Allied Tide Gains Invasion Front Across 55 Miles into France
Allied forces pressed advances along a 55 mile front from Cherbourg toward Montebourg and Carentan as air and sea power pounded German gun positions. In the face of heavy bombardment, Montgomery and Bradley prepared to accelerate operations while supplies and river crossings supported the thrust inland.
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United States
Texas
Nevada
Tuscaloosa
Quincy
Warspite
Montgomery
Bradley
Cherbourg
Montebourg
Valognes - Carentan
Merderet
Carentan-Isigny
Carentan
Lison - Trevieres
Cerisy
Mid-Peninsula
St. Lo
Tilly - Sur - Seulles
Caen
Rommel
Bay of the Seine
German International Information Bureau
Berlin
France
von Rundstedt
Allied Air Attacks Sweep Across Normandy and Europe
Allied air forces bombed several targets in France including rail yards at Evreux Nantes Tours and Massy Palaiseau while Marauders and Havocs hit bridges near Caen and Caen area. Bomber fleets from Russia to Italy supported the Normandy offensive with heavy raids and Berlin was struck by Mosquito bombers as 7 000 Allied planes flew in daylight operations.
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Seine Bay
Aunay Sur Odon
Caen
le Haye du Puits
Carentan
Conde Sur Noireau
Failaise
Caudebec
France
Paris
Nantes
Evreux
Tours
Massy- Palaiseau
Erwin Rommel
Massy-Palaiseau
Berlin
Normandy
Europe
United States
Russia
Balkan
Ira C. Baker
Mediterranean Air Force
Normandy Battle Front
Cherbourg
Britain
Medater Satur
Germany
Romania
Versailles
Acherers
Orleans
Gerncar
Red Cross Aids Quarter Billion War Effort
The American Red Cross announced in Washington that in the first 26 months of the war it provided over 205.8 million dollars of Red Cross funds and 78.95 million as agent for government and agencies. Volunteer services add millions more. most expenditures were war-connected.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Fifth War Loan drive boosts bond push and events
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau called the momentum terrific as Texarkana kicks off the five billion dollar drive. A June 20 show by Camp Claiborne soldiers at Neville High School will boost bond sales with tickets given for bonds. Officials plan a nationwide broadcast opening the drive with President Roosevelt, Morgenthau, and Orson Welles among participants.
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Germany
Japan
Neville High School
Texarkana
Ark
Henry Morgenthau Jr
O. K
Sicily
Rome
Roosevelt
Washington
Morgenthau
Red River
Lone Star Ordnance Plant
Treasury
Coke Stevenson
Texas
Homer Adkins
Arkansas
Jimmie Davis
Louisiana
Orson Welles
Hollywood
Stateline Avenue
Congress aims for recess during party conventions
Leaders from both parties hope to adjourn Congress during the party conventions likely from June 24 to after July 19 or Labor Day. Key bills unresolved include a $49 billion Army supply measure and controversial war contract termination legislation. The GI bill of rights compromise and WASP integration are also at stake.
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Congress
Army
Senate
House
Allied naval leaders report progress on beachhead action
Admiral Ram a visit to the assault area aboard the Kelvin and talks with Rear Admirals Kirk and Vian. He said he was satisfied with developments. A midnight communique praised American progress on the beachhead's right wing as excellent and not to be better.
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Bertram Ramsay
Kelvin
Alan G. Kirk
Philip Vian
Deaths of Vivian E Stevens and Mattie Golson
Three day old Vivian E Stevens of Dunn died in a Delhi clinic. Funeral at Dunn Baptist Church with burial in Dunn Cemetery. Mattie Sisson Golson of Mer Rouge died in a Monroe clinic. funeral at Mer Rouge Methodist Church with burial in Met Rouge Cemetery. She leaves husband C C Golson, daughter Joan Golson Williams, a granddaughter, and multiple siblings.
