Nazis Admit Loss of Caen Corridor Amid Street Fighting
Allied forces press toward Cherbourg with American troops seizing Ste. Mere Eglise and advancing 18 miles from Cherbourg. British and Canadian units join Caen assault as Berlin reports counterattacks and street fighting, with aims toward Carentan and Valognes.
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Caen
Wes Gallagher
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Cherbourg
Ste. Mere Eglise
Normandy
Berlin
U. S
Valognes
France
John Leslie Hall, Jr
Eighth Army Advances in Eastern Italy
Allied forces push along the entire Italian front as German troops withdraw from the Adriatic sector to avoid encirclement. The Fifth Army under Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark drives north and northwest from Rome, seeking to tighten contact with retreating units and press toward the Lake region.
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Rome
Adriatic
Fifth Army
Mark W. Clark
Bracciano
Caprarola
Lake di Vico
Viterbo
Civitavecchia
Tarquinia
Tyrrhenian
Lake Bracciano
Luftwaffe
Allies Push Inland In Italy Amid Beachhead Losses
Allied forces breached the Italian coast and advanced from Bracciano toward Caprarola and Sutri as Eighth and Fifth Armies pressed along the Tiber and near Tivoli. US heavy bombers struck Pola docks while raids hit Nis and rail facilities. destruction included 195 vehicles and 28 rail cars.
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Denmark
Italy
Luftwaffe
Hermann Goering
Adriatic
Crecchio
Eighth Army
Tollo
Chieti
Rome
Bracciano
Sutri
Lake
Eighth
Tiber
Agosta
Palombara-Sabina
Tivoli
Eighth Army Unis
Civitella Rovero
Avezanno
Pola
Trieste
Nis
Yugoslavia
Mediterranean Army Air Force
Stewart Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel at Liberator Station
Brig. Gen. James es, commanding general of a bombardment division, announced today the promotion of former movie star Jimmy Stew from major to lieutenant colonel at U. S. Liberator Station in England.
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England
Jimmy Stew
Jameses
Anced
How Plastic Replaces Rubber for Sealing in YORK
A new plastic substitutes rubber for seals and electrical parts, announced by the House Electric & Manufacturing Co. Fosterite Foster, a 29 year old Newton C. Foster chemist, developed the material. The substance is said to resist moisture and extend the life of electrical equipment in military and civilian use.
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York
House Electric & Manufac Company
Fosterite
Newton C. Foster
Rail raids by RAF hit French rail hubs after D-Day
Allied air forces pound German supply networks behind the Normandy front with hundreds of heavy bombers targeting Rennes Fougeres Alencon Mayenne and Pont aubault while Mosquito squads hit rail targets and trains despite poor weather. Two heavy bombers missing and total Allied sorties exceed twenty seven thousand since invasion. Dayton report notes Dr Rudolph J Price killed in a car crash.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Normandy
Rennes
Fougeres
Alencon
Mayenne
Pontaubault
Air Ministry
Saumur
Johannes Blaskowitz
France
Caen
Bayeux
Japanese Offensive Near Changsha Threatens Chinese Center
Japan presses a force of about 70 000 to 80 000 toward Changsha seven and a half miles from the Hankow Canton Railway center. Chinese defense under Chiang Kai Shek ordered to hold fast. Meanwhile Chinese troops push toward Burma Road, reporting gains at Lungling and Tengchung. American airmen claim a successful heavy cruiser hit near Waigeo Island as Liberators strike in New Guinea.
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Japan
China
Changsha
Hankow-Canton
Hunan
Chungking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Burma
Lungling
Tengchung
Yunnan
Waigeo Island
New Guinea
Biak Island
Schoutens
Mokmer
Work Stoppage Ends At Timken Factory
The grinding department of the Timken Roller Bearing Co. plant in Canton resumed production after CIO United Steel Workers settled a five day stoppage involving nearly 1,400 employees.
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Canton
Timken Roller Bearing Co
CIO United Steel Workers
Tojo Sends Note of Confidence to Hitler
Berlin radio reports Japanese Premier Tojo sent a message to Adolf Hitler expressing complete confidence in victory of German arms over British and American forces invading Europe.
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Tojo
Hitler
London
Berlin
Japan
Adolf Hitler
Heavy Damage Wrought By Eighth Air Force
The Eighth Air Force reports heavy action on the first day of the Allied invasion of northern France. It destroyed 429 railway cars and 372 military vehicles, damaged locomotives, bombed bridges and yards, and attacked facilities including two warehouses, three factories, two oil tanks, seven encampments, one overpass, and ten flak cars.
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London
Eighth Air Force
France
French Parachute Troops Gate Cherbourg Invasion
Allied reports say French parachute troops are taking part in the Cherbourg Peninsula invasion and performing well as guides due to their terrain knowledge. Their actions underscore coordinated operations between French and Allied forces in the campaign.
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Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
Cherbourg
Truck crash and fire kills Walter May in Portsmouth area
A truck crash near Portsmouth yesterday caused a fire that burned to death Walter May of East Lynn West Virginia, the driver. Investigations continue into the crash and fire details.
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Portsmouth
Walter May
East Lynn
W. Va
Find No Wall by Roger Greene with the Allies in France
June 6 report from the Normandy landings describes weak German static defenses inland from the beach. A British writer notes a crumbly two foot brick wall near an apple orchard as the only substantial barrier and recalls the French reaction to the Allied assault.
