Allied invasion opens in southern Italy at start of European mainland
British Eighth Army troops stormed the southern ramparts of Hitler's fortress as they crossed from Sicily. Dispatches say a bridgehead was established on the Calabrian coast and landings occurred at multiple points, with fierce battles reported advancing hours after pre dawn attacks.
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Ohio
West
Ginia
Cael
Athens
Italy
Associated Press
Eighth Army
Hitler
Sicily
Messina
Algiers
Reggio Calabria
Germany
Alps
Allied Forces Inch Toward Italian Shores Under Moonless Night
Allied planners led by General Eisenhower staged a high traffic assault into Italy as thousands of troops and vehicles moved toward Calabrian landing points. British Canadian forces crossed the Strait of Messina while American Seventh Army watched from reserve. moonless night aided landings near Reggio Calabria and across Sicily’s toe.
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Alan Moorhead
Italy
London
New York
Eisenhower
Alexander
Montgomery
Robert Gordon-Finlayson
Seventh U. S. Army
Seventh Army
Eighth Army
Strait of Messina
Messina
Reggio Calabria
George S. Patton
Sicily
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harold L. Alexander
Soviet Offense Reaches Deep Into Donets Basin Front
Soviet forces launched a major winter offensive across the central Donets Basin driving a swift push into Ukraine and threatening the German front from Sumy to Kharkov. The operation involved five Red armies and yielded Voroshilovsk Slavnerbersk Lishchansk with heavy German casualties reported near 10 000.
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London
Donets Basin
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Sumy
Kharkov
Nikolai Vatutin
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Lishchansk
Budenovka
Mariupol
Red Army
Sea of Azov
Monitor
Stalingrad
France
Paris
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Channel
Parachute Bombs Fail Near Dagua Airfield in New Guinea
Photo captures U S Army bomber attack on the Dagua airfield area near Wewak New Guinea where about 300 enemy aircraft were destroyed in a week. Two Jop twin engined planes go down as bombs fail to deploy in the jungle edge airspace.
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Wewak
New Guinea
Air Force
States Debt Falls While U S Debt Climbs
The Wall Street Journal reported a survey showing 35 states in stronger financial positions as state debts shrink while the Federal Government adds about 60 billion dollars this year. Governors and budget offices say many states are in the best financial shape in their histories.
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New York
Wall Street Journal
Governors and Budget Office
LaGuardia Approves Higher Meat Prices
Kansas City dispatch reports Mayor LaGuardia endorsing higher meat prices. Western cattlemen supported the move and Coffee, president of the Stockyards, backed the raised costs citing consumer impact and market conditions.
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LaGuardia
Kansas City
Ted Ech
Chauncey Miners Vote To Work on Labor Day
In Nelsonville the Chauncey miners union voted to waive the holiday and work on Monday September 6 Labor Day. Calvin Lan ME, president of the local, announced the decision at a meeting.
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Chauncey
Nelsonville
Calvin Lan“Me
Warn Drivers Against Trips Over Holidays
Labor Day celebrants who misuse gas rationing will face on the spot suspension notices. Investigators from the Office of Price Administration will be stationed near vacation spots across Ohio Michigan Indiana West Virginia and Kentucky to stop nonessential trips with blanks for immediate hearing notices.
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Cleveland
James C. Gruener
Office of
Price Administration
OPA
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
West Virginia
Kentucky
Gruener
Calls Upon Negroes To Vote for Republicans
Edgar G. Brown national director of the National Negro Council urged Nes today to vote for Republicans in protest against what he called the administration’s Jim Crow policies in the military services and on the home front.
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Washington
Edgar G. Brown
National Negro Council
Nes
Marcus Raid Only Hint of Future Raids
The report notes a Marcus Island strike as a prelude to wider four pronged offensives in Asia and the Pacific. Officials cite growing carrier air power and promise intensified attacks to cripple Japan’s war effort with strategic aerial and naval blows.
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Washington
United States
Asia
Pacific
Marcus Island
Tokyo
John S. McCain
Japan
McCain
New Guinea
Salamaua
Dutch New Guinea
Salamauan
Lae
Wewak
MacArthur
Hollandia
War Today: Italy Invasion Seen As Key But Not The Second Front
Dewitt Mackenzie argues the Italian invasion is a substantial Allied achievement but not the anticipated Second Front. He notes Italy’s weakness for offense, the need for a broader push elsewhere, and the costs of occupying and provisioning Italy, including manpower and shipping demands.
