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  3. GAINS IN ITALY

    LONDON (A.A.P.) — The German retreat in Italy is fast becoming a rout. ...

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  4. MAIN COUNTER SOON BY ENEMY

    LONDON (A.A.P.) — The Germans are still bringing up armour to the beach-head perimeter in Normandy for their main counter, which is expected hourly. ...

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  5. WOUNDED BACK HOME

    British troops wounded in assault on Normandy arrive in Britain. Hospital train sister gives a drink to a marine. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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    Above: Enemy troops preparing defences on the French coast are seen making for cover when surprised by Allied planes. At right: Tense and ready for battle, two Allied soldiers enter their troopship for the first landings of Allied forces on the French coast. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. CLEANING UP AT BIAK

    Gen. MacArthur's H.Q. — At Biak we are consolidating on the newly - captured Mokmer aerodrome, while to the east, ground ...

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  8. GAMBLE FAILED.

    LONDON (A.A.P.)— The Germans staked their cards on a landing across the 21-miles ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  9. REDS READY TO MOVE

    LONDON (A.A.P.)— A few hours before the German News Agency issued its report of a Russian attack north of Jassy, ...

    Article : 218 words
  10. Suicidal Fury of Battles Near Caen

    LONDON (A.A.P.)—The Germans are clinging tenaciously to Caen, using it as the pivot for fierce counter-attacks to test the strength of our lines. GERMAN troops occupying ...

    Article : 393 words
  11. EX-P.M. TO FORM GOVERNMENT

    ROME (A.A.P.).—Signor Ivanoe Bonomi, a former Prime Minister, has been asked by the Crown Prince Umberto, Lieut.-General of the Realm, to ...

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  12. WARNING TO CLEAR COAST

    LONDON (A.A.P.)—A Supreme Allied Command spokesman, broadcasting over the B.B.C. European service on behalf of ...

    Article : 81 words
  13. Chinese Success on Salween Front

    CHUNGKING (A.A.P.).— Chinese troops have occupied part of Lungling, the most important Japanese base west of the Salween. ...

    Article : 111 words
  14. CONFIDENT CAN HOLD COUNTERS.

    LONDON (A.A.P.)—After the Supreme Commander (Gen.Eisenhower) had given war correspondents attached to this staff a "sober evaluation" of the present stage of the invasion, Reuters correspondent said: ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  15. BIG RAID ON MUNICH

    More than 750 U.S. heavy bombers attacked the Munich area of southern Germany from Italy yesterday morning. They encountered heavy opposition. ...

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  16. DE GAULLE TO VISIT U.S.

    WASHINGTON (A.A.P.)—It is announced that Gen. de Gaulle will visit America soon to see President Roosevelt. The visit has been arranged at ...

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  17. More Towns Taken

    LONDON (A.A.P.)— The Germans are still bringing up armour to the beech-head perimeter in Normandy for their main counter, which is expected hourly. ...

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  18. INVASION JOTTINGS First to Place R.A.F. Flag on Shores of Normandy

    LONDON (A.A.P.) — Flight-Lieut. Francis de Moleyns, a direct descendant of the standard-bearers of William of Normandy, was the first member of the R.A.F. to place the R.A.F. flag on the shores of Normandy on "D" Day. ...

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  19. Rush to Waterproof Invasion Vehicles

    LONDON (AA..P.) — The entire capacity of the steel-sheet rolling industry in Britain was taken over for water-proofing vehicles of the Allied ...

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  20. "CAEN MELTED AWAY"

    LONDON (A.A.P.)— The Germans say Caen is ablaze, and Allied fighter pilots told British United Press at a base in ...

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  21. JAPS. WORRY ON HOME DEFENCE

    NEW YORK (A.A.P.).—Fear of a U.S. naval drive against the Japanese homeland has led Japan to switch her naval construction programme to ...

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  22. WIND TUNNEL TO TEST FIGHTERS

    MOFFET FIELD (Cal.).—The Ames Aeronautical Laboratory has placed in operation the world's largest wind tunnel, capable of testing full-sized fighter ...

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  23. THOUSANDS OF PLANES OVER BATTLE ZONES SMASH VITAL NAZI TARGETS

    LONDON (A.A.P.)—The unprecedented bombardment of vital targets in and around the battle zone in .Normandy was maintained throughout the past 36 hours. Over 10,000 sorties were flown on Thursday. THE GERMANS are throwing in more ...

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  24. Advance in Burma

    COLOMBO (A.A.P.)—In the Kohima sector of Assam, the Japanese retreat southward along the road to Imphal continues. Allied forces supported by ...

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  25. Paratroopers Caught Nazis Napping

    LONDON (A-A.P.)—Bearded, redeyed and exhausted after being practically without sleep since Monday Col. Bagby, Evaston (Illinois), is the first ...

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  26. REFUGEES COMPLICATE ROME SITUATION

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—The Allies found Rome an over-populated city, says "The Times" correspondent. The population before the war was 1,200,000. This ...

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  27. THREE ALLIED CAPTIVES PERSUADE 156 GERMAN CONSCRIPTS TO LAY DOWN ARMS

    LONDON (A.A.P.).— An Allied glider officer and two infantry officers after being captured on the Cherbourg peninsula persuaded their captors to lay down their arms and took, without a blow or a shot, a mixed bag of prisoners consisting of 156 Russian, Poles and Czechs. ...

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  28. PITH OF THE LEADERS

    THE extent to which their lines of communication are subject to the vagaries of the weather must be one of the ...

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  29. Surplus for Britain

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—The Food Minister (Colonel Llewellin) announced in the Commons yesterday that he had invited Australia and New Zealand to ...

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  30. RELIEF WILL SWIFTLY FOLLOW ALLIED ARMIES

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—"In the train of the Allied armies will come the necessities of daily life," said Mr. Herbert Lehman, Director-General of UNRRA, in a statement to the people of occupied Europe. ...

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  31. EXPLANATION OF "D DAY"

    LONDON.—Civilians throughout Britain have been speculating what is the real meaning of "D. Day." There are many theories. Some people suggest ...

    Article : 80 words
  32. ROOSEVELT'S HEALTH EXCELLENT

    WASHINGTON (A.A.P.) — Recent physical examinations have shown that President Roosevelt's health is excellent in all respects, Admiral ...

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  33. RUSSIA TO RECOGNISE POLAND'S INDEPENDENCE

    CHICAGO (A.A.P.).—Professor Oscar Lange, who recently visited Moscow and interviewed Marshal Stalin, told a press conference yesterday that Stalin ...

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