Armor Push Into Paris Front 50 Miles from Capital
Allied forces report American armor driving toward the last 50 miles of defense around Paris as a revolutionary airborne army is announced. German counterattacks wane as Brittany ports fall and St Malo and Brest come under Allied attack. cannons and aircraft disrupt German evacuations along the Loire and Orne fronts.
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Supreme Hdarts
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
Supreme Headquarters
le Mans
Seine
Caen
Falaise
Miles C. Dempsey
Orne
Amage
Laize
CBS
Nantes
Brittany
Loire
Angers
Lorient
St. Malo
Brest
Alelied Arc
Rommel
Potigny
Thury-Harcourt
Roosevelts Hawaii Talks Close After Three War Strategy Days
President Roosevelt completes three day war time strategy sessions with General MacArthur at Pearl Harbor Hawaii. The talks included Pacific theater leaders Nimitz Harmon Lockwood Pownall and outlined new offensives to retake the Philippines and push back Japan. Roosevelt toured island operations from jungle training to hospital wards and voiced confidence in ongoing campaign progress.
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Hawaii
Bonolulu
Roosevelt
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Doug
Fortress Island
United States
Marine
San Diego
Cali
Pearl Harbor
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
Pole
Mr. Roosevelt
Julu
Millard F. Harmon
Solomons
Charles A. Lockwood
Charles A. Pownall
Pacific Fleet Air Arm
Oe Club
Schofield Barracks
General MacArthur
Japs boast Hengyang fall amid Pacific war claims
The Associated Press reports Japan boasting the fall of Hengyang with defenders said to be slain to the last man and Chinese forces attempting to retake the area. Tokyo radios claim American directors guided the defense as Allied sources remained unconfirmed.
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Guam
Ueon
Hengyang
Chungking
Nimitz
Batt. Y
U.S
Weather Outlook: Warm, Mild Temperatures Continue
Forecast shows continued warmth with low to mid 70s and a high near 86. Expect fair skies, brisk winds, and a slight cooling trend later in the period.
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Lowes
Submarines Sink 16 Jap Vessels in New Pacific Wipeout
U S submarines in Japanese waters destroyed 16 enemy ships, including a warship, a medium tanker, and several cargo vessels. The loss list also includes an escort vessel, a large transport, and multiple medium and small cargo ships, signaling a sharp reduction in Japan's fuel and supply fleet.
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Washington
Nation faces wide labor strike disruptions across industries
The Associated Press reports 58 000 to 74 000 workers idle amid eight state trucking disputes and a major Wright Aeronautical stoppage near Paterson New Jersey. White House action and possible army seizure loom as the War Labor Board convenes to address GM Detroit gear plant walkout and other labor clashes nationwide.
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Washington
Midwest
White House
Army
Office of Defense Transportation
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Paterson
N. J
War Labor Board
United Auto Workers Union
Chevrolet
General Motors
Detroit
Heavies Strike Paris Area and Ploesti Center
Allied bombers from England and Italy attacked fuel and transport targets around Paris and the Romanian oil hub at Ploesti. More than 500 Flying Fortresses Liberators escorted by Mustangs and Lightnings hit refineries tank cars and derricks, with battles centering 35 miles north of Bucharest and 19 miles northwest of Ploesti. Smoke screens hindered some Italian crews prompting instrument bombing.
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London
England
Italy
Paris
Ploesti
Bucharest
Seized Laona woodsman in Strauch murder case
Ira Eastman a 31 year old Laona woods worker was captured near Laona by Forest County deputy sheriffs Oliver Flannery and Kenneth Fannin. He faces first degree murder charges in the slaying of 15 year old Selma Strauch whose body was found August 2 in Laona woods. Eastman denies assault and says he lived on wild berries and picked cucumbers.
