British Bombers Blast Ruhr In Third Consecutive Day
Cairo dispatch reports Maj. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton has assumed command of US Army air forces in the Middle East. He says in 36 days American bombers have flown 21 tactical missions, bombed enemy convoys, attacked Bengali and Tobruk, shot down five enemy aircraft, possibly destroyed three more, with three bombers lost in action. New aircraft include B 24 Liberators and B 17Es, both with two stage superchargers for high altitude operations.
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Cairo
Lewis H. Brereton
United
Emy
Brereton
Turkey
All Return Safely Despite German Fighter Opposition
London July 18. Great four motored British Lancasters roared over Germany to blast the Ruhr in daylight for the third day running and all returned safely despite German fighter opposition. The raid aimed to hit vital targets in Hitler’s industrial heart. A German raider on the English coast killed five and wounded about a dozen on a main street. The German high command claimed light bombers sank a British patrol boat and damaged a merchant ship. RAF fighters destroyed a German fighter off the French coast.
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London
Germany
Ruhr
Hitler
Messerschmitt
High Command
American General Lees Reinforce Egyptian Front
The piece reports on stream-lined American General Lee tanks arriving in the Libyan desert to aid British defenses near Alexandria. It weighs Rommel's offensive chances, Auchinleck's position with sea flank protection, and potential tank and air power balances as reinforcements arrive and the battle resumes.
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Lee
Egypt
Auchinleck
Rommel
Lees
Auchinienck
Quttara
Rommiel
Jtist
Auchinieck
Qattara
Japanese Claim Sinking 25 Ships
Tokyo reports Imperial headquarters says Japanese submarines in the western Indian Ocean and South African waters sunk 25 enemy vessels totaling 200,000 tons between late May and early July. It also claims 366 ships totaling 1,935,000 tons sunk or damaged since the war began. Womei says 400 Chinese troops were captured along the Manchukuo outer Mongolia border near Chihcheng after dawn operations extending into southern Chahar Province near Kalgan.
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Tokyo
Imperial Headquarters
Indian Ocean
South African
Womei
Manchukuo-outer Mongolia
Chahar Province
Chihcheng
Kalgan
Guards Train Henderson State Guard Officers
About 180 officers and non commissioned officers completed a week of training in Henderson. A second training period is expected to begin tomorrow with around 200 officers. Two training periods will be held at Gastonia from August 9 to 15 and 16 to 22.
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Henderson
State Guard
Gastonia
State Alcohol Board Meeting Set for Wrightsville Beach
The State Association of Counts Alcohol Beverage Control Boards will hold its annual meeting at Wrightsville Beach on July 27.
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Wilmington
State Association of Counts ‘Alcohol Beverage Cntrol Boards
Wrightsville Beach
Congress Approves 93 Million Florida Canal and Pipelines
The House, by voice vote, passed a 93 million dollar bill to fund a Florida barge canal, pipelines across Florida, and a Gulf Coast waterway deepening project to ease the eastern oil shortage. Key figures included Senator Vandenberg, Vice President Wallace, and Florida senators Pepper and Andrews. A separate Florida canal proposal and an inland St. Johns to Indian River link were discussed as options.
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Washington
House
Florida
Senate
Wallace
Mississippi
Savannah
Charleston
D. C
Corpus Christie
Brownsville
Texas
Appalachees Bay
Corpus Christi
Florida Canal
Vandenberg
Reich
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Andrews
St. John’s River
Indian River
New York Port Abandoned By Two Countries
New York faces a shift as Portuguese and Spanish neutral liners stop calling at the port. German pressure and a verbal navicert system push ships to Baltimore, effectively blocking New York from neutral trade and refugees. Lisbon and Spanish authorities report the move as unofficial and not yet officially declared.
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New York
The
New York Times Today
Spain
Portugal
Baltimore
United States
Lisbon
the Times
Man Killed at Sawmill When Glove Caught in Carriage
July 18 report from Auland er describes Milton Edward Drew 36 killed at a local sawmill where he worked. Witnesses said his glove was caught in the sawmill carriage pulling him into the saw.
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Aulander
Milton Edward Drew
Recommendations for Ceilings on Wages to Aid Inflation Fight
Washington July 18 Congressional leaders promise swift consideration for any Roosevelt recommendations linking wage stabilization to price controls. Reports say he may seek broad authority to cap wages and tighten farm prices. Barkley of Kentucky expects favorable action to complete the anti inflation program, while Vandenberg supports wage controls as essential to price discipline. The president has not fixed timing for sending proposals to Congress.
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Jack Bells
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Congress
Three Sinkings Boost Losses In War At Sea
The Associated Press reports three more ship sinkings in the western Atlantic bringing the unofficial AP tally of United Nations and neutral losses since Pearl Harbor to 380. A Dutch small vessel, an American merchantman, and a British cargo ship were sunk with over 100 seamen rescued. A U.S. cargo carrier was also sunk in the Indian Ocean in April. A separate Navy note praises a submarine fleet crew for destroying five enemy ships in its first Pacific patrol, totaling 25 627 tons with a 10 100 ton vessel damaged. The commendation was sent to Mrs. Nell Kuehnle of Ramona California through her son Arthur V. Clark Jr.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
United Nations
Pearl Harbor
Caribbean
Navy
United States
Indian Ocean
U.S
Pacific
Nell Kuehnle
Ramona
Calif
Arthur V. Clark, Jr
Arrest Of Aliens Announced By FBI
New York July 18 14 enemy aliens were arrested by the FBI including 13 Germans and one Italian language newspaper editor in New York. All were taken to Ellis Island for hearings before enemy alien boards. One German quoted that only fools become American citizens and another said he became a better German citizen by staying in the United States.
