Paris Surrenders unconditionally to end battle
Allied forces reported Paris quiet after the final surrender of German commander Dietrich von Choltitz at Montparnasse. General Charles de Gaulle visited the station as U S British and French officers distributed surrender orders and cleaned up remaining snipers. The city began its transition from Nazi occupation to liberation after four years of tyranny.
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Paris
Amg
Montparnasse
Dietrich von Choltitz
Jacques Leclerc
U. S
von Choltitz
Charlies de Gaulle
von Cholitz
London
Paris T
Aly
Charles de Gaulle
Dwight D. Eisener
Ot Olled
Von Kluge Reported Dead By Stockholm Paper
Stockholm dispatch says Field Marshal Guenther von Kluge, commander of German armies on the western front, was said killed by Dagens Nyheter citing German information. The report lacked confirmation from either side and gave no details. Von Kluge, 61, succeeded von Rundstedt on June 6.
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Stockholm
Guenther von Kluge
Dagens Nyheter
Germany
von Kluge
Marshallren
Karl Rudolph von Rundstedt
Bridge directors seek toll from army for prisoners travel
Golden Gate Bridge directors demand $108.50 in tolls from the army for 415 trucks carrying 110 Italian prisoners on sightseeing trips. Attorney John McNabb filed the claim asserting the use violated the toll free privilege granted to officers on official business.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
John McNabb
Army
Navy
Martin Named Secretary of Committee
CHAPEL HILL August 26 William B Umstead chairman of the state Democratic committee announced Leroy Martin of Raleigh as secretary of the committee and the opening of headquarters in Raleigh September 15. Martin vice president and trust officer of Wachovia Bank and Trust Company of Raleigh since 1935 served as principal clerk of the state senate 1925 to 1935 and has been active in the Democratic party.
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Chapel Hill
William B. Umstead
State Democratic Committee
Leroy Martin
Raleigh
Martin
Umstead
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company of
Hardships Of Japanese Are Reported
A Tokyo broadcast described the exhaustion of Japanese pilots at Truk in the central Carolines. It said fighters were in short supply and the atoll needed wasteland reclamation to be self sufficient in food. The report noted Truk is four hours by plane from Saipan and under constant enemy raiding at night.
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New York
Truk
Carolines
Japan
Tokyo
U. S
Saipan
Allies advance in southern France seize Avignon
Allied forces report rapid progress in southern France as American columns occupy Briançon near the Italian frontier and enter Avignon, a major Rhone valley communications hub, while fighting continues near Moneli mar and in Toulon where forts fall.
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Rome
Briancon
Cannes
Seventh Army
Avignon
Rhone Valley
Allied
Toulon
d'Artigues
Malbousquet
Alexander M. Patch
Marseille
France
Rhone River
Ten New Polio Cases Reported In North Carolina
North Carolina records 610 infantile paralysis cases since June 1 as 10 new cases are reported by the State Act of Health. Cleveland Buncombe Mecklenburg each tally two new cases while Duplin Forsyth Guilford and Stokes add one each. No new deaths. total deaths stay 23 per Dr. Carl V. Reynolds.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Act of Health
Cleveland
Buncombe
Mecklenburg
Duplin
Forsyth
Guilford
Stokes
Carl V. Reynolds
Red Army advances toward Bucharest amid rapid push
Soviet troops forge through the Galati Gap toward Bucharest with reports of Romanians and Germans fighting near Tecuci and near Tirgu Neiu. German high command says traitor attacks repulsed as German retreat continues.
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Moscow
Rmans
Red
Galati
Bucharest
Ploesti
Siret
Tecuci
Red Star
Romania
Buch
Herriot Reported Alive Despite German Claims
Lisbon dispatch says Edouard Herriot the 72 year old former French president may still be alive in France though Germans have twice announced his death. Jules Sauerwein, a Paris newsman, reported he fled Paris as patriots attacked German occupation forces. An Associated Press dispatch quoted a Frenchman saying Herriot was in a Paris asylum cell but was moved out of the capital.
