Allies and Russians Blitz Europe in Broad WW II Air War
British and American forces led daylight raids on Rotterdam and German shipyards as Soviet bombers struck Berlin and eight eastern German towns. RAF fighters protected the bombers while long distance escort missions marked a new phase in aerial offensives.
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London
Europe
Berlin
Ruhr
Rhineland
England
Rotterdam
United States
RAF
Germany
Treptow
Danzig
Koenigsberg
Tilsit
Stettin
Stargard
Fuerstenwalde
Schneidemuehl
North Sea
Rouen
Abbeville
Amiens
le Trait
France
British Press Association
Dieppe
Eagle
Gus Daymond
East Prussia
Reuters
Stockholm
Zehlendorf
Dahlem
Danvig
Red Air Force
Helsinki
Finland
Warsaw
Poland
Send
Chinese push to bomber base near Nanchang advances
Chinese dispatches report Tsinsien recaptured 35 miles southeast of Nanchang, extending control of the Chekiang Kiangsi railway to nearly 200 miles. Japanese retreat from Chuhsien continues as Chinese armies threaten major air bases and Lashio airfield objectives in Burma.
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Chungking
Chekiang-Kiangsi
Tsinsien
Nanchang
Kiangsi
Chuhsien
China
Japan
U. S. Army
Free China
Huhsien
Kinshu
Lashio
Burma
Stilwell
Chekiang
Kiangsi Province
Sungyang
Lishui
Russians Sweep Into Rzhev Outskirts North of Moscow
Soviet communique reports Red Army forces reach the outskirts of Rzhev 130 miles northwest of Moscow as heavy fighting persists around Stalingrad and Mozdok. German counterattacks push tanks toward Stalingrad while the Soviets claim 47,000 German dead and capture multiple towns, with air forces destroying tanks and trucks.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Stalingrad
Rzhev
Volga
Red Army
Prokhlandnenski
Caucasus
Mozdok
Grozny
Red
Voronezh
Don River
Don Bank
Russia
Vyazma
Kalinin
Zhukov
Red Star
Destroyer Sinks After Collision Near Solomons
United States naval communique reports the destroyer Ingraham sunk in a fog collision in the Atlantic. The Tulagi area remains under American control as Japanese forces withdraw, and air power reports sink six enemy ships off Guadalcanal.
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Washington
Solomon Island
United Nations
Navy Department
Tulagi
Solomons
U. S
Ingraham
Atlantic Ocean
San Francisco
the Solomons
Screen Stars Depart For War Bond Drive
Six film stars Irene Dunne Greer Garson Virginia Gilmore Hedy Lamarr Ann Rutherford and Walter Abel left Hollywood for Washington to join wartime celebrities in Treasury drive aiming to push bond sales to a billion dollars next month.
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Hollywood
Washington
Treasury Department
Irene Dunne
Greer Garson
Virginia Gilmore
Hedy Lamarr
Ann Rutherford
Walter Abel
Neighbor’s quiet defense plea stirs KC workers peace
Lawrence Olson, a night shift plant worker, slept through the night as 28 children paraded with a sign outside the Olson home urging quiet for a defense worker’s rest. Eight year old Irving Philgreen led the youngsters with patriotic motive and sympathy for the neighborhood.
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Kansas City
Lawrence Olson
Irving Philgreen
Olson
Autographs on Bomber With War Bond Campaign
Citizens who buy a war bond and register their purchase at the Paramount Theatre War Activities booth will have their names autographed on a B 25 bomber to be used in future missions. Out of town buyers mailing their details to Jack King also qualify for the honor.
