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BBC recording of bells of church near Caen, as reported by Alan Melville (1:25).

Alan Melville, BBC

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Push Flanks Caen (Middleton) – 2-4
‘A Mere Beginning’ (Hurd) – 4
Americans Battle Germans Man to Man in Two Towns (Gorrell) – 5
Stalin Extols ‘Success’ of Invasion as the Most ‘Masterly’ in History – 5
German Dilemma in Normandy Seen (Shalett) – 6
Churchill’s Visit a Beach Sensation – 6-7
‘Land of Plenty’ Described in Normandy; Groaning Tables, Silk Sheets Reported (by William Stringer, first-time contributor) – 7
War News Summarized – 7
Salvos and Prayers: They Marked the Invasion Start for Some and the End for Others (photos) – 8-10
With the Allied Leaders on the Invasion Fronts in France (photos) – 11-13
Nimitz Forces Bag 140 Planes, 13 Ships (Horne) – 13
May Name Swacker Railway Mediator – 14
Sedition Defense Cites Hartzel Case – 14
A Treaty Ignored (by Arthur Krock) – 14
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the Fighting in Various War Zones – 15-17
Beginnings in France (by Hanson W. Baldwin) – 17