World News Today

World News Today, brought to you by a cut-of-that-already-all-and-television corporation, makers of Admiral Radio, America's Smart Set. By short-wave broadcast, direct from important overseas stations, as well as the leading news centers of our own country, CBS correspondents are waiting to bring you a complete report from the world's political and battle fronts.

But first, here's Doug Edwards. Allied forces are smashing forward on a 100-mile front in Sicily. Our headquarters in North Africa announces that parachutists were the first to touch enemy soil, that American troops have broken through the Axis trench line at Gila.

Enemy dispatches report a live landings at seven places in Sicily, and they admit that our air forces have cut off the island from the Italian mainland. Secretary of War Stimson has arrived in Great Britain.

The Russians report that Germany's new offensive has been stopped, and in the Pacific, American forces have cut the Japs supply road to Munda in the Solomon's. Now for Morneo's direct from North Africa, Admiral Radio takes you to Aljares, Winston Verdeff reporting.

Allied troops continue to pour around with the beaches of Sicily today. The invasion kind of extended for a hundred miles around the southeastern front of the island, and tonight it was announced that this first coastline is in Allied hands.

Another conclude said seems and secured their big positions at 6 o'clock yesterday morning, only three hours after the first invasion of the bombarded picture. The Americans have landed near Jayla and captured at least two air drones on the southern coast.

In the village drone of operations, the inside keynote air drone has been captured. Our troops have everywhere made contact with the terrorists who broke into Sicily before them. Our flag inland, the Americans and British have advanced, we don't know yet.