Thursday, August 9, 2012

August 9, 1944; GATEWAY TO PARIS:

THIS WAS REPORTED TODAY, AUGUST 9, 1944:

 
Vol. 6—Us. 263 Long Beach, Calif.. Sunday. July 9, 1944

By THOMAS G WATSON
INS Mill
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS.' Allied Expeditionary Force.
July 9.-(Sunday)-
British and Canadian 'troops. Advancing more than two miles in a giant new center, burst through the outskirts of Caen Saturday .to' within one-half mile of the city 's heart amid indications of a possible early German retreat, out of that rail gateway to Paris. .


1500 Japs Die in
Predawn Battle
By RICHARD V. ALLKK
INS Staff Correspondent
PEARL  HARBOR. July 8.—Several thousand Jap troops hopelessly
trapped In a death pocket on Saipan bundled a violent and desperate predawn counterattack Thursday which was nailed by Yank forces after several hours of severe fighting.

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