Russians Drive 40 Miles In 24 Hours In Poland Advance
Moscow reports rapid Soviet gains across Poland as Lublin and Lukow fall. Red columns push toward Warsaw with a 50 mile wide main assault and crossings planned on the Vistula. Casualties and territorial advances are tallied as Soviets advance from Lublin to Lukow.
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Moscow
Warsaw
Poland
Lublin
Lukow
Siedlce
Vistula
Germany
Silesia
San
Red
Bug River
Berlin
Stalin
Baltic
Carpathian Mountains
Brody
Lwow
Marshal Konev
Rokossovsky
Brest Litovsk
Jaworow
Korycin
East Prussia
Bialystok
Bodies of five bomber crew found near Glenwood Springs
Colorado Springs dispatch reports the bodies of five bomber crew members missing since November 18 were being transported to Camp Hale Colorado. The wreckage was located 11 miles northwest of Glenwood Springs and none of the deceased were from Iowa.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
INS
Camp Hale
Glenwood Springs
Argentina recalls ambassador to United States over Hull statements
Buenos Aires says Adrian Escobar is recalled in protest at dispatches attributed to Secretary Hull. The communique warns such statements would impair Argentina’s dignity, as the U S memo reportedly set Washington’s views on Havana obligations and the Axis break timing.
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Buenos Aires
Washington
Adrian Escobar
Argentina
United States
Hull
State Department
Escobar
Norman Armour
David V. Kelly
Havana
Pearl Harbor
Army Navy E Award Renewed for Collins Radio
Admiral Bloch informed Arthur A. Collins of a fourth renewal of the Army Navy E award for Collins Radio, entitling four stars on the flag. The company may retain the flag for another year amid an outstanding production record praised by the Navy board.
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Cedar Rapids
C. C. Bloch
Navy Board For
Arthur A. Collins
Collins Radio Company
Bloch
Collins
Fresh pears come under price control to curb costs
Washington AP reports the OPA set price controls on pears for the first time this week, projecting retail prices about 20 percent lower than last year. The move aims to ease consumer costs and stabilize fruit markets nationally.
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Washington
OPA
Bond Quota Allocations Reported for E District
The document lists E bond quota amounts totaling 2 860 800 dollars. Officials note the figure covers expected capital needs and project funding for the district.
U. S. Spearheads Close to Florence in Italy Offense
Fifth army advances to within 10 miles of Florence as American armored units push along multiple roads toward the city. German defenses along the Arno tighten with counterattacks east of San Miniato while Pisa remains partly in Allied hands. Eighth army gains in Arezzo area and presses on along the Adriatic coast near Senigallia and Ostra.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Florence
Arno
San Miniato
Fifth
Pisa
Monte Pisano
Strada
Eighth Army
Henry Maitland Wilson
Arezzo
Arezzo-Bibbieno
Tiber
San Sepolcro
Adriatic
Senigallia
Ostra
Red Army forms Polish liberation administration with Moscow
Moscow radio announced Russia would sign a pact with the Polish Committee of National Liberation to govern relations with the liberated Polish areas, rejecting the London exile government. It said no Polish territory is Soviet, cites Curzon line as boundary, and claims Soviet forces entered Poland to aid in liberating the Polish people and restoring an independent Poland.
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London
Russia
Polish Committee of National Liberation
Red Army
Poland
Curzon Line
Soviet Union
Bug River
Moscow Radio
Plan Reported for Robot Raid on U S
London dispatch reports Adolf Hitler approved an imminent attack plan on New York City using robot bombs launched from submarines in the Atlantic. Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz allegedly submitted the plan to Hitler. Submarines would launch flying torpedoes toward Manhattan from deck platforms and submerge afterward.
