Powerful Allied Army Drives Beyond Rome In Bold Siege
Allied air fleets of about 1,250 American heavy bombers and fighters led a massive assault against Boulogne and Calais, dropping an estimated 2,200 tons of bombs. The fourth attack on Pas de Calais aimed to weaken defenses near England, as RAF bombers struck Cologne. Rockets lit the Boulogne sky while clouds broke the clear forecast, yet no British planes were lost.
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W. W. Hercher
London
Boulogne
Calais
Pas de Calais
France
England
Cologne
Germany
English
English Channel
Color tabloid aims to foster race amity in Charleston
The first edition of Color a 24 page National Negro tabloid published by Color Inc of Charleston edited by I J K Wells aims to improve amity between races Wells state supervisor of Negro school also notes Charleston Daily Mail named D P Belf of Greenville as advertising manager in charge of display and national advertising Wellsburg sees Rev Father Paul Werr 76 chaplain of Knights of St George Home die Buckhannon to host West Virginia rural letter carriers convention July 7 8 OPA warns motorists exceeding wartime speed limits risking gasoline ration suspension statewide See West Virginia Page 6
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Associated Press
Charleston
Color, Inc
I. J. K. Wells
Wells
Charleston Daily Mail
D. P. Belf
Greenville
8. C
Maridger
Self
Greenville News
Wellsburg
Paul Werr
Knights of St. George
St. Alphonsus Churgh
Wheeling
West Virginia
OPA
George W. Jones
Theatre Ticket Ad Invites Mrs Ross to Strand or Dixie
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs E Ross of Walnut Street to tonight's theatre presentations. The Strand hosts The Sullivans with Anne Baxter and Thomas Mitchell, while the Dixie offers Standing Room Only starring Paulette Goddard and Fred MacMurray.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
U S Boys Staged Coup on Alban Hills Near Velettri
U S forces executed a night infiltration to seize high ground on a razorback ridge in the Alban Hills behind German lines near Mt Artemisio and Lake Nemi. The operation, linked to the Velletri area, aided the Fifth Army breakthrough from Anzio and altered the pace toward Rome.
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Rome
Alban Hills
Velleti
U. S
Mt. Artemesio
Lake Nemi
Velletri
Fifth Army
Anzio
Statis (International
Roosevelt to speak on Fall of Rome at 8 30 p m tonight
President Roosevelt will address the nation at 8 30 p m Eastern War Time in a 15 minute broadcast. The speech will be carried by the four major networks as the nation reacts to the fall of Rome.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Rome
Nation to Enjoy Breathing Spell From Rationing
Chicago June 5 The nation will enjoy a breathing spell in wartime rationing, says Walter F Straub director of the OPA food rationing division. He spoke at the 46th annual convention of the national association of retail grocers, noting the period is the quietest since rationing began and that the duration is uncertain.
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Chicago
Walter F. Straub
OPA
National Association of Retail Grocers
Straub
New Drive on Biak Opens as B1 Fight Goes On in Pacific
Allied and Japanese air forces clash over Biak and Dutch New Guinea as Gen Douglas MacArthur shifts tactics after May 27 landings. Seven enemy columns and stubborn resistance slow progress toward three airfields while Japanese mortars machine guns and dive bombing press the invasion beachhead. Australian Kittyhawks and ack ack guns engage the aerial and ground defenses as further operations unfold in the southwest Pacific.
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Pacific
Marlin Spencer
New Guinea
Japan
Southwest Pacific
Bloody Bink
Biak
Schoutens
North Dutch New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Sixth Army
Dutch New Guinea
Rome Open City proposal from Germans sparks Allied entry
The June 6 dispatch reports Adolf Hitler acknowledging Rome's fall and Germans proposing the city be declared open. Field Marshal Kesselring claimed no installations would remain in the open area and that no troop movements would occur. Civilian care was promised with Vatican involvement, as Allied forces prepared to enter Rome.
