Invasion Route Guarded by Allied Fleet
June reports from London describe the American and British Combined Fleet protecting the invasion route. Admiral Ramsey leads the task force facing expected losses but confident of success in the first phase, with Saylla and Nevada among ships engaged in the operation. Weather notes forecast scattered showers and thunderstorms, high near 74 and low around 49.
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Ile
Deitich
Fogliah
Bedttam
Raussay
J ' Vay
Dave
Ramsey
Cannes
Allien
Hoosevelt
Washington
Nevada
Pearl Warrior
Saylla
Pup Yad
Pup Yad, He Was In’ Overall Command of the Task Forces, Et Zaged, Peat Terhe
Germanternalfonst
Aled Featloyers
Seine River
Alfred
Major General Demoted Over D-Day Tip At Party
Major General Seaneral, demoted to permanent rank of Lieutenant General and sent home for indicating the advance time of D-Day at a cocktail party. Allied HQ reports the information was relayed to security police by a woman guest after a invasion readiness bulletin was delayed for security reasons.
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Washington
Seaneral
Meutemant Chapel
War Department
Heary Hf, Viller
Salera
Nod
Prem
Sinveme
Jung
America
Majar Gengal
Supreme Command
U. S. Air
Lens
Lee
Almont
Uy Novoy
Honorary Doctorates Granted Here
Honorary doctorates conferred by Colorado State College this morning on two faculty members and one board member for completing the requirements. Page 3 continuation noted.
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Colorado
State College of Execution
Truale
House Approves Army War Budget Increase Amid Turbulent Summer
Washington reports that the House Appropriations Committee recommended boosting funding for the Army and air forces as the nation fights in Western Europe. The plan includes vast totals, with air forces receiving the largest single allotment and overall costs well above prior year obligations.
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Washington
America
Europe
Tidlers
House
Appropriations Committee
War
Ely
Anu
Amont
Twice Wounded Officer Seeks Mother's Consent to Marry
A young, 20 year old officer, twice wounded, obtains his mother's consent to marry. The article notes his wartime service and his readiness for marriage despite injuries. Details about the fiancé or location are unclear in the damaged text.
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Malvin &. Kerby
Bistly
Selene
Clark's Army Breaks Through on Coast
Allied headquarters report Fifth Army troops pound Germans retreating toward Civitavecchia as Rome area battles intensify. New Zealanders seize Dassorano north of Sora while Alexander urges patriots to sabotage enemy lines and move northward. At Tulelake, an evacuee center reports a Japanese ancestry resident attacked. Ickes criticizes the Missouri River dam plan as insufficiently comprehensive.
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Associated Frees
Naples
Fifth Army
Civitavecchia
Rome
Tyrphenian Sea
Wites Et J
Lake Bracchiano
Guhetal
Jenet
Earth Army
Dassorano
Sora
Avezzano
Harold Alexander
Chiet
Italy
Alexander
Patriata
Nelving
Tle
Gecess Pemeee Tulelake
Call
United States
War Relocation Authority
Harry Hitosh Kowal
Independence
Gro. Wastin
Modoc County
Nannult
Iskea
Army
Washington
Nesny
Missouri River Basin
Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Tatl Ing
OPA Displays In Windows Of Local Stores In Greeley
OPA displays in Greeley windows contrast wartime inflation with postwar price control. price clerks Lackore and Sumeran direct the campaign during Honor Your Merchant Week. posters show inflation against stabilized prices, with exhibits from shoes to furniture and antiinflation posters in Weld County offices.
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Greeley
Lackore
Charles Ff.sumeran
OPA Board Three
Florernoe John .C. Vivian
Colorado
Pieden
Rasplaya
United States
Wartorn Innis
Greece
Weld County
Senate OKs War Effort By Letting Officers Act
Three Senate committees backed the Allied invasion plan by refraining from Army and Navy officers’ formal reports until the emergency ends. Chairman Reynolds said the military committees would provide swift support by allowing officers to focus on strategic needs.
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Associated Pree
Washington
Senate
Retim Hae
Reynolds
DNC
Allies Beat German Hold on Cherbourg Front
Allied forces push in Normandy with 600 flying fortresses and bombers. Paratroops and ground troops land from Caen to Le Havre as bridges north of Caen are captured. Reports claim Allied air division landed on the Cherbourg peninsula and several towns nearby, with large air support and continued heavy fighting.
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Wes Gallagher
Poat
Caen
Airboroe
Eka Cherbourg
Peninsule
Selzs
Trans Atlantic
la Havre
Normandy
Peninssula
Lessuy
Coutance
Chartourg
London
Selid Vale
Parin
Rouen
Beines
Pnd
Cherfolrg
le Hav
Gad
Air Force
Glion
Gatd
Cherbourg
Qhore
Lar Readquarters
Mammoth Sun
Liveston
Saulic
Germany
NBC
Buffax
Tejarty
Ivathany
One Nazi POW Balks on D-Day. Others Improve Work
Reports from the Greeley camp indicate on D-Day prisoners of war showed better performance across fields and tasks. Only one minor incident occurred Tuesday when 25 prisoners claimed grievances and halted work, but after guard changes they resumed and surpassed prior effort, with the full complement scheduled for field duty Wednesday.
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Greeley Camp
Wright Plant Idle in Strike Amid Invasion
Cincinnati reports Wright Aeronautical plant idle for a third day as 450 workers, amid a strike and guard mobalized following an RAF plea and tensions at the cylinder shop. Colorado University track team members Norene and Walk III to represent CU at NCAA championships in Milwaukee. Norene the seasonal half mile champion and javelin standout.
