Air Forces Lead 13000 Sorties in Normandy Invasion Night
Allied air power swarmed over France with more than 13000 sorties from dawn yesterday to dawn today in support of assault forces. Heavy bomber streams hammered German reinforcements as Eisenhower visited the beachhead and Allied troops pushed inland near Caen amid improving reports and continued heavy fighting.
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LONDON
J-P
France
R.A.F
R.C.A.F
United States
Dover Strait
channel
LE HAVRE
Caen
Normandy
Cherbourg
Seine
Berlin
R.AF
Normanay
RCAF
Bern
14 Air Wins For Canucks
Canadian press report from an England base states that Canadian fighter pilots scored at least 14 air victories over Europe, with the City of Edmonton Mosquito squadron downing six and damaging one and another wing destroying eight Junkers 88s and scoring three probables without loss. Weather kept planes in the air after invasion day, leading to renewed combat.
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LOUIS V. HUNTER
ENGLAND
P. Cable
City of Edmonton
BISHOP
War Bill Passed by U K House After Probe
Ottawa June 7 After four months of debate the House of Commons approved the final item in a 3.65 billion war appropriation bill. The session also heard Munitions Minister Howe on an air transport board and Finance Minister Ilsley outline loans to farmers. Parliamentary assistant W L B Brooke Claxton defended wartime information board against charges of propaganda, saying it publicizes Canada and the Dominion, with rising attention in U S and British papers. Some critics called certain board publications wasteful.
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OTTAWA
house of commons
Howe
air transport board
Ilsley
W.LB
Brooke Claxton
Mackenzie King
house
Canada
Claxton
Dominion
United States
Airmen share postwar plans from RCAF canvass
A Canadian air force postwar survey of personnel at a British station reveals varied plans from flying to running a small town business. Frt. Lieut. Thomas Dodson of Charlottetown seeks a long holiday before returning to work, while Ross E. Johnson of Westmount plans to resume commerce studies at McGill.
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R.C.A.F
Britain
Penticton
B.C
Riviere du Loup
Que
Thomas Dodson
Charlottetown
Minak
McGill
Ross E. Johnson
Westmount
Theodore A. Bugg
Niagara Falls
Ont
Ontario Agricultural College
P.T
Alonzo E. Monson
Cody
Wyo
air force
Arthur Woodhouse
Montreal
50-Mile Glider Train Reinforces Beachhead
Allied sources report a 50 mile glider train towed by transports reinforced Cherbourg positions as airborne forces landings begin. Berlin dispatches claim six Allied divisions totaling about 25,000 men have been landed since Tuesday morning.
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Berlin
Stockholm
UPREME
Allied Expeditionary Force
Cherbourg
United States 8th Air Force
S.H.A E.F
Man Accused of Murder After Hamilton Fire
Hamilton June 7 Douglas Alfred Dunsmoor 23 charged with murder over the Moose hall fire May 24 in which 10 died and 30 plus were injured He had pleaded guilty to arson in three other Hamilton fires and is held pending sentencing The murder charge targets Mrs Dorothy Martin 35 found dead in the gutted Moose hall The inquest into the blaze is to open tomorrow as many victims remain in hospital
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HAMILTON
Douglas Alfred Dunsmoor
Moose hall
Joseph Crocker
Dunsmoor
Dorothy Martin
Royal Oak Dairy star party
Crown
Harvey McCulloch
Trinity United church
Wentworth
Coal policy urged at Edmonton chamber meeting
Lands Minister N E Tanner urged adoption of a long range coal policy in Edmonton to help coal producers and consumers plan future programs and assure supply during a Edmonton Chamber of Commerce council meeting on June 7.
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EDMONTON
N E. Tanner
Edmonton Chamber of Commerce
Montreal jail death prompts murder charges against inmates
Murder charges were laid today against three prisoners at Montreal’s jail in the death of 29 year old Gerard Lauzon. Two guards, Rene Lavole and Adelard Aubin, face manslaughter charges as the jail inquiry proceeds.
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MONTREAL
Gerard Lauzon
Marcel Bonman
Michael Yasham
Gilbert French
Rene LAvole
Adelard Aubin
Public Works Minister Announces Edmon ton Calgary Highway Progress
Public Works Minister W A Fallon said 10 miles of the 30 mile Edmon ton Calgary highway between Calgary and Crossfield have been graded. Creasure to start immediately on savinge stabilized base material on the graded section.
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EDMONTON
W A. Fallon
Edmonton-Calgary
Calgary
Crossfield Creasure
CKUA License Hearing Set for Ottawa June 26
The provincial government seeks a commercial CKUA radio license now run by Alberta Government Telephones. The hearing before CBC board of governors in Ottawa is scheduled for June 26, with Public Works Minister W A Fallow attending.
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EDMONTON
CKUA
Alberta Government Telephones System
board of governors
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Ottawa
Public Works
W .A Fallow
Fallow
Ten Miles Beyond Rome Advance Near Lake Bracchiano
Allied Fifth Army reports drive 10 miles beyond Rome with light rear-guard resistance. New Zealand troops seize Balsorano north of Sora on highway 32 toward Avizano amid strong opposition. Fifth Air Force strikes target refineries and railyards in Balkans Romania and Belgrade, with 34 enemy aircraft downed. 33 aircraft missing. Canadians advance toward Lake Bracchiano, closing on Kesselring's retreating forces. a separate column reaches 10 miles northwest.
