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America received news of the
Invasion of Europe calmly today
and turned to the altars of its
faiths to pray for peace with
victory.
In the nation's, hamlets and
great cities people - went . to
churches, cathedrals and syna
gogues to meditate ami to par
ticipate in .tne services scneauiea
tor o-vay. .
President Roosevelt summoned
all of the American people' to
join with him in his 'prayer for
tne fignuns men ana inose.ai
home, written as allied troops
were landing on t rance s coast.
The plea will be read to the
nation at t p. m. irwn on me
radio.
There were few demonstra
tions. Groups gathered at news
stands and stood oetore radio
loudspeakers. Comment gen
erally reflected the combination
of hope and trepidation which
marked the end of the tense
waiting period.
Thousands of men and women
in war production plants ob
served a brief moment of silence,
followed by an immediate re
sumption of the flow of mater
ials of war. Plant officials an
nounced uniformly and proudly
that the announcement came
without a slackening of output.
In New York a public prayer
observance; to be held at 5:30
p. m. at the - Madison Square
Eternal Light, World War I
memorial, was announced, cere
monies which will be repeated in
communities in all parts of the
country.
Some cities, such as Albuquer
que, N. M., - announced D-Day
and H-Hour with sirens and
whistles, summoning men and
women to - their places of wor
ship.'. ' .
At the United States Veterans
hospital in New York, 1800 men
still hospitalized 25 years after
World War 'I 'were given the
news . by nurses. Patients, in
pajamas and bathrobes, walking
on crutches and canes,' gathered
on the hospital lawns and bowed
in silent prayer.-
Newspapers issued extras and
radio broadcasting companies
pushed all scheduled programs
aside. The New York Daily
News threw out its regular edi
torials and printed instead the
Lord's prayer. Special prayers.
previously made public Dy
church leaders, were prominent
ly displayed in all newspapers. '
The New York stock, exchange
halted its activities for a two
minute prayer period. - -''
Emergency orders for aug
mented personnel went out from
the nation's telephone ' com
panies. : . . .;
As American service men - ac
cepted the news , in their' stride
a light note" was -truck 'by a
group, of French sailors in New
York who linked arms and joy
ously danced down Broadway.
American Red Cross officials
reported that their, offices were
flooded with . telephone calls
from prospective blood donors.
Major race tracks suspended
their programs.
Virginia civilian defense of
ficials sent over the civilian air
raid warning system, a summons
to 8 p. m. prayer meetings in all
cities and most towns.
Lord & Taylor, New York
specialty shop, closed, for the
day and its 3000 employes were
given the day off "to-pray and
hope for victory."
In Dallas, Tex., a baby born
as sirens wailed the news that
invasion had come was named
Invasia Mae Renfrow.
One thousand employes of the
C. G. Hussey and company, steel
firm in Pittsburgh, who had quit
in protest of curtailed operation
of a soft drink canteen, returned
to their jobs after army and navy
conciliators told them "you can't
back up the boys by striking."
The Rochester. (N. Y.) Times
Union eliminated all advertising
from- its editions today to pro
vide fullest coverage of invasion
news. The New York Daily
Mirror announced there would
be no advertising carried in its
issue tomorrow, a decision made
to give more space to the in
vasion and to compensate for
newsprint restrictions.
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American armored units of the triumphant fiftli army enter o utsklrts of Rome, bringing liberation for the lint time to a nail
enslaved capital. Only enough troops to maintain order and for ret any German snipers in suicide nests were to be lift In Rome
as the main allied armies pounded on without pausing to celebr ate their greatest ' triumph. (Signal corps radlo-telephoto from
Italy).
Spitfires Take Part
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' Planes such as these late-model Spitfires, the Mark XII, are taking part in the 11.000-plane
European InTasion. These new Spitfires are equipped for. low. altitude fighting.
Rangers Train
Marcus Blaster
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Rear Adml. Alfred E. Montgom
ery, above, of Piedmont, Calif...
commanded the giant ; U. " S.'
Navy task force that attacked.'
Marcus Island,, 1167 miles from'
Tokyo and Wake, Jap-held
American island. Penetration
of V. S. naval forces north of
Marcus was probably closest ap-.
