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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-30
Maid Of Honor

Patricia AIMS sister, Mary
Margaret. was the maid al
honor in an American Beauty
marquiSette gown. The brides
maids. Margaret Christensen
and Eva West wore aqua mar
qulSette Their dresses were
made alike with torso bodice
built up neck lines. long fun
sleeves and gathered skirts
They Carried shower bouquets
OF carnations and wore ar
rangements of matching flowers
in their hair
Colin Wilcox was best mar.
Robert Hart and William Pen
dergrast seated the guests
The bride mother wore With
her sheer crepe gray gown PINK
accessories and corsage bouquet
Of pink shaggy carnations Tho
brldegroomS mother chose d
pastel green gown. white acCcS-
series and shoulder corSaCe OF
HardcniaS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-30
They Travel East

After The reception held m
the church parlors. II. and Mrs
Walsh left for It WalSh's now
post in Springfield Mass.
Among the out-of-toWn guests
WIS thc- bride htetHei re-
Jack Bolton who came home
from the University o. Chicago
Mr. and Mrs Forrest y
Wright OF Glastonbury road
have reserved q cabin ~ Seneca
Like : y and VII 20 Win
Mr. aaA -A-f-- g. J. Ar4ai.i--nA
Mrs Bruce a Wright where
they viii meet the lauers nus
band Pvt Wright Who VII
couc rom Stcnsrn tirid-s0
Mr. and Mr. G & NrougN-
ION Of Salisbury drive. haze
arrived homo from - Louis
Mo where thry visited friends
Mrs Erwin Peterson OF Pied
mont road IS leaving Aug -
for NeV York to >isl' Nh and
Nj Robert r Morrison
Miss Grace W.nlor Of EdIr-
horo road erloNug an cN-
tended Say 10 Gcne-er - y.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-30
Bride Stays
In Pensacola

| r JGl AND MRS. PAUL
- y HANSEN are making
their home at Pensacola follow
ING their marriage there July
IS IN Tho station chapel Mrs.
Hansen IS THO former Anne r
Robertson Y3-C of Dearborn
The bride Who was given m
marriage by II " + Wolley
lSN wore u Strocf-lcng'h frock
~ Ice blue with small pastel
pink ieathorcd hat and a cor
Saco bouquet = orchids
Name Watkins. AMMO Of
NlartIn~Vllo Va. was maid of
ronor and II. licb j. W. Glib
hons OF San Antonio. was best
man Following reception.
the couple left on a brief we'd
ding trip 10 Gulfport. Miss.
Pensacola with the u. S Naval
Mrs Hansen is stationed in
Womcn's Reserve. and her huS-
hand. whose home Is IN Castle
Rock Wash. is a naval aviation
instructor al Whiting Field. at
Pensacola He attended the
University OF Detroit prior TO
CnliSung IN the navy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-30
u. D.Co-eds
Seek 7 ans

MEX. ENDING ~ n Ar
w lakes is the vacation vogue
thi, summer with University Of
Detroit goods and alumnae,
since most ~ them are en-.
crossed IN full-tlme Jobs There's
an abundance Of smooth sun
tars 70 show for II too
Fran Watts finds Long Lake
Just the thing while Evelyn
BuSS Is completely sold on the
merits of Walnut Lake Both
glTlS arc "A graduates
on q full-tlmo sunshine basis
also are Rita JugaSzek. coun-
seL1i ~ Camp Na'iShi in Mo.
Nrh and Joan Zlchr who has
dcd tho back 10 tho farm
coll and Is buSlly picking raSp-
hcriics a. her unclc'S fruit farm
near Monroe
IN ff6 farther travel group
iNc--ind---A-nr4-Rn-An- - = ~
Stark and her sister Catherine
Fisher of Murland avenue who
~. visiting TWO former Detroit
girls F!lir Nav Pastor and
Mary Lou Otto IN Miami,
weDfc lhr girls arc with Pan
American ArlinC~ Helen Chew
lar c...zzmat of Rosemary :.
has returned 20 Miami after
three months absence
The Comoro sorority is tx
cited over - party this week.
end ~ tho C0tt7Er of Shirley
kr8pp or' i.aAr Huron The
gals pC~i a similar holiday a
Snort time ago At Ere View and
S''l arc proudly exhibiting the
tan, acquired there This group
includes Mary Carver In DoX
Mary Guy Rita HartEe, Pinky
poran Pat Breen and Mary
Jane L,0ld
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-30
Johnstons Returning

