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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1944
Page
1
Alerted Europe awaits liberation as the United States notes overseas forces nearing 5,000,000 by year’s end. Stimson says large portions must shift between theaters as Allied plans unfold, with minute joint chiefs of staff details guiding strategy against Germany.
A German analyst says 15 divisions or 150 000 to 200 000 men are massed in North Africa ready to strike the French or Italian Riviera once Britain signals invasion from the west. Admiral Sir William M James says a major amphibious move from Britain is close. Marshal Tito calls for a decisive Yugoslav offensive as the Red Army and Allied forces press the last blow.
A German woman who said I had to run faster than Rommel in Africa was sentenced to three months imprisonment in Aachen. The Belgian News Agency reported the court action.
A large RAF night raid hit freight yards at Trappes Tergnier and Saumur in France, part of a broad June offensive against rail centers aiding German invasion. RAF and US airpower backed operations along a 200 mile front, aiming to disrupt transport behind the Atlantic Wall with heavy losses reported.
Allied forces pierced the German defenses around Velletri and seized Mount Peschio ridge in the Alban Hills as they closed toward Rome. Reports say Velletri is practically surrounded and Rome’s dome is visible from positions near Monte Artemisio.
Panhandle Bankers Association officers led by J O Gillham executive vice president of Brownfield State Bank convene at Amarillo Hotel for a 10 AM session with a buffet luncheon, golf, dance and barbecue planned. A feeder airline proposal to CAB outlined by Braniff official Charles Beard targets five routes from Amarillo and draws interest from 30 Panhandle communities.
About 40 people were overcome by chlorine gas at a busy Flatbush intersection in Brooklyn. The cloud spread two blocks as victims, including students, were evacuated to hospitals with at least 127 in serious condition. no fatalities were reported.
A fresh southwesterly wind whipped Dover Strait night and showers unsettled the day. Thunderclouds limited visibility to six miles while the barometer steadied and the temperature reached 59 at 10 PM. High tides at Calais were forecast for 10:36 PM Friday and 11:09 AM Saturday Amarillo Time.
Members of the Philharmonic Orchestra Association can exchange membership cards for Alec Templeton tickets at the Southwestern Public Service Company booth before noon tomorrow or today until 6. Non members pay standard prices for lower floor, balcony, or student seats. Templeton will perform Sunday at 4 PM in the Municipal Auditorium.
Investigators probe the Dorothy Snelson case with two leading theories a deliberate slaying by someone known to her or a case of mistaken identity. A $1050 reward draws tips as police, with Sheriff Adams and Chief Harper, seek the murder weapon and corroborating clues from witnesses and family.
Allied forces pour reinforcements onto Biak Island to support the push to secure airfields within bombing range of the Philippines. Sniper and mortar fire were the only active combat noted on Schouten Island as patrols push inland.
Washington reports June 1 that Censorship Director Byron Price said international communication may suffer during critical times as censorship takes steps in national security. He emphasized not advertising censor actions and urged public patience for what is at stake.
El Paso June 1 Ray Bruninma an 18 year old U S Marine was charged with murder in the death of Deputy Sheriff Joe Cresap 68 Cresap died from head injuries after being bludgeoned by a man he picked up on the highway near El Paso last night for investigation of personal papers Officers said the youth was arrested near El Paso when he came in from the desert for water
Partly cloudy to partly cloudy in the Amarillo area with little temperature change. West Texas and New Mexico forecast partly cloudy Friday and Saturday with scattered thundershowers in the north. Temperatures near steady with a few notes of rain totals around 0.12 inches in 24 hours. Sunrise 6 94 AM Sunset 6 56 PM.
London dispatch reports Allied bomber campaigns behind the invasion front severely restricting German movements in France, destroying rail yards and bridges. Precision attacks devastated Juvisy and other yards, hindering repairs and forcing Germans to rely on damaged roads. Saboteurs aided by air drops complicate railway restoration as the Luftwaffe struggles to reroute supplies.
Soviet dispatches report the Red Army counterattacked near Iasi in Moldavia, killing about 800 German soldiers and destroying 18 tanks and 15 planes. Moscow says the clash remains intense as German forces resist and threaten a push toward the Danube.
A farmer bought a plate glass mirror and a bull at an auction but left without them. The mirror broke when Ferdii nand arched its back and charged, a glass splinter piercing the bull's neck severing an artery and killing him. Ryder Nielsen bought the mirror for five dollars and the bull for three dollars and ten cents.
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