Paris Liberated as French Armored Units Enter City
Allied broadcasts claimed Paris was in French hands with General LeClerc's 40,000 strong armored force in the heart of the city. American units entered Paris outskirts from Versailles and central Paris amid heavy fighting near the Arc de Triomphe and Palais Luxembourg. Reports said the city’s bridges and barricades were under control by patriots, while De Gaulle awaited realization of the capital’s full liberation.
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London
Paris
Brench
Eisenhower
Jacques LeClerc
France
Barricuedes
Juyous
Joseph Pierre Koenig
Re Mrench Forces of the Interior
LeClerc
Win
Koenig
Gerrans
FFI
Mojel de Ville
Rue de Rivoli
Versailles
Arn de Triomphe
Palais Luxembourg
Dagques LeGlere
Orleans
Ponk de Sevres Geetor
Patt
Elevoriie
Rolle
Winder
Ravig
Hotel de Vite
Mote de Villa
Segular
Shermygt
Critton
Newilly
Eennes
Batile
Noica
Wrean
Dispntehon
Cairocadia
Nomaniy
Germany
Bucha
Reuters
Cairo
Romunia
Ray
Romania
Danube
Ankara
Hungary
Getanany
War end date eyed as October 1 1944
Chairman Woodrum said the army tentatively expects to end the war against Germany by October 1 1944. Navy officials warned ship shortages hinder Pacific progress and Admiral Irish noted continued fighting in the Pacific through 1945. President Roosevelt declined to predict the war’s end, saying he is careful about such forecasts.
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Washington
Woodrum
D.-Va
House
Ube Anny
Germany
Games
Irish
Pacific
Admiral Irish
Myno
Eich
Baan'b
Von Kluge Swings to World War I Battle Area
Allied forces press the German line from the coast toward the Seine as Von Kluge reportedly retreats toward the Marne. Canadian advances reach Hondeur across the Seine near Le Havre while reports claim German defenses are collapsing along a pocket below the river. The advance shifts toward Paris as Patton’s Third Army remains largely unconfirmed with Montereau mentioned near continued coverage.
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von Kluge
Picld Marahal von Kluge
Avtes
Mar
Somme
Mntie Priday
Channel
Paris
Seine
Hondeur
Seine Bay
le Havre
Gaemans
Seips
Semime
Mayne
Allied
Remor
Janey
von Enge
Marne
Abbeville
Fratica
Maxine Weygand
Pay-de-Calais
Frost
England
Patton
Third Army
Germany
Bens
Troyes
Romilly
Geran
Bry
Montereau
Industrial Research Chairman Sees Limited San Antonio Growth
Gui W. B. Tuttle, chairman of the chamber of commerce industrial development and economic research department, warned Friday that San Antonio’s path to becoming a major industrial center remains uncertain. He outlined plans to aid veterans with data for small businesses and home crafts, stressing focus on steady growth from numerous small plants rather than a single large factory. He urged prioritizing efficient labor and warned against pursuing new industries at the expense of existing firms while noting ample opportunities for veterans to start small enterprises. He also said the department would study commercial and manufacturing prospects for small ventures.
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Industela
San Antonio
Gui. W. B. Tuttle
Chamber of Commerce
New Industrial Developimout and Economic Research Department
Tuttle
Abumi
Chamber Department
Marta
Tatlo
Heo
Wis
Sa Antonio
Partial Weather Forecast for Northeast Texas
Partly cloudy Friday afternoon and night, then Saturday with a high around 92 degrees. Northeastern area may see scattered thunderstorms in the north Friday afternoon. Additional weather details appear on Page 11-4.
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San Anunuo
East
Texas
Smashing attack opens on last four Nazi strongholds
Paris dispatches report French interior forces entered Lyon and Marseille as Allies launched a sweeping assault on remaining German fortifications. Artillery bombarded Notre Dame de la Garde while Marseille saw a two hour armistice request. German headquarters centered near the harbor fortifications as Scheffer’s forces resisted advance.
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Marseille
France
Notre Dame de la Garde
Avista Crade
Fort Jean
Scheffer
U S Troops Press Cannes Rome Front In World War II Drive
American Seventh Army advances press Cannes and the French Riviera as forces push toward Italy. Columns move from Salou toward Aries and the Rhone corridor while Grenoble lies near Swiss lines. Marseille and Toulon endure sporadic street fighting as Allied offensives tighten.
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Seventh Army
Cannes
Abdera
Grasge
Wenner
U. S
Salou
Marseille
Aries
Tower Rhone
France
Alexander M. Taten
Grenoble
Geneva
Mort
Vones
Dragulgenan
Arc
Ming
Tolh
Toulon
Harhor
British raid and French advances near London 1910
It reports a Nazi raid on London area defenses and the destruction of a naval port as French and American forces push back enemy units along the Riviera. Prisoners pass through pens while advancing Allied lines threaten further offensives.
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Ern Erimee
Rhone
France
Patel
Arty
Nop
Durance
Ritona Valley
Avignon
Montpellier
Ouloules
Bemy
Anmrionn
Bombing Terror Pressures London as Bombs Hit 100 Daily
London reports heavy casualties and major property damage from box bomb attacks blamed on Germany. Health Minister Henry Willink urged residents to keep children from the capital as Lincoln's Inn and other landmarks suffered. death toll nears 509 with new siege threats at the Seine.
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Agaist
Ingland
Henry VW. Willink
Lincoln's Inn
Chancery Jang
Associated Press
Roger D. Greena Vaid
Seine River
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