Navy plans protracted war against Japan through 1949
Vice Frederick J. Horne said the Navy will wage war against Japan for years and bases must be built in the Pacific while European victory time remains uncertain. He called his Europe timetable a guess and warned against expectations of a German collapse, noting German soldiers are influenced by Hitlerism.
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Washington
Frederick J. Horns
Japan
Naval Operana
Knoxnely
Stancea
Pacific
Europe
Horne
Gery
State Guard activated with new officers in Alabama unit
The State Guard in Alabama activated Company 69, headquarter and service company of the 1st Regiment, during the mustering in last night. Alta V. Lee was elected commanding officer and Bt lieutenant, with John Randle Adkins as second in command and transportation officer. Lee and Adkins are veterans from the former Guard unit, now reorganized after disbandment. Col. John P. Shealy and local figures noted in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Te Guard
Alta V. Lee
John Randle Adkins
Lee
Adkins
R. Vickery
Herican Legion
Fen
John P. Shealy
Ares
Devastating Allied raid on Rome reported by World Today
The Associated Press reports a massive bombing raid on Rome with aerial photos suggesting widespread destruction of military targets and allied establishments. Italian reports of mutinies against Nazi officers surface as U S advances near strategic bridges and major Japanese targets are under focus.
Army Liberators Bomb Paramushiro Base Raid
The Navy says Liberator heavy bombers from Amchitka attacked Paramushiro in the Kurile chain on Monday. The raid started fires with near hits and marked the North Pacific force's first strike near Japan proper, aiming to pressure northern Japanese defenses as Allied offensives continue in New Guinea.
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Washington
Navy
North Pacific
Paramushiro
Ahipie
Amchitka
Aleutians
Japan
Paramushiros
Kurile Chain
Ike
Tokyo
New Guinea
Paramushira
Knox
Dia
South Pacific
Canton Island
Bombing drill planned for Dothan blackout start
Wallace D Malone chairs the Civil Protection Section of Houston County Civilian Defense Council announces a 25 minute practice blackout tomorrow night. Detonations will warn and augment the fire department siren. Residents urged to synchronize watches and extinguish lights at nine. Red warning at 9:04 and street lights dimmed three times to ensure participation. Final plans completed. test to run with other areas in south Afghanistan.
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Dothan
Wallace D. Malone
Civil Protection Section
Houston County Civilian Defense Council
Orly
South Afghams
Melone
Negro Family Seeks Daughter's Body After Miami Death
West King Negro and his wife of 700 Hutchinson Street seek the body of their daughter Inex who was declared dead by a Miami funeral home. She had worked in Pajama City and returned to Bethan about three weeks ago then boarded a bus to Miami. A letter from the Miami funeral home requesting the father to claim the body was lost when shown to neighbors and tracing the body stalled. The family recalls the funeral home’s earlier name and seeks clarity on the fate of Inex.
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West King
Hutchinson Street
Inex
Miami
Fie
Miam
Pajama City
Bethan
Guerrillas Aid Red Regulars in Key Orel Battle
Russian siege guns pounded the Nazi bastion of Orel as the Red army closed the trap. West of Orel a Soviet column pushed 30 miles into the German rear reaching Dinskoye and 24 villages in total since the counteroffensive began. The Soviet communique noted only a four to six mile advance but signaled fierce German resistance and 12 enemy counterattacks repulsed.
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William McGaffin
Moscow
Orel
Red Army
Coluten
Dinskoye
Postwar aviation plans focus on autos first, experts say
DETROIT AP. Aviation executives warn against expecting a rapid sky boom after the war. Semweliga seqvites president Harry Woodhead says factories will idle until contracts end, with 20 percent of current output forming a practical postwar operation. Pilots will seek jobs and cars before weekend planes as mass private flying remains limited.
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Detroit
Maya Harry Woodhead
Semweliga Seqvites, Aircraft Corp
Wonsheas
Detroit Automotive
Woodhead
Herald
Twelve Negroes Sentenced in Vagrancy Roundup
In a Friday vagrancy sweep, 12 Negroes among 33 detainees were sentenced to 30 days in July by Recorder J L Wangbe. Several others were released after verification of employment, while Chief M Tetum warned that more arrests would follow to remove idle residents.
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Twatre
J. L. Wangbe
Recorders Court
Bull
Jell
Poetics
M. Tetum
Genere
Only Military Targets Bombed Say Rome Fliers
Allied commanders called the Rome raid an outstanding operation with over 500 American bombers and five losses. Reconnaissance showed heavy damage to targets and U S Air Force communiques cited Littoria yards as completely destroyed. Lieut Gen Carl A Spaatz sent congratulations.
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Belman Morin
Allied Headquarters
North Africa
Roma
U. & Air Force
Cairo
Carl A. Spasts
Northwest African Air Forces
Tera
Axis Wails Over Bombing Of Rome
Axis propagandists accused American air raids of indiscriminate destruction in Rome. Berlin broadcasts called the raid criminal, while reports from neutral sources disputed broad claims. The San Lorenzo Basilica area reportedly suffered damage, with Swedish dispatches noting limited damage and urging residents to evacuate. Casualty numbers remained unofficial.
