First Army Pushes Toward Lessay as German Lines Break
American First Army advanced north of Lessay driving a shoreward advance from St Lo toward the coast. Gains of up to three miles were reported with 13 French towns captured, including St Germain Sur Ay and Lauvie. North of Lessay the front near the Taute River moved toward the highway while Caen fronts saw a stalemate as Germans fortified positions and engineers aided by rear guards retreated.
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Lessay
St Lo
Lessay-St. Lo
St. Lo
Supreme Headquarters
le Mesnil
Durand
St. Germain-Sur-Ay
Atten
Ar River
Beauvais
Lauvie
Transocean
Caen
United States
France
Orne River
St. Honorine
Chardonnerette
Aisepatches
Chennaults Bombers Strike Japanese Bastion At Tengchung
Chinese high command reports Major General Claire L Chenaults air force bombed the Japanese fortifications at Tengchung on the road to Burma. Fighters and bombers delivered explosives as Chinese troops fought in the city streets and outside the walls.
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Chungking
Tengchung
Burma
U. S
Chinese High Command
Claire L.chennack
Lath Air Force
RFE
Pei
Utica Dich
Posner
Feileeadip Waether
aAdy
Eastern and National Scoreboard Roundup
The scoreboard lists games across leagues with multiple regional matchups. Albany area results show Albany teams at various scores against Elmira and Utica, while Binghamton and Wilkes-Barre pairs appear in uncertain standings. National section covers New York, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, St Louis, Chicago, and Pittsburg with mixed tallies. American games include New York and Detroit, plus Chicago and Cleveland with scattered figures. Continuous updates reflect incomplete standings and scheduling notes.
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Utica
Scranton
New York
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
St Louis
Chicago
Japs Seek To Break Allied Traps In New Guinea
Allied headquarters reported Japanese forces struggling to break two compressed Allied traps in New Guinea. Japanese troops, about 45 000 strong, were reorganizing for a new offensive near Aitape while crawling through jungle in a second area. American forces captured the Sawa re airfield in Sarmimaffin Bay as Japanese resistance collapsed and survivors moved westward.
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New Guinea
Aitape
British New ‘Guinea
Drintumor
Tadji
West-Ward
Dutch New Guinea
Sawaré
Sarmimaffin Bay
Pearl Harbor Inquiry Ordered to Probe Attack
A special court of inquiry will convene at the Navy Department to study the December 7 1941 Pearl Harbor attack. Admiral Orin G Murfin heads the panel with Edward Chalbfus Andrews as members and Harold Biesmeier as judge advocate general. Navy Rear Admiral Husband E Kimmel and Army Maj General Walter C Short await potential court martial but this inquiry will not open such proceedings.
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Washington
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Forrestal
Orin G. Murfin
Navy Department
Edward “Chalbfus
Adoptus Andrews
Harold Biesmeier
Army
Husband E. Kimmel
Walter C. Short
Ttack
Court of Inquiry
Bombers Hit Oil Refineries At Budapest
American heavy bombers from Italy attacked four oil refineries and railyards in and near Budapest amid bad weather. British reports placed raiders over Hannover during a night continuation of daylight raids. Lancasters with escorts struck northern France targets while Liberators targeted Amiens and the Somme River rail center by pathfinder guidance.
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London
Italy
Budapest
Hannover-Brunsiwick
Reich
Europe
France
Amiens
Somme River
Wife Turns in Escaped Convict After Eleven Years of Freedom
Joliet authorities rearrested Joseph J. Jablonski, an escaped convict since 193? who had claimed to have reformed. He returned to the Joliet penitentiary to resume a life sentence for murder after his wife Carmel disclosed his long-hidden secret and fed the prison farm while at large. The arrest followed a confrontation with his family as his daughter Antoinette pleaded for mercy.
