Yanks Drive To Gates Of Paris In Panic
Allied forces push from Dreux toward Paris as Chartres Orleans and other cities fall. Falaise captured. Germans splintering in retreat while Seine bridges suffer bomb damage. Canadian infantry and tanks widen the pincers near Falaise amid hard fighting east of the town.
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Loire
Chartres
Versailles
le Mans
Dreux
Chatteaudun
Seine
Falaise
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Channel
Seventh Army
Columns flee Falaise trap as von Kluge escape narrowed
Allied fliers report columns escaping the Falaise pocket and concede most of Field Marshal von Kluge's army has fallen back, leaving only remnants of about 14 enemy divisions west of the Falaise Argentan corridor. AP war dispatch notes British officers remain tranquil and hint at further Allied blows.
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Falaise
Guenther von Kluge
Falaise-Argentan
Associated Press
Roger D. Greene
German Ports Are Battered
German ports in the Baltic and North Sea region faced heavy air raids by about 2,000 Allied bombers. Stettin, Kiel, and nearby industrial facilities were targeted, with the bombardment described as leaving ports and city areas on fire and engulfed in explosions.
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Germany
Low Countries
Stettin
Baltic
Finland
Kiel
RAF
Berlin-Stettin Canal
Relief From Heat In Sight
Heat wave relief seems distant as temperatures hover near 100. Yesterday's low was 69 and highs slid into the mid nineties with the prospect of more heat. A thunderstorm forecast offers little relief while crops suffer dry spells in Maryland and Delaware per a U.S. Weather Bureau weekly report. A separate storm in New York City caused injuries and transit disruption as a brief cooling effect arrived for sweltering residents.
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Mercury
D. Paul Oswald
Chewsville
Maryland
Delaware
U. S. Weather Bureau
Oakland
Garrett County
New York City
Allies Drive Deeply Into South France Front Grows Inland
Allied forces rapid inland advance after D Day in the South of France links beachhead to form a broad continuous front. American and French troops seize villages and towns as armor and air support pour ashore. German counterattacks feared though signs point to extended landings and moves along Genoa and Nice as Allies push toward the Alps.
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St. Tropez
America
Alps
Patch
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Eine
Nice Harbor
Genoa
Italy
Dr Pepper Team Faces Eagles Tonight at Pangborn Park
The Frederick Dr Pepper squad meets the local Eagles this evening at 7 at Pangborn Park. The game was moved from last night due to the Owls game and double header plans at the stadium.
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Frederick
Eagles
Pangborn Park
Owls
Jamaicans Griping Yet Working at Camp for Imported Labor
Camp official notes Jamaicans from Jamaica are thrifty and unhappy when idle. They enjoy loud music and report strain from reduced shipping trade during the war. War Food officials warn drought may limit fruit crop and reduce available work for current and incoming workers, causing further discontent.
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Jamaica
Deacon Jones
Cavetown
Chaos in Capital Over Police Appointment Crisis
Readers report protest erupting around the capital against a new high police official. Power outages and limited electricity from 10 80 p m to midnight troubled residents as war fears persisted. Parisians endured bombing near the fall of France with Strips of damage near Le Bourget airfield and Seine islands.
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France
le Bourget
Lindbergh
Seine
Paris Sees City Recast as Frontline Center Under Air Attacks
Berlin broadcasts describe Paris transforming under war strain. Citizens walk or bike to work as traffic halts, gas service ends, and community kitchens distribute food. Seine coal barges face enemy air strikes or saboteurs while peasants are urged to ship grain quickly to the capital.
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Berlin
Paris
Seine
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