet
Reports say fiving bombs targeted southern England with intensified raids. Londoners rushed underground as authorities announce enough shelters for the population and the first deep shelter set to open tonight.
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London
Upi
England
Guns Smash Jap Escape From Saipan
U S Pacific forces pushed to clear Saipan as new carrier strikes hit defending positions. An attempted Japanese civilian escape by barge was halted by American artillery. Civilians promised food water and safety while troops closed in on the northern tip where the last garrison held out. The battle left thousands of civilians believed in the battle area and indicated the end near for Saipan.
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U.S. Pacific Fleet
Lps
Saipan
Chester W. Nimite
Ssipan
Rose 2
James
Associated Press
DeGaulle to Visit New York City Monday
The Preach press information service announced that Gen. Charles De Gaulle will arrive in New York on Monday by air from Washington and be welcomed at City Hall by Mayor LeGuardia. He will travel to Canada on Tuesday.
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New York City
New York
Preach Press Information Service
Charles DeGaulle
Washington
Citty Hall
Byr LeGuartia
Canada
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