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  2. POWERFUL BRITISH ASSAULT Hard Infantry Fighting On Coast

    SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE, June 7 (delayed). —It was the fury and power of the British soldiers' first assault on this sector, and a determination to fight a way inland even if the enemy was left behind on the ...

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  3. INVASION PONTOONS IN ENGLAND

    One of the huge stocks of army pontoons stored in England ready for the invasion. A soldier is putting on a final coat of paint. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. IN SECOND PHASE

    LONDON, June 9.—The view has been expressed at Supreme Headquarters that the first phase of the invasion battle— ...

    Article : 349 words
  5. GERMAN RETREAT ON ADRIATIC SECTOR Allies Take Italian Towns

    LONDON, June 9 (A.A.P.).—The Germans have begun to retreat on the Adriatic sector in Italy, which has been quiescent since the offensive on the rest of the front began a month ago and has hardly ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 414 words
  6. THE POPE'S AUDIENCE

    LONDON, June 9 (Official Wireless).—More than 100 Allied war correspondents were granted a special audience by the Pope ...

    Article : 117 words
  7. SURPLUS FOOD FOR BRITAIN Supply Plan Till 1948

    LONDON, June 9 (A.A.P.).— Australia and New Zealand have accepted, in principle, a proposal to sell Britain all their ...

    Article : 159 words
  8. "DAM-BUSTER" ON TARGET AGAIN

    LONDON, June 9.—One group of Lancasters that prepared the way for the landing of airborne troops in France was led ...

    Article : 240 words
  9. SHOTS FIRED AT PRINCE

    LONDON, June 9 (A.A.P.).— Revolver shots were fired to-day as the Lieutenant-General of the Realm, Crown Prince Umberto, ...

    Article : 273 words
  10. SEVERE U.S. LOSSES IN NORMANDY

    WITH U.S. FORCES IN FRANCE, June 7 (delayed).—Severe losses in men and equipment were suffered by U.S. forces before their determination to establish a beachhead at all costs enabled them to gain ...

    Article : 468 words
  11. 'DEAR' OR 'CHEAP' FRANC

    LONDON, June 9.—Although there is still silence about the political side of General de Gaulle's visit to London, there is ...

    Article : 270 words
  12. TERMS OF CONTRACTS

    MELBOURNE, Friday.—The Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Forde, said to-night that discussions between the British and Commonwealth ...

    Article : 75 words
  13. WEAK LUFTWAFFE OPPOSITION

    WASHINGTON, June 9 (A.A.P.), —The absence of important enemy an opposition during the invasion of France was to-day ...

    Article : 234 words
  14. PRISONERS TAKEN IN FRANCE

    ARMY GROUP H.Q., June 8.— Several hundred jack-booted German prisoners have just filed past into a barbed-wire cage. ...

    Article : 315 words
  15. SKIRMISHES IN RUSSIA

    LONDON, June 9 (A.A.P.).— The German report of a laigescale Russian offensive in the Jassy sector is not confirmed in ...

    Article : 76 words
  16. RELIEF FOR FREED NATIONS

    LONDON, June 9 (Official Wireless).—"In the train of the United Nations armies will come the necessities of daily life," said ...

    Article : 312 words
  17. ENEMY CRUISER DAMAGED

    G.H.Q., BRISBANE, Friday.— A heavy Japanese cruiser was damaged on Tuesday when it was hit with two 500lb bombs in ...

    Article : 410 words
  18. JAPANESE MUST YIELD ALL

    MONTREAL, June 9 (A.A.P.).— "Japan must nat be allowed to get out of the war with any of the territory she has conquered," ...

    Article : 165 words
  19. DEMOCRAT LEADER RESIGNS

    NEW YORK, June 9 (A.A.P.).—Mr. James Farley has resigned as chairman of the State Committee of the Democratic Party because business ...

    Article : 78 words
  20. NO-MAN'S LAND CRASH

    H.M.S. HILARY, June 9.— Flying-officer R. B. Henderson, of Toronto, crashed his Spitfire in no-man's land yesterday ...

    Article : 164 words
  21. RADIOPHOTO OF LANDING

    An aerial picture of Allied assault forces landing in France. Landing craft are lying off-shore in shallow water and vehicles are driving from them through the surf. Troops dot the beachhead. (Radiogram from U.S. Office of War ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 41 words
  22. JAPANESE BASE THREATENED

    NEW YORK, June 9 (A.A.P.).— Chinese troops driving into Burma have occupied part of Lungling, on the Burma Road, the most important ...

    Article : 149 words
  23. NEW FRENCH MOVEMENT

    The French Australian Association has been formed in New South Wales in succession to the Free French Movement. ...

    Article : 71 words
  24. HUMAN ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION

    LONDON, June 9 (A.A.P.).—Three babies have been born in Britain after artificial insemination to which a man other than the husband of the mother ...

    Article : 64 words
  25. 16,000 GUINEAS FOR RUBENS

    LONDON, June 9 (A.A.P.).— Rubens's portrait of Pieter Pecquius, who was Chancellor of Brabant and a friend of the artist was sold a[?] ...

    Article : 55 words
  26. TPEND AWAY FROM LEND-LEASE

    MELBOURNE, Friday.—An early end of lend-lease relations between Australia and the United States is not expected in Federal political quarters. ...

    Article : 88 words
  27. SOVIET ATTITUDE TO POLAND

    CHICAGO, June 9 (A.A.P.).—Professor Oscar Lange, who recently visited Moscow and interviewed Marshal Stalin,, told a Press conference ...

    Article : 58 words
  28. WOUNDED PRAISE RESCUERS

    LONDON, June 9.—Troops who were knocked out of the battle almost before it started are beginning to recover in an ...

    Article : 260 words
  29. YOUNGEST AMERICAN GENERAL

    WASHINGTON, June 9 (A.A.P.).— President Roosevelt has nominated Colonel Clinton Vincent, 29, and Colonel Richard Saunders, 28, of the ...

    Article : 48 words
  30. OVERSEA NEWS

    Such of the oversea news in this issue [?] is headed "From Our Staff Correspondent" or "From Our War Correspondent" is from journalists employed directly by "The Sydney ...

    Article : 126 words
  31. APPEAL FAILS

    MELBOURNE, Friday.—The Court of Criminal Appeal unanimously dismissed an appeal by John Francis Downie, 23, formerly of Heather Street, ...

    Article : 46 words
  32. ROOSEVELT'S HEALTH

    WASHINGTON, June 9 (A.A.P.).— Recent examinations have shown that President Roosevelt's heart is in excellent condition, Admiral McIntire, ...

    Article : 42 words
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