Russian broad-front offensive launched north of Iasi
The DNB reports a wide scale Soviet attack in the sector north of Iasi Romania with heavy fighting under way. Moscow has not confirmed yet but the move signals added pressure on Germany as Allied forces attack in France and Italy. Last night Moscow claimed German attacks north of Iasi had diminished.
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DNB
Berlin
Iasi
Romania
Moscow
Germany
France
Italy
Eisenhower Voices Confidence in Allied Armies
Supreme Headquarters message from June 8 quotes General Eisenhower stating complete confidence in the Allied armies navies and air forces. He commends the naval early landings and the combined air campaign led by Harris Spaatz and Mallory as essential to the operation. Montgomery leads the assault ground forces and all troops are performing significantly.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Eisenhower
United Nations
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Harris
Spaatz
Leigh Mallory
Montgomery
Toughest Days Ahead Stimson Warns Nation
War Secretary Stimson warned that the toughest days ahead will follow the Normandy landings. He said beachheads were established from the Seine to Cotentin with Caen area counter-attacks and that German reserves will strike hard. He credited Allied air power for reducing enemy opposition and noted the invasion marked only the first hurdle.
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Normandy
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Cotentin Peninsula
Caen
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Bayeux
France
Russian papers show all phases of France invasion
Moscow reports broad Allied operation coverage including maps and pictures of barges and tanks. Russian newspapers describe multiple phases of the invasion of France and emphasize exceptional allied effort.
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France
Don’t Be Too Hopeful Prime Minister Warns
Prime Minister Churchill urged the House of Commons to avoid over optimism about Europe’s battle and not expect quick settlements. He warned there are great dangers ahead and enormous exertions required. He would not speak further on invasion battles today unless exceptional news arose.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Europe
Rocket Ships Used In Invasion Attack
New York dispatch reports Allied officials describe rocket ships as a new secret British naval weapon used in France invasion. They discharge large explosive payloads rapidly with strong morale impact, though less splinter effect than traditional bombardment. launched from ships requiring skilled navigation.
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New York
France
Allied Expeditionary Headquarters
Dieppe
Part of Burma Road town Lungling taken by Chinese
Chinese high command announced that Chinese troops have occupied part of the Burma road town of Lungling, the second most important Japanese base in Yunnan province west of the Salween river. The report notes Lungling’s strategic position in southwest China.
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Chungking
Lungling
Yunnan
Salween River
Local Draft Calls 30–37 Year-Olds for Pre-Induction Exams
The local draft board resumes summoning 30 to 37 year olds for pre-induction medical exams after exhausting younger groups. Forty-three registrants, mostly fathers, are called, with some deferments possible only if papers are filed by registrant or employer. Exams will be held in Baltimore soon, and a long list of names appears, including transfers like Richard Jordan Marshall.
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Ior
National Health Safety
Baltimore
Assault Compared to Sicily Invasion Reports
War correspondent John A. Moroso from an invasion port says the initial Allied assault in France was praised as history’s largest yet, but was not bigger than the Sicily landings in its early stages. He covered Sicily and North Africa and notes weather hindered operations.
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London
John A. Moroso
Associated Press
Sicily
Moroso
North
Africa
Brunswick High School Principal Resigns to Enter Insurance
Arvin P. Jones, Brunswick High School principal for five years and former Emmitsburg principal, resigns to join New York Life Insurance. He served 16 years on the county staff and will stay in Brunswick for now. The Frederick County Board of Education accepted the resignation at a monthly meeting. Jones holds a 1932 Columbia University master’s degree and a 1927 Maryland Class. He has been active in local clubs and sports. Several new teaching appointments were announced for Frederick High, Thurmont, and other schools. A brick ornamental gateway for Frederick High School will be funded from cafeteria profits. gatepost work at New Market is authorized. Superintendent Pruitt notes summer maintenance prioritization and possible stokers in some schools to save costs.
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U S Casualties In Italy Campaign Reported
Secretary Stimson announced that in the three days before the fall of Rome American forces suffered 2,379 casualties. Since the landings in Italy through May 30 total American casualties reach 57,529 with 9,964 killed, 38,454 wounded and 8,011 missing.
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Washington
Stimson
Rome
Italy
Labor discord idles 15000 at Wright Aeronautical plant
Production at Wright Aeronautical in Lockland Ohio runs below normal as 15000 employees idle amid a labor dispute. Plant manager William D Kennedy warns strikers will be discharged if they do not return by tomorrow. Nationwide, 6000 more idle in nine industries. two settlements, two new plants troubled in East St. Louis and York PA.
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Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Lockland
Ohio
William D. Kennedy
East St. Louis
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Cbeamester Glass Company
Special Ordnance
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Light June frost shatters Maryland cold records
May records fell as Frederick and surrounding areas reported a rare June frost with lows near 35 degrees. Observers noted the coldest June readings in decades across multiple counties, including 29 to 36 degrees in western Maryland and light frost in exposed areas. Cooler conditions were expected to ease by Friday.
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Observer
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Weather Bureau
Fifth Army advances reach Civitavecchia and Bracciano
Allied forces push north of Rome capturing Civitavecchia and Bracciano as German forces retreat in disarray. Eighth Army enters Tiber valley taking Montegranaro area towns Sant Angelo Guidonia Mentana and Subiaco while German tanks withdraw toward Avezanno.
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Singers Echo Across War Zones and Campuses
In Italy Major James A Stach recalls meeting Manchester native Earl Lippy who sang with him in a Western Maryland College wash room years ago. A separate Tokyo radio report claimed six B-24s raided Sorong near Dutch New Guinea but were intercepted with one plane damaged.
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State Of Siege In Rouen Rages In Flames
The Swiss Telegraph Agency reported a state of siege declared in Rouen inland from Le Havre with great fires ravaging the city.
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Invasion Advances as Allied Forces Push Toward Cherbourg
Allied troops push inland from the Bayeux area as air and sea reinforcements flood ashore. Bayeux capture severs the Paris Cherbourg railway and opens paths for inland thrusts while Berlin reports house to house fighting near Ste. Mere Eglise and Pfennig counterattacks along the Cherbourg coast.
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Caen
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Captured Nazis Arrive in England After D Day Landing
Large group of German prisoners from Normandy landed at a southern English port under armed guard. Officers and men among the captives were moved to an undisclosed location after a witnessed ceremony. Four Poles among the captives claimed Nazi capture. Aerial losses tally shows 177 Allied planes missing and at least 17 percent enemy planes destroyed.
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