CBS World News Today – August 6, 1944

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[Homer_J_Simpson]

Douglas Edwards

CBS World News Today

[Homer_J_Simpson]

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[Homer_J_Simpson]

In today’s news -

Bill Downs (photo below), Normandy, on that front and the general European picture.

Richard C. Hottelet (photo below), London, on the war in France and the European air war.

Maj. George Fielding Eliot, CBS military analyst, covers the eastern front.

Webley Edwards (photo below), Pearl Harbor, interviews John Bishop, Saturday Evening Post correspondent, just returned from the Marianas.

Don Pryor, Washington, on political news. He also interviews a P-51 pilot back from Italy.

To hear the news click here.

[GeronL]

bump for later listening

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Bill Downs

Richard C. Hottelet

Webley Edwards

[GOPJ]

I assume the big questions asked are:

“Are more German Civilians dying than American Civilians - is death equality an issue?”

Children of SS officer's are traumatized by bombs exploding in Germany - How does the President respond?

On the Japanese front:

Is this war really just a cover for White Men to express prejudice against people of color?

[yarddog]

I remember back in the 50s watching “Doublas Edwards” and the news on Channel 9, Dothan, Alabama. There was 15 minutes of national news then the local station put on 15 more minutes.

15 minutes is more than enough time if all you do is report the news.

They went on to 30 minutes and Walter Cronkite so they could have time to spread their deceit.