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New York
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Ellis Island
United States
Germany
P. F. Foxworth
Foxworth
Rommel's Axis Forces Bear Back Advance
British troops on the El Alamein front advanced southward but were counterattacked by Rommel's Axis forces and forced to cede some ground. New Zealand and Indian troops held key ridge positions as heavy fighting continued with Allied and Axis air activity and ground clashes near Ruweisat Ridge and the 40 mile front west of Alexandria.
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Cairo
el Alamein
Erwin Rommel
New Zealand
Ruweisat
Alexandria
Tobruk
Malta
Messerschmitt
Rommel
Hill of Jesus
London
Reuters
Stefani
Sir Claude Auchinleck
Qattara
General Lee
General Lees
United States
Southern Surgeon Dies Suddenly
Dr. Glenn I. Jones chief surgeon of Southern Railway died of a heart attack about two o clock this morning while on a New Orleans to New York train between Spartanburg and Gaffney South Carolina. Body sent to Washington for funeral arrangements.
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Charlotte
Glenn I. Jones
Southern Railway
Washington
Jones
New Orleans
New York
Spartanburg
Gaffney
S. C
Steel pay rise eases labor strain in war time
The CIO United Steel Workers win a 44 cent daily raise for 157000 workers at Little Steel, easing labor tensions amid wildcat strikes. Roosevelt urged cooperation as War Labor Board rulings are implemented, with production halted at American Magnesium Buffalo plant and other plant walkouts. Detroit strikes disrupt transit for defense workers. unauthorized actions by unions and local leaders spark discipline and tension across wartime industry segments.
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CIO
United Steel Workers Union
Little Steel
Roosevelt
War Labor Board
Steel Workers Policy Committee
Pittsburgh
CIG
Philip Murray
Bethlehem
Republic
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Inland
American Magnesium Corporation
Buffalo
United States
William M. Davis
United Mine Workers, District 50
Detroit
Edward J. Jeffries
Stret
AFL
Thoiland Precision Parts Corporation
Peter Wierson
Independent Union
CIO Aluminum Workers of America
Aluminum Company
Paroles for 14 Prisoners Are Granted
Governor Broughton has paroled 14 prisoners including one for second degree murder and one for manslaughter, with others held for assault burglary and drunken driving. Named cases include Rogers in Forsyth, Moss in Jackson, and Hawkins in New Hanover, among others. Navy station opens enlistment for sailors with small boat experience in North Carolina waters.
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Raleigh
Broughton
William Dunn
Herman Rogers
Forsyth County
Burl Moss
Jackson
Vance Tysinger
Randolph
Charles Oates
Guilford
Wiley D. Garricker
Davidson
Walter Sizemore
Arecklenburg
James Hawkins
New Hanover
Luther Jackson
Lee
A. EL. Fowler
Columbus
James King
Pitt
Josh Beaman
Fred Hall
Cumberland
Ruben Jones
Robeson
Joseph D. Godley
Navy
North Carolina
Retired Justice Sutherland Dies in Inn Stay
Former Supreme Court Justice George Sutherland died in his bed at an inn in Massachusetts where he and his wife had stayed for a month. Dr. Campbell said a heart attack occurred during the night. Burial likely in Washington. funeral plans pending. Johan W. Cragan, a former law clerk, announced the death.
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Stocwnbridge
Mass
Supreme Court
George Sutherland
Sutherland
Donald Campbell
Red Lion
Rep
Treadway
R-Mass
Campbell
Justice Sutherland
Washington
Johan W. Cragan
Cragan
Young Brothers Killed in Front Yard by Auto
In West Asheville, Donald Banks six and Larry two, sons of Mr and Mrs Everett Banks, were killed when a car left the highway, crashed through a fence, and struck them on the walk in front of their home. Police reported the incident occurred in broad daylight.
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Young Brothers
Asheville
Donald Banks
Larry
Everett Banks
West Asheville
Don Steppes Drive South as Germans Press Voronezh Front
American Douglas Boston bombers join the Don front as Nazi armor pushes south from Millerovo across the Don steppes. Soviet counterattacks report gains near Voronezh with recaptured communities and heavy losses for German units. Moscow radio notes German retreat on a Voronezh sector while danger remains for the city and surrounding lines.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Don Basin
Dor Steppes
Millerovo
United States Army Air Forces
Europe
RAZ
Red Army
Voronezh
Ber
Germsen
Don
Moscow Radio
Moscow-Rostov
Rostov
Likhaya
Lin
Shakhty
Irontur
Sovis Information Bureau
Theoronezh
Information Bureau
West Pointers Begin State Training Exoduses
West Point cadets depart for extensive training with 488 sophomores headed to Pine Camp and 73 first classmen to Fort Bragg and Camp David for artillery and anti aircraft instruction. Maj. G Francis B Wilby leads a six day air force flying schools tour visiting Fort Bragg Bennettsville Douglas Dothan and Montgomery.
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U. S
J. M. Weikert
Generel Wilby
Fort Bragg
Bennettsville
S. C
Douglas
Dothan
Montgomery
Or EL Paso
P.guiadalupe Arcinican
Mexico
Spain
Juarez
Bome Juarez
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