Allied advance reshapes Italy and Balkans in 1944 context
The article notes a strong Nazi retreat from the Adriatic coast as Allied forces push north through central Italy. It suggests Rommel may be reinforced and hints at a possible Balkan invasion and Turkey's potential entry into the war if Allied momentum continues. Spain and Sweden may adjust their neutral stances as the tide turns.
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LA Crosse Tribune
Adriatic
Italy
France
Kesselring
Rommel
Balkans
Turkey
Bulgaria
Greece
Germany
Spain
Sweden
Invasion War Front and Allied Strategy Across Europe
Mark R. Byers analyzes Allied operations after the Normandy landings. He notes Germany's formidable lines ahead of the beachhead, Eisenhower's cautious approach, and plans to secure Cherbourg while expanding air superiority. He also highlights Allied progress in Italy and potential shifts on the eastern front as Russia prepares to strike.
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Atlantic Wall
Norman Coast
Goebbel
Eisenhower
von Rundstedt
North Sea
Cherbourg
England
Luftwaffe
France
Russia
Moscow
Red Army
Italy
Romania
Czechoslovakia
Hitler
Associated Press
Europe
English Channel
Berlin Beast Propaganda Sparks Nazi Incitement Campaign
A Stockholm dispatch reports Nazi leader Goebbels aims to incite civilians to kill Allied airmen in Germany. The piece weighs the likelihood the claim is propaganda and recalls Nazi terror tactics in Rotterdam and other bombings, contrasting Allied and German wartime actions. It also cites a separate Americans’ view on Dewey within a labor survey context.
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NEW York Times
Stockholm
Berlin
Americas
Goebbels
Rotterdam
France
Britain
Hitler
Goering
Germany
United Nations
Ammunit
Labor Republicans Gain in Ranks While Roosevelt Remains Favorite
A Princeton survey shows 66 percent of workers favor Roosevelt over Dewey in a 1944 election, with unions echoing the lead. The study notes turnout risks for Democrats, CIO aims to mobilize labor, and cross-country public opinion on postwar world peace and future conflicts.
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George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N. J
Thomas E. Dewey
Institute
Organized Labor
Roosevelt
Dewey
P.C
A. F
Roosevelt-Dewey
P. C
Licans
Detroit
Buffalo
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New England
California
CIO
Pistol Packin Mama Tops Nazi Kill Totals on Mission
A WWII bomber crew led by the Pistol Packin Mama claims a record 15 downed Nazi fighters on one mission. The top turret gunner recounts absorbing heavy flak and engine damage while finishing the bombing run and bailing out after losing a engine and power.
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Pistol Packin
J. W. Montagna
NEA Service, Inc
Jerry
Germany
Lieut. Drinan
Herb
F. A. Genbough
Assault correspondents brace for invasion on Eu rope shore
Ernie Pyle recalls the mood and fears of 28 assault correspondents preparing for the Allied invasion of Europe. He describes prelanding routines, nerves, and gritty camp life as they await deployment from England to the continent.
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Don Whitehead
Clark Lee
Army
Bill Stoneman
Bill
Mr. Pyle
Jack Thomson
The Haskin Service Answers To Questions
Reader inquiries answered about Paul Revere bells the Juilliard Foundation Medals of Honor and more. Answers note King's Chapel bell in Boston Ernest Childers Medal of Honor March 5 1944 Juilliard fund $12 million left in 1919 and the 60 minute hour system by Babylonians.
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Paul Revere
E. M
King’s Chapel
Boston
Ernest Childers
Augustus D
Plan backyard fire place and barbecue pit guide booklet
A government publication titled Fireplaces and Chimneys offers instructions to build an outdoor fire place or barbecue pit for home cooking and picnics. The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau advertises this 56 page illustrated booklet available postpaid for ten cents.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington, D. C
Soldier-Scientists Paved Invasion Path Found Secretly
Supreme Headquarters Expeditionary Force discloses that soldier scientists landed secretly months ago on the Normandy beaches and found clay beneath the sand that would hinder heavy equipment. They crawled along beaches to make borings proving the old geologic books. Special equipment was prepared and tested in England to meet the problem.
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Supreme Headquarters Expeditionary Force
Normandy
Scient
England
La Crosse Leader-Press Publication Note
The La Crosse Leader-Press operates as the afternoon and Sunday morning edition of the La Crosse Tribune Company with editors and city staff listed and a 1904 copyright filing noted. The paper is a member of the Lee Newspaper Syndicate and the Associated Press, with re publication rights for credited dispatches.
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Leader-Press
la Crosse Tribune Co
4Th
Cass Streets
la Crosse
Wis
the Beautiful
W. ‘T. Burgess
R. L. Bangsberg
A. W. Rice
Wit
Tribune and Leader-Press
Lee Newspaper
Associated Press
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