Capitol debate questions 1941 pacific moves and Kurusu visit
The piece discusses 1941 Japanese envoy Saburo Kurusu and U S naval dispositions in the Pacific. It cites a State Department denial that naval actions harmed peace talks and notes rumors that Admiral Kimmel was told to shrink patrols to mislead about any imminent U S attack on Japan.
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Kurusu
Pacific
Navy
War Departments
Saburo Kurusu
Magnuson
Hull
Japan
Washington
Bohmey
Kimmel
E. Kimmel
America
Honolulu
Allied advance across Rhone valley widens front in France
Allied forces extended the western escarpment to 24 miles beyond Avignon while pressing along the Rhone valley. French troops took key ports including Toulon and Marseille areas as air and naval bombardments damaged enemy ships and bridges north of Avignon. Good weather aided armor movement across 9,000 square miles of liberated territory.
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Avinon
Oe Amens
Arles
Tareascon
Rhone
Avignon
Brianco
Toulon
Maseille
Notre Dame de la Garde
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Nimes
Montpellier
Rhone River
Rattoneai
Marseille
Allied losses mount from raids across Pacific theater
A wartime communique tallies sunk ships in raids near Celebes and Halmahera including 17 and 29 vessels, with 140 luggers and barges also lost. It notes 59 additional tons of bombs on Halmahera, and reports from Admiral Nimitz of a Seventh Army air force Liberator strike at Iwo Jima, 750 miles from Tokyo.
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Auges
Celebes
Halmahera
Delegates See Sights in New York During Oaks Conference
Thirty four British American and Russian delegates to the Dumbarton Oaks security conference in Washington visited New York Aug 26. They arrived by plane and Undersecretary of State Stettinius Jr took a boat trip around Manhattan before touring the city in small groups.
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Washington
Theates
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Stettinius, Jr
Manhattan
Antonescu Reported Dead Or Arrested Across Fronts
A Cologne network report claims Marshal Ion Antonescu, Romania’s premier, was arrested by the Royal Guard of Maihai in Bucharest and later allegedly assassinated during a coup that shifted Romania to the Allied side. Swiss dispatch later cited undecided reports of his death with no confirmation. Berlin says he may have fled toward Germany as Mihai accepted Allied terms.
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Moscow Radio
Ion Antonescu
Maihai
Bern
Switzerland
Romania
Ktalain
Weather Outlook for North Carolina
Partly cloudy tonight with moderate temperatures. Sunday will be partly cloudy and warmer with scattered afternoon thundershowers in the western portion.
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North Carolina
Hitler's Somme Hold Key To Defense Of Pas de Calais
War dispatch notes Von Kluge must hold the Somme to guard Pas de Calais and rocket launching sites for flying bombs aimed at London. Observers warn of escalating casualties and property destruction as new rocket bombs may originate from Reich mountains.
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Pas de Calais
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Romanian forces press advance in Romania near Bucharest
Berlin broadcasts say Romanians cut into German ranks while a Red army bridgehead forms near Nanesti about 100 miles from Bucharest. The Geneva report notes Mihai’s pro Allied government moves to Chisinau as Romanian troops surround Ploesti still held by Germans.
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Geneva
la Suisse
Theoci
Mihai
Chisinau
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Ploesti
Romania
Rodion V. Malinovsky
Second Ukraine
Siret
Nanesti
Galati Gap
Allied forces drive toward Paris and Brittany fronts
Allied troops push across the Seine north of Paris and liberate Melun with mopping up continuing near the capital. Canadian units join Americans near Rouen while Brest resists Dane at the Brittany tip as Warspite shells shore defenses. Heavy air and sea action accompany the advance toward the Pas de Calais and toward Germany with limited official updates.
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Melun
London
CBS
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Reims
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Seine
Corbeil
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U. S
Marigny le Chatel
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Seine Mouth
Warspite
Brest
Sgt Henry P Adams back from four years overseas service
Sgt Henry P Adams returned from four years overseas with the infantry and is on a 21 day furlough with his mother Mrs H F Adams at 602 Everett High Point. He plans reassignment after the visit. The text mentions Africa lungfish that can sleep in mud for up to five years.
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Henry P. Adams
H. F. Adams
Everett
Cube
Infantry
High Point
Africa
Air Forces strike as Allies claim heavy German losses
Allied air forces reported 144 German aircraft destroyed in the air and on the ground amid raids by the U S Ninth Air Force and RAF Lancasters and Halifaxes. British planners said a large concrete structure at Watten, Pas de Calais, was attacked in a mission linked to use of long range rockets.
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U.S. Ninth Air Force
British
Air Ministry
Wattem
Pas de Calais
Germany
Paris Garrison Surrenders as Allied Forces Break Nazi Hold
Allied forces led by Brig Gen Jacques le Clerc push into Paris from south and west with tanks eroding Nazi defenses. Berlin denies capitulation by Gen Werden while fighting continues near Ecole Militaire Montparnasse and major crossings. De Gaulle proclaims liberation three days after London report.
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Paris
Berlin
Werden
Ecole Militaire
Montparanasse
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