Reds Repel Nazis Near Stalingrad
Soviet dispatches report heavy fighting near Stalingrad with the Red Army repelling five German attacks, destroying tanks and guns, and capturing equipment while Axis forces suffer severe losses in several sectors including the Mozdok and Kalinin fronts as Zhukov’s forces press in.
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Caucasus
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Grozny
Kalinin
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Stockholm Hears Laval to Transfer Dakar to Germany
A Stockholm dispute claims Pierre Laval plans to hand over Dakar and other French West African ports to Germany. Reports say a German division is en route to the Dakar area and note Brazil’s war declaration with Germany and Italy. The note from Germany cites danger of Allied attacks from Brazil.
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INL
Stockholm
London Express
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Pierre Laval
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Dakar
Germany
America
Brazil
Italy
Laval
Louisiana Senate kills work or fight bill
The Louisiana senate deadlocks 15-15 to kill a measure forcing all able bodied males ages 17 to 55 to work or fight. The bill, already passed by the house, prompted a spree of speeches in the chamber.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Senate
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Corning Glass Head Resigns His WPB Post
Amory Houghton director general of operations and Corning Glass Works chairman resigns from the War Production Board. The court order named Corning Glass Works and eight other firms amid an anti trust action in Toledo Ohio. Nelson called the resignation a surprise and a handicap to WPB work.
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Amory Houghton
War Production Board
Toledo
Ohio
Corning Glass Works
Corning
N. Y
Houghton
Donald M. Nelson
War Agency
Blind Chicago man seeks enlistment as tank driver
George Haper Jr., 24, a blind Loyola University graduate from Chicago, asks to join the armored division after learning tank drivers are guided by shoulder nudges from gunners. Fort Knox officials say a driver must see in narrow spaces, using a periscope, but blind persons could be considered for such duty.
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Chicago
George Haper, Jr
Loyola University
Uncle Sam
Haper
Fort Knox
Student officer Viator earns praise for flyer at Henricks Field
Henricks Field Florida AP reports Lieut A Viator of Vinton Louisiana is commended for creating a standout flyer. The note highlights the student officer's skill and suggests the flyer reflects well on him and the program.
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Fla
Lieut. A. Viator
Vinton, la
Three Years of War A Review Special Section
The Sunday Gazette presents a three year war review in a special tabloid section with pictures maps and legends. It recalls Nazi devastation in Poland the Low Countries France Norway Czechoslovakia and Greece as America prepares forces for freedom.
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Sunday Gazette
Europe
Poland
Low Countries
France
Norway
Czechoslovakia
Greece
America
Gazette
Taking Orders as a Wack Becomes Army Officer
Miss Mary S. Bell former dean of women at Coe college receives commission as one of the first 436 officers of the women's army auxiliary corps. Cedar Rapids fellow Miss Elizabeth Flanagan will join the next officer candidate class at Fort Des Moines.
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Gazette
Mary S. Bell
Coe College
Miss Bell
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Cedar Rapids
Wacks
Elizabeth Flanagan
Fort Des Moines
Tax to Tap Even Smallest Income Now Considered
Washington reports emergency war tax plans would reach nearly all earners including the very small income. Senate Finance Committee to be asked next week to raise about $1.5 billion beyond the House bill’s $8.137 billion. A gross income tax at the source may cover $36 billion annual income, with possible bond savings program linked postwar. Treasury floated similar corporate levy replacing excess profits.
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Washington
Segs
Congressional
Senate Finance Committee
House
Committee
Treasury
ODT Orders War Curb on Taxicabs
The Office of Defense Transportation imposed drastic controls on about 50,000 taxicabs, setting a 40 mph limit, banning cruising, and stopping new cab services effective September 1.
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ODT
Washington
INS
Office of Defense Transportation
Grew to Speak Over Radio Tonight on JapanTalk
Washington AP says Joseph C. Grew, the U.S. ambassador to Japan at the outbreak of war, will address listeners tonight via radio. The broadcast aims to outline U.S. positions and policy in the evolving conflict and relations with Japan.
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Washington
Joseph Co. Grew
United States
Japan
Col
It's Still Hot But Humidity Lessens
Cedar Rapids daytime temperatures reached 88 for the day with 77 in the evening and 75 at noon. Humidity declined from 53 percent at 2:30 p.m. to 50 percent later, offering slight relief from the heat as the weekend began.
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Cedar Rapids
At & Am
Jap Troops Reinforced At Milne Bay In Fifth Day of Battle
Japanese reinforcements were reported at Milne Bay as Australians and Japanese clash for a fifth day. Allied air forces bombed Buna airfield and attacked a Japanese destroyer amid widespread action from Milne Bay to Kokoda and Lae Salamaua in New Guinea.
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Austra
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Lae-Salamaua
New Guinea
Buna
Lands
Rabaul
New Britain
Mercy Ships Arrive in Greece With Grain and Medical Supplies
The mercy ships Formosa Eros and Camelia dock at a Greek port carrying 15 000 tons of grain and nearly 50 tons of medical supplies. The trio sailed from Montreal on August 7 under the Greek war relief association.
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Formosa
Eros
Camelia
Greek War Relief Association
Montreal
Bombardment Blitzes Railyards and Factories Across France
Air raids credited to Fortresses under Gen Ira C Baker attack key targets in France and nearby regions from Aug 21 to Aug 29. Attacks include Amiens railway yards, Letrait shipyards near Rouen, Rotterdam shipping centers, Meaulte aircraft factory, and Wevelghem airfield near Courtrai. German losses are noted as three aircraft down and nine damaged or destroyed.
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France
Ira C. Baker
Amiens
North Sea
Letrait
Rouen
Rotterdam
Meaulte
Albert
Wevelghemel
Courtrai
Belgium
Allied Bombing Campaign Targets Nazi Europe For 60 Hours
Allied forces launched a sustained air assault across German held Europe lasting about 60 hours. American Boeing B-17s escorted by fighters attacked targets from the French coast to Bavaria and Ruhr with no reported losses on missions to Wevelghem and other sites. Spitfire and Eagle pilots joined the raids as the shuttle bombing pattern continued through the afternoon.
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Ruhr
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Wevelghemel
Courtrai
Belgium
Air Ministry
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General Brett Returns to U S After Perth Flight
Lieut. Gen. George H. Brett, Allied air force commander in Australia since last March, flew from Brisbane to Washington in 47 hours and was later entertained at a military social in Denver, with aides noting his swift, record flight.
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INS
George H. Brett
Australia
United States
Brisbane
Brett
John F. Devos
Washington
South
Tiny Flag Proclaims Victory Across The Globe
A small six by eight inch American flag once flown by Lieut. Edward J. Snell and rescued from a Japanese flagpole on Guadalcanal now travels from barracks windows in the Philippines to a rickshaw in Pekin. The banner has also marked Cuba and Tianjin as it tours for release and display.
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Navy
Kukum Guadalcanal Island
Eward J. Snell
Marines
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N. J
Philippines
Cuba
Snell
Pekin
Tientsin
Marines hold six Guadalcanal islands in decisive Solomons drive
U S Marines control six islands in the Guadalcanal Tulagi area after repelling Japanese landings. Air and naval forces report heavy Japanese losses, with at least 71 Allied planes destroyed in the early Solomons campaign. Guadalcanal Makambo Florida and other positions are secured as mop up continues.
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United States
Guadalcanal-Tulagi
Solomons
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Australia
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Milne Bay
New Guinea
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Guadalcanal
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