26 World News Today

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But first, he has Doug Edwards. French forces on the island of Corsica are said to have captured the last German evacuation port of Bostia, while three Allied forces on the Italian mainland have all made new gains.

The Red Army is smashing on toward the German base at Gomel, and four Russian spearheads are threatening the eastern border of quite Russia. Allied planes are back over the continent in force today as the British observe the third anniversary of their victory over the Luftwaffe.

And in the Pacific, Australian troops are within three-quarters of a mile of the jet base at Fenchhoppen, New Guinea. Now, Admiral Radio takes you direct to Algiers, John Daly reporting. In the battles of the Italian mainland, the Fifth Army has driven an added male into the strongly held mountain position to the enemy north and northeast of Solano.

Although progress has been slow immediately above Solano, the right flank of the Fifth Army has made substantial gains. In the last six days, the American forces there have advanced 30 miles against Fifth Opposition, and now hold none broken front along what had it grabbed as various key roads.

The Fifth Army line is straightened out and runs about due east out of the hills overlooking Naples. Meanwhile in Easton, Italy, the British Eighth Army is likewise inside of its objective. Racing up the Adriatic Coast yesterday, the British forces reached the mouth of the O'Ponto River and entered the plane of Poggia, letting games are from 25 to 30 miles along its entire