Germans Falling Back Before Savage Attack By American Troops
American forces drive through Cherbourg defenses advancing toward the port as Bradley’s infantry reach near high ground along the Bracquebec road. Allied spokesmen report Cherbourg within three miles, with Montebourg and Valognes taken as the drive continues.
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Allied Supreme Headquarters
London
U.2
Cherbourg
Montebourg
Valognes
Allied Headquarters
Bricquebec
New Directive On Auto Courts Raffles Owners
The war era Tucson auto court industry faces a slump with occupancy around 50 to 60 percent on outskirts and 75 percent downtown. OPA has issued a new hotel regulation amendment on monthly charges, sparking confusion and possible discrimination concerns. Vacancies appear as former occupants move to government housing, while civilian defense workers seek quarters. some blame summer slumps and disrupted camps for reduced turnover.
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Tucson
OPA
K. Nehring
Tucson Tourist Court Association
Miracle
Tour
Auto Court
Lloyd Meenan
OPA Rent Control
Auto Court Association
Yuma
War Housing Committee
Labor Leader Pettis Wins Democratic Nod in Maine Primary
Portland Maine June 20 unofficial returns show Andrew A Pettis 28 year old president of the union serving 25000 South Portland shipyard workers winning the Democratic nomination in a three way race He also trailed Republican Robert Hale in the same primary Hale a Portland lawyer and former Portland Republican city committee treasurer led the GOP bid Pettis was backed by the Maine United Labor committee CIO affiliate A separate contest saw Horace A Hildreth defeat Roy L Ferhald and F Ardine Richardson in the Senate race
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Portland
CIO
Maine
Andrew A. Pettis
Robert Hale
Republican City Committee
Pettis
Maine United Labor Committee
Political Action Committee
State Senate
Horace A. Hildreth
Cumberland
Roy L. Ferhald
Winterport
House
F. Ardine Richardson
Strong
Allies Press North As Perugia Falls
French underground sources report that on D-day German roundups in Paris targeted loyal Vichyites instead of Allied sympathizers. Underground leaders allegedly swapped their own list of collaborators for the captured suspects, allowing loyal workers to slip away.
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Perugia Falls
London
Paris
Churchill Says Nazi Invasion Attempt Halted
Prime Minister Churchill told the house that a 1940 Nazi invasion attempt was smashed before heavy concentrations of ships and troops could leave continental ports. He clarified the question about whether the enemy set in motion sea-borne invasion and noted the distinction between crossing the channel and massing forces.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Britain
Maj
Vyvyan Adams
House
Adams
Emanuel Shinwell
Lyttleton Claims US Provoked Japan Into War
London June 20 U P Oliver Lyttelton said in a speech that it is a travesty to claim the United States was forced into war. He argued America provoked Japan to attack Pearl Harbor and noted US lend-lease aid to Britain totaled four billion dollars in 1943, twice the prior level.
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London
U.P
Oliver Lyttelton
America
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Lyttelton
United States
Great Britain
Britain
Searchers Push Hunt For Missing Jim Reeves Rancher
Prescott reports a six day search for Jim Reeves the elderly rancher from the Cherry district near Dewey. His horse was found grazing with dragging reins and searchers on horseback and by air failed to locate him. The search shifted toward Camp Verde as forty men tracked the area after Reeves left his home on Thursday mornings errand.
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Prescott
Jim Reeves
Cherry
Dewey
Camp Verde
Reeves
Allied forces capture Perugia as Rome Florence corridor tightens
Allied forces push north on the Italian mainland entering Perugia a major communications hub. Elba falls with Porto Longone surrender and 1,800 prisoners. Eighth Army advances on Perugia and other fronts while British, French, Senegalese and Goumiers aid the advance. total prisoners reach 27,000.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Rome
Perugia
Florence
Elba
Porto Longone
Eighth Army
Fifth
Grosetto
Orbetello
Portoferraia
Villa Napoleona
Monte San Martino
Italy
Ripa
Civitella D’arno
Saipan to Be Shuttle Base for Bombing Tokyo
Tokyo fears Saipan will serve as a shuttle base for bombing missions against Tokyo. A Berlin broadcast quoted Tokyo dispatches noting American B-29s operating from Saipan could launch systematic attacks on the Japanese capital, with flights over open sea and shorter overland exposure.
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Saipan
Tokyo
Associated Press
Saipan Island
China
Berlin
Japan
Admirers Lift Wraps From Coy Gov. Dewey
Chicago dispatch reports New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey emerged as a leading GOP presidential aspirant after a jammed news conference where party officials signaled he would head the ticket if chosen. Ohio Governor John W. Bricker gained new support in Maryland and from Baltimore delegate Sheridan F. Smith, signaling a potential late stretch for Bricker ahead of the convention.
