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Evening star., 1944-06-24
Members Of Congress
Begins 5-WeekRec
Vital Work Completed
Legislators Are on Way
Home or Preparing for
Convention Trips
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated freSS.
It's urgent war work about
finished, the Seventy-eighth
Congress was homeward or con-
vention bound today for Ave
week recess before returning on
August ] to tackle the challeng-
ing job of charting the road back
to peacetime normalcy.
1t finished its six-month second
session late yesterday without fan
fare. signaling the return of most
members to their home precincts to
seek reelection, with Republicans
stopping of at Chicago to nominate
their presidential candidate next
week. and Democrats arranging to
do likewise on July 10.
Except for postwar legislation,
there was little business left undone
al adjournment time, the last six
months having been spent in almost
continuous session disposing Of ap-
preparation bills, tax measures, vet
erans' benefits proposals. and home
front economy legislation.
Second Recess Planned.
Facing the legislators when they
return in August Is docket that
includes postwar tax program, dis
position of surplus war materials.
and blueprinting of postwar military
and poreign policy.
Many of the remaining problems
may be put off until after second
recess now planned to start some
time in August and end after Labor
Day, to give the legislators time to
get in a few more licks in their
election campaigns
Major legislation disposed of dur
ing the session just ended included:
Financial: Total new appropria-
tions of s67,199 ,237,127, compared
with last years $114,564, ,008, ,594; the
debt limit was boosted from $21O,-
100000, 900 to $3.50, 900, 100000
Taxes Simplified.
Taxes: A $4,000 100000 revenue
bill passed over the Presidents veto
and marking temporary and ap-
parently now-healed break between
the White House and Senate Demo-
cratic Leader Barkley: tax simpli-
f1cation program making it un-
necessary for an estimated 30,OOO,OOO
taxpayers to file income tax returns
and streamlining computation pro-
cedures for most of the other tax
payers.
Price control: Legislation extend
ing wartime price, wage and rent
(See CONGRESS, Page A-9D
Evening star., 1944-06-24
IYunks Close In
IOn KeySoipon
Defense Point
BY the Associated Press

BY tHe ASSOclabeu Press
A FORWARD COMMAND
POST, Saipan Island, June %
Delayed. American Army
troops and marines famed out
on the rugged slopes of Mount
Tapotchau today for a major
attempt to isolate one of the key
japanese defense points on
Saipan.
Tapotchau, formidable volcanic
citadel and the highest peak on the
island, has many artillery defying
caves and tunnels and has been
coated by the enemy with death
dealing armament.
Near its peak, aerial reconnais-
sance has disclosed a huge concrete
blockhouse surrounded by pillboxes
believed to be the enemy's island
headquarters.
"a Doemi broadcast from Tokyo
today said Aerial battles in va
rious areas in the Central Pa
(See SAIPAN, Page A-3.l
Evening star., 1944-06-24
Yanks in Italy Take
Roccastrada and Cui
10 North
Another Column Closes
Around FoIIonicu on
Route to Livorno, Piso
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, June 24.-Fifth Army
tanks and infantry, advancing
against strong resistance, today
occupied Roccastrada on High
way 73 and cut a lateral road to
the north, while another col
umn closed in on Follonica,
astride Highway / along the
coastal route to Livorno and
Pisa.
The Germans, who are making a
firm stand against the 9Th Army in
Central Italy, are continuing to offer
strong resistance east and west of
Lake Trasimeno and in general the
situation in Italy is little changed
an Allied headquarters communique
said.
Hard fighting continued around
Chiusi, 9 miles southwest of Lake
Trasimeno. which the enemy re-
gained by infiltration New German
counterattacks north of Perugia
were repulsed.
On Outskirts of San EIpedro.
On the Adriatic coast sector, Allied
troops had reached the outskirts of
San Elpedro. Earlier reports had
placed other units of the 9th Army
near the vicinity of Morrovalle and
Montecosaro. less than 25 miles
from the port of Ancona
French Colonials, fighting to the
east of the Americans, have reached
a point slightly north of the village
of Castiglione d'Orcia, II miles west
of Chiusi. Between Perugia and the
Adriatic coast, 9Th Army forces were
driving toward Camerino and
Macerata
Poor weather caused cancellation
of most medium bomber missions by
the Mediterranean Army Air Force
yesterday, but in more than $500
sortles over a wide area Allied planes
'doWned 81 enemy aircraft. at loss
of 10 heavy bombers and 8 other
planes.
Fighter bombers and light bomb
ers struck at roads, rail lines and
bridges in Northwestern Italy and
on the Adriatic coast.
Move Toward Coast.
Reconnaissance and infantry units,
descending from the hills east of
Follonica, moved toward the coast
and leading elements were within 2
miles of the town, latest official re-
ports said. German self propelled
guns and tanks and elements of the
Turkoman Division opposed this
sweep.
French infantry on the right of
the Americans pushed on to the
bank of the Ombrone River.
Once the coast is reached a cor
don of troops will have been drawn
around some 225 square miles of
rugged terrain south of Follonica
and east of the main highway
Most of the Germans, however, ap-
pear to have pulled out of this area
Evening star., 1944-06-24
Parents See Son in Film,
Then Learn of Death
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TONAWANDA, N. Y, June "a
Joy at seeing their son in a news
reel film showing D-Day action in
Normandy turned to sorrow yester-
day for Mr.. and Mrs. George j.
Campas.
The parents recognized their son,
Pfc. James G. Camps, 10, a para
trooper, in the newsreel scene We'd
nesday. Yesterday they received a
War Department telegram notifying
them their son had been killed in
action June 6, D-Day, apparently
only short time after the film
was taken,
Evening star., 1944-06-24
Red Forces Battling
Swollen Streams and
Mud Above Vitebsk
MAP on Page A-2.)
BY EDDY GILMORE,
Associated Press War CORRESPONDENT

