Hull Says Bulgars In Contact With Allies On Armistice Terms
Secretary Hull announced Bulgarian officials were in touch with Allied governments about armistice terms. He indicated Romanian moves toward the Allied side and Moscow’s handling of Balkan armistice discussions. Reports say Bulgaria may face unconditional surrender and cession of territories, with passage rights for Allied troops.
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NGTON
Romania
London
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Bulgaria
Cairo
Moscow
Balkan
Advisory Commission
Washington
Germany
Finland
Hungary
Slovakia
Communist Party
Pravda
Sofia
Bombing Campaigns Reach Across Asia in World War II
Allied bombers hit targets from Manchuria to Sumatra as China battles Nipponese advances. Long range raids target Anshan and Shanghai while British carrier planes strike Indarong and Padang. Interception losses rise as Marianas-based planes hit Iwo Jima and Palau.
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Sumatra
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Japan
Philippines
United Nations
Tokyo
Anshan
Manchurian Steel Center
Shanghai
Office of War Information
Adm
Sir Bruce Austin Fraser
Indaroeng
Padang
Iwo Jima
Palau
Halmahera
Southwest Pacific
Hano
Hanoi
Indo-China
Progressives Gain Places In Wisconsin Nominations
The Progressive slate in Wisconsin reported gains with Alexan t O. Benz winning the secretary of state nomination by a margin over Leo Vaudreuil while Amoth of Eau Claire led governor contenders and Harry Sauthoff ran for U nopposed senatorial nomination. Unofficial counts show Benz, Sauthoff, and Wiley among top vote-getters as county clerks filed returns and the canvass board prepared official totals.
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Wis
Can
U. S
Alexant O. Benz
Appleton
Secretary of
Adelaide Woelfe
Chil
Profres
Madison
Amoth
Eau Claire
le Woelfel
Io County
Benz
Leo Vaudeuil
Kenosha
Vaudreuil
Harry Sauthoff
Madion
Progress
We Gates
Superior
C. Johnson
Windsor
Neem
Respectiso
John
Secretary of State
State
Gaige Roberts
Goodland
Alexander Wiley Mig
John M
Weather tonight and Tuesday update
Weather tonight and Tuesday shows a slight change with a low around 8 and a high near 75. The notice mentions Burn This Paper and Pape: Victory in uncertain context.
Dems not conceding states in presidential race Ramspeck says
Rep. Robert Ramspeck of Georgia, head of the Democratic bureau, calls New York and Pennsylvania fighting grounds but insists no states are conceded to Republicans. He notes a possible good chance in Maine and mentions Vermont as still in play.
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New York
Robert Ramspeck
Georgia
Democratic Eer Bureau
York
Pennsylvania
Maine
Vermont
Democratic National
Germans Quitting Greece Report From Swiss Dispatch
A Chiasso dispatch to the Gazette de Lausanne says German forces in Greece, cut off by Romania and Bulgaria, plan to abandon Greece. Small units are gathering to attempt a breakout through Yugoslavia toward Germany.
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Switzerland
Chiasso
Gazette de Lausanne
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Reich
Romania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Germany
Germans Claim Soviet Army Near Hungary Border
German radio reported Russian troops reached the Hungarian border through a pass in Transylvania region. A counterattack by Germany southwest of Hungary was described as successful, while Russian forces in southern Poland neared five mountain passes into the Hungarian annexed provinces.
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London
Aggee
Romania
Transylvania
Carpathian
Hitler
Hungary
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Carpathians
Pistra-Neamt
Warsaw
East Prussia
Vistula
Narew
Bobr
Bucharest
Russian Forces Advance Toward Bucharest and Ploesti
Allied dispatches report two large Soviet army groups pushing within 50 miles of Bucharest and driving toward the Ploesti oil region. German and Hungarian units resist as Romanian troops reportedly switch sides and block passes into Transylvania.
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Moscow
Bucharest
Ploesti
Transylvania
Romania
Hungary
Hitler
Vienna
Robot Bombs Break 30 Hour London Lull In Air Attacks
Bombs fell in London and southern England around noon breaking a lull of more than 30 hours. Attacks were limited and brief with new sites suspected. A communique reported 450 flying bombs launched in the week ending 6 am today, bringing the total to about 7 700 since the raids began.
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London
England
Concrete Structure For New Nazi Weapon Bombed By RAF
RAFLancasters and Halifaxes with fighter escort attacked a concrete structure at Mimoyecques in Pas de Calais believed linked to the Nazis long range V Z rocket. Allied air forces struck targets in France Belgium Holland and Germany with over 400 American fighters. They crippled trains locomotives railway cars and vehicles while Berlin radio claimed further bomber raids over Germany Austria Hungary and Czechoslovakia.
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Austria
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
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Pas de Calais
Rhineland
Mannheim
Low Countries
Britain
Konigsberg
Kiel
Hamburg
Captain Wolf Missing In Action Since August
Captain Robert Wolf, a doctor with troops in France, has been reported missing in action since August 10. He enlisted in 1942, trained at Camp Livingston, La, and had overseas service beginning October 5, 1943. His wife, Dr. and Mrs. Herman E. Wolf, and two children live in Oxford, Louisiana.
