Nazi Chemical Plant Smashed By RAF Raid
British bombers struck Leverkusen near Cologne in a night raid, with other targets including Duesseldorf attacked by German reports. The RAF reported five bombers lost, intruder missions over railways and airfields, and a lull ending as daylight raids resumed.
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London
Germany
Air Ministry
Leverkusen
Cologne
Duesseldorf
Rhineland
Western Reich
Berlin
East Anglia
England
U.E. Stnai
Beaumont le Roger
France
RAF
Europe
BBC
Stockholm
Ickes Returns Mine Control To Private Firms
Interior Secretary Ickes orders 53 government operated coal mines returned to private control. About 3,700 mines remain under government management as he surveys productive efficiency and contemplates Smith Connally act provisions. He cites potential UMW contract ties and notes unclear Attorney General rulings on restoration duties.
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Washington
Ickes
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Department
Lewis
UMW
Smith-Connally
Biddle
Ckes
Allies fire on Salamaua airfield from ridge over spot
Allied ground troops on a ridge south of Salamaua airdrome in northeastern New Guinea pressed toward the airfield as heavy artillery and air strikes aimed to soften defenses. Australians and Americans hold the ridge, with the Francisco River barriers still in place and a costly, protracted battle anticipated for the capture.
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Southwest Pacific
Ania
New Guinea
Salamaua
Munda
Solomon Islands
Francisco River
Komiatum
Russian Move Unrelated To Quebec War Conference
Quebec Aug 23. A Russian recall of Maxim Litvinoff as Soviet ambassador to Washington was stated as not connected to the British American war conference. Andrei A Gromyko named to replace Litvinoff. Moscow provided no explanation. Officials noted the decision was Russian alone and not announced by American authorities. The noting of Litvinoff's nonreturn had been known for weeks. Continued on Page Eight.
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Quebec
Maxim Litvinoff
Washington
Moscow
Litvinoff
United States
Andrei A. Gromyko
Baffaires
Russia
Nazi Pressure On Badoglio Blocks Italian Peace Moves
Italian efforts to withdraw from the war are reportedly blocked by German pressure on Badoglio. Italian press notes Rome seeks peace while fearing a larger conflict with Germans and Allies. Reports from Milan Turin Genoa and Brenner Pass describe jitters after Sicily loss and bombings local industry.
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Badoglio
Bern
Chiasso
Rome
Madrid
Italy
A.B.C
Sicily
Chinese Envoy Soong Joins Allied War Council
In Quebec the belated arrival of Chinese Foreign Minister T. V. Soong signals decisions to build up air squadrons in the eastern China bulge to strike enemy lifelines in the China Sea and against the Japanese mainland. Soong arrived from Washington at President Roosevelt's request as Secretary of the Navy Knox and Australian high commissioner Sir William Glasgow were noted as en route to the conference.
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Quebec
T. V. Soong
China
China Sea
Soong
Washington
Roosevelt
Stephen Early
Knox
William Glasgow
Canada
Japan
Allied Air Power Plans for War on Japan from China Bases
The article notes discussions with the chief executive and Prime Minister Churchill about plans to strike Japan, supporting a strategy of strong aerial offensives from eastern China. It cites Roosevelt declaring intent to send aerial armadas from China, China’s request to greatly increase bomber forces, and a reassessment showing India’s air routes could support three to four times more bombers in eastern China, aided by possible extra transports after Sicily.
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Churchill
Britain
Japan
China
China Sea
Germany
Roosevelt
India
India-China
Allied Carriers Enter Gibraltar
Vichy radio quoted by Algeciras dispatch says five aircraft carriers entered Gibraltar late yesterday and four then moved into the Mediterranean during the night. Broadcast recorded by the Associated Press.
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Associated Press
London
Vichy Radio
Algeciras
Spain
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
War Today on Litvinoff move unsettles Allies
The unexplained transfer of Litvinoff and the return of Ivan Maisky to Moscow trigger wide speculation in the United States United Nations and Germany. Observers see no rift in the Allied camp but note growing doubt between the Soviet Union and the Western allies. The move may reflect Moscow seeking influence amid a broader struggle against Nazism. Continued on Page fight.
