Heavy Bombers Hit Normandy In Major Allied Raid
Allied air forces launched a massive strike in south Normandy with 750 to 1,000 heavy bombers attacking bridges, airfields, yards and rail junctions as Caen and other targets faced dawn assaults. RAF and US aircraft flew 22,000 sorties in 48 hours. losses were ongoing but updated figures awaited.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Normandy
Caen
Cherbourg
Paris
Forest of
Cerisy
Bayeux
Thunderbolt
Lightning
Ters
Ike Expresses Confidence In Allied Arms Forces
Supreme Headquarters quoted General Eisenhower stating complete confidence in the Allied armies navies and air forces to carry out tasks. He praised early naval landing operations coordinated with United Nations units under Admiral Ramseys command and noted their planning and execution met the expected standard. Montgomery leads assault ground forces as troops perform effectively. A light unrelated tea policy paragraph follows.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Eisenhower
United Nations
Ramsay
Montgomery
Imand
Army and Navy Officials Study Merge Proposals
The house committee on postwar military policy announced a four member panel, two army officers and two navy officers, to study proposals for merging the military departments. The action aims to resolve widely divergent views and follows congressional requests for merger consideration.
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Army
Navy
Washington
House Committee
High Command
Nation seeks 1944 goal of household fat salvage
A wartime drive urges Americans to contribute one tablespoon of used fat daily to meet a 230 million pound target for 1944. The program mobilizes kitchens nationwide to collect cooking fats for reuse in war production.
Mormon crickets devastate crops eating offspring and more
Mormon crickets are described as extremely destructive, feeding on a wide array of vegetation and offspring. The passage notes they eat everything in sight, illustrating their voracious impact on crops and habitats.
Mormon Crickets Descend on Salt Lake City Area
The article notes the Mormon cricket species is named for its habit of swarming into the Salt Lake City region, highlighting their offspring and repeated migratory behavior through Utah.
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Salt Lake City, Utah
Red Skelton Becomes A Gl Joe Assigned To Fort MacArthur
Comedian Red Skelton, 30, has joined the armed forces and was sent to Fort MacArthur after delaying his wedding to Muriel Morriscall. He divorced Edna Marie Skelton sixteen months earlier, and she continued as his gag writer.
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Red Skelton
Joe
Fort MacArthur
Los Angeles
Richard “Red” Skelton
Armed Forces
Skelton
Muriel Morriscall
Edna Marie Skelton
Women take over Clinician role in Clatsop County
In Astoria Oregon the wartime public health drive brings seventh woman into the U S public health service. Dr Dorothea H Scoville, previously a physician at Connecticut College, leads as health commissioner in Clatsop County as the service expands to twelve women.
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Astoria
Ore
Clatsop County
Dorothea H. Scoville
Connecticut College
United States Public Health Service
Indian Brave Seeks Help To Reclaim Squaw In Chicago
Leonard Foolish Woman pleads with police to locate his wife in Chicago to return to the South Dakota prairies. He describes her as thin and short with a scar under her jaw and cites her pursuit of a stage career. Britain's Red Cross fund has raised 16 million dollars in four years.
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Chicago
Leonard Foolish Woman
South Dakota Prairies
Britain
Red Cross Agricultural Fund
Hunt Driver Of Car After Man Is Killed
Walters 57 died in hospital after being struck by a car while fleeing from a bus. Authorities seek the driver of the vehicle in Superior Wisconsin.
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Hunt
Superior, Wis
Walters
Talking Clock Earns Revenue From National Call System
The talking clock drew government revenue in its first year while handling about 11 000 calls daily. It reached roughly 4 300 000 people in a year, reflecting wide public use of the service.
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Minneapolis
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France
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Johnson
Fifth Ave
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Squaw
Montgomery Ward
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