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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1944
Page
1
Allied forces reinforce Cherbourg Peninsula as heavy fighting erupts between parachute troops and German airborne units under Gen Kurt Student. RAF Mosquitos destroy five Junkers troop carriers as a great train of gliders strengthens Allied positions along a 50 mile French coast.
Fifth Army forces push ten miles north west of Rome and probe toward the sea while advancing along the Tiber. Eighth Army battles delaying German forces in the east. New Zealand troops seize Sorano as Gen. Alexander urges Italians to sabotage German lines and aid Allied breakout. Mediterranean air forces join strikes on Romania and Belgrade targets with heavy losses on both sides.
General Bradley directs the First American Army in the European assault from Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force. He rose to fame in Tunisia after capturing Bizerte in May 1943 while commanding the American Second Corps.
The Swedish liner Gripsholm arrived in Jersey City with about 5152 repatriates from Axis countries. Among 37 civilians and 88 wounded soldiers, 51 were Americans who had been prisoners in Germany, ending an uneventful voyage from Belfast.
The British Information Service said the British Sixth Airborne Division has captured and is holding bridges north of Caen France. Wooster College will close its U S Naval Pre Flight School Nov 1.
Wright Aeronautical plant in Cincinnati remains idle as 12 000 to 15 000 workers are urged to return to work in support of wartime production. A suspension of a worker followed a mass meeting incident described as heckling over integration in a previously all white shop. The spokesman warned the situation is pretty bad as production halts continue.
Senator John W. Bricker, Republican presidential hopeful, announced he will speak at a Cook County Bar Association luncheon in Chicago on June 22. He plans to depart Columbus on June 21 and stay for the Republican National Convention opening June 26.
At 7 30 last night Columbus held a minute of prayer for Allied armies fighting in Europe. Alarm sirens and factory whistles joined the call to prayer five minutes before the half hour. City police halted traffic as pedestrians bowed their heads in silence. Observance led by James A Rhodes earlier in the day.
Nearly 1 000 workers at Timken Roller Bearing are tied up in a D Day style labor dispute. The Department of Labor indicated the case had been referred to the regional War Labor board for settlement.
A well known American general was demoted to lieutenant colonel and sent home for indicating the D-Day date. Reportedly, while in public he stated that the invasion would occur before June 15, revealing advance plans. The general’s identity was not disclosed.
Butler County health board rules for county wide milk control were deemed unenforceible by the State Supreme Court, affirming a district appellate ruling and invalidating Hubert Waller’s conviction for selling milk without a permit. The court found reliance on a model ordinance with conduct rules filed in the health board office insufficient to enforce the regulation.
Twelve C-47 troop carriers and twelve gliders were reported missing during overnight reinforcement operations beyond the Normandy beachheads. This marks the first official loss report from air borne actions since the invasion began. Returning pilots described Cherbourg Peninsula as a sea of white and colored parachutes after the descent.
Logan resident Harley Goodine died this morning at a Steubenville hospital where he was hospitalized after being taken there last Thursday. A C. and O. Railroad employee who retired two years ago, he leaves wife Mary two daughters and Harley Burns in the armed forces. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
Senator Robert A Taft of Ohio challenged the plan to create 135 000 new farms through postwar irrigation funding in the west He cited an Agriculture Department official who said current crops are grown on 54 million extra acres beyond peacetime needs and questioned the program's justification
Ground fighting marks the Pacific War as Japanese columns tighten around Changsha in Hunan Province while American forces press the Philippines. Inland advances push toward Mokmer Airdrome as Yanks seize ridges and defend captured positions. Allied airmen destroy vessels near Manokwari and hit Truk and Caroline Islands bases.
Secretary of War Stimson told Congress that infantry bears the heaviest casualties in the North African theater and Italian campaign, despite comprising 19.8 percent of total strength. He urged a $5 monthly raise for infantry specialists and $10 monthly for combat infantrymen with badges.
A day of massive Allied bombing saw scores of U S heavy bombers depart from Soviet bases to strike Galati Romania. The first wartime raid from the new shuttle bases underscores intensified pressure on Hitler's Europe as preparations for invasion accelerate.
Ellsworth B. Buck defeats Democrat Thomas W. Cantwell in a special election to fill the late Rep. James A. O’Leary’s seat, 14 269 to 10 764 in a district long Democratic. Mississippi Democrats convene to choose delegates and electors as national politics loom amid war uncertainty.
President Roosevelt used a radio address to lead Americans in prayer before the assault on Europe. He spoke of fighting for “the freedom of suffering humanity” and asked listeners to join in the supplication for strength amid the war effort.
Gloria Jean Baughman eight, daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Baughman, died last night two hours after being struck by a freight train.
Allied command reports heavy air and sea activity with over 13 000 planes over France and Corsica. Eisenhower says landings on the northern coast progressed satisfactorily as Rangers and Commandos took part amid fighting near Caen and Honfleur.
Report say Allied armor moved toward Caen to intervene in urban combat as 13 000 sorties yielded 53 German planes destroyed and 31 lost. U S infantry said to be making excellent progress while Canadian pilots reported good results in American sectors. Berlin radio claimed confusion behind German lines and paratrooper shells misfired. Mitchell pilots saw fires near Lisieux south of Le Havre and a glow over Caen as Churchill noted fighting in the streets. Over 900 Ninth Air Force C 47s and gliders took part in opening thrust forming a train nine planes wide and 200 miles long.
Allied air forces, now under supreme command, flew over 13 000 sorties from dawn to dawn supporting invasion forces. More than 1 000 heavy British bombers struck German reinforcements while U S raiders attacked from the Dover Strait. Despite some German anti aircraft fire, losses included 13 British heavy bombers and 17 Allied fighters with 53 enemy planes destroyed.
Lt Commander Arthur C. Johnson Jr., 37, former city editor of The Columbus Evening Dispatch and son of The Dispatch editor, was killed in action in the European theater. The Navy notified the family that he died of a gunshot wound during what was to be his last sea duty. He is survived by his widow Constance, his parents, two sons Arthur III and Drury D., and a brother Derrol Johnson of Columbus.
Stockhol m dispatch quotes the Daily Mail that Adolf Hitler is expected to deliver a speech soon from some western location as personal commander of anti law movement.
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