Mr.. AND MRS, F0RMAN s.
JOHNSTON are expected back
from Swamscott, Mass, next
week.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-30
Miss Bolton
Married

DATRICIA ANN BOLTON.
Il daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles r. Bolton of Artesian
road, Rosedale Park who be-
came Mrs, Thomas r.. Walsh on
Saturday evening. was an at
tractive bride IN her gown Of
white satin and MousSclnc dc
Sole and her illusion finger-tip
veil cat ght TO a tiara of Tudor
design
USNR. is the son
OF Mr.. and Mrs, feu-eae- +.
Walsh OF indiana avenue.
The Rev. William Smith per
formed the ceremony AZ s
o'clock In All Saints Episcopal
Church before the altar which
held an arrangement Of white
flowers grouped with lighted
candles in candClabra.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-30
at Old Club

MRS. WHIRL KELSEY is
spending the week AZ the Old
Club
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-30
Daughter Visits
R. {. HofeIichs

Mrs. Charles w. Wheeler Jr.
will arrive Tuesday from Crys-
tai Lake 10 visit her parents.
Mr. and Mrs Rudolph r Ho-
inllchx- of millionaire ns4i.e-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-30
David c. MiIers
To Leave for Miami

1T. COMDR. AND MRS.
DAVID c. MILLER will depart
for Miami about the middle of
the week after q To-day stay al
the Abingdon
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-30
Mary Gillespie Away
MISS Ma

MISS MARY GILLESPIE
ol Cortland avenue IS spending
"a few days in New York City.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-01

New YORK, Aug, l,-iukl . RTos'
pfets Tor further easing OF the d0ms
aslie Yhiskey dr0utb Frightened
considerably today as dislillers START
ed production OF potable spirits nns
der the August holiday program
Rineiy.one Of the o. potable splTs
is dlslillers and about half Of tia
Industrial alcohol producers weFf
taking part IN the program.
The CONSENSUS was that ina
months production Eenld amount
10 around 80 10 40 million 100 proof
Rall0ns, most 81 which would be used
IN ghlskey blends, Current stock
Of ghiskey IN Internal revenue bond
"a warehouses were ~ the iowesi
level since the latter part Of 1895
Production under the holiday
began rs Allied Liquor Industries,
Inc. announced that diniiilers still
dfawaia Of domestic nhikkey duTlnl
June showed an increase far en-
second consecutive month over thosl
for the corresponding month ias
geaF.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-01
Return Of Italian WPs To
Italy Is Urged By NFWs

Baston, Aug. I,--lUpl--EletllTn 0l
italian war prisoners 20 their nas
tive land was recommended TO-DAY
IN q letter 10 Secretary Of Wa
Henry y. 6tImsOD which Charge
that sOuT lads take the risks; Hll
Italian lnteFnees, the comforts 81
tFeatysdeeFeed treatment"
John d, Powers, Massaehusefif
anaFiermasteT-adIutaDt Of the Vet.
Grams Of Foreign Wars forwarded
the letter IN reply 70 Secretary
gtlIms0n's resent statement that M
name treatment Of war prisoners
D provided for IN the Geneva con-
yenil0n 10 which the United fiatei
rs . party,
@Whlle Mr. Average Citizen 4
walking, using crowded trains, troll
lays and bilsses, Italian inieFneel
|afe enjoying special bus and aMll
|alsht-noelng tours" wrote me WV
|sDokasman. while eur own laboI
|ballalions are getiing ordinary ol
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-01

