Nazi Tide Shifts as Axis Suffer Key Blows in World War II
The Allies score major gains across theaters with Russians seizing Orel and Belgorod and Sicily targets Catania and Paterno. U S forces trap Japanese at Munda airport on New Georgia while Salamaua is besieged. Sweden halts German troop movements, Italy abolishes Fascism, and Allied bombings widen in Italy and Naples area.
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Allied Forces Tighten Grip on Munda in Solomons
Gen Douglas MacArthur announced that half of the Munda airfield is under American infantry with tank support and the Japanese garrison there is encircled and being destroyed. Allied forces also press the New Georgia front, seizing Kokengolo Hill and pressing toward Salamaua as PT boats and air strikes hit targets around Kolombangara and Vickers.
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Goodrich Chief Sees New Plant and War Use Plan
J J Newman senior official of B F Goodrich toured the Borger synthetic rubber plant as it nears full production. He foresees a permanent industry from the plant and notes the nation will rely on multiple new uses while four Texas plants, including Borger, form part of a 705000 long ton annual output to support war needs.
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Water emergency strikes Amarillo again
Amarillo faced a water crisis after a booster pump motor at City Lake failed. Superintendent N V Moss urged citizens to use water only for essentials and avoid watering lawns and gardens today. Repairs were planned for today or a replacement motor, with normal production about 15 million gallons daily expected by Saturday.
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Drafts to Go Slowly on Induction of Pre Pearl Harbor Fathers
Senator Gurney of South Dakota said Selective Service will delay drafting pre Pearl Harbor fathers as long as possible and seek equalized inductions from all states and local boards. He noted some fathers may be drafted after Oct 1 as local boards exhaust lists of other eligible men and discussed House Kilday bill provisions to block early inductions.
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South Dakota
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Montana
Congress
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Senate
Battlefronts and Allied Advances Across Theaters
Soviet forces seize Orel and Belgorod in a double victory while German hold weakens in Sicily with Catania falling. Sweden limits Nazi rail use as RAF pressure rises. In the Pacific US troops push toward Munda as Badoglio tightens the dictatorship in Italy and Berlin faces a pointed RAF warning.
Weather Forecast For Amarillo And West Texas
The U S Weather Bureau reports little change in temperatures Friday with scattered evening thundershowers and gentle to moderate winds across Amarillo and vicinity. In West Texas there is also little temperature change with scattered thunderstorms Friday. New Mexico shows scattered showers mainly in mountains during Friday afternoon and evening.
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Allied forces storm Catania as Etna front tightens
Allied troops push into Catania while twin north and east advances drive German remnants from Mt. Etna slopes. British Canadians and US units strike along coastal routes toward Messina as Italians withdraw. about 5,000 Italian infantry and possibly 35,000 Germans remain in Sicily.
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Red armies seize Orel and Belgorod in major Soviet win
Soviet forces captured the German strongholds of Orel and Belgorod in a twin summer victory announced by Stalin. The breakthroughs threaten German defenses and open routes toward Bryansk and Smolensk as Berlin warns of shifting fronts and Kiev aims.
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