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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1944

Page

7

Allied Plans for Daring Amphibious Push Soon

The report highlights Allied leaders predicting an imminent dramatic amphibious operation to strike at German coastal defenses with navy and air force support. A June air assault on Channel forts boosts Britain’s defenses as occupation authorities tighten control in the west.

Page Italy Adm James Channel Europe Allied Expeditionary Force Britain West London

Yugoslav Leaders Rally Against Axis With Tito Orders

Tito urged Partisans to intensify action as Nazi forces press the Yugoslav Army of Liberation along the Adriatic to the Austrian border. He vowed decisive strikes on bases and lines while King Peter seeks a coalition with Subasic to unite Serbs Croats and Slovenes after the war. Subasic, a former Croatia governor, is viewed as Tito friendly.

Peter Tito Germany Croatia Subasic

Allied push drives Nazis from Frosinone to cut routes to Rome

Canadian 8th army seized Frosinone as British and New Zealand units advanced along the Via Casilina and Appian Way. American forces chased Germans toward Velletri and Albano while naval artillery and air support hammered counterattacks. French troops struck north of the Casilina threatening German retreat toward Valmontone.

8Th Army Frosinone Rome Casilina Highway 6 Albert von Kesselring Valmontone Tyrrhenian Sea Velletri Albano Appian Way Lake Nemi Fossa 5Th Army Ardea Tiber Vatican City Hermann Goering New Zealand Sora Liri Min~urno Arce Avezzano Apennines Mount Giovanni Mount San Giovanni Algiers FCC Frysinone Ripi Torrice Sth Patricia Carpineto Pisciarella Pilocee Via Casilina

Front-line clashes deepen as Chinese plans halt Japanese advance

Chinese repelled river crossings near Pingkiang and Tungting lake as Japanese columns pressed from Tungcheng toward Hunan, with hand-to-hand fighting along a 70 mile front. Chinese-American air support aided ground troops while Sunghsien was recaptured after heavy fighting and air cover. More than 200 Japanese casualties were reported.

Kweiji Changsha Tungcheng Pingkiang Hunan Tungting Lake Yingtien Liangyin Chang~sha Mito River Canton-Hankow Hupeh Kungan Sangtze River Yangtze River Hunan Hattlefield Sunghsien Loyang Lunghai Henan Lingpao Shensi Tungkwan

Plastic cooking goods may withstand boiling water

New thermoplastic announced by Monsanto Chemical Co promises household cooking dishes made of plastic that withstand boiling water. The material survives boiling sulfuric acid in tests and can replace many enameled steel and aluminum items. more than 100 articles are listed as possible in the Monsanto release.

New York Monsanto Chemical Co Monsanto

Gas Incident Traps 300 Affected on Isoual Extension

Witnesses recount a sudden gas exposure on the isoual extension as 300 people collapsed or fallen to the sidewalk like flies. Frank Epstein described intense symptoms including sneezing watering eyes choking and dizziness while trying to aid others on the scene. A subway passenger also reported the experience though she declined to give her name.

Frank Epstein

Gas attack on Brooklyn street truck releases chlorine

A truck carrying 20 tanks of chlorine gas leaked near Flatbush and Myrtle Avenues causing coughing and chest pain. Passersby and passengers reported bronchitis like symptoms as police and gas masks assisted, with hospital status to be clarified. Driver John Golliver, 45, of Brooklyn, tried to remove the tank but fumes overwhelmed him.

Myrtle St John Gc. Golliver Brooklyn Golliver Flatbush Myrtle Avenues Gulliver

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