Invaders Break Through North of Rome Advance Toward Civitavecchia
Allied forces smashed north and west of Rome in a rapid drive toward Lake Bracciano and the Tyrrhenian port of Civitavecchia. Maps show the advance extending 10 miles from Rome with mounting pressure as German troops fall back along highways No 1 and 2.
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Allied invasion gains in Normandy threaten Cherbourg port
Allied forces push from the beaches across Normandy with paratroop landings and armored advances. Bayeux falls and Caen front threats intensify as Eisenhower and Ramsay review operations amid heavy fighting and German counterattacks.
U S Planes Bombarded Truk Guam Nauru Mille
American planes attacked cargo ships northwest of Truk on Monday damaging a vessel while other planes bombarded Guam installations. Flights also hit Nauru and Ponape near Truk and Mille airfields as dive bombers and fighters targeted the mid Pacific Marshall islands in the same operation.
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Washington
Truk
Guam
Navy
Nauru
Ponape
Central Pacific
Pacific
Mille
Marshall Islands
Berry dealer Willie Willis blamed with hair joke
A humorous quotation mocks Willie Willis about buying berries, noting a bald spot and his combed hair on top. The remark links quality to the top berries, implying distrust of his product.
Yanks Seize Biak Airport Base Near Philippines
Advanced Allied Headquarters announced the capture of Mokmer air drome on Biak Island, placing Gen Douglas MacArthur’s forces within bombing range of the Philippines. The seizure followed a hard fought advance after the May 27 landings, with light American losses and pursuit of Japanese defenders. Biak lies about 88 miles from the Philippines and near Palau and the western Carolines.
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New Guinea
Mokmer
Hiak Island
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Philippines
Palau
Carolines
Biak
Geelvink Bay
Dutch New Guinea
Red Star Says Soviets Ready On East Front
Moscow reports Red Star that Soviet forces are ready to launch a full eastward offensive against Germany. Berlin claims heavy Soviet losses while Moscow tallies 816 tanks 451 planes and other matériel destroyed in the Moldavia fighting and north of Iasi.
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East Front
London
Romania
Iasi
Moscow
Russia
Moldavia
Berlin
Asitt ‘Self
Germany
United Nations
Kanawha Airport Bond Issue Sold
Kanawha county sold a $3,000,000 airport bond issue to Phelps, Benny Co. of New York at an average 1.40 percent rate. The bid included 3 percent on the first $816,000 and 1.25 percent on the rest plus a $2,364 premium. Bonds dated July 1, 1944 mature 1945 through 1975 with semi annual interest. Site on Coonskin Ridge near Charleston cleared. Charleston had no airport since the Institute field was obstructed by synthetic rubber plant installations.
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Phelphs, Benny& Co
New York
Dale Casto
Coonskin Ridge
Charleston
Institute
Army Show Honors Valley Workers With War Films
The Gazette Army Show at the Charleston Armory honors Kanawha valley workers in chemical plants with uncensored Army cameraman films. "Lifeline" covers medical supply and frontline evacuations, while "War Communique No 8" traces World War II to the fall of Rome. Exhibits run for public viewing and plant showings under Lt. Plotkin with Coca Cola Bottling Works involvement.
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Gazette Army
Rendova
Munda
Thei
America
Kanawha Valley
Rome
Elmer Ferrell
Coca Cola
Charles Plotkin
5Th Service ‘Command
Normandy Peninsula Seen As Primary Invasion Objective
Washington experts say the invasion aims to seize the entire Normandy peninsula as a beachhead for operations against Hitler’s France. Ambiguity in reports from the peninsula area suggests Allied forces may have entered and been repelled from a communications hub as the second day closes. Analysts cite possible delays due to enemy concentrations or German forces withholding main troops for a major battle yet to come.
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Invasion Briefs Report on Paris by Bastille Day Forecast
Freed American veterans of the France battles express confidence Paris will fall before Bastille Day July 14 as Allies press from beachheads toward the capital. French sources warn of German attacks on invasion supply lines with U boats and E boats in the English Channel.
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America
France
Alps
Paris
Ernest R. Bauer
France- Amerique
Ruth
English ‘Channel
British Information Service
Atlantic
Big Army Fund Given Approval by House Committee
Washington reports the House Appropriations Committee backed a 449.1 billion dollar military budget for the next fiscal year starting July 1. Lt. Gen. McNurney warned of heavy fighting ahead with large American troop and material needs, noting some funds may not be used if Germany collapses soon.
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War Department
House Appropriations Committee
House
Germany
Congress
Joseph T. McNurney
King Haakon Urges Broad Duty in World Peace Effort
King Haakon VII of Norway told the Foreign Press Assn. that all nations large and small must join in any international body to preserve world security. He added that great powers should wield influence commensurate with responsibility and that small nations can contribute to culture, technology, and even military development.
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London
Haakon VII
Norway
Allied report of paratroop landings near Caen and Cherbourg
News from June 6 to 7 notes German claims of airborne troops landing 34 miles south of Caen between Argentan and Falaise, with a vast force purportedly moving toward the Orne beachhead. Paris radio later cites two landings on the French coast at Pas de Calais and Cap de la Hague, but no Allied confirmation.
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le Havre
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Pas de Calais
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Lessay
Berlin
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Bayeux
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Caen
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Argentan
Falais
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Falaise
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Orne River
Cap de la Hague
Eisenhower Sails Along Beachheads
Supreme Headquarters reports Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Admiral Bertram Ramsay spent four and a half hours off the northern French invasion beaches to confer with operational commanders. Attending were Gen. Sir Bernard Montgomery and Rear Admiral Alan Goodrich Kirk among other high officers during a massive fleet assembly.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Bertram Ramsay
France
Bernard L. Montgomery
Alan Goodrich Kirk
U. S
Bradley Leads All U S Ground Forces in France
Supreme Headquarters reports General Omar N. Bradley, long known as the doughboys’ general, now commands all U S ground forces in the Allied assault in France. His career spans victories in North Africa and Sicily, with a reputation as a master tactician and steadfast leader.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
Omar N. Bradley
U.S
France
North Africa
Sicily
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Augusta
French
Western Europe
Ft. Benning, Ga
Bombers Cut Off Help for Germans
Allied air forces have flown thousands of sorties since June 1 to hammer road junctions and retreat routes south of Caen, aiming to cut off German reinforcements and escape routes as Allied beachheads expand in France. Heavy bombers faced little German air opposition though cloud cover limited damage assessment.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
Europe
France
Caen
Germany
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