Niemoller Opposes Hitler as Christian Conscience Voice
In an interview Niemoller reflects on his anti-Nazi stance rooted in faith not politics. He recalls wartime service, concentration camps, and the shock at Nazi brutality while debating Germany's future under Allied occupation and potential aid from democratic nations.
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Wilhelm Keitel
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Niemeller
Hindenburg
Germany
Munich
Ges- Niemeller
America
Britain
New York
Fifth Avenue
Churchill Explains Loan Of Vessels To Russia
London June 6 Prime Minister Winston Churchill said in Commons he takes full personal responsibility for the decision to loan British fleet units to Russia. The handover includes eight former American destroyers to meet Soviet demands for part of the captured Italian fleet. The Italian ships, built for the Mediterranean, will stay in Allied service, with an equivalent number of British warships and merchant vessels loaned to the Red Navy on a temporary basis.
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Winston Churchill
Russia
Mediterranean
Red Navy
Hodges' Close Call In Bulge Battle Told
Gen Courtney Hodges narrowly escaped capture during the Ardennes breakthrough last December as three German columns neared Spa Belgium near Liege. Hodges sent staff to Liege and used final reserves while Maj Gen Matthew Ridgeway's 82nd Airborne Division counterattacked in the breach.
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New York
ANS
Courtney H. Hodges
von Rundstedt
Ardennes
Hal Boyle
Associated Press
Boyle
Hodges
First Army
Spa
Belgium
Liege
Matthew B. Ridgeway
82Nd Airborne Division
Myron Taylor Receives Rome University Honor
Myron C. Taylor, the President's representative to the Vatican, was awarded the honorary Doctor of Economic and Commercial Sciences by the University of Rome in a Great Hall ceremony. He called the honor a sign of closer US Italy ties and advancement of intellectual exchange, while Mrs. Taylor received roses. He was greeted by Ivanoe Bonomi and university and government officials.
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Rome
Myron C. Taylor
Vatican
University of Rome
Taylor
United States
Italy
Ivanoe Bonomi
Arangio Ruiz
Giuseppe Caronia
Rome University
Vittorio Angeloni
Faculty of Economic and Commercial Sciences
U. S
Joe Redmond
Japs Flee Coastal Area Toward Shanghai
Chinese advances along the coast north of Foochow push Japanese forces toward the Shanghai region. Evacuations reported from Shanghai and Canton areas, with Japanese civilians leaving Shanghai and railway equipment moved to the coast or Japan. USAAF planes bombed road traffic in Liuchow region as Chinese forces press an enveloping move from the north and west.
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Foochow
Shanghai
Associated Press
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Wenchow
Chekiang
Fukien
Yu Huan
High Command
Shanghai-Nanking
Japan
Canton
Kwantung Province
South China Sea
Liuchow
Kwangsi Province
Paoking
Hunan
USAAF
Allied train reaches Mandalay after recapture
New Delhi radio reported the first Allied train into Mandalay since its recapture rode into the station yesterday. The update notes Allied successes in Burma and places the event in the broader wartime progress.
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New Delhi
Burma
New Delhi Radio Today
Mandalay
Mandalay Station
Italy Weather Forecast Shows Continued Fair and Warmer
The weatherman predicts continued fair skies with slightly warmer conditions across nearly all of Italy. Partly cloudy in the mountains and northwest, with a forecast high around 86 in Rome and near 90 in Foggia for June 8.
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Italy
Rome
Naples
Foggia
Florence
Bari
Pisa
Premier Row Delays New Italian Regime
Rome reports the Committee of National Liberation failed to form a new Italian government. Six parties clash over the premier post and key ministries with Socialists backing Pietro Nenni and Christians arguing for Alcide de Gasperi. Ivanoe Bonomi urged rapid solution as talks resume today.
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Committee of National Liberation
Pietro Nenni
Christian Democrats
Alcide de Gasperi
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Winston Churchill
Italy
Ivanoe Bonomi
Bonomi
Army University Center Begins Selection Of Staff
The Army University Center in Italy starts selecting staff as Brig. Gen. F. J. Tate announces. Prospective instructors are being interviewed. the center will offer 55 to 113 subjects. Preliminary plans have been approved and are being implemented.
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Italy
Army University Center
F. J. Tate
University Training Command
Mtousa
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