Allied Drive Through Sacco Valley Into Green Campagna
Allied forces surged along the Via Casilina toward Rome in a dramatic advance breaking German lines from the Valmontone area. Tanks led by Lt. Col. Bogardus Cairns and infantry units under Lt. Cols Frank Izenour and Joseph Crawford push past 88 mm self-propelled guns toward the city while civilians speak of food shortages and Fascist retreat.
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Sacco Valley
Campagna
Rome
Seven Hills
Bogardus Cairns
Decatur
Frank Izenour
Los Angeles
Joseph Crawford
Humboldt
Kansas
Valmontone
Via Casilina
Roy Man
War correspondent’s peril on the road to Rome
A correspondent describes near misses from sniper fire and mortar shells as Allied tanks push into Rome. He recalls Maj Harold Blodgett’s comments about heavy losses and reports a German armored car confrontation during a tense advance with Sherman tanks and infantry toward the city.
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International Alls
Minn
Maj
Harold Blodgett
Denton
Tex
Colonna
Borgata Finnocchio
Rome Falls to Allied Troops After Fierce Battle at City Center
Allied Fifth Army units from Anzio captured Rome ending a brutal suburban fight. The last German rear guard fell near the Bank of Italy at 9:15 P M as planes blasted fleeing transports and damaged hundreds of vehicles. Cpl Roe Rapp of Renick West Virginia survived an exposed tank deck while German snipers persisted nearby.
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Renick
W. Va
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Anzio
Rome
Eternal City
Amarillo
Bank of Italy
Trajan
Italy
Viterbo
Lake
Bracciano
Fifth Army
Eighth Army
Hitler
Germany
U.S
Via Casilina
Associated Press
Daniel de Luce
Fifth
Eighth
Lake Bracciano
Lake Bolsena
U. S
Alban Hills
Tiber
Arrows
Azios
Allied Air Blitz Strikes Europe In 17th Day Of Bombing
Upwards of 1 200 American heavy bombers attack Europe with 500 targets including German strongholds along the invasion coast and rail lines between France and Italy. Fortresses and Liberators saturate Boulogne defenses with 1 500 tons of bombs as Spitfires hit northern France radio sites and rail centers at Turin Genoa and Cannes amid daily raids.
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Europe
Mediterranean
France
Italy
Abeg
Boulogne
Air Ministry
Jourir
Turin
Genoa
Mount Denis
Lyon
Modane
Alps
St. Michel
Riviera
Cannes
Varaver
Nice
Recco
Novi Legure
Savona
Seine River
Paris
Balkans
Budapest
Hitler
English
Strait
Royal Air Force
Ludwigshafen
Germany
French
Ninth Air Force
Courcelles- Sursein
Oise River
Lecateau
Montmorency
DNB
Berlin
Calais
Folkestone
U. S. Strategic Air Force
Zeits
Leipzig
Stettin
Politz
Brux
Creech Sudetenland
Gusty Channel Bombing Reports From Dover to Boulogne
London reports a dawn to dusk barrage along the Dover Strait with heavy raids on Calais Boulogne and Pas de Calais. RAF and US bombers, escorted by Thunderbolts and Mustangs, faced minimal opposition and damaged several targets including oil refineries and factory complexes.
Submarine campaign hits four times harder than in 1942
American submarines have sunk 187 Japanese vessels in five months, an average of 27.4 ships monthly, with 21 tankers credited to undersea warfare. Since Pearl Harbor U.S. subs destroyed 2,500,000 tons of Japanese shipping, while overall Allied and Japanese losses include many destroyers and cruisers. British subs also attacked Japanese shipping heavily on the Burma route as Rome battles echo in Italy.
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U.S
Nippon
Japan
Burma
Far Eastern
Pacific
United Nations
U. S
Atlantic
Pearl Harbor
June Dollar Day At Amarillo Brides Sale
A June Dollar Day sale in Amarillo encourages brides and brides-to-be to shop for home articles and gifts. Merchants promote big savings and assorted bridal items as the event runs all day.
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Amarillo
Reds Stop Nazi Tank Assaults
London reports fresh German assaults north and northwest of Iasi in Romania were smashed with tremendous losses. The Soviet monitor says the Nazis struck repeatedly in vain, while Moscow notes several successful counter-attacks and no inch of progress in the Tasi sector. Berlin cites strong Soviet air support but no headway.
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London
Iasi
Romania
Moscow
Tasi
Red Army
Berlin
DNB
Yanks Close In On Biak Airdromes In New Guinea Campaign
Allied forces push toward three airfields on Biak Island after five days of prep as Japanese defenses hold along the northwestern coast. Sixth Army advances toward Mokmer while air sweeps down on Truk and Biak. US bombers strike Tokyo defenses and Pacific targets as Dutch forces reach Australia to join the fight against Japan.
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Associated Press
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Philippines
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
U. S. Sixth Army
Mokmer
Pacific
Biak
Babo
Truk
Caroline Islands
Jaba
Bougainville Island
Solomons
Sixth Army
Chester W. Nimits
Kurile
Caroline
Kuriles
Tokyo
Central Pacific
Marshall Islands
Nauru
Ponape
Hankow
Matsuma
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
South Pacific
Navy
Dutch West Indies
Price Control Race Under Way
The Senate and House begin an odd race to pass separate versions of a price control bill and a Pearl Harbor investigation resolution. Senate action on the Pearl Harbor measure favors approval first, while price control talks could stretch the week. Senator Ferguson voices guarded satisfaction with the resolution amid committee changes.
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Washington
Senate
House
Ferguson
Michigan
Secretaries of War and Navy
Office of Price Administration
Senator Bankhead
Alabama and Associates
Raid on Tito Thwarted by Partisans Survive German Capture Attempt
London reports that German airborne troops attempting to seize Marshal Tito and his Drvar headquarters were surrounded and largely annihilated. A Bari dispatch claimed Rommel directed the May 25 operation but Partisans remained in control. Yugoslav radio noted Germans failed to surprise and could not mass forces in Yugoslavia. Partisans also attacked enemy garrisons and supply lines on other fronts.
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London
Free Yugoslav Radio
Tito
Drvar
Bari
Italy
Erwin Rommel
Yugoslavia
Bosnia
Texas Express Roads Studied
Texas begins taxing to fund express highways and ease inter city and intra city traffic. A contract will be signed with a consulting firm that helped build the Pennsylvania turnpike to study the Fort Worth-Dallas area. A later contract will be let for the Houston-Beaumont region.
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Austin
Texas
Fort Worth-Dallas
Houston-Beaumont
Dewitt C. Greer
Resignation of King And Food Top Problems
Rome liberation creates two immediate tasks for Allies delivering vast food and relief supplies and reshaping Italian governance. King Vittorio Emanuele plans to retire with Crown Prince Umberto to succeed him, soon prompting Badoglio and his cabinet to resign and await reappointment.
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Washington
Rome
London
Italy
Vittorio Emanuele
Umberto
Pietro Badoglio
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Vicinity
Party cloudy and cooler Monday with fresh to strong winds diminishing Monday afternoon. New Mexico fair Monday and Tuesday with no significant temperature change. West Texas mostly cloudy Monday and Tuesday with fresh winds and limited precipitation.
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Amarillo
New Mexico
West Texas
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