Italians Weep At Ruins Of Old Cemetery
May 24 report from the Fifth Army in Italy describes Italian civilians weeping amid ruined graves near Terracina after a battle that allowed American tanks to advance toward the Appian Way. German forces had used the crypts as barracks and booby traps were found in the cemetery church area. Doughboys are hailed as heroes for their assault on a four man German machine gun nest. Second Lt. Richard Holstrom of Aurora Illinois quelled two Germans after running dry of ammo.
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New Comet Discovered in Virgo Constellation
Boston May 26 A faint new comet in Virgo is noted by Harvard Observatory from the European Clearing House for Astronomical Information in Copenhagen. The object named the new Vaisala comet was discovered by Finnish astronomer Vaisala at Turku Observatory and has magnitude 15, making it unobservable with small amateur telescopes.
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Fliers Bump About In Flak Filled Sky
A World War II correspondent describes a May 26 raid near Liege Belgium by Marauders and Flying Fortresses. The crew faces heavy flak near Dunkirk as pilots push through intense fire and the sky erupts with bursts and cordite scent.
Magazine contrasts U S Russian Prisons
Moscow reports the International Review notes US camps for German prisoners. The Red Army man threats and prisoners' cries are contrasted with American guards who treat prisoners leniently. The piece says U S administration sometimes stimulates such behavior.
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De Gaulle to be ruler as invasion frees France
Foreign Secretary Eden announced that Gen Charles de Gaulle’s French Committee of National Liberation would be recognized as the acting government for metropolitan France as Allied forces advance. He said AMGOT would not be imposed on France or any liberated Allied country.
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