ASSOCldbeu FTcSs Wdr Correspondent.
MOSCOW, June 24.-The Red
Army, in a new central front
offensive which was an integral
part of Allied grand strategy
rolled westward in spectacular
fashion today and reached
points only rs miles from the
Latvian border.
The Russians battled swollen
streams and considerable mud
northwest of Vitebsk, where they
pushed on Polotsk, 80 miles away
Reports from the Finnish front
were that the new offensive had
detracted nothing from the drive
toward Helsinki and the liberation
of the Leningrad- -Murmansk Rail
way. Progress was reported in all
the fighting areas, with the Firms
apparently still unable to hold the
weight Of Russian armor and in
| fantry.
! Russians Cut Railway.
Southeast of Vitebsk On the CEN
trail front where the Russians have
been across the highway from
Vitebsk to the German held for
Itress of Orsha, the Red Army
surged forward and cut the railway
which parallels the highway 1t
moved in the general direction of
Minsk.
Operations in this sector across
the Nazi communications appeared
to be outf1anking Vitebsk badly
so badly that the big Nazi garrison
has no railways into the city.
(The German radio said the
Russians, using II divisions, have
broken into German positions on
both sides of Vitebsk, and that
heavy fighting goes on with the
Russians attempting to encircle
the town.
Recall Winter Feints.
Military observers in Moscow
point out this is probably the first
phase of Russia's summer offensive,
recalling that last winter Premier
Stain drove swift feints in several
directions, then struck home with
his main blows.
The Red Army's tactics Of late
have been based wholly on attrition
striking hard at one point, then
when the Germans shifted to meet
the attack, hitting somewhere else
The process was repeated again ano
again.
The Red Army has made major
preparations for the summer often
sive. Numerous trips to frontal
areas this spring and early summer
have disclosed preparations such as
I have never seen before in three
years of war here. There is every
indication that Hitler will expert
ence the mightiest offensive of all
from the East.
Evening star., 1944-06-24
Air Blows Struck al Japs
Advancing on Hengyang
Ev tbe ASsocioted proc.

BY the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, June 24-Heavy
air blows have been struck by the
18th Army Air Force against Japa-
nese troops advancing on the vita
rail junction of Hengyang in HUI
nan Province, a communique from
1t. Gen. Joseph w. Stilwell's head
quarters disclosed today.
P-40s strafed a triple-decked river
steamer loaded with troops at Chu.
chow, on the Slang River below
Changsha, probably destroying the
vessel and causing numerous casu-
alties, the communique said. Sup
ply boats also were damaged.
z In the vicinity of Siangtan, also
below Changsha and northwest OF
Chuchow. P-40s attacked japanese
cavalry and foot soldiers, inflictine
casualties. Troop-carrying boats or
the Slang River were also hit.
Evening star., 1944-06-24
133 Killed by Storm
South Of Pittsburqh;
Maryland County Hit
West Virginia Toll
Is o5, With Most
Near CIurksburq
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Mounting reports of death and
destruction In the tornado which
tore with ruinous fury through
parts of Pennsylvania, West Vir-
ginia and Maryland last night
sent the death toll to at least 1873
today while more victims were
sought in wrecked communities.
In West Virginia, the death list
stood at 95 and in Pennsylvania at
IS, with hundreds injured and many
others homeless along narrow
twisting path mainly in rural areas.
Police. railroad and telegraph
companies worked today to re-
establish communications with al-
most completely isolated Garrett
County, Md, where there we're three
known dead and 20 injured.
Two Dead at Deer Park.
Two of the Maryland dead we're
at Deer Park, suburb of Oakland
The earliest report, from the
Maryland State police office in
Cumberland had said there were pos
sibly Is dead and many injured in
the Garrett County area, but sub
sequent checks did not bear this out.
The Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad
said telephone poles which fell
across the right of way had held
up traffic on the west bound line
for more than two hours.
Garrett County Lines Down.
The telephone company In Cum
berland reported all lines were down
from there to Oakland, county seat
of Garrett, westernmost county in
Maryland.
Mountain Lake Park is another
sizabie Garrett County community
with which no communication had
been established today.
Scores we're reported missing from
homes demolished by sudden.
deadly, swirling wind which last
night spent its fury on towns. VII
lagos and farm and coal country
from the outskirts of Pittsburgh
more than 100 miles into West Vir-
ginia.
Authorities feared the list of dead
would increase as rescuers searched
through wreckage in West Virginia.
At dawn, 10 hours after a funnel
shaped cloud descended first on
Pennsylvania and then on West Vir.
Evening star., 1944-06-24
Fire Destroys Two Stories
Of Birmingham City Hall
y The Associated Press.


