Nazi Retreat Puzzles U S Army Officers
Allied reporters describe rapid German withdrawal around Bayeux France two days after D day. Observers note ineffective coastal defenses, scattered German troops, and abundant Allied materiel pouring into the region as the invasion secures a substantial slice of Normandy and prompts questions about German counterplans.
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Richard D. McMillan
France
Normandy
Bayeux
Salisbury Plain
Luftwaffe
Major Jimmy Stewart Promoted in Army Air Forces
Maj. Jimmy Stewart, former Hollywood film star, has been promoted to lieutenant colonel in the Army air forces. He serves as operations officer for an Eighth Air Force Liberator bomber group, has flown 14 combat missions, and holds the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster.
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London
Jimmy Stewart
The
Army Air Forces
Stewart
Eighth Air Force
French villagers aided Allied knowledge of defenses near Caen
Allied observers report French towns near Caen showed Rommel's fortifications were well prepared yet imperfectly complete when D Day occurred. The mayor claimed locals helped reveal defenses to the British, while residents welcomed Allied forces and shared wines and local foods as troops advanced.
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Noel Monks
Caen
Rommel
West Wall
Sugar Ration Stamps Details for Book IV
Stamp No. 30 and $1 in ration book IV allow five pounds of sugar each indefinitely. Stamp 52 valid June 16. Stamp No. 40 in book IV covers five pounds of canni sugar only through February 28, 1945. Stamp No. 32 valid for five pounds June 16.
Secret Invasions Of Norman Coast Paved Way For Huge Armor
Allied sources reveal that soldier scientists landed secretly on the Normandy beaches months before D Day. They bored into the shore to expose hidden clay beneath the sand, signaling that heavy armor would bog down onshore. Findings guided preparation of special equipment in England to overcome the obstacle.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Normandy
Toay
England
Yank Fliers Spray Jap Victory Gardens
American fighter pilots over Bougainville conduct "potato runs" spraying Japanese victory gardens with fuel oil light bombs and incendiaries to curb food supplies, Lt. James A. Kelly of the Marines reports from the Southwest Pacific.
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Washington
Bougainville
James A. Kelly
Southwest Pacific
Kelly
British Know Where Nazis Conceal Art
British pre invasion intelligence on the continent can locate stolen artworks within 72 hours according to Dr. Dixon Wecer. He cites Francis Henry Taylor of the Metropolitan Museum and praises wartime intelligence networks. The report notes the Nazi resistance strength has been long fathomed. About 40 000 Canadian women are now in uniform.
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Los Angeles
UPR
Dixon Wecer
University of California
Francis Henry Taylor
New York Metropolitan Museum
Wecer
Atlantic Wall
One Cent a Day Old Age Insurance Offer
The National Protective Insurance Co announces an Old Age accident policy for men and women aged 70 to 90 with Hospital and General Coverage. Benefits up to 4000 dollars, rising to 6000, plus 200 monthly and doctor bills. Annual cost only 3.65 dollars. Send name age address and beneficiary, policy for 10 days free inspection, 30 days free insurance with payment. Adv.
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National Protective Insurance Co
Pickwick Bldg
Kansas City
Ike and the Steel Jaw Hero of Victory
A rousing tribute asks who is the man with the cold blue eye who can twinkle or freeze and who will smash through to victory. It names Ike as the swift, steel jawed leader whose will drives triumph and who loves a loyal hound at his heel.
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