Fifth Army Reaches Rome After Four Hour Street Battle
Allied Fifth Army tanks and infantry finally entered Rome after a four hour fight with German rear guards. A mop up at Anzio's front completed at 9:15 p m knocking out a scout car near the Bank of Italy close to the Trajan column. A spearhead of 24 Sherman tanks and eight armored cars advanced from Borgata Finocchio twenty three miles away along the Vie Casilina.
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Rome
Frome
Fifth Army
Forum
Anzio
Italy
Trajan
Borgata Finoccchio
German Mutiny Near Rome Surfaces in Allied Advance
German soldiers mutinied west of Lanuvio during the final drive toward Rome. They shot two officers and surrendered to an American infantry company after their officers killed two privates attempting to desert. The incident was reported as part of the Rome advance.
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Fifth
Rome
Wwest
Lanuvia
Italian Partisans and U S Troops In Eastern Front Skirmish
The report describes 250 U S and Canadian infantrymen breaking through a German road block near a suburban area. Fire from German millimeter guns halts a leading tank as snipers fire from nearby hidings. An Italian partisan who lost an eye claims fascists tortured him and vows to lead civilians back into Rome to confront Germans. Girls bring flowers to wounded soldiers in a field as the action continues.
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U.S
Torre Spaccate
Tito
U.S. Soldiers Die in Italy Campaign Totals Revealed
Secretary of War Stimson released figures showing American casualties from the Italian campaign from the landing to May 23, totaling 36,910 wounded and 3,534 missing with 9,686 killed. The Rome battle after the Messina Straits push cost many lives across North Africa Sicily and Italy.
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Washington DP
Rome
Messina Straits
Stimson
North
Africa
Sicily
Italy
Scoreboard details from Eastern and National leagues
Eastern standings show Albany Hartich and Binghamton entries with scattered scores and teams such as Scranton Williamsport Wilkes Barre and Elmira. National ledger lists Pittsburgh Chicago Brooklyn New York and Boston with mixed results and innings noted. Data appears fragmentary but shows teams, cities, and partial scores across leagues.
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Duca
Utfca
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Binghamton
Su Harlfort
Flmira
Scranton
Elotira
I Willamsport
Wilkes- Barre
Williamnsport & Wilke
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Pittsburg
New York
R—Pittsberg
Chicago
Brooklyn
Amazed Russian Peasants Greet American Airmen
American Fifteenth Air Force crews landed at a Soviet air base deep in Russia. Russians welcomed the flyers with curiosity and praise, sharing gifts and stories as the airmen reported to base personnel after a mission over Debrecen.
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Soviet Union
U.S
Fifteenth Air Force
Russia
Italy
Jat Debrecen
Romania
Axtay "Ront
Umiddy J
William L. Steadiman
Newberg
S.C
Atlanta
Kor
Willian Jackson
Pittsburg
Tennessee
Ayers
America
Sasha
Hitler
Flyer Ill but Chose Trip to Russia
Lieutenant John Johnson from Kentucky faced a choice between an appendectomy and a trip to Russia and selected the Russian mission. He received treatment at a Soviet field hospital run by Col. William M. Jackson in South Pittsburgh Tennessee area and is recovering ready for the next schedule.
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Soviet Union
John Johnson
Kentucky
Russia
Trent
William
Jackson
South Pitsburg. Tenn
Traffic Resumed on Rainbow Bridge After 14 Weeks
Normal traffic returned yesterday to Rainbow Bridge linking Niagara Falls after a long dispute. Congress settled the wage matter for inspectors. The President signed the bill authorizing Treasury to pay inspectors for Sunday work.
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Niagara Falls Bridge
Nagara Falls
Rainbow Bridge
Treinen
Treasury Department
Partisans Report Nazi Kidnap Attempt Aimed at Tito
Yugoslav partisans quoted by Free Yugoslav radio say German airborne troops tried to seize Marshal Tito and his headquarters at Divar on May 25 but were surrounded and annihilated. The dispatch, delayed from Bari, notes Rommel was said to have directed the operation but failed to catch Tito.
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Tito
Marshal Tito
Staf
Arsa Yovanovitch
United States
Yovanovitch
Drvar
London
UPI
Yestering
Bari
Ittaly
Erwin Rommel
Divar Bu
Yugoslavia
Convictions for Fraud Against State Increase
Washington reports a 306 percent rise in fraud against the government in the first ten months of the current fiscal year. The FBI compared this to the previous year, noting the substantial increase.
