Soviet Artillery Hammers Enemy Across Prut River
The Associated Press reports Russian artillery bombarding 80 miles along the Prut River while Czernowitz communications are strangled from its outskirts. No crossing confirmed yet, but Russians stand about ten miles from Iasi with Nikolaev and Czernowitz in focus amid street fighting.
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Prut
Nikolaev
Associated Press
Bucovina
Czernowitz
Cernauti
Bessarabia
Rumania
Iasi
Jassy
Marshal von Mannstein
Skulyany
Black Sea
Bug
Dnieper
Kamenets Podolsk
RAF Bombers Blitz Ruhr Valley and German Fronts
Allied air operations report heavy bomber raids on German targets in France and the Ruhr area. U.S. and RAF formations attacked charts at Chartres Chateaudun Reims Dijon while strikes on Tours freight yards and Essen armament centers continue. Maj. Walker Mahurin shared a 21st victory and a crash near Bilbao was survived by its crew.
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London
U. S
France
Chartres
Chateaudun
Reims
Dijon
Tours
RAF
Essen
Air Ministry
Spanish
Parie Ie
Paris
Rochelle
St. Jean -D'Angely
St Biarritz
Cazaux
Merdeaux
Mont de Marsan
Bay of Biscay
England
Wales
West
Berlin
Bristol
Walker M. Mahurin
Fort Wayne
Ind
Robert S. Johnson
Law’ton
Okla
Iran
Bilbao
Spain
Ohio Flood Program Presented to Congress
A House committee presented a postwar flood control program to Congress detailing Ohio projects totaling 558000 and a bill seeking 810000 overall. The plan allocates 158000 for Dillonvale and Short Creek protection and 400000 for Burr Oak Reservoir near Gloucester Ohio.
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Ohio
Congress
Washington
House
Dillonvale
Jefferson County
Short Creek
Harrison County
Burr Oak Reservoir
Glouster
Harley-Thomas Jersey herd sells 15 cows at $169 average
The Harley Thomas sale in Chesterhill drew a strong crowd as 15 Jersey cows sold for an average of 169 dollars. A five year old cow fetched 286 dollars, later selling for 311 dollars by the buyer after the sale. Dwight Thomas, recently linked with his father in dairy farming, plans to enlist and depart soon, leaving no further help.
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Chesterhill
Harley -Thomas
Jersey
Thomas
Dwight
Chesapeake Flier Escapes After Shot Down in France
Lur Hauncey Hicks, a bomber on a Flying Fortress, was shot down over occupied France last Sept 6. He has escaped and reached England, his parents in Chesapeake report. A fellow pilot saw him bail out and noted he fired a sub machine gun during parachute descent.
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Chesapeake
Lurhauncey Hicks
France
England
Clarence Hicks
Hicks
Jerriey Fitsith
City seeks deferments for Cleveland firefighters
Cleveland officials plan to ask selective service boards to defer all city firefighters over 26 years old, according to Mayor Frank J. Lausche. The move aims to address manpower and service needs amid ongoing staffing concerns.
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Cleveland
Selective Service Boards
Frank J. Lausche
B Gas allotments to rise to 720 miles monthly
The OPA rationing administrator Col Bryan Houston announced that B card gasoline allowances will increase to 720 miles per month, effective in about a month, excluding the 17 Eastern Seaboard states and D C. A cards see no rise. Oil coupons may become valid indefinitely.
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Washington
Bryan Houston
OPA
Eastern Seaboard
District of Columbia
Houston
Pacific Coast
Gulf Coast
Bricker Attacks Barkley at Oklahoma Rally
Oklahoma City reports Gov. John W. Bricker of Ohio accusing Senator Alben Barkley of Kentucky of aiding the New Deal by campaigning in Oklahoma's Second District. Bricker tied Barkley to Democratic hopes and criticized Barkley’s stance on the vetoed tax bill amid the presidential nomination fight.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Bricker
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Washington
Barkley
Congress
Churchill Refuses To Talk On Italian Front
In the Commons Prime Minister Churchill declined to make a statement on Cassino and other Italian front operations, noting there may not be sufficient progress for a government statement. He said he has not concealed his disappointment that progress has not been quicker.
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London
Churchill
Commons
Cassino
British POWs Reported Not Yet Sentenced to Death
London officials denied a German report that five British prisoners of war recaptured after escaping in Italy were sentenced to death. The denial clarifies there is no confirmation of such a sentence as inquiries continue.
