Reds Threaten To Flank East Prussia And Warsaw
British and Soviet reports warn of a new flanking threat west of the upper Narew river threatening East Prussia and Warsaw. Russian troops cross toward Vistula near Warsaw while a bridgehead forms on the Pilica, threatening the Polish capital from the south and north.
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East Prussia
Warsaw
London
Upper Narew
Narew
Berlin
Vistula
Pilica
Falkenhayn
Cyar
Lomza
Latvia
Estonia
Drastic Decrees Silence Public Life in Germany
Propaganda Minister Goebbels ordered all public meetings and entertainments halted unless war related. He directed foreign domestic servants into war industry and required German domestic workers to join the army, factories, or households with children. The decrees cut railway postal and cultural service staff with formal publication planned.
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London
Goebbels
Germany
Berlin
War Today: Germany faces crucible of defeat and punishment
In a wartime column the writer argues that Germany faces a crucial weeks as Hitler's forces retreat, promising immense casualties and moral strain. He notes calls for total destruction of Germany and highlights heavy losses in both world wars, with civilian and military suffering likely to intensify.
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Reich
Germany
Hitler
der Faherer
Americans Reach 50 Miles From Paris In Last Drive
Allied forces push through northern France as American armor drives into the last 50 miles of defense toward Paris. Le Mans fallen, Germans establish makeshift anti tank screen near Caen while Canadian first army advances toward Vimont and the road to Paris. Reports place American forces 40 to 60 miles from Paris with Montgomery stalled near the initial breakout.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
le Mans
Alencon
le Mans-Tours
Orleans
Chartres
Seine
Caento
Falaise
H. D. G. Crerars
Vimont
Bernard L. Montgomery
CBS
Robot bombs carry incendiaries over South England
German robot bombs now carry about 20 incendiaries each and scatter fire missiles on detonation after touching ground. The Home Security Ministry said London evacuees must carry gas masks. After a 24 hour lull, drones returned over London and the south with injuries reported.
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London
Ministry of Home Security
England
Britain
Allies Bomb Paris Fuel Sectors
Allied air fleets from England and Italy bomb fuel installations around Paris and the Romanian oil center at Ploesti. Some targets near Bucharest were hit as part of a coordinated strike involving over 500 Flying Fortresses Liberators and Mustangs.
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London
England
Italy
Paris
Ploesti
Bucharest
RAF
Romania
English Channel
Middleton Commands 8th Army in France
FORCE Aug 10 report announces United States Eighth Army Corps operating in France under Maj. Gen. Troy Houston Middleton. It notes the Eighth as the fourth full army corps in action, joining Seventh, Fifth and 19th corps. Middleton previously led the 45th Infantry Division in Sicily as part of Patton’s Seventh Army.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
United States
Eighth Army Corps
France
Troy Houston Middleton
Middleton
45Th Infantry
Sicily
Seventh Army
George S. Patton, Jr
Florence Cleared of Hostile Elements as Forces Tighten Grip
Vatican aids relief for Florence refugees while Canadian troops with 250 Italian patriots mop up hostile Fascist elements in southern Florence. Vatican seeks transport lines to deliver flour to Archbishop Elia Del La Costa for distribution amid shortages. Allied forces report minor actions on fronts as Germans withdraw east of the Arno.
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Rome
Vatican
Florence
Elia Della Costa
Adriatic
Misa River
Francavilla
Cesano
Rimini
Via del Serragli
Via Romana
Eighth Army
Eighth
Arno
American Troops Bet Germany Will Fall This Winter
American forces in France grow certain of Germany’s collapse and have formed a pool to guess Paris capture. Bets run from August 15 to October 1 with September 1 as the leading date in the pool among U. S. First Army correspondents.
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Germany
France
U. S. First Army
Paris
Yankee Subs Link 16 More Jap Vessels
Washington reports 16 additional Japanese vessels sunk or probably sunk by submarines, bringing total Japanese ships of all types sunk or damaged to 839. The latest tally includes 54 warships definitively sunk, 11 probably sunk, 14 damaged, and 635 merchant ships sunk or damaged, with a medium tanker among the new losses.
