Air Battle For Philippine Conquest Begins
Allied air campaign opens as Douglas MacArthur confirms the first bombing of the Philippines since Corregidor fell on May 6, 1942. Guam’s invasion ends with 1,247 US casualties and over 10,000 Japanese deaths. Guam becomes a new B 29 range base. Navy announces Pacific fleet and troop head.
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Polish underground arms fighting in Warsaw with no aid
The Polish underground army in Warsaw fights a losing battle as German air power and control of communications mount. Gen Bor warns aid is urgent as civilians and soldiers watch for Allied help amid ongoing shelling and a grim outlook. Soviet advances from the northeast of Warsaw threaten German defenses near East Prussia and widen the front along the Niemen and along the Sandomierz Kielce corridor.
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Allied Americans Advance Near Le Mans and Caen
Dispatches report American forces from the Paris area pushing east and south of the Seine, reaching Thury-Harcourt and Le Mans area while engaging German defenses. Allied communique notes destruction of 15 German aircraft and air support aiding the thrust northward from Le Mans toward Alençon.
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Shift of Emphasis Re NA War On Shift of Emphasis Re NA War On
Government focuses war production on Japan and Germany with a plan to release about 120000 aircraft workers by year end. Downward trends expected for bomber C 46 transports and thunderbolt fighters as emphasis shifts to B 29 and consolidated B 32. About 20000 workers to be released in 30 days while 34000 aircraft jobs are held up for Fortress Europe. May attend Trocadero tonight at 115 High Street.
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MacArthur and Nimitz poised for joint Pacific offensives
President Roosevelt seeks closest cooperation between General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz as western Pacific offensives converge. The two leaders, coordinating Western New Guinea Guam Saipan and future Philippines drives, are moving toward unified strategic direction after joint chiefs' guidance.
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West Virginia Briefs Scene from Charleston to Kingwood
Charleston Lions club speaker D L McCallum said Institute Installations now run at 125 to 130 percent capacity, equaling one sixth of prewar rubber use. Bluefield moms celebrated two years of hosting 65 000 meals for service men at a home away from home. State Education Department expands school lunch programs to 129 small schools and considers 109 larger applications. A Kanawha County suit seeks 199.61 for 1943 hunting fishing licenses payment. FBI reports Raymond McCormick admitted setting a lumber car fire causing 2400 dollars in damage. Three Dixie shows at Kingwood’s Strand Theatre.
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Georgia anti for coalition 70 aims at dissatisfied Dems
Anti Roosevelt forces form a bipartisan ticket in Georgia to appear on the November ballot. The slate, 6 Republicans and 6 Democrats, is labeled Republican and Independent Democrat under Secretary Wilson. Clint Hager and R G Foster lead the effort, arguing Negro leadership is out and pledging to spend money in the campaign. See Georgia Page 3.
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Full Mobilization Of German People Is Only Beginning
London reports that Adolf Hitlers Voelkischer Beobachter quoted Berlin radio stating current decrees push total mobilization. The measures ban entertainment, shift domestic workers to industry or army, draft women to 50, and compel many industrial workers into service. Moscow broadcasts say purge expands, with clashes in East Prussia and Danzig as Nazi guards tried to arrest officers.
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B 29 Superforts Hit Two Vital Jap War Centers
Washington dispatch reports three B 29s from two forces struck Nagasaki and Palembang for oil and shipping targets. One bomber undefended in friendly territory. losses unspecified. Longest bombing mission of the war from a Southeast Asia base, 3600 miles round trip, to Palembang.
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Man Who Dodged Japs On Guam Sees Family Today
George Ray Tweed, a 42 year old Oregonian and radio man, endured 31 months hiding on Guam as Japanese forces hunted him. After escaping 10 days before invasion, he was later reinstated in the Navy and rescued, reuniting in California with wife Mary and sons Princes 27, Kuna 9, and Robert 3.
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Russians Aim West Of Narew In East Prussia War Gambit
The War Today by Dewitt Mackenzie notes a Russian flanking move west of the upper Narew along East Prussia's southern border as part of a broader strategy echoing historic East Prussia campaigns. He cites the 1914 Masurian Lake theater and Hindenburg as context while indicating German counterattacks may signal a Red attempt to reach the See THE WAR TODAY Page 5.
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Drought pins down slim prospects for crops in West Virginia
West Virginia faces bleak corn potato and tobacco outlooks as drought tightens. Small grains and fruit offer rare bright spots per the Cooperative Crop Reporting Service on August 1. Agriculture leaders met in Cincinnati with transport officials to arrange hay haulage priorities to drought areas.
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The Road to Berlin Distances On Fronts
Russian front covers 322 miles from the east Warsaw point while the Italian front spans 603 miles from Florence. A French front distance of 628 miles is measured from Seignolies. The figures illustrate the scale of supply and advance expectations across theaters.
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