Red Army gains control of Orel after savage street battle
Soviet forces entered Orel driving German defenders from the city after 24 days of brutal combat. Russian reports claim over 2,500 Germans killed or captured, with heavy air and ground assaults pressing from multiple directions as Berlin noted the withdrawal and strategic implications for theGerman defense line toward Bryansk and Belgorod.
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Moscow
Orel
Ans
Fied
Oka
Red
Bryansk
Nikitovka
Yasinova
Ilovaiskaya
Mga
Berlin
Red Army
Imunique
Sea of Azovy
Ukraine
Oscow
Yansk
Brysk
Belgorod
London
al- Paty
Sicily
Public Warns Of War Material Production Plan
Washington officials announce a wartime production program detailing essential civilian goods and services. WPB director D Whiteside outlines what items will be manufactured to keep the civilian economy functioning during the war.
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Washington
Office Ivili
Ar Production Board
Heavy Buying of Soap Causing Shortages
Washington report says soap buyers have purchased supplies faster than demand under government limits. The Agriculture Department notes shortages in some areas and a strained supply chain as restrictions remain in place.
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Washington
Priculture Department
Abs
Milk Price Plea Faces Five-State Milk Producers
Ohio Indiana Kentucky West Virginia and Michigan dairymen prepare to ask the National Office of Price Administration for higher milk prices. They argue production must rise to avoid future rationing as farmers threaten to sell cows if relief is not granted. Ohio groups urge at least a one cent per quart increase to keep dairy herds profitable.
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Cleveland
National
Office of Price Administration
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Michigan
Washington
E. Welch
OPA
J. I. Schafer
Akron
Ohio Milk Producers Federation
Columbus
Dale McCormick
Pataskala
Central Ohio Cooperative Milk Producers, Inc
Hundreds Free Homes in Ohio As Rivers Rise
Heavy rains across Central Ohio forced evacuations as Big Walnut Creek and other creeks overflowed. Ninety families left two Columbus suburbs, forty from Wonderland Addition, fifty from Gould Park. Marion saw four inches of rain. St Marys reported three inches flooding basements. Route 16 remained underwater near Coshocton after a cloudburst.
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Columbus
Ohio
Big Walnut Creek
Wonderland
Port Columbus
Gould Park
Marion
St. Marys
John Sunderland
Lake St. Marys
State Highway Patrol
Route 16
Coshocton
Muskingum River
German Airman Taken By Canadian Officers
Lieut. Peter Krug a German airman previously condemned for treason due to an escape from a Canadian prison camp was captured after another escape attempt Monday night near North Bay Ontario officials announced Retrieved from the Canadian forces report Krug had evaded capture earlier but was recaptured following the latest attempt by air force officers in the area
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North Bay
Ontario
Peter Krug
Max Stephan
Detroit
Congress May Consider Voting by Teen-Agers
Senator Van Nuys predicts Georgia’s move to lower the voting age to 18 could spur Congress to action on a nationwide amendment. He notes 18 to 20 year olds may gain more privileges, including potential eligibility to hold office, and says Georgia's election results could influence the judiciary committee’s stance.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Congress
van Nuys
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Owners Told Ickes May Charge To Operate Pits
Washington reports Interior Secretary Ickes warned coal mine operators the government may seek charges or offsets for running seized mines. He argued government possession kept mines productive during three strikes led by John L. Lewis, with owners demanding return before October 31 and awaiting the Attorney General’s opinion on timing under the anti strike law.
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Washington
Ickes
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Biddle
Yanks Close In on Enemy Near Munda Air Field
U S infantry battled Japanese forces on the Munda air field fringe on New Georgia Island in a slow but violent struggle after breaking a trench. American forces push from the east toward Bibolo Hill as navy Corsairs bomb and bombard Shortland Island, with 13 of 18 pursuing Zeros shot down on Rendova and two American losses.
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Southwest Pacific
Munda
New Georgia Island
Solomons
New Britain
Bibolo Hill
William F. Halsey, Jr
South Pacific
Bibolo
Kokengolo Hills
Shortland Island
Bougainville
Rendova Island
Army To Seize Many Ohioans In War Plants
Col. C W Goble states 78000 war workers in 800 Ohio plants are subject to the draft with about 70.7 percent of eligibles to be called in six months. He notes replacement schedule plants get advance notice to train replacements, while nonparticipating plants may not receive such notice.
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Columbus
Col
C. W. Goble
Selectee Service
Ohio
Goble
Selective Service Headquarters
Selective Service
No Disputes Will Be Heard During Strikes
The Regional War Labor Board ruled unanimously that no labor dispute will be heard during a strike, even after the waiting period of the Smith Connally Act. The board said labor, industry and the public will not substitute the picket line for talks, despite strike vote notices.
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Cleveland
Regional War Labor Board
Inter-Racial Good Will Proposed by Leaders
Southern white and Negro leaders establish a regional council to promote inter racial cooperation. A national movement is envisioned with a request to President Roosevelt to form a national council.
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Atlanta
United States
Roosevelt
Veterans Administration approves Chillicothe VA hospital expansion
The Veterans Administration approves construction of an additional building at the Chillicothe Veterans Hospital. The project aims to expand facilities and increase capacity for veterans' care at the Ohio site.
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Washington
Chillicothe Veterans Hospital
The
Veterans Administration
Ickes to divert gasoline from Midwest to East
Petroleum Administrator Harold L. Ickes said the oil transport problem is solvable by moving gasoline from the Middle West and Southwest to the East. He spoke at a meeting with congressmen and noted changes in rationing were being considered before expanding restrictions outside the heavily restricted East.