BIRMINGHAM, June 24-Fire
that threatened to destroy Birming-
hams City Hall was brought un-
der control early today after the
third and fourth stories had been
burned out.
More than 20 companies answered
the call turned in shortly before
midnight and two hours later had
the blaze under control.
The building and contents was
valued at $l,000,0O0," Police Com
missioner Eugene j. Connor said
but the amount of damage cam
not be estimated at this time"
Valuable police records were saved
by removal from the building,
Mr., Connor said the blaze appar-
entity was caused by defective wiz
ing in the elevator shaft.
Evening star., 1944-06-24

ginia, rescue squads redoubled their
efforts to locate bodies.
Hundreds Left Homeless.
Every hour brought reports of
death and destruction in other sec
tions of West Virginia. The death
toll there rose steadily this morning
from SO to 95 victims. In Pennsyl-
vania, 81 were reported dead in
rural areas from McKeesport, near
Pittsburgh, to the State line near
Waynesburg. Pittsburgh itself was
not hit
Hundreds were made homeless as
whole blocks in some communities
were leveled. Hospitals we're filled
with the injured.
Worst hit apparently was the
little town of Shinnston, a coal
town of $500 a dozen miles from
Clarksburg, w. Va. A Red Cross
representative reported So bodies
had been recovered from that
vicinity
The representative, Mrs Lola
Heavier, said possibly a hundred
persons still were unaccounted for.
Capt Dorsey Bailey of the West
Virginia State Police said:
I'VE are certain to find mors
bodies"
Relief work was reported in good
control.
Eastern Shore Town Hit.
Hospitals all over West Virginia
sent blood plasma to Shinnston and
one allotment was flown to the city
from Charleston, the capital.
Meanwhile, a twister struck the
little Maryland Eastern Shore town
OF Cambridge last night, injuring an
estimated IS persons and f1attening
several blocks of homes. A Negro
. ~. -. Il n
Evening star., 1944-06-24
Twister Injuries 35, Levels
Warehouses at Cambridge, Nd.

The other warehouse was being
used to pack Army rations.
The Cambridge Hospital was the
scene of chaotic action as the in
jured poured in. Lights in the in
stitution were out and the town fire
department and State police rushed
emergency lighting equipment.
Telegraph lines, trees and shat
tered windows Uttered the streets.
Electric, telephone and telegraph
services were disrupted.
Early reports indicated little dam
age was done in surrounding rural
areas, the twister seemingly having
dropped suddenly over Cambridge
and raised again shortly after pass
ina. t4
Evening star., 1944-06-24
Norwegian Sub Sinks
Ship, DAMAGES Two

BY The Associated Press.
LONDON, June 24.-The Nor
wegian submarine Ula sank a 1000
ton enemy supply ship, probably
sank another of $500 tons and dam
aged a third of 5000 tons during
recent patrols In northern waters, a
Norwegian naval communique said
today.
The 8,000-ton enemy vessel was
part of an escorted convoy inter-
cepted off the west coast of Norway
Evening star., 1944-06-24
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAMBRIDGE, Md. June pa
tornado, leaving in its wake several
blocks of flattened buildings and in
juring an estimated IS persons,
struck Cambridge late last night.
The tWister, travelling in south
westerly direction at terrific speed
cut the F. D. Sinclair Negro High
School virtually in half and razed
scores of Negro homes in adjacent
blocks.
Most of those injured were in
this area.
Two Phillips Packing Co. ware
houses, one a new structure which
had not yet been put into use, were
fiattened
Evening star., 1944-06-24
Enormous Nozi Losses
Reported by Russians

