Allies Push Toward Paris as French Coast Drive Races On
Allied troops mass in Brittany advancing toward Nantes and Brest, while in Normandy German forces retreat from the Odon Orne valley near Caen. The northern thrust narrows the German front, with some forces trading positions and signs of potential retreat to the Seine. A Canadian officer notes German desperation as six days of fighting continue.
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Nantes
Brest
Normandy
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Caen
Seine River
Paris
Reds Push to German Soil
London reports more than 100 RAF Lancaster bombers targeted Brest's submarine pens to hinder German U boat movements as American forces advance, aiming to seal the port against withdrawal.
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London
Brest
Eighth completes occupation work of Florence
Eighth Army troops have completed occupation of the suburbs of Florence south of the Arno River and press the enemy back along a 25 mile sector on both sides of the city. Allied headquarters report paratroops stationed along the northern bank within Florence. No fighting reported in the reached districts as fighting looms near Arno bridges.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Florence
Arno
Waich
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Ponte Vecchio
Aro
No Man's Land
Theatre Ticket Present This Clipping for An Alation
The Grafton Sentinel invites HARRY 113 West Mainstreet to attend tonight's performances at the Strand and Dixie theaters. The Strand offers And The Angels Sing with Dorothy Lamour Betty Hutton and Fred MacMurray. The Dixie shows Louisiana Hayride with Judy Canova and The Last Horseman starring Russell Hayden.
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Grafton Sentinel
Harry 113
West Mainstreet
Dorothy Lamour
Betty Hutton
Fred MacMurray
Strand Theatre
Judy Canova
Russell Hayden
Dixie Theatre
The Proof Is In The Puddin Eh Boss
A Solomons island native chief told Navy Comdr Myron W Graybill that the Japanese force occupying his area included a woman. Graybill, a Pacific veteran, asked how he knew and the chief replied Tate her.
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Solomons Island
Navy
Myron W. Graybill
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Tate
Relations Of U S With Spain Growing Friendlier
Washington reports indicate the United States may seek a warmer understanding with Franco's Spain after the death of Spanish Foreign Minister Jordana. The State Department issued condolence messages and a separate release praising Jordana's actions favorable to American policy, prompting questions about motives.
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United States
Francisco
Franco
Jordana
Churchill
Spain
Genselly
Madrid
State Department
Edward R. Brettinius, Jr
Orana
Bee Relations
Prove Nazis Talk Inland Defenses in Propaganda
James M. Long reports from London August 5 that Allied aerials show no coherent inland fortifications beyond Maginot and Siegfried lines. German theories of cross-France defenses were likely bubble diplomacy, but Rommel Rundstedt or their planners may still mount mobile resistance from a Seine Loire triangle. The Germans favor counterattack and dug-in infantry as seen near Caen, aided by rain and anti tank walls delaying Montgomery’s push after D day.
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James M. Long
London
Normandy
Germany
cross-France
Hitler
von Rundstedt
Rommel
Seine-Loire
Paris
Erwin Rommel
Rudolf Karl von Rundstedt
Bernard L. Montgomery
Orne
Caen
Red Army closes on Krakow amid rapid Vistula advance
Moscow dispatch reports the Red Army breaching two water barriers and closing to within 30 miles of Krakow as Rokossovsky and Konev link their forces for a concerted push on the southern Reich oasis. Tarnow rail junction outflanked. Warsaw’s eastern gate under heavy tank counterattacks.
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Moscow
Red Army
Krakow
Silesia
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Ivan S. Konev
Szcgucin
Vistula
Hitler
Tarnow
Czechoslovakia
Rokossovsky
Warsaw
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Japanese Arm People In Steps For Total War
The Japanese cabinet has decided to arm the entire population for total war. A new supreme war council was created to address the crisis from Allied conquests in the Marianas and threats near New Guinea, India, and Burma. The decision to arm the people at the earliest moment followed a long session with Premier Gen Koiso to complete the nation’s total war structure.