Chelsea, Mass, Aus, ~ luP1 -
FunaFal services f0r Miss Marguerite
Le Hand, l6, OF s0meTVIlle, former
peEs0nal secretary 10 President
Roosevelt who died yesterday 81
cerebral emb0llsln, VIII be held %
morrow 81 10 q, ~, ~ ~ johns
(calh0llel church W North Cam
bridge,
The REV, Hugh y, Blunt, pastor
bill 0fIlelale NJ the solemn high Fes
ulem Mass and burial VIII ~ 10
Mount Auburn cemetery, cam.
bridge. Mrs, Roosevelt VIII attena
the services,
Miss LeIIand retired Is TIE pres
dents secretary because O talllila
health Ia December lel2. aIles
more Than 40 Yeafk' service, she died
81 TIE Chelsea Naval hespiiah
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-01
Congress Is Faced With
ReconVersion Problems

IN either the Senate 0r HOUSE NJ
any time this week
IA was expected that the Senate
would meet for only brief, per-
funetaFy session, ihen recess until
Thursday or Friday noon snd eoD'
linua lhleesday reeesheh until lle
military affairs committee has sub
mltlad something for floor dsbaie
A similar schedule Is IN prospect
In the HOUSE UNTIL ille Senate com
pleles action
aarkley said he believed the SEM
ate COMMITTEES would be disposed ~
ACT quickly aD ellhel the kllgOFe
hill ~ the MnFfAysbe0gRe bill, both
Of which deal with the nnemploy'
men compensation question,
The kilg0fe bill, setting 40 fed
eFal standards for unemployment
compensation ranging np ~ $50
week, also siiplIlaies that purchasers
0f surplus war plants guarantee "a
keep them IN substantial operation
f0f NJ least two years,
The Murray -oe0rse DIV, Hhlell
would extend unemployment eon'
llenkail0n e0YeragH 10 q gfeatei
number OF workers but leave pay
menls and length q availai illty q
lhs individual states, contains moth.
ms about surplus property disposal
no ias latest foEnl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-01

washington, Aug, !, ~ lpPl -
CONGRESS GeennVenes today ~ llle
end 0f q five week summer recess
and both Democrats and hepupllF
can leaders were pressing for quick
action on Tee0nyeTslon legislation
Attention was eenleled on llif
Senate military affairs committee
which has beer. p0nsldellng since
early this year two bills on the pflh'
Clpal questions 0f ree0ngeFslan ale,
p0sal Of surplus war properly hll1
decentralization 0f ~ army ~ sppoV''
600 war workers, -
Senate Democrats Leader amen
w, Barley, Of Senlllfky lnlllsn
with committee chairman h9bet
n, Reynolds, D., ", g., W ~ nfs'
ePt telegram calling committee
members back 10 Washington iof y
meeting THURSDAY morning,
Senate Republican leader AFihhl
A, Vandanberg, Mich requested
nF0mpt committee action and called
! session OF the Republican sleef'
lnG COMMITTEES for today % add force
10 his argument that Fee0nyefhlal
bills must be enacted quickly De-
cause the war news lndleaies 40
early German collapse.
Despite the urgent pleas o. lead'
ere, However, there WAS little pros
pest that theFe would be . quorum
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-01

chow ~ the point OF labor, me
inteTnees ere conveyed back 10 their
camp Cor two hot meals Q day."
Powers added, "the only solution
Is q speedy return Of these w
teTnees 70 fhelr native land, There
Is no such shortage Of manp0NeF
In Massachusetts, that justices pay
lng 30 cents peF day feT labor 20
InieTnees, who should be ~ nell
own country taking up arms against
TIE Naais."
Meanwhile, Herbert LagleF o.
New York, member OF the world
committee 0g the YMcA division
Of war prisoner AID, IN Q speech
here last night warned that AMeTls
cans should treat prisoners ~ tlley
would have themselves treated. Be
fore urging our government % ee
aiFlcteY We should think what
their reaction would be q similar
action was taken bY the enemy
against American prisoners e war
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-01
Philippines
President M.
Ouezon Dies

