Atlantic Wall a Big Bluff News Briefs Tell Progress Of Invasion
The report describes German losses at St. Mere Eglise and Lisieux as destroyed roads and heavy combat. It notes ten German divisions possibly moved into France per a Scandinavian bureau, and reports calmer Straits of Dover with light fog and about 50 degree weather as Allied invasion continues.
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Lendan
France
Swoeim
Lenden
Straits of Dover
Firat
Mase
Reese
Weather outlook for town shows showers tonight and Friday
The forecast calls for cloudy conditions with showers and thunderstorms tonight and Friday. Temperatures remain nearly steady, with little variation expected across the period.
Fifth Army Drives Along Italian Coast Routs Resistance
Allied forces in Italy advance with the Fifth Army taking Civita Castellana area and the port of Livorno, while Bracciano and Mount Rotondo fall to Eighth Army. Air strikes target western bridges and rail lines as German units retreat and Kesselring’s former HQ is overrun.
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Naples
Juans
Fifth Army
Italy
Clvitevenebia
Rome
Bracchiane
Civita Castellane
Eighth Army
Subiaco
Mount Rotondo
Yugoslavia
Dalmatian
Marshal Tito
Livorno
Voltri
Riviera
Albert Kesselring
Civita Castellana
Mail Order Marriage Sparks Council Bluffs Divorce
Mrs. Edna Fern Ingalls of Omaha obtained a divorce from George Ingalls of Council Bluffs in a marriage arranged via a club. She testified they corresponded through a marriage club and he claimed a $20,000 fortune. she learned he had nothing. She is mother to ten children from a prior marriage.
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Council Bluffs
Edna Fern Ingalls
Omaha
Neb
George Ingalls
Atlantic City Band Postponed Opening Concert
Rain forces postponement of the Atlantic City band opening concert. The program slated for tonight will be presented Thursday night of next week after Roy Dougan the band director and the city council agreed to the change this morning.
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Atlantic City
Roy Dougan
Fifth War Loan Drive Opens in Cass Monday
Cass County gears up for the fifth war loan drive anchored by a large $1,029,000 quota. The county’s 1944 performance totaled 1,103,461 in bond sales with Atlantic’s share at 256,200. Ward workers plan meetings at the courthouse and city hall to organize for quota fulfillment.
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France
Casa County
Cass
Atlantic
Court House
Anita
Cumberland
Griswold
Lewis
Maine
Massena
Viota
Bear Grove
Benton
Brighton
Casa
Edna
Franklin
Grant
Grove
Lincoln
Noble
Pleasant
Pymosa
Union
Victoria
Washington
Soldier Dies From Propeller Injury at Harvard Field
Private James L. White 22 of Senatobia Mississippi suffered a fractured skull when struck by a bomber propeller while trying to extinguish an engine fire. White served as an aircraft mechanic and was aiding in servicing the aircraft at Harvard.
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Harvard
Neb
James L. White
Senatobia
Miss
White
2380 American Boys Lost in Rome Fight
Washington reports latest war figures show American casualties in Italy total 57,629. Secretary of War Stimson notes 2,379 killed wounded and missing in the three days before Rome fell. Navy Marine losses reach 45,777 overall with 19,802 dead and 4,462 prisoners.
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Washington
INS
France
Stimson
Rome
Italy
Navy
Mississippi Democrats repudiates national platform at state convention
Mississippi Democrats in Jackson at a state convention repudiated the national administration with a stronger stance than Texas. The delegation absolved the state's nine electors from voting for national candidates if the national convention adopts a platform that ignores the southern will on key planks.
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Mississippi
Jackson
Mias
Texas
Pope Holds Unprecedented Audiences With Clark At Vatican
Pope Pius XII met U S General Mark W Clark in a private Vatican audience lasting about ten minutes. Allied officers accompanied Clark as Rome celebrated amid unprecedented access for press and soldiers. The Pope urged war correspondents to seek peace in coverage and discussed military organization with officials.
