Nazis Drive Large Allied Forces in Normandy Push
Allied and German reports clash over gains in Normandy as four armored divisions attack. Allied commanders claim foothold of 600 to 700 square miles with 10,000 prisoners taken. German high command fights back with recaptures and tank advances near Caumont and Tilly Sur Seulles. Berlin touts overwhelming numbers while Allied estimates place Germans at 250,000 to 400,000 in the region.
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Four Years Ago Today Allied Drive Near Caen and St Lo
On June 14 1940 German forces captured Montmedy and Le Havre while French government moved south. Allied troops led by the Second Division pushed through Cerisy forest toward Caen and St Lo as German broadcasts acknowledged gains around the area. Air bombardment left St Lo described as rubble as Montgomery’s pincers closed on Caen with flanks aided by ships and E boats attacking moving convoys from Le Havre Cherbourg.
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Allied Air Forces Hit Nazi Lines In Large Normandy Drive
Allied air forces pounded German communications and invasion targets across Brittany, Cherbourg, and western Germany as the Normandy breakout intensified. American formations lost multiple bombers while striking bridges, rail depots, and rail lines from Vannes to St Mary, with emphasis on disrupting German reinforcements to the Cotentin battle area. The Ninth Air Force opened five new landing strips for supply drops and gliders, while fighters fought heavy opposition, yet reported the strongest air over Europe yet.
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Fifth Army Captures 2 Key Roads
Allied forces report two major road gains amid heavy shelling as German withdrawals proceed in Italy. Italian and Mediterranean air support aided the advance toward Rome, with Marauder bombers sinking two 400 foot barges at Livorno and British destroyers engaging German E-boats off the Dalmatian coast. Fifth Army claims include First Armored, 85th, and 81st divisions in the Rome reach.
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Nazi Prisoners Sneaky as Japs in France diary note
British forces in France watch German prisoners near a village doorway when a tension explodes. A German captive hurled a hidden hand grenade, killing three British soldiers and a photographer. The incident underscores caution in frontline monitoring of prisoners.
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Bomb Blast Injures 14 at Elizabeth Defense Demo
A premature bomb explosion at a civilian defense demonstration in Elizabeth New Jersey injured 14 spectators, with only one in serious condition the next day. The event, held in Lamont square, drew about 10,000 people for the air raid precautions program. The bomb, intended to explode aloft, detonated on the ground and sent shrapnel into the crowd.
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German prisoner trapped by shoes in raid
German prisoner Herman Kunzel, 38, escaped from Hoopeston camp and was recaptured near Kaiser church outside Brazil after a sheriff spotted his size twelve boots sticking from a hay mound. Clarified by INS dispatches from Brazil, Ind. on June 4.
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Rain Saves Mexico Electric Output
Rain from heavy showers in Mexico City halted worsening power shortages. Officials say the Necaxa hydroelectric plant, key to the region, was near exhaustion and further drought would have forced sharp electricity rationing.
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No U S Seamen Lost in Invasion
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE said today that as far as is known not a single American merchantman has been lost in the French invasion despite a large number of merchant ships used in a cross channel shuttle. Some ships have been lost however.
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Second Division's swift advance from beachhead noted
The Second Division, long based in San Antonio, earned a wartime reputation in World War I and quickly pressed to its objective after a surprise flank. From camp ski training in Wisconsin to invasion prep in England, its leadership emphasized infantry work and airborne reconnaissance.
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Excess Use of Vitamins Cited
CHICAGO June 14 The American people are Bene too Much on vitamins says Dr. Herman K Kretschmer of Chicago president of the American Medical Association He estimates Americans will spend about a quarter of a billion dollars on vitamins this year He argues the excessive use lacks basic evidence and recalls patent medicine ads from 25 years ago He notes Americans currently enjoy good health and warns against overuse today’s best buy light want ads.
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