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Jablonski
Lewis Capparelli
Joliet Penitentiary
Carmella
Antoinette
Maxwell Street
Chicago
Joseph J. Jablonski
Joliet
Louis Capparelli
Jadson
Carmel
Inughand
Ax Joe
Eai
Hapisin Cippareli
Democratic Vanguard Split Over Wallace At Chicago Convention
Delegates in Chicago clash over Wallace versus anti-Wallace for vice presidency as Roosevelt seeks a fourth nomination. D Alesandro of Maryland says no Wallace, while Pepper of Florida backs him. The convention schedules public hearings and names leaders for platform writing and keynote role.
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Chicago
John McCormack
Massachusetts
Mary T. Norton
New Jersey
National Committee
Robert E. Hannegan
White House
Iin
Washington
Roosevelt
Sam Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Robert 3. Kerr
Oklahoma
Barkley
Fame
Kerr
D'Alesandro
Maryland
Wallace
Free State
Claude Pepper
Florida
Hkewise
Blondell Divorces Powell in Four Minutes in Los Angeles
Actress Joan Blondell obtains a four minute divorce from Dick Powell in Los Angeles after testifying to acts of cruelty including a demand she leave the house. Powell did not oppose. Blondell gains custody of two children and half the community property while Powell retains $125,000 of his separate estate.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Joel
Blondell
Dick Powell
Powell
New York
Miss Blondel
Elien
Noetman
George Barnes
Wom
Yugoslav Envoy Quits to Aid Mihailovich
Yugoslav ambassador Constantine Fotiteh resigned, saying the new government would spark civil war by imposing Marshal Tito. He will represent a committee led by Gen Drehe Mihailovich, Tito’s rival, former Yugoslav war minister under King Peter. The King met Tito in Bari, Italy after deposing Mihailovich.
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Washington
UPI
Tito
Yugoslavia
Constantine Fotiteh
Fotiteh
Peters
Drehe Mihailovich
Minetovich
Peter
Bari
Ialy
Mihailovich
Burning Barn Fatal Fire Claims Child at Farm
The body of Barbara Irene Reynolds, 4, was found among ruins of a large barn on her parents farm near Marcellus after a blaze. Brother John 7, was severely burned while trying to reach her. another brother Ronald 8 escaped for help. Barbara and brothers were playing with a match in the hayloft when fire broke out and trapped them.
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Barbara
Trene Reynolds
Frank
Rowe
Marcellus
Johnn Rowe
John
Ronald
Barbara Irene
B. M. To Ref it Mechanicville Yards At Cost Of 250000
Boston and Maine Railroad plans a 250000 reconstruction at Mechanicville yards to service diesel engines. The project starts next week and should be completed by November, marking broader use of diesel locomotives on the Boston to Mechanicville main line. Twelve diesels will be in service by year end, with four more added early next year as orders arrive. The work includes a new service pit and a station for both diesels and steam locomotives.
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Mechanicville
Mechaniceville
Boston and Maine Railroad
H. L. Baldwin
Boston
Unis
Baldwin
B& M
General Roosevelt Buried With Full Military Honors In France
General Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was buried with pomp in a French cemetery where he fought in two wars. The ceremony amid gunfire and taps honored the son of Normandy, with Quentin Roosevelt Jr. and aides present, as the Fighting First stood nearby.
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U.S. Fourth Division
France
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Dougados
Fareway
Normandy
Teddy
Quentin
Lieut
Mares Stevenson
San Antonio
Tex
Roosevelt Ste le
Labor Spellbound in Politics for Keeps in Yellow Springs
Organized labor presses politics as a year round effort in Yellow Springs. James B Carey of the CIO warns workers to elect officials favorable to labor and social legislation, noting business has long steered government. Carey calls for postwar use of government plants for public benefit and criticizes privatization plans tied to profits.
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Yellow Springs
O. UP
James B Carey
National C. O
Carey
Tre C. LO
Bethlehem Steel
British Reluctant To Open Homes To Evacuees
London reports evacuation pressure rising as authorities struggle to find refuge for women and children amid robot bomb fears. Scores return to the capital after being turned away in safe areas while profiteering accusations surface in several districts. The government may force stricter action to house mothers and babies.
