Allies Strike Across Riviera In Major Invasion
Allied forces launched airborne and amphibious assaults along a 125 mile Riviera coast. More than 800 ships, including American, British, French and other allied vessels, supported the landings as paratroopers and troops moved inland toward a junction with northern fronts.
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NO SIGN CONTINUES AS ALLIED LANDINGS IN FRANCE
Eyewitness report from the Normandy coast recounts gliders landing amid calm weather and light resistance. Allied air and ground forces press the Cherbourg region as German defenders retreat, with Patton and Bradley commanding major American and Allied formations toward Falaise.
Allied push trims Nazi columns as Eisenhower assumes new front
Allied forces tighten on retreating German columns while Gen Eisenhower takes charge of western invasion operations in a newly disclosed army alignment. He says German forces on the front are taking a sound beating though the campaign is far from over. A British officer notes many thousands remain pocketed and that reinforcements are largely foreign slave troops likely to be sacrificed as Von Kluge withdraws his best units.
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Weather Nonstop North Carolina Outlook
Partly cloudy with thundershowers mainly this afternoon and evening. Tonight remains partly cloudy and hot. Wednesday promises partly cloudy skies with higher temperatures and heat.
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Odds shift as victories in France spur betting
London reports a surge in victory betting with odds moving from 100 to 7 to 100 to 15 as successes in France fuel optimism. Bookies note many bets are based on tea leaves dreams or astrology rather than realism.
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Allied push widens western invasion in France
In France, German forces under von Kluge suffer heavy losses as Ninth Army advances from the southwest. Despite a failed daylight breakout, Allied forces double the western invasion scope and aim to link with Normandy troops. Eisenhower and Wilson emphasize driving Germans from occupied territory.
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