Allied Breakout Advances Ring Falaise Bulge Trapped
Gen Sir Bernard Montgomery led a surprise eastern sweep from the Falaise gap toward Trun as Allied northern forces captured the town. American troops push north, Von Kluge’s armor partly withdrawn, yet several panzer divisions remain. Allied air power destroys 300 German vehicles and damages 300 more. 950 prisoners taken on the British front.
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Bernard L. Montgomery
Falaise
Trun
Moutiers En Auge
von Kluge
Bulge
Second Army
Russians Press East Prussia Front Amid Wider Axis Falls
Reports cite Soviet infantry dislodging German troops to the boundary as fighting intensifies along East Prussia. German lines claim attacks outside the frontier with large Russian forces massed and suspected cross border maneuvers in the Balkans and Norway area.
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East Prussian
East Prussia
Balkans
Dnester
Carpathians
Vistulaver
Kirkenes
Norway
Finland
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Svestuppe
Red Army
Allied advances widen gap around Paris as Brittany falls
Allied forces push north east from Trun and Chambois while Germans retreat under pressure near Paris. Reports claim Eisenhower’s HQ silent on Paris capture, with Etampes and Authon noted. Brittany’s St Malo surrenders after heavy fighting and naval shelling.
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le Faucon
Ecots
Trun
A Lesux
Trun Ap Chambois
Iron
Paris
Berlin
Etampes
Orleans
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Authon
Porce
London
Hitler
France
Fisenhower
Alles
England
Brittany
St. Malo
Brest
Lorient
St. Nazaire
Allied forces utilize carriers for wide Gulf bombardment
A naval communique reports aircraft carriers with American and British planes providing cover for warships and bombing enemy positions. Carriers enable far stronger fighter support during the land actions, extending reach from the Can nes area across the Gulf of Napoule.
Report on Florence Front Sees Sniping and Allied Shift
The northern areas of Florence reported easier conditions today after German tanks reportedly penetrated yesterday. Sniping persisted in some suburbs while front activity elsewhere was mild with patrol clashes and artillery duels. The U S 91st Infantry division has joined the American Fifth Army on the western front.
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Rome
Florence
Arno
Harold Alexander
U. S. 91St Infantry Division
Fifth Army
Ankara Radio Claims Allies In Albania
The Ankara radio reported Allied forces landed at Durazzo Albania on the Adriatic. The broadcast claimed a special Mediterranean bulletin but had no independent confirmation after more than ten hours. Tirana was bombed by Allied planes Tuesday.
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Toulon
BBC
London
Durazzo
Albania
Balkans
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Henry Maitland Wilson
Mediterranean
Wilson
Ankara
Adriatic
Bulgaria
Tirana
Stolen Car Recovered: Minus Wheels
A car stolen at Emeryn Apartments on Guilford Avenue was recovered by police abandoned on Chestnut Street extension with wheels and tires missing. Another car belonging to R. J. Kirby, stolen near 709 West Green Street, was found in the 1600 block of English Street.
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Emeryn Apartments
Guilford Avenue
Chestnut Street
R. J. Kirby
West Green Street
English Street
Allied air battle and raids highlight day of heavy losses
Allied fighters repelled a large German swarm as RAF Mustang squadrons shot down 16 with one loss. British Mosquitos bombed Mannheim while fighters targeted Roye and nearby bridges, with over 400 vehicles destroyed and multiple Seine crossings bombed. Mediterranean air force hit Ploesti oil installations and a Nis airfield amid operations supporting southern France landings. MAAF suffered 24 aircraft losses, mostly to ground fire.
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Lish
RAF
Rons
Nattbaiine
SS Bederators
Air Force
Roye
Paris
Mannheim
Seine
Falaise-Argentan
Conflans Ste. Honorine
mantes-Gassicourt
Rome
Mediterranean Air Force
Ploesti
Romania
Nis
Yugoslavia
France
Ira C. Eaker
Mediterranean
Allied Air Forces
Rouen
Niles D. Ohman
Fast Bedham
Mass
Fiest
Italy
Russia
MAAF
Weather Outlook North Carolina
Scattered showers and thunderstorms possible today with cooler conditions in the north and west. Tonight partly cloudy and slightly cooler. Saturday looks fair and mild across the region.
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North Carolina
City Schools Will Open on September 18
High Point public schools will delay the start to September 18 following State Board of Education guidance. Superintendent Carroll said notices will go to teachers and staff once the board action text is received. Teachers may report September 14 and salaries timing remains to be decided.
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High Point City
State Board of Education
Charles F. Carroll
Carroll
Roosevelt backs a year of postwar training for youths
President Roosevelt urged gradual public support for a one-year postwar training program for youths aged 17 to 23. He favored a blend of military and civilian instruction, without compulsory service, and proposed durable training camps in the United States and abroad including Alaska and the Aleutians.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Alaska
Aleutians
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