Rome Offensive Moves Into Civita Castellana Area
Allied fifth army drives lightning 26 mile gains in 24 hours to seize Civita Castellana 32 miles north of Rome and press on Civitavecchia. Light reconnaissance enters Civita Castellana while Bracciano falls and Kesselring’s HQ is captured. Casualties total 2,379 in three days of Rome drive. 57,520 since Salerno landing.
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Civita Castellana
5Th Kesselring
Rome
Fifth Army
Civitavecchia
Mark W. Clark
4Th Army
Bracciano
Lake Bracciano
Stimson
U. S
Salerno
Albert Kesselring
14Th Army
Home
10Th
Mth
Europe
Clark
Tiber
Russians Start Big Iasi Drive as Invasion Looms
London dispatch reports German sources claiming a broad front Soviet offensive north of the Tasi rail hub, tied to Allied invasion timing. Soviet denial offered no specifics, while Berlin broadcasts claim French sabotage and American planes dropping pigeons. Allied HQ says Normandy landings continue, with two phases planned and progress across the front.
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London
Tasi
France
Jasi
Ploesti
Atlantic
Im A “Sreidenet
NBC
Red Army
Berlin
Blue Network
Farley Resigns Democratic Post
James A. Farley announced his resignation as chairman of the New York Democratic state committee after 14 years in office. He said business duties would prevent full attention to committee affairs amid the forthcoming national campaign. Farley, former national chairman, opposed Roosevelt’s third term and was seen as against a possible fourth. He had been reelected in April for a ninth term and did not reference future political activity in his brief statement. He instructed Albert to proceed with ongoing matters.
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New York
James A. Farley
Democratic State Committee
Farley
Roosevelt
Tin
Albert
Street Parade To Feature Gazette Army Show Today
The Gazette show in downtown is highlighted by the West Virginia state guard Army Show at the Armory. The 2d regiment band from Hunting will join honors for the week long event sponsored by the Gazette and the American Legion John Brawley post. Col. P. V. Myer announces a 7:15 assembly at the Armory for a parade route through Goshorn Street to Virginia to Capital Orth to Lee and back. Cpl Var sil Chapman of Dink Clay county and Lt. Herbert Billman of Dike Ta will speak on overseas service including Billman’s Silver Star and Chapman’s 17 bombing missions.
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West Virginia State Guard
2D Regiment
State Guard
John Brawley
American Legion
P. V. Myer
Goshorn St
Virginia
Capitol
Orth
Lee
Armory
West Virginia
Cpl
Var
Sil Chapman
Dink
Clay County
Herbert Billman
Dike
Chapman
Billman
South Pacific
Bangkok Bombing Becomes Heaviest of War in Far East
Allied bulletin says Bangkok faced its heaviest blow of the war three days ago as B 24 bombers dropped a record tonnage of demolition and incendiary bombs on the Japanese held port. Smoke rose high despite bad weather as raids hit railway shops and marshalling yards. anti air fire was ineffective with few interceptors reported. No Allied losses mentioned.
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Kandy
Ceylon
Bangkok
Thailand
Burma
Myitkyina
India
Kohima
Kohima-Imphal
Bishenpur
Invasion Extras For Souvenirs
Invasion extras offered as souvenirs draw interest from readers as a quirky feature from the Sener newspaper. The item hints at themed memorabilia connected to current events.
Nazis Swing In To Crash Yank Airborne Group
German agencies claimed furious fighting spread along the Bayeux area and that reinforcements were biting into the western Allied bridgehead near the Vire river. They asserted Montgomery threw 12 divisions into battle with advancing tanks, widening the Bayeux sector, while Nazi radio claimed Allied strength in Normandy reached about 20 divisions and Eisenhower had only activated a fraction of forces.
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Germany
6Th Airborne Division
Caen
Cherbourg
Seine Bay
London
Fallen Bayeux
France
Vire
ONB
Bernard L. Montgomery
England
Bayeux
Jean Paquis
Paris
Iadio
Normandy
Eisenhower
Bombers Collide Over Honolulu Kill 11
Two Army medium bombers collided above a residential area in Honolulu today killing 11 people including civilians. Police Chief W A Gabrielson said all bomber occupants died and several were injured as burning planes hit houses. Four dwellings were destroyed. initial reports of a safe landing were false.
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Honolulu
W. A. Gabrielson
Gabrielson
Hatred Of Americans Drummed Into Germans
An article discusses Nazi Germany's propaganda campaign aimed at instilling deep-seated hatred of Americans. It highlights Robert Ley as a key figure whipping up anti US sentiment, with Reichsminister Alfred Rosenberg echoing the propaganda in Prague to bolster the war effort against perceived capitalist and Jewry-driven America.
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New York
America
Nazi Germany
Robert
Ley
Hiller
Germany
Berlin
der Anaelst
United States
Ry Allen
Alfred Rosenberg
Baltic Countries
Romania
Prague
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Sth
Oliver Leese
Monterotondo
Sant’ Angelo
Romano Guidonia
Mentana
Leere
Subiaco
Frosinone
Iasi
Ated
Brattsville Raslio
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Twenty-First Army Group
Uy 3. Dst
North Africa
Sicily
Nommandy
Hetlin
Invasion Pictures
Signal Corps
Oflan
Dhiring
Gazette Army
Willie Willis
Henry
The
Gazette
Hale St
Charleston Gazette
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