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Monelimar
Avignon
France
Brittany
Normandy
Patriot
Seventh Army
Lisbon
Faouard Herriot
Jules Saverwein
Sauerwein
Paris
Associated Press
Don Whitehead
Herriot
Five Jap Ships Per Day Hit In August
General Headquarters reports the far eastern air force blasted more than five Japanese ships daily in August. The August raids included four cruisers seven fighter transports and a barge tender at Dutch Celebes on the invasion path to the Philippines. The Thursday raid, announced by General Douglas MacArthur, also sank three coastal vessels and a landing craft.
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Southwest Pacific
Far Eastern Air Force
Dutch Celebes
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Capital Denies Japs Lured Navy Away
The State Department refutes claims that Japanese peace envoys asked about American naval dispositions before Pearl Harbor. The statement responds to Rep. Magnuson who cited Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports alleging such inquiries by Japan.
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Washington
State Department
Department
Magnuson
D-Wash
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Pacific Coast
Allied Air Reports Von Kluge Moving Toward Somme Barrier
The war column notes Allied observers see Field Marshal Von Kluge shifting above the Seine as Allies predict a stand near the Somme and possible retreat from the Channel coast. A Stockholm paper claimed his death, but no confirmation exists from Allied or Axis sources.
Border Provinces Warned War Approaching Them
Allied forces warned Alsace Lorraine Luxembourg border areas that war may reach them soon. Eisenhower urged precautions as German divisions retreat toward Germany. Civilians told to seek refuge, stock food and water, and avoid targets while preparing for potential air attacks and future trials for crimes.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Germany
Belgium
Alsace-Lorraine
Duchy of Luxembourg
Eort
Paris
Seine
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Seventh Army
France
Seine River
Normandy
Alsace
Lorraine
Duchy of
Laixembourg
Chinese Forces Advance At Tengchung In Burma Road Region
Chinese high command said forces besieging Tengchung in Yunan province advanced in the city’s southern sector after repelling Japanese counterattacks. They reported capturing large supplies and medical stores and taking enemy positions along the Burma Road near Lungling and Mangshing.
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Chungking
Yunan Province
Tengchung
Lungling
Burma
Mangshing
Wedding Called Off After Rehearsal in Rehoboth Beach
Guests arrived for the wedding of Miss Matilda Horn Englewood New Jersey and James William Wilson III Farmville Virginia scheduled for today. At a dinner party after rehearsal Miss Horn's father announced the couple decided they did not want to marry. The reverend and uncle spoke of handling guests and providing hospitality despite the cancellation.
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Rehoboth Beach
Del
Matilda Horn
Englewood
N. J
James William Wilson
Farmville
Miss Horn
Charles S. Horn, Jr
Oil Targets In Germany Bombed By Allied Bombers
Allied air forces conducted a major daylight raid striking oil targets across Germany including Gelsenkirchen Emmerich Salzbergen Ludwigshafen and Brest while RAF and U S air crews suffered losses. The operation involved up to 1000 bomber sorties and aimed to cripple German oil production as operations continued over Yugoslavia Greece and France.
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London
Pag
Europe
Germany
Brest
Hitler
France
Scholvan-Buer
Nordstern
Gelsenkirchen
Emmerich
Salzbergen
Osenabruck
Ludwigshafen
Atelantic
RAF
Opel Motor Works
Russelsheim
Mainz
Frankfurt
Nazis Withdraw Toward Gothic Line On Italian Front
Allied reports say German withdrawals toward the Gothic Line fortifications in central Italy intensified. Polish troops of the Eighth Army patrol north of the Metauro river while advances reach Opecchio near San Marino with little opposition.
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Rome
Harold Alexander
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Metauro
Appenine
Tiber River
Upper
Arno
Pontassieve
Opecchio
Principality
San Marino
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Dewitt Mackenzie
Somme
Marne
Channel
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