Bastille Day Remembrance Amidst Nazi Occupation
The column recalls Bastille Day as France’s liberty symbol, notes how Nazi occupation curtails celebration, and cites Laval’s pro-German stance. It argues the French spirit remains alive, with citizens likely to resist surrender and honor independence despite oppression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Bastille
Paris
Arc de Triomphe
la Garde Republicaine
Sambre - Et - Meuse
Hull
Pierre Laval
Vichy
Hitler
Laval the Fox
Laval
Alcohol Process To Produce Most Synthetic Rubber
The War Production Board projects higher output of synthetic rubber from alcoholic sources than from petroleum in 1943. Chairman Donald M. Nelson told a Senate Agriculture subcommittee that facilities can exceed 200000 tons of plastic for the alcohol process, within an 800000 ton yearly program. He said 1943 rubber from alcohol will surpass that from oil, as the program defines maximum production without diverting essential military materials. Senator Norris objected, suggesting this may hinder other developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Production Board
Donald AL Nelson
Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
Nelson
Norris
Ind Neb
Air Raiders Batter Rommel Supply Lines
Air Raiders batter Rommel supply lines as Axis armored thrusts eastward toward El Alamein are halted. RAF and naval forces target ports at Matruh and Tobruk, destroying tanks, vehicles, and ships while weakening Axis reinforcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Mediterranean
RAF
el Daba
Malta
Envin Rommel
Alexandria
Matruh
Tobruk
Ankara
Turkey
Greece
Rommel
Fabruk
North Africa
Bengasi
Navy
United States
Explosion Kills Four at Waynesville Standard Oil Plant
An early morning blast at the Standard Oil distributing plant in Waynesville, North Carolina, claimed at least four lives and left four others critically injured. The explosion leveled the plant, destroyed two nearby homes, and caused a massive 40,000 gallon gasoline loss, as police investigated a leaking hose during unloading. Names of the dead include Andrew Caldwell and his wife and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesville
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Andrew Caldwel
Andrew Caldwell
Jarvis Caldwell
Betty Caldwell
J. L. Stringfield
Stringfield
Japs Complete Chekiang Advance and Chinese Counter Attacks
CHUNGKING July 14. Japanese forces completed an arc across coastal Chekiang from Hangchow to Wenchow, while Chinese counter-attacks in Wiangsi pushed the enemy toward Linchwan. Japanese hold on Wenchow reported. Shuang fell back to Chinese control after a 12 day battle. Allied bombers hit Japanese targets on the Yangtze below Hankow after July 1, when US air forces joined operations in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Chekiang Province
Hangchow
Wenchow
Wiangsi Province
Linchwan
Whiangsi
Linch- Wan
Shwang
Yangtze River
Hankow
China
Rommel Axis drift shifts Egypt fate in World War II
The article portrays a pivotal clash over Egypt between Rommel and Allied forces. France Spain and Portugal signal possible Axis alignment if Rommel wins. Vichy refuses to move Laval’s fleet from Alexandria, risking a drastic naval decision. Roosevelt and Churchill oppose drastic actions, fearing wider consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Ray Tucker
Petain
Egypt
Russia
France
Spain
Portugal
Axis
Mediterranean
Parity Debate Remains Over Farm Bill Provisions
Washington July 14 A Senate-House conference committee neared agreement on most Farm Appropriations Bill points but left one issue unresolved. They proposed authorizing government sale of up to 125 million bushels of wheat for livestock feed at about 83 cents a bushel, while McNary signaled opposition to a higher parity sale. The administration pressed to keep the price control structure, facing farm groups on both sides, as the House Agriculture Committee criticized Price Administrator Henderson for alleged parity neglect amid ceilings that leave many farm products below parity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate-House
McNary
Oregon
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Henderson
House Agriculture Committee
RAF Attacks Ruhr Region in Fourth July Raid
London reports strong RAF bomber force hit Ruhr valley targets including Duisburg and heavy industry. Communique notes fires, rail junction hit, several bombers missing. German high command revised losses. British source cites strikes on blast furnaces and power stations amid poor flying conditions.
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London
Rhr Valley
Germany
Air Ministry
Duisburg
Duesseldorf
Ruhr
Rhine
Berlin
Rhone
RAF
Danzig
Flensburg
Wilhemshaven
German bomber lands in Turkey. crew interned near Batum
A German twin engined medium bomber made a forced landing at Trabzon on the Black Sea coast southwest of Batum. The crew was interned. The aircraft reportedly conducted reconnaissance over Russian oil fields before the landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankara
Turkey
Trabzon
Black Sea
Batum
Clark takes command of all American ground troops in Britain
London July 14 Major General M W Clark of New York is named to command all American ground troops in Britain. General J C H Lee of Junction City Kan heads the services of supply for American forces in the European theater. Eisenhower’s directive extends his command to Iceland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States Army Headquarters
M. W. Clark
New York
Britain
J. C. H. Lee
Junction City
Kan
Dwight W. Eisenhower
European
Iceland
Clark
Eisenhower
Carl Spaatz
U. S. Army Air Forces
Russel P. Hartle
AEF
Charles H. Bonesteel
Cadet Parachutes to Safety After Training Plane Crash
Cadet Lloyd Gravely, 22, from Rocky Mount North Carolina, parachuted to safety yesterday after a training plane collided over Cimarron Field. The crash killed instructor Mervin Davis of Oklahoma City and Cadet J. F. Gillis, 19, of Allston Massachusetts.
