Russians Push Deep Into East Prussia and Nearby Fronts
Soviet forces advanced toward Silesia and pressed into East Prussia three miles from the border. In the Carpathians they neared the Czech and Slovak frontier, with 200 localities captured west and northwest of Kaunas and efforts to encircle Polish positions near Krakow. The Moscow communique reported heavy fighting, 2,000 Germans killed, and a broad push across the Vistula with tanks following pontoon crossings.
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Daniel de Luce
Moscow
Vistula
Silesia
East Prussia
Carpathians
Red Army
Czech
Slovakia
Jabonkow
Uzole Pass
Russia
Hungary
Krakow
Old Poland
Warsaw
Tarnow
Kielce
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Baltic States
Gulf of Riga
Riga
Pravda
Liepaja
Latvia
Marzhal Konstantin Rokogsovsky
Sandomerz
Stanzaw
Polandies
Staszow
Marshal Lyan & Iwdnew
Kra+kow
Konev
Tacnow
Geringnews
Tranancean
London
Wansary Ano
Carpathia
Germany
Carpathian
Ivan Cherniaket
Lithus
Witeniki
Schirwindt
Grigkubuchs
Viltraki
Luksiai
Sutkai
Tilsit
Kaimas
Rezekne
Red Armivng
Gulf of Rig
Gulf
Andrei Yeremenko
2Nd Baltic Army
Krustpils
Fiza
Jarosian
Sanak
Qaraslave Aha Omy
Niles
Great Fleets of U S Planes Bomb Targets in Germany
Austin Bealmear reports that over 1 200 U S heavy bombers attacked Germany on Friday hitting Peenemunde Anklam Rostock Kiel and Bremen among other targets in a 2 200 aircraft armada. Allied weather improved enabling operations as German claims of losses grew while raids extended to France Italy and the Baltic region with widespread air battles reported.
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Jday
Peenemunde
Fighter Parta
Anklam
Stettin
Rostock
Baltic
Berlin
Kiel
Bremen
Italy
Britain
France
Europe
Germany
Portes Les Valence
Nice
Pe Valey
East Prusian
Russia
Fresh Violence Looms in Strike Across Philadelphia Transit
Strikers threaten violence as the army under Maj. Gen. Philip Hayes attempts to resume Philadelphia’s paralyzed transit system. Clashes between whites and Negroes erupt, and injuries rise while the army vows legal penalties for any interference. Hundreds of thousands rely on makeshift transport as workers face delays.
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Philip Hayes
8Rd Service Command
Hayes
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Philp Mayes
Third Service
Parsons
Philadelpha
Transportation Company
Philadelphia Transportation Company
Sixty-ninth Street
Hunting Park
Broad Street
Attorney General Orders Immediate Inquiry Into Transit Strike
Attorney General Biddle ordered an immediate federal probe into the Philadelphia transit system strike to determine possible violations of federal law. Henry A. Schweinhaut will supervise, focusing on potential violations of the Smith Connally Labor Disputes Act. The act imposes penalties on those who encourage strikes or interruptions in government-operated plants.
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Washington
UPI
Philadelphia
Geneval Biddla
Henry A. Schweinhaut
Smith.Connally Wes Labor Disputes Act
Attorney Generalssid
Jigs
Feducal Bureau
Investigation
Jsuen
Eight Men Die In Nebr Plane Crash Near Atkinson
An Army Air Transport C 47 crashed near the Niobrara river in north central Nebraska. Eight men were killed and 28 more, including 24 pilots, were to be ferried from Broning to Pierre. An army investigating board arrived to inspect wreckage scattered across two miles amid rugged high prairie. Witnesses described a violent cloud and electrical storm before the crash.
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Niobrara River
Niobrara
Connie Sattler Tranch
Atkinson
Nebraska
Harry Helenbolt
Henry Fee
Relief From Heat Is Promised Here
The weather forecast promises relief from high humidity and heat with a chance of scattered thunderstorms. Thursday reached 85 degrees, Friday morning stayed around 77, and Friday 7:30 am humidity was 78 percent. Widespread soaking rains occurred Thursday night across towns including Forest City 2.66 inches and Charles City 2.55 inches, with other readings from Spencer to Fort Dodge.
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Weather Bureau
Forest City
Charles City
Spencer
Inwood
Estherville
Knoxville
Waterloo
Ames
Alto
Fort Dodge
Burlington
Davenport
U. S
Council Bluffs
Yowa
Nebraska
Japan Ties to German Turmoil Hinted by Dip Patch
London based UPHA dispatch reports the rupture of relations between Turkey and Germany could indirectly affect Japan's ties with Britain and other nations. The Japanese news agency Domiel notes potential shifts in alliances and diplomatic posture amid the broader European tensions.
