Allied Invaders Push Into France Fifth Army Continues Chase
Allied forces press into France as Fifth Army advances five miles across the Tiber in Italy near Rome. French troops seize Avezzano road 15 miles northeast of Rome and push toward the capital. Rome capture signals major campaign milestone.
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Noland Norgaard
Naples
Rome
Fifth Army
Tiber
United Nations
Italy
Bulletin
Avezzano
Mark W. Clark
Eternal City
Vatican City
al Kesselring
Apenines
Cuarcs
France
Mediterranean Air Force
Eisenhower Credits Soldiers in Invasion Effort
New York dispatch reports at Eisenhower preinvasion press conference the general praised common soldiers and staff. NBC correspondent Merrill Mueller described Ike as calm and in control while personally greeting paratroopers and urging courage before the mission.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
NBC
Merrill Mueller
Eisenhower
Mueller
Parachustists
Ike
Tke
Vessels Form Crushing Prelude to Allied Landings in France
The United States Navy led by Rear Admirals Kirk and Deyo moved behind a 4 009-ship Allied armada as heavy bombardment battered Le Havre and surrounding shores. Roosevelt reported two destroyers and one LST lost to date with Allied losses described as very light. British battleships and cruisers unleashed a torrent of shells while bombers roared overhead as assault troops hit the beaches.
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London
United States Navy
Nevada
France
Washington
Roosevelt
U. S
Alan Goodrich Kirk
Augusta
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Tuscaloosa
Morton L. Deyo
le Havre
Deday
Berlin
CBS
Howeve
Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force
British Bomber Command
Congress
White House
Paris
Cherbourg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
High Command
Strins
U. S. S. Nevada
Pearl Harbor
U. S. S. Augusta
Churchill
Allied Planes Aid Invasion Assault Across Europe
News reports from London describe a massive Allied air operation on D Day with 11 000 first line planes, 10 000 tons of bombs and heavy German resistance. Allied sorties reached seven thousand plus overnight, while dawn brought a new American heavy bomber fleet and continued aerial combat amid difficult weather.
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London
Europe
Churchill
Hth
Reich Eeranal Goering
Allied Landing Report Spurs Ankara Rumor Mill
Ankara reports an Allied landing in the Peloponnesus with no official confirmation. A high source said such a landing would not alter Turkey's neutrality for now as Turkish roads remain closed to foreigners during annual army maneuvers. Western front opening chatter reached Ankara but showed no visible signs.
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Ankara
Peloponnesus
Greece
Corinth
Balkan
Turkey
Europe
Republican Buck wins New York special Congressional race
In two New York City district special elections, Ellsworth B. Buck, Republican, defeated Democrat Thomas W. Cantwell in the 11th district by 14 269 to 10 764, flipping Staten Island and part of Lower Manhattan. Democrat John J. Rooney won Brooklyn district unofficially 4 860 to 1 850.
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New York
New York City
Ellsworth B. Buck
Thomas W. Cantwell
Staten Island
Lower Manhattan
U. S
James A. O'Leary
Buck
Tho J. Curran
New York County Republican Committee
Brooklyn
John J. Rooney
American Labor Party
William G. Nolan
Churchill reports D-Day invasion progress from London
Prime Minister Churchill said allied forces have penetrated inland from the French coast with far less loss than expected as air and naval bombardment reduced German resistance. He praised airborne landings as an outstanding feat and said followups proceed on a broad front with minimal casualties.
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London
Churchill
France
Supreme Headquarters
Dwight D. Eisenhower
King VI
Planes Take Off From Red Bases In Soviet Front Raid
Scores of U S heavy bombers, escorted by fighters, departed from a new shuttle base in Soviet territory and struck from the Russian front against Romania. Berlin radio cited heavy air battles over Romania as Nazi fighters opposed Allied bombers.
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U. S
Soviet Union
United States
Romania
London
Berlin
Roosevelt Leads Nation In D-Day Prayer And War Update
President Roosevelt leads a nationwide moment of prayer for the D-Day Allied invasion and delivers a calm briefing on the progress. He notes naval losses and lighter air losses as U S forces assault in France while stressing no overconfidence and continued war production.
Navy Liberator crash at Camp Kearny kills eighteen
Eighteen navy men died and twelve were hurt when a navy Liberator bomber crashed into structures at Camp Kearny auxiliary air station on Kearny mesa in San Diego. Seven seriously injured and five with minor injuries were hospitalized, with two seriously injured and one minor among the twelve aboard the plane. Other fatalities and injuries were personnel nearby.
