Reds Attack on Central Battlefront
Soviet dispatches report Red Army offensives across four central fronts from Bryansk to Lake Ilmen while clashing near Stalingrad and in the Caucausus. German forces face heavy losses as Russians launch a staged series of assaults and cross the Don elbow southeast of Kletskaya.
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Moscow
Red Army
Bryansk
Lake Omen
Stalingrad
Caucasus
Vyazma
Kalanin- Rzhev
Capital
Lake Ilmen
Leningrad
Don Bend
Don
Krasnodar
Volga
Western Caucasus
Kuban
Ketskaya
Voronezh
Fedor von Bock
Kursk-Kharkov
Kletskaya
Kotelnikovsul
Government Loses Million Dollars Daily
Senator George D Ga indicated the government loses more than a million dollars daily as increased excise taxes await effect. He said the tax bill should have been on the books by last spring and noted current losses are far below last year’s figure, when delays cost about 3 million daily.
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Washington
George D-Ga
Finance Committee
Treasury
Bender Heads Cuyahoga County Republicans
Congress man George H. Bender of Cleveland will head the Republican party in Cuyahoga County for a third term. He was re elected chairman of the Republican County Central Committee last night at the biennial convention of newly elected central committee members.
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Cleveland
George H. Bender
Republican
Cuyahoga County
Republican County Central Committee
Central Committee
Chicago Brighter Outlook Amid Dust Fall Report
Oil dust inspector notes Chicago saw hundreds of tons of dust last year but less than 1937. The city averaged 68.1 tons per square mile versus 83.1 previously. A local ad touts a bedroom suite for sale from 8 Payette Nelsonville area.
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Chicago
Toehold Keeps Gunner Alive After 25 000 Foot Plunge
General MacArthur's Australian HQ reports Sergeant G C Hollister survived a 25 000 foot fall when a Zero attacker ripped off the bomber's turret door during a New Guinea air battle. His feet snared a bar between two guns and he shouted for aid through damaged intercom wires until another gunner lowered him to safety.
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MacArthur
Australia
G. C. Hollister
Hollister
New Guinea
Ohio to reclassify 1 B draftees for induction
Columbus reports the selective service abolishes 1-B deferments and opens a path to 1-A induction for many men with minor defects. National reform ends the limited service status. reclassification aims by New Year with full start Sept 1. About 20 percent were 1-B and another 20 percent 4-F. many 1-Bs reclassified to 1-A or 4-F.
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Columbus
Selective Service
Ohio
Boucher
Pattersons McCormick Not To Be Indicted
Federal Grand Jury finds no indictment against Pattersons McCormick after reviewing a June 7 publication about the Japanese fleet in the Midway Battle. The Chicago Tribune New York Daily News and Washington Times Herald were cleared.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
New York Daily News
Washington Times Herald
Grand
Midway
Kurusu and Nomura Return to Japan From Abroad
The Asama Maru and Conte Verde brought 1 421 Japanese repatriates to Yokohama, mostly from the United States, in exchange for Americans moved from the Orient to Portuguese East Africa. Among the passengers were Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura, ex-Japan ambassador to Washington, and Saburo Kurusu, envoy to Washington when the war began.
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Tokyo
Yokohama
United States
Orient
Portuguese East Africa
Kichisaburo Nomura
Japan
Washington
Saburo Kurusu
New Material Distribution Plan Emerges From War Board
President Nelson signals hard line on war production management while planning quickie material priority ratings to prevent shutdowns. Regional officers would be empowered to order essential materials to keep plants running amid shortages. Cleveland car dealer Ray Sayer jailed a year for buying four stolen tires.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
AFL
CIO Metal-Fabricating Unions
War Production Board
CIO
Nelson
Congressional
Cleveland
Ray Sayer
Good Night Kiss Dismissed in Macon Disorderly Claim
In Macon Georgia Recorder George M Nottingham ruled that a good night kiss between an 18 year old girl and her 22 year old Army Air Corps date did not constitute disorderly conduct. The couple faced charges but the case was dismissed after testimony.
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Macon
George M. Nottingham
Army Air Corps
Uncle Sam
Nottingham
Farm Ceiling Dispute Looms
Secretary Wickard urged amendment of the price control law to allow lower ceilings on farm products reversing his prior stance. He asked farmers to drop the prohibition on ceilings below 110 percent of parity drawing immediate pushback from House Agriculture chair Fulmer. In Chicago Earl C. Smith of the Farm Bureau voiced doubt a livestock ceiling plan could be devised.
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Washington
Wickard
Fulmer
D-Sc
House Agriculture Committee
Chicago
Earl C. Smith
American Farm Bureau Federation
Norma Shearer to Wed Ski Instructor Sunday
Norma Shearer the 36 year old actress will marry Martin Arrouge a Sun Valley Idaho ski instructor eight years younger. The couple plans to wed this Sunday in what is described as a romantic union following a prior skiing mishap.
