Rostovfront clash as German drive nears Rostov outskirts
German troops augmented by reserves press toward Rostov as heavy fighting rages along the Don to Tsimiransk. Russians report Germans reaching Rostov outskirts and throwing in reserves, while Soviet forces push back in Voronezh and Sovocherkassk areas. American bombers aid defense as heavy casualties mount on both sides.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Rostov
Don River
Tsimiransk
Ender
Voronezh
Don
Sovocherkassk
Novocherkassk
Gulf
Finland
Lower
Caucasus
Stalingrad
Volga River
Russia
Donsteppes
Red Army
Rostovs
Great
Middle Don
Fedor von Bock
Volga
U.S. Bombers Score Heavily On Axis Ports
American bomber missions over Tobruk Bengasi and Crete's Suda Bay damaged dock installations and ships. Several merchant vessels were left in flames and one large Bengasi ship was set afire. The Middle East command led by Maj. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton released the report detailing seven missions in the past week and noting indications of widespread destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Tobruk
Bengasi
Libya
Crete
Suda Bay
U. S. Air Forces Command
Middle East
Lewis H. Brereton
Hames
Brereton
Desert
Mediterranean
London
New Japanese ships sunk by American submarines in West Pacific
New Japanese destroyer and four other ships were sunk by U S submarines in the West Pacific. Observers view Japanese Buna and Gona landings as an attempt to control sea lanes between there and the Solomon Islands, not an immediate Port Moresby threat. Analysts note the enemy may attempt the mountains toward Port Moresby but unlikely with about 2,500 troops and strong Allied air power. A Buna bridgehead would extend Japan’s perimeter with bases at Tulagi to Salamaua, potentially completing a surrounding air shield over the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Buna
Gona
New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Port Moresby
Malaya
Solomons
New Britain
Coral Sea
Tulagi
Buka Passage
Rabaul
Gasmata
Lae
Salamaua
Submarine raid sinks Japanese destroyer and ships
U S submarines in the Western Pacific sank a modern Japanese destroyer and four other ships, damaging a sixth vessel. A periscope camera captured the destroyer sinking, showing its sun emblem and sailors ashore. Navy communique notes the undersea success as part of ongoing operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pacific
U. S. Navy
Western Pacific
Navy Department
Committee To Reject Boosts Claims George
Chairman George D Ga predicts the Senate Finance Committee will reject Treasury proposals to raise individual and corporate income rates in the House revenue bill. He says members may seek new taxation forms and could consider a sales tax or converting payroll deductions into a direct tax, but no definite goal will be set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
George D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
House
George
German Cities Undergo Raids
LONDON July Yaan Mannheim and Frankfurt Germany were attacked in daylight raids by the RAF today per the air ministry. British planes sweeping over Belgium destroyed nine railway locomotives at Cortemiarck. one pilot narrowly avoided a signal arm. The communique said British fighters destroyed three German planes and noted multiple aircraft activity along coasts.
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London
Yaan
Mannheim
Frankfurt
Germany
RAF
Air Ministry
Belgium
Cortemiarck
Air and Home Security Ministries
Secret Service clamps on counterfeit cash and foreign funds
A historical report credits Frank J. Wilson, head of the U S Secret Service, with confiding a comprehensive study on fake bank notes as wartime tools. Treasury safeguards since Pearl Harbor curb enemy money flow as operatives monitor all cash and securities brought to the U S, with strict limits and seizures to prevent anti American use. The piece notes millions in hot money and bonds seized and secured, plus a brief Poultry note directing readers to continued coverage on page 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Wilson
United States
Secret Service
Treasury
Pearl Harbor
Wilson
Federal Reserve
der Fuehrer
Europe
War Production Surges but Warns Against Optimism
War Production Board chairman Donald M. Nelson reported that U S June output of planes tanks ships guns ammunition and campaign equipment nearly triples November levels and the first half of 1942 shows 1 5 times 1941 production. He warned against undue optimism citing raw material shortages new bottlenecks and the need for steel plate engines and shipways while noting strong gains in aircraft output merchant ships anti aircraft guns tanks and machine tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Nelson
War Production Board
Brazil Demands Satisfaction From Germany