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London
UPHA
Domiel
Turan
Germany
Governors Act on 14 Point GOP Program
Governors in St. Louis spent two days in closed session crafting a 14 point GOP platform under Gov. Dewey with seven reports approved after lengthy debates. The meeting aimed at unity with Bricker and Dewey, while noting Clark's Missouri primary loss and Democratic shifts toward Roosevelt policies.
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A. M. Piper
ST. Louis
Dewey
Committee of the
Gov. Dewey
Guy. Dewey
Gov
Brinker
Bricker
Ga Hickenrooper
Li Gov
Clark
Bennett Champ Clark
CIO
Roosevelt Democrats
Roosevelt
Farmers Urged to Bundle Papers in Rural Iowa County
Ewing on rural routes in Pottawattam s county urge residents to bundle old magazines papers and salvaged paper products. Tie bundles and place by mail boxes for rural carriers to collect and take to the salvage depot to prevent Se7100s shortage.
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Pottawattam S
Selvage
Governors Reach Byrnes Calls for Unity of Thought
The 26 Republican governors cited unity of thought with Dewey after two days of talks on friction with the Roosevelt administration. They urged postwar simplification, tax cuts, and coordinated social welfare while demanding broader representation in federal councils to prevent misunderstandings and power grabs. Byrnes warned of war production limits and aimed to free 200,000 workers for weapons and other essential goods. Local boards would enforce labor constraints in high-priority centers, with penalties for noncompliance.
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Jack Beil
ST. Louis
Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt
Dewey
Governors
United States
Sterling F. Green
Washington
Byrnes
Jimita
War Production Board
War Manpower Commission
Wer
Humas
Mexico
Warmenpower
Polish factions seek to reach agreement in Moscow talks
Premier Mikolajczyk prepared to open discussions with the rival Polish committee of national liberation after a lengthy talk with Stalin. Foreign missions hailed the move as a sign of potential compromise amid cautious optimism. He kept in touch with British and American ambassadors and noted Stalin’s strong impression, while unions downplayed attempts to impose Soviet system on Poland. Naval officials refused to comment on a sighting of an unidentified submarine off the Southern California coast on July 22 after a report from Harry A. Evans.
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Moscow
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Navy
Los Angeles
Naval
California
Harry A. Evans
Americans Reach 43 Miles From Two French Ports
Allied forces push through Brittany toward Nantes and Saint Nazaire after crossing 123 miles inland from Cherbourg. Advancing near Rennes, Dinan, and St Meen le Grand, troops threaten the Loire port complex while Rennes falls, with Berlin air reports and Stimson confirming Rennes capture.
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France
Rennes
Dinan
Brittany
Brest
St. Nezaire
Gladwin Hill
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
P—W. S. Armor
Insantry
Nantes
St Nazaire
Loire
Evian
St. Malo
Bain-de-Bretagne
Loire River
Pipriac
St. Nazaire
Stimson
Washington
War Department
Mauron
St Meen le Jari
Broons
St. Meen
Alec
St. Meer Te Bretagne
Brent
Marion
Berlin
Munique
Germans Retreat Through Florence Near Arno Bridges Destroyed
Allied forces entered Florence as German retreat slowed the line. Bridges across the Arno were largely destroyed by retreating forces with Pontevecchio the only major span left intact. New Zealand troops pressed toward the city as 5,000 German prisoners were taken in 24 days.
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Noland Norgaard
RCME
8Th Army
Florence
Arno River
Pontevecchio
Apennines
Lynn Heinzerling
B. ©. Freyberg
Crete
Greve
Red Oak Man Dies in Plane Crash in Central Pacific
2nd Lt. Clark Sundberg, 25, of Red Oak, was killed in a plane accident in the central Pacific on July 23. He is survived by his sister Mrs. Charles W. Liddick, stationed with her husband at Camp Bowie, Texas. Sundberg enlisted August 19, 1942, and previously worked as a clerk in the county engineer's office.
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Red Oak
Carl Svndberg
War Department
Clark Sundberg
Central Pacific
Perssone
Charles W. Liddick
Cpl
Camp Bowie
Tex
Sundberg
Grain Alcohol Plants Believed in Danger
U S Senate subcommittee member Gillette says officials guiding the alcohol production program plan to bias toward petro alcohol over grain based plants. He warns this could shut down government grain alcohol plants at Kansas City Omaha and Muscatine and calls for a presidential commission to study locations for fair treatment of all alcohol sources.
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Washington
Uur
Gillette
D.-Towa
Senate
Kansas City
Omaha
Muscatine
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Austin Bealmear
Army
Atty
Nebraska Hills
Japan
Enaheeiv
Vienna
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
Cherbourg
St. Lo
Ota
Army River
Arno
Baye
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