Allied tanks breach Norman front driving deep into Brittany
American armored spearheads swept from the Normandy coast toward Agranenes and Brittany as British and Canadian forces pressed the center of the front. Reports say advances of up to seven miles with heavy German losses, while prisoners surpassed 10 000 since the offensive began Tuesday.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Normandy
Agranenes
Brittany
France
Brehai
Gavray
Percy
Brehal
Lengrenné
St. Denis le Gast
Bombers Pave Way for New British Drive
A large Allied air offensive pounded the Normandy front with over 1,000 heavy bombers and 800 Mediterranean-based craft striking Buda Pest works, railyards, and oil fields in Yugoslavia. Thunderbolts and Lightning fighters aided the push with RAF Lancasters and Halifaxes attacking three German strong points, while American Marauders and Havocs supported the fast-moving advance.
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London
Norandy
Villers Bocage
Capmont
Normandy
Buudapest Messerschmitt
Yugoslavia
Thunderbolts
Dasex
Broad Hockey Scoreboard Snapshot of Eastern and National Games
Eastern standings show Albany edging Elmira 6 to 2 while Albany leads others. Binghamton and Wilkes-Barre split, Utica top Scranton, Hartford and Williamsport trade wins. National notes include Brooklyn over St Louis 10 to 4, Chicago over Philadelphia 4 to 2, and New York beating Detroit 14 to 2 in a lopsided game. American games feature New York 14 Detroit 2, Boston 5 Cleveland 3, and Washington 1 St Louis 2 in ten innings.
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Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Chicago
Philadelphia
Phladelphia
St Louis
Washington
al Eenls
Bombs Fail To Halt German Rocket Installations
Burlingame Calif UPt Liewt David Irvin said the Allies erred by delaying bombing of German rocket ramps until completion. He cited reinforced concrete ramps, reports of 1000 pound bombs making large holes, and increased flak over ramp sites in France versus home territory.
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Cal
David Irvin
Argearuin Ryimg
Eusis Cooy
Bombardier
Favigster
Europe
Berlin
Irvin
Bertin
France
Surplus War Goods Outlook From OWI
The Office of War Information says about 15 billion dollars of surplus war property will reach the domestic market after the war with little threat to the economy. Surpluses will be absorbed under the Surplus War Property Administration with some foreign sales and world relief needs noted, while much food reserves may be needed abroad for relief.
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Washington
Office of War Information
Congress
OWL
Surplus War Property Administration
SWPA
Foreign Economic Administration
Japanese Base in Tengchung Attacked in North Burma
Chinese troops pierced Tengchung city limits in the Salween area, threatening to overrun the heavily fortified Japanese base. American review says inner city fall is imminent, a major victory for the Salween offensive and a step toward reopening the overland route to China with Stilwell’s forces.
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Chungking
Tengchung
Burma
Myitkyina
Joseph W. Stthwetl
China
Stilwell
Leedo Road
Reports Say Rommel Killed in Normandy
An American staff officer said French civilians report German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel died of wounds from Caen front fighting. Prisoners’ stories claim he was shot in the lungs by an Allied strafing plane and died after his car overturned. The officer noted the report is not yet certain and questions whether he could still command.
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O. S. First Army
France
Erwst Rommel
Caen
Kommenes
Oona O Neill Expected To Give Birth At Hospital
Friends say Oona O Neill wife of Charlie Chaplin will go to a hospital today for the birth of their child. Chaplin and Oona await the stork within a few days as a hospital visit is planned.
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Hollywood
Charlie Chaplin
Oona O'Neill
Eugene O'Neil
Draftee Manning Killed by Shrapnel Near Cherbourg
Lieut James B Manning 30 formerly of Washburn and nation s first draftee inducted under the Selective Service program was killed July 26 near Cherbourg in Normandy. His wife Navy nurse Lieut Daisy Manning notified his parents Mr and Mrs John F Manning of Washburn by phone. He fell while at his army ration line.
