Germans In Italy Reach New Line Of Defenses
Rome June 13 German forces north of Rome fought along a new line from Lake Bolsena to the sea but Fifth Army troops broke through and occupied most of the western shore capturing Valentano and wiping out a fort east of Orbetello. Allied forces moved up on both sides of Lake Bolsena nearing Latera while South African units met stiff resistance near Orvieto. American Doughboys met dug-in defenses east of Orbetello and advanced toward Highway 74. On the Adriatic sector Eighth Army crossed the Saline river near Pescara and captured Popoli. Port restoration at Civitavecchia began after mine clearing along the coast. RAF bombers hit Hungary refineries near Komarom and Mediterranean air force flew about 1,100 sorties.
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Latera
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Popoli
Sulmona
Terni
Tiber Valley
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Cherbourg
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CBS
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Normandy
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Tilly-Sur-Seulles
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Communiatie
King Leopold Taken To Germany London Hears
Belgian authorities in London say Leopold moved from Brussels to Germany as security. Since Normandy landings he is confined to his palace under heavy guard as commander in chief of Belgian army considered a rallying point for resistance. Supreme HQ notes white star insignia symbolizes Allied forces not the American army. Admiral King was received by King George.
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Leopold
Brussels
Germany
Normandy
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Normandy Battlefront
Invasion Front Unchanged As Montebourg Battles Continue
London and Paris radios reported the invasion front remained static near Montebourg, with heavy fighting around the town still in German hands. Berlin claimed American forces had made no progress toward Cherbourg despite earlier Paris reports that Montebourg had fallen.
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London
Berlin
Montebourg
Paris
Cherbourg
Navy Induction Orders Issued To Eighteen Local Draftees
Eighteen registrants of local Draft Board One receive notices ordering them to report for Navy induction soon. The list includes seven fathers and two men who requested immediate induction. Several are over 30. this is among the last inductions before July 1 when a common pool for all registrants begins. An Army call and further notices are expected.
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Navy
Army
Baltimore
Navy Guns Aid 4th In Taking Montebourg
Fourth division troops entered Montebourg after heavy bombardment and street fighting that continued into noon. Navy artillery destroyed a German observation tower used from the church, enabling advance. German counterattacks with tanks were repelled as the town fell. In a separate action, Canadian forces with U S destroyers and a Grumman Avenger helped sink a Nazi U boat in mid Atlantic waters.
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Montebourg
Larry Lesue
CBS
Associated Press
France
Tthe
Normandy
Cherbourg
Ottawa
Angus MacDonald
15th Air Force Attacks Munich Area and Innsbruck Targets
Allied bomber forces escorted by the 15th Air Force attacked the Munich area for the second time in a week. Flak was intense as many enemy airfields factories and railyards were hit including Oberpfaffenhofen the ME-410 assembly field Milperts hofen depot Allach Motor Works and two aircraft plants. Other formations hit Innsbruck railyards and oil factories at Porto Marghera near Venice.
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15Th Air Force
Munich
Oberpfaffenhofen
Milpertshofen
Allach Motor Works
Innsbruck
Austria
Porto Marghera
Venice
Nazi Cruelty Admitted Beyond Wartime Claims
NBC reporter Stanley Richardson, from London, cited disputable evidence of German torture and murder of American paratroopers during the Normandy landings. He described three bound, stripped bodies beside a former command post, a second lieutenant killed with a knife, and a major found with multiple stab wounds after being murdered while hanging from a tree.
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New York
Stanley Richardson
NBC
London
Normandy Landings
Richardson
Carentan
Finland to pay World War I debt installment
Finland plans to pay the June 15 installment on its World War I debt to the United States to keep its record intact. About $140,000 in interest is due, and Finland filed an application to borrow funds in the U S by obtaining a license from the Treasury foreign funds control division. De Gaulle recognized for provisional French government by Czechoslovakia Belgium and Luxembourg. Dover Strait weather overcast with light shower and calm seas. 6 am temperature 57 degrees.
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Finland
United States
Treasury
Foreign Funds Control Division
DE Gaulle
London
Charles de Gaulle
Czechoslovakia
Belgium
Luxembourg
Committee of National Liberation
French Republic
United Nations
Dover Strait
Rommel Out Rumors Reach London After Invasion
London reports from Leslie Randall at 21st Army Group say Rommel is out and not in command. Berlin rumors through neutral countries suggest Rommel under Von Rundstedt with Rundstedt leading western European defenses and Rommel as field commander in France and the Low Countries.
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London
Leslie Randall
21St Army Group
Evening Standard Today
Rommel
Randall
Berlin
von Rundstedt
France
Low Countries
Finland Might Exit War By Month's End Says London
London reports express the belief that Finland could be knocked out of World War II by month’s end as Soviet forces push toward Viipuri and Helsinki. Moscow’s bulletin notes Finnish resistance while seizing Raivola and Kivennapa, with Viipuri evacuation underway and Stockholm/Berlin dispatches noting rejected armistice terms and weak German aid.
