Allied Forces Reach Within Ten Miles Of Florence
Allied troops pressed the German front to within about 10 miles of Florence as forces drove from the south and east. Fifth and Eighth Army units expanded the arc around the city while British guardsmen and South Africans advanced: Strada fell with over 60 Germans captured, Monte Domini and Monte Fili were reached, and Greve stood clear of enemy troops as fighting continued along the Arno.
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Rome
Florence
Arno
San Miniato
Fifth
Eighth Army
Strada
Monte Fili
Monte Domini
Greve
Tiber Valley
Rita Hayworth Says 17 Children Too Many
Rita Hayworth jokes that 17 children would be too many and says she hopes for a boy with Orson Welles as the father. She jokes she does not want a daughter to become a dancer and notes screen dancing is harder work than digging ditches, but pays better. The couple expects their first child in December.
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Rita Hayworth
Hollywoop
Orson Welles
Orson
Hitler Rejigs Leadership as Total War Push Unfolds
Adolf Hitler named Hermann Goering chairman of the defense council and ordered total mobilization of Germany and occupied territories. Joseph Goebbels became Reichs commissar for the total war effort. Earlier Heinrich Himmler was named commander in chief of the German home army following the attempted bomb plot. Continued on Page Eight.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Council For Defense of the Reich
Germany
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Reich
Heinrich Himmler
Allied drive in Normandy looms as turning point in war
The piece argues a major Allied offensive in Normandy could signal a quick European war end. It notes simultaneous Red Army pressure and a continuing German defense on the Gothic Line, with quiet dawn landings masking early momentum as Churchill visits the front.
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Normandy
Hitler
United Nations
Italy
Fourth Front
Germany
Maine
Churchill
France
Hitler's Men Have Control Of Situation
London dispatch reports Field Marshal Walther von Moltke congratulating Hitler on his escape and Nazi control of the German armed forces. Eden tells Commons the Reich government sought to prevent leakage of details about Germany’s upheaval, with hints of further drastic measures to tighten grip on the home front.
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James F. King
London
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Reich
Germany
Captured Nazi Generals Call German Army to End War
In Moscow July 25 newspapers publish an appeal from 16 captured German generals including Gen Velkers urging German officers and soldiers to reject Hitler, denounce his orders and end the bloodshed, arguing the effort is hopeless and duty to troops requires explaining the situation.
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Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Velkers
Hitler
Nazi Armies Split In Heart Of Poland
Moscow reports rapid Soviet advances toward Warsaw as Red Army pushes to within 20 miles of the Vistula and prepares a potential crossing to outflank the Polish capital. German forces retreat from Siedice and Lublin areas as Russian columns drive east and northeast, threatening a coordinated push on Warsaw.
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Moscow
Warsaw
Lukow
Red Army
Siedice
Wisia
Vistula
Germany
Wisla
German Silesia
Red
Bug
Lublin
Berlin
Recepwow
Poland
East Prussia
Brest Litovsk
Baltic
Riga
Bialystok
Leningrad-warsaw
Lwow
Moscyshka
Daugavpils
Latvian Republic
Kanas
Estonia
Pskov
Belzhitse
Stanis
Jaroslaw
Five Negroes Denied Voting Privileges in DC Primary
In Columbia Washington July 25 1944 five Negroes were denied voting rights in the white Democratic party primary for national and local offices. Officials cited membership rules requiring white Democrats. Spokesman Dr F A Adams protested while ward seven managers said the names were not on the registration books after a purge by the county committee.
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Columbia
D. C
United States Senate
F. A. Adams
Ward Seven
M. S. Scott
Adams
Gandhi labelled greatest bamboozler in Far Eastern history
Lord Elibank in the House of Lords called Mahatma Gandhi the great est bamboozler of the century in Far Eastern history. He cited censorship blocking British view and accused Gandhi of obstructing Indian independence and using self starvation to gain sympathy and pressure Britain.
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London
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Lord Eirbank
House of Lords
Viscount Elibank
Gandhi
Bridge Plan Submitted To Council For Willowbrook Span
Greensboro engineer Frank T. Miller presented revised Willowbrook street bridge plans to the council committee. The overhead structure is now estimated at 80 000 dollars with a saving of about 17 000 dollars from reinforced steel. Construction would take roughly four months and require about 20 carpenters and as many unskilled workers.
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Frank T. Miller
Greensboro
Willowbrook Street
Roy S. Braden
Miller
Willowbrook
High Point
Marines Push Inland On Tinian In Pacific Campaign
U S forces advance on Tinian after a rapid air and naval bombardment. Marines move about 600 yards in two hours as 15 000 civilians hide in the island's undergrowth. Guam siege continues with 348 killed 110 missing and 1500 wounded through July 22.
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Tinian
Chester W. Nimitz
Aon Munique
Guam
Clinton Green
Pacific
Green
Saipan
Marianas
Rota
City Dwellers In Germany Troubled by Sleep Loss
A traveler returning to Portugal reports German residents suffer severe sleep disruption from frequent air alarms and bombings. He notes people sheltering day and night as Allied raids continue and alarms sound for nearby flights.
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Lisbon
Germany
Portugal
Reich
Argentina Recalls Ambassador Adrian Escobar from Washington
Buenos Aires reports that Argentina has recalled its ambassador to the United States, Adrian Escobar. A communique cites U S Secretary of State remarks in Washington dispatches as unacceptable to Argentina and its people, warning such statements would impair dignity.
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Buenos Aires
Washington
Adrian Escobar
Argentina
United States
Tobacco Warehouses Closed as Growers Seek Higher OPA Ceilings
Georgia and Florida warehoused tobacco remain shut while growers press for higher ceilings from the OPA. They demand 41 cents for untied flue cured leaf and 45 cents for tied leaf, after last week’s 39 and 434 cents ceilings. Washington promised a quick decision.
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South Georgia
North Florida
Office of Price Administration
Washington
Georgia- Florida
OPA
Georgia
Florida
North
South Carolina
Virginia
War Food Administration
Tom Linder
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner
Atlanta
Linder
North Carolina
T. 8. Johnson
Raleigh
Johnson
4000 Planes Push Allied Drive Toward Caen in Normandy
Allied forces unleash about 4000 warplanes and launch a two-front ground offensive against German lines in Normandy. U S and British-Canadian units break from St Lo to Caen area, capturing towns and pushing toward Falaise amid heavy fighting and reinforced German defenses. Air support includes 1500 heavy bombers and numerous medium and light aircraft.
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U. S
Caen
U. S. First Army
Fallen St. Lo
Lessay
Omar N. Bradley
France
Bernard L. Montery
Falaise
William the Conqueror
Paris
Hengyang Fight Nears Climax in Japanese Ring
In Chungking July 25 the Hengyang siege tightens as Japanese forces close in around the city on the Canton Hanks railway, while Chinese relief columns attempt to pierce the ring. Chinese troops strike east of Liling and air forces claim heavy Japanese losses at Pailuchi air drome.
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Chungking
Hengyang
Canton-Hankow
China
Liling
Pailuchi
Ofungting Lake
Huang Province
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Stockholm
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Lithuania
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Polandy
Brest Litowsk
Latvia
Russia
U. SS. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Agana
Capapel
Associated Press
Juzo Nishio
Japan
Kwangtung Army Clique
Tokyo
Pige
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Tifton
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