Tuscania Captured as Allies Press After Breakout
News from Rome reports the German 14th Army fleeing north in mounting disorder as Allied forces pursue. The Fifth Army seized the ancient town of Toscania, 13 miles northeast of Teramo, while Clark's troops push about 15 miles daily. An official spokesman said key elements of Mackensen's 14th Army remain disorganized and hard to catch. The Eighth Army advances north near the Adriatic.
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Noland-Norgaard
Rome
Albert Kesseling
Italy
Fifth
Toscania
Terauina
Mark W. Clark
Eberhard von Mackensen
14Th
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Bee Lee
De Gaulle Visit Prep Signals Softened US Stance
Washington reports White House and State Department preparing for a possible visit by General Charles De Gaulle. Aimed at gauging French committee cooperation with Allied invasion command, the approach could shape Roosevelt's talks and overall relations with the committee. The policy remains military-focused with no new major changes anticipated.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Charles de Gaulle
White House
State Department
French National Committee
Roosevelt
de Gaulle
Committee
Algiers
Edwin Wilson
FDR
Grafton Sentinel Invites Attend Tonight’s Showings
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Annabelle Swisher of McGraw Avenue to tonight’s screenings. At the Strand theatre are Cover Girl starring Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly and Underground Guerrillas with John Clements Gedfrey Tearle and Mary Morris. Also showing Radio Ranch with Gene Autry at the Dixie theatre.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Annabelle Swisher McGraw Avenue
Rita Hayworth
Gene Kelly
Strand Theatre
John Clements
Gedfrey Tearle
Mary Morris
Gene Autry
Dixie Theatre
West Virginia World War II News and Local Updates
West Virginia briefs report Cpl. Austin J. Arnold awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service with the 3rd Marne Division on the Anzio front. Public Service Commission to hear Charleton freight-rate dispute June 29. Capt. William Perry reassigned to Ashford General Hospital after serving at Northington General. Sandra Jo Hammond dies after two failed infant surgeries in Cincinnati. Logan Marine Eddie Damron finds trousers bearing cousin Harry E. McDonald’s name. McDonald returning home from service for malaria. West Virginia page 6.
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FIFTH
Italy
Cpl
Austin J. Arnold
Route 3
Weston
W. Va
Marne
Anzio
White Sulphur Springs
William Perry
White Slophug Springs
Medical Administrative Corps
Ashford General Hospital
Capt. Perry
Northingtong General Hospital
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Cincinnati
Sandra Jo Hammond
Homer Hammond
Williamson
Logan
Logan County
Eddie Damron
Tarawa
Harry E. McDonald
Big Creek
Ened
West Virginia
Dewey Supporters Back Taft For GOP Chairman
Supporters of Gov. Thomas Dewey of New York were reported to back Senator Robert Taft for the chairmanship of the Republican convention platform committee. Taft heads an Ohio delegation pledged to support Gov. John Bricker for the presidential nomination, in what was seen as a preconvention harmony move. The resolutions committee meets in Chicago June 21 to elect officers and begin platform hearings ahead of the June 26 opening. Taft would bring a Senate record critical of New Deal policies, and has advocated relaxation of government controls after the war while supporting international organization ideas and opposition to domination by the big four in future council leadership. Nevada Republicans were to conclude delegate selection today.
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Associated Press
Thomas
Dewey
New York
Robert Taft
Ohio
Taft
John W. Bricker
Resolutions Committee
Chicago
Senate
League of Nations
United States
Britain
Russia
China
Nevada Republi
American air power sinks Japanese destroyers near Biak
Advanced Allied Headquarters reports Mitchell bombers sank four Japanese destroyers off Manokwari in Dutch New Guinea and damaged a fifth while repelling a cruiser and another destroyer. Ten Mitchells, escorted by fighters, clashed with enemy planes and helmed losses. American land forces continued mop up of pockets near Mokmer as plans press toward two remaining air strips Borokoe and Sorido.
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Robert Eunson
New Guinea
Biak Island
Manokwari
Dutch New Guinea
Geelvink Bay
Biak
Mokmer
Borokoe
Sorido
Bink
Schouten
Tokyo
Philippines
Davao
Mindanano Island
Nazi press seeks to answer querry of German people
Stockholm, June 10. The Berlin press sought to explain how Allied forces pierced the Atlantic wall so swiftly. The Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung claimed high command had not expected the fortifications to block an assault. It said the wall functioned as a wave breaker, delaying attackers to let defenders reorganize. The Voelkischer Beobachter claimed small ships played a major part in the initial days, noting U boats could not operate effectively in narrow waters. A Berlin woman arriving from the city said residents wondered how the Allies breached the line, and she noted fresh formations of 88 troops arriving Friday morning as a precaution against civilian unrest.