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Oklahoma Cityy
Lloyd Gravely
Rocky Mount
N. C
Cimarron Field
Mervin Davis
Oklahoma City
J. F. Gillis
Allston
Mass
Fifteen Purple Hearts Awarded in Southwest Pacific
Allied Air Forces in the Southwest Pacific awarded Purple Heart decorations today to 16 United Air Force officers and enlisted men in Australia. The awards were presented by Lieut. George H. Brett, commander of Allied Air Forces in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. MacArthur
Australia
United Air Force
George H. Brett
Allied Air Forces
Southwest
Pacific
Vichy Rejects U S Proposals On Warships
Washington July 14 Acting Secretary of State Welles said Vichy rejected two Roosevelt plans to move seven demilitarized French warships from Alexandria through the Suez Canal to a neutral or American port for internment. Roosevelt warned Britain would act if refused, possibly destroying the ships. Laval rejected the offer.
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Washington
Welles
Vichy
Roosevelt
France
Alexandria
Suez Canal
United States
Pierre Laval
German Drive Threatens Stalingrad Front
MOSCOW July 14 German columns driving toward Stalingrad gained ground south of Boguchar and near Migulinsk, while a second thrust from Lishchansk menaced the Don front. Red Star said Germans showed great superiority in men and machines and sought a second front as Russians dug in along the Don. Russian dispatches reported significant German advances and counterattacks northwest of Voronezh and near Kalinin Front, with thousands of casualties as Moscow warned of a looming threat to the capital.
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Caucasus
Rostov
Boguchar
Russia
Voronezh
Moscow
Ural
Kalinin
Rzhev
Don River
Stalingrad
Volga
Boguchay
Red Army
London
Stockholm
Kazansk
Migulinsk
Lishchansk
Red Star
Don
Bogruchar
The
Sth
Pravda
Pary
Soviet Information Bureau
Germany
Free French Followers Celebrate Bastille Day With New Pledge
London July 14 Free French followers of Gen de Gaulle celebrate Bastille Day with a new name Fighting France and pledge to drive Germans from France. Observances included a Wellington Barracks review with Fighting French units and medals pinned on 36 war heroes by de Gaulle aides.
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London
Charles de Gaule
Bastille
France
de Gaulle
Foreign Office
la France Combattante
Wellington Barracks
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Harold R. Stark
U. S
Charles L. Bolte
de Garthle
Philippe-Marie
Borneau
Gestapo
Submarines Strike Western Atlantic Amid St Lawrence Incursions
Allied and neutral ships suffer further losses as submarines strike the Gulf of St Lawrence and beyond. Canadian officials report four seamen killed, four missing, 99 rescued in July 5 sinkings, bringing total Allied and neutral losses in the Western Atlantic to 369 since December 7. Other sunken vessels include a U S Navy ship near Cuba, a Norwegian tanker, and two Panamanian vessels with heavy casualties and few survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Angus MacDonald
Associated Press
Atlantic
S. Lawrence
United States
Havana
Stax
Cuba
Patrick S. Mahoney
Staten Island
N. Y
Gulf of Mexico
South America
Caribbean
Panamian
Four Fliers Die In Florida Crash
Two naval flying officers and two aviation cadets were killed when two training planes collided in mid air near Jacksonville Naval Air Station. Ensign Philip H. Bates 25 of Carpinteria California pilot of one plane and aviation cadet Remsen H. R. Crego 22 of Yeadon Pennsylvania passenger in Bates plane. Ensign Roager BR. Wilson West Los Angeles California pilot of the second plane and aviation cadet John Collins 23 of Ocean City New Jersey passenger in Wilsons plane.
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Tacksonville
Fla
Jacksonville Naval Air Station
Philip H. Bates
Carpinteria
Calif
Remsen H. R. Crego
Yeadon
Bates
Roager BR. Wilson
West Los Angeles
John Collins
Ocean City
N. J
Wilson
Invasion Preparations Reported in Western Europe
London reports German occupation authorities have set Netherlands on an invasion footing and imposed new defenses in Belgium and northern France. British presses press for a second front to aid Russia. Dutch spokesman says key German offices in The Hague moved inland to Hilversum after a tour by Field Marshal Rundstedt.
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London
Netherlands
Belgium
France
Russia
the Hague
Hilversum
Volland
Vield
Karl Rudolf Gera von Rundstedt
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U.S
British Isles
TAR Heel
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