Allies Shell Bayonne Area As Troops Advance In France
Allied ships open shelling along the Bayonne coast while American forces move toward Toulon and occupy Valensole. The war reports say Bayonne defenses yield to advancing units, with Germans pulling back from the Atlantic Wall as French welcomed the Allies.
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Spain
Bayonne
France
Bordeaux
Atlantic Wall
Hitler
Atlantic
Angouleme
Nantes
Loire River
Allies drive to Seine front as Paris nears liberation
Allied forces push across the Seine at Mantes 26 miles from Paris while advancing on Versailles and Melun as Patton’s Third Army reports heavy enemy losses. Montgomery promises the end of the war is near with air drops aiding French resistance and renewed Allied offensives in northwestern France.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
Bernard L. Montgomery
France
Seine
Mantes
Capital
Corpell
Melun
Fontainebleau
Soissons
Reims
Marne
Versailles
George 5S. Patton
Patton
Montgomery
American Subs Sink 19 More Japanese Vessels
The Navy reports ongoing submarine actions, tallying 19 additional Japanese vessels sunk including light cruisers, escorts, mediums, and cargo ships. Submarines sunk or damaged rise to 35, with total combatant ships sunk, possibly damaged, or underwater craft reaching 101 since the war began.
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Peart
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Street Scenes Gavalry Sequences From A Distant Neighborhood
A fragmented report describes a street scene with rival furniture dealers and a patient or observer near a yard fire. The narrative mentions Little directing someone to a rival’s location and pedestrians warming hands near dry pines while children toast marshmallows.
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Littl
Shengesora
Tize
Chileo
B-29s Strike Japan in Second Daylight Raid
Washington reports B-29 bombers hit four Kyushu targets in a twin daylight raid. Four bombers were lost to enemy action while Tokyo and Japanese radio accounts minimized damage. US fighters claimed 15 enemy planes shot down with 12 damaged and 25 probably destroyed. First raid targeted Fukuoka Moji Kokura and Yawata. possible naval base also cited. The operation marked the first daylight attack over Japan since 1942.
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Japan
Kyushu
20Th Air Force
Ebrong
Yawata
Tokyo Radio
Fukuoka
Moji
Kokura
Choguku
Office of War Information
Choguiku
Shikoku
Honshu
Twentieth Air Force
Japanurope
Tokyo
James Doolittle
Rocket Guns In Use Against Nazi Buzz Bombs
British reports say rocket guns successfully defend London from buzz bomb raids with several launching sites possibly moved north. Despite gains, flying bombs continued to cause civilian casualties and damage across London and southern counties, including multiple deaths from village, house, and shelter strikes.
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London
France
Hospital Loudspeaker Play-By-Play Delivers Birth News
In California Hospital an amused Rev. John L. Mixon and fellow father J J Duschanek hear a delivery ward announcement via loudspeaker. The system, devised by Superintendent Ritz Heermaen, reports the wife’s safe delivery and jokes about the newborn as fathers react with relief and humor.
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Los Angeles
California Hospital
John L. Mixon
J.J. Duschanck
Airlines
Rev. Mixon
Mr. Duschanek
Duschanek
Biixoh
Piltdhahel
Ritz E. Heermaen
Panicky Papas
Rev.Mixon
Duscanek
Reds Smash Three Nazi Units Near Warsaw and Baltic Push
Soviet forces report destroying three Nazi divisions in the Sandomierz salient near Warsaw while other Red Army units hold and probe as German attempts to rescue encircled troops on the Baltic front falter. Konev’s First Ukrainian Army drives to the Vistula north of Sandomierz, freeing trapped troops as Riga and Tartu sectors advance with significant gains against German positions.
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Moscow
Sandomierz
Warsaw
Prags
Ivan S. Koney
Ukraine
Vistula
Sandormierz
Konev
Krakow
Pilins
Silesia
Jelgava
Gulf of Rige
Estonia
Ivan Maalennikov
Tartu
Tallinn-Riga
Lac
Andrei Yeremenko
Beltic
Riga
Ergiin
Madana-Riga
Hanmer Nazis
mMcMashanskev Gar Woveitienkes
Ivan
Bagremian
Baltie Les
Plan for Congressional Vacation Hits Stalemate
Washington lawmakers eyed a September vacation as debates stalled over reconversion legislation and unemployment proposed by the States Rights bill. The House wrangled amid amendments while the Senate pressed a surplus property plan and Ways and Means weighed jobless veteran support. Anderson’s committee readied hearings with Sidney Hillman to testify next week.
