New Georgia gains noted as American forces advance in Pacific
In the Pacific front the final occupation of Bairoko follows the seizure of New Georgia and nearby islands. American troops also moved into small islets near Munda Baanga and continued air strikes against Vila and Kolombangara area targets. Operations extended to northeastern New Guinea with attacks on the Salamaua area and several enemy pillboxes eliminated.
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Allied Air Raids Hit Salerno Caserta Reggio Calabria
Nighttime attacks by RAF and U S aircraft targeted Salerno freight yards Caserta gun positions and Reggio Calabria as part of a large Northwest Africa air offensive. Nine Allied planes were lost while Italian fighters claimed six and Germans seven shot down. Rosa Williams Lee faces reckless driving and license charges after a Johnson Street collision with a stop sign. officers Poindexter and Brandon made the arrest.
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Russians mount broad push on Kharkov area sinks German gains
Reports from the front say Nazi forces advance slows as the Russians strike near Bryansk and near Zmiev while Britons and Soviets target German bases in the Donets basin. Yeremenko and others are promoted as air and ground assaults continue nearby.
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Semeon Timoshenko
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Ivan Petrov
RAF and US Air Attacks On Occupied Europe Reported
British and American air forces launched a second Flying Fortress raid after dusk against German fields and factories. Eyewitnesses on the English coast described heavy anti aircraft fire as Germans appeared to be rallying.
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Weather Outlook North and South Carolina
The forecast shows warmer conditions still in the southeast today with scattered thundershowers. North Carolina remains warm with a cooler turn by Sunday morning. South Carolina stays largely warm with cooler spells toward Sunday and scattered thunderstorms in the south this afternoon and tonight.
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