Allied Invasion Air Theaters Hit German Targets
The report details heavy Allied air raids on German positions across Normandy and Franconia including Caen Amiens Cambrai and Neuching rail hubs. Bomber forces targeted fuel dumps bridges and railroad centers while Western and North Meny zones saw intensified operations.
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Manteb
Maresders
Derry
ceAp
Tad Franconia
Western
Northmeny
Bidgres
Caened
Germany
Laftwetfe
Normandy
England
Chester Key Post 12 Posts Record Membership High
The American Legion Chester Key Post No 12 reports a new membership peak with 214 members led by Commander Mount. The drive added 44 farming veterans and will see Mt Kant replaced by T J Whatley in July as new commander.
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Chester Key Post
No 12
Maunt Kant
T J. Whatley
War Front Reports From Global Front Lines
fragmented AP wires describe infantry advances near Cherbourg and Carentan with Allied forces pushing inland. German claims of landings on Cherbourg peninsula viewed with caution as Red Army reports battles near Karalian Isthmus and Finnish fronts.
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Associated Press
Watebourg
Jelan Carentan
Jangth
Germany
Cherbourg
Red Army
Gepar
Karalian
Aévates
Finland
Ian
Fifth Army
Fernugh
Setate
Phllippines
Jarzon Palaute Lercett
Fatena
Changthe
Ughter Beld
Allied Notables Tour Allied Invasion Front Venture
Prime Minister Churchill led a high level Allied party on a tour of American held sectors in France. Eisenhower, Marshall, King, Arnold, Bradley and other top commanders accompanied him aboard destroyer escorts and in motor torpedo boats. They observed air battles, bombardments, and troop movements ashore during a three hour visit.
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Amselaing Pree
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Churchill
Hag Een
Nimasse
Normandy
Gulag
Dwigar D- Eisenhower
United States
Eisenhower
George C. Marshall
Ernest King
U. S
Henry H. Arnold
Omar N. Bradley
France
Alan G. Kirk
John Leste Hall
Celvin
Jan Christiaan J2suts
Union of South Africa
Bir Alan Brooke
Euprema
Sisff
Bernard L. Montgomery
Kalils
Japanese Losses Recounted By FDR In Texarkana Talk
Texarkana hosted the Fifth War Loan Drive opening as President Roosevelt urged unity to force Japan toward surrender. Treasury chief Morgenthau warned the war cost would reach 295 billion dollars by year end and that 357 billion would be borrowed from the public. Roosevelt said ships and troops were being reduced to starve Japan and noted Allied pressure on Germany. The Texarkana event highlighted the joint war effort across the United Nations.
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Texarkana
U. 8
Roosevelt
Aleo
Tokyo
United Nations
Germany
Pacific
the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Texas
Arakansas
Morgenthau
Japan
Evidence of German murders of American paratroopers
NBC reporter Stanley Richardson aired from London that indisputable evidence shows Americans were tortured and killed by German forces after capture during the Normandy landings. He cited three bodies found under brutal conditions, including an ensign and a lieutenant, with signs of execution and mutilation, suggesting violations of the laws of war.
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New York
Stanley Richardson
NBC
London
Varly Troura
Normandy
Richardson
Carentax
Command
Theresa
Richard
Mass propaganda mailings tied to German efforts in 1941
A mass sedition trial heard testimony about a list of about 60,000 Americans who were sent foreign propaganda. Prosecutors introduced exhibits linking Bond activities to co conspirator efforts and showing the list included Eleanor Roosevelt, members of Congress, officials, editors, and others. The list formed by a Los Angeles clerical office listed foreign printed matter deemed nonmailable by the post office and the mailed material was eventually destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
AAP
Peter Gissibl
Chicago
Ieader
Eleanor Roosevelt
Congress
Ust
Culetora
Los Angeles
Post Office Department
Joseph W. Burns
Germany
McKellar Proposal Action Draws Near
Washington AP reports final congressional action unlikely on Senator McKellar Tennessee plan to fund TVA through annual appropriations. House conferees led by Rep Woodrum expect TVA dispute to be settled in a near term conference with Senate group. House opposes TVA amendment aiming to bar TVA from using receipts for operating expenses.
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TVA
House
Woodrum
Senate
McKellar
Houston County War Bond Drive Kicks Off With Parade
The Fifth War Bond campaign moves through its second day as Pat Poyner announces city and county committees in Dothan. EZ bond quotas total 454000 with a county goal of 2080000. A breakfast at the Houston Hotel precedes a downtown parade in support of the drive.
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Pat Poyner
Kuzi- Besa
Dothan
Houston County
Houston
Atreata
Panther
Camp Rucker
Poyner Weld
Solomon Motor Company
Poyner
Indications Point To Rommel Ouster
Unconfirmed reports say Marshal Erwin Rommel may have been removed from command of the Seventh Army and the 5th Mobile Reserve. Von Rundstedt is said to favor delaying further Allied landings while Rommel pressed for major counterattacks. The two commanders have clashed over strategy in France and the Low Countries.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
Erwin Rommel
Rommel
Hie
Atar‘ghal Karl von Rundstedt
Odus
Cefens
von Rundstedt
France
Low Countries
North Africa
Tunisia
Sicily
Italy
Sir Bernard Montgomery
von Rundsted
Congressmen Opposing CIO Defeated in Primaries
Washington AP reports a political shift as labor union PAC support changes the line in congressional primaries. The CIO Political Action Committee is accused of violating law by channeling labor funds into elections. House Un American Activities Committee scrutiny increases pressure.