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Vrians
House
Senate Military Committee
Anderson
Peakes
Congress
Sidney Hillman
CIO
Liberator Sinks Japanese Cruiser Off Chinese Coast
A U S Liberator from the 14th Air Force reportedly sunk a 14 200 ton Japanese cruiser off the Chinese coast east of Hongkong during a Saturday attack. Four bombing runs scored three direct hits and the crew observed the enemy warship sink. The strike was reported from General Joseph W Stilwell's headquarters.
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Uungking
U. S
14Th Air Force
Hongkong
Joseph W. Stilwell
Liberstar
Poles Advance Toward Pesaro In Italy Drive
Polish forces on the Adriatic have advanced to within 12 miles of Pesaro after pushing seven miles, with Cerasa city taken. German defenses retreated behind the Matauro River as Gen. Alexander announced. West of Florence, German shelling targeted Eighth Army positions near the Arno while Florence reported calmer conditions and food aid arriving.
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Adriatic
Pesaro
Matauro
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Arno
Japs Withdraw From Moluccas
General Headquarters reports Japan withdraws air forces from the Moluccas leaving the Spice Islands, including Halmahera, more exposed to Allied invasion. MacArthur says bases further west reduce need for frontal assaults as Air Force maintains pressure on remaining enemy targets.
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Japan
Moluccas
Ripping-Io
Dromes
Philippines
Spice Islands
Hulmahera
New Guinea
Mindanao
Douglas MacArthur
Molucca
Pacific
Timor
Guam
Saipan
Rota
Pagan
Merianas
Davao
Celébes
Ceram Island
Halmahera
Kingsport residents hurt in Bristol-Kingsport bus crash
Seven people received treatment at King's Mountain Memorial Hospital after a Tennessee Coach Company bus sideswiped a coal truck on the Bristol Kingsport Highway near Watt's Bakery. Kingsport victims were Ruth Buchanan and Hubert Budnon and Robert Dooley, with others from Rogersville and Bristol. Deputy Lilburn Pyle investigated. no one hospitalized long term.
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Bristol, Tenn
Kingsport
King’s Mountain Memorial Hospital
Tennessee Coach Company
Bristol-Kingsport
Watt's Bakery
Ruth Buchanan
Gibson Street
Hubert G. Budnon
Knoxville
Robert Dooley
Marvin Peagins
Rogersville
Jean Lay
Baltimore
Robert L. Warren
Bristol
Paul Howard Warren
Lilburn Pyle
Watt
Dulles Starts Talks With Willkie on Security
Albany dispatch reports Thomas E. Dewey’s foreign affairs deputy John Foster Dulles traveling to discuss international security with Wendell Willkie in New York City. Willkie and Dewey contemplate a joint statement, while Dewey highlights postwar Ruhr Valley internationalization. Willkie indicates uncertainty about a joint pronouncement. Dewey argues Ruhr Valley must be a European hub under international control to prevent a repeat of past crises.
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Albany
Thomas E. Dewey
John Forter Dulles
Wendell LJ. Willkie
Dulles
Willkie
New York City
Horace
A. Hildreth
Maine
Jwho
Dewey
Ruhr Valley
Germany
Washington
Hull
J. Dewey
Willkle
Buerope
CYA Stay At Home Conference Opens In Kingsport
The Christian Youth Association begins its Stay At Home Conference in Kingsport with Rev John Wynn Myers of Chariton Va delivering inspirat ional talks. The opening meeting at 7 30 features a devotional hour on Circle church lawns and lawn sports led by Rev R T Dyess of Highland Park Methodist Church. Dinner is served nightly at First Baptist Church basement from 6 30 to 7 30, followed by Myers talks and group discussions. Rev H M Currie of Bethel Presbyterian presides as dean for a conference aimed at all denomination youth.
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Chariton
Christian Youth Association
Circle
R. T. Dyess
Fughlend Park ‘Methodist Church
Road to Berlin by The Associated Press
Road report from the Western suburbs notes a route toward Berlin across France with distances approximated from Castellans. The piece documents travel measurements and regional bearings as travelers approach the German capital.
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