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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1944
Page
10
New York report cites Eisenhower's chief of staff saying the major battle in France is joined. Front lines inland from the beaches are fluid but show progress amid obstacles camouflaged from air assistance.
David Slemons, a colored man, pleaded guilty to murdering his father Wilson Clemons with an axe after a quarrel in which the father reproved him for running around. Judge W. Walter Braham and Judge John G. Lamoree will hear testimony to determine guilt with District Attorney Leroy K. Donaldson present. Attorneys Elmer D. O Neill and Edward M. Rea represented Clemens. Brazil has been a republic since 1889 after Emperor Pedro II abdicated.
Navy report describes one landing group hit by heavy German defenses near a French beach and rough seas. Boats, tanks and landing craft were wrecked, but naval gunfire and flame throwers eventually helped push through as Lt John Kolody detailed the bloody scene and sparse supplies.
Allied night and daylight air operations targeted German troop centers and transport in a woods 12 miles from the invasion coast. Rail junctions near Paris were attacked to disrupt German traffic westward. Channel skies remained busy with heavy bombers aiding troops in the battle area, while raids extended to the Reich and Balkans.
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower, commander of Allied forces, displayed a grim, determined look and smoke-filled pauses as he answered reporters on the invasion of France. He had a tremendously heavy schedule with little sleep, his eyes tense and his mood somber.
German radio acknowledged an Allied breakthrough north and west of Rome as forces of the Eighth Army advanced in the mountains east of the city. Subiaco and Mount Rotonao fell to Allied capture while heavy bombers targeted bridges and rail lines north of the battle area.
General Eisenhower praised Allied armies for their invasion effort and naval performance in the early landing operations. He stated his complete confidence has been justified and commended all troops as performing magnificently in the gigantic operation.
London reports Nazi outlet claims fresh Allied landings on the French coast above Bayeux with inland progress of seven miles. The dispatch says troops landed last night in the Houlgate Arromanches sector and notes German counter-measures and a 31 mile wide bridgehead.
New York reports BBC broadcasts that Allied air forces have established landing strips in the beachhead sectors. Earlier BBC notes indicated bulldozers behind infantry began building the first RAF drome on the continent in Normandy.
A French civilian named Pierre Lepelletier greets Allied troops on French soil in a ruined villa near the coast. He recalls listening for Eisenhower and notes locals aiding the invasion as doctors and ambulances work amid shelling and casualties. The report captures a moment of relief and urgent need from the coastal battlefield.
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