LONDON, June "a (P.-Soviet
troops have plunged nearly 10 miles
through the German defense belt
northwest and southeast of Vitebsk
and inflicted enormous losses on the
enemy, Moscow announced today.
A broadcast Russian communique,
detailing first gains in the new Of
fensive, said yesterdays attacks cut
the last railway line connecting Ger
man troops at Vitebsk with the rear.
Artillery and aircraft battered
Nazi Notifications for several hours,
then lin the wake of a wall of fire"
Red Army infantry began the at
tack, the Russian communique said.
Russians List Gains.
These were the Immediate gains
listed:
Seven and one-half to 81 miles
on 19-mile-wide front northwest
of Vitebsk, with more than 10(
towns taken; gains of to 6 miles
on l6-mile-Wide front southeast
of Vitebsk, with more than so towns
freed.
The railway between Vitebsk anc
Orsha, so miles to the south, wa!
cut with the capture of Zamos.
tochye, IA miles southeast of vi,
tebsk Two railway stations are
among the captured towns, includ.
ing the large one of Sirotino, 9
miles northwest of Vitebsk.
The enemy is suffering enormou.
losses" the communique said Ger.
man trenches and battlefelds arr
Uttered with Hitlerite corpses
smashed equipment and material" d"
Fierce fighting ragged on the Fin
tSee RUSSIA, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1944-06-24
Sl,1OO, ,OOOBondS Sale,
Is Districts Best Day
Since Early in Drive
Individual Purchases
Reach 26.7% Of Goal;
D-doy Blamed for Slump

The best District tabulation
since the first two days of the
Fifth War Loan campaign-an
additional $2,100,000 in individ-
ual bond purchases-was re-
ported today, boosting that total
to $l6,300,000, or 26.7 per cent of
the Districts $6l 100000 indi-
vidual goal.
Included in this latest figure was
81, 100000 in Series "E" Bond pur-
chases advancing that total to So
100000, or 28.5 per cent of the $34,-
100000 Series "E" quota.
Declaring that D-day worked in
negative fashion, Bob O'Donnell,
national chairman of the Motion
Picture Industry's Fifth War Loan
Committee, predicts fight Ito get
this thing over the top
Something happened afte r
D-day,' he asserted The public
apparently thinks it will be boat
race from here in. The bad news
of casualties and continually mount
ing war expense is almost entirely
ignored. Everyone is talking of
victory in a month, six weeks six
months or a year and forgetting
that we need cash to finance that
victory"
Figures on National Drive.
In the national drive for SIC 600O.-
900 900 in War Bond sales, individ-
ual purchasesthrough Thursday to-
tailed 81 1867 900 900 or almost % per
cent of the S6,0O0,OO0,0OO individual
quota.
John A Reilly, chairman of the
District War Finance Committee
reported corporation purchase OF
$3.50 900 81 by William j. MeNgey ir
behalf of the Washington Office ol
General Motors.
The Army Service Command
Contact Caravan" revue will high
light tonight's show at the Army
Air Forces Shot From the Sky
exhibit at the Monument Grounds
featuring Sergt. Joseph Leahy anc
his 28-piece orchestra, and Eddie
Cantor as guest artist. Music will
also be furnished by the Navy Band
William A. Julian, treasurer OF
the United States, will be guest
speaker.
Maj Allen V. Martini veteran
bomber pilot, at the show last night
told spectators that bond sales are
the measuring stick by which our
fighting forces can gauge the sup
port they are getting
ZOrina on Program.
Last nights program featured the
ballet dancer, Vera Zorina; Joan
Roberts, currently appearing in
oklahoma, and Contact Cara
van" Joseph S. Nunan. jr. commits
Sioner of internal revenue, was
principal speaker, and Capt. Bob
Crawford, ace ferry pilot, introduced
his new song, All Gods Pilots Got
Rhythm
Two motor torpedo boats, to be
purchased through War Bond sales
to WAVES during the Navy wide
Independence Day War Bond drive
tSee WAR LOAN, Page A-9)
Evening star., 1944-06-24
Two Ships Sunk, 3 Others Hit;
Germans Defenses CrumbIinq;
Russians 70 Miles From Lotvio
Americans Near Seq
On Both Sides of
EmbuttIed City
BULLETIN.

