Allied Forces Drive Deep Into Brittany and Caen Gap
British and American units press on toward Rennes and Brest as Dempsey’s Second Army breaks center near Caumont. Bradleys spearheads push toward Rennes and Brest while a Lee River thrust threatens pockets east of Avranches. Envelopment looms as forces advance to trap German troops across Brittany and Caen region.
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London
Brest
Rennes
Brittany
Erwin Rommel
Miles C. Dempsey
Caumont
Omar N. Bradley
France
Pontorson
Avranches
Churchill
House of Commons
Lee River
Vire
Tessy
Torigni
Percy
Villedieu
Paris
Selune
le Boat
Tessy-sur- Vire
Villers-Bocage
Bocage
Rommel
Caen
Loire
St. Nazaire
Cherbourg
Sir Miles Dempsey
Dempsey
le Beny-Bocage
Germany
Reich
Breton
India
United States Navy
Japan
Rommel urged to stand and fight near Villers-Bocage
The report notes Marshal Rommel urged to defend on the high ground between Villers-Bocage and Caen as German forces retreat from a pocket north of Villers-Bocage. British forces are described as having cleared Homme Forest south of Caumont and advancing.
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Rommel
Villers-Bocage
Caen
Villers - Bocage
Homme
Caumont
Turkey Breaks with Germany Bids Allies Welcome
Turkish Foreign Minister Sukru Saracoglu announced Ankara's break from Germany in a unanimous assembly vote. Britain supported the move with economic and military aid, while the United States backed Britain. Finland named Marshal Mannerheim to succeed Ryti as president, signaling possible armistice moves. Both actions, amid German setbacks, mark bold shifts in the Balkan and Nordic fronts.
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Aegean Islands
Sukru Saracoglu
National Assembly
Ankara
Great Britain
Germany
Finland
Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Mannerheim
Russia
Saracoglu
I Tional Assembly
Britain
Turkey
United States
London
Hitler
Franz von Papen
Balkan
Risto Ryti
Ryti
Hengyang Hold Amid Fresh Japanese Assaults
In Hengyang Hunan more than ten Japanese thrusts were repelled by Chinese forces. Chinese units outside the city attacked enemy lines and claimed annihilation of a break through. The city remained under Chinese control as Japanese forces were encircled. To the north Japanese captured Lienhwa near Changsha amid ongoing street fighting at Chenhsiang.
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Chungking
U.P
Hengyang
Hunan
Lienhwa
Changsha
Chenhsiang
Heavies Attack Genoa And Rhone Valley
American heavy bombers attacked targets in the Rhone Valley of southern France and the Genoa harbor today. The report comes from Rome dated August 2 as U P.
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Genoa
Rhone Valley
Rome
U.P
Rhone
France
Fair and warm weather and scattered storms across the region
The forecast covers Amarillo and vicinity with fair nights and days of high temperatures through Thursday. West Texas expected to be partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers west of the Pecos. New Mexico shows widely scattered showers or storms in the mountains, otherwise fair with little temperature change. Highs top 105, lows near 71, noon reading 96. Building Materials for Repairs listed from John Maynard Lumber Co.
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West Texas
Pecos River
New Mexico
Americans Join Chinese in Hengyang Defense
Tokyo radio says American ground troops are fighting in Hengyang, a vital China railway hub in Hunan Province. The report, heard in San Francisco, claims U.S. forces were sent from India via Kunming to support defenses when Chongqing could no longer defend the base.
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United Press
Tokyo Radio
Hengyang
China Railway Center
Hunan
China
San Francisco
Chungking
India
Kunming
Gangs Riot as Philadelphia Transit Strike Sparks Violence
Gangs of armed youths attacked and injured eight whites in a troubled Philadelphia neighborhood amid a transit strike. Police detained over 300, with thousands on duty. ships and factories report production losses as Navy and Army workers miss shifts. Mayor Samuels says local action fails, NLRB to review.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Philadelphia Transportation Company
Navy
Army
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Fort Dix
N. J
CIO Transport Workers Union
Bernard Samuels
National Labor Relations Board
Okawa Named Navy Chief in Japan Shifting Command
The Japanese Navy ministry announced Admiral Koshio Okawa as chief of the naval general staff replacing Admiral Shigetaro Shimada. Tokyo radio, recorded by United Press, reported the change today in San Francisco.