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NAPLES
5th Army
Rome
New Zealand
the
th Army
Balsorano
Sora
highway 32
Avezzano
15th Air Force
Balkans
Ploesti
Brasov
Pitestei
Romania
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Iron Gate Canal
Turnu-Severin
Fifth army
Albert Kesselring
Lake of
Bracchiano
Invasion Bulletins From Bayeux to Normandy Invasion
Reports from June 7 to 17 detail Bayeux reportedly given up by Nazi forces after a night battle as Allied forces advance on Cherbourg peninsula. Allied airborne landings and a massive armada are cited by Berlin, with Canadian pilots noting progress on northern invasion beaches. Losses include twelve C-47s and twelve gliders on reinforcement missions beyond beachheads.
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BAYEUX
NEW YORK
A.P
Germany
NBC
Cherbourg
Caen
NORMANDY
LONDON
DNB
Berlin
C.P.Reuters
Paris
RCAF
England
C.P. Cable
trance
Europe
UNITED STATES
9TH AIR FORCE
Canadians Stormed French Beaches in Broad Daylight
Canadian forces landed in France on June 7 in a daylight assault across the coast. Thousands of ships and craft supported the landings as naval bombardment and air attacks softened defenses. Units advanced inland through heavy fire, with tanks joining the assault and engineers clearing paths to first objectives.
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Es ROSS MUNRO
FRANCE
JC.P. Cable
west wall
Munro
Munro aguea
Earrier
channel
RAF
United States
Churchill urged to join invasion fleet against France
Sir Bertram Ramsay said Prime Minister Churchill was dissuaded with great difficulty from going with the invasion fleet in Tuesday's assault on France. The Allied commander, quoted by an Australian war correspondent aboard HMS Hilary, said Churchill would have faced much extra work for protection if he had sailed.
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ONDON
C.P
Churchill
Bertram Ramsay
France
Bertram
HM.S. Hilary
Bradley leads U.S. ground forces in European assault
Allied Expeditionary Force announces Lieutenant General Omar Bradley commands the U.S. ground forces spearheading the assault on Europe. The disclosure confirms Bradley’s leadership role in the June operations and outlines the strategic command structure for the AEF landing and advance.
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SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
Allied Expeditionary Force
Omar Bradley
Europe
Major General Demoted For Revealing D-Day Time
The War Department identified Lt Col Henry Jo F Miller of Salem New Jersey as the officer demoted from major general to lieutenant colonel and sent home for indicating in advance the time of D-Day. Miller an air force officer was noted in a security memorandum for his indiscreet remarks at a London cocktail party.
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SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
Allied Expeditionary Force
United States
leutenant
United States Air Force
London
WASHINGTON
war department
Henry Jo F Miller
Salem
air force
Eighteen U S Sailors Die in Camp Kearny Crash
Eighteen United States Navy men were killed and 12 injured Tuesday when a heavy bomber crashed into structures at the Camp Kearny auxiliary air station on Kearny Mesa in San Diego California.
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SAN DIEGO Calif
United States
Camp Kearny auxiliary air station
Kearny Mesa
Japs Reach Major Goal In Hunan Offensive
Chungking June 7 report says Japanese troops reached the outskirts of Changsha in a renewed push in Hunan. Chinese resistance has slowed the drive toward Hankow Canton railroad. Six Japanese columns are said to advance on the provincial capital as battles continue.
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CHUNGKING
Changsha
Hunan
Hankow-Canton
Yunnan
Chiachou
Chiangtso
Watien
Shweli river valley
War at Glance Invasion Front Rumors and Reinforcements
Allied airborne troops reinforce north France bridgehead with links to sea landings. Canadian assault forces land through stormy seas as unconfirmed German reports cite Canadian division near Caen. Allied air power guards landings while Italian front teams claim 10 mile advance toward Rome and Japanese reach Changsha outskirts.
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north
France
Caen
raves
Rome
Changsha
Allies Repel Le Havre Landing Attempt, June 7
Washington dispatches report a Berlin broadcast claiming German coastal batteries repelled an Allied landing near Le Havre on Wednesday afternoon with no independent Allied confirmation. The bulletin also notes Allied advances toward Civitavecchia, heavy German losses near Iasi, and British honors for WOL William C. Shirley. Allied forces declare progress on a broad front with heavy airborne reinforcements in Caen area.
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LE HAVRE
LONDON
Berlin
CIVITAVECCHIA
ITALY
NAPLES
5th Army
Rome
C.P
Iasi
Romania
Moscow
WOIL SHIRLEY
M.B.E
Lethbridge
WOL
William C. Shirley
Order of the
British Empire
E. A. Blanchard
D. M. Bruser
F.F
Macleod
T. Fraser
Medicine Hat
W. J. Bundy
inow
F. V. Pilon
MacDonald
S.F.T.S
Clareshelm
E. L. Scott
Claresholm
Col
E. Stevens
AWI
Audrey Anderson
Sydn
Lar
G. W. Delaney
G. T. Parkinson
Vane
Caen
Allied
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Schaef
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