Army Request Seeks 49 Billion For War Effort
Washington June 7 The House Appropriations Committee recommended 49 109 002 795 for the War Department for the year beginning July 1 The figure totalizes roughly 390 billion in war effort obligations since July 1940 and includes large air force funding and lend lease civilian aid with UNRRA preparation terms The proposed allotment also covers civilian WASP programs and defense article transfers under lend lease.
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Allied Air Forces Strike Across France in Heavy Day Raid
Allied air forces commanded air operations over France launching over 13 000 sorties from dawn to dawn and delivering massive strikes on German reinforcements. U S Raiders targeted Dover Strait and American Thunderbolt fighters led the daylight missions as battles raged. Ninth Air Force flew about 4800 sorties and Eighth Air Force 4300, with fighters guarding a 60 mile square of France near Le Havre.
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Dover Strait
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Ninth Force
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Ain the Mornin
Fifth Army advances north of Rome amid heavy fighting
Allied reports say Fifth Army infantry punched toward Civitavecchia about 40 miles northwest of Rome and reached a point five miles from Lake Bracciano. German lines on the coastal road west of Rome were reportedly breached as fighting continued along a broad front with tanks and infantry. Patrols moved west from Rome toward the sea while the Eighth Army engaged delaying forces in brisk battles.
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War Today Reports Allied Invasion Progress At Normandy
The report from Eisenhower's headquarters says the landings on the Cherbourg peninsula are continuing with satisfactory progress. Observers caution that this is only the beginning and warn that German counterattacks are likely in coming days as reserves move up and the main assault proceeds elsewhere.
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13 000 Allied Flights On First Day Invasion
Allied air power opened the invasion of France with 13 000 individual flights on day one. More than 900 C 47 transports and gliders supported the assault as a 200 mile long air “train” crossed the English Channel. Winston Churchill said 11 000 planes were available, while 4 000 ships and numerous lighter craft plied the seas.
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Russia Ready to Strike in Allied Berlin Offensive
Moscow dispatch reports Red Star says Russia will unleash a major offensive against Germany with all Red Army forces. The piece notes Tehran promises of a united front ending with a Berlin meeting and highlights Soviet celebrations and heavy Allied exposure. Eisenhower is pictured in newspapers as Allied commander.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Norfolk Attorney awaits statement in disappearance case
Commonwealth's Attorney A. O. Lynch said he will await a full statement from Clara Mae Stowe, 14, before deciding action on Charles M. Godwin, 33, jailed for five years for secreting a minor child. The girl, missing eight months, returned home and told parents she had been in Baltimore.
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Charles M. Godwin
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Cherry Gives Keynote At N C Dealers Convention
North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association closed its 10th annual convention with officer elections. R Gregg Cherry of Gastonia Democratic nominee for governor delivered the keynote speech at the banquet.
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Combined Fleet Did Perfect Job Of Convoying Troops
Allied naval forces dominated the invasion routes across the English Channel in the first invasion round. British Admiral Ramsay said the convoy task was 100 percent successful with minimal Allied losses, while President Roosevelt reported two American destroyers and one LST lost.
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American Major General Reduced In Ranks for Talking Too Much
Supreme Headquarters reports a senior U S air force general was demoted to lieutenant colonel and sent home after revealing the planned D day timing at a London cocktail party. Eisenhower ordered the punishment following a security police report. the officer's name was withheld.
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Enemy Thrown Back Claim From German Radio on Normandy Landings
The German radio acknowledged Allied air landings on the French coast between Le Havre and Cherbourg during the night. It said German forces immediately attacked and that heavy fighting continued. Berlin reports noted waves of transport gliders and intensified attacks along the Normandy coast.
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Associated Press
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Bomb Tons Dropped Against Germany and Japan in Early 1944
Air Force reports show 174,719 tons dropped on Germany and 43,085 tons on Japan in Jan–Apr 1944. 218,877 sorties against Germany and 83,292 against Japan. 5,783 German and 1,397 Japanese planes destroyed. Losses lower than training estimates, and some pilots listed as missing may later be prisoners. New tank development promised ahead of the invasion. Mortality overseas 3.8 per thousand. hospital return rate 89 percent by end of 1943.
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Germany
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House Appropriations Committee
United States
Allied air and ground actions press Biak and Mokmer amid heavy fighting
Allied forces advanced toward Mokmer airstrip in Biak as Japanese air opposition stiffened in the Schouten Islands. Liberator bombers hit rear areas, ground units reached ridge positions, and coastal defenses northwest of Ibdi village held. Japanese losses included downed planes and damaged ships, with sustained casualties reported at Maffin Bay and Hollandia-Aitape.
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Allied Forces Break Inland From Caen Nine Miles In
Allied advance across Normandy continues amid heavy fighting inland from Caen as air drops and sea landings press toward Le Havre and Cherbourg. RAF and US forces report hundreds of sorties and ongoing German counterblows, with Bradley directing U S troops in Europe and Rommel rushing reserves to France.
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Bizerte
Fire Threatens Business in Statesville Area
Fire men rushed a 1,000 gallon pumper and three firemen to a four story Bunch Furniture building in Statesville at 1 30 in response to an emergency call. Fire Chief Cha Burkett said the blaze may have originated in Hickory and Mooresville and endangered the entire bus district of Iredell County.
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