Russians Reach 91 Miles From Silesia In Advance
Russian forces shattered the German Vistula river line and moved within 91 miles of Silesia as other groups shelled towns inside East Prussia. The Carpathians drive brought Red Army within five miles of Czechoslovakia after pushing Germans from Jabonkow near Uzok pass. Russians now sit about 58 miles from Krakow with Warsaw siege details officially unreported.
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Vistula
German
Silesia
East Prussia
Carpathiians
Red
Czecho-Slovaakia
Jabonkow
Uzok Pass
Russia
Hungary
Krakow
Old Poland
Warsaw
Tarnow
Kielce
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Baltic States
RED Army
City of Myitkyina Captured by Allies in Bitter Fighting
Allied forces including American Imperial and Chinese troops captured Myitkyina, a major Japanese base in northern Burma, after a siege that began May 17. About 3,000 Japanese were killed, and the fall secures two airfields and links with Chinese forces in Yunnan to open a land route to China.
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Grumich
Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Myitkyina
Norhern
Burma
Yunnan
China
India
Myit
The Fleet's In at Strand Theatre Tonight
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs. Carl Shaw of West Main Street to enjoy tonight's Strand Theatre program featuring Betty Hutton and Dorothy Lamour in The Fleet's In and Louisiana Hayride plus Judy Canova and The Last Horseman starring Russell Hayden.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Carl Shaw
West Main Street
the Fleet
Betty Hutton
Dorothy Lamour
Strand Theatre
Judy Canova
Russell Hayden
West Virginia Briefs and GOP Campaign Notes
West Virginia reports include 12 additonal school buses approved by the Office of Defense Transportation raising the state total to 137 with an August 25 deadline for applications and a September 1 handoff. Huntington man granted 60 days for gambling treatment. Benwood plans a mass meeting over a garbage strike. Katherine No. 4 mine deaths rise to 16 with two bodies recovered. Huntington Legion wins 2-1 in junior baseball. In national news, Republican governors challenge New Deal, tout Dewey Bricker, Brownell predicts GOP victory in November.
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Charleston
Office of Defense Transportation
West Virginia
Paul Boggs
Boggs
Huntington
Huntington Legion Post
Parkersburg
American Legion
Jack Bellot
Louis
New Deal
Dewey-Bricker
Thomas E. Dewey
Missouri
Dewey
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Brownell
Dwight Green
Simeon
Willis
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Earl Warren
California
Warren
Lewey
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Allied entry into Florence imminent as Germans retreat
Allied forces pressed toward Florence as German defenders pulled back behind a grove near the city. New Zealand and South African troops advanced, with Lt. Gen. Freyberg planning an entry from the east. Front dispatches noted German retreat from a ridge south of Florence, as Italian residents watched from domed churches amid smoke and shellfire.
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Florence
New Zealand
Tuscan
Lynn Heinzer- Lng
B. C. Freyberg
Crete
Laro+mo
Jackie Cooper Charged With Delinquency Of Minors
South Bend Indiana August 4 1942 affidavits filed charging Jackie Cooper 22 of Beverly Hills Calif a film star with contributing to and encouraging the delinquency of minors Also charged are Pauline Frederic 19 George Bender a Notre Dame V-12 student and Olie Lowery hotel waiter The affidavits stem from a police investigation of a July 24 party at the LaSalle hotel where Cooper was present
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Ind
Joseph County
Arthur F. Scherr
Jackie Cooper
Beverly Hills
Calif
Conver
University of Notre Dame
Scherr
LaSalle Hotel
Pauline Frederic
George Bender
Notre Dame
Olie Lowery
Walter
Strikers Demonstrate at Philadelphia Subway Terminals
Bands of strikers gathered at Philadelphia subway and elevated terminals on August 4 as an FBI inquiry into possible federal law violations began amid a three day transit stoppage. Clashes between White and Black workers continued while the Army deadline for resumption of service passed.
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Washington
Philadelphia Transit System
Biddle
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
The
Transportation Company
Philadelphia Transportation Company
69Th Street
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First Steps For Test Tube Baby Announced Today At Harvard
The Journal Science reports the first artificial fertilization of human eggs in a glass tube, a preliminary medical study showing two eggs dividing to two cells and another to three. The study records early conception steps under a microscope to probe human sterility.
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Harvard
Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Science
New York
John Rock
Miriam F. Menkin
War Today analyzes Breton peninsula battle and ports
Charles Town August 4 Associated Press War Analyst reports Dr G P Morison the new mayor of Charles Town weighs in on Allied advance in Brittany. He notes Rennes severs rail into the peninsula and troops push toward St Nazaire and Brest while air power hinders German reinforcements as the war blitz moves into France. Berlin admits Rommel. outlook for Brest Lorient and St Nazaire as bases remains critical.
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Charles Town
G. P. Morison
DeWitt MacKensie
Americas
Great
Brittany
Normandy
Brest
St. Nagaire
Lorient
Rennes
Sky Navy
Adolf
Breton
Petr
France
Hitler
Lordeat
St. Nazaire
Berlin
Pat Stareba
Rommel
Nazi Withdrawal From France May Be Reality Soon
Washington reports expect a general German withdrawal from France before the end of the fighting season. If a retreat occurs, it could impact Germany’s will to resist and potentially force surrender, while Eisenhower’s strategy aims to destroy western armies and push Allied advances toward Brest and St Nazaire to bolster supply lines.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
France
Germany
Magihot
French
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Wnr
Brittany
Brest
St. Nazzaire
Cherbourg
Britain
United States
Draft Boards Ordered To Review Registrants
Local draft boards directed to review cases of registrants 18 through 45 who before June 1 were found unfit for military service due to educational or mental conditions. Induction centers have used new, more accurate tests in the last two months to reassess qualifications.
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Washington
Allied forces push through Brittany and advance near St Malo
Report from the front describes American and British units widening the Brittany offensive. Allied troops press toward Dinan and Saint Malo while cutting off German-held areas around La Bretaye and seeking to encircle enemy garrisons along the Brittany peninsula.
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Gladwin Bima
U. S
Brittany
Narites Arit St. Loire
Les
Evran
Seveli
Dinan
St. Malo
de Brét
Antes
I Popula
Reenes
Nazaire
Japanese forces suffer heavy losses in Pacific battles
Reports describe Japanese death tolls rising across Guam and New Guinea as American and Allied troops mount intensified assaults. In Guam 1,803 enemy dead counted while Marines and soldiers push inland with significant distances to cover. In New Guinea, Japanese forces once 60,000 strong face encirclement and severe starvation as American units press toward the Sepik area and coastal fronts. Heavy casualties are reported as the fighting continues under General Douglas MacArthur's command.
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Guam
Qi New
Guihea
British New Guinea
Sepik
Aittape
Douglas
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