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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1944
Page
1
Allied forces push through flooded fields as they advance toward Cherbourg. German troops retreat behind strongpoints along the Cotentin peninsula with U.S. and British air support and paratrooper landings. Invasion HQ reports progress north of the Orne-Mer area and preparation of further bridgeheads.
Reports describe German snipers using guerrilla tactics in Normandy as American forces press forward. Units set ambushes from hedgerows and trees. isolated snipers wear American uniforms, while small groups strike in pairs to harass rear areas.
Reports from Barcelona indicate a growing popular revolt against the Vichy regime spreading through central France and toward areas near Vichy. Guerrilla activity reported on both sides of the Rhone and Saone valleys near Lyn, Macon, and Valence, with clashes and casualties among French forces and collaborators.
The Office of Price Administration set price limits on all used passenger cars, whether dealer or private sale, pegging ceilings to January 1944 levels. Two prices exist per model: a cash sale price and a warranty price, reflecting age and condition, with regional differences and higher ceilings in the West.
North Weld selective service board will send notices Monday for fifty men to report for active duty. The Navy plans to call thirty nine on June twenty seventh and the XRAY lists twenty on June of.
Rome June 10 Allied reports say the German 44th Army drove north with increasing disarray. The Fifth Army seized Tuscania Tarquinia and Viterbo area as the British Eighth Army advanced near the Adriatic. Allied airmen destroyed hundreds of vehicles and planes, while German forces withdrew in a disorganized fashion under mounting pressure.
A senate house conference committee reached a final form of a veterans rights bill to aid World War II veterans. The measure includes unemployment benefits up to 52 weeks at 10 dollars weekly for those discharged within two years. A separate veterans placement bureau was debated but consolidated into U. S. employment services. The House and Senate expect quick passage to the White House. In other news, Gen Chin Yu, commander of China's 6th group army, was killed in action May 22 near Lan Ying in Henan province, as officially confirmed.
A coast guard cutter near Alaska helped two boats grounded off the coastline. Seven crewmen, including Lt Jack Shaw and several named officers, are missing after a capsizing. Life jackets were found and next of kin notified as search continues with additional rescue units deployed.
Morgan county reports a head on collision on highway 34 near Fort Morgan leaves Alva Toyne 70s ranch manager dead and his wife Mrs Gladys Tingen fatally injured. Injured include Joyce Toyne 32 and Patty Tingen 3 with Gordon Toyne and others hospitalized. Coroner may hold inquest as details emerge from Fort Morgan hospital and Greenley investigators.
German commander Maj general Penelitinger Greyman ordered troops to hold Caen under all circumstances as Allied forces pressed the town. Broadcast recorded by NRG notes a tense warning and a state of alert declaring martial posture in the region.
Weather bulletin provides scattered and uncertain forecasts across regions including Walaghe Colorado and Wyoming. Forecast mentions a mix of showers and possible thunderstorms with temperature variations and periods of slower progression in the afternoon.
Fifteenth Air Force heavy bombers and P-39 fighters strike the Romanian refinery at Filvesti Isat, enveloping it in smoke. Nearly 100 enemy planes contest the raid, with some shot down. The mission, routing over Yugoslavia to Bucharest, covered about 500 miles, the longest fighter bomber flight in this theater. Return leg strafing targets including locomotives and tanks.
Rome June 10 The Malta cabinet under Premier Tyanoe Bonant assumed office today with 17 ministers pledging loyalty to the premier and to constitutional duties. Some ministers resisted swearing to the crown, citing a decision on Italy’s monarchy at the end of hostilities.
Allied headquarters reported that Mitchell bombers and escort fighters sank four Japanese destroyers off Manokwari near Biak in New Guinea, damaged a fifth, and forced off another as American air power pressed Imperial forces on Biak while land forces held Mokmer and nearby airstrips against pockets of Japanese resistance.
The Adams Tunnel breakthrough occurred after a dynamite blast touched off by Clef Meshiawnion Bureau Engler Sr. O Harper ripped through the last eight feet of granite. The event drew about 205 people including Oscar Chaguoda and others for the ceremony. The tunnel will add 45 percent more irrigation water and produce over 700 000 kilowatts, aiding northern Colorado and Dolores region agriculture. The project, tied to the Colorado Big Thompson plan, involves multiple districts and officials from Greeley Fort Collins and other towns.
An Allied coastal action off the Dutch coast resulted in the sinking of four heavily armed German destroyers and the loss of a British torpedo boat. Allied Beaufighters claimed hits as several German craft were destroyed or driven aground. A separate clash near Cherbourg saw an Allied destroyer force repel a German light craft raid near the American landing zone.
Allied forces clash at a French chateau as Welsh troops chase Germans from the Ulning som of their headquarters. German reinforcements arrive, prompting a withdrawal to cover. American infantry then assault the chateau with machine guns, destroying furniture and walls, driving out remaining Germans.
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