Enemy 40 Miles from Stalingrad
Moscow dispatch reports over one million German troops advancing toward Stalingrad within 40 miles, sweeping from Kotelnikovski with tanks across the Don. Parachutists and bombardment threaten Soviet lines as German forces press through the Don and Caucasus regions amid heavy combat and air raids.
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Stalingrad
Caspian Sea
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Caucasus
Red Army
Comsomol Pravda
Young Communist Organization
Seek Stiffer Taxes, Rebate At War's End
Washington AP The treasury urged Senate Finance Committee to pair a 12 percent post war rebate with a higher corporate tax. They proposed shifting the combined normal and surtax rate to 55 percent from 45 percent while preserving the 90 percent excess profits tax. A 12 percent tax set aside for rebates and debt retirement would offset the higher rates. Democratic Leader Barkley said a majority leaned toward rebates for corporations, with individual rebates also under review.
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Washington
Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
House
Barkley
George
D-Ga
Ten Year Term For Pastor Spy
In Hartford Connecticut AP report Rev Kurt E B Molzahn a Philadelphia clergyman and former German cavalry officer convicted of peace time espionage was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in federal court. Convicted by a jury last Friday the government sought 20 years while the defense urged a one year term as adequate.
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Hartford
Moon Eclipses Tonight Visible Across Half the Globe
Des Moines AP reports a total lunar eclipse will darken the moon for observers on half the earth. Drake University math instructor Prof James McClelland explains light bending will keep the surface slightly illuminated. If clear, viewing tonight is from 10 01 to 11 35 pm. next eclipse visible here in 1945.
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Des Moines
James McClelland
Drake University
McClelland
Churchill in Talks With Stalin Aims at Allied Plan
London reports say Prime Minister Churchill met with war cabinet members after talks with Joseph Stalin and visits to Egypt Iran and Iraq. Britain awaits a new Allied plan to relieve pressure on the Soviet and possibly signal a major forthcoming campaign in North Africa and Western Europe.
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Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Egypt
Iran
Britain
Iraq
Iraq-Iran
Harold Alexander
Claude Auchinleck
Middle East
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North
Africa
Europe
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RAF
Stalin
Moscow
Louis Mountebatten
Dieppe
Bahr Convicted as Spy May Face Death Penalty
Herbert Karl Friedrich Bahr was found guilty by a federal court jury in Newark of conspiring with the Gestapo to spy in the United States. He faces potential death, with sentence set for September 2 at 10 a.m. no mercy recommendation. An immediate appeal was indicated by defense counsel.
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Newark
N. J
Herbert Karl Friedrich Bahr
United States
Bahr
Ruth Bahr
C. M. Schmidt
William F. Smith
Frederick M. Pearse
Gripsholm Arrives with 1451 Repatriates from Orient
Ambassador Joseph C. Grew led 1451 Americans repatriated from Japan and the Orient aboard the Gripsholm as it docked at Jersey City pier. He spoke of returning home with “inexpressible anticipation” and urged maximum efforts for the war. The ship carried 246 diplomats and correspondents, 1060 nationals, 69 Canadians, and religious and missionary groups.
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N. J
Tokio
Joseph C. Grew
Gripsholm
Japan
Orient
America
Grew
New York
State and Justice Departments
Army
Navy
United States
U.S
Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America
Foreign Mission Society of St. Dominic
The
Maryknoll Fathers and Sisters
Ossining
N. Y
Sendoffs for Two Selectee Groups on Tap This Weekend
Cedar Rapids plans two selectee sendoffs this weekend. Draft board No. 3 departs Saturday morning with 53 men, while board No. 2 sends 67 men Monday morning. Saturday groups meet at 7 a.m. in the old post office. trains depart 7:45 a.m. for Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Monday’s group heads to Camp Dodge at 7:05 a.m., with sendoff participants meeting at Union station at 6:30 a.m.
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Cedar Rapids
Draft Board No. 3
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Camp Dodge
Union Station
Victory at New Guinea and Darwin air battles reported
General MacArthur's headquarters described a second successive air clash with Japanese losses to more than a quarter of their planes while Allies suffered no losses. Four of 13 enemy fighters were shot down over eastern New Guinea, with one damaged Allied plane returning home. Japanese bombers failed at Darwin and over New Britain. Ground actions near Kokoda dispersed patrols as Japanese forces advance toward Port Moresby.
