Russians Close on Kharkov as German Defenses Strain
Russian shock troops push into Kharkov sector near five miles from the city after heavy fighting. Soviet communiques claim 2,000 German casualties and 490 taken prisoner, with 36 tanks destroyed. West and north advances report towns seized and air raids on Poltava.
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Kharkov
Ukraine
Chagaev
Moscow
Chugueyo
Kharkovy
Germany
Qdasks
Throm Kharkov
Red Army
Poltava
Sumy
Sonthedet
Levedin
Bryat
Ickes Sees Shortage Of Coal Blames Strikers For Loss
Secretary of the Interior Ickes said nine strikes caused a loss of 3.5 million tons of hard coal and announced anthracite dealers will be limited to 90 percent of last year’s requirements. He warned of supply trouble but did not favor rationing, noting bituminous coal suitable for households will be available. Also notes Red Cross alert that Times correspondent Robert R Post is presumed dead after bombing in Wilhelmshaven.
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Washington
Ickes
International Red Cross Today
New York Times
Times
Robert R. Post
Wilhelmshaven
Germany
British Fellow U S in Big Raid on Milan
London dispatch reports a strong RAF bombing force pounded Milan heavily early today after American Flying Fortresses attacked Ruhr and Rhineland targets by daylight yesterday. Bombers crossed from the south coast, alarms sounded in southern Switzerland, and observers near the Italian frontier saw a heavy raid toward Milan as similar strikes hit Turin and Genoa last Sunday.
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James M. Tong
London
RAF
Milan
Ruhr
Rhineland
Britain
Switzerland
Reuters
Turin
Genoa
Italy
Gelsenkirchen
Wesselring
Bonn
England
East Anglia
Straits of Dover
Big U S Planes Hit Important Jap Defense Positions
Giant Liberator bombers 1,000 miles from Tokyo blasted Japanese defense positions in the Kurile islands for the second time. They shot down at least five of 40 enemy fighters. Two of the nine bombers reached the target. the mission signals America's growing offensive power in the North Pacific while Japanese command reels. The Kuriles raid follows the first war strike on the area on July 19, northeast of Tokyo.
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Washington
Tokyo
Kurile Islands
Navy
Dow
Mevy
America
Defendant Declares Innocence in Millionaire's Death
Alfred De Marging pleaded innocence at a Nassau preliminary hearing as Crown prosecutors argued fingerprint evidence cannot place him at Sir Clarry Oakes’s death scene. Maj. Herbert Pemerton testified De Marging lacked access to the death room and to a paper-covered screen linked to the crime.
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Kagsau
Isangmas
Alfred de Marging
Clarry Oakes
A. S. Adderley
F. E. Field
de Marsging
Oakes
Herbert Pemerton
Nassau
de Marging
Inger
Montana Child Drowns In Cistern Near Parents Residence
Harlem August 12 The body of 18 year old Punky Tangen son of Erling Vangen Harlem druggist was found today in a cistern across the street from his home Deputy Sheriff J S Harvey said the boy apparently stumbled into the hole about 5 pm yesterday a search had begun last night.
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Harlem
Punky Tangen
Erling Vangen
Shariff J
Harvey
Italians Hope For Leniency From Allied Chiefs
Italians envision possible softening of the Roosevelt Churchill demand for unconditional surrender at Quebec. Italian press shifts toward Germany amid reports of possibleItalian exit options, with Milan and other cities seeing cautious evacuations as consulates advise German civilians to prepare to leave Lombardy. Swiss reports suggest Rome may present unexpected possibilities at the Quebec talks.
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Switzerland
Quebec
Roosevelt Churchill
Italy
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Malian
Lombardy
Marthem
Milan
Como
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Germany
la Stampa
Turin
Rome
Tradaglio
Helena Montana Weather Report Friday
Weather in Helena Montana shows little temperature change on Friday with light winds and no precipitation expected. Forecasters say conditions remain mild and dry across the Helena area through the day.
Governor Ford Seeks Food Harvest Help From Fort Harrison
Governor Sam C. Ford announced authorized requests for troops from Fort William Henry Harrison to aid Montana farmers harvest crops. About 600 to 800 harvest volunteers are needed for 30 days in eastern counties including Sheridan Daniels Valley and Rosebud. Troops would be released from training but must volunteer and would return to Harrison when not needed.
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Sam C. Pord
Montana
Ninth Service Command
Fort Douglas
Utah
Fort William Henry Harrison
Helana
W. DB
Vin Aken
474Th
Fort Harrison
van Auken
van Amken
Iis
Wold
U S Promises Philippine Independence After Japanese Defeat
President Roosevelt in a recorded radio address pledged that the Philippines will become independent the moment Japanese power is destroyed. He said the United States Congress supports setting up Philippine independence and that aid will come quickly to restore war damage. Philippine officials in Washington interpreted the speech as countering Tokyo’s pledge of independence.