Washington, Aug. i--(UP)--PreSi-
dent Manuel Quezon Of the Philip
pine commonwealth died today at
3aranac Lake, N. Y, Philippine Of
ficials here announced.
Quezon had been In poor health
for a long time.
lie went 10 Saranac Lake early in
the summer after spending the win
ter and spring in. Florida and North
Carolina.
Philippines Vice President Sergio
OSmena has understood to be here
In consultation with members Of
the Philippine cabinet who have
made Washington their hearquar-
tcrs since escaping from Bataan.
Osmena supposedly viii succeed TO
the Philippines presidency under its
constitutional provisions. He had
long been associated with President
Quezon.
Quczon had suffered from tuber-
culosis and heart trouble for sew
eral years, but by careful husband
ing Of his strength carried on the
leadership OF his government dur
ing the establishment Of the COM
monwealth and the war crisis.
The commonwealth was estab-
lished as a quasi-independent nation
in 1896 and Quezon had been its
only president.
He had already begun work on
plans for freedom Of the island;
from the japanese and the early
completed independence Of the
Philippines. A resolution passed b.
congress only few months ago pro-
vided that the date of tndepend'
ence would be advanced from
July 4, 1916. II the japanese werl
expelled before that time.
Only last week q commission o
nine Filipinos appointed by Quezol
held its first meeting with a SINH
lar group of United States repre-
sentatyes 10 start work on details o.
Philippine rehabilitation after thu
Japs are driven out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-01
HIT BRITTANY
Az MILES FROM
'AvARANCHES
ny VIRGIL PINKLEY
UNITED Press war CoFrespondensD


OMITTED Press war CoFrespondentD
Supreme Headquarters,
AET, August /. - (UP) -
American armored forces
pushed four and a half miles
south from Avranches across
the Selune river into Brit
tany against only sporadic
resistance today, rupturing
another possible German de-
Tense line in a drive aimed
squarely at the heart OF
France.
The German Transocean
News Agency said British
artillery opened a "drumire"
barrage in the Caen area at
8 o'clock this morning, "indi-
eating that new offensive
operations are about to start
here"
Il. Gen. omar ". Bradley sent
one armored column rninbllng
across the Selune river, separating
Normandy from Brittany, at Pont-
aubalt, three and q half miles south
Of Ayranches, and another spear
head across at Ducey, four and a
half miles southeast Of Avranches.
United Press War Correspondent
Henry +. Gorrell reported.
The speed of the advance ana
the chaotic state Of the enemys
retreat indicated the Americans
may have captured bridges across
the selune at the two points intact.
dorrell said the Americans were
rolling south and southeast virtual"
" without opposition except for oc-
casional Smelling.
At Pontaubert. the Americans
were 81 miles north OF the ancient
cathedral city OF Rennes, capital OK
the Department Of IllesetsV ilnine,
North and northeast 81 AvraIl-
clles, American and British tanks
and infantry extended the Aneri-
can flank with new gains ranging
up to four miles In the past -
hours, German counter-attaeks
drove American patrols out OF Percy
and Tessy-suT-Vire, II and % miles
noFtheas tot Avranches. were de.
scribed as well In hand. Gorrell
said.
A British armored combat team
forced the souleuyre river, 10 miles
south OF St. 10. at q point two miles
west Of lie Beny-Bocage and linked
up with an American column
southwest Of the Leyeque forest,
(C0ntinllad On Page a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-01
Fish Vote Is
Dewey Duel


Primary balloting In New YORK,
one of four states holding primary
elections, determines today II Gov
Thomas v. Dewey, Republican pres
dental nominee. can read Rep
Hamilton Fish out OF the q. .. r.
Fish, running for Republican re"
nomination In New Works 29th dis
triet, has been assailed by Dewey
and Wendell l.. Willkie. the 1870
q, o, p. nominee, for allegedly M
ieeting religious and racial issues
into his campaign,
He Is opposed by Augustus W.
Bennett, Newhurgh attorney, who
also Is an unopposed candidate Tor
the nominations OF both the Demo-
cratic and American-LahoF party
Fish's fight for denomination out
shadows any contest IN the three
other states, Missouri, Kansas and
Virginia, holding pr0mafles today,
Second IN importance was Demo-
cratic Sen. Bennett Champ claFk's
llght for denomination IN Missouri,
where Attorney General Roy Me-
KittFiek Waged strong campaign
on the basis of clark's pTeTwaF lso-
lati0nlst record,
IN the Republican gnbeFnalorlal
(OOntinued on PAGE ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-01
CermonsShift
Troops About