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Washington (P
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Father of Britain's Quads Thinks They're Very Bonny
Edith Robinson gave birth at Loader hospital to Linda David Carol and Pauline, the second quadruplet set in England in two weeks. Father met the infants yesterday as the mother rested. weights ranged from 3 lb 2 oz to 3 lb 16 oz.
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Britain
London
Linda
David
Carol
Pauline
Edith Robinson
Atlman
England
Daisy Moxham
RAF
Tomother
Robinson
Thei
Benny
Area party conferences loom in Northeastern New York
Edward McDonald notes a wave of political activity as Democrats from the 33rd district and Saratoga City Hall plan 3 PM conferences to choose a House candidate. Republicans from Rensselaer and Saratoga Counties schedule sessions at Excelsior Casino to designate a state Senate contender. A Benton testimonial dinner is set for July 16 at Newmans on Saratoga Lake to kick off GOP campaign efforts.
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New York
Saratoga
Springs
House of Representatives
Rensselaer
Saratoga County
Rensselaer County Republican Committee
Excelsior
Snyders Lake
Reid
William E. Benton
Saratoga Springs
New
G. O. FP
Newman's
Saratoga Lake
Hudson Falls
Washington County
Crosby J. Hopkins
Argyle
Compromise With GOP Seen in Subsidy Battle
Washington reports a proposed food subsidy compromise backed by Senator Taft and a Republican group would require specific congressional appropriations. Subsidies would be paid after June 30, 1938, if passed as an amendment to extend the Office of Price Administration. Senator Hill indicated likely no administration opposition.
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Washington
Germany
Ator Taft
Ohio
Senate
Office of Price’ Administration
Hill
Alabama
Japs Press Encirclement Dreams For Changsha Base
Chinese communique reports Japanese forces pushing through Sinshi and advancing six miles toward Changsha while another column attempts an eastward encirclement from Liuyang. Linuyang lies thirty miles east of Changsha and would enable an eastern assault, with fighting continuing in the Pinkziang area and near Liuyang as the Chinese hinder the advance.
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Sinshi
Changsha
Hunan Province
Liuyang
Linuyang
Hai
Cou
Tman
Pinkziang
Mies
Fat Salvage Drive Seeks Civilian Soap Fats
Washington announces civilian fat salvage targets for 2.06 billion pounds of inedible taliows and greases. Housewives urged to contribute 230 million pounds of fats this year as glycerine supply improves. last year collections fell short at under 160 million pounds.
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Office of ‘War Informa
OWT
General Clark Declares Fifth Army to Pursue Retreating Enemies
London dispatches report Lieutenant General Mark Clark, after entering Rome with first troops, orders the Fifth Army to pursue the retreating enemy and destroy him. The message reaches London about late February.
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London
Mark Clark
Kome
Haly
Rome
Americans Advance Toward Mokmer Airfield on Biak Island
U S troops in two attacking columns pushed toward Mokmer airstrip on Biak Island amid heavy Japanese fire. Air battles over the region saw nine probable enemy planes and substantial losses for Japan, as American forces pressed within about 1000 yards of Mokmer before Japanese counterattacks.
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New Guinea
Mokmer
Biak
Schouten
Dutch New Guinea
De Gaulle Expected to Visit London Amid Talks
De Gaulle is expected to visit London to accept Churchill's invitation despite protests from Algiers headquarters over U S representation. American and French officials say Paris will not demand Washington participation. if U S views are needed, General Hisentoower or adviser William Phillips may speak for the United States.
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Washington
Charles de Gaulle
Churchill
London
United States
Be Gaulle
Algiers
Hisentoower
William Phillips
Norman Thomas Heads Socialist Ticket Again
The Socialist Party chose Norman Thomas 39 year old New York lecturer and writer as presidential nominee for 1944 with Darlington Hoopes 31 year old Reading attorney and former state legislator as running mate. It marks Thomas' fourth straight nomination and Hoopes' first.
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Reading
Socialist Party
Norman Thomas
New York
Darlington Hoopes
Thomas
Hoopes
Maynard C. Krueger
Chicago’ University
Two Stills Found In Brooklyn House
Firemen entering an unoccupied house at 434 Driggs Avenue Brooklyn found two 500 gallon stills ready for operation and mash cooking on a heater in the kitchen. Police said the devices were on both the first and second floors after a rear yard fire was extinguished.
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New York
Firamen Rec
Driggs Avenue
Brooklyn
Arenien
Constance Moore Collapses On Set, Undergoes Emergency Appendectomy
Stage and screen actress Constance Moore collapsed on a movie set late Saturday and later had an emergency appendectomy at a Santa Monica hospital. A studio spokesman said she is recovering satisfactorily.