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London
Italy
Supreme Court Limits Induction Power Over Selective Service
The Supreme Court ruled that a registrant cannot be forced into Army service but refusing induction violates the Selective Service Act just as failing to report would. The decision clarifies the balance between conscription rights and legal obligations under the draft act.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Army
Burma Fronts Close In As Allies Press Japan
Allied and Japanese forces mounted converging offensives across Burma with Imphal and Kohima threatened by Japanese spearheads. Merrill and Stilwell trap enemy units near Myitkyina while air power targets Rabaul Ponape and Wewak. In the Solomons and Admiralties, Allied bombings and sea actions continue to disrupt Japanese positions.
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Associated Press
Burma
Imphal
India
Ukhrul
Kohima
South- East Asia Command
Naga Hills
Assam
Joseph Stilwell
Myitkyina
Buurma Road
Frank Merrill
Shaduzup
Merrill
Hkawngia Hki
Stillilwell
Basse
Imphall
Tiddim
Pacific
Rabaul
Peonape
Solo- Rabaul
Poonape
Ponape
Truk
Eniwetok
Marshalls
Ujelang Atolla
Solomons
Empress Augusta Bay
Wanr
Charles H. McMunrtry
Wewak
New Guinea
Admiralties
Manus Ishland
4-H Leader Speaks at Ath ens Kiwanis Meeting
The Ath ens Kiwanis Club at Hotel Berry heard Mr. Cc. C. Lang assistant state director of 4-H Club work discuss wartime and long range benefits of the 4-H program. Mr. Boyd Angell attended as a guest.
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Athens Kiwanis Club
Hotel
Berry
Cc. C. Lang
Lang
Boyd Angell
The High Pric ed Tree At Torokina Cliff
Charles H McMurtry recounts the Torokina tree perched 260 feet above a cliff in the Solomon Islands where Americans and Japanese clashed over 17 days. The tree, once used for an observation post, withstood flame throwers and mortar fire until explosives finally toppled it. Some Japanese defenders may still be inside tunnels, with bodies visible from a distance.
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Charles H. McMurtry
Bougainville
Solomon Islands
Torokina
Torokina Valley
John R. Hodge
Hodge
Regia
Navy Hero Foils Torpedo Attack Off Pacific Base
A Navy Hellcat pilot is identified as Lieut. (jg) Frederick Stiegblitz of St. Louis Missouri for spotting enemy torpedo wakes and warning two U.S. cruisers during an attack on a Japanese base in the Pacific. The ace's alert actions saved the vessels and crews.
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Navy
Pacific
Whoo
U.S
Frederick Stiegblitz
St. Louis
Fire Sweeps Hotel In San Francisco Killing 21
A three story hotel in the industrial district burned early today killing 21 and injuring many as fire officials suspect incendiary origin. About 100 tenants lived in 72 rooms most workers from shipyards and war industries. Three other fires nearby earlier and a related arson pattern noted in Oakland last week are mentioned.
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San Francisco
Albert J. Sullivan
New Amsterdam
Market Street
Oakland
San Francisco Bay
Frank Kelly
Jack says he won't profit from war contracts
William S. Jack, co partner of Jack and Heintz, Erie, tells the American Society of Tool Engineers he will not be a penny ahead after the war. He aims to keep his 7 600 workers and their families content by opposing renegotiation of war contracts.
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Philadelphia
William S. Jack
Cleveland
Jack& Heintz
American Society of Tool Engineers
Colonel Cristofini Admits Tunisian Recruitment Attempt
Col. Pierre Cristofini confessed in Algiers that he traveled to Tunisia in December 1942 to recruit troops for service against United States forces. The admission centers on alleged treason and efforts to mobilize forces for Axis aims during World War II.
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Algiers
Pierre Cristofini
Tunisia
Boy Dies in Grandmother's Fire in Zanesville
Ten year old Jimmy D Gregg perished from smoke and heat in a fire that swept his grandmother's home in Zanesville today. Firefighters battled flames as neighbors watched. The tragedy is under investigation by local authorities.
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Zanesville
Jimmy D. Gregg
Bill Aims to Restore Standard Time Nationwide
Congress, urged by Rep. Cannon of Missouri, proposes ending daylight saving time and restoring standard time across the United States while preserving current time zones Western, Rocky Mountain, Central and Eastern. The measure seeks a nationwide time reset to standard time rather than seasonal shifts.