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Wis
Ira Eastman
Laona Woods
Selma Strauch
Oliver Flannery
Kenneth Fannin
Forest County
Eastman
Crandon
Marinette
Straud
John Reese
Allan Stranz
Harry Fannin
Aap Ang
Fannin
Aest
Ed Collins
Flannery
Yank Troops Bet Sept 1 for Paris Fall
U.S. troops in France gauge Germany's collapse and place bets on Paris fall. A pool among first army correspondents predicts dates from Aug 15 to Oct 1, with Sept 1 as the favorite for Paris capture.
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U. S
France
Germany
U. S. First Army
Paris
Air alert shocks Istanbul as anti-aircraft fire erupts
Residents of Istanbul woke to an air raid alert after Turkey severed relations with Germany. Anti-aircraft fire erupted at 2 56 a m from the direction of the upper city, but no planes or bombs were heard and the barrage ended after five minutes.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Germany
Meats Return To Ration List As Cheese Points Rise
OPA announces utility grade lamb beef steaks and roasts return to free rationing from Sunday along with pork loins and hams restored to values. Cheese points rise to four per pound. butter points up to 16 per pound. Canned fish reentered rationing with six points for salmon tuna and shrimp. Red stamps shift to monthly validity with 30 or 40 points per period. Rationing details span July to September.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Shells explode as ammunition cars burn near Cumming Indiana
A derailment of a Great Western freight train near Cumming Indiana caused two ammunition cars to explode and burn for hours. Shells flew into the air while a crowd watched. Fire contained by early afternoon after 25 of 60 cars burned.
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Cumming
Great Western Railroad
Kansas City
Here
Six Die In Army Training Plane Crash at Scott Field
Six people were killed when a two engine AT-18 training plane crashed during a routine test flight from Scott Field Minnesota. The aircraft plunged into a ravine in Ferguson Missouri near a residence and exploded. Officials withheld the victims' names pending next of kin notification.
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Scott Field
Minn
Ferguson
Blum Slain At Nazi Death Factory Report Emerges
Moscow correspondent Konstantin Simonov of Red Star claims former French Premier Leon Blum was killed at a Nazi death factory near Lublin. The report says Hitler’s operation has systemically murdered hundreds of thousands, mainly Jews, since winter 1941.
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Moscow
Konstantin Simonov
Red Star
Leon Blum
France
Lublin
Simonov
Hitler
Banks Allow Cashing War Bonds From Oct. 1
The treasury plans Oct. 1 as the start for commercial banks to discharge immediate cash for war savings bonds presented for redemption. Bond holders currently await redemption checks from a Federal Reserve bank.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Federal Reserve Bank
Reds Pivot For Flank On East Prussia And Warsaw
German and Moscow dispatches describe a new flanking threat from Soviet forces west of the upper Narew river toward East Prussia and Warsaw. Reports note Russian bridgeheads on the Pilica and across the Vistula near Warsaw, signaling renewed pressure as German defenses slow the advance.
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London
East Prussia
Warsaw
Upper Narew River
Berlin
Vistula
Pilica
Narew
Falkenhayn
Lomza
Augustow
Latvia
Estonia
Moscow
Red Army
Associated Press
Daniel de Luce
Vilkaviskis
Lithuania
Germany
Stalin
Army Corps Operates In France Under Middleton Command
The United States 8th army corps is operating in France under Maj. Gen. Troy Houston Middleton. It is the fourth full army corps disclosed in action, joining the 7th, 5th, and 19th corps.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
United States
8Th Army Corps
France
Troy Houston Middleton
Young Republicans to Meet on Sept 2
The national Young Republicans convention is set for Sept 2 3 in Springfield Illinois despite letters claiming it’s unauthorized Jeanne Fischer national secretary said the executive committee met in Chicago after the national Republican convention and decided to hold the meeting.
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ST. Paul
Springfield
Jeanne Fischer
Milwaukee crash deaths claim two residents
Milwaukee witnesses two deadly crashes. Peter Biskupski, 77, died after being struck at a street intersection Wednesday night. Harry Rubendall, 56, died later from injuries when his car collided with a rapid transit train.