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London
Madrid
Adolf Hitler
New York City
Atlantic
United Press
Ralph Forte
Hitler
Karl Doenitz
Manhattan
Motorist Accused of Drunk Driving After Alley Crash
Frank Harrington of 308 First avenue NW faces an operating while intoxicated charge after an 8 p.m. Monday arrest following a crash at First avenue and Twentieth street E. He backed into motorist T. C. Jackson of 1917 C avenue NE after crossing First avenue. Harrington admitted drinking at the station and failed field sobriety tests.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank Harrington
First Avenue NW
Harrington
First Avenue
Twentieth Street
T. C. Jackson
C Avenue NE
Jackson
Allied Air Attacks Pound Stuttgart and German Targets
Night raids by British Lancasters and Allied fighters hit Stuttgart and northern France with over 1000 bombers, dropping an estimated 2500 tons. Other strikes targeted Linz, Villach, Frankfurt, Berlin, and Rhone valley airfields. several enemy planes were shot down and seven Allied aircraft were lost. Robot bombs continued to fall on southern England including London.
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London
INS
R.af
France
R.A.F
Stuttgart
Berlin
Hermann Goering
Linz
Austrian Danube
Villach
Austria
Reich
Frankfurt
Rhone
England
Boris Karloff Surges Through Spinal Operation at Hospital
Hollywood horror star Boris Karloff underwent a spinal operation at Good Samaritan hospital on Monday and is reported to be recovering.
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Hollywood
INS
Boris Karloff
Good Samaritan Hospital
Goering Named Deputy Leader in Total War Mobilization
Adolf Hitler elevates Hermann Goering to Reichsmarshal and head of the total war council with authority over railways postal service and public institutions in occupied areas. Josef Goebbels named commissar for the total war effort and may direct or demand information from top Reich authorities as Germany moves to total mobilization.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Council For Defense of the Reich
Germany
Occupied
Josef Goebbels
Reich
DNB
Goering
Goebbels
Hitler
Himmler
Sixteen German Generals Call to Break With Hitler
Sixteen captured German generals issued a joint appeal to officers to refuse Nazi orders and break with Hitler now. They urged resistance to hasten the end of the war, warning that waiting could drag Germany to disaster. The message urged officers to fight Hitler to save Germany.
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Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Hitler
Gen
Yankees Gain In Tinian and Guam Battles
The U S Pacific Fleet reports heavy Marine progress on Tinian with inland advance and airfield capture while Guam is under bombardment and airstrip isolation. Nimitz notes light casualties through July 23 as the Marianas campaign grows.
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Tinian
Guam
U. S. Pacific Fleet
HDQ
Pearl Harbor
Marianas
Agana
United States
Chester W. Nimitz
Green
Saipan
Rota
Saipan Casualties Reported by Navy Secretary Forrestal
Navy Secretary Forrestal reports American casualties in the Saipan operation totaled 16 463 with 3 049 killed 13 049 wounded and 365 missing. He notes over 5 000 wounded have returned to duty and discuss enemy losses and prisoner data.
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Washington
Navy
Forrestal
Saipan
Tinian
Guam
Luck and experience avert disaster at LaGuardia landing
A 13 ton army transport carrying 23 people skidded to a stop after its landing gear collapsed at LaGuardia field. Investigators credited luck and the crew's experience for preventing a catastrophe.
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New York
INS
LaGuardia Field
Index and features page overview in early edition
The page lists sections such as Marquis Childs Comics Courthouse Deaths Farm David Lawrence Paul Mallon Marion Movies Drew Pearson Radio Sports and Women’s Features. It reads as a contents index with page indicators and service notes for the issue.
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Index Marquis Childs
Scecceevseeensel
David Lawrence
Paul Mallon
Csesesees
Marion
Drew Pearson
Wsesseenses
4000-Plane Fleet Backing Normandy Ground Push
Allied forces launch a joint ground offensive along roughly 100 miles of the Normandy front with about 4000 planes. US and British-Canadian units push from St Lo toward Caen and Falaise, capturing towns and breaking a four day stalemate as heavy bombers and tanks press the advance.
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Normandy
Caen
Falaise
William the Conqueror
St.Lo
Allied
HDQ
A.E.F
United States
115Th Infantry
Maryland National Guard First Infantry
134Th Infantry
Nebraska Infantry
St. Lo
France
Paris
Montgomery
Vimont
Ambre
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Tokyo
Masanori Ito
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Lessay
St. Martin de Fonentay
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