Churchill Stalin War Conference Maps New War Plan
Roosevelt and Churchill meet at Quebec to map next moves for Axis surrender. Allied leaders review war plan details as military experts draft actions targeting Africa Sicily the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. Officials aim to conclude talks within a week and accelerate Axis defeat.
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Churchill
Alfied -View Co
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Canada
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Athlone
Dominion
Chateau Frontenac
Britain
United States
Africa
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Rudsly
Pacific
Thal
Sicily
Atlantic
Decision on state maternity plan expected next week
HARRISBURG Aug 12 A decision on state acceptance of recent maternity plan for wives of service men will come after Governor M Hin receives a health department report. An informed source disclosed today that the decision will probably come next week. The dispute arose after United States Senator James J. Davis and four Allegheny county Democratic state senators urged the governor to adopt the Pennsylvania law in letters made public in Pittsburgh yesterday.
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Ay Meoenenmanne
Harrisburg
Mar- Hin
Health Department
James J. Davin
Republicum
Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Broadens Hospital Benefits for Corry Members
Hospital Service Association of Pittsburgh announced a broader coverage plan for Corry and nearby members. The 60 percent illness coverage will extend up to 80 days beyond the current 21 day full coverage with added laboratory services and tests. Wording limits on drugs and machines will be lifted. Ward-holders receive a 16 percent increase in private room allowances and transfers from semi private to private rooms will rise. Premiums rise 10 cents for husband wife contracts and 25 cents for family plans, with no change for individuals. Maternity stay length will be extended to reduce shortfalls.
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Hospital Service Association of Pittsburgh
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Unt Association
Blood
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Idee
Fliers Held in Switzerland After Forced Landing
In Bern Swiss authorities host two American Flying Fortresses after forced landing. The crews, labeled Battle Queen and Pex Of My Heart, are interned in a mountain hotel and treated as guests. They toured a factory, swam, and attended a ball game amid Swiss crowds.
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Bern
Switzerland
Switzerandl
Berlin Sees French Invasion Prelude Amid Heavy Bombings
Berlin view says Allied daylight bombings against France and Germany may preludes to invasion. Dispatches note American bombers strike Marseille area and northern France while Hungary readies Budapest, Wiener Neustadt reports say German capitals see retreat of troops. The Svenska Dagbladet correspondent cites intensified raids and a tightening Allied surround on Germany.
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Marseille
Orth
France
Imher Mary
Hungary
Budapest
Wiener Neustadt
Une
Gyhling
Stelly
Berman Peonie
Allies Withdrawn Carriers And Gunboats Sail To Mediterranean
AP dispatches report three Allied aircraft carriers and Aix gunboats left Gibraltar for the Mediterranean yesterday morning while 25 merchant ships in convoy set course toward the Atlantic. In London, Georges Xvntaris warns Greece may collapse without immediate relief within months. Badoglio to speak on Rome radio tonight. Mayors of Milan Como and Verona resign in protest of German interference, per CBS broadcast.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Ti Linew
Aix
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Merciasmen
Atlantic
New York
Milan
Como
Verona
Maly
CBS
Allies Shell Italian Coast As Messina Falls
Allied guns pound the Messina Strait in a warm up against Axis batteries as Sicily completes its capture ahead of schedule. Allied planes strike toward the Italian mainland scarring highways and rail links, targeting Battipaglia yards Castrovillare near Salerno and a bridge at Angitola amid pursuing forces.
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Associated Pres
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Messina Strait
Sicily
Messina
Battipaglia
Naples
Castrovillare
Salerno
Angitola
Lawmakers Predict Passage Of Father Draft Prevention
A Reuters AP report from Washington notes Rep. Dewey and Rep. Cannon back from their districts predict congressional action to prevent drafting of pre Pearl Harbor fathers. With Congress recessing, debate may resume September 14 as May proposes a bill to bar inductions of such fathers. Ramspeck suggests studying manpower needs amid military and industrial demands.
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Dewey
Chicago
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Reb. Ramspeck
Dgo
House
May
House Military Committee
Germans Open Counter Blows On Kharkov Front
Moscow reports German counterattacks with tanks planes and troops on the Kharkov front were repelled by Soviet lines. Battles also raged near Bryansk Spas Demensk and Izyum as the Red Army pressed offensive actions. Berlin noted no decisive advances with German casualties cited at over 19 300 in Izyansk and Kharkov offensives.
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Kharkov
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Demetisk
Une Horth
Jaysher Gon
Certun
Izyum
Donets
Kharkovkod
Staraya Russi
Neva
Leningrad
Tern
Berlin
Austin
Bryans
CHS
Red Army
Bryansk
Red Star
Spas Demensk
Governor refuses extradition of Klein from Pennsylvania
Harrisburg August 1 Governor Martin rejected the extradition request of Robert Harold Hein of Allegheny County to Texas. Hein faced a charge of escaping from the Blyre Fridge penal farm in Huntsville in 1927. Klein had received clemency in June after serving 12 years of a 20 to 60 year sentence. A Texas prison official said authorities will seek to arrest him if he returns.