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Stockholm
Berlin
Atlantic Wall
Deutsche Allgemein Zeitung
Atlantic
Voelkischer Beobachter
Power Allied Bombers Hit Normandy and Northern France
Allied air forces pounded targets behind Normandy battlelines and German airfields in northern France to disrupt railways highways gun positions and troop concentrations. Bombers struck Etampes junction near Paris and loosened German defenses while escort aircraft conducted strafing missions and downed enemy planes as RAF Mosquitos hit Berlin.
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Normandy
France
Gladwin Hill
Allied Expeditionary Force
Allied
Paris-an-wellins
Satelli
Sovien SP Mion
Etampes
Paris
RAF
Bate
Berlin
We Beat The Hell Out Of The Best German Troops They Could Muster
Allied press report from France quotes American paratroopers describing their capture of 800 elite German parachutists and heavy fighting after landing. Lt Barling Clinton and Lt Charles Sentarsiero return for medical aid as 200 more prisoners are rounded up. The unit faced machine gun fire during descent and flooded-area assaults, claiming strong success and intent to press forward.
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Normandy
France
St. Vaast
Cherbourg
Arromanches
Bayeux
Trouville
Robert Reuben
Allied Press
Associated Press
L. A. Barling Clinton
Maas
Charles Sentarsiero
Demore
Ami
Barling
Allied advance on Cherbourg port faces stiff Nazi counter
The War Today reports slow but steady Allied progress in the Cherbourg peninsula as German counterattacks loom. Key gains include Ste. Mere-Eglise capture 18 miles south and Isigny rail junction secured, with Canadians and British pushing toward Caen.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Cherbourg
Isigny
Berlin
Caen
Hitler
Voelkischer Boebachter
Invasion Weather Improves Over Dover Straits
Daybreak brought a slight improvement in unsettled Dover Strait weather. The sky was overcast with high clouds breaking in places as a cool southwest breeze eased. The sea was choppy then smoother, visibility rose after yesterday's mist, and by 9 a.m. temperatures were around 50 degrees.
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London
Dover Strait
le Barometer
Hada
Cherbourg Looms 15 Miles Ahead of Allies
June 10 report from Expeditionary Force describes U S troops advancing toward Cherbourg from multiple axes. American forces seize Isigny and push toward Carentan as two columns converge on the town, with Lt General Omar Bradley’s units claiming thousands of prisoners and continued large scale offensive operations east of Montebourg.
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Wes Gallagher
Allied Expeditionary Force
U. S
Bourg
Normandy
St. Mere Eyglise
Berlin
Cherbourg
Montebourg
Wilkinson Denies Bigamy Rape and Larceny Charges
Santa Ana Calif June 10 A blanket denial by Capt Morrison J Wilkinson Jr to charges of bigamy larceny rape and related offenses against several women was made in court today The 28 year old testified he used no force in sexual relations with the women he is accused of assaulting and claimed some acts were consensual Across six hours of cross examination he contradicted Miss Jean Stull 16 showgirl and Mrs Margaret Gonzales Wilkinson his estranged wife who obtained a divorce decree Others unnamed women testified of coercive conduct Wilkinson admitted intimacy with two women but said they agreed to it He insisted he had no intention of raping Miss Stull and said she ran away but he chased to explain she did not need to flee Page See continuation on Page a
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Santa Ana
Calif
Morrison J. Wilkinson, Jr
Timite
Maj
James
Garibald
Wilkinson
Jean Stull
Margaret Gonzales Wilkinson
Grafton Sentinel Promotes Attractments At Opera House
The Grafton Sentinel invites Nora Limbers of 11 Gordon Street to attend the current attraction at the Opera House theatre. Ronald Reagan and Rev. Rogers Dale Evans are featured in the International Squadron and Yellow of Texas respectively.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Nora Limbers
Gordon Street
Ronald Reagan
Texas
Rogers Dale Evans
Opera House
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Marshall Albert Kesselring
Sidss
General DE Gaulle
eRyveux
Vaass
Leur
Str-Vaast
Carentan
Velognes
Seine
Havre
Harfleur
Honfleur
Charleson
Christian Colliery Company
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Mahan
Cabin Creek Junction
Public Service Commission
U, B
J. Blackburn Ware
Philippi
Bricker
Europe
Signal Corps Radiophoto
International
Field Marshal
Erwin Rommel
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