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prepare for next phase of offensive, believed to be drive on Central France and Paris
Abbeville bridgehead, German prisoners and material taken
believe they have found weak spots in German methods and material
GALWAY, Ireland, May 31--All alight and with the United States flag prominently displayed, America's refugee ship, the President Roosevelt, arrived at the outskirts of Galway Bay at 10 o'clock tonight.
1940René Auberjonois, American actor (died 2019)[†]
René Marie Murat Auberjonois was an American actor and voice actor, known for playing Odo on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999) and Clayton Endicott III on Benson (1980–1986).
1940Katerina Gogou, Greek writer and actress (died 1993)[†]
Katerina Gogou was a Greek poet, author and actress.
1940Kip Thorne, American physicist, astronomer, and academic[†]
Kip Stephen Thorne is an American theoretical physicist and writer known for his contributions in gravitational physics and astrophysics. Along with Rainer Weiss and Barry C. Barish, he was awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves.