German Troops Ordered To Leave Bulgaria In Soviet Report
Moscow reported Bulgaria ordered withdrawal of all German troops and warned they would be disarmed if they stayed. The bulletin said Romania seized the Carpathian passes and Soviet-claimed Bucharest would be freed as German forces faced heavy Romanian resistance near Bucharest. Paris and Rome bombarded Bucharest while U.S. bombers hit a front airfield near the city.
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London
Bulgaria
Moscow
Carpathian
Sofia
Hitler
Soviet Information Bureau
Balkan
Ankara
Bucharest
Mihai
Paris
Rome
Liberoa
U.S
Italy
Romania
Buchar
Berlin
Romoenian
Germany
Soviet and Axis Forces Vary in Balkan Front Amid War News
Reports from Moscow and Berlin describe Romanian troops turning on Germans near Galati and advancing toward Bucharest as Soviet forces push from the Siret river toward the Romanian capital. Bulgaria weighs exit terms as Hitler meets advisers at Berchtesgaden.
Weather outlook with rain tonight clearing by Sunday
A hazy weather note forecasts rain tonight with clearing by Sunday afternoon. Low near 64 degrees tonight, brisk conditions expected as the weekend warms to Sunday.
Antonescu Arrest or Assassination Report Amid Romania Coup
Moscow says Ion Antonescu, former Romanian premier, is under arrest after a coup and royal guard detains him, while a Swiss dispatch claims he was assassinated during the same coup as Romania joins the Allied camp. Berlin notes he fled to Germany after King Mihai accepted surrender terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Moscow
Ion Antonescu
Mihai
Bern
Switzerland
Romania
Tefani
Berlin
Antonescu
Germany
Mahai
Rubber Chief Attacks Nelson as WPB Turbulence Grows
Washington reports show Rubber Director Bradley Dewey blasting Nelson in a fresh attack over rubber program remarks. J A Krug, in China assignment, signals broader authority and possible push to replace Nelson, with Senate scrutiny and White House hints about top WPB title.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Charles E. Wilson
Bradley Dewey
Nelson
Dewey
J. A. Krug
Wilson
China
Krug
WPB
Tennessee Valley Authority
Senate
Roosevelt
War Agency
Paris Liberation Declared As City Quiet After Battle
Paris emerges from four years of Nazi rule with Gen. de Gaulle proclaiming liberation. Allied troops aided by French and American forces secured key districts amid snipers and heavy fighting. Germany denies capitulation while Paris residents celebrate in the streets with de Gaulle addressing crowds.
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London
Paris
Hitler
Charles de Gaulle
Supreme Headquarters
Davron
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Jacques le Clerc
Berlin
Werden
Ecole Militaire
Montparnasse
Place de la Concorde
Place de L’etoile
Arc de de Gaulle
French Committee of National Liberation
France
de Gaulle
Col. Rouel
French Forces of the Interior
FFI
Ile de France
Second Armored Division
Navy criticizes Brewster for failing to pay retroactive wages
Undersecretary Ralph A. Bard charged Brewster Aeronautical with trying to incite a worker navy dispute by not disbursing $1.5 million in retroactive wage awards ordered by the War Labor Board. He urged Brewster to pay the workers promptly and noted prior cash advances and company funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Brewster Firm
Washington
Ralph A. Bard
Brewster Aeronautical Corporation
Navy Department
Insetmante
Brewster Company
Brewster
Johnsville
Long Island City
N. Y
Bard
War Labor Board
Nazis In Italy Fall Back To Gothic Line
German withdrawals toward the Gothic line fortifications in central Italy were reported by General Alexander. Polish 8th Army patrols pushed into new enemy positions north of the Metauro river as Nazis retreated to the Apennines behind Pontassieve. Eighth Army units reached Apecchio, 35 miles from the Adriatic and 24 miles south of San Marino, with little opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Harold Alexander
8Th Army
Adriatic
Metauro
Appenine
Tiber
Pontassieve
Eighth Army
Apecchio
Principality of
San Marino
Truk Isolated as Japan Reels from Allied Attacks
Allied air strikes off Celebes cripple Japanese supply lines at Truk. MacArthur reports sinking five transports and burning a light cruiser while other cargo ships are damaged. Tokyo admits pilots are exhausted as raids continue across the Carolines and western China. Chinese forces advance near Tengchung amid heavy fighting with equal losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manado
Celebes
Carolines
Truk
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo Radio
MacArthur
Chester W. Nimitz
Iwo Jima
Volcano Islands
Tokyo
Pagan
Agiguan
Marianas
Palau
Ponape
Wake
Halmahera
China
Yunnan
Tengchung
Suiki
Luichow
South China
Hainan Island
Kweilin
Kwangsi
Solons Look For Recess As Congress Debates Reconversion
Washington report says lawmakers eye a mid September recess after swift Senate passage of an eight member board for surplus war goods disposal. House faces fights on unemployment compensation for war workers and reconciling property disposal bills, with conferees starting next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Ways and Means Committee
Liberators Bomb Italian Airdrome Near Karest
American liberators from Italy bombed an airdrome nine miles north of Karest to aid the Romanian government defending Bucharest. Otopeni, the nearest German held airbase to the capital, was a German bombing target. up to 250 Liberators took part to destroy installations and render the field unusable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Karest
Otopeni
Mediterranean
Allied Air Force
Americans Push 100 Miles Into Southern France Front
Allied forces report rapid advances from Cannes as American units enter Briancon and Avignon while French troops seize Toulon forts and push Nazis from Marseille. Patton’s 7th Army drives toward Nice with Rhone valley lines secured. Avignon falls to American forces and Arles Tarascon operations begin.