Iproach of fleet to Japan's home
waters since .war started. '
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Ranger course training toughened up these members of a U. S. Infantry unit for D-day. This
contact drill took place In northern Ireland.
Troops Prepare
Rehearsals for the allied invasion Included the at of camouflage. " These snipers cover them
selves and thair weapons with netting in a. pie-invasion picture..
'Surrounded' 51
Perhaps Pvt Frank Buonlcore,
above, thought he was back
rounding up (arcs In the Bronx,
N. Y., when he "surrounded" SI
Germans at Terraclna, Italy. The
former taxi driver, scouting the
town before Us fall, spoiled a
lew Germans In a cave. When
he called for their surrender, tl
marched out.
Jap Ship to Load
Relief Supplies
WASHINGTON, June 0 P)
The soviet government has
agreed to permit a Japanese ship
to enter a specified Russian port
near Vladivostok to pick up re
lief supplies for American pris
oners in the Orient.
In making this announcement
today, the state department said
stocks of supplies sent to Russia
last year have been awaiting
transportation and it is hoped
that they will be distributed in
the near future.
i Airplanes do not have speed
ometers; they have air speed in
dicators, which record the speed
of a plane relative to the air.
By AUSTIN BEALMEAR
AN HTII USAAP MIOTO RE
CONNAISSANCE BASE, Juno
S (!) Allied liintlltiB forces
hnvo pstnbllshrd benchhrnds on
tho coast of northern Franca
mid nro shislilnii their way in
land, tho first photo reconnais
sance n 1 1 o t s back from tho
scene of tho Initial thrust snld
today.
From a rlngnlda sent only BOO
feet ubovo the burning, smok
ing rim of tho continent, two
airmen watched the allies strlko
the first blow.
One Is Lt. Col. C. A. Slioop.
Beverly Hills, Cullf., a former
army test pilot who arrived In
this ttieatro six weeks oo and
became commander of this
group only yostordiiy and flew
his first mission today.
Tho other Is MJ. Morris
Hartwell Jr., Cheyenne, Wyo..
(ormurly acting commander of
this unit.
"They've established some
good beachheads." Shoop said.
"Thcro were tots of burning
buildings and bomb craters,"
Hartwell declured. "Towns were
tmmlnu all over the area."
Shoop sold tho channel was
"full ot our warships out mat
no German naval vessels were
around.
Can See Advance
"I don't know whether tho
enemy was surprised or not, but
wo didn't see any opposition to
our ground forces.
"At each location along the
beaches our warships were
standing off throwing in shells.
Thcro w o r o groups ot ships
both coming and going across
the channel. Somo of them were
big ones and they were as clone
In the shore as they could pos
sibly get. I think their fire was
l I . L. titm In ' '
Shoop added that "Wo could
see our troops advancing across
tho ground at one place. At ono
Inrnlliv wn saw a srouD of glid
ers on the ground. We didn't
run Into anv o r onnosltlon. but
we got down to 800 feet and the
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As usual these photo pilots
flow unarmed, each Lightning
carrvlna four cumcrns lntcud of
guns. They penetrated 25 miles
inland ana rangea up ana aown
tho coast, taking a total of 1440
nictures. -
Men liko these shot thousands
of pictures covering every foot
of nail Europe In recent weeks
to aid in planning the gigantic
invasion operution.
Buildings Explode
Hartwell said tho only opposl
tlon to naval forces was furnish'
cd by ground batteries and their
firo "apparently was almost as
heavy as ours.
"You could see the guns hit
ting buildings and every now
and then you'd see a building
explode.
Both pilots said they saw not
a single person In the streets of
tno towns even Dcioro me oom
bardmcnt got well undcrwoy. in
dicotlng the civilian population
was complying with ucn. uwlght
D. Elsenhower's request to get
out of tho way.
Oregon Newspapers
Granted Newsprint
WASHINGTON, Juno 6 (IP)
Twenty-one newspapors hove
been granted 2007 additional
tons of newsprint, the war pro
duction board announced today.