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Viipuri
Helsinki
Finland
Moscow
Red
Raivola
Kivennapa
Stockholm
CBS
Karelian Isthmus
Stalin
Romania
Balkan
Hitler
Baltic States
Gulf of Finland
Berlin
Red Army
Sweden
Nazi Commander on Cherbourg Peninsulas Slain
London reports a German artillery general, commander of the Cherbourg peninsula, died leading his troops in fierce fighting. Other items note Danish saboteurs sinking four German minesweepers in Svendborg harbor, Denmark. Public Roads Administration counts nearly 4,000,000 motor vehicles out of use in 1942 and 1943. War Manpower Commission begins reviewing physicians previously classified as overage.
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London
Berlin
Marcks
Cherbourg
Stockholm
Free Danish Press Service
Svendborg
Fren Island
Denmark
Washington
Public Roads Administration
War Manpower Commission
Army
Navy
Widespread Allied Air Attacks Pummel German Targets
London reports intensified daylight raids by Flying Fortresses Marauders and Havocs against German airfields from the beachhead inland. RAF bombers hit bridges near Caen and Cologne while transports, rail hubs, and oil facilities faced heavy bombardment. German defenses and Luftwaffe activity were described as weak in Normandy as Allied air forces continued pressure on invasion corridors.
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Lnes
France
Reich
Britain
Italy
Gelsenkirchen
Ruhr
Evreux-Fauville
Dreux-Ilieres- Laveque
Munich
Berlin
Alps
Bavaria
Franconia
Germany
RAF
Caen
Cologne
Luftwaffe
Normandy
England
Rain-starved crops deepen June drought across region
June began drier than 1943 with only .21 inch rain versus .27 last year and 4.30 inch normal. Crops in need of rain especially late peas while farmers prepare hay and grain looks good. Weather bureau forecast thundershowers with hot 90s. water supplies unchanged. Berlin radio claimed German light naval forces sunk two destroyers in Seine Bay near Normandy, no Allied confirmation.
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Weather Bureau
London
Berlin
Seine Bay
Normandy
Compromise GT Bill of Rights Advances in House
Washington June 13 overwhelming House passage sent to the White House today the compromise version of the GT bill of rights in general veterans' benefit measure.
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Washington
Rep. Wolcott
Michigan
House Banking Committee
White House
Yugoslav Ambassador Recalled By King Peter II
King Peter II of Yugoslavia recalled Constantin Fotich from his post as ambassador to Washington a position he has held since 1935. Fotich was viewed as a backer of General Drajn Mihailovic, who is charged by Marshal Tito’s Partisans with collaboration with Germany. Fotich in Washington said he had no comment and would issue a statement tomorrow.
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London
Peter II of
Yugoslavia
Constantin Fotich
Washington
Fotich
Drajn Mihailovic
Marshal Tito
Germany
Fouth
Ox Fibre Seeks OPA Price Relief And Dividend Cut
Ox Fibre Brush Company reports to stockholders on June 6 that fixed ceiling prices limit销售 finished brushes since March 1, 1942 while raw material costs rise. Directors halve the dividend for three months and plan further policy talks at September meeting as Alfred McEwen seeks relief from the Office of Price Administration to modify ceilings set over two years ago.
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Frederick
Ox Fibre Brush Company
Alfred McEwen
McEwen
Office of Price Administration
Letters From Vivien Kellems Linked to Nazi Ties Probe
Washington June 13 Senators pursued censorship leaks source as a crowded train carried potential suspects. Senator Ferguson lamented widespread access to secret war files among State Department staff while Senator Reed noted the Post Office subcommittee may have found a vein. The inquiry centers on letters between Vivien Kellems and Count Frederick Von Zedlits with references to a German metals syndicate in Buenos Aires and potential postwar plans.
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Washington
State Department
Ferguson
R-Mich
Reed
R-Kan
Post Office
Vivien Kellems
Connecticut
Count Frederick von Zedlits
Miss Kellems
Buenos Aires
Herman Goering
Mettalgesellschaft
United States
Drew Pearson
House
Representative Coffee
D-Wash
Byron Price
Named to Roads Board Engle of New Market reappointed to five year term
John A. Engle of New Market qualified to serve again on the Frederick County Roads Board for a five year term beginning May 1. He was appointed by the Governor and qualified before the Circuit Court clerk.
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John A. Engle
New Market
Frederick County Roads Board
Engle
Circuit Court
Allies drive deep into Normandy as Cherbourg area blazes
U S forces surpass Carentan and press toward Cherbourg with marches beyond Montebourg and Pont L Abbe. British gains near Caen widen breaches while new airborne landings occur. Berlin cites heavy fighting and Rommel rumor as Allied lines push 80 miles across the front with six American divisions identified in action.
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Troarn
D-Day
Caen
France
Cherbourg
Cape
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