Allied and Japanese clash on Peleliu and Holland fronts
Amid Peleliu and Angaur actions American forces push forward with heavy combat reports noting Japanese signs of strain. In Europe, Allied air and ground operations break German defenses along the Rhine with significant advances from Eindhoven to Nijmegen and Arnhem, as British Second Army drives north and Allied skies pound targets in Holland and nearby regions.
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Rhine
Holland
Germany
Eindhoven
Nijmegen
Arnhem
The
Reich
Supreme Headquarters
Rotterdam
the Hague
Amsterdam
Neder Ryn
Weye
Niegirien
Berlin
Amsterjydam
Hague
Aolland
Cologne
Strasbourg
Mulhouse
Geldrop
Belgium
Sky
Lewis H. Brereton
Siegfried Line
Jevate’Sréas
Kleve
Group May Lend Aid in Sending Europeans Home
UNRRA and allied groups consider aiding the return of displaced Europeans to Europe and Western Hemisphere nations. Refugees numbered around 20 million displaced by German actions still face uncertain futures. Legal experts discuss UNRRA responsibilities for repatriation and postwar support when the conflict ends.
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RRA
Europe
Argentina
UNRRA
United
Allied Bombers Over Continent Bombards Bremerhaven and Berlin
Allied heavy bombers swept continental skies after British raids dumped 420000 fire bombs on Bremerhaven and attacked Berlin for the 179th time. The Budapest broadcast an air raid warning this morning, implying the Mediterranean Allied Air Force was active. Bremerhaven lies at the mouth of the Weber River, northwest of Bremen.
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London
Bremerhaven
Berlin
FCC
Budapest
Weber River
Bremen
Battle Over Two Disposal Bills Near Final Stage
Washington report details a Senate House clash over postwar reconversion and surplus property disposal. House rejected travel pay and unemployment coverage for federal workers, while approving a companion surplus disposal measure valuing up to 100 billion dollars to be run by a three member board.
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Senate
House
Senate Conferces
George
Ways and Means
Doughton
D-Nc
Joint Conference
Two Injured When Cub Plane Crashes Near Bristol
A Cub plane crash near Blountville left pilot Cloyd Lille and passenger George Selby injured. Lille suffered a severe cut to the right leg with possible internal injuries, while Selby endured shock and lacerations. Both were admitted to Kings Mountain Memorial Hospital in Bristol. Lille showed slight improvement overnight though X rays were not yet available.
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Cloyd Lite
George Selby
Essee
Cloyd (Letty) Litle
Tri-City
Blountwille
Kings Mountain Memorial Hospital
Bristol
Lille
George Earl Selby
Holston Ordance Works
Bloustyile
Episoher
Ssiereo
Shee
G. W. Leavell
Litle
Selby
Leavell
Lilburn Pyle
Buzz Bombs Hit London Killing 13
Bombs dropped from planes over the Worth Sea struck London and southern England early today, killing at least 13 including women and children who had ignored evacuation pleas. The assault was brief and fatalities clustered at two sites, as Channel coast artillery began firing across the Dover strait and warnings echoed through Dover after 39 hours of shelling.
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London
Worth Sea
England
British Channel
Strait of
Dover
Legion Advised Mighty New Blows Planned Against Axis
The American Legion delegates heard high ranking leaders pledge that victory in Europe and Asia would come this year. Brig Gen Frank T Hines said the Philippines could fall and that U S Doughboys would march down Berlin with Navy support. Gen H Arnold and Admiral Nimitz outlined plans for an all out punch at Japan and Germany and for housing for veterans and families.
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American Legion& Ashes
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Adroles
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Chester W. Mim
Itz
Cific
Philippines
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Pacific
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Germany
Japan
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Army
Lon¢É
Legion
Arnold
Nimitz
Radino
Gen. George
Marshall
Bristol Youth Receives Three-Year Tire Theft Sentence
A Sullivan County circuit court jury found Thurman Colbert of Bristol guilty on two counts of tire thefts and recommended three years and a day in one case and 30 days in jail on another after a September session. Other verdicts included fines for driving with revoked license and hit-and-run, and Grant Beaver receiving a four-year prison term for housebreaking.
