Nazis Retreat on Adriatic Front as Fifth Army Presses North
Allied forces press the drive above Rome with Fifth Army advancing and British Eighth Army moving along the Adriatic flank. German withdrawals continue west of the Tiber as warplanes attack transport and rail targets. Caprarola Bracciano and Sabina change hands while Vejano proximity nears.
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Fifth Army
Rome
Eighth Army
Italy
Adriatic
Sir Henry Maitland Wilson
Tollo
Agosta
Palombara
Sabina
Sutri
Caprarela
Eternal City
Tiber River
Lake Divico
Caprarola
Bracchiano
Vejano
Fifth
Tiveli
Russian heavy cruiser attacked near New Guinea by American bombers
American Liberator bombers of the Fifth Air Force tracked and attacked a large Japanese heavy cruiser off Waigeo Island near Dampier Straits in Dutch New Guinea. The two 500 pound bombs hit near the bow as Nipponese fighters provided air cover, but poststrike damage could not be observed.
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New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Dutch New Guinea
U. S
Waigeo Island
Dampier Straits
Netherlands New Guinea
War Loan drive urged as PA eyes over one billion goal
Gov Edward Martin called on Pennsylvanians to contribute generously to the Fifth War Loan drive starting Monday aiming for 1 082 billion dollars with about 442 million allotted for individual purchases. The piece also notes patriotic concerns over flag care and a vivid garden bloom by Mrs J W Ayres.
Daily Weather Report Summary
Daily report shows a 24 hour period with a maximum of 74 and a minimum of 48. Precipitation is absent and river stage stands at 5 feet. Year ago figures record a 78 maximum and 55 minimum with .01 inches of rain.
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United States
Commando Raids Shape Invasion Strategy
Allied reports confirm capture and consolidation of beachheads on the French west coast and defeat of German reserves. The piece credits Allied success to long preparation, highlighting British commandos and Lord Louis Mountbatten for three years of raids, with operations extending to Northern Africa and the Far East.
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New York
Allied
France
Europe
Eisenhower
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Africa
Far
Soviet Red Army Opens Broad Offensive North of Iasi
Soviet forces long holding positions north of Iasi broke German defenses atop key high ground near a Romanian communications center. The DNB agency cited a major offensive on a broad front with several kilometers gained on central and left wings. The report notes initial actions appear localized but mark a possible eastern push against Germany.
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Moscow
Iasi
Germany
DNB
Red Army
Roosevelt Health Restored as War Debates Rise
The report notes President Roosevelt has regained health per his physician and faces potential tasks ahead, including a possible fourth term bid or trans-oceanic war strategy conference. It also mentions a coming clash with Congress over price control act revisions and a liberalizing bill that may be vetoed. Axel Wenner-Gren’s statement to the U.S. on Nazi aims is cited, plus Goering meetings in efforts to avert war.
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Justice Department
Washington
United States
Europe
Axel Wenner-Gren
Goering
Wenner-Gren
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Ross T. McIntire
Congress
Senator Ferguson Demands Secret CIO Files
Senator Ferguson of Michigan asks Sidney Hillman, head of CIO PAC, for his organization's secret files. Hill appears before the Senate campaign expenditures panel Tuesday to address charges that the group is building a war chest to back a fourth term.
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Capital Hill
Sen
Ferguson
Mich
Sidney Hillman
CIO
Political Action Committee
Hill
Senate
Expenditures Committee
Paratrooper Col Bagby Reports Normandy Jump Success
Col B Bagby of Evanston Illinois back in England to report airborne operations in Normandy. He led the ninth troop glider and paratroop force, noting landing precision, rapid capture of bridges gun positions and road junctions with light casualties and little opposition.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
INS
B Bagby
Evanston
Farrier Command
U. S
England
Bagby
Normandy
Col. Bagby
Col
Kay Kyser and Georgia Carroll wed in Las Vegas
Kay Kyser and Georgia Carroll, singer in his orchestra, wed in Las Vegas after a honeymoon drive from Hollywood. Officers who arrested them for speeding escorted the couple and witnessed the ceremony. Kyser, 38, and Carroll, 24, are filing for their first marriage.
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Las Vegas
Nev
INS
Kay Kyser
Georgia Carroll
Kyser
Miss Carroll
Hollywood
RAF Bombers Hit Five French Rail Nodes In Night Assaults
Royal Air Force heavy bombers pressed a night and dawn attack on five French railway junctions Rennes Fougeres Alencon Mayenne and Pontaubault and targeted German troop concentrations. Mosquito aircraft harassed reinforcements while rain and poor weather threatened air cover and Dover straits radar reported ongoing rain.
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London
Royal Air Force
France
Rennes
Fougeres
Alencon
Mayenne
Pontaubault
Air Ministry
Italian Leaders Seek To Form New Government
Rome reports leaders and liberation committees meet under Prince Umberto to appoint a new government. Prominent figures include Count Darlo Sforza Benedetto Croce and Ivanhoe Bonomi, who is favored to lead. CBS says Bonomi seeks ministers to swear loyalty to the fatherland.
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Rome
INS
Umberto
Naples
Darlo Sforza
Benedetto Croce
Ivanhoe Bonomi
London
CBS
Signor Bonomi
Pietro Badoglio
Germans Admit Beachhead Strengthened on Normandy Front
London reports the German high command acknowledging Allied gains on the Normandy coast. A broadcast says the advance came at high cost from Allied attacks by naval forces and the Luftwaffe, while a counterattack east of the Orne river pushed German spearheads into heavy fighting southeast of Bayeux.
