Rising Crisis Reported From Berlin Headquarter Meetings
London reports from German information sources say major discussions of military and political nature occurred at Hitler's headquarters in recent days. The broadcast lists top Nazis at the scene including Goering, von Ribbenstrrop, Himmler, Goebbels, and Bormann with Keitel, Doenitz, Erich Nilch, Jesschonnek, Zeitzler, and Jodl also present. The Japanese ambassador Oshima was said to have met Hitler on July 29, now shown in full general uniform.
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London
German International Information Bureau
Berlin
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Joachim von Ribbentrop
Gestapo
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Martine Bormann
Nazi Party
Wilhelm Keitel
High Command
Karl Doenitz
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Air Force
Erhard Nilch
Hans Jesschonnek
Kurt Zeitzler
Alfred Jodl
Hiroshi Oshima
Adolf Hitler
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Keitel
Oshima
Hitler
Troina Falls as Allied Forces Break German Line in Sicily
Allied troops seize Troina central Sicily, trapping retreating German units and driving 125000 Axis prisoners. Ustica occupied. Messina bombed heavily as British and American forces press along Etna flank and across the Sicilian front narrows to 45 miles.
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Adrano
Eighth Army
Mt. Etna
U. S
Ustica
Palermo
Messina
Taormina
15Th Armored
Herman Goering
Terry Allen
Old Taxes To Inspire New War Levies
Washington notes lawmakers seek wartime funding ideas from prewar tax levies once applied to items like knives daggers brass knuckles kimonos purses umbrellas sculptures and cigars with varied rates and repeal years. A 1920s pattern shows how excises on such goods were imposed then repealed by subsequent congresses.
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Washington
Growing Air Might Hits Vulnerable Jap Points
Allied forces report expanding air power in the Pacific after Munda. American bombers and fighters swarmed a superior Japanese air and shipping sector off Bougainville and attacked Rekata Bay on Santa Isabel with 65 tons of explosives. Further raids targeted Salamaua on the New Guinea coast as jungle troops moved from the Munda airstrip into mangrove swamps to pursue garrisoned forces.
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Southwest Pacific
Munda
America
Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Bougainville
Japan
Rabaul
New Britain
Rekata Bay
Santa Isabel Island
New Georgia
Guadalcanal
New Guinea
Salamaua
Russian gains at Orel and Belgorod reshape eastern front
DeWitt MacKenzie argues Red Army advances threaten a second front by pushing toward vital rail hubs Orel and Belgorod. He notes German retreat risks to the Dnieper line, potential rout, and considers Allied France invasion timing tied to Western bombing progress and Sicily advances.
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Orel
Russia
Moscow
Evacuation Of Nazis Begins At Smolensk
Russian guerrillas report a German civilian evacuation of the Smolensk region as German forces move metal and war materials westward. Russian Army groups threaten Kharkov and Bryansk, with advances driving toward Orel and Zolochev, 25 miles northwest of Kharkov.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Russia
Yartsevo
Vyazma
Kharkov
Belgorod
Soviet Union
Uby
Zolochev
Orel
Bryansk
Kharkov-Bryansk
Krahkov
London
Chuguyev
Nazis Move Toward Occupation of Hungary
Ankara dispatch notes Germany steps toward occupying Hungary with increasing garrisons under the pretext of routing troops to Greece. Berlin pressures Premier Kallay to dispatch forces to Balkan neighbors to replace Italians, while Hungary resists despite threats of occupation. Official Hungarian statement says it will not bow to German demands to send troops abroad to face an Allied invasion.
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Ankara
Hungary
Greece
Nicholas Kallay
Balkan
Admiral King Outlines World Strategy Moves Against Axis
Admiral Ernest J. King described a coordinated allied world strategy to keep China in the war against Japan and divert German forces from the Russian front. He said the Pacific plan emphasizes pressuring Japanese communications and capturing strategic positions to increase pressure on the Axis.
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Washington
Ernest J. King
China
Japan
Russia
United States
Pacifi
King
Germany
Cancel Army Contracts To Push Planes
Washington Aug 7 A drastic cancellation of army contracts in the Seattle area has been ordered by the war department to give Boeing Aircraft Company an opportunity to recruit workers and boost Flying Fortress production. Under Secretary Patterson diverted almost all army procurement away from Seattle and forbade new or renewed contracts there without specific authorization, citing critical labor shortages and weekly shortfalls in heavy bomber output.
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Seattle
War Department
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Speaker
Boeing Aircraft Company
Boeing
Robert P. Patterson
Army
New Orleans
Patterson
Barnard M. Baruch
War Mobilization
James F. Byrnes
WPB
Baruch
Iwestern
Mass Marriage of Federal Agencies Begins
Washington reports President Roosevelt issued the license directing the budget bureau to arrange a mass marriage of federal agencies as part of reorganizing the Office of Economic Warfare. Leo T. Crowley, new OEW chief, awaits a report on needed changes and an appointment to a key deputy role. The move could cut foreign staff and consolidate personnel from RFC subsidiaries and related units.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Budget Bureau
Leo T. Crowley
Crowley
Office of Economic Warfare
OEW
Wallace
Commerce
Jesse Jones
Milo Perkins
Texas
Board of Economic Warfare
BEW
Tobacco Sales Hold Firm As Border Belt Observes Holiday
Light sales and firm prices averaging near 42 dollars per hundred pounds marked the opening day of the 1943 auction season in the North and South Carolina border belt. Farmers complained that inferior grades sell well while better leaf brings less than expected, prompting calls for a higher ceiling. Georgia growers reportedly sold leaf loose and ungraded, while South Carolina farmers incurred grading costs. The War Food Administration in Florence, South Carolina, noted the lightest sales on record.
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Border Belt
North
South Carolina Border Belt
W. P. Hedrick
North Carolina
OPA
Olin D. Johnston
Prentiss Brown
Georgia
South Carolina
War Food Administration
Florence
S. C
War Will Be Carried To Japan Says Halsey
NAVAL HEADQUARTERS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC AUG 7 Admiral William F Halsey Jr declared on the first anniversary of the South Pacific battle that the United States will extend the war into Japan itself We will destroy the enemy and push forward until the battle of the South Pacific becomes the battle of Japan He said US forces enter the second year with confidence in ultimate victory and have learned to defeat a foe determined to resist until destroyed He noted that American strength is greater now than at the war’s start and that Allied might has grown since unprepared forces faced the conflict
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Germany
Italy
Pacific
Perkins
Wallace
Mexico
BEW
United States
OEW
RFC
United States Commercial Company
Rubber Development Corp
Petroleum Development Corp
Export-Import Bank
Metal Reserve Co
Defense Supplies Corp
Naval Headquarters
The
South Pacific
William F. Halsey, Jr
Japan
Halsey
Germany Raided By Large Bomber Force
London reports a large force of heavy bombers crossed the Channel into western Germany early today. The Nazi high command says some bombs were dropped but caused no damage. Britain notes its sixth raid free night in a row with no casualties in 23 days.
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London
English Channel
Germany
Britain
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