[Homer_J_Simpson]

Notre Dame cathedral is still the scene of action as Gen. De Gaulle enters (1:39). Incidentally, look for a transcript of Reid’s report in the N.Y. Times tomorrow.

Robert Reid, BBC

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Enemy Rout Grows (Middleton) – 2-4
A Warm Welcome for Victorious Doughboys in France (photo) – 3
Pouring Cider while He Pours Lead (photo) – 4
Joyous French Take Over Control of Beloved Paris – 4-5
War News Summarized – 5
Red Army Drives Ahead in Rumania and the North (maps) – 6
Danube Zone Freed – 7
Balkan Line Snaps (MacCormac) – 8
U.S. Bombers Fire 5 Reich Oil Plants (Anderson) – 8-9
Stilwell as a Full General (photo) – 9
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the Fighting in Various War Zones – 10-12

The News of the Week in Review
The Battle of France: An Allied Triumph (map) – 13
Fifteen News Questions – 14
Hope Springs Eternal (cartoon) – 15
Germany Reduced to Strategy of Desperation (Baldwin) – 16-17
“The Wild West Front” (cartoon) – 17
‘Superforts’ Put Japan in Line for Reich Fate (Shalett) – 18-19
Nazis Keep Repeating Claims for V-2 Weapon (Axelsson) – 19
Reassurance (cartoon) – 20
“First Aid” (cartoon) – 20
Security Plan Poses a Basic U.S. Decision (by James B. Reston) – 21-22
Answers to Fifteen News Questions – 22