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Chicago
Harold L. Ickes
Middle West
Southwest
Ickes
Midwest
Washington
Congressional
Clarence J. Brown
Ohio
East
Nazis Massing Forces in Northern Italy Observers Say
Travelers who left Rome three days ago estimate Germany has 15 to 18 divisions in Northern Italy, about 225 000 to 270 000 men, moving quickly to strengthen lines north of the Po. American bombers damaged Bologna yards but German engineers restored traffic to speed troop movements. Signs in the Po Valley show anti German sentiment with calls for Germans to leave.
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Stockholm
Rome
Germany
Italy
Bologna
Po Valley
G O P Solons Plan Veteran Absorption Program
Washington Republican congressmen critical of Roosevelt's veteran rehabilitation plans discuss absorbing returning soldiers into private business. They report ongoing talks with business leaders and expect a concrete proposal by Congress reconvening in September.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Italy Nears Reply to Peace Demands in War-Worn Europe
Reports from London indicate Italy plans a meeting to discuss important measures aimed at peace. The Associated Press notes Britain seeks an Italian response to public calls for peace and to Germany’s demand that Italy remain in the war.
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Bern
Switzerland
Associated Press
London
Germany
Italy
Five Perish in Flash Floods Near Sutton WV
A flash flood in Braxton and Gilmer Counties central West Virginia drowned five people and left several others missing. Deputy O N Singleton said Mr and Mrs George Yeager their daughter and two grandchildren were killed when their home at Heaters near Sutton was swept away by Salt Lick Creek.
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Sutton
W. Va
Braxton
Gilmer
West Virginia
O. N. Singleton
Braxton County
George Yeager
Heaters
Salt Lick
Dayton U of Dayton drops intercollegiate sports for war
University of Dayton athletic director Harry C. Banjan announced the school would drop all intercollegiate athletics for the duration of the war. This decision affects football basketball and all varsity programs.
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Dayton LA
Dayton
Harry C. Ban Jan
University of Dayton
Sweep threatens collapse of Axis lines as Sicily advances
Allied forces seized Catania at 2 30 a m Eastern War Time and Paterno at Mt Etna foot, cutting off the western escape and disrupting retreat routes. British Eighth Army faced strong resistance while warships bombarded the Messina route. In Russia, armies struck Ore 200 miles south of Moscow, marking a new major offense.
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Catania
Mt. Etna
Sicily
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eighth Army
Eisenhower
Paterno
Messina
Russia
Ore
Moscow
Casualties in Sicily Reach 6741 as War Reports Update
Secretary of War Stimson reports American casualties in Sicily through July 22 totaling 6741 with 601 killed 3870 wounded and 2370 missing. He calls losses moderate given troop numbers and terrain noting evacuation of Catania confirmed after a German misdirection maneuver near Mt Etna.
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Washington
Sicily
Stimson
Allied Pressures Mount in Sicily As Patton Presses East
Allied naval bombardment and air strikes hammer Sicily as American forces under Lieut Gen George S Patton push toward Messina. Catania base may be rapidly converted for Allied use while Italian and German troops resist with dwindling numbers and chaotic retreat options emerge along a three mile corridor between mountains and sea.
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Mt. Etna
Eisenhower
Sicilian
George S. Patton
U. S. 7Th Army
Messina
Catania
Taormina
Sicily
Messina Strait
Montgomery
Africa
Naples
Fourth Term Limit To Be Decided In Hearings
Senate Judiciary Committee plans public hearings next month on a proposed constitutional amendment to limit Presidents to eight years. Chairman Van Nuys said a subcommittee would begin hearings after Congress reconvenes in mid September with both sides debated. He predicted early committee approval despite Administration uncertainty. Hatch defended the administration and praised Allied military successes while criticizing Taft.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
van Nuys
D-Ind
McCarren
D-Nev
Congress
Judiciary Committee
Army Help for Harvest Being Asked in West
The Agriculture Department extension service says the next two to three weeks will show if the army must assist harvests this year. North Dakota requests 15 000 soldiers to gather spring wheat in an emergency plan approved by Food Administrator Marvin Jones and Major Power Commissioner Mel Nutt and awaiting War Department action.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Extension Service
North Dakota
Auest
Marvin Jones
Mane Power
Paul V. Mel Nutt
War Department
Strike Favored in First War Time Vote
In Springfield two Allis Chalmers plants saw 1800 workers vote in secret election under the Smith Connally Law. Labor leaders expect no immediate stoppage despite a majority favoring a strike. The vote was conducted by the National Labor Relations Board to forestall war-time labor disruptions.
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Springfield
Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Company
National Labor Relations Board
Smith-Connally
Duce To Remain in Custody of Italy's King
King Vittorio Emanuele of Italy refused Hitler's request to hand Benito Mussolini to the Germans for safekeeping after Mussolini's fall. The decision was conveyed to Reichsmarshal Goering during his Rome visit to learn why Mussolini was deposed.
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Italy
Madrid
Vittorio Emanuele
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Rome
Hitler
Mussolini
National Housing Agency cancels Port Clinton trailer plan
The National Housing Agency in Washington canceled an order to install 240 trailers at a Port Clinton camp as housing conditions there have eased.
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Toledo
National Housing Agency
Washington
Port Clinton
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