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New Guinea
Darwin
New Britain
Kokoda
Buna
Gona
Port Moresby
Surrender in Whisky Receipts Case Grows in Cedar Rapids
By Tuesday afternoon five of twelve men indicted last Thursday in a federal probe of a million dollar whisky warehouse receipts racket had surrendered and posted bonds in Chicago and Cedar Rapids. Notable bail figures include Henry Bernstein with 7000 dollars and Leo Bernstein with 3000 dollars, Sidney Epstein with 2500 dollars, John Jake the Barber Factor who posted 15000 dollars, and Frank Husak who provided 5000 dollars in Cedar Rapids.
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U. S
Chicago
Henry and
Leo Bernstein
Sidney Epstein
John “Jake
Frank Husak
U. S. Marshal's Office
Federal
Epstein
Linn County District Court
Henry Bernstein
Ilinois
Edwin K
Alert in London Signals War Situation
The 593rd alert of the war sounded in the London area on Tuesday just before 5 p.m.
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London
INS
Nine Glass Firms Guilty Under Sherman Act Convicted
Federal Judge Frank L. Kloeb found nine leading glass container firms and 61 individuals guilty of violating the Sherman anti trust act. He enjoined further unlawful practices, named Hart ford Empire’s James A. Shanley as receiver, and barred stock ownership or board roles across multiple glass firms to restore competition. Firms named include Owens Illinois Glass, Hartford Empire, Empire Machine, Hazel Atlas, Thatcher Manufacturing, Lynch Corp, Ball Brothers, Corning Glass Works, and the Glass Container Association.
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Toledo, Ohio
Frank L. Kloeb
Kloeb
Thurman Arnold
U. S
Owens Illinois Glass Company
James A. Shanley
New Haven
Conn
Hartford Empire Company
Hartford Empire
Wloeb
Father of Twelve Eaters Navy at 42
Pittsburgh AP reports John Joseph Toner a 42 year old father of 12 joined the Navy. He credited his wife Dorothy for sacrifice and patriotism as he enlisted as a chief petty officer in the construction forces. Mrs Toner said it will be hard but they will get along.
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Pittsburgh
John Joseph Toner
Navy
Dorothy
Power Company
Toner
American pilot first to shoot down German plane in combat
London reports that Second Lieutenant Sam Frunkin of Natchez Mississippi became the first American air force fighter to shoot down a German aircraft in combat, announced by Army headquarters for the European theater on Tuesday.
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London
Sam Frunkin
Natchez, Miss
Air Force
Navy says six Japanese ships hit in Solomon Islands counter attack
Washington AP reports the navy announcing a major sea and air battle near Guadalcanal with more than six Japanese ships damaged. American forces repelled the counter-attack as carriers and bombers struck several Japanese vessels including two carriers, a battleship, a transport, and a cruiser.
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Navy
Washington
Solomon Islands
Guadalcanal
More and Koop Fined for Speed Limit Offense in Central City
Jake More and Arche Koop were cited for ignoring the 40 mile per hour Roosevelt era speed limit. Justice E. M Wetherbee confirmed the violation after a Central City incident. Patrolman James Clapp pursued them into the court, with More paying a $15 fine and $2 costs.
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Jake More
Arche Koop
Central City
Roosevelt
E. M Wetherbee
More
Arcie Koop
Democratic State Central Committee
James Clapp
Wetherbee
First Dependent Checks Issued by Rankin Bill
The navy issued its first payments to dependents of enlisted men under the Rankin bill. Paymaster General Rear Admiral William Brent Young signed checks totaling 1,436, totaling 1,? million? The 1,436 amount goes to 35 states with government and sailor contributions combined. The first payments cover June and July, with Ruby W Whitfield of Picayune Mississippi receiving the largest check of 184 dollars for Seaman Fred W Whitfield and their four children.
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Washington
Navy
William Brent Young
Judy
Ruby W Whitfield
Picayune
Miss
Fred W Whitfield
Whitfields
RAF Resumes Large Night Raid On Rhineland Targets
London reports hundreds of long range bombers joined by multi nation fighter escorts as they pounded the Rhineland amid bad weather. The mission hit Frankfurt Wiesbaden and Letrait with thousands of incendiaries and high explosives while German air resistance remained light.
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London
Rhineland
Frankfurt
Wiesbaden
Air Ministry
Osnabruck
22 Cents a Pack for Gift Cigarettes at Army Camp
Troops in a United States Army camp in Egypt report paying 22 cents per pack for cigarettes marked Compliment for Yanks. The high price of beer and desert life are routine complaints, but cigarettes burn hotter in the minds of the soldiers.
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United States
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