War Today War Analyst Sees Normandy Invasion Moves
The report discusses Eisenhower’s progress at Cherbourg and Normandy with cautious optimism. It notes expected German counterattacks, possible alternate landing sites, and the strategic value of diversifying assaults to keep Hitler off balance. The Rhone Valley and southern France are highlighted as potential targets.
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Dewiit MacKenzie
Associated Press
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Cherbourg
Normandy
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Eisenhower
Hitler
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France
Atlantic
Mediterranean
England
Rhone
Acion
Army air raids hit targets in Romania and Yugoslavia
Continued rain did not stop Allied air forces as 750 bombers and fighters attacked oil refineries at Ploesti rail yards at Brasov and Turnu Jjeverin in Romania and rail targets at Belgrade Yugoslavia. Thirty four enemy planes were shot down at a cost of 16 heavy bombers and 17 other aircraft. Attacks from the Mediterranean and shuttle bases included a Romanian field. North of Rome also faced air strikes according to the daily communique.
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Balkans
Ploesti
Brasov
Pifasci
Turnu- Jeverin
Romania
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Mediterranean
Ruseia
Rome
Laily
Recreation Center use veto by council vote
SUPT KELLY reports council defeated a request from the Property Committee to use the large room in the Community Center as a program space for youth. The Playground and Recreation Commission to oversee programs was announced by the burgess. A miscommunication at the meeting led to the vote against the request. Other discussion covered sewers sidewalks and curbing with no action on special requests.
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CIO Unions Plan Action Against Little Steel Wage Formula
In Philadelphia a mass CIO meeting heard that three large unions including United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers, United Steelworkers of America, and Verma? will merge wage cases to push for a raise above the Little Steel formula. Benjamin Riskin of the NY‑based union spoke to about 400 attendees.
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Philadelphia
CIO Pulit‘real Action Committee
CIO
Benjamin Riskin
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers Union
New York
Rashi
United Steelworker
Jat
America
Infantry Losses Show Infantry Suffer Most Casualties
Secretary of War Stimson told Congress that infantry, though 19.8 percent of North African theater strength, bore about 70 percent of casualties. He urged $5 monthly bump for expert infantrymen and $10 for combat infantrymen, costing roughly $66 to $71 million yearly.
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Washington
Western
Europe
Stimson
Congress
Mallan
Rayburn
Dtexas
Grand Jury Returns Two Nontrue Bills
Harvey Donahue reports two nontrue bills from the grand jury. Stanley Rock is accused of permitting minors to frequent a licensed liquor establishment. Dominick Mesh and John Wilson are charged with permitting minors to frequent a licensed liquor establishment.
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Harvey Donahue
Stanley Rock
Dominick Mesh
John Wilson
Allied Air Power continues on D-Day operations
Allied air forces mounted a massive raid plan with 200 fighters guarding the beachhead. Ninth Air Force bombers dropped over 1,600 tons in the day’s largest tactical operation, losing five Havocs and three Marauders. Glider landings were supported by air power as Mitchells and Mosquitos attacked targets inland. Generals Ike and Brereton praised the airborne effort, with 5,000 sorties flown and high losses among aircraft.
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Page One Mately
Ninth Air Force
Amiens
Paris
Greenville
Mich
Mike Murphy
Lafayette
Ind
William May
Cairo
RAF
Tokyo
Aarge
Battlefront
Mitchell
Lisieux
Caen
Eisenhower
J Lewis H. Brereton
Paul Williams
Los Angeles
U. S
Ninth Air Force Troops Carrier Command
Ninth
Eisenhower's Son Graduates From U S Military Academy
John S. Eisenhower, son of General Eisenhower, graduates from the U S Military Academy at West Point with 473 peers. He receives the general's welcome letter and a sealed personal message from Mrs. Eisenhower. Lt Gen Somervell praises Allied forces in Europe at the ceremony.
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West Point
John S. D. Eisenhower
AEF
U. S. Military Academy
Eisenhower
Brehon B. Somervell
Army Service Forces
Europe
Cpl Given Decorations In Algiers Ceremony
In Algiers on June 7 Cpl James D Slaton of Laurel Mississippi received American and Russian decorations from Gen Jacob L Devers after earning the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroism near Oliveto Italy on Sept 28 1948. Slaton also received the Russian Order of Patriots second class with a lifetime pass and pension. He was wounded in November at Venatro and is survived by his widow mother and four sons.