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Wright
Associated Press
Cincinnati
Dhat
Milwaukes
Boulder
Jung
Stewart Norene
Guy Walk III
Colorado University
Milwaukee
Frank ‘Olla
Norene
Pod ‘Walt
Air bombing strikes hit enemy ships near Truk and targets at Guan
US planes bombed cargo ships northwest of Truk and attacked Guan installations on Monday. Other missions targeted Nao island and Ponape in the Truk area. Navy officials called the results sober but unspectacular with no decisive gains reported. German counterattacks were anticipated as reserves moved by the Seventh and Sixth armies.
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Washington
Truk
Guan
Guam
Gueecent
Navy
Naomi
Ponape
Herith
Mtacuhal
Erwin Romine
Hope for Better World Lies in Merging of Aspirations and Facts
Dr W D Armentrout vice president of Colorado State College of Education urged during the fifty fourth annual commencemeny that a better world comes from uniting hard realities with noble aims. He spoke on conflicts among religion education and war and warned against overemphasizing ideals at the expense of facts.
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Armentrout
W. D. Armentrout
Colorado’ State College of Education
Sild
Armentront
Weather Over Dover Strait Improves By Wednesday Evening
London June 7 The Dover Strait weather brightened early this evening with patches of blue sky and a rising barometer. A fairly strong northwest wind remained but the English side saw smoother conditions. this morning was grey and cloudy.
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Dover Strait
London
Dover
Allies in Over 13 000 Sorties In 24 Hours To Back Invasion
Allied air forces seized command over invaded France and flew well over 13 000 sorties from dawn to dawn. Heavy bombers pounded German reinforcements while U S raiders moved toward France. Ninth Air Force Marauders and Havocs conducted five major operations near Amiens and Paris, with losses of five Havocs and two Marauders. The Fighting Falcon glider, funded by Greenville residents, debuted with a $20 000 donation.
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London
Allied Air Forces
Gtr
Franct
Gunort
U. S
Dover Strait
France
Hatte
Charmel
Levale
Alliez
le Havre
Bedium
Ninth Air Force
Amiens
Paris
Greenville
Michsindenta
Mika Murphy
Slunt Flyer
Lafayette
Ind
William May
Cairo
RAF
Tokyo
Commencement of College Highurs set for Thursday night
Commencement for 28 members of the center class of college high school will be held Thursday night at the Little Theater on the college campus. Speakers include parents of students, Mayor L L Witkin, Dr. Kenneth Perry, Mrs Stowe Witwer and Mrs Almer McMillen. Rufus Palmer of Denver dies in Denver public schools. he was elementary education chief and former principal.
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L&dle
L. L. Witkin
Kenneth Perry
Stowe Witwer
Almer Mmcmillen
Rufus Palmer
Denver Bite
Denver
Jone
Tutus H. Palmer
Denver Public Schools
Agpenrom
Mra
Fen Seseel
Boulder
Penance on D-day Paid By Parents
Corpus Christi reports Mathers and fathers of five cent service members staged a D-Day penance parade crawling on hands and knees to San Jose church in the Latin American quarter. The 15 minute procession drew onlookers as whippers cracked on the rough road.
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Associated Press
Corpus Christi
Texas
Mathers
Fathers
San Jose Church
Beaver Shot While Damaging Greeley Loveland Ditch
In Colorado a large beaver named Broken Tooth was shot Monday near the Moest Balch farm southwest of Greeley as it attacked the Greeley Loveland irrigation ditch. Ditch rider Zeke Heinblohner alerted Game Warden Wi O Adkins and was told to remove the animal before more damage. The beaver, about 80 pounds, showed a broken tooth and was described as the first seen in 60 years in the ditch.
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Nat All
Greeeley Loveland
Heinblohner
Wi. O. Adkins
Heintschner
H. Handall
Greeley
Loveland
Troop Planes Lost In Night With Normandy Invasion
Reports from June 1 say 24 C-47s and gliders missing after three waves dropped troops and supplies beyond the beachheads. Airborne units, including engineers, aided the push toward Cherbourg as white parachutes filled the sky.
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Associated
Crees
Ninth Air Forcs
Normandy
Mers
Cherbourg
Capalla
Russia Pledges Major Red Army Offensive Against Nazis
Moscow reports prepared to deploy the full weight of the Red Army in a rising push against Germany. Red Star quotes a joint UN effort to move toward Berlin as Soviet citizens read invasion bulletins amid celebrations and sweeping coverage of operations and Eisenhower.
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Eddy Gillmore
Associated Press
Moscow
Jone 7
Russia
Red Army
Germany
Red Star
United Nations
Rec Star
Tehergn
Selp
Berlin
Ent. Muscovites
Hussia
Divight Ih
Eisenhower
Parachutists Landed To Cut Off Cherbourg Peninsula
Allied and German reports detail parachute drops near Cherbourg and the peninsula. Paratroopers aimed to seal off the Cherbourg coast while counterattacks near Bayeux and Le Havre are noted. Berlin radio confirms prison camps near Rouen and air raids target roads south of Caen.
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Theepherdred
Aliied Plaven
Ventorula
Cherbourk
Devlin Radio
Lezany
Covntance
Jhan Atade
Brandy East
Bayeux
Nouthern
Berlin
Creu
Werd Nowt
Ehone Pointe
Cherbourg Peninsula
Ite Yelze
Six Month Extension of Military Court Martial Rules
Senate conferees agreed on a six month extension of the statute of limitations for court martial proceedings tied to the Pearl Harbor fallout. The compromise delays trials of Rear Admiral Husband Kimmel and General Walter Short until December 7, pending Senate action.
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Juna
T—House
Demscrats
Senate
Associated Press
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Husband B. Kinmel
Walter G. Short
Swimers
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