Allied Fifth Army advances near Rome and near Tyrrhenian coast
Allied Fifth Army troops push 10 miles north of Rome and reach four miles from the Tyrrhenian coast as patrols advance west of the capital. The Eighth Army moves through the Livi valley and Balsorano falls to Allied forces. Prisoners rise past 18,000 as fighter bombers torment retreating Germans.
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Tyrrhenian
Ra Coast
Rome
Lake Bracchiano
Eigth
Fifth Army
Balsorano
Livi
Mediterranean Air Forces
Terni
Orvieto
Viterbo
Algiers
Florence
Tiber
D-Day Watch and Local Developments In Lawrence County
PA NEWC notes vital local statistics showing births at 108 and deaths at 74 in Lawrence county last month. Fifth war bond campaign starts Monday to support the invasion of France and bond quota. Highland avenue top coating nears completion south of the city. Don Morgan reports a deer sighting near New Wilmington with two fawns previously seen nearby.
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Lawrence County
France
Don Morgan
New Wilmington Road
Richard Morgan
Neshannock
Pa Nene
Don
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for the 24 hours ending 9am show a maximum of 78 and a minimum of 48 with trace precipitation and a river stage of 5.1 feet. For the same date last year the high was 80 and the low 59 with 0.01 inches of precipitation.
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United States
Yanks Break Toward Biak Island Airfields
General MacArthur reports American infantry advancing toward the three Japanese airfields on Biak Island in New Guinea. Four motor bombers from the Fifth Air Force support the drive, with columns converging on the field heights as fighters attack rear installations. Japanese fighters contend with the Allied assault.
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Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea
Fifth Air Force
Biak
Southwest Pacific
Dutch New Guinea
Air Supremacy Halts German Use of Tanks and Guns
A CBS correspondent from London reports Allied air superiority over northern French battlefields stopped German forces from bringing up tanks and heavy artillery during daylight yesterday. The Nazis were expected to attempt these moves after dark.
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New York
INS
CBS
London
Washington Roundup Key War Developments Abroad and Politics
In Washington the focus on Europe’s invasion mixes with Pacific moves against Japan. Roosevelt led prayers for soldiers, while Tokyo radio vanished. Diplomats fear weak spots in Poland France and Yugoslavia threaten allied unity. Stimson seeks a ten dollar pay rise for infantry. Portugal halts wolfram to Germany as Ecuador’s revolution gains recognition. A Montgomery Ward-CIO contract tangle looms due to a WLB order.
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Roosevelt
France
Tokyo
Pacific
Europe
Washington
Poland
Yugoslavia
Portugal
Germany
United States
Ecuador
Montgomery Ward
WLB
CIO
Allied Air Blitz Hits German Communications Behind Front
British RAF bombers blasted roads railways and bridges behind the Normandy front to disrupt German reinforcements as Allied ground forces push inland. Ludwigshafen chemical center targeted and waters mined with no RAF losses reported.
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London
French
Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
Bomber Command
Rhineland
Ludwigshafen
Camp Reynolds Motorcade Opens Fifth War Loan Campaign
Lawrence county will launch the Fifth War Loan drive on June 12 with a motorcade from Camp Reynolds led by Judge W. Walter Braham. The tour stops at New Bedford New Wilmington Volant Ellwood City Wampum New Castle Enon Valley Bessemer and Hillsville with dinners in New Castle and speeches by county war finance officials including Arthur Heissmann. Clarence M. England directs the itinerary and arrival times will be announced.
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Lawrence County
Camp Reynolds
W. Walter Braham
New Bedford
New Wilmington
Volant
Ellwood City
Wampum
New Castle
Enon Valley
Bessemer
Hillsville
Lawrence County War Finance Committee
Arthur Heiszmann
Treasury Department
Clarence M. England
Paris Radio says huge Allied armada near Cherbourg
Paris radio reported a massive Allied fleet of about 6000 vessels cruising off the Cherbourg peninsula. The dispatch said heavy cruisers escorted the fleet and landing craft were in action, with naval guns dueling German shore batteries.
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London
INS
Paris
Cherbourg
Nazi Long Range Guns In Action On Dover Straits
Nazi claims of an Allied invasion across the Dover Straits trigger a heavy bombardment on Dover and Folkestone. About 40 rounds of heavy calibre shells fall in the Dover-Folkestone area as German broadcasts report an attempted landing. The distance between Dover and Calais is about 21 miles. Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Expeditionary Force did not comment.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Agli
France
British Isles
Dover
Eng
IINS
Straits of
Pas de Calais
Dover-Folkestone
Calais
Bradley Commands U S First Army In Northern France
Lt Gen Omar N Bradley, commander of American ground forces in the European invasion, leads the U S First Army in the northern French assault from official sources. The Augusta flagship supported initial invasion actions as Bradley rose to prominence in Tunisian operations and earned high praise from Gen George C Marshall. Dover reports describe cheerless conditions with 50 degree temperatures and heavy cloud banks.
