Soviet Wrings German Lines in Major Baltic Push
Moscow and Berlin dispatches claim Soviet forces tightened ring on pockets west of Vitebsk and near Orsha and Rogachev as 24 hours of fast advances pushed toward Mogilev and Bobruisk. Reports mention Obel, Zhlobin, and Rogachev captured while rail links near Onega and Murmansk line seen affected.
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Vitebsk
Zhlobin
Rogachev
Moscow
Jedish
Berlin
White End
Nex Menen
Iiet
Obel
Polotek
Exp- Caereya
Mlovo
Orsha
oOrsha
Orsha-Lepel
Mostok
Mogilev
Cap- Yiebin
Brozha
Bob
Ratmirovichi
Bobruisk
Lake Onega
World Today fragment on German air attack near Orsha
Fragmentary World Today item describes a German air attack in White Russia near Orsha and a related move by Allied forces including the Eighth Army and Fifth Army. Unclear specifics due to damaged text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Russia
Orsha
Mobilev
Bombers Pound Nazi Defenses On French Soil
Allied air force says RAF Mosquitos attacked German troops south of Caen and the city of Gottingen near Kassel during a night operation. One Blane was missing, weather threatened further missions, and German sorties over the Normandy front were under 50. A Beaufighter strike hit E bases near Holland with heavy damage. Mosquitos have destroyed more than three German planes at night over the Normandy area since the invasion began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Bealmear
Allied Expeditionary Force
Sorme
Normandy
Caen
Gottingen
Kassel
Book of Holland
Normandy Battle Front
Supreme Headquarters
England
Allied Expeditionary Air Force
British and Chinese Capture Japanese Stronghold at Mogaung
Allied communique reports British and Chinese forces seized Mogaung in Northern Burma after a three day battle. Final assault came from three sides following a heavy aerial bombardment. The fall strains Japanese defense around Myitkyina, with remnants fleeing south and the 18th Singapore Division heavily damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Mogaung
Burma
Myitkyina
Singapore
Frenchmen Ridicule Captured Supermen on Normandy Beach
Fifteen truckloads of Nazi prisoners were paraded toward American beach cages while French workers and civilians jeered the German captors. Negro soldiers returning smiles as locals flashed hostile signs, reflecting the day’s tensions on the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Chiusi Retaken After Assault By Eighth Army
Eighth Army troops drive Germans from Chiusi nine miles southwest of Lake Trasimeno and hold after a counter attack. Fifteen South Africans rescued from the town. Eighth Army advances into Castiglione del Lago area nine miles northwest, seizing Vitellino and taking 200 prisoners. Limited progress near Perugia amid fierce fighting.
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SY Noland Norgaard
Rome
Eighth Anny
Chiusi
Fifth Anny
Italy
Eighth Army
Lake Trasimeno
Castiglione del Lago
Lake
Trasimeno
Vitellino
Perugia
FEPC curtailed by Southern Democrats in new amendments
Southern Democrats claimed restrictive amendments to the $300000 FEPC funding bill will severely limit the agency’s operations. They argue the changes bar affirmative action directives and require salaries be denied for actions beyond Congress authority, signaling a weakened FEPC role as the bill awaits President Roosevelt’s signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fair Employment Practices Committee
Russell
D.-Ga
Hep. Hendricks
D.-Fla
PEPC
FEPC
House
Ramspeck
U.-Ga
Independent Offices
Congress
Roosevelt
EPC
Comptroller General
Successes Of Allies In Air Have Exceeded Expectations
A wartime report notes Allied air successes have surpassed expectations while German air power is decimated but not finished. The Luftwaffe started with about 2,000 bombers and fighters against 11,000 Allied aircraft and may rebound if German factories resume production.
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Luftwaffe
Germany
Napier Field Day Plans Dothan Open House Tomorrow
Napier Field hosts a major War Bond fiesta Thursday with open house for civilians. Planes from Napier will circle Dothan dropping pamphlets to invite attendance. The 2 pm program includes a field tour, a Napier Field Gruffies baseball game, a retreat parade by General Butler and a colorful float finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napier Field
James L
Dothan
City Commission
Rawling McKinney
Napier Field Gruffies
Camp Rucker
William C. Butler
RAF Eastern Flying Training Command
Herman Harris
Military Committee
Civillian Committee
Houston County
Army airmen rescued or located after Grand Canyon bailout
Rescue efforts continued as a second party prepared to descend by muleback into Grand Canyon to reach three Army airmen who bailed from a bomber and landed on Tonto Plateau above the Colorado River. A separate unit moved toward the Gorge Floor to set up a base, with hopes of a Friday recovery. The airmen are Second Lt. Charles Goldblum of Pittsburgh, Flight Officer Maurice J. Cruickshank Jr. of Lawrence, and Cpl. Roy W. Embanks of Kalispell.
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Grand Canyon
Ariz
Tonto Plateau
Colorado River
Charles Goldblum
Pittaburgh
Maurice J. Cruickshank
Jr. Lawrence
Mass
Cpl
Roy W. Embanks
Kalispell
Mont
Tire prospects wane for A Card drivers
Washington AP Chief Charles F. Phillips of the Office of Price Administration said new tires for A card motorists will likely be available only early in 1945, not this fall as previously indicated. He cited a huge backlog of applications since May 1 when A card drivers became eligible and demand far exceeded expectations.
