Bravest Toughest Yanks Picked To Make First Attack
Describes the initial land assault on fortress Europe by American troops in Europe theater. Details assault sections of 30 with specialized weapons and tasks. Highlights engineers’ lessons, barbed wire cutting, bazookas, flame throwers, demolition charges, and coordinated wave of squads across a broad front.
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Jones
United States Army
Europe
Atlantic
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
Great Britain
New Nazi Assaults Beaten Back Near Iasi Sector
Moscow reported fresh Nazi infantry and tank forces attacking in the Iasi sector of Romania were repulsed. Red airmen hit the Bessarabian railway hub at Chisinau, about 70 miles east and slightly south of Iasi. Germans used self propelled midget tanks. many were knocked out before reaching lines. In yesterday’s fighting near Iasi, Germans lost 41 tanks and 33 aircraft.
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Sondon
Iasi
Romania
Chisinau
Moscow
Miss Hill To Speak On Life In China
Miss Hill, a fluent speaker on Chinese conditions, arrives from Sioux Falls for a brief visit to the Baptist Church. Also present are Miss Viola Hul and an associate missionary from last Ching. The meeting at 3 o'clock Wednesday includes a talk on life in China and ends with a social hour.
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Uressey
Viola Hul
Last Ching
Sioux Falls
Laughlin Ss Hill
China
Baptist Church
Rita Merrigan Heads to Washington for Red Cross Training
Rita Merrigan, daughter of A. J. Merrigan of Parker, leaves tomorrow for Washington D C to report June 19 for overseas secretarial training with the American Red Cross. She will visit friends in Minneapolis Chicago and Cleveland en route.
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Rita Merrigan
B. C
American Red Cross Service
Washington, D. C
Minneapolis
Chicago
Cleveland
Miss Merrigan
A. J. Merrigan
Parker
Huron
Triple A
Northwest Senators Vote On Food Subsidy Amendment
June 6 report shows North Dakota Nye and Wisconsin La Follette voting for the measure to prohibit food subsidies after June 34, 1885. Minnesota Ball and Shipstead and South Dakota Bushfield and Carney, all Republicans, supported. Montana Wheeler, a Democrat, opposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Northwest
Minnesota
Ball and Shipstead
North Dakota
Nye
South Dakota
Bushfield and Carney
Montana
Wheeler
Wisconsin
New phase of Allied air offensive warned for coast
A London BBC broadcast quoted a spokesman for General Eisenhower stating a new phase of the Allied air offensive has begun and will strike inland at least 35 kilometers. The warning urged coastal residents to evacuate, travel on foot with essentials, avoid roads, and move to the countryside two kilometers from towns. Those unable to leave now should depart when advised.
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London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
BBC
France
French
Japanese Confident Nazis Will Repulse Allied Invasion
The Tokyo reaction quotes Nobuhiko Ushiba saying Germany would celebrate any Western invasion but cautions a full European front remains uncertain. He notes strong Nazi defenses between Cherbourg and Dunkirk with inner line advantage and an estimated 60 crack divisions in the defense zones plus Luftwaffe reinforcement readiness.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Nobuhiko Ushiba
Berlin
Ushiba
Cherbourg
Denkerque
Ushi
Nazi Commentator Says Showdown Here
June 6 1944 German news agency DNB broadcast comments by Captain Ludwig Sertorius on the Allied invasion of western Europe. He notes the mood of the German armed forces, stresses the singlemindedness against the invasion, and asserts ethical values are as important as manpower and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
2JNOON
Germa
DNB
Ludwig Sertorius
Western
Europe
Break Of Invasion Relief For Londoners
Londoners showed cautious relief as news of the invasion began, with crowds forming for first editions and reactions ranging from cautious optimism to anxious sentiment after reports of the European invasion. A fire destroyed the Sturgis Lumber and Grain Company shed early today, with losses around $10,000 announced by manager Fred P. Hampton.
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Sturgis
Deistroyed & Sturgis Lumber and Grain i Company
Fred P. Hampton
Manger
Ceiling Prices Raised for Early 1944 Potatoes
Washington June 6 The Office of Price Administration raised ceiling prices for early 1944 potatoes by 20 cents per hundred pounds for June with California and Arizona excluded. Growers may pass the increase to consumers to offset weather losses. housewives could see about a quarter of a cent per pound rise. New ceilings for U S number one grade potatoes will be 3.25 per 100 pounds for June 1 15 and 3.10 for June 15 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Earl
Office of Price Administration
California
Arizona
OPA
U. S
America Prays On Invasion Day Across the Nation
On invasion news day Americans turned to churches temples and synagogues to pray for peace and victory. Citizens in hamlets and cities observed moments of silence and war plants resumed production after brief pauses. French sailors celebrated in New York while Red Cross offices flooded with donor inquiries as Rochester Times Union and New York Daily Mirror suspended advertising to prioritize invasion coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Europe
New York
Broadway
American Red Cross
The
Rochester
N. Y
Times- Union
New York Daily Mirror
Japs Reach Outer Defenses of Changsha City
The Chinese high command announced tonight that Japanese forces had reached the outer defenses of Changsha, with fighting in progress 22 miles southeast of Haonan Province.
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Changsha
Haonan
Huron College Alumni Banquet Elects Officers At 1944 Event
The annual Huron College Alumni Banquet at the Presbyterian Church elected Jack Kellar president Dorothy Titt vice president Marie Birks secretary and Helen Habicht treasurer. Directors named for one two and three year terms were Frank Kinyon Wilma Bliss and Henry Hoffmann. 75 attendees heard speeches by Pred Plachy toastmaster Dwayne Knight and Dr Marion Stuart among others with out of town guests listed.