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Rome
Briancon
Cannes
7Th Army
Avignon
Rhone Valley
Montelimar
France
Brittany
Normandy
Patriot
Alexander M. Patch
Rhone River
Nice
Antibes
Arles
Tarascon
Rhone
Toulon
Fleeing Man Shot During Madison Police Chase
Norman E. Douglass, 35, sought for failure to support wife and child, was wounded in a Friday police pursuit through Madison. He was shot in the hand and cut on the head when a bullet struck a tire, sending his car into a ditch on the Middleton road.
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Madison
Wis
Norman E. Douglass
Douglass
Middleton Road
Von Kluge Killed As Stockholm Reports
Stockholm reports field marshal Guenther von Kluge killed on the western front according to Dagens Nyheter with unconfirmed information. The 61-year-old succeeded Rundstedt last July and details remain unclear.
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Stockholm
Guenther von Kluge
Dagens Nyheter
Germany
von Kluge
Karl Rudolph von Rundstedt
Eisenhower warns Alsace Lorraine residents of possible war theater
A CBS recorded broadcast from Eisenhower’s headquarters warns residents of Alsace Lorraine and Luxembourg that their areas may become a theater of war. It urges civilians to stay away from transport hubs and depots, take shelter in the countryside, and prepare food water and warm clothing. It notes possible German coercion to build fortifications and promises trials for atrocities. Aug 26 1944.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Alsace-Lorraine
Germany
CBS
Eisenhower
Luxembourg
7Th Army
France
Normandy
Seine
Alsace
Lorraine
Duchy of Luxembourg
Duchy of
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Brother Aids Polio Victim in Kenny Treatment Fund
Shirley Thompson of La Crosse, first polio case in the area, will travel to Minneapolis for Kenny treatments after her brother Donald Thompson raised 700 dollars at a local theater photo pay day. State permission and quarantine rules applied as seven siblings were confined since August 23 in Campbell. Donald planned to spend most of the money to aid Shirley, with a 200 dollar deposit required for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Thompson
la Crosse
Minneapolis
Minn
Kenny
Donald Thompson
Shirley
Leonard Thompson
Campbell
Donald
Elderly Woman Dies After Onalaska Car Crash
Mrs. Margaret Moe Hellum, 65, of Onalaska, was killed Friday at 8 40 p m when struck by a car driven by Greene 40 also of Onalaska on highway 53 near the North Western tracks. He stopped after impact and the wheel rested on her arm. She leaves a Minneapolis brother Herman Moe and an aunt Anna Moe. Funeral Monday 2 pm at First Lutheran Onalaska with burial in Onalaska Cemetery. Friends may call Fossem funeral home Sunday evening.
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Margaret Moe Hellum
Onalaska
Greene
North Western
Hellum
Herman Moe
Minneapolis
Anna Moe
South Seventh Street
First Lutheran
Carl O. Pederson
Fossum Funeral Home
Flexible Russian stance may speed world security plan
Washington reports the Russian delegation arrived at the Dumbarton Oaks talks with only skeleton commitments while backing the principle of world organization. The U S and Britain favor small nation council seats and oppose a standing international force, hoping for a tentative four power plan after three weeks of discussions.
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Washington
Russia
International League
International Air Corps
United States
Britain
Small Nation Council
Security Agency
World Organization
Assembly of Nations
Council
Japanese retreat from India toward Burma along Sittaung trail
SEAC headquarters reports Japanese forces retreating rapidly from India into Burma along the Sittaung trail east of Tamu. Explosives prepared for blasting bridges were left undetonated as they withdrew.
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Southeast Asia Command
Hdqtrs
Kandy
Ceylon
India
Burma
Sittaung
Tamu
SEAC
Aerial Offensive Roars Along 1000 Heavy Bombers Hit Germany
Nearly 1,000 U S Flying Fortresses and Liberators pounded Europe for a third day with major strikes on German oil targets. RAF and USAAF operations targeted Brest, Russelsheim, Gelsenkirchen, Emmerich, Statbergen, Ludwigshafen, and Berlin. Losses mounted on both sides, with Allied air forces reporting 144 German aircraft destroyed.
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London
U. S
Europe
Germany
Brittany
Brest
Hitler
France
Scholvan - Buer
Nordstern
Gelsenkirchen
Emmerich
Statbergen
Osnabruck
Ludwigshafen
RAF
Berlin
U. S. 8Th Air Force
U. S. 9Th Air Force
Seine
Louviers
Elbeuf
Rouen
le Havre
Bridgeheads Strengthened For Advances Near Paris
Allied columns pushed toward Germany and Belgium as four bridgeheads southeast of Paris were reinforced and American troops crossed the Seine north of Paris. British and Canadian units pressed toward Brest while heavy bombardment pounded defenses and German forces faced disintegration near Nancy and Troyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AEF
Germany
Belgium
Alsace-Lorraine
Duchy of Luxembourg
Paris
Seine
Falaise
London
CBS
Marne
Reims
Metz
Nancy
Melun
Corbeil
Capital
Fontainebleau and
Montereau
U. S
Marigny le Chatel
Troyes
Froner
Brest
Pas-de-Calais
England
Eisenhower
Saar
Supreme Headquarters
France
Somme
Strasbourg
George S. Patton
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Siret
Tecuci
Red Star
United Nations
Tirguniamu
Flays Nelson
Allied
Bulletin
Ris
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Solons
Fallen Cannes
D’artigues
Malbousquet
George Tucker
Marseille
Notre Dame de la Garde
Nimes
Montpellier
Margaret Hellum
Opel Motor Works
Russelsheim
Mainz
Frankfurt
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