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Washington
Inc
Germans Claim Allies Killing Nazi Prisoners
Berlin accused Britain and Canada of slaying captured Allied soldiers and protested to American authorities over Nazi prisoners said to have been killed on the Italian front. Berlin claimed some were executed after surrender and encirclement by American troops. Washington denied the accusation as untrue.
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London
Germany
Britain
Canada
Berlin
Switzerland
Washington
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Italy
Eight New Cases Of Paralysis In State
Eight new cases of infantile paralysis were reported to the state board of health, raising the total in the current epidemic to 502 since June 1. Two cases appeared in Onslow and Yancey counties, areas previously free of the disease, with Avery, Catawba, Guilford, New Hanover, Polk, and Yadkin counties each reporting one case. No deaths were reported.
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Raleigh
State Board of Health
Onslow
Yancey
Avery
Catawba
Guilford
New Hanover
Polk
Yadkin
Governor Urges State Control of Insurance Rates
Raleigh Aug 10 The Governor told the Insurance Commission that ambiguities in state law deny the insurance commissioner power to regulate rates and business. He warned against federal control, called for prelegislative study on regulations rates and taxes, and noted interstate commerce could threaten state revenue. The commission, led by Dean Robert Wettach with Dr Malcolm McDermott as vice president and William P. as secretary, continued its meeting.
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Raleigh
Ana
Thal
Supreme Court
Robert H. Wettach
University of North Carolina Law School
Malcolm McDermott
Duke University Law School
William P
Negro rents horse from stable but animal dies
Chicago police question Walter Oliver about feeding a horse after it collapsed. Oliver, a Black man, admits feeding the animal a bushel of green apples.
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Chicago
Walter Oliver
Blue Front
Loftus T. Lowry
Ten Years Of Hard Life For Russia
Henry Cassidy reports from the United States on Soviet plans after the war. He notes Russia's 27 years of upheaval and predicts the government will pursue two long-range five-year plans to rebuild industry and capital goods, delaying light consumer goods. He warns though that the end of World War II is unclear and the first plan began in 1929 with later plans interrupted by the German invasion.
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New York
Russia
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Red Army
Soviet Union
Virtual reconquest of Guam announced by Admiral Nimitz
Admiral Nimitz announced Guam was finally back in American hands after a 19 day battle, with only a small inland pocket near Pati Point remaining. The final Japanese holdout faced constant air, sea, and artillery fire as U S patrols guarded escapes and jungle trails showed many enemy dead. MacArthur also reported heavy casualties at Aitape in New Guinea as Allied offensives continue across the Pacific.
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Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Guam
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
Pati Point
Es‘cape
al Cooking
Associated Press
Aitape
British New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
New Attacks Against Japs Are Planned
President Roosevelt concluded three days of wartime conferences at Pearl Harbor on Hawaii. He outlined planned new offensives against Japan and restated goals to retake the Philippines and seek unconditional surrender. He toured military sites, met Nimitz MacArthur Halsey Richardson and other leaders, and said America will return to the Philippines with independence for the islands.
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Honolulu
United States
Pearl Harbor
Marine
San Diego
Calif
Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
Pole
Roosevelt
America
Philippines
Japan
Admiral Nimitz
General MacArthur
Doug
Nimitz
William F. Halsey
North
Africa
Saipan
Marshalls
Attu
Kiska
Kwajalein
Hawaii
Mr. Roosevelt
Eisenhower Shifts Command Post to Normandy Front
Allied supreme commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower moves his advance command post from Britain to Normandy to stay close to the fast Allied offensive. The transfer was completed in recent days by air with offices and personnel including WACs living in camouflaged tents under MP patrols. He travels from a nearby airfield and maintains telephone contact with London HQ.
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London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Britain
Normandy
Associated Press
Howard Cowan
Wacs
Supreme Headquarters
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Ernest J. King
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Kazan
Palau Yap
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