Best Ways to Stay Cool Tapped by Readers
Mrs. W. F. Martin asks Pulse Feeler for cooling tips. Responses range from cold water baths to mountain escapes. Others advise lightweight meals or staying busy, with one Marine joking about sharing tips with 10,000 comrades in the South Pacific.
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Kimmel Denies Truths in Roberts Pearl Harbor Report
Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel told Senator Truman that the Roberts report misses basic truths of Pearl Harbor. He cites a Collier's article as containing false statements and accuses Truman of basing claims on untested evidence. Kimmel and General Short face court martial for dereliction of duty. Truman had not commented.
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Congress Stalemated Over Reconversion Legislation
Washington August 21 plans for a congressional vacation were discarded as Congress faced a stalemate over reconversion legislation. The House worked to dispose of a surplus property disposition bill amid many amendments while the Senate military committee moved toward a disposal bill featuring a board to supervise the program rather than a single administrator.
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Liberators Bomb Airdrome Attacks Central Yugoslavia
American Liberator bombers with Mustang escorts hit the Nis airdrome in central Yugoslavia and the Hajdu Bostermeny airfield about 120 miles northwest of Budapest, according to U P dispatch from Rome dated August 21.
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Laval on the Run Near Swiss Border
French collaborationist Laval and cabinet members reached Morvillars near the Swiss border. Aldo Forte reports Laval travels with heavy SS guards in camouflaged cars, with Fernand de Brinon among the aides. Observers note proximity to Germany could mean travel into Germany rather than Switzerland.
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Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
The forecast covers Amarillo and vicinity with fair conditions tonight and Tuesday and little temperature change. West Texas expects partly cloudy skies with scattered afternoon and evening thunder showers, while New Mexico may see scattered showers near mountains. Temperatures peak around 90 to 100, with a 24 hour high near 97 and a low around 66. Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance.
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New Mexico
Allies Close on Paris as French Fight Germans in Capital
Allied forces across the Seine press toward Paris from three sides as French patriots clash in the streets. Laval flees Vichy toward the German Swiss border while Maquis seize Toulouse and encircle Grenoble’s garrison.
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Elector controversy prompts Texas voter choice on ballot
Amarillo and statewide debate centers on whether electors pledged to Byrd or Roosevelt will appear on the Texas ballot. Charles H. Keffer argues voters can certify own electors to reflect their preference while remaining in the Democratic column. Debate covers convention splits and potential Roosevelt majority at the state convention.
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Allied ships shell Bayonne area as German defenses collapse
Three light Allied cruisers shelled near Bayonne at dawn while German fortifications along the Atlantic wall were largely abandoned. An American motorized column moved toward the Spanish frontier after passing through Angouleme without resistance amid joyful French villages. Explosions lingered as German demolition of fortifications continued.
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Ruth Frazier Wins News Tips Contest
Ruth Frazier of 1311 A Monroe Street wins first prize for News Tips, five dollars, after Walter Blackburn chased a wife who left on a train but got off at Groom to learn he missed it. Sherman Rucker secures second with a wall pierced by a bullet, while C D Frederick earns third for reporting a bathtub mouse problem. Numerous others submitted tips.
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Submarines Sink 19 Japanese Vessels Today
American submarines sunk 19 more Japanese ships today including two combatants, raising total sinkings to 706. The patrols probably sank 37 more and damaged at least 115, making 858 ships hit. 35 sinkings were announced this month.
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Patton's Third Army Claims 109575 Nazi Casualties
U S Third Army report claims 109575 German casualties since August 1 across Brittany and northern France to Paris outskirts. It lists 49650 captured 11025 killed and 48900 wounded, noting a total of about 11 divisions knocked out. Details on many columns were unavailable.
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Security League Is Promised at World Peace Talks
At the Washington conference Hull and Cadogan pledged a new international security body with sovereign equality for all states. They warned against a world dictatorship and urged a timely creation before the war ends. Gromyko’s reply was expected soon as the Soviet delegation supports small nations.
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Churchill salutes U.S. Japanese and Negro troops in parade
Prime Minister Churchill praised the American Fifth Army after a parade by the 24th Infantry Division. He lauded reconnaissance and combat units and paid tribute to soldiers of Japanese and Negro ancestry. He stayed overnight with Lt. Gen. Mark Clark and conferred with Maj. Gen. Charles Bolte, new commander of the 34th Corps.
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Polish Forces Advance Seven Miles in Italy
Polish forces on the Adriatic advanced seven miles to within 12 miles of Pesaro, with eastern Gothic line outposts near the Matauro River. Cerasa fell to Polish troops as German defenses pulled back. West of Florence, German shelling targeted Eighth Army positions south of the Arno, while Florence faced easing conditions and continued food supplies.
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Allied ships bombarded Toulon in southern France
Two Allied battleships and six cruisers shelled Toulon, the former home of the French fleet, on the previous day.
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Allied air blitz hits Japan as cruiser sunk and raids strike
Allied forces reported heavy air and naval blows across the Pacific as a Liberator sank a Japanese cruiser and Superfortress raids targeted Yawata on Kyushu. MacArthur announced Japanese withdrawal from the southern Philippines area while air operations extended from Timor to the Marianas. Chinese forces pressed near Hankow Canton railway as battles shifted across Hunan and Yunnan fronts.
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Bowles says price controls must continue after war
OPA Administrator Chester Bowles told Texas officials that price controls must persist after the war to avoid ruinous inflation as 11 million returning servicemen seek work. He warned that inflation peaked after World War I ended.
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Texas Gulf Coast Faces Threat of Two Storms
The Texas Gulf Coast faced potential landfall from two tropical storms, with weather alerts issued for coastal areas from Brownsville to the upper coast. Authorities urged residents to monitor centers about storm paths and prepare for possible impacts within 300 miles of the coast.
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