Invasion Delay Seen for V E South France Campaign
Britain’s Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson said victory in Europe may have been delayed by the 1944 invasion of Southern France. He noted Allied limits and Tehran commitments favored a northern Italy push, but Eisenhower backed the French Riviera landings to support Normandy, with Marseilles crucial for port access and transfer of American divisions.
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Washington GP
Britain
Lord Wilson
Europe
France
Wilson
Combined Chiefs of Staff
Italy
Hungary
Continent
French
Riviera
Normandy
Mediterranean
Combined Chiefs of Staff Organization
Washington
Sir Henry Maitland Wilson
War Department
North
Africa
London
Atlantic
Harold R. L. G. Alexander
Tehran
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George C. Marshall
Marseilles
United Staties
Alexander
Freighter Eucadia Arrives With Scotch Whiskey Shipment
New York reports the freighter Eucadia from Glasgow docked Tuesday carrying 25,000 cases of Scotch whiskey consigned to U S dealers.
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New York
Eucadia
Glasgow
U. S
Ickes Says How 135 Million Canal Job Was Born
Verbatim Truman Committee testimony details the three hour War Department conference that led to the Canal Project to move oil from Norman in Canada to Alaska. The plan, costed at $135 million plus wages and supplies, was abandoned with a sober soldier implied to spend money faster than a drunken sailor.
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Hugh A. Fulton
Truman Committee
James H. Graham
Brehon Somervell
Mortiny
Norman
Canada
Alaska
War Department
Fulton
Graham
Arrests Grow In Tel Aviv During British Manhunt
In Tel Aviv a two day roundup by 20 000 red bereted British troops arrests 132 men and 106 women as Underground members are questioned for the King David Hotel bombing. Curfew extends 22 hours with tanks and troops in the city.
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Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
King David Hotel
Holy Land
Jean's Salads Fresh Fried Fish and Baked Beans
Local listing notes Jean's Salads offers fried fish and baked beans with crisp potato chips. It states Saturdays closed. The snippet highlights a dining option and a shop closure day.
Hodge Denounces Riot That Halted Counterfeiting Trial
U S Lt Gen John R Hodge condemned Monday's leftwing demonstration in Seoul that halted the counterfeiting trial of 17 defendants describing it as an attempt to obstruct justice. A 12 year old student was killed by a police ricochet during the protest. The general ordered the trial to proceed against individuals despite Communist party actions raising suspicions about its involvement.
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Seoul
U.S
John R. Hodge
Hodge
Communist Party
Japanese camp commander and two interpreters charged
A Japanese prison camp commander Capt Yoichi Saito and interpreters Kiyofusa Sakaguchi Morio Inouye face war crimes charges. Saito allegedly ordered prisoner beatings and denial of food medicine while Inouye allegedly beat six prisoners of war. Trial to be held in Yokohama, announced by Allied Headquarters.
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Tokyo
Yoichi Saito
Kiyofusa Sakaguchi
Morio Inouye
Yokohama
Allied
Saito
Inouye
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