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James Marlow
George Ttelae Washington
CIO
Pac Andersas
Roosevelt
Congress
Dle
Smith
PAC
Biddle
House UN - American Activities Committee
Rep
Dies
Allied Drive Near Cherbourg Expands On French Coast
Allied forces under Field Marshal Montgomery press toward Cherbourg as American Fourth Division push from the landing beaches drives inland. Reports say Montabourg fell, with heavy fighting along the western front while German reserves move toward the coast to blunt the invasion.
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Oprewe
Allied Expeditionary Force
Cherbourg
Montsbourg
Montabourg
U. S
Carentan
Barilsecount
Milla
Montebourg
Carentan Fonte Abba
Pasead
Cam Aia
Marhai
Supreme Headquarters
Sxomll
Ba Tly-Bur-Saulles
Caen
Buptame
Gartoan
English Channel
Bus
Derbyang
Bt. Lo
Caan
Thuy-Bur
Atlantic Wall
O'Daniel Charges Smear Against Senate Committee
Senator O'Daniel accuses the Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee of a smear over its inquiry into financing a personal anti administration newspaper. He cites more than 1000 potential subscribers and says the paper would reveal truth about the administration from a senator in Washington. Texas politics swirl as pro-Roosevelt factions face court action and other races unfold in Idaho and Virginia contests.
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Jacek Bell
Associated Press
Texas
W. Lee O'el
Jone Atar
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
O'Daniel
S A Yeur
United States
Washington
Tazan Democratic Executive Committee
Chicago
Convent Ton
Texas Supreme Court
National Front
Sidney Hillman
CMO Political Action Committee
Wendell L. Witlite
Idaho
Virginia
Timore
Uniecord
Willam H Wheat i
Rotle Co. McMillen
Decatur
Tdahn
D. Worth Clark
James H. Hawley
Boise
Glenn Payler Porntello
C. A. Bottelfen
Ben Johnson
Preston
World Organization Urged By Kentuckian
Kentuckian Mayor Wilson W Wyatt urged Canadian and American communities to back a flexible world organization and a world court with enforceable decisions. He warned against solely disarmament or neutrality and called for growth and mutual understanding to sustain employment.
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Quebec
Wilson W. Wyatt
Louisville
American Society of Planning
American Municipal Association
Canada
United States
Mase Mac Inge
World Organization
Canadian Federation of Mayor and Municipolities
Wyatt
World Union
Es Parte Nera
Yank Doughboys Face Dug-In Defenses East of Orbetello
Allied forces along Lake Bolsene and the Tyrrhenian coast fought through dug-in German defenses east of Orbetello near Latines and Bishop Ragto. Fifth Army pushed along the western shore, capturing Valentano, and four miles north toward Latera while South African units met stiff resistance near Orivelle. The assault yielded 142 German prisoners and about 100 German dead in a sharp engagement near Highway 74 about 20 miles from Rome.
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SD Feder Rome
Rome
Lake Bolsene
Fifth Army
Orbetello
Valentano
Latera
Orviele
Orbetella
Laters
Roma
Turcoman
Senator George predicts tax cuts after war end
Senate Finance Committee Chairman George of Georgia stated tax cuts for corporations and individuals are likely after the war. He said current rates deter investment and that a moderate level would spur business and peacetime employment, with action possible by late fall and emphasis on revenue to cover debt.
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Washing UN
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Chinese Take Range At Nip Stronghold
Allied dispatches report Chinese troops occupy the rifle range in Myitkyina, the main Japanese base in North Burma, while other Allied units seize a strong point in southern Myitkyina. Japanese withdrawal from positions near Naga village to the Kohima front is noted as Allied forces claim victory in the Kohima region after a two month battle of vital importance.
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New Delhi
Joseph W. Stilwell
Myitkyina
Burma
Kamaung
Mogaung
Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Naga Village
Kohima
Asama
Aradura
Kahima
Ridiren
Allies Predict Finland's Fall Within Weeks
Soviet troops surged toward Viipuri and Helsinki as London observers predicted possible Finnish defeat by month end. A Stockholm dispatch cited Finnish worry over the Rus sian breakthrough and noted Moscow’s aim to neutralize Finland to guard the northern flank and ease Baltic operations.
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Russell Landstrom Vondon
Viipuri
Helsinki
London
Finland
Stockholm
CBR
Ruesdan
Rusalana
Karelian
Bralin
Moscow
Red
Ritesiana
Rus Jgieng
Baltic States
Gulf of Finland
Germany
Norway
Gulf
Bothnie
Berlin
Red Army
De Gaulle Seeks Public Backing For National Liberation
General Charles de Gaulle aims to win popular support in France for his Committee of National Liberation as he leaves for Washington to seek recognition. Reports claim reprisals against armed Frenchmen abroad provoked more underground enlistments, with thousands joining guerrilla bands.
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London
Charles de Gaulle
France
Committee of National Liberation
de Gaulle
Washington
Hie
Spon
Belgian King Moved As Security Measure
London dispatch reports Belgian authorities moved King Leopold from Brussels to Germany for security after Allied landings in Normandy. Officials say he remained confined at a palace under heavy German guard as he was technically commander in chief of the Belgian army and a potential rallying point.
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London
Garmana
Leopold
Brussela
Germany
Normandy
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