Allied Pincers Reach Civitavecchia in Italian Front Advance
Fifth Army reports capture of Civitavecchia the Rome port and rapid thrusts up the west coast to contact retreating German forces. Bracciano and Monte Rotondo fall as Eighth Army moves along the Tiber valley driving north of Rome.
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Rome
Fifth
Civitavecchia
Fifth Army
Bracciano
Sul
14Th Army
Albert Kesselring
Ta Castellana
Civita Castellana
Eighth Army
Tiber
Oliver Leese
Monterotando
Tivoli
Sant’ Angelo
Romano
Guidonia
Mentana
Subiaco
Adriatic
Venne
Vallepictra
Barrea
Pescocostanzo
Rivisondoli
Sulmena
Ovid
French Riviera
Livorno
Voltri
Genoa
Savona
Florence
Livorna
Huron Youths Invited to Evening Meeting for Center
All teenage residents of Huron are urged to attend a 7:45 PM gathering at the high school auditorium to form a governing body for the new youth recreation center. The center at 322 Dakota Avenue South will offer games amusements dancing music refreshments and reading.
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Huron
Dakota Avenue South
Prized Base On Biak Island Taken From Jap Forces
Allied forces seized Mokmer airfield on Biak Island after a May 27 invasion, giving Fifth Air Force bases to launch attacks on Palau and the Philippines. A Yank column advanced west from Bosnek, storming Japanese positions to secure the airfield and western Dutch New Guinea. MacArthur reported expansion of the Empress Augusta Bay beachhead on Bougainville and up the Tekigi River to Mawaraka.
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New Guinea
Mokmer
Biak
Philippines
Dutch New Guinea
Bosnek
Fifth Air Force
Palau
Dutch East Indies
Bougainville
Solomons
Empress Augusta Bay
Douglas MacArthur
Tekigsi River
Mawaraka
Tekissi River
Sharpe urges compromise on Missouri River development plan
Gov. M. R. Sharpe tells a Senate commerce subcommittee that river water rights require a constitutional amendment and urges five provisions to govern flood control, channel work, reclamation, funding, and Missouri River Commission management to coordinate upper and lower basin projects. He insists flood control precedes development and critiques irrigation as a substitute. See RIVER-Page 11.
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Washington
M. @. Sharpe
South Dakota
Sharpe
Senate Commerce
Congress
Army Engineers
Bureau of Reclamation
Sie City
Reclamation Bureau
Army
Missouri Valley
Missouri River Commission
Missouri Basin
War Today Montgomery Rommel duel on Cherbourg coast
Associated Press war analyst Mackenzie compares the Cherbourg peninsula clash to a battle of wits between Rommel and Montgomery. He notes Rommel’s cautious advance as Allied forces push a major thrust, while counter-attacks intensify. Page 4.
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Dewitt
MacKenzie Associated Press
Cherbourg
North African
Rommel
Montgomery
Hitler
Europe
Gol Diers
Sill
MacKenzie
Eisenhower Expresses Confidence in Allied Victory
General Eisenhower stated his complete confidence in the Allied armies navies and air forces to meet demands of the war. He praised the early landing operations coordinated by Allied navies and units of the United Nations under Ramapy for their planning and execution.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
Eisenhower
Bary Ts
United Nations
Ramapy
Ephower
War Bulletins From Fronts Across World
Reports from June 8 state a state of siege in Rouen and fires ravage the city. Russian forces launch a broad-front offensive north of Romania. German air strikes on England are described as a weak thrust. French town Virs Flam has been destroyed near the Normandy coast according to Capt. Halmar Master.
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Rouen
Bern
Switzerland
le Havre
Swiss ‘Elegraph
London
DNB
Berlin
Faday
Tesi
Romania
England
Allied Expeditionary Force
Appel
Eest Anglia
Ead
Vire
New York
Virs
Normandy
Halmar Master
Portland
Ore
Engle Sarried
Invasion Day Update From Normandy Caen Bayeux Battles
Allied forces push south from Bayeux as air forces strike Caen Rennes Tours Le Mans Nantes Angers and other targets. Reports say heavy fighting continues along the Cherbourg peninsula with advances by Allied troops and air support amid improving weather.
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Caen
Rennesval
Tours
le Mans
Nantes
Angers
Bayeux
Paris
Cherbourg
Berlin
Ste. Mere-Eglise
Ste. Merc-Eglise
Bayeux Residents Welcome Invaders
Allied troops enter Bayeux as crowds cheer and shower vehicles with flowers. Residents parade through the streets, sing the National Anthem at the hotel, and present wine to tank crews while civilians greet the advancing forces.
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E. J. Gillings
Associated Press
Bayeux
France
Fox
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Sy Cory
Forest of
Cerisy
St. Lo
RAE
RAF
Healy
ASC
Lessay
Pontaubault
Valognes
Periers
Lahaye du Puits
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