Germans crash land paratroops near Rostov front
In the North Caucasus, German parachutists and small tanks struck Russian lines as Red Star reports waves of 50 to 60 tanks breaking through Belaya Glina defenses. Russians withdraw to new positions while Red Fleet ships and naval guns harass German efforts to reinforce south of Rostov. The invasion pattern aims to disrupt railways and seize communications before motorized support arrives.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
North Caucasus
Belaya Glina
Navy
Red Fleet
Sea of Azov
Rostov
Red Star
Messerschitt
Caucasian
Russia
Indians Would Join Allies For Independence
In Bombay the All-India Congress working committee drafted a resolution giving Mohandas K. Gandhi full powers to lead civil disobedience if British rule delays independence. A second draft pledged armed resistance to any Japanese aggression and affirmed India would stand with the United Nations if independence is achieved. Gandhi’s broadcast remarks noted negotiations with Japan as a possible first move once India gains freedom.
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H. R. Stimson
Bombay
All- India Congress Party
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Britain
India
United Nations
Japan
Gandhi
New York
CBS
Congress
War coverage notes Russian resistance in Don and Caucasus
The wartime column reports ongoing battles around the Tsimlyansk sector and Belaya Clina near Rostov. It commends Soviet retreat maneuvers as difficult but orderly, noting reds yet to lose large units and predicting further Russian withdrawals toward the Caucasus foothills as Nazis press the plains.
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Tsimlyansk
Don
Belaya Clina
Rostov
Great
Caucasian
Hitler
Caucasus
Hankow Raided by Americans in Yangtze Area
American bombers hit Hankow installations along the Yangtze near Hankow yesterday. The communique praised the results as very satisfactory. Japanese warplanes attacked Kweilin, with early reports showing three shot down by Americans and Italian ground fire. Chinese forces claimed Japanese reinforcements on the Kwangsin River were sunk, with heavy casualties while engaging near Poyang Lake. The Chinese high command said they remained active on the river, disrupting enemy communications.
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Chungrking
Hankow
Yangtze River
Joseph W. Stillwell
Kweilin
Canton
Kwangsin
Kiangsi
Yukan
Yukiang
Poyang Lake
Alexandria Holds Line With Strong Anti Aircraft Barrages
Alexandria Egypt Aug 5 One of the world’s hardest hitting anti aircraft barrages keeps Nazi bombers at bay over the city guarding the Nile valley. The concentrated wall of flame from strategically placed guns offers a hot reception to raiders who have lately appeared over Alexandria almost nightly. Defenses here are viewed as comparable to those of Malta and Moscow.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Valley of the Nile
Malta
Moscow
Retail Group Urges Passage Of Sales Tax
A spokesman for the National Retail Dry Goods Association urged the Senate Finance Committee to adopt a 5 percent federal retail sales tax to be in force until six months after the war. The proposal argues the tax would be deflationary, not inflationary, and would shift excess purchasing power, with broad application to tangible goods and machinery while excluding services and wages.
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Washington
National Retail Dry Goods Association
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury Department
Jay Igiauer
Association
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Iglauer
Brown
D-Mich
Commons Recess Set as MPs to be Readied for Recall
London Aug 5 The House of Commons approved a short summer recess after MPs were reassured by Sir Stafford Cripps that they would be recalled if any unexpected situation arose. The start date and length of the recess were not announced.
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London
House of Commons
Stafford Cripps
Arnold says cargo plane output being stepped up
Lieutenant General Henry H. Arnold, head of the Army Air Forces, told a Senate subcommittee that cargo plane output is being increased in an all-out program. He outlined bomber to cargo ratios for the second half of 1943 and projections into 1944, noting some long-range bombers are to be diverted to cargo work and stressing cargo planes cannot replace bombers.
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Washington
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Senate
Arnold
British convoy commander recalls capture of Germans from wreck
Commander John S. Dalston of Britain's 40th convoy escort group recounted how his crew captured several German sailors from a destroyed U-boat. In questioning, his cigarette case opened to a signature engraved with the name of a German naval officer who was a prewar friend in China, whose captain had died the previous night, deeply moving the prisoners.
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London
John S. Dalston
Britain
China
Peace Bid by Lewis May Cross Ranks in Labor Strife
A softer approach by John L. Lewis may seek a peace among rival AFL CIO factions and within the United Mine Workers. If timed right he could push the plan at the October UMW convention in Cincinnati. Roosevelt spurned a similar bid last winter, fearing Lewis dominance. Green and Murray opposed a Lewis revival and formed a War Labor Advisory Committee that proved mostly ceremonial. The group met in April and has since failed to reconvene, underscoring ongoing jurisdictional fights.