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Associated Press
Axis
Rome
Londondon
Pius XII
Roosevelt
Churchill
San Lorenzo Fourl le Mura
Via Tiburtino
San Lorenzo Yards
Stockholm
Dagens Nyheter
San Lorenzo
Tiburtina
Fome
Arene Wes
Medical Clinic
Orthopedic Cline
Institute of Public Health
Hitler and Mussolini Meet in Northern Italian City
A Berlin radio dispatch reported by Associated Press says Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini met yesterday in a northern Italian city to discuss military questions. The communique from Hitler's headquarters notes the meeting took place on July 4 with the Faehrer and Premier present.
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Associated Frese
Adolf Hitler
Mussolini
Tallam
Berlin
Associated Press
Hitler
Italy
WACs Mark First Anniversary Today
Fort Des Moines Iowa AP Batty WACs and sisters in khaki mark one year since the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps center opened. From 770 to 65,000 WACS in service and 690,000 capacity projected, with 49 original members still on duty. Salutes, first impressions, and public interest recalled as the force expands nationwide and abroad.
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Fort Des Moines
Batty Wac
England
Africa
Women's Army Auxlliary Corps
Khaki
WACS
Army
Akepttelem
Col Frank McCoskrie
Compulsory Savings Inequitable, Treasury Says
Treasury rejects compulsory savings as inequitable and unfit to finance the war effort. National director Ted Gamble argues voluntary War Bonds purchases remain essential, since mandated lending would oversimplify payments and burden the least able earners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
George Zelne Washington
Congress
Treasury
Ted R. Gamble
War Finance Division
Allied Bombers Fly 2000 Miles To Hit Macassar
Allied bombers flew 2000 miles round trip to strike the major Japanese base at Macassar in the Netherlands East Indies. Fires along the harbor remained visible and damage extent was not reported. Elsewhere, American troops widened the TolHo beachhead near Munda, with 179 Japanese killed and further air and ground actions against positions north of Munda airfield and along Kula Gulf.
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Macassar
Marlin Spencer
Southwest Pacific
Ovarren
Netherlands East Indies
Aoma
Worthwest Pacific Battlefront
TolHo
Salomons
Munda
Japan
Avenger
Dauntless
Munda Airdrome
Beloko
Kula Gulf
Mitchehe
Lambetl
New Gulfies
Mount Tambu
Selamaua
Many A Gas Book Forms Incorrect In Houston County
An estimated 1,000 renewal applications for basic gasoline rations were incorrectly filed and returned for correction. The War Price and Rationing Board said current A books expire at midnight tomorrow and over half the renewal books have been mailed.
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Houston County
Mussolini in shelter during Rome raid BBC reports
A New York AP summary notes BBC broadcast a Swiss dispatch claiming Mussolini spent the entire Roma bombing raid in a shelter built for him. The CBS-recorded report recalls Italian radio saying Pope Pius XI refused to leave his residence during the attack.
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New York
BBC Today
Roma
Mussolin
CBS
Pius XI
Army orders eight ordnance plants on standby list
Eight Army ordnance plants were placed in standby as completion plans were cancelled due to changing war and land needs. War Department told the House Military Affairs Committee chairman Mey the closings bring local disruption but reflect shifting wartime requirements and a move to avoid waste of manpower and money. The facilities named include New River Virginia Pulaski Florida Lake Ontario Youngstown St Patty West Hanover Terre Haute Merion and Scioto ordnance works. Patterson said the plan assumed overseas plants could be bombed but shifting air power and reduced demand altered the picture, causing production schedule disruptions balanced against broader war needs.
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Washington
Army Ordnance
War Department
House Military Affaire
Mey
D-Ky
Patternon
New River Ordnance Plant
Pulaski
Virginia
Flora
Acts
Ordance Works
Bunray
Tex
Lake Ontario
Youngstown
N. Y
Gopher Ordnance Works
St. Patt
Mion
Pilgrim Ordnance Works
West Hanover
Mass
Vigo
Terre Haute
Ind
Scioto
Merion Ohio
Patterson
City To Continue Alapoco Contract With Alabama Power
City Commission discussed renewing a five year contract with Alabama Power to supply power for Dothan. They agreed renewal unnecessary now, contract to stay in force for five years and continue until notice of termination. Ralph Goodwin outlined technical impacts on peak loads during the ginning season.
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Alabama Power Company
Ralph Goodwin
Ap Jt
Commiesian
3. C. Bates
ETS Acrag
Geneve County
P. C. Walden
Nate Daleville
Keyére
Allies drive toward Catania as mutinies spread
Allied forces in Sicily push toward Catania with British Eighth Army probing strong German defenses. Mutinies among Italian troops under German officers are reported as American and Canadian troops link near Callantestis and Porto Armerina, while Axis retracts toward Enna and Moeastns.
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SY Dartel Deloce
North Africa
Catania
Enea
Eighth Aamy
Great Sea
Catenis Plain
Ramacce
Goering Grenadier
Eighth Army
Ara Geth
Eriug
Agrixenta
Proto Bespedtocis
Morocco
France
Moeestns
Mieily
Garbin
Catenia
Lees
Wat
Bernard J. Montgomery
Qaitanissatts
Torreia
Piatea Armerina
Saat
Callamogatta
Axia
Bernard JL. Montgomery
Highth
Mensina
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Army Liberators
Kuriles
Bastion
Sicilian Beach
Army Signal Corps
Ben Lorenzo Railwey Yarde
Duce
City
Alapoco
Callantecstis
Silles
Pisses Armarina
Enne
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