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Wista
James B. Manning
Washourn
Cherbourg
Normandy
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1 Gak Park
Tih
John F. Manning. Washburn
Lieut
Daisy Manning
Navy
Camp Blanding
Fla
War Department Denies Italian Prisoners Are Coddled
The War Department said Italian service units, unlike standard POWs, have volunteered for noncombat roles and receive only regular wages plus occasional educational tours under U S supervision. There are 184 service units at sixty stations, with improvements in efficiency noted.
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War Department
Washington
Italy
United States
Great, Britain
Russia
Germany
Defenders Hold at Florence Amid German Counter Blows
Allied forces tightened their ring around Florence as British left wing advances reached Empoli and Montelupo held firm. German counterattacks aimed to repair damage from Friday's near breakthrough, with hills and river crossroads shaping the fight in the Tuscany theater.
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Tustan Art
Eighth Army
Ottengerin
Ialiam
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Petrach
Boccaccio
Savans
Rola
Medicis
San Siichele
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Scalari
Lefe
Pa Wols
Empoli
Arad
Montelupo
Amo
Pesa
Arc
Turkey Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Reich Amid War Pressure
Ankara dispatches report Turkey will sever diplomatic and economic relations with Germany. DNB cites Soviet sources via Sofia. Turkish assembly action likely to approve Allied demands for base access while Turkish belligerent participation looms. Istanbul jitters rise as German diplomats seek rail routes to Berlin or occupied Europe. Japanese diplomats also reportedly arrival in Istanbul amid panicked exodus.
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UPI
Turkey
Ankara
DNB
Turkish National Assembly
Sofia
Bulgaia
Istanbul
Bosporus
Berlin
Europe
U S Secret Weapon Used On Tinian
A Navy radio report describes a feared secret weapon aiding Marines in the Tinian assault. The weapon is said to be deadly beyond survivable range and used with devastating effect on the island. Details of its construction and use are withheld for security reasons.
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Tinian
Navy
America
Tinian Island
Federal Agencies Boost Manpower Savings Report
The Civil Service Commission told President Roosevelt that agencies have made real strides toward saving manpower in a quarterly survey made public yesterday. The report covers manpower utilization studies from sixty government agencies for the quarter ended March 31.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Roosevelt
Civi Service Commission
United Sistes
Eisenhower Praises Negro Troops in France After D-Day
General Eisenhower commends African American units in Normandy for their performance since D-Day. He notes their landing on June 6 under heavy fire from artillery, machine guns, and rifles, highlighting antiaircraft balloon and quartermaster units.
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Eisenhower
France
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
Dwight Dol. Eisenhower
Normandy
Rizenhowey
Tower of Pisa Shelled Contention Sparks Battle of Claims
German radio said Allies shelling Pisa from last night and that the Leaning Tower was used as an observation post. Berlin denied it and claimed no nearby military installation. Allies offered no confirmation of shelling.
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New York
Willkie To Defend Fish Suit In Newburgh
New York congressman Hamilton Fish said he will file libel suits against Maxwell Anderson and others linked to an anti Fish political advertisement reprinted in the Nyack Journal News. Fish, seeking reelection in the long district, authorized attorney Henry Hirschberg of Newburgh to pursue legal action after Anderson urged a libel case. The ad, signed by multiple figures including Anderson, prompted the response and a continuation note on page eleven.
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Maxwell Anderson
Centenary
Rockland County
Onereat
Star
New “Republic
Fish
Congress
Ion
Luce regrets Bradley resignation in Connecticut party shakeup
Greenwich Republican State Chairman Kenneth Bragley resigned, said to hamper GOP reelection efforts. Glare Boothe Luce called the move regrettable and noted Governor Raymond Baldwin urged relinquishing the chairmanship to promote party harmony and welfare.
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Greenwich. Conn
CPI
Glare Boothe Luce
Rconn
A. Kenneth Bragley
Republiican Stat
Connecticut
Stadius
Membres
Raymond E. Baldwin
Russian ballerina Tamara Toumanova weds LA screenwriter Casey Robinson
Russian born dancer Tamara Toumanova, once lead of Ballet Russe De Monte Carlo and now a film actress, married Los Angeles writer and producer Casey Robinson yesterday. The ceremony linked two famous artistic careers in a high profile union.