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London
Normandy
Luftwaffe
Orne River
Caen
Bayeux
Nazi Agency Claims 16 Allied Divisions Landed in France
The Nazi news agency DNB said 16 Allied divisions have landed in France. It alleged Allied attempts to land more troops in the Bay of Seine area were met with German bombers. It reported reinforcements at bridgeheads west of the Orne and north of Carentan.
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France
London
INS
DNB
Bay of Seine
River Orne
Carentan
DNP
Progress Report From Roosevelt On Normandy Invasion
President Roosevelt said Allied forces in Normandy are making slow progress but progress. He noted rough Channel waters hinder supply landings and declined to predict when fighting would peak while noting intensity along the coast and mention of Cherbourg and Caen.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Normandy
Caen
French
Cherbourg
De Gaulle to Visit Roosevelt For Talks In Washington
President Roosevelt announced Gen Charess De Gaulle would visit Washington for a conference, with dates set between June 22 and June 30 or July 6 to July 14. No topics were provided for the agenda.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Charess de Gaulle
Deaths in McKeesport and Brent area reported
The Friday death notices list Mrs. Louisa C. Pitts 87 of McKeesport Pa aviation cadet William J Stock 19 of McKeesport and Mrs Henry Boorell 78 of Brent R D 1 Volant
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Louisa C. Pitts
Mr. Jackson
William J. Stock
McKeesport
Henry Boorell
Brent, Volant, R. D. 1
Fishermen Ordered to Stay in Port by Allied Forces
Allied command spokesman warned all Norwegian Dutch Belgian French fishermen to remain in port for one week. Issued in the name of Gen Dwight D Eisenhower, supreme commander, the order directed those at sea to return immediately and warned that failure could be fatal and hinder Allied operations.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionry Force
Norway
Holland
Denmark
Belgium
France
Allied Command
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Western Europe
End Consistory Reunion Ends with 32nd Degree Conferral
Valley of New Castle Consistory A A S R concludes its spring reunion at the Cathedral Uiis with the 32nd degree for a large class of candidates. Commander in Chief Howard Geary notes a 1400-seat dinner in the main dining room and ballroom after degree work. Many visitors from Ohio and local members attend. Legion of Honor presents entertainment in the lobby. Dave Rees leads the Consistory Choir. several candidates are initiated in the Legion of Honor. a smoker follows.
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Valley of New Castle Consistory
Howard Geary
Ohio
Legion of Honor
de Lace Cole
Hillbilly
Dave Rees
Yanks Victory in First Pacific Tank Battle
In New Guinea on Biak Island US Shermans defeated eight Japanese medium tanks with two American losses. Captain Thieson of Medford led from the control tank Hiball as Sergeant Gilland of Wilmington fired the 75 mm gun, turning his squadron to shell cave emplacements and repel the enemy counterattack.
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U.S
Biak Island
Dutch New Guinea
Southwest Pacific
Netherlands East Indies
Richard Thiesonf
Medford
Ore
Thierolf
Paul Gilland
Wilmington
Del
No Confirmation on Caen Capture by Allied Forces
Reports abroad claimed Caen had fallen to Allied troops but supreme headquarters had no confirmation. No news of the fall of the strategic rail center as furious fighting continued in the area.
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Caen
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
INS
Two Sailors Die In Auto Crash In Philadelphia
In Philadelphia a car collision with a large trailer truck in the Frankford section killed two sailors, electrician’s mate Joseph Daley age 22 and Charles McCabe also 22, both Philadelphians. A third occupant, James Edward Whalen a 19 year old merchant marine, was seriously injured. The truck driver escaped injury.
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Philadelphia
INS
Pacific
Prankford
James Edward Whalen
Electrician
Mace Joseph Daley
Charles McCabe
French Parachutists Support Allied Invasion
Allied reports from June 9 state French parachutists are taking part in operations in France, each with his own special mission, aiding the Allied expedition.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
INS
France
Allies Break Through to Formigny in Cherbourg Area
Allied forces announced the capture of Formigny on the Norman coast north of Cherbourg as they push past the town toward the Cherbourg peninsula. The beachhead area remains under pressure with progress reported and railway bridges on the Seine destroyed. Lieutenant General Omar N. Bradley led troops ashore to witness Formignys occupation.
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Upreme
Allied Expeditionary Force
Ste. Mere Eglise
Cherbourg
Formigny
Supreme Command
Seine
Paris
Seacaas
Bayeux
Omar Nelson Bradley
France
Germans Evacuate Goods From Occupied Holland
A mass Stockholm report says German authorities began a hurried evacuation of movable raw material stocks finished goods and equipment from occupied Holland immediately as the Allied invasion of France began.
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London
Holland
France
Stockholm
My Tires and Bonds in a Tight Economy
A speaker laments price limits and shortages yet prioritizes buying war bonds. He longs for new tires and a car, imagines faster rides, and accepts rationed goods while noting the weather as eighty two degrees. The note frames economic sacrifice alongside civic duty during hardship.
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Germans
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East
Edison Avenue
J. W. Ayres
Warren Avenue
Daily Weather Report
Major Paul C. Raborg
I. N
Natalia Rene
N.S
International News Service
Singer
Straits of Dover
Joseph Thomas
INCS
Reich
Austria
Arthur F Hermann
de Gaulle
By Peter Hemery
Frankford
Kingsbury Smith
Isigny
English Channel
Arthur Memeter
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