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June 11, 1945

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Adrienne Barbeau

1945Adrienne Barbeau, American actress[†]

Adrienne Jo Barbeau is an American actress and author. She came to prominence in the 1970s as Broadway's original Rizzo in the musical Grease, and as Carol Traynor, the divorced daughter of Maude Findlay on the sitcom Maude (1972–1978). In 1980, she began appearing in horror and science fiction films, including The Fog (1980), Escape from New York (1981), Creepshow (1982), and Swamp Thing (1982). She also provided the voice of Catwoman in the DC Animated Universe. In the 2000s, she appeared on the HBO series Carnivàle (2003–2005) as Ruthie.

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Headlines from June 11, 1945

AMERICANS ON OKINAWA OPEN BIG PUSH TO END CAMPAIGN; BEGIN SCALING LAST BARRIER; 96TH DRIVES AHEAD Army Division Starts Up Yaeju-Dake Slopes in 1,000-Yard Push OROKU POCKET DWINDLES 6th Marines Gain 1,000 Yards, Compressing Enemy--7th Division Storms Key Hill Counter-Attacks Smashed Enemy Blown Out of Caves BIG OKINAWA PUSH BEGUN BY U.S. UNITS Rivers of Mud Stall Trucks 62,384 Tons of Shells Fired

By Warren Moscow By Wireless To the New York Times

Amers attacking Yaeju-Dake hill positions advance 1,000 yds and start up slopes; assault Kunishi Ridge; repel counterattacks around Hill 95; are reptd getting supplies by landing them directly on beaches; blast Japanese out of Oroku caves; marines with help of amtracks move through Itoman; Jap planes sink light naval units; Okinawa mud noted; 62,384 tons of shells fired at Japanese to June 9; map

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