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Huron College
Presbyterian Church
Jack Kellar
Dorothy Titt
Marie Birks
Helen Habicht
Frank Kinyon
Wilma Bliss
Henry Hoffmann
Sebles
Pred Plachy
Mary Bottum
Wessington
Dorthea Muself
Yale
Loftus H. Ward
Lavine Finck
H. Ketelle
Mary Aberdeen
Castlewood
Marion Stuart
St Paul
Tanton
Marten Mitter
Kansas City
Kan
Mary Canine
Charles City
Orin Waldner
Brookings
Harry Bloodgood
New York City
Willard Kuehn
Vermillion
Dorothy Meyer
Iroquois
Ruth Greeves
Gettysburg
Margaret Korsgaard
Yankton
German Destroyers And E Boats Are Rushed Into Action
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS Allied Expeditionary Force reports German destroyers and E boats rushing into the operational area off northern France as Allied forces close in. An area commentator places H hour for the invasion between 6 and 8 am, with German broadcasts claiming a fierce engagement off Le Havre between Nazi E boats and Allied ships.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
France
le Havre
Minesweepers Helped Clear Path for Invasion Salvo
London reports that about 16 000 British and American minesweepers cleared sea lanes for D-Day. They faced shore batteries and aircraft, extracting moored mines along a 70 mile stretch to ensure the invasion timetable. The operation relied on skilled crews in challenging tides and conditions.
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London
Little Shige
Gunte
Battle Royal Aboard Channel Invasion Scene
From a cockpit over England on June 6 a war correspondent reports Allied forces landing along the French coast. Parachutes and gliders mingle with ships shelling the shore as invasion aircraft bear black and white zebra markings. The Channel shows ships and batteries massing for the breach.
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Gladwin Hill
Associated Press
England
France
French Channel
Petain urges French to support Nazi efforts on homeland
London's report describes Marshal Petain's Paris radio appeal urging French men officials railway workers and others to stay at their posts and refrain from actions that could invite reprisals. He said France is a battlefield and urged acceptance of measures by the German army while maintaining national life and duties.
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London
Paris Radio Today
Marshal Petain
Russians greet invasion news with rare cheer in Moscow
Russians learned of the invasion today and reacted with dancing glee. Peter Annes, head of the Russian Department of the British Ministry of Information, walked into the Press Department of the Foreign Commissariat at 12:30 PM, held up his thumbs, and announced, They're off, then, as he moved to notify Soviet officials.
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Moscow
Peter Annes
Ministry of Information
Foreign Commissariat
Sugar stamp 32 becomes valid on June 16 for sugar
The War Food Administration announced sugar stamp 32 in book four will be valid June 16 for five pounds of sugar. The change extends rationing at the existing rate a person every two and a half months.
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Washington
Invasion Announcement Opens Allied Sea Landing
A dramatic 10 second interval preceded the official communique announcing Allied invasion. Col. R Ernest Dupuy read Supreme Headquarters message naming Allied naval and ground forces landing on the northern coast of France under General Eisenhower. Broadcast from Britain, GMT 7 32 a m, confirmed by U S and UK networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force
United States
R. Ernest Dupuy
Eisenhower
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Dupuy
United Nations
Col
France
Britain
Greenwich
Berlin Writer Claims Invasion Aimed At Paris
Berlin correspondent of the Afton bladet reports the Allied invasion attack seems directed at the heavily defended French coast and Paris. Warships fired shells along the coast as landings occurred. Dispatches note 12 invasion points between the Seine and Vire rivers with Caen as central assault, and large parachute drops near Boulogne and Cherbourg.
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Ene Vire
Hormane
Caen
Dumree
Boulogne
Cherbourg
District WSCS Meet Held in Redfield
The District WSCS of the Methodist Church held a meeting in Redfield. Mrs Buber of Sioux Falls attended from the 230 Foscheon and a coffee shop service followed.
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Redfield
Christian Service
Methodist Church
Buber
Sioux Falls
Navy Hammers Invasion Coast on D Day Coastline
Allied naval forces and American sailors hammered the western Europe coast on June 6 launching the invasion. Warships bombarded beaches before hundreds of landing craft moved in to carry soldiers ashore. British ships led the assault as American crews manned shore battalions and tackled underwater obstacles while tending the wounded and guiding arrivals.
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United States Navy
Europe
Maat
Hitler
John Paul Jones
Mediterranean
Pacific
Navy
Italian King Turns Throne Over To His Son
Naples June 6 Italian King Vittorio Emanuele II, aged 74, fulfills a promise conditioned on Rome's liberation by resigning from public life. A decree signed with Premier Badoglio names Crown Prince Umberto lieutenant general and to exercise all royal prerogatives, effectively making Umberto regent while the king heads the House of Savoy.
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Naples
Italy
Vittorio Emanuele II
Rome
Umberto
Pietro Badggtia
House of Savoy
Chandler Beach Wins Honors At Annapolis Graduation
Four northwest midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy were among prize winners at graduation exercises. Midshipman Chandler L. Beach of Huron, Ohio, won the American Legion prize a $100 war bond for first in naval history among junior class members.
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Chandler Beach
Annapolis
United States Naval Academy
Prze
Chandler L. Beach
Huron
American Legion
Liberty Bell Opens Invasion Observation Across Nations
On June 6 the Liberty Bell rang six times to mark Europe’s liberation. NBC broadcasts carried the sound nationwide. Mayor Bernard Samuel urged that liberty spread across the land and the world. Hospital notices list admissions and dismissals from several towns, then a brief line notes the Atlantic depth near Puerto Rico at 30 246 feet.
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Philadelphia
NBC
United States
Britain
Bernard Samuel
Atlantic Ocean
Puerto Rico
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