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United Press
Japanese Navy Ministry
Koshio Okawa
Naval General Staff
Shigetaro Shimada
Tokyo Radio
San Francisco
Philippines
Diiniumor
Aitape
Douglas MacArthur
Halmahera
Robert Douglass, Jr
7Th Air Force
Pacific
Hengyang
China
Hongkong
Hankow-Canton
Adm
Koshiro O
Some Women Just Don’t Like Mice Observation
Pulse Feeler surveyed women downtown about mice fear. Responses vary from quick glances to nervous questions and reasons include speed, dirty appearance, fear status, and long tails.
Japanese Civilians Surrend er on Tinian as Marines Clear Island
On Tinian hundreds of Japanese civilians emerged from hidden caves to surrender to American Marines amid efforts to clear remnants of an estimated 8300 enemy soldiers. Officials expect the garrison may have been completely wiped out.
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Expeditionary
Tinian
Navy
U.P
Poles Engage Germans in Warsaw Battle Lead by General Bors
A Polish underground communique reports 10 000 to 25 000 fighters clashing with German forces in four Warsaw districts as Russians advance into eastern suburbs. The action began at 5 pm yesterday, led by General Bors and a Polish government authority.
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London
Warsaw
Bors
Rommel Wounded in Normandy Air Attack Officially Reported
Berlin confirmed Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was seriously wounded when an Allied plane bombed his staff car in Normandy on July 17. The DNB said he suffered brain concussion and other injuries but is recovering satisfactorily and not in danger.
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London
U.P
Berlin
Erwin Rommel
Normandy
DNB
Rommel
Marianas Drive Reports Tinian Fall and Guam Breakthrough
Allied forces claimed conquest of Tinian after nine days of fighting and said Guam resistance collapsed as American troops pressed a fourth Marianas landing on Rota. The report highlighted air fields and harbors in U.S. hands and noted ongoing offensives across New Guinea and Chinese fronts with emphasis on air power and strategic bases.
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J. B. Krueger
Associated Press
Tinian Island
Guam
Tokyo
Marianas
Rota
Tinian
Adm
Chester Nimitz
Agana
U.S
New Guinea
Vogelkop Peninsula
Aitape-Wewak
Sansapor
Flier's Tragic Error Kills His Best Friend
An American WWII ace recounts a fatal accident where a wingman accidentally shot down his best friend during camera gun practice. The pilot describes lasting guilt yet notes the bereaved pilot continues to fly bravely, fighting for two.
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Flier
U. S
England
U.P
United Press War
Robert Richards
Churchill Says Victory May Come Soon Despite Dark Spot
Churchill told the Commons that Allied victory in Europe may come soon and that Japan’s defeat will not be long delayed after Germany. He cited German flying bombs killing 4,735, evacuations of 1,000,000 from London, and 5,340 robots launched with potential rockets. He urged London evacuation for nonessential workers as rockets threaten the capital.
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London
O.P
Winston Churchill
Commons Today
Europe
Churchill
Commons
Japan
Germany
Britain
Russians trap thousands of Germans near Riga and advance toward East Prussia
Soviet forces trap thousands of Nazi troops in Latvia and Estonia as a swift Baltic drive nears Riga. Gen. Ivan Cherniakhovsky pushes 200 miles toward East Prussia, with German losses confirmed in Kalvania Jelgava and Wilkowischken. Russian rail and road interdiction expands toward Ventspils and Leipaja while fighting continues near Warsaw and the Carpathians.
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Moscow
Latvia
Estonia
Baltic Sea
Riga
Warsaw
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
East Prussia
Junker
Vistula
Augustow
Memel
Kalvania
Jelgava
Wilkowischken
Birsen
Red Army
Baltic States
Takums
Ivan Bagramian
Baltic Army
Rigs
Gulf of Riga
Leipaja
Ventspils
Mazirbe
Weather Gloom As Heat Wave Holds With No Rain In Sight
H C Winburn of the Weather Bureau reports no rain in sight to break a heat spell. Temperatures reached 104 to 105 yesterday with Aug 1 the hottest on record. a 103 to 104 forecast for Friday. The all time high is 107. Local service hours noted.
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H. C. Winburn
Weather Bureau
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