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Chicago
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
John W. Bricker
Ohio
J. Russel Sprague
Edwin F. Jaeckle
Herbert Browne
Dewey
Bricker
Maryland
Sheridan F. Smith
Baltimore
Whiskey manufacture resumption authorized
Washington reports the War Production Board authorized a temporary resumption of domestic whiskey manufacturing today, signaling a return to production amid wartime measures.
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Washington
War Production Board
Aerial Battle Signals Pacific Task Forces On Patrol
Pearl Harbor June 20 A furious Pacific clash ended with the destruction of 300 enemy planes. American and Japanese task forces moved within battle range as Saipan ground forces were reinforced. Japanese reports claim losses but note a US strike on Ashito airfield and Saipan advances.
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William P. Tyree
Pearl Harbor
U.P
Marianas
Pacific
Ashito
Tokyo
Saipan
Magicienne Bay
Record Fleet Fires Nazi Oil Centers Today
London reports a daylight European raid by 2,250 aircraft led by 47 American bombers and seven fighters. The large force attacked oil centers, with several planes missing in the operation announced tonight.
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London
U.P
Europe
Record bomber raid hits German oil centers
United States 8th Air Force launches a massive assault with about 2,250 American bombers fighters and support to strike synthetic and natural oil refineries at Hamburg Hannover Magdeburg and Poelitz amid limited Luftwaffe opposition. The raid follows earlier strikes across Pas de Calais targeting German aircraft production facilities.
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Walter Cronkite
London
U.P
Luftwaffe
France
8Th Air Force
Germany
Hamburg
Hannover
Magdeburg
Poelitz
Straits of Dover
Pas de Calais
Ger
Allies Driving Axis Back On All Wide Flung Fronts
Allied forces push toward Cherbourg as German defenses weaken and harbor works are blown. In Italy, Perugia falls and Elba resistance ends. Russians reach Viipuri outskirts. a major air battle leaves about 300 planes lost. Navy forces clash near Cherbourg with rapid Allied progress anticipated.
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Axis
Elba
Viipuri
Finland
Pacific
Normandy
Cherbourg
Tucson Bond Buyers Lead Phoenicians Two-To-One Says Bimson
Walter R. Bimson state war finance chair reports Tucson purchases reach 1 964 774 while Phoenix totals 2 022 524 as Tucson’s share of Pima County quota stands at one third versus Phoenix one sixth statewide total nears six million. Incomplete county reports list several counties with smaller sums.
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Associated Press
Tucson
Phoenix
Walter R. Bimson
War Finance Committee
Pima
Bimson
Cochise
Coconino
Gila
Graham
Greenlee
Mohave
Pinal
Santa Cruz
Yavapai
Yuma
Allies Push Toward Cherbourg In Normandy Offensive
Reinforced American troops advance on Cherbourg as six to seven miles from the port.Lt. Gen. Omar Bradley reports coordinated north front attacks with columns flanking Valognes and Montebourg. American heavy guns pound Cherbourg while British forces regain Tilly-Sur-Suelles.
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Wes Gallagher
Allied Expeditionary Force
Cherbourg
Normandy
Valognes
Great Harbor
Montebourg
Omar N. Bradley
Supreme Headquarters
North Front
France
Cape Tured Bricquebec
Rauville la Bigot
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bricquebec
Tilly-Sur-Suelles
Red Guns Pour Into Outskirts Of Finnish Port
Soviet forces close on Viipuri nine miles from the Finnish port as Izvestia reports rapid advance and collapsing coastal defenses. Red Star cites Soviet sailors threatening to cut off Finnish pockets south of Viipuri while Finnish brigades and units are defeated near the city. Public mood in Moscow shows no peace talks, with the offensive described as going splendidly.
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Moscow
Red Army
Viipuri
Izvestia
Ivan Ossipov
Nikolai Shvankov
Red Star
Gulf of Viipuri
Changsha Falls to Japanese Forces in Hunan Province
Changsha the capital of Hunan province has fallen to the Japanese after Chinese forces withdrew. The high command said the enemy occupied Changsha Sunday following a major assault by more than 50,000 Japanese troops aided by air power, which breached suburban defense works.
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Chungking
Changsha
Hunan
Judge Eicher Denies Defendants Acquittal Motion
Washington judge Edward C. Eicher rejects defense bid for directed verdict in mass sedition conspiracy trial. Twenty nine defendants, now in the 10th week, face trial with preliminary testimony ongoing. Defense cites Hartzel ruling distinguishing independent publications from foreign inspired efforts.
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Washington
Edward C. Eicher
Eicher
Supreme Court
Hartzel
Elmer Hartzel
Germany
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