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London
Counterfeit Gas Coupons Surface Across New England
New York counterfeit gas ration coupons identified in western Massachusetts Maine Vermont and New Hampshire. OPA officials warned gas dealers against accepting loose stamps as investigators described the crudely printed stamps bearing a two letter code.
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Boston
New York
New Lagland
OPA
Massachusetts
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
New York Region
Guam Bombardments May Presage Invasion
The U S Pacific Fleet under Nimitz focused naval and air bombardment on Guam. Analysts say the action signals possible seizure of Saipan and a potential invasion of Guam, Japan’s southern approaches.
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Guam
U.S
Japs Circle Hengyang In Drive On Hunan
Japanese forces encircle Hengyang and push south toward a key junction in Hunan Province. Chinese reports claim heavy Japanese attacks near Hengyang with thousands of casualties, while an enemy column north from Canton crosses the Pei River, threatening Yingkou as Chinese defenses hold the river crossing.
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Hengyang
Hunan
Chungking
Hunan Province
China
Lyang
Canton
Pei River
Yingiak
Germans Withdraw In Italy From Fifth Army Front
German resistance on the Fifth Army front in Italy reportedly withdrew overnight allowing Allied forces to advance along much of the line toward Livorno. French troops marked Bastille Day by seizing Pogetbonsi near Florence, while Americans pressed near the Arno as German minefields and rear-guard actions limited the push.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Livorno
Pogetbonsi
Florence
Castellina
Arno
Dairy Co-Ops Violate Federal Marketing Order
New York dairy cooperatives were accused of withholding milk from the fluid market in violation of the federal marketing order. Dr. Branford reported at a conference that 73 co operatives failed to meet demand from New York City dealers, withholding milk to honor manufacturer contracts and selling in areas with lower returns.
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New York
Charles J. Branford
New York City
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Vermont
Cito
New Secret Weapon Reported From Sweden
Swedish radio reported a new German secret weapon involving a balloon carrier with a grim holding an incendiary liquid and an explosive charge suspended beneath it. The details suggested a form of air threat linked to a high altitude threat from a balloon launch.
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London
Sweden
Lessons From Normandy Prove Defeat of Japan Likely
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force studies Normandy results to apply lessons to the Pacific. A senior officer says the landings on the strongest coastlines show sea land and air power can enable large scale campaigns, including an invasion of Japan under proper conditions.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force G
Pacific
Japan
Russians Close In On Poland Front in fast Soviet push near East Prussia
The Red Army advanced westward within twenty miles of East Prussia, breaking the Niemen River line southeast of Grodno and approaching a strong German redoubt near Pinsk as part of a broad drive from the Latvian border toward old Poland. Reports say East Prussia factories are being moved inward, while refugees stream southward as Soviet forces widen their advance and pursuit across the Baltic region.
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London
Red Army
East Prus
Grodno
Old Poland
Pinsk
Brest Litovsk
Pripyat
Priarshes
Instantin EK
Kaseida
Pripyar
Stalin
East Prussia
London Daily Mail
Ceremany
Geneva
Stockholm
Saltic
Latvia
Pustikin Mountains
Red Star
Seid
Andrei I. Xeremenko
Alexander Pushkin
Germany
Pushkin
French Celebrate Bastille Day on British Front in France
French celebrate Bastille Day on the British front as shell torn churches and cathedrals host prayers of thanksgiving in liberated Normandy. A London born French woman recalls Nazi era fears and the sight of red white and blue objects in shop windows symbolizing national pride.
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France
Shelltorn
Normandy
Marxamte
Guen
Marital Manual Aids New York Servicemen
Prof Victor Levine of Syracuse University Law College counseled on a marital manual for New York servicemen facing marital problems. The work titled Manual of the New York Division of Marriage Divorce and Annulment was reviewed at the Syracuse university institution.
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Syracuse
New York
Vieter Levine
Syracuse University
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