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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1944
Page
3
The report cites bad weather as the main factor in heavy American losses during the Normandy beach invasion. It notes improved intelligence and coordinated naval and air bombardment could have reduced casualties. The failure to blow lanes through obstacles hindered a timely advance, while persistent, costly fighting continued as troops pressed inland.
Bayeux residents rejoiced at liberation from four years of German occupation and assaulted the town's top collaborationist, with a crowd grabbing police and roughing him as a guerilla tried to restrain them. The crowd targeted Vichy authorities while hailing Allied liberation and anti-German sentiment.
James B. McPherson Jr son of Mr and Mrs J B McPherson 1808 First Avenue NE has been commissioned an ensign in the U S Navy He will report for duty June 28 at Fort Schuyler New York City A former University of Illinois chemistry staff member since 1941 he engaged in confidential chemical research for the U S government at the university He arrived in Cedar Rapids to visit before reporting to New York for training A Kenyon College graduate he earned a master of science from Illinois in 1942 and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa Alpha Chi Sigma and Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
The snippet lists publication details for Cedar Rapids Gazette with billing and wire services, pricing tiers, and supply contacts. It notes editions, rates, and postal information, plus a sales pitch urging payroll savings. It references Allen-Klapp Company office locations and media associations.
Cedar Rapids and Linn county Red Cross workers have pledged to produce 75000 surgical dressings monthly after a surgeon general appeal. Four volunteers in Cedar Rapids report county units open Tuesday to Friday with evening sessions at the Y M C A. Contacts list local unit leaders and phone lines for broader participation.
A German broadcast claims Allied planes drop carrier pigeons in cages to urge French villagers to return them with details on German installations. It also says millions of leaflets are being dispersed to incite sabotage and espionage. Another German report notes bottlenecks in supplies and communications but no serious sabotage by the French so far.
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