Wallace Blasts Isolationists and American Fascists in Detroit
Vice President Wallace denounces isolationists and allied groups as dangerous, calling them small yet powerful. Senator Nye predicts the speech shapes the 1948 election between interventionists and isolationists while noting public fatigue with aid abroad and urging focus on American interests.
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Washington
Wallace
Detroit
Ners
Nye
R-Nd
Tne
North Dakota
South America
Roosevelt
Chicago
West Coast
South
Drive To Reduce War Plant Mishaps in Ohio
Federal inspectors have launched a determined campaign to lessen wartime mishaps in Ohio Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia. In the first four months of 1943 mishaps caused labor losses equivalent to the shutdown for one year of eight factories with 500 workers each. The internal security sign of the Fifth Service Command reports about 10,000,000 man hours lost in 2000 war plants during that period.
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Columbus
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Fifth Service Command
FBI Celebrates 35th Birthday With Vigilance Reminder
Washington mark FBI anniversary noting J Edgar Hoover. The FBI’s 35th year is marked with warnings against complacency on the home front as Axis threats loom. The Office of War Information lauds the G men for their efforts to counter disruption plans.
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Washington
Zeral Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover
Office of War Information
FBI
G-men
Axis
United States
Sugar Stamp No. 14 Authorized for Five Pounds
The Office of Price Administration announced that Sugar Stamp No. 14 in ration book No. 1 becomes valid August 16 and allows five pounds of sugar through October, based on about one half pound per person per week.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Chicken production in 1943 near billion mark
The agriculture department announced that 1943 chick production reached about 925.6 million birds, a 16 percent rise from last year’s high and above the 1932-41 average. The gain reflects wartime demand and farm expansion nationwide.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Baby suffocates in crib entanglement case
Ronald Stephen Walfish aged nine weeks died in Youngstown in a crib incident. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Harry Walfish. The event occurred as he became entangled in a pad or similar obstruction, according to local reports.
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Youngstown
Ronald Stephen Walfish
Harry Walfish
Bloodless Second Front in Italy Would Shorten War
The piece argues Mussolini fall could yield a bloodless invasion of Italy, shortening World War II by months. It lists gains such as Northern Italian air bases and reduced German air defenses, plus risks including Italy’s feeding and garrison needs. It cites air leaders Sir Arthur Tedder and Carl Spaatz supporting aerial strategy.
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New York
Italy
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Germany
Hitler
Reich
America
Britain
England
Prague
Skoda Munition
Vienna
Berlin
RAF
Sir Arthur Tedder
Carl “Tovey” Spaatz
August Tire Quota Slashed for New Cars
The Office sets August new passenger car tire quotas at 829000, down from 1061261 in July and the lowest since April. Grade three tires for August are 644000, up from 414931 in July, including emergency tires usable only as spares or for limited driving.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Axis Forces Trapped in Sicily Admit Entanglement
German controlled Vichy radio admits Axis troops in central Sicily are virtually trapped as Allied forces advance. The broadcast notes the imminent final assault on Catania and that five to six of Sicily is in Allied hands with uncertain axis retreat to the east coast.
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London
Sicily
Vichy
Catania
Ministry of Information
Mother and Three Children Die in Alliance Fire
A fire at the edge of Alliance destroyed a family home killing Mrs. Jack Baughman and three of her children Frances 3 1 2 Jackie 8 and Mary 2. A passerby found the blaze as the family slept on the second floor. The father was not at home.
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Alliance
Jack Baughman
Frances
Jackie
Mary
Elza Turner Dies at Home Near Wilkesville
Elza Turner aged 82 died at his home near Wilkesville on Sunday afternoon. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 PM at the Old Dexter Church with burial in Standish Cemetery. Survivors include his wife two daughters Mrs Dora Bobo of Hamden and Mrs Lillie Holliday of Dyesville and a brother J A Turner of Albany.
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Wilkesville
Elza Turner
Here
Old Dexter Church
Standish Cemetery
Dora Bobo
Hamden
Lillie Holliday
Dyesville
J. A. Turner
Albany
Lord Wedgewood Dies Heir of Noted Pottery Family
Lord Wedgewood aged 71 dies at his London home today. Known as Josh to friends, he was a scion of the family that originated the famous pottery bearing its name and a staunch advocate of a union between Great Britain and the United States.