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D. Harold Oliver Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Phippines
Islands
Data
Republic of the Philippines
Philippines
Thue
Philippine
Tojo
Joaquin M. Elizalde
Washington
Taciturn Man Sends Purple Heart Home Without News
In Kemmerer Wyoming on August 12 a family received a package from their son Sgt Frantia Bon durant serving in North Africa. Inside was a Purple Heart and a brief note reading only horn ta something they gave me over here.
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Purple Heart
Kemmerer
Wyo
Versehter Hondurant
Opal
Frantia Bondurant
North Africa
Argentine Denies Axis Bias Amid Neutrality Policy
Argentine Ambassador Felipe A Espil rejected Washington Post charges that Argentina favors Germany. He defended Argentina's neutral policy noting that formal relations with Axis nations are a natural result of its stance while denying the axis game accusation.
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Germany
Washington
Felipe A. Espil
Preas Crit
Argentina
Washington Post
Pollay
Post
Axia
Johnston predicts postwar U S economic boom in free enterprise
Erle Johnston president of the U S Chamber of Commerce arrived in Britain and predicted broad postwar economic development under free enterprise. He said the standard of living would rise above prewar levels as the United States moves into a new era after the war.
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Johnson
England
London
Erle Johnston
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Britain
United States
War Situation is Bright on All Sides for Allies
Allied forces gain momentum on multiple fronts as American, Canadian, and British troops press in Sicily and Italy. Soviet advances pin Kau, Kharkov, and Poltava rail hubs, threatening crucial frontline crossings while Allied Nineteenth theater moves unfold alongside planned attacks on Axis positions.
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Jess
Russia
Sicily
Cape Gianda
Niezi
Moun Kitna
Rar
Messina
Italy
Kherkov
Kharkov-Poltava
Nnleper
Bozeman Man Aids Air Victory Over Nazi Fliers
Bozeman, Mont., resident Lester J. Kurk, a runner on the aircraft nicknamed Connecticut Yankee, reports Luftwaffe fighters pressed the raid over the Ruhr and Rhineland. Staff Sgt. Donald W. Cross of Wellburg, West Virginia, adds to his tally with claims for two more German planes, bringing his total to 11 destroyed in the European theater.
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Flying Fortress
Donald W. Cross
Icy
Wellaburg
W. Va
Ruhr
Rhineland
Lester J. Kurk
Bozeman
Mont
Tallrunner
Connecticut Yankee
Sada
Honda
Allies Clamp Pincers Speed Bout
Allied airmen attack German escape across the Messina strait as bulk of Axis troops flee Sicily toward the Italian mainland. British and American forces push, with retreating Germans from Randazzo under heavy artillery and antiaircraft fire. Dispatches say at least 20 vessels ferrying troops as the Messina bridgehead evacuates under pressure from Allied operations.
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Belman Morin
North Africa
Sicily
Messina Strait
Messina
Randazzo
Noland Nor-gaard
Associated Press
Army Plane Falls In Field Near Great Falls
Army plane crashes in a field 15 miles southeast of Great Falls, five miles west of Gore field, killing the pilot. The next of kin not notified. Witnesses Sam and Ray Krebs saw the craft twirl and burn, with fire scorching 114 acres of grass crops.
Soviet Reply Denies Soviet Delegation at Quebec Meet
The Soviet government rejects criticism over the absence of Russian delegates from the Roosevelt Churchill Quebec conference. A Moscow radio broadcast quoted Tass as stating no invitation was received and participation by Soviet representatives is not desired. Tass also denied Stalin or any Soviet official will attend.
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Quebec
Pouch Itwssi
Chebec
Wis
Moscow
Roosevelt
Washington
Rusenlow
Moscow Radio
Tass
Stalin
Churchill
U S Army Gains In Jungle Fight On New Georgia
Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific press reports say U S jungle troops advance against encircled Japanese at Bairoko harbor on New Georgia. Bad weather hinders air support but surface craft maintain a blockade and intercept possible sea aid for the garrison. suspected sinking of a small Japanese vessel near Batroke and Vila air base on Kolombangare.
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U.S
New Georgia Point
Southwest Pacific
United States
Iran
Bairoko Harbor
New Georgia
Balroko
Kula Gulf
Solomons
Blackett Shaft
Batroke
Vila
Kolombangare Island
Army and Navy Assist In Task of Holding Tax Down
Army and navy authorities join in current tax attitudes to avoid tax increases that would harm wartime production incentives. Backed by the War Production Board, they seek to preserve incentive systems that raise incomes through effort. Treasury studies aims to raise 12 billion dollars in the new year while preventing inequitable burdens on rising incomes.
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Army
Navy
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
War Production Board
Armed Services
Treasury
Submarine Threat Diminished By Allied Air Cover
North Africa Aug 12 report quotes an Allied coastal command officer stating enemy submarines in the Mediterranean are conspicuous by their absence due to heavy air protection for convoys from Gibraltar to the Suez Canal. Continuous round the clock fighter cover and day and night anti submarine patrols reduce sinking risks, though the Atlantic shows different convoy routing and submarine activity.
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Africa
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Suez Canal
Allied Coastal Command
Atlantic
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