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Washington
Charles F. Phillips
Office of Price Administration
Phillips
Premier Stalin Praises American War Efforts
Moscow reports Premier Marshal Joseph Stalin commended American manufacturing labor and agriculture for wartime production. The Kremlin briefing states the United States government coordinated and supported US USSR collaboration, aiding Red Army successes.
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Premier Stalin
Moscow
Eric Johnston
United States Chamber of Commerce
Joseph Stalin
Kremlin
Johnston
United States
Soviet Union
Stalin
Red Army
Aaa
Hill urges bipartisan pledge to join world peace group
Sen. Hill proposes that 1644 party platforms unite to call for US participation in an international organization to plan and maintain peace. A bipartisan quartet favors a Nations Association with a global police force and admission of neutral or aggressor nations based on commitment to peace.
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Washington
D.-Ala
United States
Senate
Hill
Ball
Minn
Burton
Ohio
Hatch
Mex
Mill
Britain
Russia
China
Alabama
Natone
House
MacArthur Announces New Air Organization
General Douglas MacArthur announced the formation of the Allied Far Eastern Air Force to unify Fifth Army Air Force and Thirteenth Army Air Force under Lt Gen George C Kenney. The move follows signals that Japan is withdrawing main air strength from the New Guinea Solomons theater to other areas.
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New Guinea
New Guinea-Solomons
Douglas MacArthur
George c. Kenney
Far Eastern
Fifth Army Air Force
Australia
Thirteenth Army Air Force
Solomons
Rabau
Kevieng
MacArthur
Gefer
Netherlands East Indies
Philippines
Running Mate Talk Advances at GOP Convention in Chicago
Delegates at the Republican National Convention moved to decide who will join Gov Thomas E. Dewey on the ticket. California stakeholder Earl Warren may be discussed, Warren urged no nomination, as sessions opened amid speeches by Joseph Martin and plans for the platform.
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Paul Miller
Associated
Washington
Chicago Stadium
Republican Nations Convention
Thomas E. Dewey
White House
Earl Warren
California
Warren
Martin blasts merger of CIO and Communist Party over 1944 election
Chicago AP report on Representative Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts declaring at the Republican National Convention that the party will restore constitutional government and curb radical groups. He accuses Earl Browder and Sidney Hillman of merging the Communist Party with CIO Political Action, linking it to a push for a fourth Roosevelt term and subservient Congress.
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Chicago
Joseph W. Martin
Massachusetts
Martin
House
Earl Browder
Sidney Hillman
CIO
Congress
Republican’ Party
Cangrenn
Yanks Smash Paramushiro And Shimushu Islands Pre-Dawn
U S Pacific Fleet report from Pearl Harbor describes American forces pressing the Saipan campaign with heavy artillery on Garapan and air strikes on Paramushiro and Shimushu. Allied carriers and air power targeted Japanese defenses across the Marianas and Kurile theaters as fleet activity remained limited elsewhere.
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Yanks
Paramushiro
Shimushu Islands
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Saipan
Solomons
Equator
Guam
Rote Islands
Marianas
Philippines
1Th Army Air Force
Navy
Payamushiro
Shlushu Dylands
Kuriles
ODT bans summer camp transportation. permits limited use
Marlon O Rast district manager of the ODT in Montgomery urges bus operators to cut unnecessary camp trips to conserve transport. Chartering for summer and day camps by specific groups is prohibited. exceptions exist for day care centers with permits under General Order ODT 160A. Children under 13 may ride only with written approval from the Office of Community War Services, which oversees Georgia and several southern states. applications should be filed at least two weeks before service is needed.
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Marlon O. Rast
ODT
Montgomery
Kart
Office of Defense Transportation
Office of Community War Services
Communitty War Services
Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Ga
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
Tennessee
South Carolina
Cas
Jamie A. Oppert Dies After Long Illness
Jamie A. Oppert, forty eight, a City mail carrier for two years, died at his home 219 W Crawford Street after a long illness. A World War I veteran, he belonged to the American Legion and several fraternal groups. Surviving: wife, Jim Oppert, daughter Betty Sue McInnish, mother Georgia Oppert, and brother G. L. Oppert. Funeral at home tomorrow at 4 p m with three ministers officiating. Burial at Tam Te Ma Os.
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Jamie A. Oppert
W. Crawford Street
American Legion
First Bapist Church
The
Masons and
Shrinere
Oppert
Jim Oppert
Betty Sue McInnish
Georgia Oppert
G. L. Oppert
Dothan
Zam C. Reeves
T. W. Wilson
A.D. Zhinden
Cherbourg Falls in Allied Push to Open Port
Allied forces captured Cherbourg after five days of brutal house to house fighting in a drive led by Lt Gen Omar Bradley. The fall ends the second phase of liberation with Cherbourg serving as a gateway for massive Allied troop and supply movements into France. German pockets remained at Cap de la Hague and Maupertus airfield as Montgomery prepared for the next push toward Caen.
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Uberate Curepa
Sir Berman Ld
la Gaulle
Cheux
Manviey
Vere Millag
Tilly
Etahipgue
Supreme Headquarters
Cherbourg
Montgomery Alraady
Tous
Omar N. Bradley
France
Cominest
Germany
Maupertas Airflela
Cap de la Hague
Bradley
Montgomery
Erwin Rotomel
Caen
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Ipilev
Chlusi
Souther Democrats
Gladwin Bill
Sterrman Air Force
Napier
Garapan
Sen. Hill
Air Organization
Tom Dewey
Wendell L. Willkie
Moorer
Clare Boothe Luce
Connecticut
Wendell L. Wilkle
New York
Jeantain Normandy
CBS
Cotentin
Penienule
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