Allies Press 500 Mile Front Push Toward Cherbourg
Allied forces in Italy fight a late evening stand near a village northeast of Viterbo as they press a rapid pursuit of German forces retreating toward the north. The clash near Tuscania marks a sizeable action with tanks, infantry, and artillery turning the battle in favor of the Sth army, which advances about 15 miles a day since Rome fell.
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Charleston Gazette
Tate
Mem
Cherbourg
Italy
Clark
Norman Cape
Rome
Viterbo
George Tucker
Associated Press
Sth
Tucker
Eberhard von Mackensen
14Th
Tuscania
Tarquinia
Ealier
8Th Army
Adriatic
President Asks Taylor To Return To Vatican 1946
Myron C. Taylor, Roosevelt’s personal representative to the Vatican, is asked to return to Rome as soon as possible. Absent since fall 1942, his reassignment follows the Allied conquest of Rome. Taylor has served as vice chairman of the State Department advisory council on postwar foreign policy and originally went to the Vatican in 1939 with ambassadorial rank.
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Myron C. Taylor
Roosevelt
Vatican
Rome
State Department
Stettinius
Myron
Taylor
America
Advisory Council
Opening Blows Of Vast Soviet Push Reported
On eve of Hitler’s June 22 attack anniversary, reports say the Russians launched a general offensive on the Karelian isthmus above Leningrad with heavy artillery and air support. Berlin radio spoke of intensified fighting in multiple eastern front sectors while Moscow claimed no major changes.
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London
Karelian
Leningrad
Berlin
Karelia
Oslo
Vitebsk
Latvia
Lithuania
Moscow
Iast
Romania
Russia
von Qlberg
Italy Cabinet Avoids Oath to Crown in New Transition
Rome June 10 UPI Newly formed transition cabinet with no Fascist taint refuses to take oath of allegiance to the crown. Premier Ivanoe Bonomi says constitutional convention will decide Italy's future form of government. Crown Prince Umberto accepts the cabinet as a step forward and expresses satisfaction.
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Rome
INS
Ialy
Umberto
Ivanoe Bonomi
Italy
Bonomi
Royal Palate
Marshal Badoglio
Capital Impressed By Polish Premier
Washington reports Prime Minister Stanislau Mikolajczyk of Poland impressed American officials during a weeklong visit, with talks at the White House and with Acting Secretary Stettinius, raising hopes for reestablishing relations with the Polish exile government. No settlement with Russia was reached, but officials say Poland may negotiate Russian demands and pursue friendship toward the USSR, possibly prompting a Moscow-friendly shakeup at home.
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Poland
Soviet Union
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Roosevelt
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White House
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Moscow
St Albans to Get New Coal River Bridge and U S 60 Overhaul
War Production Board approved a $1,696,840 highway program including a new Coal river bridge at St. Albans and an overhead over the C and O railroad to link U S 60 from Charleston to Huntington. The plan modernizes the route, eliminates a narrow bridge, and extends U S 61 eastward past Malden. Construction is slated to start mid July.
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Bluefield
Welch
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Coal River
Huntington
Coal Mountain
Hurricane
Third St. St. Albans
Lewis
Malden
Airport Bond Appeal Sent To President Roosevelt
Kanawha County officials urge federal help to finish the proposed airport project at Coonskin Ridge noting a $3.9 million bond issue is insufficient without aid. Construction expected to begin by fall with 65 acres cleared and efforts aimed at boosting wartime bond sales statewide.
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Kanawha
Charleston
Roosevelt
Kanawha County
West Virginia
Coonskin Ridge
Widespread Air Blows Hit Japanese Positions in Pacific
Allied air units under Admiral Nimitz reported major strikes across the Central Pacific. Nauru and Ocean were targeted by Navy and Army bombers, Truk endured a sixth hit in five days, and other Carolines and Marshalls were arced by bombs. A Dauntless downed near Mili. a destroyer rescued the pilot, and two Cr g air fighters were lost near Maloelap.
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Adm
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Ocean
Central Pacific
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I Truk
Japan
Mid
Hospital Ship Fleet Ready by End of June
A fleet of 18 hospital ships will be in service by the end of June with 24 vessels planned overall to carry more than 14 000 patients including about 3 300 walking wounded. Ships operate under the Transportation Corps with eight already in service and 19 more to be commissioned, crews under civil service status.
