Allied Air Strikes Hit Naples Rail Centers In Italy
Allied air forces pounded Naples area rail hubs on Saturday as Axis claims of Italian landings drew skepticism. Reports from London and Washington mention intensified bombing of railway centers, while Soviet and Allied fronts update with Kharkov gains and Kiska reoccupation. Brazil vows 300000 strong expeditionary force as war conference in Quebec progresses.
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Italy
Radio Liberation
Crete
Naples
Russia
Maxim Litvinoff
Washington
Ivan Maisky
London
Litvinoff
Stalin
Moscow
Kharkov
Bryansk
Spas Demensk
Donets
Izyum
Voroshilovgrad
Kiska
L. Dewitt
Western Defense Command
Pacific
Berlin
Tokyo
Stimson
T. V. Soong
Quebec
Brazil
Jose Moniz de
Aragao
English Channel
Dunkerque
Cherbourg
Rome
Sicily
Calabrian
Francaleone
Cape Spartivento
Litvinoff Recall Sparks Fears of Separate Peace
London anxiously weighs the recall of Maxim Litvinov as Soviet Ambassador to the United States and the appointment of Andrei Gromyko. Analysts fear a potential rift with Britain and the United States and a possible separate peace with Germany, while Moscow calls the move routine.
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Litvinoff
London
Maxim Litvinoff
Washington
Ivan Maisky
Soviet
Russia
United States
Joseph Stalin
Moscow
Berlin
Germany
Far East
Europe
Allies Drive Toward Salamaua Airstrip in New Guinea
Allied troops have occupied forward slopes south of the Salamaua airstrip and now command the airfield with their guns. MacArthur reports the Japanese are withdrawing, while other Allied forces advance along the coast and tighten encirclement. In the Solomons, Raanga Island operations seize field pieces and six enemy barges are destroyed on Kula Gulf as Vella Lavella sees bomb strikes.
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Southwest Pacific
Salamaua
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Solomon Islands
New Georgia
Raanga Island
Munda
Bairoko
Baanga
Solomons
Kula Gulf
Kolombangara Island
Vella Lavella
Joint American Canadian War Aid Group Appointed
Roosevelt and Mackenzie King announce a joint war aid committee to study lend lease issues between the United States and Canada. Major General J H Burns chairs the US section with E P Taylor leading Canada. The panel may become a prototype for joint lend lease groups with other nations.
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Quebec
Roosevelt
MacKenzie King
J. H. Burns
Munitions Assignment Board
United States
Great Britain
E. P. Taylor
Churchill
Moscow
French Cheeriness Surprises Occupation in Paris and Beyond
In Madrid dispatches the French public shows unprecedented politeness toward German officers and Lavalites as broadcasts urge vigilance. Reports from Vierzon Montauban Limoges Cahors and Lyon describe crowds greeting Germans with smiles water and even dancing offers. Some Frenchmen fear collaboration while authorities note fewer arrests amid a shift in atmosphere and rising civilian activity.
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France
Spain
Paris
Lavalites
Vierzon
Montauban
Barcelona
Chateauroux
Limoges
Brive
Gourdon
Cahors
Albi
Lyon
Riviera
Bordeaux
Bilboa
Meat council warns of beef famine without rationing plan
The Livestock and Meat Council forecasts a serious beef shortage this winter and spring unless the government enacts meat management. They blame uncertain regulations for reduced feeder cattle buying by corn belt farmers, risking beef becoming a seasonal crop. The plan calls for flexible prices and rationing to restore producer confidence.
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Chicago
Livestock and Meat Council
Mid-West
Massive Allied Bombardment Hits Naples Area In 1943 Clash
On August 23 1943 Allied air fleets intensified their assault on the Naples area while Axis radio claimed paratroopers dropped on Crete and Italy. Reports mention Russian advances toward Kharkov and Chinese forces repelling Japanese in Hubei province as French public sentiment shifts toward the Nazis.
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Naples
Crete
Italy
Weather Center Amarillo Brief Forecast
The report notes little temperature change Monday with modest winds in Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas shows similar minor shifts while New Mexico expects scattered thunder showers Monday and Monday night. The record includes yesterday's highs and lows, sun up at 9 12 and sunset at 8 27, with 1 54 inches precipitation in 24 hours ending 4 PM. There is a Want Ads push for used items. no shortage of used goods despite war priorities.
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Litvinoff
Washington
Moscow
Stimson
T. V. Soong
China
War Council
Knox
Farly
Churchill
Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Crbmin
Axis Bombardments Hit Rail Centers Near Naples
Allied air fleets led by Flying Fortresses and Liberators blasted rail junctions at Aversa and Villa Literno north of Naples and Cancello rail yards. Heavy dogfights with German fighters followed Marauders raids, while Crete invasion reports circulated and were discounted by London.
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Belman Morin
North
Africa
Naples
Italy
Radio Liberation
Crete
London
Villa Literno
Aversa
Middle East
Cancello
Pomigliano D’arco
Rattipaglia
Hie
Ministry of Information
Sicily
Cancelio
Nazis Perplexed By Rioting Danes
Stockholm reports new sabotage in Denmark with bombings on Fyn Island and clashes in Odense between patriots and soldiers. The Danish king and government appealed for calm to avoid German reprisals as Nazi reactions remain unannounced.
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Stockholm
Denmark
Odense
Fyn
Vefsal
Christian X
Norway
Vidkun Quisling
Finland
Norb
Reds Sweep Nazis Back In Drive for Kharkov
The Red Army pushed into 30 localities near Kharkov, advancing modestly as German defense stiffened. Moscow cited gains but Berlin claimed heavy Russian losses and persistent German countermeasures, with both sides noting ongoing battles in the Donets and Kharkov sectors and warnings of mud hindering operations.
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Reds
Kharkov
London
Red Army
Moscow
Bryansk
Spas Demensk
Layum
Voroshilovgrad
Donets
Mius
Rostov
Sma
High Command
Berlin
Associated Press
Ferm
Rus
Curtin Forces Win at Polls
Sydney voters deliver a sweeping Labor victory in the general election led by Prime Minister John Curtin. Labor wins at least 44 of 75 House seats and all 19 Senate seats up for vote, with a likely total majority of 11 in the lower house once servicemen ballots are counted.
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Sydney
Labor
John Curtin
House of Representatives
Senate
Bombers Hit Canton Airdrome In China Offensive
Mitchell medium bombers of the U S 14th Air Force attacked the Japanese held Tien Ho airdrome at Canton as escorting P 40 fighters repelled over 20 Japanese Zeros in three waves. A large fire was seen as bombers hit hangars and aircraft. several American pilots claimed kills including Captain Arthur Cruickshank who downed his third Zero.
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UV. S
MTH
China
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Tien Ho
Canton
Kwangal Province
Joseph W. Stilwell
Kwan
Arthur Cruickshank
Ruston
Bruce Halaway
Nome
Samuel Petersburg
Pennard
Detroit
Gouldthrite
Seattle
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U. S Weather Bureau
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Haale
Francalene
Adriatic Sea
Vila Literno
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Globe
Sian
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Curtin
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