Russians Claim Reach Warsaw as Kaunas Falls
Allied drive threatens Western lines as Soviet forces push toward Warsaw. Reports say Kaunas, former Lithuanian capital, falls, with battles inside East Prussia and near the Suwalki triangle. Berlin radio notes Russians six miles from Warsaw. Official Nazi communique hints at a Warsaw fall.
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London
Warsaw
Waunas
Suwalki
East Prussia
Warshaw
DNB
Berlin
Moscow
Red Army
Ber- In
Kaunas
Lithuania
Massive Allied Bomber Forces Attack Munich and Axis Targets
More than 3,000 American planes including 1,700 heavy bombers hit Munich area central Germany French airfields and Romanian oil works at Bucharest and Ploesti. British and American bombers added pressure with 2,200 fighters and bombers striking Germany and France while the U S 15th Air Force sent over 500 heavy bombers into Romania within 180 miles of the Russian front.
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Sulletin
London
Munich
Germany
Bucharest
Ploesti
Britain
France
U. S
15Th Air Force
Ttaly
Secret weapon aids invasion of Tinian and Guam
U S Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor reports a secret weapon boosted American forces in the Marianas. As spearheads press across Guam and approach Tinian, Adm. Nimitz says Guam harbor and airstrip are in use. War correspondent Clinton Grean notes the weapon’s devastating potential and warns of damage to Japanese cities.
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U.S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Marianas
Guam
Tinian
America
Clinton Grean
Chester W. Nimitz
Green
Key Marianas Islands
Far Eastern Air Force
George C. Kenney
Congress Remains Undecided As Vacation Near End
Washington July 31 Congress ends a five week vacation tomorrow and faces a choice between another long break or resuming work to chart reconversion and peacetime economy. No major business expected for weeks as committees shape reconversion legislation. An informal semi weekly session schedule is likely with few lawmakers present.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Congress
Germany
Theatre Ticket Remains For Strand Or Dixie Showings
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Paul Boyles Blueville to attend tonight’s presentations of Rationing with Wallace Beery and Marjorie Main at the Strand theatre or The Purple Heart with Dana Andrews Richard Conte and Farley Granger at the Dixie theatre.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Paul Boyles
Blueville
Wallace Beery
Marjorie Main
Strand Theatre
Dana Andrews
Richard Conte
Farley Granger
Dixie Theatre
Turkish Government Plans Break With Reich This
German reports said the Nazis expected Turkey to break diplomatic and economic ties with the Reich by Wednesday The Ankara Sofia reports also indicated Bulgaria’s grip weakening and Berlin discussed allowing Allied air and naval bases in Turkey The Turkish national assembly would hear the decision and diplomats were reportedly leaving the country as Ankara prepared to join the Allies Marked shift anticipated in wartime alignment
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London
Turkey
Bulgaria
Transocean
Berlin
Ankara
Sofia
DNB
National Assembly
Reich
Istanbul
Nomination For Judge Of The Sixth Judicial Circuit Goes Into Court
Charleston July 31 The Republican nomination contest for judge of the sixth judicial circuit reached the Supreme Court for final determination four days ahead of schedule. Two cases on the dispute between Duncan W Daugherty and Lucian W Blankenship of Huntington were to be heard Thursday after postponement. Blankenship challenged ballots in eight precincts and claimed tampering after delivery to the county clerk. The sixth circuit covers Cabell Lincoln and Putnam counties. After Lincoln recount, Blankenship led by 126 votes. post recount Daugherty led by 96. Daugherty had asked the court to await a contest filed by Blankenship in Lincoln county asserting the Lincoln county commissioners were without jurisdiction.
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Charleston
Sixth Judicial Circuit
Supreme Court
Duncan W. Daugherty
Lucian W. Blankenship
Huntington
Cabell
Lincoln
Putnam Counties
Blankenship
Daugherty
Lincoln County
Lincoln Commission
Dewey Arrives In Pittsburgh For Conference With Leaders
Gov Thomas E Dewey arrived in Pittsburgh for conferences with party business labor and farm leaders on postwar reconversion to peacetime industry He and his wife were greeted by a large crowd and paraded to a downtown hotel The platform endorses restoring peacetime industry and prompt settlement of war contracts with fair treatment for small buyers It calls for disposal of government surplus plants equipment and supplies and changes in tax laws DEWEY Page 3
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Jack Bell
Pittsburgh
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Washington
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
New York City
Pennsylvania
Leaning Tower of Pisa Destroyed by Allied Artillery
New York report cites Berlin radio claiming the Leaning Tower of Pisa was destroyed by Allied artillery fire though no Allied confirmation exists. German broadcasts alleged Allied attacks near the landmark and Italian editions of Stars and Stripes warned of using monuments for military purposes. The Vatican cautioned that no abbey use by Germans or Allies had been demonstrated.