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Los Angeles
Tamara Toumanova
Hennath C (Casey) Robinson
Mist Toumanova
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
U S and Free French Move Toward Civil Rule in France
Washington reports progress toward a working agreement for administering liberated areas in France. The pact may be ready in a week or ten days, with parallel British French De Gaulle arrangements to follow. Final wartime governance decisions remain with Eisenhower. Francis Coulet cited for improving relations in Normandy.
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Washington
United States
France
Charles de Gaulle
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Germany
Normandy
Francis Coulet
de Gaulle
British Forces Advance Near Indian Burma Frontier
Southeast Asia Command headquarters in Kandy reports frontline images of desperate Japanese rear guards fighting to cover a retreat of broken forces near Tamu. A headquarters communique says British advances place the fighter position eight miles above Tamu.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Tamu
Russians Break Through German Lines Near East Prussia
Soviet forces under Cherniakhovsky pierced German lines toward East Prussia as the 24 mile and eight mile marks from Giby were reported. Northern wing battered through Shivanova and Bobikly near Kaunas as part of a crossing plan into East Prussia. Continued details promised on page eleven.
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German East Prussia
Berlin
Augustan
Giby
Cherniakhovsky
Shivanova
Kaunas
Bobikly
Gherniakhorsky
Joseph Staelin
East Prussia
Pattic
Veronezh
Kursk
Ukraine
Nikolai Vatutin
Kiev
Stalin
Red Army Reservists On Increase And Mobilization
As the Soviet offensive tightens, reserves flood the Red Army to offset summer losses and bolster strength. Reservists march with veterans guiding training centers in Moscow and across the Soviet Union. Rail workers and millions of women mobilize for the attack on Hitler's Reich as Germany rushes troops toward Warsaw.
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Lorndoney
Ivan Jeny
East Prussia
oSsandeni
Moscow Bulletin
Giby
Germany
Poland
Moscow
Red Army
Joseph Stalin
Atmong
Stealiy
Hitler
Reich
Russia
Warsaw
Dewey Blames New Deal for State Friction
Governor Thomas E. Dewey faulted the Roosevelt administration for causing friction between state and federal governments. He predicted a Republican governors conference in St. Louis would offer solutions to critical problems and planned talks with Pennsylvania Republicans and business leaders during a cross-country trip with Mrs. Dewey. He would travel from Pawling to Pittsburgh then to St. Louis via Spr City, arriving midweek.
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New York
CPI
Roosevelt
Thomas
Dewey
St. Louis
Tramis
Pawling
Déwer
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Laboo
Spr Ti
Wedneséar
Man Made Limestone Caves Considered for Storage
Kansas City area limestone caverns totaling 230 acres are eyed as potential storage for surplus war materials. Developers and engineers advocate underground, bombproof chambers with humidity studies pending to assess summer condensation. Cement City Missouri quarry owned by Missouri Portland Cement Co. anchors the largest site as a future vast storeroom.
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Kansas City
Nichols
Teal Camate
Cearly
Kerford Rock
Atchison, Kas
Cement City
Missouri Portland Cement Co
Robot Bomb Attacks Hit London Y M C A and City Areas
British anti aircraft units and fighter pilots reported gains against German robot bomb salvos over southern England and London. Despite improvements, several bombs struck a children s playground a hospital a school and houses causing injuries. Heavy bombers later targeted a supply depot near Wallen on the Pas de Calais coast as part of renewed raids across the straits.
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London
Iar
England
RASFL
Pas de Calais
Wallen
Britain
Straits
Federal Tax Receipts Hit Record High for 1944
Treasury reports 1944 fiscal year tax receipts reach about 40.13 billion dollars eclipsing 1939 levels with individual income tax payments up sharply. Corporate taxes stand at about 5.25 billion, marking a strong revenue year as the 1944 period ends.
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Washington
Treasury
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