Allied Air and Naval Bombardment Strikes Sicilian Axis Links
Allied air forces plus naval units pound Sicily around Naples Reggio Calabria and Foggia, targeting rail and highway links. Bombers strike Averga Benevento Villa Literno as sea forces shell Glola Tauro and coastal targets. Separate raids hit Aversa Benevento Villa Literno and Monserrata Airdrome with heavy damage and light opposition.
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Mesgaa
Polnta
Sealen
Hell's Triangle
Naples
Reggio Calabria
Foggia
Stitchel
Marauder
Wellington
Italy
Averga
Benevento
Vila Literno
Soviet removes Litvinoff as U S envoy in surprise reshuffle
Moscow relieves Maxim Litvinoff as Russian ambassador to the United States and names Andrei Gromyko in Washington. Ivan Maisky shifts to a new post in London as Fedor Gusev replaces him in Canada. The changes come amid wartime strategy debates and the Quebec summit between Roosevelt Churchill and others.
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London
Maxim Litvinoff
United States
Andrei A. Gromy[Eohow
Washington
Ivan Maisky
Yemnese
Sfrairg
Moscow Radio
Litvinov
Litvinoff
Russia
Ivy Low
Malsky
Fedor Guseff
Canada
Allis
Europe
Roosevelt
Churchill
Quebec
United Nations
Moscow
Pearl Harbor
Nazis Lose Million In Offense In Russia War Update
Soviet bulletin reports German losses in the Russian campaign nearing a million in seven weeks, with 25,600 prisoners and heavy material destruction as Red Army pushes near Kharkov Bryansk Spas-Demensk. The tally includes 1,000, 1,200 and 390,000 figures for killed and wounded, prisoners and officers.
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London
Russia
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Moscow
Red Army
Kharkov
Bryansk
Spas-Demensk
Soviet Monitor
Moscow Bulletin
Kursk
Kaecix
Monitor
Orel
Belgorod
Karachev
Britain
Danish Government Urges Danes to Halt Sabotage Wave
The Danish government urged Danes to stop sabotage against German rulers warning continued actions would devastate Danish life. Premier Ernle de Scavenius and King Christian X urged loyalty and lawful conduct to save Denmark from wartime reprisals, amid increased sabotage and disruptions.
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Stockholm
Denmark
Ernle de Scavenius
Christian X
Gersman
Acter
Threat to Port Moresby Reversed as Japanese Retreat
Allied brief reports a year after Japanese advance toward Port Moresby now shows a full retreat from Salamaua on New Guinea’s northeast coast. MacArthur’s daily note says the enemy is withdrawing to inner defenses, with heavy Allied bombings and jungle ground advances reshaping the theater.
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Port Moresby
New Guinea
Australia
Salamaua
33 Jap Planes Shot Down Over Wewak By Allies
Allied Headquarters in the southwest reports 33 Japanese planes shot down over Wewak New Guinea in the week, with another 34 believed destroyed on the ground during a Saturday raid. The Wewak garrison and Salamaua area sustained heavy losses across three raids, while Liberator bombers conducted a 2000 mile raid against Parmelan in Dutch Celebes, dropping 27 tons of bombs.
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cHen
Owen Stan Tey
Fort Moresby
Moresby
Australia
Gona
Buna
Sala- Mmaua
Buna-Gona
Riege
Moughis MacArthur
Salamaua
Salamanua
Wewak
Yaids
Solomons
Vella Lavella
U. S
New Guinea
High Command
Wewall
Parmelan
Dutch Celebes
Kingsport Sets War Bond Quota For Third Drive
Preliminary plans discussed by B. M. Brown and staff at the Kingsport Inn set Sullivan County’s Third War Loan Drive target at 3,921,600 dollars, with Kingsport allocated 2,500,000 dollars. The prior drive raised 3,306,000 dollars in three weeks, guiding the new goals.
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Kingsport
B. M. Brown
War Savings
Kingsport Inn
Sullivan County
Slingsport
Brown
Soong to attend Quebec Conference with Roosevelt and Churchill
Chinese foreign minister T. V. Soong was expected to join the Quebec war talks within 48 hours for discussions on China's role in planned offensives against Japan. A separate report announced that a combined American Canadian force had occupied Kiska Island, hailed as a bloodless Allied victory freeing North American territory from Japanese control.
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Quebec
T. V. Soong
Roosevelt
Churchill
China
Japan
Soong
Pacific
Washington
Ottawa
Kiska Island
W. N. MacKenzie King
Canada
Aleutian Island
Stephen Early
Early
Stimson
William J. Donovan
Office of Strategic Service
Poosevelt
Lord Leathers
War Transport
Lewis Douglas
United States War Shipping Board
Malcol McDonald
Sheila MacDonald
Brenden, Bracken
King
Cordell Hull
Aleutians Bastion
Mackenzie King
Kisha
Kuriles Islands
Kiska
Genn
Seong
Japs Flee Kiska as Big Invasion Fizzles in Aleutians
American and Canadian forces found no Japanese opposition on Kiska as heavy bombing and naval shelling of 106 bombardment missions preceded the surprise landings. The Japanese vanished under fog and bombardment, leaving no defenders and prompting Allied leaders to declare the end of the Kiska agression.
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Kiska
America
Washington
North America
Navy
Aleu- Man Islands
Gertrude Cove
North Head
Reyinard Point
Kiske
Aleutians
Kartles
Paramushiro
Thia
Atlu
Dare Wivers
Kinkaid Declares Kiska Evacuation Opens North Road to Tokyo
Admiral Kinkaid, commanding North Pacific forces, says Japanese evacuation of Kiska confirms a northern route toward Tokyo. He notes air and naval bases extend reach, two thirds to Tokyo, with ships and bases protecting routes.
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Kinkaid
Japan
Hin
Kiska
Tokyo
Tig
CIO Revives Plan For 25000 Salary Limit
CIO leader Philip Murray urges a $25000 income cap to offset congressional sales tax push. In a letter to affiliates he accuses lawmakers of campaigning for a sales tax while opposing higher personal or corporate taxes. He cites Senate and House leaders, cites public support and opposition, and references Roosevelt’s order.
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CIO
Congress
Washington
Philip Murray
Congress of Industral Organizations
Murray
George
Senate Finance Committee
Disney
D. Okla
House
Ways and Mearis
Frverc
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