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Ray Tucker
John L. Lewis
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
United Mine Workers
Cincinnati
John L
Roosevelt
William Green
Philip Murray
U.alw
Green
Murray
Pelley Branded Traitor in Sedition Hearing
In Indianapolis William Dudley Pelley was called a traitor and a man who serves poison against his government sugar coated with the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth during the final arguments of his sedition trial.
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Pelley
Indianapolis
William Dudley Pelley
Jesus of Nazareth
Shilver Shirt
Kunze Pleaded For Money To Flee America
Hartford, Aug. 5. One time Bund Leader Gerhard Kunze pleaded for funds to distance himself from the United States. The appeal was read to the jury in the trial of Rev. Kurt E. B. Molzahn for peace time military espionage. Kunze urged support for Vonsiatsky and warned of war costs. Prosecutor Ewing linked Kunze to subversive acts as defense rested after testimony by Dr. Jacob Thorkelson.
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Hartford
Conn
Bund
Gerhard Kunze
United States
Kurt E. B. Molzahn
Wolfgang Ebel
el Paso
Tex
Bundsman
Kunze
Pacific
Japan
Tiforkelson
Jacob Thorkelson
Montana
Petley
Thorkelson
Pelley
Pearl Harbor
Ewing
Wendell Birge
Birge
Navy Department
Knox
Agnes Marian
Yugoslav Patriots Report 4000 Axis Deaths in Battle
A Moscow radio broadcast cited by Reuters claimed 4000 Germans and Italians were killed in a clash with Yugoslav patriots in the Kharzar Mountains. The broadcast said Axis forces were driven toward Kastanitsa near Zagreb and noted Italian use of tanks and bombers in Slovenia.
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London
Reuters
Moscow
Khazar
Kastanitsa
Zagreb
Slovenia
Southern Rails Granted Permit To Boost Rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a fare increase for Southern railroads from 1.65 to 2.2 cents per mile, aligning Southern coach rates with national levels. Tariffs must be filed before the change takes effect, a process officials say will take several weeks, with no protests received.
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Southern Rails
Washington
South
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern
Southern Roads
ICC
Turkish Editor Predicts Blows
Istanbul August 4 Editor Zekeriya Sertel writes in Tan that Europe has nearly finished its war effort as America begins concentrating on victory. He says the United States aims to deal a mortal blow to the enemy and that mobilization of American industry and preparations for a large army inspire confidence. Tan voices the Turkish People’s Party.
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Istanbul
tDelayed IP
Zekeriya Sertel
Tan
Europe
America
United States
Turkish People’s Party
Turkey
Germans Use Ruses To Break Leningrad Defenses In North
MOSCOW Aug 5 Comissar of State Security P Kubat kin said German besiegers near Leningrad use many ruses and Trojan horse tactics to seize Red Army lines. He cited a foundered man in a Russian uniform who sought supply information and was court martialed as a spy. He reported German spies dressed in Red Army uniforms with radios captured at the front and a factory engineer who spied after seeking Communist party membership. He noted youths in Leningrad involved in counterrevolutionary activities and escaped criminals distributing leaflets and false ration cards to mislead defenders.
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Moscow
P. Kubatkin
Leningrad
Russia
Pravda
Kubatkin
Red Army
Wybotkin
Ers
Communist Party
U S Bombers Renew Action On Axis Ships
United States heavy bombers attacked an escorted Axis convoy in the Mediterranean. RAF Middle East news service reports increased air activity over North African battle zones and sea lanes. Tobruk harbor raid Aug 3 4 caused a fire visible for 50 miles and another ship to burn. U S participation not specified.
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London
United States Army Air Force
Mediterranean
RAF
Middle East
Tobruk
United States
Night RAF raids hit Ruhr and southwest England
British bombers struck targets in Germany's Ruhr Valley while fighters raided rail lines and other objectives in occupied territory. Two RAF aircraft were lost. A morning Channel sweep followed clear weather as German raids on England and Wales were repelled with six enemy bombers destroyed. Berlin reported a British plane shot down.
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London
Geremany
Ruhr Valley
Air Ministry
English Channel
England
South Wales
Britain
Germany
RAF
Berlin
Atlantic Tall Mounts To 413
Fourteen men were reported missing from the sinkings of two merchant ships in North Atlantic submarine attacks. Ninety-five were rescued, bringing AP sinkings in these waters since December to 413. The U S cargo vessel was torpedoed off the New England coast, going down with 10. Captain Carl Freisland said his ship was hit by a torpedo and burst into flames.
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United States
North Atlantic
Associated Press
Dec. T
U. S
New Tingland
Carl Freisland
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Ringling Brothers Circus
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Ohio
Sen. Vandenberg
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Silver Shirts
Oscar R. Ewing
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