Cost of Living to Fall Back to 1942 Levels
The Office of Price Administration says cost of living will be rolled back to September 1942 levels soon. Bowles notes that current measures will cut well over half the rise and that the food stabilization program will finish the job. He aims to keep prices at that level for the duration.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Chester Bowles
Sabath
Ill
Bowles
House Rules Committee
Prentiss M. Brown
Marvin Jones
Yanks Dive Bombers Sacrifice to Shorten War Revealed
Tech Sergeant Frank B. Kozak of Carbondale Pa describes two four engined Liberators diving into a Ploesti oil field target to destroy it and shorten the war. He says both planes were hit and deliberately crashed after bombing a refinery.
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Miami
Fla
Frank B. Kozak
Carbondale
United States
Kozak
Child Burned To Death In Backyard Gasoline Explosion
In East Liverpool Arthur Thomas, 12 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Thomas, was fatally burned when a gasoline ant killer exploded in the family yard. Grandmother Iva Roush, 63, was seriously injured while holding the child as their clothing ignited. Fire Chief Charles Bryan reported the incident.
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East Liverpool
Arthur Thomas
Samuel Thomas
Iva Roush
Charles Bryan
Speculation on Invasion of Hitler's Continent
London reports arrival of Gen Henry H Arnold, head of US Army Air Forces, amid Allied landings in Italy, fueling talk of coordinating ground and air forces for an invasion of the Continent from Britain. Sandusky man dies crushed under a coal car during dock work.
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London
Henry H. Arnold
U. SS. Army Air Forces
British Isles
Eleanor Roosevelt Thanks Australians For Care Of Soldiers
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt, in a special broadcast to the nation, expressed gratitude on behalf of American women for the care Australians have given American soldiers stationed in the commonwealth.
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Canberra
Australia
America
Commonwealth
Eleanor Roosevelt
Death Follows Hornet Attack on Parkersburg Restaurateur
Forrest Staley 46 owner of a Parkersburg restaurant died after being attacked by hornets on a farm near Tuppers Plains Alfred Road. He was staying with his brother in law and sister when a hornets nest was knocked loose and he suffered a fatal heart attack while fleeing the swarm. Arbaugh Funeral Service of Tuppers Plains conveyed the body to Parkersburg.
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Tuppers Plains
Forrest Staley
Parkersburg
Dt Newhouse
Alfred Road
Staley
Newhouse
Mr. Staley
Arbaugh
Sabotage Aids Allied Invasion of Italy
A fortnight of sabotage by underground forces targeted communication lines supply dumps repair shops and airfields aiding the Allied invasion of continental Italy. Reports say acts behind enemy lines by Italians willing to risk firing squad helped speed the war and shorten the conflict.
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Italy
Allied assault across Messina Strait signals broader invasion plan
Allied forces land on European mainland near Messina as they attack Axis defenses with long range guns ships and air cover. The operation follows Sicilian campaign and may open routes via Sardinia Corsica Crete or southern Italy toward the Balkans.
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Eisenhower
Hitler
Sardinia
Corsica
France
Rhone Valley
Continent
Crete
Mediterranean
Italy
Balkans
London
Messina Straits
Sicilian
Strait of
Messina
Greece
Invasion of Italian Mainland Divides Second Fronters
London reacts as Allied assault on the Italian mainland progresses with mixed support from ardent Second Front proponents. Churchill notes strategic disagreements with the United States and Russia while planners consider the broader Mediterranean deployment and potential reinforcements from France and the Balkans.
Plan Drive To Save Utilities Plan Drive To Save Utilities
Washington officials announced a campaign starting around Sept 15 to urge voluntary conservation of electric power fuel water gas telephone and telegraph services. An advertising push will be refined at a meeting of industry representatives and four government agencies WPB Interior ODT and OWI. They warned of possible nationwide controls if households fail to cooperate.
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Washington
WPB
Interior Department
Office of Defense Transportation
Office of War Information
Trucking Firm Denied New Tire Certificate
A local ration board blocked the Cleveland Columbus and Cincinnati Highway from buying new tires after findings of tire abuse and unused recapping facilities. Inspectors checked CCC trucks in Cleveland Columbus and Dayton and found more than 60 tire abuse cases accompanying a 237 tire application.
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Cleveland
Rise in College Attendance Forecast After War
Dr. Raymond Walters longtime statistician of enrollment trends forecasts a marked rise in college attendance after the war. He notes a postwar pattern similar to World War I with a 16 percent population rise and an 84 percent surge in college enrollments.
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Cincinnati
Raymond Walters
Walters
University of Cincinati
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