Uncle Sam’s global war push gathers speed across fronts
The article notes growing American military power as U S fighter planes operate in Western Europe and Marines push in the Solomon Islands while bombers strike the Med and China. It stresses a global war with interlinked fronts from Russia to the Aleutians, warning any single theater affects all others.
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Gandhi Calls Boycott Amid India's Independence Struggle
In Bombay India Aug 14 evidence of a quiet but troubled boycott by the All-India Congress surfaced as rioting and terrorism declined. Cotton mills ran longer shifts, markets reduced trading, and leaders predicted mass non-cooperation spreading to villages. Four killed in a Madras railway attack as lines were cut and trains burned. Officials reported 10 dead and 53 injured in Delhi disturbances.
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Japan Calls India Situation Intolerable in War Broadcasts
Tokyo reports that government spokesman Tomokazu Hori said India is being used for Allied war purposes and Japan cannot tolerate it, with steps to be decided later. In the Philippines, Lieut. Gen Masaharu Homma was relieved as commander in chief, replaced by Lieut. Gen Shizuichi Tanaka who had been a former military attache and later led the gendarmerie.
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Tomokazu Hori
Government Information Bureau
India
Japan
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War Ministry
Masaharu Homma
Philippines
Shizuichi Tanaka
Washington
Mrs Thompson Dies in Boat Accident at River Base
Mrs C F Thompson, 32 year old fisherwoman, died at New River Marine Base Hospital after her foot was severed by a fishing knife entangled in a motorboat drive shaft. She succumbed to double pneumonia developed Tuesday night, state officials said.
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Jacksonville
C. F. Thompson
New River Marine Base Hospital
J. C. Drake
Violation and Defense of a Major Roosevelt Split
The piece outlines White House critics and allies urging restraint before the election while outlining the administration’s bid to indict the Chicago Tribune. It centers on Stanley Johnston’s Coral Sea epic and reports that Navy forces allegedly broke the Japanese code, informing Midway plans. Navy officials reportedly argued against disclosure amid the cipher leak.
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Red Army Holds Stalingrad Front in Major Action
Soviet reports say Red Army repulsed German assaults on the Stalingrad front while claiming gains northwest of Moscow. In the Caucasus Soviet forces fell back toward Novorossiysk and Grozny oil fields as German drive pressed toward the Black Sea. Red Star cited multiple counterattacks and Dutch volunteers joining the Leningrad front as German losses mounted.
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Censorship as Wartime Weapon Praised by U S Official
Indianapolis August 14 Director of Censorship Byron Price called censorship a necessary evil of war and a vital weapon to hurt the enemy. He praised newspaper and radio cooperation and urged public involvement while defending American news freedom amid wartime measures.
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British Cruiser Lost In Major Sea Battle
In a Mediterranean clash costing Britain the cruiser Manchester and the aircraft carrier Eagle, Allied forces delivered reinforcements and new planes to Malta. The admiralty noted other losses including two submarines sunk and two cruisers hit by torpedoes, with possible further convoy damage.
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FDR Reaffirms Faith In Post War Plan On Charter Anniversary
On the first anniversary of the Atlantic Charter Roosevelt reaffirmed belief in its eight cardinal principles as a basis for postwar peace. He and Churchill signed the declaration at sea a year earlier and said nations will stand together to nourish the ideals guiding victory toward a happier world.
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Russian offensive in north creates crisis for Nazis
A Stockholm note cited by Swedish radio reports a Russian push northwest of Moscow creating a crisis for Germany. The piece notes uncertain German reserves for an annihilation effort near the Don axis and a possible shift of tactics that could affect the Don and Kuban fronts and the Caucasus.
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Ten Czech Citizens Executed in German Reprisal Cycle
London reports official Czech sources say ten Czechs were executed in Prague and Brunn this week on charges of high treason arson and blackout crimes while two more faced charges for operating a secret wireless transmitter Relations note a Greek naturalized official may also have been executed among 20 hostages shot as part of the Nazi response.
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Wage Stabilization Urged by Henderson in Montpelier
MONTPELIER VT Aug 14 OPA chief Leon Henderson called for wage and farm price stabilization. He warned against a rigid wage freeze but urged proof of necessity for any increases. He defended price regulation of military items and noted 30 to 35 cents of every dollar in U S spend on the war effort as the war progressed.
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Navy seized Bayonne cable plant to reopen this afternoon
The Navy took over the General Cable Bayonne plant after a 1000 strong strike for higher wages and announced it would reopen at 4 p.m. Admiral Bowen said interference with operations is an offense against the United States. Workers hailed the presidential order and planned to return after a meeting to vote the end of the walkout.
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General Cable Corporation
United States
Harold G. Bowen
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R. K. Robertson
Internal Security Division
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Roosevelt
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Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Kearny
Michael Petrakian
Uncle Sam
Allied Bombers Blasting Hard At Jap Bases
Allied bombers pressed attacks on Japanese warships and transports in the South Seas as U S Marines driven garrisons from three coastal areas. Flying Fortresses and medium bombers struck vessels in New Guinea waters west of the Solomons, with one raid delivering three separate blows. Reports cited heavy weather and limited observation while cautioning that many figures remain unconfirmed.
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Marlin Spencer
M’arthur
Australia
Solomon Islands
South Seas
Allie
United States
New Guinea
Solomons
Air Force Bombs Italian Cruisers Near Pylos
Cairo reports Amer air force bombs hit three Italian cruisers in a Greek harbor near Pylos. One ship damaged by a direct 1 000 pound bomb hit and expected to be out of operation long term. A second cruiser damaged. a third dented in the Mediterranean strike on the Peloponnesus coast.
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