The grants Included:
Orcgonlan, Portland, 155; Ore
gon Jaurnal. Portland. 120; Co
lumbian, Vancouver, Wash., 0.
1 WASHINGTON, Juno 6 FP) This Is tho invasion prayer
which President Roosevelt wrote while allied troops wcro land
ing on the coast of France and which he will read to the nation
by radio at 10 p. m. (EWT) tonight:
My fellow Americans:
In this poignant hour, I ask you to join me In prayers:
; Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our nation, this day hove
set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our republic,
our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering
humanity.
Lead them straight and true; give strength to their arms,
stoutness to their hearts, steadfastness to their faith.
They will need thy blessings. Their road will bo long and
hard. The enemy is strong. He may hurl back our forces. Success
may not come with rushing grace, but we shall return again and
again; and we know that by thy grace, and by the righteousness
of our cause, our sons will triumph.
: They will be sore tried by night and by day, without rest
til the victory Is won. The darkness will bo rent by noise .and
flame. Men's souls will be shaken jvlth the violences of war.
These are men lately drawn from the ways of peace. Thoy
fight not for tho lust of conquest. They fight to end conquest.
They fight to liberate. They fight to lot Justice arise, and tolor
ance and goodwill among all thy people. Thoy yearn but for tho
end of battle, for their return to the haven of home.
Some will never return. Embraco these, Father, and receive
them, the heroic servants, into thy kingdom.
And for us at home fathers, mothers, children, wives, sis
ters and brothers of brave men overseas, whose thoughts and
prayers are ever with them heln us. almiahtv GnH. in rri.Hlnin
ourselves In renewed faith in thee In this hour of great sacrifice.
many pvuuiB jmvu wrBca mat i can tne nation into a single
day of special prayer. But because the ronri l Inns nnri ih. An.
sire is great, I ask that our people devote themselves In con
tinuance of prayer. As we rise to each new day, and again when
each day is spent, let words of prayer bo on our Hps, invoking
Give us strength .strength in our dally tasks, to redouble
the contributions we make In the physical and material support
of our armed forces. ' ,
And let our hearts be stout, to wait out the long travail, to
bear sorrows that may como, to Impart our courage. unto our
sons wheresoever they may be.
And O Lord, give us faith Give us faith In thee; faith In
our sons faith in each other; faith In our united crusodo. Let
not the keenness of our spirit ever be dulled. Let not tho im
pacts of temporary events, of temporal matters of but fleeting
mo&e.?i"7let un,ot lhca0 dot?r us ,n ""I" unconquerable purpose
: With thy blessing we shall prevail over the unholy fortes of
our enemy. Help us to conquer tho apostles of greed and racial
arrogances. Lead us to tho savino nf o. J?. . "t-lai
pete rXra&W smfeSnf
J-hy will be done, almighty God.
-Amen .
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Commsndlnq the alllsd attack on the coait ol p,... i .
ral Dwloht D. Eisenhower, who broadc.i i "mnaJ. ,
troops and to the people of occupied counirloi tstly oo D-ij
Calm Confidence Radiated
By Eisenhower at H-Hour
The weather. wolernl,hH
xt-n the blK'Kest allied hddi
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(llscouraa to look outonK
IHUl coininenl ulil, ..,i....r
upon b patch of unshine S
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the (lenktiin wu a .u
phone, a clrak lamp and J
well and n iinikot oi clgiretta.
k.... h " riinirrcnce n ottj.
sliuiHlly leaned forward lo la
With H f Inner fur l.mnh.l.
Ho smoked conslanlly,' ia
""" 1'hiiiuik une ciHrtlltftto
unolhcr. Beyond that he mife
no movement. II IIH m
to notice the expreti train roirol
I'uiiiuiiui ninea sir patrol ova.
head.
After tit rniifi.r.nM k. .tj
outside, hnileu and with hudi
i pocKeu, ann cnaittd with a
Informally. Wo remarked m
his rulnineu and I aikcd hia.