London, Aug. i-(UP)-Rounda-
bout reports from the continent said
today that the German high COM
mand has ordered 0 general with.
drawal of troops and equipment
from all but their most essential de-
fense positions In southwestern
France In order to bolster the Nor
man front and forestall o possible
uprising inside Germany.
UneonGiTmed dispatches reaching
Nazl concern over their own ~.
ternal situation and the plight OF
their armies In the east and west
had become increasingly evident
since the July 20 attack on Adolf
Hitler.
The FIRST visible result OF the shift
IN Nazi policy was said 10 have been
q reduction IN German troop
strength along the west coast OF
France and IN the PyTenees, The
German division was reported 70
have been shifted to Normandy even
before the attempt on Hltler's life,
and the French reports said other
Nagl gaTvlsons IN the southwest OF
France was being Withdrawn Fap'
idly,
These accounts said the Germans
we're removing guns and military
equipment from many secondary
defenses and the troops were selling
their belongings and stripping the
countryside Of food IN preparation
for evacuation,
u was believed that the bulk Of
the troops were being moved closer
10 the border OF Germany where
they could be called upon 10 deal
with unrest among the German
Continued on Page ID
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-01
.Jops Report
New Roto Try


A Japanese conamuniqne said today
that American invasion forces have
attempted landings on Rota Island,
presumably TO complete the con-
quest OF the southern MaFlanas N
preparation for new thrusts toward
Japan and the Philippines. $500
miles TO the north and west Tespee'
lively,
American forces already were en-
branches strongly on both sides OF
Rota, last enemy point IN the s0uths
eTn MaTlanas, following the capture
OF 6aipan and invasion OF Tinlan, 20
the north. and landings on Guam,
10 the south,
The Japanese e0mmnnlque, rec
0Tded from 0 Tokyo broadcast by
United Press IN San FRANCISCO,
backed into the report that landing
attempts we're under way 90 h0to
by saying
"On Rota Island, despite the
enemy's intense bombings and naval
gungiTe, our defenders so far have
succeeded IN driving back the
enemy's landing attempts
no further details weFe given,
However, II landings have been 81
tempted they undoubtedly succeeded
The American Pacific forces have
not yet been driven on any island
on which they sought beaehheRds,
The report came only 10 days after
the American landing on TlnlaN, ~
days after the lDVasl0 Of Guam
and nearly seven week after the
lC0ntinued Oh Page u
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-01

Yankees Drive Across Sell
Berlin Reports Reds Have
Stormed Across Vistula

London, August I. - lUPl
$3.50 The Russian government
organ Ixvestia reported TO-
day that Warsaw was en-
velOped i'm a great pain Of
smoke and the Germans APP
parently were putting the
torch to the city preparatory
10 abandoning it to Soviet as
sault forces battling through
the eastern suburbs.
As the battle for Warsaw
roared toward q climax, Ber-
lin said the Red Army has
Stormed across the Vistula
river, SIS miles to the SOUTH
east, and Moscow gave tacit
support to the enemy report
that the last big water bar
rier east of German SileSia
had been forced.
An Izyestia dispatch from the
front indicated that Warsaw, Poi
ish capital already once martyred
in this war, was ablaze under the
rolling mass Of smoke.
The United Press dispatch from
Moscow quoting the Izvestia account
said earlier reports reaching the
Russian capital had told Of the
evacuation Of Nazi officials and
German civilians from the capital,
bearing out signs that Adolf Hitler
had given up hope OF holding the
capitol Of the first nation be seized
by force Of arms.
The exiled Polish government in
London received underground re-
ports from Warsaw today that the
Germans had evacuated $4,000 Ger
man civilians, leaving only army
troops and GestapO agents in the
city.
Polish troops we're fighting side
by side with the Russians IL the
suburbs Of Warsaw along the east
bank OF the Vistula. and Tzyestia
said the civilians we're pelting the
liberators with flowers and gariaBG-
ing the giant tanks crashing In
through the German defenses.
Bloody Fighting
Soviet front dispatches reported
fierce and bloody fighting In the
suburbs. with some villages defend
ed house by house. Red army
artillery and tanks were taking the
leading roles in the break-through
to Warsaw. while cavalry slaghed at
the enemy flanks and chopped up
the routed Mad units.
The German Transocean News
(coplinued on Page -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-01
Germans Admit Pisa
Has Fallen To Ynnks