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London
Lord Wedgewood
Great Britain
United States
Josh
Paratrooper's Sicily Ordeal Spares Death After Shots
Paratrooper Michael Scambullari of Albany New York endured seven gunshot wounds during the Sicily invasion. He was left for dead near a cemetery before crawling away, sawed off bonds on a gravestone edge, and later escaped. He reportedly heard orders for his burial the next day.
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NEA Telephoto
Michael Scambullari
Albany
N. Y
Sicily
Ohioans Pay Off One Third FSA Debts in 1942
Indianapolis report shows Ohio farmers paid off nearly one third of their Farm Security Administration debts. P. G. Beck the regional FSA director said total collections for the year ended June 30 reached 2,015,157 dollars on 7,650,072 dollars owed by Buckeye farmers.
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Indianapolis
Farm Security Administration
P. G. Beck
FSA
Bomber Crashes Near Ashville. Crew Escapes Uninjured
A four engine bomber from Lockbourne Air Base crash landed on the outskirts of Ashville in Pickaway County yesterday. All crew members escaped unharmed.
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Columbus
Lockbourne Air Base
Ashville
Pickway County
Two Die In Crash In Cincinnati
An automobile struck a utility pole last night, killing Joseph O'Bryan, 31, and Roy Woods, both of Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Joseph O'Bryan
Roy Woods
Reds Press Toward Orel Near Bryansk Railway
Soviet forces near Orel advanced within six miles of the Bryansk Railway amid gains of 2 1/2 to 5 1/2 miles. The drive, led by the northern column, claimed capture of 30 villages previously held by Germans and inflicted heavy losses, including 2,000 dead and significant armored equipment losses.
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London
Orel
Bryansk
Red Army
Belgorod
Eight Indicted For Axis Broadcasts In Treason Case
Eight Americans including two women were indicted in Washington for treason for broadcasting from Germany and Italy in support of the Axis war effort. Each indictment alleges attempts to persuade U S citizens to oppose the war. Six defendants are native Americans and two are naturalized Americans of German birth.
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Washington
Germany
Italy
Biddle
James W. Morris
District of Columbia
Justice Department
United States
General Tire Plant Reopens After Five Day Strike
Akron tire plant resumes production as CIO unionists return to work after a five day stoppage. About 1,200 idle workers begin returning, with full output expected late today. Strike stemmed from dismissal of six employees last Tuesday.
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Akron
General Tire and Rubber Co
CIO
Harper
Expansion of Prison Production Discussed
Four representatives of the state welfare department met in Jackson Michigan with the prison section of the war production board to discuss possible expansion of Ohio prison production facilities. Welfare director Herbert Mooney noted nearly all available male inmates in Ohio facilities are used for war goods production or agricultural work for the state institutions.
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Columbus
State Welfare Department
Jackson
Mich
War Production Board
Ohio
Herbert R. Mooney
Ohio Welfare
No Help for Japs on Kiska
Headquarters Alaska Defense Command reports Japan plans no reinforcement of Kiska garrison and may abandon the island. Only one surface-ship run to Kiska occurred since Attu and failed. U S planes sank transports and forced others to retreat. Bombers from Paramushiro detect no major Japanese concentrations.
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Alaska
Paramushiro
State Democratic Chief Under Fire Again in Columbus
In Columbus the state Democratic chairman Darrel S. Jones faced renewed criticism as party members pressed for an on bond at the federal patronage. Joseph M. Sullivan, a Democratic state central committee member, said he asked Chairman Al Horstman to convene an urgent meeting to decide whether to dismiss Jones.
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Columbus
Darrel S. Jones
Joseph M. Sullivan
Democratic State Central
Mussolini toppled as Italian fascism loses grip
The article notes Mussolini's downfall as a dramatic yet not surprising event. It argues his regime is collapsing, Italy may seek peace with the Allies, and the upheaval could shift morale and align neutrals toward the Allies while possibly prolonging the war in Germany.
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Italy
Badoglio
Hitler
Germany
Bombers Hammer Munda in Largest SW Pacific Raid
Allied air forces dropped 186 tons of bombs on Japanese positions at Munda New Georgia aided by 200 plus aircraft including Liberators Flying Fortresses and Avengers. One plane failed to return. Japanese raids on Rendova Island were repelled with eight fighters shot down and four Allied planes lost.
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Munda
New Georgia
Douglas MacArthur
Rendova Island
Bulgarians Reported Ready To Oust Nazis
Istanbul dispatch says Bulgarians feel unrest and foresee rapid Allied victories in the Mediterranean triggering revolt against their Axis alliance. Hungarian travelers report similar conditions in the satellite country, suggesting possible swift Axis decline in southeast Europe.