Rio de Janeiro reports Brazil demands immediate satisfactory resolution to the unjust imprisonment of Brazilians by Germany in occupied France. A note to Portugal asks for proper representations and warns of measures if no satisfaction, noting arrests in Compiegne concentration camp and threats to retaliate against anti-German actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
France
Compiegne
Brazil
O'Daniel Leads Texas Senate Primary Battle
In Dallas July 23 UP Senator W Lee O Daniel extended his lead in the Texas Democratic senatorial primary against James V Allred. O Daniel held 1448 percent of 305 553 tabulated votes at 11 30 p m with a run off still possible Allred had a brief early surge before fading as results continued to come in and the race remained unsettled
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
W. Lee O'Daniel
James V. Allred
Texas
Texas Election Bureau
Allred
Land's Denial Contradicted By Committee
Two House investigating committee members, Bovkin Culkin Welch Jackson, said evidence shows sufficient steel existed to build Higgins shipyard and 100 vessels when the contract was canceled. They cited Dr Mordecai Tzekial of the War Production Board. Land denied outside influence. Detweiler claimed officials with peacetime ties pressured the cancellation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Maritime Commission
Andrew J. Higgins Company
New Orleans
Higgins
Bovkin
Dala
Culkin
R-Ny
Merchant Marine
Welch
R-Calif
Jackson
D-Wash
Mordecai Tzekial
War Production Board
Emory S. Land
Solid 60 Car Tank Trains Aid Oil Distribution
Washington July 25 The Office of Defense Transportation disclosed that to speed oil to the East solid 60 car tank trains will move from Southwestern oilfields to eastern destinations. Loaded cars are assembled near producing centers in Louisiana Mississippi Texas and Oklahoma then formed into 60 car trains and moved directly to near ultimate consumers with no terminal switching en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Oklahoma
N C Mica Seen As Contributor To War Effort
Raleigh reports a bulletin from North Carolina State College detailing vermiculite concrete from NC vermiculites as fireproof and resilient. The material helps shield munitions plants roofs from incendiary bombs and spurs rapid production. Dr. A F Greaves Walker notes NC mines and plants will run at capacity soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
N.C. State College Engineering Experiment Station
Department of Ceramic Engineering
A. F. Greaves-Walker
Ceramic Engineering Department
Washington
War Production Board
British Communist Party Demands Second Front Action
London July 25.14 The British Communist Party presses for a second front with a mass leaflet and protest campaign. Benes predicts a wartime German exit if a decisive victory is not achieved by mid October. Campaign plans include parliamentary deputations and chalked slogans across Britain and a Trafalgar Square demonstration.
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London
Communist Party of
Great Britain
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Hitler
Trafalgar Square
Benes
Germany
Xnen
U.S
Harry Pollitt
Second Front
Russia
Churchill
Britain
Europe
France
Great Nelson
William Gallagher
Wilfred Roberts
Dennis Lowell Britt
Will Lawther
Mine Workers’ Federation
Pollitt
Allies Alarmed Over Civil War Among Indians
Alarm spread over India as Gandhi's non-violent disobedience plan looms near August. Britain and the United States face a tense Indian scene with Hindu Congress followers ready to back Gandhi while Hindus and Muslims wary of postwar rule. Hull urged restraint without naming India, as Britain resists relinquishing control amid factional distrust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Gandhi
All- India Congress Party
Cordell Hull
Hull
Britain
Mostems
Shaw Calls British System Worst In World History
Shaw, nearing his 86th birthday, urged Britain to sovietize its political machinery after the war. He condemned Parliament as “the very worst” system and argued for panels of qualified electors, nationalization of land banking and insurance, and more centralized control to prevent a hopeless state akin to the past. He cited Britain’s failure to develop industry or civilize its people versus Russia’s rapid progress. He criticized Ramsay MacDonald and Philip Snowden for reaching the Treasury bench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayot ST. Lawrence
Hertfordshire
England
George Bernard Shaw
Britain
Louis the Fourteenth
Russia
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Don Valley
BIG Higgins
Higgins Shipbuilding Company
New Yard
U. S. Maritime Commission
Andrew Jackson Higgins
Stephen Barber
West Pacific
Moresby
By Tom Yarbrough
U. S
Aleutians
Kay Tucker
Bracilien
O’daniel
Senate
N.C. Mica
N. C
British Communist Party
New Front
Shaw
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