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Algiers
Saint Eugene
James D. Slaton
Laurel
Mins
Jacob L. Devers
Mediterranean
Oliveto
Italy
Alexander Bogomolov
National Committee
Order of Patriots
Slaton
Soviet Union
M. T’ Slaton
29Th Ave
Gulfpert
Miss
Jap Advance In China Across Changsha Frontlines
Japanese troops surged toward Changsha in Hunan as rebels clashed near Hankow and Canton rail hubs. In Yunnan Chinese forces pushed Japanese from Chiaotou toward Chiangtso and Watien while Americans closed on Mokmer airstrip in Biak. Allied airpower hit Dutch New Guinea bases at Manokwari and staged assaults on Marshall, Truk, and Caroline Islands.
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T Associatedt Press
Changsha
Hankow-Canton
China
Hunan
Chungking
Binle Island
Philippines
Yunnan
Chiaotou
Chiangtso
Watien
Biak
Mokmer
Schouten
Dutch New Guinea
Pacifi
Dutch New
Father Kukleski Honored By Parishioners
Parishes Holy Cross Iselin Saint Gertrude McIntyre and Saint Anthony Altman announce the removal of Father Kukleski after five years as rector. Parishioners praise his care for the sick and helping troubled members. St Gertrude Guild gifts a purse, Rosary service honors invade boys. Rev Walter Iwaniski to take charge of St Marys McKeesport.
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Iselin
Saint Gertrude
McIntyre
Saint Anthony
Altman
Father Kukleski
Ford City
St. Gertrude
St. Gertrude Guild, Presented Father Kukleski
St. Gertrudes
Walter &. Iwaniski
St. Mary's
McKeesport
Kukleski
First Crisis Victorious Is Washington Opinion
Washington reports the first invasion crisis ended in Allied victory with cautious optimism about the next days. President Roosevelt said western front operations are on schedule and naval losses total two destroyers and a tank landing ship, with airborne losses at one percent of the force. He stressed the need to push hard to expand beachheads toward a continuous front, while Germany’s West Wall defenses frame a second crisis to counterattack.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Biscay
Channel
Eisenhower
Too Smooth To Be True Invasion Reporting From Cottesmore
Reporter aboard the British destroyer Cottesmore near Normandy describes a surprisingly smooth first day of the Allied invasion. From about a mile off shore he notes minimal enemy resistance, troops landing under fire but advancing steadily inland with tanks, amid green fields and nearby Caen and Cherbourg area towns while the invasion proceeds.
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Tom Yarbrougie
Associated Press
Cottesmore
France
England
Hitler
Europe
Normandy
Caen
Cherbourg
Buck Wins New York Congress Seat in Special Election
In New York City, Ellsworth Buck defeated Thomas Cantwell 14,289 to 10,784 to win the late Rep. O'Leary’s seat in the 11th District, a district long held by Democrats. In Brooklyn’s 4th District, John Rooney won over William Nolan 4,860 to 1,850 as a Democrat with American Labor Party backing.
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Associated Press
New York City
Ellsworth B. Buck
Thomas V.cantwell
James A. O'Leary
New York
Brooklyn
John J. Rooney
American Labor Party
William G. Nolan
Thomas ¢. Currat
GOP
Buck
New Jersey
Dewey
Dirksen
Four Years Ago Today in World War II Context
AP notes marks on June 7, 1940 tracing the Somme region from Byesle river to Chemin Des Dames, a wooded east west ridge between the Aisne and Ailette valleys, noting main German penetrations near Soissons and Rethel about 32 miles from Reims in opposite directions.
