Maxon Resigns OPA Post as He Attacks Red Tape
Detroit advertiser Lou R. Maxon quits as general manager of the Office of Price Administration criticizing missteps and miles of red tape. He argues for drastic reorganization and clearer leadership to restore morale and simplify price controls during the war.
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Maxon
OPA
Washington
Lou R. Maxon
Detroit
Office of Price Administration
Houdini
Brown
Soviets Halt German Push in Orel Belgorod Sectors
Soviet dispatches report Red Armies halting German attacks in the Belgorod sector and dislodging them from several positions with local counterattacks gaining momentum. Night operations targeted the Orel railway junction while Nazism stalled north of the Orel Kursk Belgorod front after 11 days of fighting.
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Moscow
Stalin
Belgorod
Altoether
Kursk
Orel
Red Air Force
Pravda
Orel-Kursk-Belgorod
Orel-Kursk
London
Invasion Plans Rise Amid Sicily Campaign Rumors
WarToday notes increased Axis resistance in Sicily while Allied invasion preparations push forward. Sources suggest a likely occupation of Italy, with Berlin and Rome misled on landing timing. Montgomery reportedly signals a push into Europe, amid strategic uncertainty benefiting the Allies.
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Sicily
United Nations
Madrid
Italy
Axis
Berlin
Rome
Montgomery
Eighth Army
Europe
Hillerites
RAF Planes Harass Germany Locomotives From Britain
RAF fighter planes attacked targets in Germany striking locomotives near Strasbourg and two more in similar forays. A Mosquito flew over 300 miles from Britain to damage a locomotive while another damaged two locomotives and a third damaged three. No large scale bombing operations were reported and Britain had a raid free night.
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London
RAF
Europe
Germany
Air Ministry
Strasbourg
Britain
U S Navy Bombards Kiska Bases Amid Ongoing Attacks
The United States light surface unit shelled Japanese positions in Gertrude Cove on Kiska Island on July 14 in the fourth surface attack in eight days. Previous shellings occurred July 6, 9, and 11, signaling potential amphibious actions to retake the island.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Navy
Kiska Island
Navy Communiique No. 441
North Pacific
United States
Gertrude Cove
Kiska
Allies Close In On Munda Japs For Decisive Action
Allied forces move to eliminate Japanese troops in the Mubho area and drive them toward Salamaua on the eastern New Guinea front. As a preliminary success, Green Hill was captured, signaling a push to clear the contested zone.
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Douglas MacArthur
Mubho
Salamaua
New Guinea
Brown Predicts More Meat For Beef-Hungry Civilians
Brown spoke at a press conference about price controls. He said corn prices will stay steady under current regulation and that there is no plan for a live beef ceiling as the OPA seeks to help the industry. He noted a possible hog price cap under discussion with Food Administrator Marvin Jones. He opposed the driving ban lifting only where necessary and supported aid for ration holders. The report also covers Allied action in New Guinea, including Mubo and Munda campaigns, and enemy losses.
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Maxon
Bernard F. Haley
OPA
Stanford University
Hailey
Haley
Leander B. Lovell
Price
Northwestern
American
NRA
State Department
Dexter M. Keezer
W. Averell Harriman
London
Keezer
Reed College
Portland
Ore
Brown
House Agricultural Committee
Senate
Marvin Jones
Mubo
Salus Lake
Salamaua
New Guinea
Munda
New Georgai Island
Solomons
Buna
Guadalcanal
Americans Press Inland Across Eight Axis Airfields
Allied forces drive to seize eight Axis airfields in eastern Sicily with gains near Ragusa Vizzini and Augusta. Patton's Americans push from the west four miles, capturing airfields and heights while British Montgomer y pursues near Brucoli Augusta. German moves shift to block the east coast advance as Goums participate in the battlefield.
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Belman Morin
North Africa
Sicily
Eighth Army
Ragusa-Vizzini
George S. Patton, Jr
Napoli
Vizzini
Augusta
Gela
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Brucoli
Montgomery
Melilli
Hermann Goering
Goering
Catania
Court Grants Dempsey Custody of Children in Private Hearing
White Plains New York July 1 Supreme Court Referee J Addison Young awarded custody of the two Dempsey children to their father Lieut Commander Jack Dempsey with reasonable visitation rights to their mother Mrs Hannah Williams Dempsey. The private hearing lasted this morning in his chambers attended by counsel for both sides following an inter locutory divorce decree issued ten days earlier.
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White Plains
N. Y
Supreme Court
J. Addison Young
Dempsey
Jack Dempsey
Hannah Williams Dempsey
Beware Of The Dog Becomes New War Slogan
CAMP LEJEUNE July 15. The U S Marine Corps trains dogs to help troops in jungle warfare. Dogs serve as scouts snipers silencers and messengers and can detect enemies beyond human range. Marines say the dog can expose intruders at six times a man’s range and may prove the most successful aid in jungle combat.
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Camp Lejeune
America
U. S. Marine Corps
South Pacific
Guadalcanal
New Georgia
Louis W. Davis
Baltimore
Marine Corps Dog Trains Center
Father Drowns Trying To Get Drifting Son
The Edwards family on a Lake Michigan sail trip had a buoy rescue attempt. Father Fred Edwards, 48, jumped in to retrieve his drifting son Daniel, 9, but drowned after his wife and 11 year old William failed to reach him. Libibe Anderson nearby rescued Daniel and towed the boat to harbor. coast guardsmen recovered no body.
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Chicago
Edwards
Lake Michigan
Fred
Daniel
William
Libibe Anderson
Yankee air raid devastates Messina port facilities
Seventy five Liberator bombers from the Middle East Command attacked Messina Sicily in three waves, dropping over 400000 pounds of explosives. No fighter opposition. severe anti-aircraft fire and massive destruction to port and rail yards. One plane missing amid explosions and a large fire at naval oil storage tanks.
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Cairo
Messina
U.S. Army Air Force
New WPB Code Clamps Clothing Bargains Nationwide
War Production Chief Donald Nelson announces a wartime code to curb excess buying and avoid clothing rationing. The plan bans scarcity ads and store clerks urging multiple purchases, forbids typical sale price claims, and limits price comparisons to government ceilings. Compliance is voluntary, with enforcement left to retailers and industry groups.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Joe D. Whiteside
WPB
Civian
Whiteside
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Melito
Ragusa
Arrow
Floridia
Palazzolo
Howard Gilmore
New Orleans
Comdr
H. W. Gilmore
Usn
Andrew Carl Bennett
8Th Navy District
Howard
Mrs. Gilmore
Admiral Bennett
Dewitt Machenzif
Associated Press
U.S. Navy
Munday
Blackett Strait
Vella Lavella Island
Tokyo Express
Kula Gulf
Japan
Dwight D
Goums
Mediterranean
Tunisia
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