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Milwaukee
Peter Biskupski
Harry Rubendall
Beaver Dam Tragedy Claims Military Swim Victim
Sar Theodore Kordylas 28 stationed at Truax Field Madison drowned Wednesday night while swimming in Fox Lake near Beaver Dam. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Peter Kordylas of Cudahy Wis.
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Beaver Dam
Wis
Theodore Kordylas
Truax Field
Madison
Fox Lake
Here
Peter Kordylas
Cudahy
Mercury Forecast Reaches Season High Near Ninety Four
The day’s readings planned to top 94 degrees with 92 degrees at noon and 93 by 2 15 p m as A D Sanial predicted a mid afternoon peak. The previous top was 92 set on Aug 2 with July 4 at 89 and July 23 at 91. Cold front from the Dakotas was expected to bring relief Friday.
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A. D. Sanial
Sanial
Dakotas
Humiliated Democrats Back Dewey and Brownell Claim
Herbert Brownell Jr., Republican national chairman, said Democratic leaders in the Midwest were publicly humiliated at the Democratic national convention and are now backing Gov. Dewey. He cited Kentucky and Missouri sentiment and warned Roosevelt supporters felt pawns in Browder Hillman and Hague Kelly Pendergast faction power plays.
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New York
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Middle West
Dewey
Brownell
Louisville
Missouri
Roosevelt
Browder-Hillman
Hague
50 Percent More Show Cattle At State Fair
Milwaukee records a 50 percent rise in entries for the state fair with 967 cattle listed up from 611 last year. Sheep total 326, hogs 754, draft horses 125, and the horse show expects 187 entries. Burlie Dobson, longtime swine superintendent, predicts a lively, old time ring battle.
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Milwaukee
William T. Marriott
Burlie Dobson
Lancaster
Swine Department
Boy Fatally Wounded Examining Revolver
Shawano Wisconsin reports 12 year old Charles Hoekstra died after a head wound from handling a revolver found in a farm home. He and a neighbor boy were examining the weapon. Charles was the son of Mr and Mrs Bartlet Hoekstra who run a farm near Wittenberg.
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Shawano
Wis
Charles Hoekstra
Charles
Bartlet Hoekstra
Wittenberg
New Airborne Unit Formed Under Brereton Command
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force announces the consolidation of airborne personnel into a new unit about the size of a full army under Lieut. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton. The force includes flyers and ground troops for unprecedented coordination and mobility. Brereton, veteran of the Pacific, Mediterranean and European theaters, has led the U S 9th Air Force.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Eisenhower
Lewis H. Brereton
Brereton
U. S
9Th Air Force
Restoration of 14.75 Hog Ceiling
A proposal to restore a flat 14.75 per hundredweight price on live hogs, Chicago basis, is under study by food agencies. Currently heavy hogs at 240 pounds or more carry a 14 ceiling, while lighter hogs stay at 14.75, a split trimmed last spring to curb supply. Officials say the 30 percent drop in 1944 pig production and better feed outlook negate the prior need for the differential and may avert pork shortages.
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Washington
Chicago
Agricultural Adjustment Agency
Russian War Outlook Sees Yearlong Conflict Ahead
New York based Associated Press chief in Moscow Henry Cassidy reports a Russian forecast that Germany will be crushed militarily by next summer. An unnamed Soviet authority cited warns the outlook could shift if unexpected events occur. Cassidy notes cautious mood in Moscow with no early end in sight.
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New York
Henry Cassidy
Associated Press
Moscow
Germany
Cassidy
Hitler
Treason Trial Opens For Japanese American Sisters
A Denver court hears the government treason case against three Japanese American sisters charged with aiding two German prisoners escape from an internment camp last October.
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Denver
Decrees Grow Bilaterally Tougher on German War Effort
Propaganda Minister Goebbels bans public meetings not tied to the war and orders broad mobilization. Domestic servants of foreign origin to enter war work, women to 50 compelled to work, and age classes for industrial service removed to push men into the armed forces.
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London
Goebbels
Germany
Berlin
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