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Washington
America
Congress
Rep. Cannon
D-Mo
Rocky Mountain
Seek Solution Of Manpower Problem Soon
Washington announces the aim to solve the manpower problem within one month. Chairman Costello urges a coordinated effort and expansion of the inter agency deferments committee to cover all draft age men. Paul V McNutt is called before a House Military Subcommittee to outline operations.
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Washington
Costello
Dcalif
Paul V. McNutt
House
Inter-Agency Committee On
Inter-Agency
Stella
Col
Francis V. Keesling, Jr
Selective Service
New McNutt Committee
Willkie Attacks Labor Leader During Wisconsin Stop
Willkie rails at a labor leader he calls arrogant as he resumes a Wisconsin campaign in Milwaukee. He praises sincere labor leaders and war workers while urging labor to purge the domineering figure from its ranks and disregard for decencies in labor management and government relations.
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Milwaukee
Organized
Wendell L. Willkie
Labor
Wisconsin
Willkie
Cassino Lessons Will Benefit Invasion Force
Stars and Stripes reports the Cassino attack failed to gain ground on Cassino and Monastery Hill as Allied troops struggle. The piece notes German reinforcements and infiltration, but says Allied lessons from Cassino will aid the western invasion of Europe.
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Naples
Stars and Stripes
Cassino
Monastery Hill
New Zealand
Europe
New Liquor Prices Fixed For Ohio Stores
Columbus Ohioans will pay about 364000 more weekly for liquor after new federal taxes take effect Saturday. State Liquor Director Don A Fisher says the higher levy will raise the average price by 2.60 per gallon or 52 cents a fifth, based on weekly state store sales of 140000 gallons. He expects no drop in liquor sales and notes a new price list was mailed to stores.
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Columbus
Don A. Fisher
Fisher
Peace Not To End Rationing
After victory, experts warn inflation could rise if new non rationed goods flood the market. Eric Johnston of the U S Chamber and Marriner Eccles of the Fed say prudent pacing of postwar autos, washing machines, and radios is needed to curb inflation.
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Washington
Eric Johnston
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve System
Fontaine to Seek Divorce From Brian Aherne
Hollywood actress Joan Fontaine 26 announces she will seek a divorce from Brian Aherne 41 the British actor she once called the finest husband in the world.
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Hollywood
Joan Fontaine
Brian Aherne
Invasion Jitters Begin As Allies Brace For Deception
Churchill warns of ongoing false alarms and feints as both sides employ deception ahead of the planned amphibious assault. Allied leaders foresee major efforts to mislead German forces, while Rommel’s observers report intensified coastal defenses and underground activity that could reveal Allied plans.
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Washington
English Channel
Churchill
Erwin Rommel
Breda
Holland
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
United States
Ireland
Nazi Plans to Meet Invasion Reported Across Europe
German press urges readiness for a western invasion expected soon as Red Army advances press German lines back. Czernowitz and Yarmolitsky see heavy casualties with tanks and troops trapped. Allied artillery targets Cassino and surrounding hotel areas while German attacks along the Rome beachhead are repelled.
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Borovitsy
Tavestia
Iasi
Red Star
Prut
Ivan Konev
Czernowitz
Rumania
Sadagura
Bucovina
Dniester
Zhukov
Red Army
Kaments-Podolsk
Yarmoliitsky
Tarnopol
Lwow
Cassino
Terelle
Des Roses
Rome
Italy
Benny Goodman Quits Bands Says He Is Through
Hollywood reports Benny Goodman 33 says he has tucked his clarinet away and will not lead a band again after finishing a movie. Draft pressures and contractual issues cited as reasons he left his organization and departed for New York on vacation.
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Hollywood
Benny Goodman
Goodman
New York
WAC Officer to Wed in Italy War Wedding
Naples reports Corporal Mary Jo Marlin of Wheeling West Virginia to wed Lt. Robert B. Spangler of Baytown Texas in Italy. Marlin has served nine months in the WAC while Spangler is a communication officer. Spangler’s father is G. F. Spangler of New Lexington Ohio.
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Naples
Mary Jo Marlin
Wheeling
W. Va
Italy
Robert B. Spangler
Baytown
Tex
Marlin
W. J. Marlin
Greenwood Ave
WAC
Spangler
G. F. Spangler
New Lexington
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Hitler
Banyan
Jack Feinstein
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Kzarmetzour
North Africa
USO
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Bill
M&tlantic
Stockholm
French Committee of National Liberation
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Calais
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