Counterdrive Repulsed As Yanks Drive On
Allied lines push toward Cherbourg as German counterattacks fail to halt the advance. American infantry and paratroopers, supported by tanks, gain west of Carentan while British holds at Caen and Troarn weaken under heavy fighting. Berlin reports several tanks knocked out. the battle nears a climax with renewed Allied thrusts toward Bayeux and Isigny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Gallagher
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Cherbourg
Allied
Berlin
France
Tte
Carentan
Troarn
Caen
Villers- Bocage
Villers-Bocage
Caumont
Quineville
DNB
Bayeux
Isigny
Biards
German Sub Sighting Off New England Coast Reported
The first German submarine seen off the northeastern fishing banks in two years interrupted a line-trawler, the Lark, with seven deck cannon salvos and machine gun fire. Captain James L. Abbott of Dorchester, Mass., reported the sub surfaced and crew of 27 unharmed under a full moon.
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Boston
New England
First
Naval District
James L. Abbott
Dorchester
Mass
Abbott
Tong
U S Troops Invade Saipan 1500 Miles From Tokyo
American troops storm Japanese positions on Saipan 1500 miles southeast of Tokyo as Adm. Chester W. Nimitz reports landings underway after four days of preparatory bombing on Saipan Tinian Guam Pagan and Rota. Casualties described as moderate. Navy ships shell Saipan after landings.
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Washington
Saipan Island
Tokyo
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
Saipan
Tinian
Guam
Pagan
Rota Islands
Nimitz
Central Pacific
Mariana
Philippines
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Mariana Islands
Marianas
Kuriles
Japan
Palau
Truk
Central
Southwest Pacific
Carolines
Kwajalein Lagoon
Marshalls
Tanapag Harbor
Garapa
Charnkao
Pagan Island
Apology for Newsprint Reduction and Advertising Cuts
The Citizen announces government mandated limits on newsprint use and reports reduced street and dealer sales by 1410 copies and refusal of two pages of paid advertising. The note expresses hope the economy will be temporary and aims to maintain service for readers and advertisers.
Allied Armies Push Onward On Italy Front
Allied forces report a general advance along the Italian line breaking recent resistance. Orvieto Narni and Aquila fall as Fifth Army pushes along the west coast past Rome toward Magliano and Orbetello. Adriatic sector reports Saline river crossing as fresh German divisions arrive. Bomber raids hit Budapest area and Italian rail targets. 15 German planes destroyed, 18 Allied aircraft missing.
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Edward Kennedy
Rome
Italy
Orvieto
Aquila
Narni
Fifth Army
Eighth Army
Lake Bolsena
Terni
Magliano
Orbetello
Pitigliano
Adriatic
Budapest
Yugoslavia
Florence
Allied Forces Drive On Mogaung Battles In Burma Action
Southeast Asia Command reports Chindits and Brig Calvert jungle force strike from the east on Mogaung in Burma. Anglo American air support aided advance with Lancashire Fusiliers and South Staffordshires capturing nearby villages and an ammunition dump estimated at 200 rail car loads. Japanese defenders were caught unaware as fighting escalates with heavy casualties.
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Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Burma
Mogaung
Mad Mike” Calvert
Pina-Nmi
Mahaung
Lancashire Fusiliers
South Staffordshires
Bombers Hit French Targets in Deep Penetration Raid
American heavy bombers and escort fighters swept over France bombing airplane plants air fields and rail facilities in a dozen places. RAF Lancasters attacked Le Havre with six ton bombs as part of a massive daylight effort.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
France
Berlin
Hannover
Germany
Normandy
Britain
le Havre
RAF
Nantes
la Passonniere
Angouleme
Beauvais
la Frill
Biggest Navy Bill Sent To President
The largest Navy appropriation ever passed, totaling 27.569 billion dollars cash and 5 billion dollars in contract authorizations, was sent to the White House after Senate approval of a conference report. Senator Overton of Louisiana led the measure, saying the bill marks the peak of funding for the American sea force amid a longer than anticipated war.
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Washington
White House
Senate
Overton
America
Old Plantation in Tucson Converted for War Workers
The Old Plantation on Oracle Road north of Tucson has been converted for civilian defense workers at a cost of 17000 dollars. Rebecca Cook of Wilcox may trade the property for nine apartments. The nine unit conversion opens in about three weeks and is praised as a well done project despite its notorious past.
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Willard Hotel
Tucson
Oracle Road
Rebecca Cook
Wilcox
Spangler predicts GOP nominee will win in general election
Chicago June 15 Harrison E Spangler Republican National Committee chairman said at a press conference that anyone the party nominates will be elected. He spoke after arriving to prepare for the national convention opening June 26.
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Chicago
Harrison E. Spangler
Republican National Committee
De Gaulle Returns to France in Allied Forces
The piece notes Charles De Gaulle’s appearance among Allied forces on the Cherbourg peninsula, his first return to home soil since the war began. It frames the invasion’s opening phase as near while highlighting Allied air and sea superiority and German reserves clashing along a 100 mile front.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Cherbourg
France
Serpentine
Charles de Gaulle
DE Gaulle
Admiral Halsey Retires From Pacific Post
Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. relinquished his post as Allied commander in chief in the South Pacific to Vice Admiral John Henry Newton. The change occurred at Allied Headquarters in the South Pacific with Halsey assigned to a new role. The ceremony formalized the transfer of command.
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William F. Halsey, Jr
South Pacific
Dehn Henry Newton
Fred Sampson
John Henry Newton
Halsey
Pacific
United States Pacific Fleet
Santa Cruz
Guadalcanal
De Gaulle Seizes Civil Control in Normandy
General Charles De Gaulle ordered his representatives in the liberated Normandy to set up a civil administration under the provisional French government. Francois Coulet was sent to France to serve as commissioner of the republic for Normandy and lead the independent civil administration. The move challenges Allied authorities and risks straining Allied recognition.
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London
Charles de Gaulle
Normandy
de Gaulle
Francois Coulet
Commissariat of the Interior
Algiers
France
Great Britain
Aaa
Free French c
Army Reels Off Details of New Super Bomber B 29
The Army outlined the B-29 Super Fortress and the 20th Air Force under Gen. H. H. Arnold. It described the bomber’s 141.2 ft wingspan, 98 ft length, four Wright Cyclone engines, a massive production program, and centralized joint chiefs of staff control for long range missions.
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Washington
Pacific
War Department
United States Army Air Forces
20Th Bomber Command
Japan
Sky Mammoth
Gen. H. H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
James J. Strebig
Associated Press
Army
20Th Air Force
H. H. Arnold
Air Force
20Th
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Arnold
Strategic Air Force
H. S. Hansell
America
Boeing Airplane Company
Wichita
Kas
Nippon
George C. Marshall
Mare
General Arnold
Marshall
Tokyo
James H. Doolittle
Roosevelt Seeks World Peace Organization Plan
President Roosevelt urged forming a world organization of peace-loving nations to maintain security, backed by force if needed. He outlined a council of major powers, an international court of justice, and joint military action by member states to prevent war.
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Washington
Roosevelt
World Organization
United States
Great Britain
Russia
China
International Court of Justice
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Betty Biddle
Spangler
GOP
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Pacific Post
U.S. Navy
Gen. de Gaulle
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