Fleeing Nazis Rush To Gain Florence Line
Allied forces under Lt Gen Mark W Clark push through Viterbo Vetralla and Tarquinia as German 14th army withdrawal accelerates toward Florence. Eight Army led by Sir Oliver Leese advances beyond Tivoli seizing Azosta Palombara Sabine Civitavecchia port area suffers limited damage after heavy bombardment.
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Clark
Rome
Mark W. Clark
3Th
Viterbro
Vetralla
Tarquinia
Adriatic
Viterbo
Cake di Vico
Civitavecchia
Vetraia
Florence
Albert Keeselring
Clerk
Crecchio
Eighth Army
Tolla
Chieri
Oliver Leese
Eight
Tiber
Tivoli
Azosta
Palombarasabine
Leese
Civitella Rovero
Avezzanca
Ca’nd
Mediterranean
Port
Monte Crotondo
Italy
U S Plan To Admit 1000 Refugees From Europe
President Roosevelt announced plans to bring 1000 refugees to the United States, housing them at Fort Ontario near Oswego, with broader regional efforts in Casablanca and the Mediterranean to expand capacity for up to 40000. He described the 1000 as a token gesture and issued diplomatic instructions to ambassadors.
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Washington
Europe
Roosevelt
Ft. Ontario
Oswego
Italy
Yugoslavia
Casablanca
Mediterranean
Ambas
Bonomi Named Italy Premier in Opposition to Fascism
Veteran anti fascist Ivoc Bon omi, 1920s critic of Mussolini, is set to form a new Italian cabinet succeeding Marshal Badoglio. Once hunted and in disguise, Bonomi led an underground coalition of Democratic Labor Liberal Christian Democrats Communists Socialists and Actionists as he breaks with the Socialists to align with Democratic-Labor.
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Romg
Ivoc Bonomi
Pietro Badoglia
Bonomi
Socialist Party
I BS
Fascism
Romerey
Democratic Labor
Elder Haupt Guilty of Treason by 30 Hour Jury
A Chicago federal jury after over 30 hours deliberation found Hans Max Haupt age 50 guilty of treason for acts as a Nazi saboteur. The judge may sentence Haupt to death or up to five years in prison after a mercy recommendation from the jury foreman and six women jurors.
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Chicago
INS
Hans Max Haupt
Herbert Haupt
Treasson
Avter
Joseph M. Gallner
Jruey
Johnn. Barnes
Barnes
Top U.S. Commanders Arrive in London for Staff Meetings
Three leading American commanders arrive in London to join a Combined Chiefs of Staff meeting after D-Day. General Marshall Admiral King and General Arnold travel to discuss strategy for the grand offensive, with Roosevelt's approval noted.
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U.S
London
Washington
Europe
America
Roosevelt
Stephen Earl
Early
U S Work Docket Cleared of Strikes Amid War Demands
The War Labor Board reported near total strike clearance with only 2 800 workers embroiled in two disputes. Wright Aeronautical Corp in Lockland resumed output after a four day halt as 15 000 workers walked out Monday over segregation shifts. Tenure details note 100 plus workers were discharged for machine refusals.
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Asmany
War Labor Board
Wright Aeronautical Corp
Lockland
Army Show Honors Miners at State Today
The Army Show will close at 6 p m with ceremonies honoring state miners in attendance near 20 000. Exhibits of American German and Japanese equipment and war agency displays will be torn down after the program. A feature is the uncensored films Lifetine and How Good Is a Gun shown by army cameramen. Special communiques will be shown by Elmer Ferrell. Col P V Myer and Frank L Craner have coordinated the event with The Gazette.
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Gazette Army
Nloor
Sth
Elmer Ferrell
Eber Thaxton
Charlesvnty Street
Trans
Johnie Walker
Huntington
Bond
Col
P. V. Myer
2D Regiment
State Guard
Frank L. Craner
John Brawley
Ame Legion
Herbert Biliman
Dike
Cpl
Versit Chapman
Dink
W. Va
South Pacific
Glenn Adcox
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Wiliam Bliseard
Dist
Mine Workers of America
Senate Uplifts Cotton Pricing Amid War Price Debate
The Senate approved 39 to 95 the Bankhead cotton pricing amendment opposed by President Roosevelt and OPA chief Bowles. It would adjust price ceilings to reflect a farm price plus processing costs and a modest profit, aiming to keep cotton near a one cent a pound market price, but critics warned of inflation and disruption to stabilization.
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Senate
Washington
Roosevelt
OPA
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Sen
Bankhead
D-Als
Textile Field Limited
Theste
We War Food Administrative
Maloney
D.-Comi
WPB
Tito's Forces Gain On Brac Island Drive
Marshal Tito's Partisan forces push to occupy Brac the largest Dalmatian island near Yugoslavia. Free Yugoslav communique says Svotl Petur fortified town captured with 200 casualties and significant material seized.
