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WASHINGTON, June 13 -- There will be other openings in the invasion of Europe, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower told President Roosevelt in a personal report which the latter made public today at a news conference.
Kalytka returns voluntarily for food; caught at lunch
com names F Coulet civilian leader and Col de Chevigne mil leader of Normandy freed areas
R C McMillen, Repub, elected to fill House vacancy
Brit take Troarn; battles for Montebourg and Carentan continue as towns evidently change hands; Allied tanks and infantry smash across area south of Bayeux and between Cerisy Forest and Tilly in new offensive; high morale among Ger troops noted; crack units replacing 2d line rgts; fall of St Lo and Caen to Allies seen soon; US 4th Infantry Div advance on Montebourg revealed held up 2 days while battleship Nevada shelled city; US 2d Infantry Div fighting in Carentan-Isigny area; Gers rept half-million Allied troops in Normandy, and Cherbourg Peninsula battle entering decisive phase; see great new tank battle
1944Laurie Colwin, American novelist and short story writer (died 1992)[†]
Laurie Colwin was an American writer who wrote five novels, three collections of short stories and two volumes of essays and recipes. She was known for her portrayals of New York society and her food columns in Gourmet magazine. In 2012, the James Beard Foundation inducted her into its Cookbook Hall of Fame.
1944World War II: After several failed attempts, the British Army abandons Operation Perch, its plan to capture the German-occupied town of Caen.[†]
Operation Perch was a British offensive of the Second World War which took place from 7 to 14 June 1944, during the early stages of the Battle of Normandy. The operation was intended to encircle and seize the German occupied city of Caen, which was a D-Day objective for the British 3rd Infantry Division in the early phases of Operation Overlord. Operation Perch was to begin immediately after the British beach landings with an advance to the south-east of Caen by XXX Corps. Three days after the invasion the city was still in German hands and the operation was amended. The operation was expanded to include I Corps for a pincer attack on Caen.