Red Defenses Pierced as Germans Press Maikop Drive
German columns press toward the Maikop oil fields from north and east after a breakthrough in Red Army lines. Red Star reports heroic Soviet defense near the Kuban loop above Maikop with no crossings yet of the Kuban. Armavir and Krasnodar area cited with tense frontline conditions.
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Associated Press
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Maikop
Caucasus
Red Army
Red Star
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Armavir
Krasnodar
Kurgannaya
Laba
Gandhi Wins Backing for War-Time Civil Disobedience
In Bombay on August 8 AP reports the All-India Congress Party overwhelmingly endorsed Mohandas K. Gandhi's plan to lead a national civil disobedience campaign against British rule. Only 13 dissenters among 360 committeemen supported amendments opposing the move. Gandhi urged unity and asked American friends to support the cause as the convention moved toward authorizing the campaign.
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Bombay
India
All-India Congress Party
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Gandhi
Britain
America
Japan
All-India Congress
Executions of Nazi Saboteurs Reported by White House
The White House announced six of eight Nazi saboteurs were executed by electrocution in DC jail. Two were spared: Burger received life hard labor, Dasch commuted to 30 years. The executions followed a military commission trial begun a month earlier.
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Associated Press
Washington
White House
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George Dasch
Thawn Amark
Lituse
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Florida
Long Island
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Army
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Bureer
Dasch
Edward John Kerling
T Herbert Hans Haupt
Richard Quirin
Werner Thiel
Herman Otto Neubauer
Henry Harm Heinck
Stephen Early
Atlantic Charter stands behind Allied aims for postwar order
The Atlantic Charter, crafted by President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill, grows in importance as a proposed framework for the postwar world. It endorses a universal right to self determination and freedom for peoples, guiding future peace terms and influencing nationalist movements and possible concessions.
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Britain
England
United States
Big Transport Destroyed By U.S. Bombers
United States airforce bombers destroyed a 16 000 ton transport in a large Axis convoy in the Mediterranean and attacked another convoy. Direct hits were reported by Major General Lewis H Brereton through a weekly communiqué.
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Mediterranean
CAIRG
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Lewis H. Brereton
United States Air Force
Middle East
Police Quell Disturbance at Santa Anita Japanese Center
In Los Angeles on August 8, two hundred military police entered the Japanese assembly center at Santa Anita to quell a disturbance among evacuees. One man, suspected informer, was assaulted by a large crowd and rescued by soldiers who transported him to a hospital. The Wartime Civilian Control Administration released the account, noting the event occurred inside the center.
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Los Angeles
Santa Anita
WCCA
Gandhi's Drive Pleases Axis
Reports from Tokyo and Berlin radio indicate Axis propaganda backing Mohandas K. Gandhi's movement to end British rule in India. Nippon Dokai petitions government to support Indian liberty. Hankow Indians demand full support. 25,000 Indians slated for Singapore meeting. over 100 India League branches to convene across East Asia this weekend urging Britain to quit India now.
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Mohandas K. Gandhi
India
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Indian Movement For Liberty
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China
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Canton Area Attacked Again By American Warplanes
American army planes raided the Canton area early today destroying ground targets at the White Cloud airdrome docks and harbor buildings. Two Japanese planes were shot down and a probable additional victory noted as bombers with escort faced nine fighters.
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Canton
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Patrick H. Daniels
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Ta Kung Pao
China
Berlin Claims 49 000 Tons Shipping Sunk
German broadcasts report a special communique saying an American destroyer and seven ships totaling 49 000 tons were sunk from a convoy in the north Atlantic. Eight additional ships totaling 54 181 tons were sunk elsewhere in Atlantic and near American waters.
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mid-Atlantic
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British raids on eastern England light casualties reported
German air raiders struck scattered points in eastern England and the eastern Midlands last night with light casualties. A lone raider dropped bombs on the northeast coast of Scotland before dusk, killing three and wounding ten.
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London
England
Midlands
Scotland
Recommendations of Hospital Investigating Committee to Be Followed
Governor Broughton releases the full report of the special board he appointed to probe the State Hospital at Morganton. He says the inquiry covered all aspects of the institution and that the recommendations extend to the treatment of the mentally ill across the state. The board's thorough exam was conducted with investigators and legal counsel.
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Associated Press
Raleigh
State Hospital
Morganton
Board of Inquiry
Marshall T. Spears
Durham
Tion
Gloomy War Program Picture Due to Material Shortages at Fronts
The Office of War Information warned that American war effort lags in June with output of planes tanks artillery and naval vessels below schedule. OWI cautioned we are not fighting the war fully and warned of potential losses without broader material aid. Reports from Australia Ontario and Seattle echoed concern that Allied and American supplies are insufficient for offensive action.
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America
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Owl
Australia
Norman Stockton
Melbourne Herald
Stockton
Douglas MacArthur
United States
Mitchell Hepburn
Ontario
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Ont
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Seattle
Warren G. Magnuson¢D-Washi
Naval Affairs Comittee
Russia
Pacific
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Navy Attacks Japanese Installations in Pacific
The United States Navy reports heavy air and surface attacks on Japanese installations in the Solomon Islands and the Aleutian chain. Operations target southeast Solomon Islands and Kiska with bombardments on ships and shore facilities. Attu and Agattu remain held by Japan. No further details available.
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United States
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Southwest Pacific
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Alaska
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Kiska
Attu
Agattu Islands
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Nice
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Nazi Submarine Sinks Maldonado and Capt Giambruno
A U-boat surfaced off the Atlantic and demanded Captain Mario Giambruno aboard. After boarding, a single torpedo split the Maldonado in two and the submarine submerged with the captain aboard, while 13 survivors reached Bermuda and 36 crewmen remain missing. The loss adds to 478 Allied and neutral ships reported downhill in the western Atlantic since December 7.
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Associated Press
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