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Hollywood
Constance Moore
Santa Monica
Yuaterday
Rome Faces Food Supply After Liberation
Washington reports no immediate problems delivering large quantities of food and relief to Rome as Allies reorganize the government. Germans had stripped the city of food and medical supplies, with Rome’s relief seen as a test for Europe’s future. King Vittorio Emanuele plans to retire and Crown Prince Umberto to succeed, a progression American officials expect soon.
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Rome
Europe
Acta
Washington
Vittorio Emanuele
Umberto
U.S. Bombers Blast Coast of France
American heavy bombers struck the invasion coast of France, with 1200 plus aircraft targeting German strongholds and rail lines. Mediterranean air forces aided, pounding Boulogne and northern French radio installations as Spitfires attacked rail centers and supply links across Turin and Senos in separate waves.
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London
Europe
Mediterranean
France
Italy
Britain
Boulogne
Evetay
air/ iministry
Stx
Fifteenth Air Force
Yitat
Turin
Senos
Nazis Still Press Germans North of Iasi in Romania
The Reds announced that over 1,103 Germans were killed and thirty tanks knocked out north of Iasi, as German forces pressed the assault for a week. The midnight Soviet broadcast spoke of continued heavy fighting with large German forces, while a German transport was sunk in the Gulf of Finland by Soviet torpedo planes.
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London
Iasi
Romania
Moscow
Red Army
Gulf of Filand
Rome Falls to Allied Forces After Intense Street Fighting
Allied Headquarters reports Fifth Army troops and Canadians captured Rome last night after fierce combat across the city. The extent of damage remains unknown as Germans destroyed several bridges and retreated toward the northwest while Vatican City lay across the Tiber. The BBC noted bridges over the river were likely destroyed, and the German plan calls for Rome to be an open city as battle lines shift toward final victory. Continued details promised on page nine.
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Naples
Fifth Army
Rome
Ciw
Mark W. Clark
Bank of
Haly
Frajan
B. B.C
Tiber
Tyrrhenian Sea
Vatican City
Hitler
Fuehrer
Italy
Germany
Karl Praegner
Fall of Rome to Be Topic of Fireside Chat
President Roosevelt will discuss the fall of Rome in a nationwide fireside talk broadcast tonight over four major networks. The White House announced the address will air between 6 39 and 7 45 P M Eastern War Time.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Rome
White House
Dear Mom Stop Frazzling Mark Clark
Mrs Charles Clark writes from Washington in a frazzled tone asking Lieut General Mark W Clark to take Rome soon The General replies you have faced three wars and will stand it This notes her service in earlier wars and the family’s military history
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Washington
Charles Clark
Rome
Mark W. Clark
Fifth Army
Wayne
Clark
Seven Missing Three Dead As Boat Sinks At Port Stanley
A 3 foot cabin cruiser capsized in Lake Erie about 500 feet from the pier. Three bodies were recovered and 13 were rescued. Dead are Bernice Wood and Barbara Martin of St Thomas and Lillian Babcock of Leams. Missing include Jack Gardner Joe Gill Ted Smith Mrs Sela Mears Edward Gourze Skeath Handyside Ted Vining and others. Local authorities continue search operations.
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Port Stanley
Lake Erie
Bernice Wood
Barara Martin
St Thomas
Lillian Babcock
Leadas
Jack Gardner
Joe A Gill
Ted Smith
Sela Mears
London
Edward Gourze
Wifford FE
Skeath
Shir Handyside
St. Thomas
Ted Vining
Land of the
the Res
Inexperienced operator faults cause false invasion flash
The Associated Press tightens controls after a London office misfire by a 17 year old trainee Joan Ellis who sent a false invasion flash claiming Eisenhower HQ announced Allied landings in France. AP chief Robert Bunnelle said action was taken with censorship authorities to prevent recurrence and ensure transmission supervision.
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Associated Press
London
Associated Fiege
Robert Bunnelle
Gaid
Londo
New York
Eisenhower
France
Joan Ellis
Stiss
Ellis
Burma Campaign Review Cautiously Satisfied
Southeast Asia Command at Kandy reports Burma campaign progress viewed with guarded optimism. Officials note Allied air and ground operations show slackening Japanese strength while warning reinforcements and replacements will become more costly as Allied pressure increases.
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Burma
Child Care Funds Sought from Governor
A New York City council delegation announced plans to press Governor Dewey in Albany to release 5 million dollars in late funds for child care. They will present signatures from about 1000 people urging that the money be drawn from the state's 263 million dollar surplus.
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CSO
Council
Dewey
Alb Aaly
Nf Council
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