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Vatican City
INS
Pius XII
Mark W. Clark
U. S.S
Vatican Library
Gene. Gruenther
H. H. Johnson
Rome
Edgar Hume
Patrick Ryan
Fifth Army
Clark
St. Peter’s Cathedral
War
Navy
Air
Department of War
Defense
Vna
Soviet Red Army Opens Major Offensive on Romanian Front
Dispatch from Leaden-One via Nasi agency reports a large Red Army offensive in the Remania sector with tank support and early gains. German counter-attacks north and northwest of Iasi inflict heavy losses on 406 tanks and 451 aircraft, while Soviet bombers strike mainland Europe en route to a broader Allied push toward Berlin.
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Nasi
Red Army
Remania
Meacow
Lasi
France
Iasi
Red Star
Europe
Berlin
Butler praises sheriff's defeat in Iowa primary
Omaha Mayor Dan Butler lauded Pottawattamie county voters for defeating Sheriff Riley Nelson in the state primary. He condemned Nelson for failing to enforce the law, saying voters shared that view.
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Omaha
Carter Lake
Dan Butler
Pottawattamie County
Riley Nelson
Nelson
Decomposed Body Identified Near Beaver Iowa
Boone Iowa June 8 A badly decomposed body found along the Northwestern track near Beaver was identified as Mrs Mer Kraft 50 of Tiffin Identification by ration books and a Wells New rail ticket. Coroner Garland Hancock says the body likely lay near the tracks a week before discovery and no inquest will be held The body will be cremated in Des Moines and ashes sent to Tiffin.
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Boone
Beaver
Mer Kraft
Wells
New
Boone County
Garland Hancock
Hancock
Des Moines
Vaunted Nazi Steel Defense Doesn't Exist
Allied reporter on the June invasion from France reports dramatic advances with tanks widening a breach inland near Bayeux. He describes weak German defenses along the Atlantic Wall, cheering towns, and the absence of enemy air activity, noting German morale and Russian and Italian defeats as known to troops.
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Gront Mae
Bayeux
Bayeus
Erie
Atlantic Wall
Nash
Geramns
Soto
Caan
Aut
Russia
Italy
Streams of Men Drop into Battle Area at Bayeux
Allied forces report a major German counter attack shaping the front near Bayeux Caen and Cherbourg as reinforcements arrive. Eisenhower announced strong air and naval performance while signaling a heavy schedule and firm command of operations.
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Bayeux
Kingsbury Smith
INS
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
CINS
France
Caen
Normandy
High Command
DNB
Cherbourg
Royal Air Force
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Offihe
Eisenhower
Morison Wilkerson Morals Case Near Close
Santa Ana California June 8 The prosecution planned to rest its case in the army court martial of Capt Morison J Wilkerson after 16 year old Dean Stull Florentine Gardens entertainer testified that the officer allegedly attempted to rape her The trial paused as Wilkerson was to begin his defense testimony tomorrow as the first witness.
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Santa Ana
Cal
INS
Morison J. Wilkerson
Dean Stull
Florentine Gardens
Army
Red Skelton Inducted Into Army at Fort MacArthur
Los Angeles comedian Red Skelton was inducted into the U S Army yesterday at Fort MacArthur, marking his transition from entertainment to military service during wartime.
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Los Angeles
Red Skelton
Fort MacArthur
Lansdown Family Moves Into Dilger Home on Chestnut Street
D. E. Lansdown and family of Omaha will move into the F. P. Dilger residence at 961 Chestnut Street. Mr. Lansdown is employed by the John Deere company.
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D. E. Lansdown and
Family of
Omaha
F. P. Dilger
Chestnut Street
Mr. Lansdown
John Deere Company
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St. Mere Egnee
Olz
Berka
Lees Ane Ne
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Faterese
French Coast
Signal Corps
International Soundphoto
English Channel
United States Army Signal Corps
Pope
Butler
Richard D. McMillan
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