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Allied planes drop leaflets to Ger troops
bill signed; provisions
Russians make gains against Finns on 3 fronts; clear sec of Leningrad-Murmansk rr north of Lake Onega; take ry stations and extend Svir River bridgehead; other forces advance around Viborg; Moscow newspapers publish map of entire front; USSR withdrawal in face of Ger counterattacks in south revealed
carrier task force led by Vice Adm M A Mitscher
1944An F4 tornado tears through the Appalachian Mountains, killing over 100 people in West Virginia, particularly in the town of Shinnston.[†]
In the evening of June 23, 1944, a powerful F4 tornado devastated eastern West Virginia, particularly the town of Shinnston. The tornado killed at least 100 people and injured hundreds more.