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Associated Press
Domei
Marianas
Japan
New Guinea
India
Burma
Kuniaki Koiso
United States
West Virginia union vote at Kroger stores
In Huntington on August 5, international rep Sherwood Spencer announced Kroger workers in the tri state area chose the AFL Meat Cutters and Butchers Workers as their bargaining agent by an 80 to 14 vote after a week long dispute that included store picketing. Negotiations on wages and hours expected to begin in about two weeks.
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International
Sherwood Spencer
Kroger Grocery and Baking Co
Tri-State
AFL Meat Cutters and Butchers Workers
Spencer
Supreme Court
Charleston
West Virginia
Conservation Commission
Showdown With Possible Arrests In Transit Race Issue
In Philadelphia a showdown looms as striking street car bus and subway workers resist an army appeal to end a five day transit tie up marked by racial violence and reduced war production. The army said arrests are likely for those obstructing a return to work as the Justice Department and FBI coordinate with military officials. Maj. Gen. Philip Hayes met with law officers after James McMenamin warned the 6000 transit workers the strike committee had ordered actions.
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Department of Justice
Washington
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Philadelphia Transportation Company
Philip Hayes
War Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
James McMenamin
Dewey Goes Home After Governors Confab in St Louis
Presidential nominee Thomas E. Dewey traveled homeward after six days of conferences with GOP governors in St Louis. He made rearplatform appearances at Mattoon Illinois and Terre Haute Indiana while trainbound to Pawling New York. Dewey said he was happy about military progress and confident the ticket would win in November despite war news. He held brief talks with Ralph Gates Homer Capehart and John Lauer among others as part of the continued organizational drive.
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Dewey
Thomas E. Dewey
St. Louis
New York
Matton
Terre Haute
Ind
John Lauer
Hoosier
GOP
Indianapolis
Misouri
Fairmont Man Among 28 Army Fliers Killed
A C-47 crash near Naper Nebraska killed all 28 aboard while ferrying 24 pilots to Pierre. Among the victims were 2nd Lt. Millard F. Arnett Jr. of Fairmont West Virginia and 2nd Lt. Gerald O. Keiler of Middletown Maryland. Cause of the crash is undetermined.
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Bruning
Nebr
Pierre Army Air Base
Naper
D. D. McAllister
Bruning Army Air Field
Millard F. Arnett, Jr
Mildred F. Arnett
W. Va
Gerald O. Keiler
Albert J. Keller
Middletown, Md
Robot bomb threatens London and pace of Allied drive
War analyst Dewitt MacKenzie discusses the German V-1 style robot bomb terrorizing London and outlines two Elimination paths: destroying launch sites or forcing of Nazi retreat from Pas de Calais. He links robot threat to Allied Paris Berlin drive, noting massive London damage, evacuees, and the need for rapid offensive momentum as bigger bombs are anticipated.
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Associated Press
Hitler
London
Paris
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Pas de Calais
England
France
Normandy
Maginot
Siegfried Lines
Churchill
Passenger Train Hits Freight at Stockton Siding
At Wilmington North Carolina on August 6 AC Line official C G Sibley reported 47 killed and 32 injured when westbound train No 67 derailed into a stalled freight at Stockton siding. The sleeper and three coaches plus a hospital car were damaged. Cause cited as a broken rail. Names of victims unavailable. Investigators to work through the day.
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Ala
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Sibley
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Japanese retreat reshapes New Guinea front
General Headquarters reports Japan’s second army in full retreat across Dutch New Guinea. Thousands flee Geelvinik Bay and Vogelkop as Allied air and sea pressure tightens. Japanese forces under Fusataro Teshima withdraw from Manokwari Nabire and surrounding bases, with estimates of at least 15,000 in the area and uncertain evacuation plans.
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Miss Margi Ducks West Washington St for Opera House show
Miss Margueri Duck invites Miss Margi and guests to West Washington Street to enjoy tonight's performance of Man From Frisco featuring O'Shea and Anne Shirley at the Opera House theatre.
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