SUPREME ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS GA German
convoy attempted to escape
from Cherbourg last night,
presumably with technicians
and material, and five of sew
en- merchant ships were sunk
or damaged. The convoy was
intercepted by light British
coastal forces, which sank two
of the ships and damaged
three others despite a heavy
barrage from escorting craft.
The convoy was driven into
refuge at the Channel Island
of Guernsey.
Evening star., 1944-06-24
Nationals Ruined Out

BOSTON, June "a (SpeciaD -
Rain today postponed the seconc
game of the Washington Nationals
series with the Red Sox here.
Evening star., 1944-06-24

Dependency benefit checks
amounting to more than $4,706, ,053,-
900 have been sent to more than
100000 Army dependents since
September 1912. The 1854, ,751st
check was mailed out yesterday.
Evening star., 1944-06-24
Chiefs Seek
WithdrawaIof
Favorite Sons
Warren Still Seen
Leading for Second
Place on Ticket

COP PLATFORM EXPECTED to
emphasize domestic issues.
| Page Al
Evening star., 1944-06-24
Weather Forecast

Fair and cooler tonight TOMORROW
fair, with normal temperature.
Temperatures today-Highest, 78. at
pm; lowest. 10, at 2:45 am Yes
terday-Highesr, 81, at sos pm; low
est, 68, at S am.
Evening star., 1944-06-24
Dependency OutIoy Mounts

Continued on Page Az, Column 81
Evening star., 1944-06-24

tSee RUSSIA, Page Az
Evening star., 1944-06-24
Guide for Readers

An Associated Press Newspaper
Evening star., 1944-06-24

tSee REPUBLICANS
Evening star., 1944-09-21
Grant Charges PAC
.CompeIs Assessment
BY the Associated Press.

DE- tiic hSsOSIdleu fTeSks
Representative Grant, Republican.
of Indiana told the House yesterday
that the CIO exacted a 81 assess
ment from his father, a union men,
ber, for the Political Action Com
mittee created by Sidney Hillman.
Waving dues slip with a dollar
union assessment" notation, Mr..
Grant said:
That's the kind of money Sidney
Hillman and his gang use to fasten
their grip on America"
Contending that union rules stip-
ulate member in arrears Is to be
suspended, Mr.. Grant said: That
means you either pay or you're out
OF a job. Is there anything volun-
tary about that?"
The CIO-PAC has started a dol
lar" campaign in behalf OF the
Roosevelt-Truman ticket. Mr.. Hill
man recently testified before a
House committee that all the dol
lars are voluntary" and that half
of collections remains in the local
union.
Representative Taber, Republican
OF New York declared that Mr.. Hill
man will carry the Democrats
down TO defeat this fall. : - He is
curse they can't shake off.
Representative Rankin, Democrat,
of Mississippi joined in denouncing
the CIO and Mr.. Hillman, but pre-
dicted the President will repudiate
Sidney Hillman within the next
several days"
Evening star., 1944-09-21

armed marine guards before being
returned to protective, storage"
The Library of Congress docu-
ments, 1t was understood, are the
first of the group of national treas
ures to be returned to Washington
from their wartime repositories
Mr. MacLeish said he had wanted
to bring back the documents as soon
as possible, but had not been able
until recently to secure the kind of
clearance he thought necessary
the opinion of the most competent
military authorities that it was now
safe to return the treasures to Wash
ington.
He explained the removal of 4,789
storage cases of irreplaceable ma
terials to safekeeping had been pre-
cautionary in the most emphatic
sense of the word At the time, he
said, it was thought possible that
the enemy would try token air raids
and as long as that danger con-
tinued, the library materials were
kept "out Of reach of possible bomb
ings."
The librarian paid tribute to the
superb job" done by the United
States Secret Service which handled
the return of the materials.
Evening star., 1944-09-21
Two Almost Lose Lives Testinq
B-24 for Better Water Lundinos

The front Of the plane came down
hard and sent a big spray of white
water into the air, obscuring the
entire plane for moment. AS the
foam subsidized, the bomber's nose
plunged beneath the surface. Sec
onds later the nose reappeared and
observers saw that the fuselage was
broken almost in two at the lead
ing edge OF the wing.
Almost "a full minute later Mai.
Harvey climbed out OF the escape
hatch which had been installed in
place OF the top turret. A loud cheer
went up and was repeated a mo-
ment later when Col. Greene ap-
peared.
Trained rescue men leaped from
the crash boats to the bomber's
wing, assisted the two flyers to
safety, and quickly placed pontoons
under the wings to prevent the
plane sinking.
The NACA salvaged from the
bomber large number of water
proofed instruments which will be
studied to obtain precise informa-
ton concerning acceleration and
water pressures Imposed by the
landing. }