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Associated Press
Somme
Byesle
Chemin Des Dames
Aisne
Ailette
Soissons
Rethel
Reims
Major General Demoted For Revealing D-Day Timing
Supreme Headquarters announced the demotion of a senior American major general to lieutenant colonel and his recall home after he disclosed in advance the D-Day timing. The incident, sparked by a London cocktail party remark, followed an investigation ordered by General Eisenhower. The general’s name was not released.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
America
Supreme Command
London
Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate House panel seeks quick Pearl Harbor court delay fix
Washington round up reports a Senate House conference aimed at a swift compromise on extending the Pearl Harbor courts martial deadline. The House favors three months from midnight tonight while the Senate backs a one year extension. The piece notes debate about election time politics and mentions Eisenhower long foreseeing American strength. The War Labor Board faces renewed authority testing with Montgomery Ward union contract extension opposed by the board chairman. Three Senate committees will not call Army and Navy officers as witnesses, citing invasion duties.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate House
House
Senate
Montgomery Ward
War Labor Board
Ward Board
Sewell Averys
Relief For Liberated Peoples
Washington broadcast reports promise relief for Nazi enslaved peoples of Western Europe as tides of armed retaliation push tyrants toward history. UNRRA Director General Herbert H. Lehman says plans are in place to help them become self sustaining and self governing on the road to a secure, free life.
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Washington
Weaters
Europe
Radio Today
Herbert H. Lehman
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Lehman Adeed
Tinrra
Mothers and fathers crawl two blocks for D Day prayer
In Corpus Christi on June 7 mothers and fathers of 50 service members staged a D Day parade. More than 30 worshippers crawled two blocks on hands and knees to reach San Jose Church in the Latin American quarter. The 15 minute procession ended with prayers inside the church. An 80 year old participant recalled three songs overseas.
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Corpus Christi
San Jose Church
Germans Report Strong Fighting as Allied Landings Continue
Allied forces pressed into France with heavy landing fighting on many beaches. German coastal batteries faced bombardment from Allied warships as air operations rose but no full scale Luftwaffe assaults were seen. U.S. infantry penetrations extended deeply amid undisclosed advance extent and battle worn officers led the assault group. U.S. and British troops held a 10 mile stretch of the coast.
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Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
le Havre
Supreme Headquarters
U. S
France
70 Aircraft Lost By Allies on D Day
Allied air forces report seventy aircraft lost since the invasion began. The tally includes seventeen Allied fighters, twelve American C-47 troop carriers, twelve American CG-42 gliders, twenty three British heavy bombers, six American Thunderbolt fighters, four American Harocs, two American Lightning fighters, two American medium bombers, one RAF Beaufighter, and one American heavy bomber. A separate item notes a maple tree in Smithville New Jersey yielding both asparagus and honey stored by bees in trunk holes.
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London
Philly Karge
Smithville
N. J
Allied Invasion Moves Inland Amid Heavy Air Attacks
Radio reports from London say American units are advancing inland to link with airborne forces from Tuesday’s invasion. The Navy reports no further American losses since Roosevelt’s new statement, while the German Navy is noticeably absent. Allied air cover targets include railways and supply lines behind the Atlantic wall as bombardment concentrates on Pas-de-Calais, Abancourt, Amiens, Vire, and Chateaudun. Casualties on day one are described as very light.
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Herbert M. Clark
Blue Net
London
Roosevelt
Samah
New York
Atlantic Wall
Airj
Serques
Pas-De-Calais
Abancourt
Dieppe
Amiens
Aby Vire
Caen
Normandy
Brittany
Foy
Chateaudun
Baris
France From The Air This Morning
Reporter recounts a dawn RAF mission over Normandy with Mitchell bombers targeting Caen Lisieux and a railway bridge. Allied air superiority is evident as German defenses and ships are observed. The piece notes fires lighting the coast and raids by earlier bombers, amid cloud and rain.
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Peter Gladwin
Alled
Atrbase
England
Chartrel
French
Normandy
Yes
Terday
Caen
Bac
France
Phil Creeke
Sydney
Australia
Lara
Lisieux
Aldis
Obituary Margaret Smith of Baltimore and Indiana
Margaret Smith wife of day Smith of Baltimore formerly of Indiana and Pittsburgh died in a Baltimore hospital Tuesday June 6 after an operation June 2 born near Sewickley body moved to Brant Funeral Home Parrysville services Friday June 9 at 10:06 interment in Perrysville Mr Smith was formerly employed at the Indiana Ladder Company later moving to Pittsburgh six years ago to Baltimore A brother Clarence Smith resides in Indiana
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Margaret Smith
Day Smith
Baltimore
Indiana
Pittsburgh
Sewickley
Brant Funeral Home
Parrysville
Perrysville
Smith
Indiana Ladder Company
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