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New York
NBC
Berlin
Pisa
CBS
Stars and Stripes
Cassino
Vatican
Osservatore Romano
Monte Cassino Abbey
West Virginia Briefs: Mine reopening water drought and more
West Virginia briefs cover Mines Chief Jesse Redyard’s plan to inspect Katherine No 4 after a deadly March fire with 16 victims, Martinsburg’s water shortage forcing orchardists to haul supplies, a Morgantown explosion that fatally injured Christine Gallagher, and a Huntington man witnessing a life size statue unveiling for the West Virginia I.O.O.F. grand secretary.
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Charleston
Jesse Redyard
Shinnston
Katherine Coal Mining Company
United Mine Workers
Katherine No. 4
Redyard
Elkins
A. J. Wilkerson
Huntington
Man
Odd Fellows Home
West Virginia
F. Grand Lodge
The Road to Berlin Front Distances Reported
The Associated Press notes three fronts in World War II tracking progress toward Berlin. Russian front distance is 335 miles from Kilbiel, Italian front 605 miles from Senigallia, and Normandy front 630 miles from Troarn.
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The
Associated Press
Kilbiel
Senigallia
Normandy
Troarn
Eighth Army Held Outside Florence by German Blows
Allied and German forces clash as the Eighth Army resists counterattacks four to seven miles northwest of Florence. Artillery and desert air force units pound Nazi columns while Fifth Army fronts along the Arno exchange heavy fire. Reports say no penetration beyond Pisa’s southern limits and fighting continues alongSenigallia to Rimini, with heavy enemy losses confirmed.
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Lessay-St. Lo-Coutances
St. So
Camprond
Caumont
Coutances
Eighth Army
Florence
Noland Norgaard
Rome
Fifth Army
Arno
Pisa
Senigallia
Rimini
Desert Air Force
Vis Wie Anvac
Tuscan Art Center
New Zealand
Berlin sees Turkey join Allies to open Balkan front
The War Today predicts Turkey will break relations with Germany and join the Allies, granting air and naval bases and entering the war. This move could sever Hitler’s Balkan aid, cut his food and military resources, and open a new front in the Danubian Basin, potentially pushing Hungary out and shortening the conflict. The piece notes Allied successes in Normandy and Italy and urges rapid extension of operations before winter limits activity.
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Berlin
Turkey
Germany
Hitler
United Nations
Balkans
Bulgaria
Rumania
Danubian
Hurgary
Romania
Lad
Normandy
Italy
Normandiy
Penninsula
Allied armor drives into Avranches in pivotal Normandy move
General dispatch from GLADWIN HILL reports a fast Allied armored breakthrough into Avranches, 70 miles from the DDay line, threatening the German defense and offering possibilities for a swing toward Paris. The advance encircles Granville and Gavray routes, with 10,000 prisoners taken since the offensive began last Tuesday.
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Gladwin Hill
Allied Expeditionary Force
Seventh Army
Avranches
Lade
France
Normandy
Paris
Brest
Granville
Gavray
Percy
Tessy-Sur-Vire
Seven States Pige Candidates at GOP Governor Meeting
Dewey push in St. Louis with governors meeting to boost his presidential bid. Nixon avoidance of unsolved issues cited as model. Fish, Clark facing primaries with libel actions planned by Fish attorney and Willkie offered public service support. Missouri nomination contest features McKittrick challenging Clark as Roosevelt ally. Selections advance in coming primaries across seven states.
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Pige
Associated Press
St. Louis
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Pittsburgh
Springfield
New York
Hamilton Fish
Bennett Clark
Missouri
Fish
Augustus W. Bennett Newburg
Playright
Maxwell Anderson
Wendell L. Willkie
Anderson
Clark
Harry S. Truman
Roy McKittrick
McKittrick
Cini
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Mukden
Anshan Iron Works
Strand
Dixie
Lincoln County Commission
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Panhandle
Morgantown
Christine McGee Gallagher
Morgantown Ordnance Works
Raverside
Dewitt MacKenzie
Avanches
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