Palau Naval Assault Opens as U S Strikes Japaan Base
Allied forces launch a major carrier air attack on Palau, with Nimitz reporting strong Pacific fleet action. Truk and the Marianas come under air strikes as U S forces push toward Palau, extending from Pearl Harbor.
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U.S
Philippine Islands
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Philippines
Palau
Chester W. Nimitz
Truk
Salippines
Japan
Nazis Move Into Hills At Cassino
Allied headquarters reports German troops moved into two positions on Monastery Hill near Cassino, with Indian and New Zealand forces evacuated earlier. In Anzio, German planes bombed an Allied hospital area, while heavy Allied air strikes against Sofia and Turkish targets marked a broad air offensive. Beachhead actions saw several small enemy raids repulsed and German shelling in the Ortona area, as fighting continued around Cassino and hill positions 203 and 146.
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Naples
Monastery Hill
Cassino
Anzio
Blfth
Ufa Wavy
Allied Y
Neavy Ara
Son
1Th
Tulway
Italy
Yugoslavia
Borbers
Sofia Ores
Hangman
Carrogato
Jeast
Highta
Ortite Arto
Four Thousand Voters Expected In Demo Primary
About 4,000 Sullivan County residents are expected to vote Saturday in the biannual Democratic primary to nominate candidates for five county offices. Contested races include sheriff, trustees, highway commissioner, and school superintendent. Polls open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with several county offices closed in Kingsport, Mountnville, and Benatal during the day.
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Sullivan County
Armed Services
Kingsport
Llountville
Belatal
Ciiy
Ptt
Conley Piergan
Wand
Coun
Amos Robinson
Jumegy L. Oliver
Clyde Grosectosy
Paul Gray
Clarence Stoffel
D. Clover
Lewis J. Chase
Hivks
Wth
Kekools
Tax Maeeson
Kingsport mes-Neows
Japs Surrender Sakhalin Oil Coal Leases to Soviets
The Soviet Union signed a protocol with Japan surrendering oil and coal leases on northern Sakhalin Island. Tokyo will hand over concession property and equipment, and Russia will pay Japan 5,000,000 rubies and supply oil for five years. Fisheries rights renew for five years. The transfer is to occur within five days and follows a broader peace posture by Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Sakhalin Island
Pacific
Japan
Soviet Union
Russia
Tagkieset
Sakhalin
Isgiend
Yar Englera
Starergams
Lerritory
London
War worker admits attempt to slay his stepdaughter
Lansing Michigan police say James Gillihan a 46 year old war production inspector surrendered after confessing I have killed a woman He planned to kill Margaret McAmber 28 with a hatchet then end his own life The case ties to his marriage to McAmber's mother Ludma 41 and to alleged past intimacy with the victim
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Lansing
Mich
Margaret McUumber
James Riley Gillihan
Lawrence M. Meehan
Meehan
Sliss McAmber
Cillihan
Gillian
Miss McAmber
Methan
Gillihan
Gilliban
Sumner County
Tenn
Search Continues For Woman Body In River Case
The search for Mrs. Estinger Eslinger 42 continues along the Holston River after a truck driver reported seeing a woman leap from the Johnson City bridge into the river. Deputies and family ask for public aid. a purse found on the bridge contained her name.
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Holston River
Johnson City Highway
James Eslinger
Boone Street
Kingsport
Sullivan County
Holston
James I. Eslinger
Johnson City
Eslinger
Mark Eslinger
McIntosh
River
Shariff George
Bradley
B. Upchurch
Mrs. Essinger
Oak
Mary Rubi Knipe
Rlyer Bridge
Officera
Knipe
Willard Kilgore
Bradley and
Upchurch
Sylinger
Kilgore
Gilbert Knipe
Allies Bomb From Captured Bases In Bismarck Sea Blitz
Allied bombers from newly won bases in the Bismarck Sea struck Truk and Woleai in the Carolines and Eten Island reports Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Liberator raid on Truk wrecked 49 Japanese planes, while Hollandia and Wewak actions preceded dawn attacks on the Palm Islands by a powerful task force.
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Southwest Pacific
Caroling Islands
Bismarck Sea
South Pacific
Truk
Eten
Douglas MacArthur
Woleai Island
Gun
United States
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
Wedsday
Palm Islands
Marshall Islands
Wewak
New Guinea
Communiqque
Reds Push Into Carpathians In New Offense
Front dispatches report Marshal Zhukov's Ukrainians advancing through the Prut and toward the Carpathians toward Hungary and Romania. Liprani captured, heavy fighting near Kibigered and Kameneisk Podolsk described, while Malnovsky's army presses on Odessa as German forces retreat.
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Moscow
Iorthern Prut
Czernowite
Gregory I. Zhuiktow
Carpathian Mountains
Hungary
iRumania
Toring. Z
Ivan
Konev
Prut
Rumania
Liprant
Mynko
Kameneis Podolsi
Comununique
Heaviest Allied air fleet toll reported at Nuremberg raid
Allied bombers struck Nuremberg and other Reich targets last night, reportedly killing over 1,000 aircraft in a single operation. The raid shut down Vienna except for a brief period, with large losses on both sides and major destruction around Nuernberg’s rail and industrial districts including MAN and Siemens- Schubert plants.
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RAI
Nuernberg
Reich
North
Sky Feet
Mediterranean
Sofia
Bulgaria
Adolf Hitler
Log Indusleyen
Germany
MAN
Faun Motor Works
Siemens- Schubert Electrical Works
Furth
Messerschmitt
Reichsmarsha! Goorling
Isl
Street Scene and Hot Lips Fad Sparks Street Oddities
A comic street scene shows Kroexorne-faced children peeniie ground corners and bushes, mimicking artificial jigs after a music rhyme, as a Nonchalant gentleman strolls by whistling. A girl avoids rain while a friend catches up, and a boat-bound mishap appears near a health booth with bright new upbrilin.
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Emmy
Ms Novelty
Eden Reported On Verge Of Resigning As Foreign Secretary
The London News-Chronicle reports Anthony Eden near resigning as Foreign Secretary with a possible move to Prime Minister. Walter Eden is said to be ready to devote himself to House of Commons leadership, while Lord Cranborne is named as a likely replacement.
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Britain
London News
Wat Eden
House of Conmons
Teig
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Sid John McVatie
NBC
London
Iden Willl
McVane
Lord Cranborne
Dominion
Iden
Lawmakers weigh 4 F plan to place men in essential work
A House Military Subcommittee awaited industry reaction to a proposal to use 4 F men in labor battalions to meet manpower needs. Officials from the National Tool and Die Manufacturers Association described a plan to reclassify many physically fit workers, with Selective Service ready to begin reprocessing. The aim is to deploy younger 4 F men first, then extend to older workers and fathers, under wartime labor needs.
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House
National Tool and Die Manufacturers' Association
Costello
Dess
Spokwanion
Army
Navy
Stingon
Inter
Selective Service
Tom Hathers Costello
Mutta
Essenwate
Clin
Cose Lello
U S Must Boost Production Of Invasion Craft
Washington report on accelerating amphibious craft output for Allied invasion plans in Europe and Africa. Navy chiefs, including Capt Gordon Walt, outline aims to build 80 000 boats quickly, with crews trained faster than production. Nelson’s party, industry officials, and executives visit Chesapeake Bay facilities as wartime demands rise.
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United States
Truely
Sen
Stall
Tay
Afric
South Benn
Chiafrimar
Donald Nelson
Chesapeake Way
Europe
Agia
Gordon Walt
Nelson
T Wirt
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