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Sullivan County
Mondsy
H. S. Pyle
Bristol
Thurman Colbert
Colbert
Pyle
Dewey T. Cole
Burl Phillips
Grant Beaver
State Pricen
Beaver
Circuit Court
Trial Of Police Chief To Start In Rome Clash
The trial of former Police Chief Pietro Caruso was postponed after the lynching of key witness Donato Carretta. Allied troops were ordered to intervene if disturbances recur as Col. Charles Poletti and Allied police authorities review safety measures.
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Pietro Caruso
Charles Poletti
New York
Donato Carretta
Regina’ Coeli
Rome
Tiber
Teen Ambush on Broad Street Delays Traffic
Street scenes describe a blond woman in bright patent pumps observing a teen group blocking evening traffic on Broad Street. Nearby wreckage involves a semis that felled a telephone wire, while younger boys gleefully loom over the scene.
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Broad Street
Yanks Take Important Gothic Base
American Fifth Army troops captured Monte Partone Monte Alluzzo and Monte Celli on the Gothic Line near Florence after fierce fighting. British Indian forces aided with flanking moves as Germans unleashed heavy artillery and mortars. Britons advanced into San Marino area toward the Adriatic, narrowing the distance to Bologna amid rough terrain.
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Monte Alluzzo
Monte Celli
Florence
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San Marino
Adriatic
Fadano
Merano
Bologna
Po Valley
Finns Sign Armistice With Russia and Britain
A radio broadcast announced Finland signed an armistice with Russia and Britain. The terms were not disclosed yet with official word to follow. The Stockholm report cited Finnish parliament approval and noted a possible 251 year lease of Porkkala base near Helsinki as a major point of contention.
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Masrow
Finland
Russia
Britain
Soviet Information Office
Soviet Monitor
United Nations
Stockholm
Porkkala
Finnish Gulf
Helsinki
Baltic Front Heavily Contested In Five Day Battle
Heavy fighting rages along the Baltic front as the Red Army presses toward East Prussia. Soviet reports claim extensive German tank and aircraft losses while surrounding efforts threaten the northern army group. A narrow coastal corridor connects Riga region to Latvia and Lithuania, with decisive action expected in the coming hours or days.
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Red Army
Latvia
Stalin
Poliny
Degu
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Riga
Lithuania
Ivan C. Bagramian
Bricker Urges Acceptance of GOP Platform
Erie Pa Gov Jonn W Bricker the GOP vice presidential candidate urged acceptance of the party platform at full value with performance. He said the party through congressional leaders and 26 Republican governors has reestablished public confidence while contrasting the New Deal as looking only to unemployment relief and offering limited measures.
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Jonn W. Bricker
Pennsylvania
Republican Party
Congress
Ohio
Union Station
Briecker
Texas Political Fight Goes To Courts
Dewey attacks New Deal labor policy as 'apostatized' while campaigning in the West. He argues labor chaos shows need for a strong administration, blames War Labor Board, and presses for a Secretary of Labor. Texas Supreme Court case tests presidential elector binding amid Democratic infighting.
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Dewey
Smith
D-Sc
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Hia
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New Deal
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Department of Labor
Brownell
New York
Supreme Court
Roger
Senate
Democratic Party
Sidney Hillman
CIO
Government Told To Prepare Soon For Demobilization
President Roosevelt directs immediate planning to liquidate war agencies and reconvert the government to peace. Officials will reexamine agency staffing and duties as Europe nears victory, with steps toward demobilization and simplified peacetime functions. Payroll figures show large wartime employment, prompting fiscal scrutiny by the Byrd Committee.
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Roosevelt
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White House
Harold D. Smith
Europe
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I Service ‘Commission
Byrd
Road to Berlin by The Appeal One Western Front
Fragmentary OCR note records a wartime item referencing a road to Berlin on the Western front. It mentions a distance of 331 miles and Italian front context, implying a staged or coded report.
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Appeal
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