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Harrisburg
Robert
Harold Hein
Allegheny County
Texas
Blyre Fridge
Huntsville
Tex
Martin
State Department of Astles
Klein Wes
Western Penitentiary
County Quotas Reported for September Drive Campaign
County and campaign quotas are set at 16 180 000 for September with detailed notes on subscript ions and anticipated receipts. Reports show Erie County aiming 1 600 000 by April and overall drive progress, with securities offerings tied to the Third War Loan and new bond issues outlined alongside denominations and maturity terms.
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Brie Henriqwanter
Arle County
Erie County
War Manpower reports no rush in war deferment shift
Berard Williams of the War Manpower Commission reports there has been no rush of applications by fathers in non-deferrable occupations for war work under newly announced selective service regulations. A list of critical occupations and a record of those not granted deferments were released, with expectations of possible reclassifications by the draft authorities affecting local employment shifts.
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Berard Williams
War Manpower Commission
Manpower Commission
Army reports nine dead in California bomber crash near Garnet
Army authorities announce the deaths of nine crew members after a four engined bomber crashes near Garnet California. The aircraft was on a routine flight from Blythe when it went down Monday night about 15 miles north of Palm Springs.
Roosevelt imposes policy to penalize unions and employers
Washington reports a new War Labor Board enforcement plan by President Roosevelt. It allows withdrawal of union contractual rights and priorities, and outlines executive action powers for the Stabilization Director to enforce compliance. The policy targets unions and employers for disobeying WL decisions, with potential government seizure of facilities and profits in noncompliant cases.
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Auig
War Labor Board
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Palley
White House
Charramim
William Hy Davis
F. M. Vinson
WLR
John JL. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Uhited
States Gypsum Co
WLB
Congress
Davis
Allied Air Strikes Devastate Wewak Japanese Base
Allied air forces attacked the Japanese air base at Wewak in central New Guinea, destroying most of the planes and crippling their air strength. The assault involved more than 10 waves of American and Australian planes over four airfields, with heavy losses on the Japanese side and significant damage to personnel and aircraft.
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Wek
New
Aled
Sevice
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Neg Gunn
Liberatorg
Fiytor Porvesses
Mitchells
New Guinene
Bante
Whiteshead
Pacific
Avesie Inia
Flery Wreclawe
Red Star repeats urge for second front by Allies
MOSCOW August 18 The Russian army newspaper Red Star commenting on the Roosevelt Churchill conference at Quebec says Allies failed to exploit the Soviet summer offensive and repeats the call for a second front Only such an operation can shorten the war meaningfully It notes the Sicily landing was well prepared but suggests the Bletty counteraction limited German relief and warns that Western possibilities have not yet yielded decisive blows against Germany
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Red Star
Quebec
Germany
Sicily
Red Army
Cherry to Head Blood Bank Unit
Cherry appointed chairman in charge of the Blood Bank Service after the resignation of Dr. Gillette. Rev. E H Vary Houten takes chairmanship of the camp and hospital counsel committee for the Corry Chapter. Unit operates at Camp She jonko Replacement Center near Steenville and the Deshon Fognital at Butler. July services include 15 cases for service members and families, motor commands totaling 62 hours, nurses' index 360 hours, 143 persons contributing 1.58% hours of production service, 320 blood units, 02 Kolttadl and 18913 sureteal dressings, and ten ladies serving 320 personas in the blood bank.
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Ineal
T Gillette
Inele
Unie
Joan Red Cross
E. H. Vary Houten
Corry
West Am Pennsylvania
Ohletion
Steenville
Deshon Fognital
Butler
Hidex
Gorry
Timsnital
First Shuttle Raids of War Struck Munich Factory
British air forces struck Munich aircraft plant in the first shuttle raids and continued toward North Africa. Newspaper reports say Berlin endured renewed raids while British losses reached forty one bombers across operations from one end of Europe to another.
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Ion
Munich
North Africa
Europe
Berlin
Allied air blitz devastates Sicily fortifications
Associated Press reports massive Allied air offensives targeting Sicily as European operations widen the war. The thunderous strikes hit multiple fronts from the eastern Mediterranean to the English Channel, intensifying pressure on German command and prompting questions about future Allied strategy and occupation in the region.
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SY Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Mediterranean
France
Germany
English Channel
Cownt
Germ
Sicily
Listony
Frafite
the Reich
Eisenhower Signals New Allied Push In War Effort
General Eisenhower indicates a forthcoming Allied blow as Axis losses mount in the Mediterranean theater. He cites Allied forces including the Eighth Army and Sir Harold Alexander, asserting confidence in fresh American troops and coordinated operations to press the campaign.
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Mssportten Press
Dwikhh de Denhower
Axis
Selly
Auletish
Allied Supreme Command
Mediterranean
Harold Alexander
Ais
Amel Oan
Eighth Army
Eisenhower
Allied Bombings Rally Across Europe In Major WWII Raid
British air ministry reported Mosquito bombers hit Berlin at night while RAF pathfinders struck Peenemunde. American B-17s flew from Britain to North Africa and deep into Germany, hitting Regensburg's Mittelwerk and other targets. Flying Fortresses raided southern France, Istres, Marseille area, and Paris Bren airfields. Allied strikes extended to Schweinfurt, Lille, Holland, Belgium, and Italian ports as crews pressed a broad 24 hour offensive.
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Air Ministry
Berlin
RAF
Peenemaendss
Stettin
Rehlér
Britain
North Africa
Hrust Tey
Germany
Nich
Regensburg
North
Prevers
Greece
Aegean
Bera
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