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Roger Greene
France
Hitler
UMW Blamed In Strike at Wright Plant
In Cincinnati striking Wright Aeronautical Corp workers faced a work-or-be-fired ultimatum as a power clash grew between the United Automobile Workers CIO and the United Mine Workers. UMW leader John L. Lewis dismissed the UAW accusations while UAW official George Addes accused District 50 organizers of agitating and aiding the strike.
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UMW
Wright
Cincinnati
Wright Aeronautical Corp
United Automobile Workers
CIO
United Mine Workers
District 50
UAW
George Addes
Indianapolis
John L. Lewis
Addes
Coal Users Limited To 90 Per Cent of Needs
Cincinnati area director Wayne P. Ellis of the Solid Fuels Administration urged Southwestern Ohio residents to file declarations of intended coal use for next winter by June 15. He said coal deliveries would be limited to 90 percent of normal requirements for residential users.
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Cincinnati
Wayne P. Ellis
Solid Fuels Administration
Ohio
Nazis Expect Collapse of Vichy Government
NBC reported Berlin radio signaling a potential fall of the Vichy government as it met today. A Berlin broadcast said the people’s national government would take over if the French regime fails to act.
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Vichy
New York
NBC
Berlin
Demoted Officer Seeks Hearing on Invasion Remark
CORAL GABLES Fla A patient in an Army hospital Lt Col Henry J F Miller seeks a hearing on charges stemming from a cocktail party remark that hinted at the date of the European invasion. The War Department announced the move as Miller was demoted from major general.
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Coral Gables
Fla
Henry J. F. Miller
War Department
Gallia Native Will Be Promoted to General
Roosevelt sent to the Senate the names of 62 colonels nominated for temporary brigadier general rank. Included is Ohioan John Halliday McCormick born in Gallipolis. Detroit. American fighter pilots in the Gilbert Islands receive high altitude flying instruction from Charles A. Lindbergh, a Ford official.
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Gallia
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
John Halliday McCormick
Gallipolis
Detroit
Gilbert Islands
Charles A. Lindbergh
Ford Mortor Co
Athens Youth Among First Glider Pilots
A British port report lists American glider pilots who ferried D-Day troops to France returning aboard an LST after breaking through German lines. Lt. Charles Ellington of High Point North Carolina and Flight Officer William Jackson of Athens Ohio are named among the returning pilots.
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France
Jerry
Charles Ellington
High Point
N. C
William Jackson
Athens
Ohio
Government Eyes Go Into Animal Feed
War Food Administration officials in Columbus report eggs bought for 8.10 per case are stored for conversion into animal protein feed. About 70 carloads are being disposed of in the Midwest due to storage shortages. The government backs egg prices at 27 cents a dozen, or 8.10 per case, with ongoing support regardless of egg volume. The Chicago regional office notes 2,757 cases bought at 26 to 27 cents per dozen through June 1.
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Columbus
War Food Administration
WFA
Chicago
Midwest
Farley Quits Party Office
The resignation of James A. Farley as New York Democratic state chairman was seen by Washington politicians as a likely result of his opposition to a fourth term for any president and his belief that Roosevelt will run again. Farley and his aides indicated a hands-off stance rather than a defection.
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Washington
James A. Farley
New York
Roosevelt
Farley
Missing Middleport Girl Found in Huntington Detained
Patricia Lou Jones, a 6 year old from Middleport, was located in Huntington W Va and held by a child welfare agency after being missing since Wednesday. Her father Fred Jones, a Middleport industrialist, travels to Huntington to claim her as bakery drivers return to work.
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Middleport
Meigs County
Patricia Lou Jones
Huntington
W. Va
Fred Jones
Russians Eager to Start Drive on Eastern Front
Moscow reports signs point to an early Red Army offensive on the eastern front. The population follows Allied actions in France and Italy with hope and confidence that Soviet troops will join the fight to end Germany and conclude the European war.
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Moscow
Red Army
Hitler
France
Italy
United Nations
Germany
Allies Hold Firm Under Counterblows and Progress Claims
The report notes the steadily augmented Allies were holding firm under counterblows and asserting progress on all sectors as the conflict continued.
Invasion Front Dispatches Report Normandy Battle Progress
Front reports say Allied gains widen as tank battles rage from Caen to Cherbourg. American, British, and Canadian forces landings are confirmed. 1,600 German prisoners taken and 600 Americans captured, Russians, and Poles among them. Rocket planes strike German armor west of Caen.
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English Channel
Normandy
Caen
Carentan
Cherbourg
Supreme Command
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bayeux
Ross Munro
Caneadian Press
Allied push in Normandy slows as supply and reinforcements lag
Dispatches report heavy fighting near Bayeux with Canadian forces repelling multiple tank thrusts as German Tiger tanks advance. Allied divisions including First, Fourth and 29th Infantry plus 101st Airborne in action under Lt. Gen. Bradley. Paris radio claims 20 Allied divisions landed.
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Paris
Normandy
Berlin
Bayeux
Falaise
France
U. S
North Africa
Sicily
Supreme Headquarters
101St Airborne
Omar N. Bradley
Chegebourg
Educational Benefits In G I Bill Fixed
Washington conferences on the G I Bill of Rights reached agreement for maximum educational benefits of 500 dollars a year for not more than four years for veterans aid legislation approved today.
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Washington
Veterans Aid
Allies Survive Beachhead Assault In France Displaying Doughboy Valor
The report from June 8 describes American troops landing in France and breaking through Hitler's fortress on the beachhead. Engineers quickly built roads, supplies and heavy equipment moved inland, despite German barrages and fortified concrete houses.
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France
Tunisia
Sicily
Italy
Hitler
Army
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