"Don't these IhliiKi makt rm
nervous.' lie chuckltd ul
said he wn lhe ivmt thii Knlu
up liuldo but that when thlna
got too bad he woj usually able
to sleep It off,
tit) told ns then that heplaniMd
to visit tliu airborne units d
iillf the evenlne nnri that Mm
turning in he would probably
read n little piuiotophy or i
wild west story. Wc corrapofr
dents were nermltlrd lo In
along on the supreme coramuv
ner s vmii to mo siroome uniu
ltd! null, u.lll, Dim iinHAnlinHinf
that wn would remain definlltlr
In tho background. Then li I
firm personal relationship be
tween General Elsenhower in!
hfs men and he made It dear Is
us that ho winner! It to tenuis.
personal.
By E. V. ROBERTS
Representing Iho Combined
American Praia
' Distributed by
The Aitoclatod freas
ALLIED ADVANCED COM
MAND POST IN ENGLAND,
Juno 0 Gen. DwiiilH D, Elsen
hower stood on a rooftop on In
vasion evo unci watched a mighty
airborne armada form In the sky
and wing Its way toward franco
and tho bcglnnlnu of tho final
pliiuo of tho war of liberation.
The supreme commander radi
ated a calm confidence contagi
ous to those ubout him. Ho spent
tho greater part of the day
among the troops, seaborne and
airborne, walking from group to
group chatting and laughing
with the men.
At 2:30 p. m., Monday. Elsen
hower met with a small group of
British and American press and
radio representatives here. He
told us that tho Invasion of Eu
rope would bo launched Tuesday
and the machinery was already
In motion. Wo were Informed
the operation would be tho larg
est of its typo ever launched and
that tho ullies had assembled
their mightiest land, scu and air
force for the purpose. -
Elsenhower talked lo us for on
hour and a half. The conference
took place In his command tent,
a plain bare-walled structure
about 20 feet squoro with canvas
roof and walls of stained pine
boards. At tho start ho grouted
each of us with n hundshaka and
frlondly lopsided grin. Ho
strosscd tho Importance of the
Job his staff officers, British and
American, had clone In preparing
and launching the blow and
spoke earnestly of his desire to
emphaslzo this.
Invasion Briefs From Here, There
By The Aaaociated Preaa
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Juno B (VP)
When tho Gorman radio Jin
nounccd tho Invasion of the coast
of Franco ahead of London's first
flash, 11. D. Bradley, publisher
of the St. Joseph News-Press,
wired the nuzl news asencv
DNB:
"Interested In your bulletin
service. Please quoto rates."
OKLAHOMA CITY. Juno 6 Ml
Tho state firemen's convention
come at tho wrong time. Dele
gates were robbed of tho chanco
to blow tho hometown sirens for
tho Invasion.
DALLAS, Tex.. June 0 (P)
Invasia Mae Renfrow was born
early today as the sirens slgnulcd
news of tho allied invasion of
western Europe.
City Ambulance Driver Harr.v
Goldberg, who with a hospital
intern, w, J. Garrett, made an
emergency call at 2:25 a. m. said
tho baby girl was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Lester Renfrow.
"1 11 namo her Invasia." said
tho mother.
MOBERLY. Mo.. June 6 (VP)
Churches In Mobcrly, homo town
of Lt. Gen. Omar Bradley, com
mander of American ground
forces In tho European Invasion,
opened for prayer services a few
minutes after tho first liasn ot
tho news was roccived.
TULSA. Ok la:. Juno fl (PI
Tho Tulsa World today heralded
the allied landings in France
with a ono line streamer saying
"Invasion On" in what was ap
proximately 212 point typo, tho
largest tho paper over has used.
The hondllno was prepared
nearly two months ago by Bet
ting tho lino in 120 point gothlc
typo and then having a photo-
engraver enlarge proof ollll
final siza on a zinc sinp.
nrwvrn .tnnn ft IJPk soM1
lor and his girl walked hi
ward In tho clnrK oi nc"-
ln "Whoopee!" she . excWmei
j no wars koihk hi
l no Soulier "- .
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mnncicci cohiucoh. . .
Ho looked awny nt the ow.
ened street oncl quiciwi
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you. 1
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nronortv of the Merrill
company and tho M'"Kf
owned by Senator Ma hjUW
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