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London
Marshal Tito
Brac
Adriatic
Yugoslavia
Ministry of Information
Svotl Petur
Russian Drive Set Reported as Red Army Prepares Offensive
London dispatches say the Red army is ready to open its expected offensive against Hitler's Europe in coordination with Allied invasion. Signs of nearing action appeared from the Balkans to the Western front with Axis satellites showing quiet fronts. Correspondent Foley Gilmore describes all signs pointing to an early opening of the big Soviet attack.
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London
Moscow
Red Army
Hitler
Europe
Mois
Balkans
Foléy
Mostove Uyit
Wage rise for white collar coal workers scaled back
The War Labor Board in Cleveland announced a five percent wage increase for white collar coal company employees in West Virginia, but cut the request from four operators after finding a larger rise could violate national stabilization. The measure targets clerks, bookkeepers, stenographers, and similar workers to narrow pay gaps with union miners who gained in 1943.
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Cleveland
West Virginia
Regional War Labor Board
Elerss
United Ming Workers
John L. Lewis
Avice
Kanawha Coal Ops Wolors Asan
Come
Winding Gulf
Assn
Eley
New Trive
Assi
O& Williamson
Field
JOO
Ragamuffin Tug Tows Ammunition Ship in D-Day Action
The Empire Folk harbor tug aided at D-Day, towing an ammunition ship toward France after being unaware of the invasion. Skipper Arthur Wubi and 11 crewmen, guided by the cruiser Scylla and Sir Phillip Vian, towed to safety despite mine swirls and unknown danger.
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London
Multan
France
England
Empire
Arthur Wubi
Channel i
Phillip Vian
Hall
Wall
Channel Skies Hinder Airmen Over Normandy Scene
Allied air operations faced heavy weather over the Channel and Alps as 500 to 750 American bombers targeted Munich and Augsburg areas while RAF raids hit Rennes Fougeres Alencon Mayenne and Pont aubault. German losses included fighters and bombers. Typhoons sunk an E boat, with rockets and bombs used against inland targets.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Alps
Tarnite
Munich
Wis
Britain
Normandy
Saviss
Rennes
Fougeres
Alencon
Mayenne
Pontaubault
U.S
Sth Air Force
Tal
Allies capture Ste. Mere Eglise amid Normandy advance
Supreme Headquarters reports American airborne and ground forces cut German communications to Cherbourg by seizing Ste. Mere Eglise and pushing through the Cherbourg peninsula. Heavy fighting continues around Caen and Bayeux as weather worsens and armored strength increases on both sides.
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Ste.Mere Eglise
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Cherbourg
Ste. Mere Eglise
Cherbourg Peninsular
Normandy
Bayeux
Caen
Ushant Island
Brittany
Andty
St. Marcoul Isles
Seine Bay
Yank Bombers Sink Four Japanese Warships Off Dutch New Guinea
Advanced Allied Headquarters reports General MacArthur's Mitchell Bombers sank four Japanese destroyers off Manokwari in Geelvink Bay. A fifth destroyer was damaged and a cruiser along with a sixth destroyer fled. ten Mitchells aided in halting enemy reinforcements to Biak as lightnings and escorts shot down enemy aircraft.
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New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Manokwati
Dutch New Guinea
Biak
Geelvink Bay
Waigen Island
Halmahera Island
MacArthur
Truk
Invasion Named Greatest Seasickness Episode
Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Expeditionary Force reports an allied naval officer calling the English Channel crossing the greatest mass sea sickness event in history. The officer said troops were glad to reach France and a British officer remarked that Hitler seemed unprepared or surprised by the landing.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
Ins
English Channel
France
Free French Hatred in Bayeux Posts Aiding Traitors
June 1 dispatch from London reports violence against suspected Vichy collaborators in Bayeux where mobs whipped a collaborator and beat a police officer. Amid fighting and evacuations, French patriots exercise restraint while underground networks prepare for coordinated resistance under Allied guidance. Page 7 continues.
Allies in Burma Force Japs Back
Allied forces drive Japanese back across the India Burma front with gains around Kamaing and Nanvaseik. Chinese American units advance on North Myitkyina airfield cutting enemy lines near Hola Maingana, while Chindits seize Hola and Kamaing area. Heavy Chinese casualties reported with weapon captures including 150 mm and 73 mm guns.
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Kandy
Ceylon
Myitkyina
Kamaing
India
Kohima
Joseph W. Stilwell
Burma
W. D. A. Lentaigne
Hola
Maingana
Ma- Waung
Lachi Ge
Kamaung
Sakan
Nanvaseik
Chakrao
Badon
Tumbongkha
Allied troops capture lone Japanese worker in Normandy fortifications
Allied headquarters report a single Japanese individual among foreigners forced into labor by Germany to build fortifications along the French coast. The discovery came as Allied forces stormed through Hitler's Atlantic Wall into northern France.
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Pacific
Normandy
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expedition Force
INS
Hitler
Atlantic Wall
France
French
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