German Troops Reach Key Caucasus Rail Junction
German forces push into the Western Caucasus reaching Salsk and Kushchevka below the Don, threatening to sever Soviet links to Stalingrad. Soviet communique notes stubborn defense near a river crossing with heavy losses for the Germans.
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Houdry wins 600000 ton synthetic rubber pact
New York August 1 The News reports in a Washington dispatch that Eugene Houdry the French born chemist and physicist has signed with the War Production Board to produce 600000 tons of synthetic rubber in the next year This would be double the most optimistic 1944 estimate Houdry claims butadiene can be made from petroleum in existing gas plants with minimal work The government may call the Houdry plan a stopgap until full scale plants come online Some large rubber makers think the stopgap could become the main source of supply
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Japs Planning Big Operation In New Guinea
Australian dispatched report notes Japanese forces that landed at Buna Gona ten days earlier may be plotting a larger operation beyond Port Moresby. Allied air activity remains high with clashes within 60 miles of Port Moresby but recent land fighting is described as static. MacArthur’s HQ says a Japanese cargo ship was probably hit and a big Japanese cruiser definitely damaged in attacks near the Banda Sea and Guadalcanal area.
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U. S. Bombers Active In Middle East
The Middle East Air Force reports third weekly operations summary with new strikes on Axis port and coastal targets and that Eritrea repair facilities are showing progress. Axis raids near Cairo and Alexandria were repelled, while Rome says heavy bombings hit railway links. Americans conducted a daylight attack on a transport off Southern Greece escorted by destroyers and a cruiser, with reported hits.
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Hap Chandler Holds Big Lead In Kentucky Senate Race
Senator A B Happy Chandler led John Young Brown by 25 319 to 10 610 in unofficial returns from 745 of Kentucky's 4357 precincts in the Democratic primary. In the GOP race Richard J Colbert led with 2 388 votes followed by G Tom Hawkins 583 Hector Johnson 521 and Shales B Candler 479 from 745 precincts reported.
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Shales B. Candler
Somerset
Four Axis Planes Downed Near Malta In July Losses
British fighters claimed four Axis planes shot down yesterday raising total Axis losses over the war to 886. A new communique said Axis efforts to clear Malta as a base for operations between Sicily and North Africa failed in July with 153 aircraft destroyed, surpassing the prior monthly total of 123.
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Luftwaffe raid on Duesseldorf described as fiercest air raid
London dispatch reports a massive RAF attack on Duesseldorf using 150 two ton bombs and heavy incendiaries in a 50 minute strike described as a ceaseless rain of destruction. Fires erupted across industrial plants, smoke rose four fifths of a mile, and ground defenses were overwhelmed by hundreds of bombers.
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Decision Near For Saboteurs
The eight alleged Nazi saboteurs faced a verdict from a seven member military commission appointed by President Roosevelt after an 18 day trial. No decision timetable was announced though officials expected no weekend announcement and the White House would issue first word of any verdict. If death is recommended, Roosevelt would set the execution date under military courts martial rules.
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Nine Japanese Planes Downed Over Hengyang
United States fighter pilots shot down nine Japanese planes over Hengyang in Hengyang, Hunan Province, raising Japanese losses there to at least 17 in two days._gen. Stilwell announced the night victory marked the first time Japanese planes were shot down over China at night.
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Hunan Province
Joseph W. Stilwell
Chekiang Province
Stilwell
Australia
China
Navy may withhold ship sinking details
A discreet policy change may hide ship loss specifics to deny the Axis actionable data. High-level officials in Washington and abroad argue publicizing wrecks helps German U boat commanders identify targets and routes, echoing why London stopped listing tonnage losses.
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Ray Tucker
Navy
Davy Jane
London
Capital Uneasy Over Report Of Aleutians Fight
Washington August 1 Congress members voiced unease at the Navy estimate that 10,000 Japanese were in or near the western Aleutians. Navy said aerial reconnaissance found no enemy on the Pribilof Islands. Alaska Delegate Dimond suggested earlier estimates may reach 25,000. Senator Johnson called 10,000 too many and noted air bases on the rocks are unlikely. Senator Thomas warned of grave misgivings and questioned whether ousting them is feasible now.
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Gasoline Price Change Amid Eastern Shortage Warnings
President Roosevelt warned eastern households heating with oil of possible severe fuel shortages this winter as OPA cancelled a recent gasoline price increase along the Atlantic seaboard. Secretary Ickes urged coal conversions for oil furnaces and warned some homes may face heatless days. A House committee proposed broader petroleum rationing to ease shortages in the east, potentially extending gasoline rationing to several midwestern and eastern states.
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Allied planes hit Japanese cruiser near Amboina
Allied planes bombed and machine-gunned a Japanese cruiser south of Amboina in the Banda Sea, according to a communiqué. It appears to be the second attack on the same cruiser, previously noted as probably hit, in yesterday's bulletin.
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Allied Ships Hit By Submarines In Western Atlantic
Three Allied merchant vessels were attacked off the east coast on the same day. One ship, a small Nicaraguan vessel, was sunk. a U.S. merchantman and a Panamanian cargo carrier reached port safely. A U.S. Navy plane scored direct hits on the submarine amid a large oil slick and debris. A U-boat in the Caribbean was sunk by U.S. torpedo planes after a Taca Airlines pilot sighted it.
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Taca
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Costa Rica
Beer curb service fees violate price ceiling says attorney
Raleigh August 1 1P State Attorney Norman Shepard announced that beer dealers charging curb service fees are violating maximum price regulations unless fees were in effect last March. He warned such dealers may face conspiracy charges against the federal government.
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Norman Shepard
Statevopa
Shepard
Waiting for Bombers to Return From Germany Raids
RAF Bomber Command reports tense moments as moonlit Lancasters land after a raid on Dusseldorf. Crews describe fires and close calls as planes return from a 600 mile mission. The control tower waits for landing clearances and a radio update from each aircraft.
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RAF Bomber Command
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Donald
Canadian Chief In London for Second Front
British reports note German preparations for an Allied invasion of Western Europe while Lieut. Gen. Kenneth Stuart, Canada’s chief of staff, visits London. The RAF continues pressure on northern France communications as Berlin touts invasion narratives and Vichy weighs appeals to French public.
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Kenneth Stuart
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Jap Navy Tricks To Fool Enemy Vessels Revealed
SAN DIEGO Aug. fb. Ps Japanese naval trickery was described by submarine crewmates who sank three Nipponese vessels totalling 16 000 tons after entering Tokyo Bay area. Jerome B. Chapman reported the convoy decoys using lights on poles to resemble large ships while real destroyers waited in the background for attacking UN forces.
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