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Litvinoff
United Nations
Germany
Ivan Maisky
London
Moscow
Russia
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Salerno Raids Mark Key Italian Rail Hubs
Allied air forces pound Salerno and surrounding railway centers in day and night raids, aiming at crippling Italy's rail system. Observers report heavy bomber and fighter actions with multiple enemy aircraft shot down, while raids extend to Crotone and nearby rail yards.
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North Africa
Salerno
Naples
Middle East
Crotone
Cairo
Speaker Predicts Standley to Leave Moscow By October
Washington Aug 23 The unofficial capital authority known as D C Speaker predicted Ambassador William H Standley would return soon from Moscow completing a reshuffle of Soviet United States diplomatic representation He noted Standley retirement is personal unlike Litvinoff whose withdrawal followed international policy moves. Standley reportedly wants to be back in the United States in October.
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Washington
D. C
William H. Standley
Moscow
Doubhless
Joseph Stalin
Standley
Litvinoff
United States
Germans Flee Through 13 Mile Wide Escape Gap
German high command admitted the loss of Kharkov in a broad withdrawal from the base, claiming the city was no longer a valuable center of traffic and supply. Kharkov, captured and recaptured, represents a major Nazi position east of the Dnieper as Russian forces press southward in a widening offensive.
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DNB
Khakov
Kharkov
Ukraine
Dnieper
Moscow
Caucasus
Orel
Belgorod
Stalingrad
Krakow
Overseas Service
Associated Press
Mius
Izyum
London
Donets
Kuban
Crimea
Reoccupation Of Kiska Moves Allies Toward Tokyo
Allied forces reclaim Kiska, claiming a direct route to Tokyo and the offensive pivot in the Pacific. Leaders like Lt Gen John L. DeWitt and Vice Admiral Kin Kaid declare the northern road to Japan open as the 11th Air Force and others close the pincers on the Japanese empire.
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Kiska
Tokyo
Pacific
John L. DeWitt
Western Defense Command
Japanese Empire
Thomas C. Kinkaid
North Pacific
Japan
William ©. Butler
11Th Army Air Force
11Th Air Force
Seventh Air Force
Hawaii
13Th Air Force
Solomons
Fifth Air Force
New Guinea
10Th Air Force
India
14Th Air Force
China
Allies Seize Segula Island In Aleutians
United States and Canadian troops have landed on Segula Island near Kiska in the Aleutians, with no Japanese found. The operation follows the recapture of Kiska and the occupation of adjacent areas, while three Japanese midget submarines were discovered at the Kiska submarine base.
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Kiska
Aleutian
Segula Island
Aleutians
Washington
Segula
North Pacific
Labor Wins Massive Victory In Australian Elections
Melbourne reports that Prime Minister John Curtin's Labor Party secured a landslide, aiming for a working majority of about 30 in the new House of Representatives. Final counts place Labor at 48 to 51 seats, with opposition parties at 21 to 24. Two independents backing Labor are expected to keep their seats, and Curtin pledges continued cooperation with opposition members in the wartime Australian advisory war council.
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Melbourne
John Curtin
House of Representatives
Labor Party
Labor
Australian Advisory War Council
U. S. Bombers Smash Rail Yards In India
United States B-25 Mitchell medium bombers smashed over 115 freight cars in raids on railroad yards at Sagaing Mandalay and Ywataung. Heavy bombers attacked installations at Monywa and Meiktila while P-40 fighters destroyed rafts near Maingkwan and hit ration dumps. B-24s bombed Ramree Island barracks. all aircraft and crews returned safely.
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New Delhi
Sagaing
Mandalay
Ywataung
Monywa
Meiktila
Chindwin River
Alon
Pakokku
Pagoda Point
Rangoon
Maingkwan
Tiangup
Niopzup
North Eand
Ramree Island
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Stalin
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