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San Diego
Calif
Camp Kearny Auxiliary Air Station
Kearny Mesa
11Th Naval District
Prayer Services Set For Tonight In Two City Churches
Bluefield Ministerial association schedules two community prayer services tonight at 8 o clock. One at First Baptist Church Mercer and Duhring, the other at Westminster Presbyterian Albemarle and Washington. Members of the association will cooperate and residents are urged to attend either service.
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Bluefield Ministerial Association
First Baptist Church
Mercer and
Duhring Streets
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Albemarle
Washington Streets
Ministerial Association
Invasion At A Glance and Allied Progress on D Day
Reporting from the Normandy coast outlines landings at Cherbourg and Le Havre with tanks and infantry moving inland. British and American leaders express optimism as beachheads stretch about 15 miles, with Caen contested and 41 miles from the coast. Allied air and naval forces support operations while casualties appear lighter than feared.
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Associated Press
Normandy
Cherbourg
le Havre
Caen
Churchill
Bernard L. Montgomery
Roosevelt
Supreme Command
France
West Wall
U. S S
Nevada
U.S
Allied Signal
Labor unrest idles thousands across factories in wartime
Factories report large walkouts with 15 000 plus workers idle and additional plants halting output. At Wright Aeronautical in Ohio 12 000 employees idle as 3 000 ended walkouts. Timken in Canton nearly 1 000 CIO members quit. Du Pont Old Hickory and Victor Chemical Mt Pleasant see strikes over reinstatement and suspensions. U S conciliation service routes case to war labor board.
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C. G. Hussey Steel
Pittsburgh
Army and Navy
Wright Aeronautical
Lockland
Ohio
Company
CIO
U. S. Conciliation Service
War Labor Board
Timken Roller Bearing Company
Canton
du Pont Rayon
Old Hickory
Tenn
AFL
Victor Chemical Works
Mt. Pleasant
Lockport
N. Y
Simonds Saw and Steel Company
Yanks Advance on Biak Field
Allied forces push toward Mokmer airfield on Biak in the Schouten Islands within a mile and a half, using a four flanking force along cliffs to seize the airbase. Japanese losses reported as 107 killed in Mokmer area and 283 dead with 33 prisoners captured at Hollandia vicinity.
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New Guinea
Mokmer
Biek
Schouten Islands
Philippines
Maffir Bay
Dutch New Guinea
Hollandianntape
Schoutens
Geelvink Bay
Allied Forces Break Beachhead Across 100 Miles Front
Allied troops cleared beaches along a 100 mile line after a massive sea and air assault. Reinforcements crossed the Channel as Montgomery's men reportedly pierced toward Caen though German radio claimed no move on Caen. Churchill announced fighting in Caen with light casualties and Eisenhower expressed confidence in the invasion's success.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Moremandy
Bernard L. Montgomery
Caen
Paris
Cherbourg
Hitler
Churchill
Orne
Normandy
Fail of
France
Ross Munro
River
Barfleur
St. Vaast la Houge
Valognes-Carentan
Che
Cellular
Carentan
River Orne
Villers- Trouville
Seine Estuary
le Havre
Honfleur
Seine
Hourg
Dunkerque-Calais
Dover
Invasion Briefs Across Allied Fronts June 6 1944
Reports from London and Washington detail Eisenhower directing the invasion from England while Brazza ville radio cites a northern France headquarters with a four marshal staff, amid German and Allied claims. Partisans report rapid advances in western and eastern Bosnia as paratroopers drop in France.
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London
Eisenhower
Europe
England
AEF
Brazzavile Roe
Ande
Notecieries
Soi
New York
Brazzaville
Dwight D. Eisenhower
France
NBC
Marshal Tite
Yusoslav
Bosnia
Skjac
Arzano
Belgrade
Germans Report Heavy Fighting Invasion Briefs
London reports from June 7 state the Berlin high command claims heavy combat in northern France from Cherbourg to Le Havre with enemy troops sealed off near the coast and Anglo American forces mounting a persistent resistance as air units are annihilated and new operations are anticipated but not yet formed.
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London
Transocean
Churchill
Laen
Berlin
Cherbourg-Le Havre
France
Publisher Seeks DNB Service Rates After Invasion Note
H. D. Bradley publisher of the St. Joseph News-Press said after the German radio announced the invasion of the coast of France that he was interested in the Nazi news agency bulletin service and asked them to quote rates. He made the remark in St. Joseph, Missouri on June 6.
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St. Joseph
France
London
H. D. Bradley
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THE
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Mae
Biak Field
Mokmer Airfield
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