Petain Arrest Reported as Nazi Police Take Vichy Leader
Geneva dispatch says Marshal Philippe Petain, 85, chief of the Vichy regime, was arrested at his Hotel du Re in Vichy along with several aides. Reports claim he refused German orders to go to Berlin and the fate of Petain remains unclear as observers call the Vichy regime finished.
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Blehaut
Enethel
Petain
Pierre Laval
Belfort
Germany
Basel National Zeitung
Ichy
Berlin
Imans
OWI
Rment
Florence Falls Under Allied Control After Prolonged Battle
Rome Aug 22 Allied troops complete occupation of Florence as Eighth Army patrols push beyond the city’s northern outskirts. Gen Sir Harold Alexander says delay was due to avoiding heavy street fighting and damage while maintaining pressure on German lines. The city is expected to return to normal as Allied advances resume.
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Florence
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Eleven New Polio Cases Raise North Carolina Total
Eleven new cases of infantile paralysis were reported to the state board of health, lifting the total in North Carolina’s stricken counties to 587 since June 1. Additional cases appeared in Guilford Wadkin Duplin Durham Gaston and Henderson counties.
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State Board of Health
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Guilford
Wadkin
Duplin
Durham
Gaston
Henderson
Split over Pearl Harbor blame as lawmakers clash
Washington debate erupts after Sen. Truman Moore and Adm. Husband Kimmel dispute Pearl Harbor details. Truman defends magazine statements about the attack while Kimmel calls them false and accuses innuendo of miscoordinated efforts. House leaders weigh the information gathered by the military committee.
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House Military Committee
Fighting Reported In City Of Belfort
The Algiers radio said Maquis and German forces clash in Belfort as Laval arrives with ministers to set a Nazi aligned government seat. Swiss reports estimate 20,000 to 30,000 German troops moving toward Belfort to defend a Rhineland gateway and establish a foothold in France.
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Pierre Laval
Vichy
France
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Laval
Firm gets charter for Hillsboro paper
Certificates of incorporation filed with the secretary of state include The News of Hillsboro to print publish and manufacture newspapers magazines and books authorized capital stock 30000 subscribed stock 500 by Harry S Large and Sue P Large both of Hillsboro J Roy Parker and J Roy Parker Jr and O J Coffin all of Chapel Hill
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Secretary of State
News of
Hillsboro
Harrys. Large
Sue P. Large
Illshore
J. Roy Parker
J. Roy Parker, Jr
O. J. Coffin
Chapel Hill
Romania City Captured By Reds Pressures Carries On
London report says Tasi the fourth largest city near the Prut river has been evacuated ahead of a fresh Russian southern offensive. It sits 165 miles northeast of Ploesti and 120 miles north of Galati, a rail link between eastern Romania and Bucovina. Moscow reports a renewed offensive aims to widen breaches and threaten Galati while Warsaw endures a German counterattack as Russian forces storm the Bug river northeast of the city.
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Galati
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Road To Berlin Distances By The Associated Press
Russian front distances from eastern suburbs of co 322 miles Northern France 330 miles from Seine bridgehead southeast of Paris Italian front 603 miles from Florence Southern France 670 miles from Castellane.
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Pacific Fleet reports 44 956 Japs killed in Marianas drive
U S Pacific Fleet confirms new death toll from Guam Saipan and Tinian operations. Adm Chester W Nimitz announces total troops killed as U S losses remain far lower in the campaign across the three Mariana islands. News desk notes ongoing mop-up actions in the Pacific theater.
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Chester W. Nimitz
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Pacific Fleet
Last Escape For Germans Is Severed
Paris dispatch says French Seventh Army encircled Toulon cutting the last escape route for German garrison forces. French infantry fought house to house as shells pounded strongpoints. American troops moved west of Toulon toward Marseille, widening the ally grip to over 2,000 square miles and capturing St Julien and Barreme in the Basses Alpes region.
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Seventh
Toulon
Marseille
France
St. Julien
Barreme
Basses Alps
Americans Press Near Marne River
American forces advance toward the Marne region, scene of historic World War I battles. Reports say Yank armored units have crossed the Seine toward Fontainebleau, about 30 miles from the area where French and British troops halted in 1914. The drive nears Bel leau Wood and Chateau-Thierry, where 1918 engagements showcased American troops.
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Infant Rescued by Artificial Respiration in Brooklyn
A seven pound baby born apparently dead in New York was kept alive by nurses blowing air into his mouth and a three hour drug regimen at a Brooklyn hospital. Doctor John A. Davis reported no life for 90 minutes before faint breaths appeared and the child became alive, healthy and normal.
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Brooklyn
Norwegian Hospital
John A. Davis
Edwin Apman
Apman
Allied victory outlook and German armament fears
Private wartime column traces Montgomerys optimistic assessment that Allied forces in Northwest France have won decisive gains as Patton’s bridgeheads across the Seine threaten remnants south and north of Paris. It warns Hitler plans new weapons and gas use, framing the war’s momentum and risks.
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Paris
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Voelkischer Beobachter
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Fuehrer
England
Britain
British Isles
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Capitol Square Denizens Face Poison Deaths
Raleigh officials report poison sprayed on capitol grounds to kill Japanese beetles. Pigeons and squirrels may die as trees shrubs and grass were treated, creating a dangerous refuge for wildlife and prompting precautionary warnings.
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Capitol Square
Raleigh
Capitol Grounds
British Leader Sees War Near End as Allies Press in France
A British official states one strong Soviet blow along with Western advances could end the war with Germany. Montgomer y also sees the end in sight as Allied forces push toward the Seine. Intelligence notes the Maginot Line guns turn to face the advancing armies.
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Germany
France
Hitler
Montgomery
Maginot
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Eisenhower
Normandy Bulge
Ronai
War board to lift ammo sales ban for crop protection
The War Production Board said it will temporarily lift the ban on ammunition sales to allow hunters to buy ammunition again. The move aims to reduce damage to crops and livestock caused by animals and birds across many parts of the country.
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Washington
War Production Board
Yanks Strike Powerfully Down Seine In Allied Pincer
Allied forces pushed along the Seine and north toward the rocket coast in a broad offensive. American Third Army drove from Marnes Gassicourt, while Canadian British and American divisions moved east and toward the pocket near Argentan. Reports say 700 enemy tanks destroyed or damaged behind lines and about 300 000 Germans displaced or killed since D day.
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Seine
Supreme Headquarters
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Argentan-Falaise
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Normandy
Marnes-Gassicourt
Paris
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Etampes
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Pas de Calais
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Gace
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London Bombed Again by Nazi Robotic Bombs
London faced a night of heavy robot bomb attacks by the Nazis with fires and debris in the capital and southern counties. Rescuers labored with cranes as fears grew for a large loss of life in a collapsed apartment block while authorities urged non essential workers to evacuate amid signs the war might end soon.
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