[Homer_J_Simpson]

Prime Minister to Sir Edward Bridges 14 July 43

The Public Relations Officers are becoming a scandal, and the whole system requires searching scrutiny and drastic pruning. Pray advise me how to proceed. A small Cabinet committee with a suitable reference would seem to be indicated.

Winston S. Churchill, Closing the Ring

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Junction Effected (Matthews) – 2-3
Foe’s Communication Lines in Sicily Paralyzed from Air (Middleton) – 3-4
Canadians Push On at Amazing Speed (Munro) – 4
War News Summarized – 4
Eisenhower Hails Unity of Invaders – 5
On the Shores of Sicily: More U.S. Forces Arrive (photos) – 5
Berlin Concedes Allied Victories (Axelsson) – 6
Willkie Wins Stalin’s Help for Cupid; Soviet Lifts Ban on U.S. Writer’s Romance (by Inga Arvad, first-time contributor) – 6
Mauled Nazis Lag in Kursk Attacks – 7
Japanese Pressed (Durdin) – 7-8
RAF Pounds Turin in Hard Night Raid – 8-9
Dewey is Top Choice of the Republicans in 3 Largest States, Gallup Poll Finds (by George Gallup) – 10
Pier Union Urges Price Roll-Backs – 10
Allies Gain on 3 Fronts (by Hanson W. Baldwin) – 11
Alexander Extols Allied Navies’ Job (by Frederick Graham) – 11
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the Fighting in Various War Zones – 12-14
OWI Wins on U-Boats (by Arthur Krock) – 14