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Washington
East Coast
Gulf Ports
YeatiJe Fields
France
War Department
Mercy
Transportation Corps
Army Service Forces
Army
Army Medical Department
Tantalum in Civilian Surgery Debuts Amid War Needs
Reports from Chicago on the eve of the American Medical Association meeting announce tantalum as a new surgical metal for civilian use. The blue gray, inert element forms ultrathin wires and sheets, enabling nerve repair, facial reconstructions, cleft palate restoration, and skull shaping, with potential field growth for tissues. Most supply comes from Brazil, with a recent discovery in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The Fansteer Metallurgical Corp. produces the metal for medical use.
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Pianesre
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American Medical Assoc
Tantalus
Brazil
South Dakota
Fansteer Metallurgical Corp
American Planes Aid Beach Troops
Allied air power surged back into action supporting the invasion as U S fighter commands sent nearly 2000 planes. Liberators and Marauders struck targets behind the front lines while heavy bombers roared across the channel and Paris radio signaled ongoing assault through the night.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
Allied Air Powier
France
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Normandy
Brittany
Paris
Berlin
Germany
FCC
Pickpockets Continue Bus Station Activity
City police intensified a search for pickpockets at the Atlantic Greyhound terminal. Victims include W. E. Wallace of Huntington, whose pocketbook with $48 vanished on a 12:40 pm boarding. Gasoline ration coupons for 800 gallons were stolen Friday night at a service station on 1604 Washington 51. W. E. L. Brown reported his watch stolen Friday night from his room at a nearby hotel.
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W. E. Wallace
Huntington
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Washington
W. E. L. Brown
De Gaulle Resents Allied Invasion Policies
London dispatch reports General Charles de Gaulle criticizing Allied proclamations to the French as an unlawful assumption of power by the Allied military command in France He warned such moves could provoke incidents and condemned the issuing of French currency without French guarantee He said France is fighting with Allies in full sovereignty and hopes to finalize peace likewise He expressed willingness to visit President Roosevelt to discuss common issues between the United States and France
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Charles de Gaulle
France
French Committee of National Liberation
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Roosevelt
Washington
United States
Foe withdraws to shortened defense lines in Normandy drive
Allied dispatches report American British and Canadian forces pushing along a 50 mile front from Caen to Montebourg after securing beachheads. Heavy fighting floods Carentan area as US troops advance inland under air and artillery support toward Cherbourg.
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Montgomery
France
Supreme Headquarters
Allied . Expeditionary Force
Normandy
Cherbourg
Montebourg
Allied
Caen
Bayeux
War in Normandy and Italy Report From Allied Command
AP dispatch notes U S troops reach one third across the Normandy peninsula seeking to seal Cherbourg area as Germans claim Allied forces 15 miles away. HQ says progress along the beachhead continues while planes strike Nazi targets. In Italy Allied units push 30 miles north of Rome against German forces amid a general offensive on the Karelian isthmus near Leningrad.
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Associated Press
U. S
Normandy
Cherbourg
Hefore
Japanese Forces Bombard Changsha Amid Offense
Chungking dispatch reports heavy bombardment of Changsha, capital of Hunan, as Japanese advance from northeast and northwest. Chinese high command says fighting rages in outer defenses and efforts to cross the L Taotao river near the city failed.
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Chungking
Hunan
Changsha
Laotao
Bradley’s 82nd and 10th Airborne Lead Normandy Invasion
Lt. Gen Omar N. Bradley summons the 82nd Airborne and the 10th to spearhead the Normandy invasion. The 82nd, veteran of Sicily and Salerno, sees its third combat jump while the 10th makes its first. Paratroopers shout Geronimo as they drop behind enemy lines.
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FORCE
Omar N. Bradley
82Nd
Normandy
France
Geronimo
62Nd
Germans Hold Reserve in Fear of New Landings
German leaders face a major strategic gamble as Allied advances along the Cherbourg peninsula intensify. The decision looms to mount a large offensive to blunt the invasion while risking exposure elsewhere. German naval probes seek Allied movements. air power fails to mount a serious challenge. defenses retreat.
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Lunun
Russia
Tsk
Normandy
Cherbourg
Marshals von Rundstedt
Rommel
Germany
Schroeder Directs Mails to Normandy
Lt. Col. Edgar E. Schroeder of Charleston commands the Army Postal Service detachment delivering letters from home to troops on the Normandy battlefield. Recalled to active duty in July 1941 as a saflor, he trained at Arlington, Memphis, and has been stationed in England since March 1942. His wife Ethel Schroeder and son Edgar visited him in New York before his return to London.
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Army Postal Regulating Service
Edgar E. Schroeder
Charleston
Normandy Hattlefield
Associated Press
London
Cal. Schroeder
Safor. Ie
Arlington
Memphis
Tenn
England
Ethel Schroeder
Edgar
Heech St
New York
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