LOndon, Aug. f--(uPl-AineTiean
assault troops smashed through the
western flank Of the German de-
lenses In Italy to capture Pisa, the
Naz DNB News Agency admitted
today, while British 9Th Army vet
Grams stOrmed into the last enemy
lines below Florence. 40 miles to the
west.
DND acknowledged the fall OF
Pisa A q brief announcement that
German troops had evacuated the
historic city 10 save It's monuments
syOm destruction.
There was no immediate Allied
confirmation Of the evacuation,
which would throw the Germans
back INTO their boosted Gothic line
IN the mountains north OF Pisa.
DNB denied that German troops
had used the famous leaning tower
in the northwestern section OF Pisa
as an observation post from which
10 direct artillery fire on American
positions south Of the Arno river,
but made no mention OF previous
Nad claims that American shelltire
had caused widespread destruction
IN the city,
Meanwhile, Allied headquarters w
italy reported that British aFmorea
forces were locked IN battle with
German tanks and infantry almost
within the outskirts Of Florence,
and enemy broadcasts limited that
the Nazis were preparing 70 GUT
that city too, =,
Berlin said Florence han tong
since been made an open city ana
that the Germans had no mi'stafy
installations there,
Advanced British elements were
less than five miles south ana
southwest OF the city last night e!a
battsrlng the German back steaallv
IN bitter fighting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-01
Believe FoII
Of Florence
Is Imminent

Rome, Aug. i.-(UP)-British and
German forces locked in a swaying
battle OF tanks and infantry almost
In the outskirts OF Florence today
and official reports said the 9th
Army veterans were smuggling for
yard yard by yard against some 50.-
900 10 $4,000 crack Mani troops man.
ming the last hill defenses bslow the
city. u
said Nazl forces evacuated "somt
parts" OF Pisa In order to spare Us
historical monuments from destrue'
ton. It was indicated that Ger
man troops still were holding out
In some sections OF the city on the
north bank of the Arno riyerJ
CDNB later said the entire city
had been evacuated by the German
garrisoIaJ ...
Nondon dispatches intimated that
The fall OF Florence was imminent
reporting that Gen. Sir Harold r.
=. O. Alexander. Allied COMMANDER
In italy. had appealed 70 paT'oIS
CONTINUED on Page -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-01
Yonks Roam
South CuOm

Pearl Harbor. Aug. l-(UP)-
American patrols ranged over the
entire southern half Of Guam en-
counteTing only sporadic opposition
today as Marines and Army troops,
after cutting across the island,
drove against the plateau-like
northern half where the Japanese
defenders were believed to have
Withdrawn,
Marines on Tlnian, the other last
remaining Japanese stronghold IN
the Marianas, had compressed the
enemy into q small pocket near Lalo
Point on the southern TAP and were
In control of nine-tenths OF the
island. DifIlcult terrain deferred
them from completing nlopping-up
OF the remnants Of enemy forces
fighting with their backs to the sea,
The drive on Guam was from 0
new line facing northward and ex-
tending from the west coast at q
point 1000 yards beyond Agana
town 10 Page Point on the east
coast, After patrols had probed
across the island and found little
resistance, the line was established
Sunday with the aid OF naval yes
sells. which came IN close on moth
eoaetlines.
Although Adm. Chester w. MIN
it's latest e0lnmunique did not spe-
elgleally announce that Agana was
captured, the fact that the new line
plVeted from O point well past the
town indicated American troops had
driven through It's rubble-stFewD
streets. The town has been the
target for Q devastating boInbaFd'
ment for days.
NimitS reported that 6.206 enemy
dead had been counted through
Sunday and that IT'S civilians had
been interned.