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London
Omar Nelson Bradley
United States First Army
France
Bradley
U. S
Augusta
English Channel
George C Marshall
Gener! Krause
Coastal Defenses of Nazis Defined
London dispatch reports Front line correspondents describe the German coastal defenses at the Allied invasion as underwater armed gates sea mines a high sea wall and land mines.
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London
INS
France
Second Pledges Fellowship Fund Dinner for Europe Invasion
More than 300 members of the Second U P church on County Line Street gathered for a fellowship dinner at 6:30 pm to pray for American youths in the European war. C D Parker led as toast master and Rev J Calvin Rose opened with invocation as the group sang My Country Tis of Thee in a solemn mood.
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Western
Europe
Second U. P
County Line Street
C. D. Parker
J. Calvin Rose
Eugene C. Beach
Morale in Nazi Germany May Crack, Sayre Predicts
Francis B. Sayre, diplomatic adviser to the UNRRA, says Allied invasion will crack German morale and end the war. He warns Germans have believed Allies could not pierce defenses, and calls morale a decisive factor in victory.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Francis B. Sayre
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Germany
Philippines
Europe
German Held Oil Centers In Balkans Hit
Allied heavy bombers hit five German held oil and communications centers in the Balkans hitting Pitesti in Romania and the Brasov and Pitesti yards. The Danube gate at Turnu Severin was raided and Belgrade yards were pummeled. Headquarters said 34 enemy aircraft were destroyed, about 15 bombers failed to return and 17 listed as missing.
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Naples
Balkans
Pitesti
Romania
Brasov
Balkan
T’ Danube
Iurnu Severin
Fighter Planes Cover Landings Invasion Areas
Allied air forces fly new assault missions over France as troops land in dawn operations. Pilots report invasion zones congested with Allied armor and transport, noting enemy areas previously attacked show evolving resistance.
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France
Yester
Italian Patriots Urged To Rise Up
In Naples on June 7 General Sir Harold R. L. G. Alexander urged Italian patriots to rise against the common foe as German armies in Italy are broken. He called for doing all possible to hinder the Nazi retreat north of Rome and framed the Western invasion as starting assaults on German forces everywhere.
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Naples
Italy
Harold R. L. G. Alexander
Rome
Hour Of Reckoning For Nazis Is Near
Moscow radio hailed the Anglo American invasion of France calling it of great political and moral significance It said the Axis and satellites realize the hour of reckoning is approaching The broadcast noted that oppressed peoples under Nazi rule saw the Allied landings as the final step in their liberation.
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New York
Moscow Radio
France
FCC
New Russian Plane Base Is Used In Attacks
American heavy bombers joined Soviet crews in a first cooperative raid from Soviet bases. The four engine planes targeted a key air drome at Galati, a vital communications center about 120 miles southwest of Tiraspol. Ground forces repelled German attacks in Romania as Red Army units pressed on in the Balkans.
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Moscow
Romania
Red Army
Balkan
Soviet Union
U.S
Galati
Tiraspol
Saimne
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Churchill Sought To Land In France Aboard H M S Hilary
Admiral Ramsay revealed Churchill wanted to accompany Allied invasion forces to France aboard H M S Hilary. The Prime Minister was convinced the extra burden of guarding him would overburden Allied navies, a decision reached with great difficulty.
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H.M.S
Deaths from area record include several ages and locations
Infant DeHass from Long Avenue. George M. Elliott age 60 of 321 North Shenango Street. Lola A. Wylie 89 of Los Angeles California. Mrs. Mes Arthur W Montgomery 32 of Plaingrove townships Volant R D 2.
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Infant DeHass
Long Avenue
George M. Elliott
Shenango Street
Lola A
Alf) Wylie
Los Angeles
Calif Mes
Arthur W. Montgomery
Plaingrove
Volant R. D. 2
Nazis Prisoners Reach England After Channel Rescue
German prisoners were rescued after their craft was sunk in the English Channel and were brought to England. The incident involved a German naval craft and the survivors were recovered by authorities and processed following the sinking. The event underscores wartime dangers faced near the English coast.
Allied casualties and prisoners reach invasion port
June 6: Delayed first German prisoners and Allied casualties landed at the port this afternoon after their craft was sunk. Fishermen rescued from the channel earlier, outlining a costly start to the invasion.
Warning to June about frost threatens garden crops
A speaker cautions Miss June to stay in line as warm days give way to frost in the night. The warning notes fruit and crops are at risk if frost returns, urging proper June weather and urging quick action to protect the garden.
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