Nazis Claim Exact Invasion Date Preview
Nazi leaders professed to know the exact moment and place of the Allied invasion of Europe. Goebbels declared the Allies would be beaten back at the Fortress of Europe and Germany could strike offensively. Rommel and Rundstedt echoed the forecast, with Rommel hinting a major clash near the Atlantic coast in France.
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Tucson Daily Citizen
New York
Nazi Germany
Europe
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Goebbels
Reich
England
Germany
Erwin Rommel
Gerd von Rundstedt
Rommel
Atlantic Wall
France
Atlantic Coast
Express highway survey outlines Tucson postwar project
A joint group from Pima County planning, city and county officials, the Arizona state highway department, and the federal government reviewed a potential west side express highway for Tucson. Earl Miller described the route from north of the Casa Grande overpass to West Speedway, with overpasses at Congress street and a later crossing near South Sixth Avenue, and noted needed eminent domain legislation and limited property takings.
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Tucson
Pima County Postwar Planning Board
Arizona State Highway Department
Earl Miller
State Highway Department
Casa Grande
el Paso & Southwestern Railroad
West Speedway
Women's Detention Hospital
St. Mary’s Road
Congress Street
West 22Nd
Bernard Touhey
St. Mary's Road
Congress
G. T. McLane
U. S. Public Roads Administration
Invasion not largest in initial phases Moroso reports
London June 8 John A Moroso AP war correspondent reports from an invasion port that the assault widely hailed as the largest in history was no larger in its initial phases than the Allied Sicily landings. He witnessed Sicily and North Africa landings and noted weather hindered operations.
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London
John A. Moroso
Associated Press
Sicily
Churchill Sees Errors In Postwar Business
In the House of Commons Churchill notes postwar shipbuilding losses due to German merchant vessels bought by English shippers below cost. He warns that past mistakes should not be repeated and quips that another set of mistakes may occur.
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Churchill
London
House of Commons
War Department Seeks 69 National Cemeteries
The War Department told the House Military Committee it would establish 69 new national cemeteries assuming 100000 American deaths overseas, a round figure for calculation with no fixed tally. Possible sites include Phoenix, Arizona, among others.
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Washington
War Department
Department
House Military Committee
Phoenix
Ariz
War Department theaters spread across over a thousand posts
The War Department reports more than 1,150 theaters operating across 615 Army posts, highlighting the expansive scope of military facilities. This reflects broad deployment of entertainment spaces to boost morale and support service members nationwide.
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War Department
Legal aid requests span world wide for USO services
The USO legal aid unit in Kansas City averages two daily inquiries covering broad topics. Recent letters arrived from New Guinea and Florida, with a serviceman overseas seeking advice on protecting his real estate.
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Kansas City
Mo. W.P
Legal Aid Services Department
United Service Organizations
Daily Mail
New Guinea
Florida
Divorce Suit Notes Suspicion of Infidelity
A man seeks divorce claiming lack of letters for weeks and accusing his wife of running around with a sailor a crude letter reveals his motive and mindset behind the action.
No Gas Problem for Boston U. Dean in Runabout
T Lawrence Davis dean of Boston University's College of Practical Arts and Letters drives a 25 year old electric runabout amid gasoline rationing. He remains unfazed by the fuel shortage and continues daily tasks.
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Boston U.P
T. Lawrence Davis
Boston University
College of Practical Arts and Letters
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