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James F. King
London
Adolf Hitler
Rome
Feuhrer
Trent
Italy
Albert Kesslring
Vatican
Kesselring
Ration shackled tourists get break for world travel plan
Senator Connally outlined an international highway travel convention signed by the United States and 11 Latin American nations to ease passport and vehicle formalities. It creates uniform registration and license standards, travel records, and a special international car plate. Ratification by the Senate remains required.
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Francis J. Kelly
Washington
Connally
D.-Tex
Hull
United States
Senate
Peru
Bolivia
Brasil
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Gunate- German
Rome Citizens Weep And Shout As Allies Enter Rome
The Fifth Army and Italian partisans push through Centocelle toward the Tiber as German resistance slows. Civilians cheer while partisans and U S forces clear snipers, with mothers blessing tank crews and a 10 year old carrier aiding ammunition. Observations describe heavy skirmish action near Rome.
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Daniel DE Lac
Rome
Fifth Army
Centocelle
Tiber
Wehrmacht
Hoy
Tisan
Sherman
Centecelle
San Lorenzo
Roce
Polish Premier Mi kolajezky Begins Official Visit to Washington
Polish Premier Stanislaw Mikolajczyk arrives in Washington for an official visit to confer with President Roosevelt. The discussions aim to narrow the gap between Russia and Poland and explore ways to improve the alliance among Allied nations.
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Washington
Stanislaw Mikolajezky
Roosevelt
Russia
Poland
Price Control Bill Heads Problems Of New Crowded Congressional Week
A price control bill to extend controls for eighteen months leads a crowded week in Congress with a heated Senate debate over the cotton amendment by Senator Bankhead. President Roosevelt calls the amendment inflationary, while supporters argue it helps consumers and farmers. Also on the slate is a House action to extend court martial deadlines for Pearl Harbor accountability, with broader issues including a $48 billion Army budget for the new fiscal year.
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Washington
Senate
Senator Bankhead
D-Ala
Roosevelt
Fred M. Vinson
Vinson
Head
House
Crux of Democrat interparty battle centers in Mississippi
President Roosevelt faces a Democratic rift as Mississippi Democrats meet to select a delegation that could leave 20 votes unpledged for future choice. White supremacy is urged as a theme to keep the delegation uninstructed while Socialist Norman Thomas tops the Reading, Pennsylvania nominating list for president. Idaho, Iowa, and New York party actions also unfold with delegate picks and key races.
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Jack Bell
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Mississippi
Socialist Party
Reading
Norman Thomas
New York
Darlington Hoopes
Idaho
Iowa
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Senate
Guy Gillette
Invasion Weather: Dover Clears to Sunshine at Dawn
Clouds over the Dover strait dispersed by dawn, allowing sunshine to lift temperatures by 9 a.m. A light west-southwesterly wind grew stronger, sea turned choppy, and visibility improved from a few miles. Barometer steady with high tide at Dover at 12:14 p.m. and Calais at 12:29 p.m. Eastern War Time.
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London
Dover Strait
Dover
Calais
Last Ditch German Rearguard Near Rome Falls to Allies
Allied forces push toward Rome as German armies retreat under heavy fire in the Forum shadow. Italian partisans clash with Fascists as Americans and Allies liberate the capital, with civilians cheering the advancing troops and warning of pockets of resistance.
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Noland Norgaard
Uae
Naples
Rome
Rome Falls to Allied Forces in March to Split Nazi Defenses
War Analyst Dewitt MacKenzie reports Allied troops enter Rome as part of the D Day era advance. He notes the victory cripples German Field Marshal Kesselring’s armies, with 20,000 prisoners captured and estimates of German losses running high. The piece emphasizes the moral impact and strategic significance of recapturing the eternal city.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Hitler
Europe
Germany
Anvain
Lesa
Rome
Bel
Herr Schickleg
Ruber
Geman
Kes
Romd
Kesselring
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Aprilia
Signal Corps Radio-telephoto
Omrrommn (International
Metropolis
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