Allies Press On In Italy Reds Closing In At Stalino
Allied action in Italy continues while Soviet forces push toward Stalino as three miles separate Red troops from the city. Reports say landings behind German lines at Rutschi failed with heavy losses and that the Donets basin battles intensify along a 600 mile front.
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Allied forces push 10 mile inland along Italian coast
Allied Headquarters in North Africa reports British Canadian troops advancing along the Tyrrhenian coast and into Santo Stefano D Aspromonte, capturing towns and three locomotives with 100 railroad cars. Inland spearhead reaches Sila mountains as bombers strike northern and southern Italy airfields and rail yards.
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Nazis Clear People From French Coast
London reports German forces have cleared a 50 mile coastal stretch from Narbonne to Montpellier and sped fortification work inland. Some 5,000 to 10,000 engineers were sent to Marseille and Toulon. Von Rundstedt directs from Montpellier. About 500,000 German troops are in France, with 200,000 French awaiting word to act.
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Two German War Centers Ruined By RAF Bombers
RAF bombers in very great strength turned Mannheim and Ludwigshafen on the Rhine into smoking ruins. American daylight raids followed over southwestern Germany as large formations filled the channel sky. Berlin said 21 four engine bombers were shot down and heavy losses were inflicted on raiders.
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Postwar Plans For Industry Being Debated
Washington debate on postwar industrial policy unfolds as House Ways and Means Committee opens hearings on renegotiating war contracts. Proposals include guaranteed bank loans, risk insurance up to 15 percent, and gradual demobilization to avoid unemployment. Senators urge maintaining a merchant marine and avoiding abrupt payroll cuts.
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Two destroyer escorts named for young navy heroes afloat
Charleston dispatch reports two destroyer escorts floated today honoring Lt Perry Kephart of Blowing Rock North Carolina and Seaman First Class John Joseph Cofer of Louisville Georgia. Kephart is a U S Navy Reserve flyer and Cofer served in the U S Navy, mother resides near Louisville Georgia.
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Australians trap Japanese in Lae Salamua sector
Allied forces under General Douglas MacArthur push eight to 10 miles inland in New Guinea after landing on the Huon Gulf coast between Lae and Finschhafen. Australian units establish beachheads, press inland to sever land links, with light resistance at two beachheads and near Singana plantation. Salamaua sector sees progress as Kila Ridge area engages enemy while Huknuk reports a circular defense around the village.
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German Moral Dissolution Reported by The Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun cites a Stockholm dispatch claiming German morale has collapsed, mirroring 1918 and signaling eastern-front retreat and home-front weakness from RAF blows, with observers noting rising crime and plunder after raids and loss of faith in Hitler and the regime.
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Elaborate German Defenses Revealed By Red Army On Front
The Red Army reports detail a three zone German defense system stretching up to deep front lines with barbed wire trenches and minefields. Col. Ivan Vorobiev notes the defenses require coordinated artillery aviation tanks and infantry to breach. He cites multiple factors for German failures and Red Army success using wide front reserves and new point blank gun deployment.
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Nation's Holiday Death Toll Drops Below Last Year
As Labor Day weekend ends, 147 violent deaths are counted, well below last year’s 350 for the three days. National Safety Council predicted 300 to 500 total, noting gas rationing saves fuel may offset fewer crashes and continuing health and weather factors.
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Army Trial Opens For Col Colman
General court martial convened at Selridge Field to hear charges against Col William T Colman former base commander. Ten full colonels of the air force form the tribunal as details of the charges remain undisclosed during proceedings.
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Churchill Receives Harvard Honorary Degree at Cambridge
The White House announced that Prime Minister Churchill would receive an honorary degree from Harvard University in Cambridge and deliver a radio address at the ceremony.
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Step Toward Conference With Stalin Gains Momentum
President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill moved closer to a hoped for joint conference with Premier Stalin as a trio of foreign office talks is arranged. A Tri Partite Conference may precede a meeting of Eden Hull and Molotov to plan a broader Big Three summit.
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Italian Bersaglieri Surrender En Masse to Canadian Forces in Italy
In Italy on Sept 5 Canadian forces received an entire battalion of Italian Bersaglieri along with its commander surrendering without a shot fired. A 75 millimeter Italian gun on a landing beach surrendered with no resistance and 85 prisoners were led back to headquarters. Capt. G. M. C. Spring reported Italians welcoming the invasion with more enthusiasm than Sicilians, noting many hid with white flags while greeting English troops.
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