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Norma Shearer
Los Angeles
Martin Arrouge
Sun Valley
Idaho
German Nationals Ordered Held as Hostages in Brazil
President Getulio Vargas ordered all Germans in Brazil held as hostages after the sinking of six Brazilian ships by Axis submarines. The move affected those aboard exchange ships Bage and Cuyaba bound for Lisbon. German nationals except diplomats were detained amid rising anti Axis action. Wilhelm Koenig, head of the German tourist bureau in Brazil, was among those held as authorities push a crackdown in coastal cities.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Bage
Cuyaba
Getulio Vargas
Lisbon
Wilhelm Koenig
Brazil
Joaquim Salgado
J. S. Maciel, Jr
Showdown Near in Gotham Race for Governor Nomination
New York Democratic contest heats up as President Roosevelt backers and James A. Farley allies clash over the governor nomination. State Chairman Farley sees 670 of 1014 delegates backing John J. Bennett Jr. Mead supporters seek the 508 delegate threshold for the president’s preferred candidate. No compromise in sight as Brooklyn convention nears.
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Roosevelt
James A. Farley
New York
Brooklyn
Farley
John J. Bennett, Jr
U. S
James M. Mead
Increase of Ohio Old Age Pensions Sought
The Ohio Society of Old Age Pensioners asked Gov. Bricker by resolution to call a special session to appropriate funds for a 25 percent rise in Ohio old age pensions. Legislative agent Raymond J. Jeffreys said the measure reflects higher living costs.
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Columbus
Ohio Society of Old Age Pensioners
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Raymond J. Jeffreys
Reverend Lewis Gishler to speak at Holzer nurses class
Rev. Lewis Gishler from Muncie Indiana will address the Holzer Hospital nurses graduation class on September 8. The noted clergyman will deliver the keynote for the ceremony and inspire the graduates.
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Gallipolis
Lewis Gishler
Muncie
Ind
Holzer Hospital
Dim Lights on Pacific Coast War Time Order
The Pacific coast extends 150 miles from Canada to Mexico, affecting nine million people in 100000 square miles. Lights facing the ocean or casting glow were dimmed or shaded, outdoor lights extinguished, and night sports banned as wartime blackout measures to reduce visibility for submarines. The Pacific Coast League shifted to day and twilight baseball.
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San Francisco
America
Pacific Coast
Canada
Mexico
Pacific Coast League
Luftwaffe Smashed in Dieppe Raid Air Show
Allied forces claim decisive victory over Dieppe as RAF and Royal Navy trade blows with Luftwaffe in seven hour air and sea battle. American, Canadian, and British troops advance, with U S pilots notching probable victories and 2,500 sorties reported.
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Royal Navy
Dieppe
RAF
Luftwaffe
Tle
Fighter Command
Britain
Frank Hill
Hillsdale
N. J
Germany
Every Objective Attained In Dieppe Raid
Allied raiders stormed the Dieppe coast with United States Rangers Canadian British and Fighting French Commandos achieving each objective in a nine hour assault. Both sides suffered heavy losses as 91 German planes were destroyed and about 100 damaged while RAF reported 98 Allied aircraft losses. Thirty RAF pilots were confirmed safe.
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Dieppe
Jay
United States Rangers
RAF
Allied Air and Sea Strikes Hit Nazi Western Front
United States Army Air Force Fortresses pounded Abbeville base and many Commandos returned wounded or unscathed. British and American leaders hailed air superiority, lessons in co operation, and a possible bridgehead as analysts estimated heavy Nazi losses and questioned German claims of Allied casualties. The P 51 Mustang earned high praise for zero level strafing against Focke Wulf 190s, while some German losses included tanks and ships.
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Abbeville
Ranger Battalion
Europe
Dieppe
RAF
English Channel
United States
Yanks Blast Jap Warships Near Solomon Islands
Allied bombers struck enemy warships about 400 miles north of the Solomon Islands as US Marines fight to dislodge the Japanese. The Canberra, a 10,000-ton Australian cruiser, was sunk with 816 aboard, including Captain Frank Getting and Ensign J. W. Vance.
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MacArthur
Australia
Solomon Islands
Canberra
Frank Getting
Sydney
J. W. Vance
United States Navy
Faisi
Bougainville
Solomons
Streamlined GOP War Convention Platform
Ohio voters will see a one day Republican war convention in Columbus on September 30 with no alternate delegates. The streamlined format reduces worker absence and wear on tires, while keeping essential war effort commitments. In Newark Earl E Hall 48 member of the Wrestling and Boxing Commission died in a motorcycle truck collision.
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Columbus
Ohio
Newark
Earl E. Hall
Newark Wrestling and Boxing Commission
Ohio Included in Proposed Gasoline Rationing Plan
Representative Rogers of Massachusetts said Ohio is among states to be asked for inclusion in a federal gasoline rationing program. Officials indicated Midwest rationing would be lighter than the East where the basic allowance runs about four gallons weekly per car.
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Washington
Ohio
New England
Rogers
R-Mass
House
Midwest
East
Commissions Granted to Civilians in Army and Navy
War Department says 18 967 civilians with no prior military experience received Army commissions from Second Lieutenant to Colonel during the 60 days starting June 1. Navy filed a similar report but House Naval Committee members withheld details lacking Chairman Vinson.
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Washington
War Department
Congress
Navy
House Naval Committee
Hungarian Regent's Son Hor Reported Killed in Action
Budapest reports Stephan Hor, 38, son of Admiral Miklós Horthy regent, killed on the front as a flight tenant with Axis forces.
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Budapest
Stephan Hor
Nic Horthy
Hungary
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