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Vivian E. Stevens
Delhi
Charles FE. Stevens
Dunn
Dunn Baptist Church
Clawson
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Rayville
Josephine Doss
Farmerville
Monroe
T. T. Futch
James Stone
Methodist Church
J. D. Miller
Bryant James
George M. Edwards
J. W. McCullen
Grayson Odom
Doss
Wylie Doss
J. M. Hicks
Lillian Burdine
Los Angeles
Guy Cox
J. M. Wylie
Shreveport
Tom Wylie
Magnolia
Ark
Mattie Golson
Mer Rouge
Mattie Sisson Golson
Mer Rouge Methodist Church
F. A. Matthis
J. A. McConnell
Met Rouge
F. A. Golson
D. C. Golson
J. R. Golson
A. D. Golson
Tom Pritchett
Dwight Petty
West Monroe
Gordon
Dewey
Charles
Ray Sisson
Ed Sisson
Comet Bluffs
Iowa
Births Reported For Local Sgt and Mrs Days and Grant
A girl was born to Sgt and Mrs G EF Days of Sterlington Route Monroe on June 10 at St Francis Sanitarium. A girl was born to Sgt and Mrs Bailey Grant of 207 South Second West Monroe on June at St Francis Sanitarium.
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G. EF. Days
Sterlington
Monroe
St. Francis Sanitarium
Bailey Grant
South Second
West Monroe
Education bill sparks debate as house approves tax hikes
The House approved parish tax increases and deficits funding while debating a nine member education panel with eight elected by the people and one governor appointee. Lawmakers passed a constitutional amendment raising parish tax limits, boosted clerk of court salaries, and funded state hospitals and institutes. Debates covered attorney recusals, veterans scholarships, and a market loan program to aid farmers. The Senate plans to reconvene at 8 pm tonight.
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Red River Parish
East Louisiana State Hospital
State Colony and Training School
Monroe Charity Hospital
State Industrial School For Girls
Washington and St. Tammany Hospital
Louisiana Training Institute
House
Edward Dubuisson
St. Landry
W. W. Overton
East Feliciana
Eric Durbin
Livingston
Dubuisson
Turner Morgan
Caddo
Henry Sevier
Madison
Wellborn Jack
C. O. Webb
Red River
Sam Jones
State Market Commission
Senate
Pressures Grow Over Byron Price Censorship Case
Washington reports lawmakers renew push to obtain intercepted correspondence in the censorship leak inquiry. Witnesses discuss wartime editor Byron Price and defense of press freedoms as committees seek original papers and related records from government offices.
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Washington
Senatorg
Das Ron Paice
Wiveen Kedlems
Buenos Aires
Sen
Sia
Fiaral
Peter
The A P Lashes Out At Its News Flashes Debacle
The memoir recalls the 1914 Pope Pius X death rumor and an AP misfire. It claims Melville Stone pressured reporters, that a faked flash circulated from Rome to New York, and notes a later bias against competitors. It cites a 1915 Battle of Ypres plagiarism incident and public inattention to errors.
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A. P
Pius X
Melville Stone
Rome
Europe
United States
U. P
Old World
Stone
New York
Vatican
Naples
Associated Press
Pope Pius
United Press
Ypres
Bull Shepherd
Evening World
Evening Sun
Sun and World
London
Morning Telegraph
Bais
Alimano Lenden
Beck
Sooene
Shephertobeen
Unite States
United Prose
AL Bus
AL PI
Washington Star
Fess
Fragmented Civil War Era Symbols Visible Across Town
Readable remnants show the Stars and Bars Confederate flag displayed on a Civil War veteran statue near the post office and flags atop local buildings alongside United Nations imagery in the scene.
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United Nations
The
Confederacy
Southern France Resistance Fears Rise as Vichy Shapes Pact
Reports note Vichy power in Tarbes and strong German garrisons in Toulouse while mass fighting remains limited. Guerrilla and underground factions avoid direct clashes as collaborationist authorities tighten grip across southern departments and prefects are missing in places.
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France
Vichy
Lyon
Grenoble
Brower Opens Office In Monroe For Railroad Jobs
J. Cole Brower, formerly of Shreveport, now with the Railroad Retirement Board Employment Service, has opened an office in the United States Employment Service at 230 South Grand Street Monroe. He recruits labor for railroads Pullman Company and Railway Express, noting a current need for all classes of workers in the Monroe area. If not employed in an essential industry, contact the Railroad Retirement Board representative about positions. The government and railroads both need workers.
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J. Cole Brower
Shreveport
United States Railroad Retirement Board
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John Landrum Jr
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Clyde Rougeau
Lafayette
John
Springfield
W. C. Abbott Jr
Ouachita Parish
Union Oil Mill Company, Inc
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Scott Truck and Tractor Company
Tyner-Petrus Company
Vivian E Stevens
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Loop Road Bus
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A.M
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P.M
Byron Price
Tarbes
Toulouse
Brower
City
Newman
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