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Tokyo
Jimmy Doolittle
Paramount Theatre
North American Aviation Corp
WPB Tightens Control on Material Priorities
Washington August 27 WPB chief Donald M Nelson announces a new policy removing army and navy procurement officers from granting priority ratings. Authority to issue priorities shifts to WPB district offices starting September 7 to enforce a unified distribution system for scarce materials and sub assemblies.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Army
Navy
War Production Board
WPB
Nelson
Texans Fill Armed Ranks in U S Forces
A Br. Gen. J Watt Page report to Gov. Coke Stevenson states 240000 Texans serve in the armed forces. About 100000 were drafted through selective service. 140000 serve as volunteers in national guard or in army, navy, marines, and coast guard. A second item notes the Vichy monument to the French republic was torn down for scrap by municipal order.
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Austin
U.P
J. Watt Page
Coke Stevenson
Army
Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
Vichy
U Boats Encounter Vicissitudes Off American Coast
The German radio said U boats face vicissitudes in anti shipping work off the U S east coast. It blamed reduced shipping rather than stronger Allied defenses and claimed American reports on improving anti submarine methods were premature. It noted more coastal trade by rail and warned August sinkings would show continued blockade in the Atlantic Gulf Caribbean and off Brazil.
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New York
United States
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean
Brazil
Churchill Reaches King and Queen on Duke of Kent Death
Prime Minister Churchill conveyed condolences to the king and queen over the Duke of Kent's death in an air crash on Tuesday. The royal family and British leadership acknowledged the tragedy and extended sympathies.
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London
Churchill
Duke of Kent
Weather summary for Amarillo and Southwest Friday
The Amarillo and vicinity forecast shows little temperature change Friday with scattered thunder showers in Big Bend Texas and along the southern New Mexico border. Temperatures are expected to be near Thursday levels, with hourly readings around the mid to upper 80s and 90s. Precipitation in the last 24 hours was negligible.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Big Bend
New Mexico
Battlefront Updates Show Global Pressures and Local Skirmishes
A summary of World War II actions reports retreating Japanese forces at Tulagi and combat near Milne Bay, heavy Allied bombing of Rotterdam, Soviet operations around Berlin and Stalingrad, offensives toward the Caucasus oil region, Chinese raids near Chuhsien and rail gains, and Māori bayonet drills against Italian troops as both sides prepare for major future offensives.
Enlistment Age Raised to Fifty for War Army
The War Department announced enlistments up to age 50 with conditions as Congress debates drafting 18 and 19 year olds. Secretary Stimson said the move aims to build a larger, prudent army while freeing younger troops for active duties.
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Washington
War Department
Stimson
Sabath
Illinois
House Rules Committee
Congress
May
Kentucky
House Military Affairs Committee
Armed Services
Floating islands used by Japanese planes in Pacific
A Chinese military spokesman said floating islands made of bamboo are used by Japan as refueling depots and rest stations for war planes in the Pacific. Chinese intelligence reportedly photographed the islands.
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Chungking
Pacific
Moyne named deputy minister of state in Middle East
London reports the appointment of Lord Moyne, former colonial secretary, as deputy minister of state for the Middle East, announced tonight.
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London
Lord Moyne
Middle East
Milne Bay engagement signals days of Pacific air war
Allied land forces clashed with Japanese troops at Milne Bay New Guinea after two days of air bombardment. Allied and Australian units reported heavy Japanese losses including ships and aircraft while airmen targeted Buna and surrounding targets. The Milne Bay operation is seen as strategically significant for access to the Coral Sea and the southeastern Solomons.
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United Nations High Command
China Sea
Solomons
Guadalcanal
New Guinea
MacArthur
Australia
Milne Bay
Yates McDantes
Navy
Buna
Coral Sea
Japanese claim of new carrier damage unverified in Solomons
Allied forces report persistent fighter sweeps against Buna airfield and ground attacks after initial landings, suggesting Japanese push southeast along the New Guinea coast. The Japanese account claimed damage to a heavy US carrier a smaller carrier and a Pennsylvania class battleship, but these reports lacked verification.
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Buna
New Guinea
Darwin
Australia
Broome
Solomons
United States
Milne Bay
Southwest
Pacific Command
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Pine Ridge Inn
Duncan N. Ingraham
South Carolina
Russell Stationery Company
Ernest Lindley
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Amarillo Globe
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