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Istanbul
Bulgaria
Mediterranean
Axis
Hungary
Europe
War Plant Guards Are Killed in Auto Mishap
Three war plant guards were killed when their car was struck by a train near their plant in Cincinnati. The victims were John E. Fox 26 Charles H. Wilking 30 and Melvin F Nicoli 33. The Hamilton County weekend traffic toll rose to six.
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Cincinnati
John E. Fox
Charles H. Wilking
Melvin F. Nicoli
Hamilton County
Christy Rites Held at Texas Church
Funeral services for Ransher Christy age 91 who died Saturday in Toronto Ohio will be held Tuesday afternoon at two oclock at the Texas Church with burial in the nearby cemetery. The body will be brought to the Ewing Funeral home Tuesday morning where friends may call until one oclock.
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Pomeroy
Ransher Christy
Toronto
Texas
Ewing Funeral Home
Miller’s Niece dies at 84 widow of Major Miller
Mrs. Alice E. Miller, 84, widow of Major Charles R. Miller and niece of President William McKinley, died Saturday night in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Alice E. Miller
Charles R. Miller
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United Spanish War Veterans
William McKinley
Down With Hitler Cry Echoed as Mussolini Captured
Reports from Stockholm and Rome indicate Italians in Milan Turin and other cities chanted Down With Hitler and We Want Peace as martial law was declared the new Italian government took control and Benito Mussolini reportedly was captured while fleeing toward Germany amid turmoil and Allied pressure.
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Italy
Il Duce
Axi Reuters
Swed
Mussolini
Germany
Switzerland
Milan
Turin
Hitler
Stockholm
London
Sicily
Rome Radio Today
Pietro Badoglio
Italy Moves to Erase Fascism Across Frontiers
An unconfirmed report from Bern says Milan birthplace of Pascisoni and the fas cist newspaper I Popolo D Italia building were burned. Italian safety commissioners at Chiasso and other frontier cities ordered removal of Fascist insignia. Travellers from Italy were told to remove party buttons.
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Bern
Switzerland
Italy
Pascisoni
Milan
I Popolo D'Italia
King Vittorio Emanuele assumes command after Mussolini resigns
A royal proclamation from King Vittorio Emanuele announced Mussolini had resigned and that the king would assume command of all armed forces. The former street agitator who aligned with Hitler led Italy into war against the Allies.
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Vittorio Emanuele
Rome
Mussolini
Hitler
Italy Displaces Mussolini as Badoglio Leads War Shift
Marshal Badoglio takes over Italian leadership at the king's request and proclaims the war continues. Berlin reports Guariglia named foreign minister as Italy pivots toward peace talks, while a dusk to dawn curfew and bans on public gatherings signal a regime change. The fall of Mussolini ends the Axis’s first major fracture, with wider repercussions expected across Germany and its satellites.
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Marshal Badoglio
Berlin
Raffaele Guarighia
Turkey
Vatican
Guariglia
Badoglio
London
Italy
Fascist Party
Germany
Mussolini
Europe
Axis
Allied Gains in Sicily Expand as 7 000 More Prisoners Taken
Allied forces push across western Sicily as Americans seize Termini 20 miles east of Palermo and advance toward the island’s northwest. German defenses weaken on the right flank while Italians’ morale appears shaken. 7,000 prisoners captured including six Italian generals and an admiral. RAF and American air forces strike Italian and Sicilian targets with record blows over the weekend. Continuous raids on Hamburg Kiel Essen and Rostock occur as Axis pressure mounts.
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Sicily
Termini
Palermo
Messina
Rome
Seventh Army
Cap Bon
Tunisia
Italy
Milazzo
Orlando
Bologna
United Nations
RAF
Essen
Hamburg
Warnemuende
Baltic
Rostock
Wustrow
Kiel
Netherlands Honored In New Postage Stamp
Postmaster General Walker announced a new five cent stamp honoring the Netherlands as the fifth in a 12 stamp series celebrating resistant nations overrun by the Axis. The stamp features the red white and blue Netherlands flag as its central subject and goes on sale in Washington August 24.
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Washington
Walker
Netherlands
August quota set at 45500 passenger cars for rationing
The Office of Price Administration announced a quota of 45500 new passenger automobiles for August, 6300 fewer than July, for rationing.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
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