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South 10Th Street
Robert Wolf
Wolf
France
Camp Livingston
States
Shreveport
Oxford
Paris Still In An Uproar After Liberation
Paris, 72 hours after liberation, remains chaotic as armed youths roam the streets and clashes occur among Parisians. The Allies pressure Gen Charles de Gaulle to restore order while a vast food convoy, about 3,000 trucks delivering 75,000 tons monthly, moves to feed the city.
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Paris
Charlies de Gaulle
Jacques le Clerc
Maquis
FFI
France
Gen. de Gaulle
Interior
La Follette Promoted to Full Colonel in Pacific War
Philip F. La Follette, former Wisconsin governor and now a public relations officer on General Mac Arthur's staff, has been promoted to full colonel. He enlisted in World War I and sailed for overseas duty two years ago, serving in the southwest Pacific theater including the Hollandia and Cape Gloucester campaigns.
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Madison
Wis
Philip F. la Follette
Wisconsin
MacArthur
la Follette
Hollandia
Cape Gloucester
Benefits Extend GI Bill To Merchant Marine and Wacs
Senator Thomas of Utah introduced a bill to extend the GI bill of rights benefits to merchant marine members and to the women’s auxiliary army corps. The Wac was a predecessor of the Wac and not actually part of the army.
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Washington
Merchant Marine
Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps
Thomas
Utah
Wac
Army
Paris Liberates as Eisenhower Accepts Role in New Government
Frantic Paris greets Allied leaders after liberation protests and a deadly air raid. General Eisenhower tours the city with Allied staffs and declares tribute to Paris’s indomitable spirit as de Gaulle survives sniper fire and a new government forms in the wake of resistance leaders.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Charles de Gaulle
London
Algiers
Enroute
Eisenhower
Quartes Cerat
de Gaulle
Cerat
Champs- Elysees
Arc de Triomphe
Kansas Prairie
Butter Prices for September Hold at 16 Points
The Office of Price Administration announced that creamery butter will stay at 16 red points per pound in September. The initial charts printed August 22 showed 20 points, but a slip will be pasted over 20 to reflect the retained 16 points. OPA cited consumption not exceeding the 95 million pound September allocation.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Roosevelt Talk Sent to Troops Worldwide
Rep. Harness said mimeographed copies of President Roosevelt’s talk are being distributed to soldiers globally. He asked if Governor Dewey’s speeches will also be mimeographed and sent to troops, noting fairness and justice. Harness cited a soldier’s India letter as the source.
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Harness
R-Ind
House
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
OWI
War Department
India
Yankee Troops Reach Rhone Press Forward
Allied forces push into the Rhone valley as American units reach north of Montelimar after a 200 mile two day march. German front line losses total about 50 000 with key divisions eliminated while Butler's task force presses from Grenoble and air power hampers remaining withdrawals.
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France
Rhone
Montelimar
Marseille
11Th Armored
Butler
Frederick Butler
Grenoble
Alexander M. Patch
Marseilles
Toulon
Valence
Besancon
Mulhouse
Battle Nazi Vessels Off French Coast Cited
British and American light naval forces engaged eight enemy patrol vessels off the French coast yesterday. They sank one patrol craft torpedoed two and drove another ashore, according to the admiralty.
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London
Admiralty
26 Killed As Air Transport Strikes House
A large air transport crashed into a house near Prestwick Scotland killing 26 people including seven crew 14 passengers and five house occupants. The aircraft was inbound from an Atlantic crossing and the house was demolished.
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London
Prestwick
Scotland
Bridges Attacks Secrecy at Dumbarton Oaks Talks
Senator Bridges cites secrecy at the Dumbarton Oaks conference and warns the Senate against double talk. He says the plan creates a veto wielding big four council with seven other nations and that the United States Britain Russia and China would dominate peace provisions. Democratic senators call for open sessions so the public and United Nations can follow the proceedings.
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Bridges
Senate
Dumbarton Oaks
Congress
United States
Great Britain
Russia
China
Big Four
Roosevelt
Peape Stalin
Chiang Kaishek
Hill
D-Ola
George
D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United Nations
Call Off Strike Vote At Butler Shipyard Yard
Superior Wis Walter Butler Shipbuilders call off strike vote after a settlement. Holger Modeen says all issues resolved and wage increases were incorporated into a contract signed Saturday by Walter Butler.
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Superior
Wis
Walter Butler
Modern Joan Of Arc Emerges From Patriot Battle In Paris
Paris reports a female FFI captain nicknamed The Wildcat who led 40 fighters against three German Mark IV tanks as Paris endured an eight day siege. She vowed vengeance after her brother’s death in a concentration camp and moved through the city to direct operations while scarce sleep wore on her.
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Paris
Administration Generale Assistance Publique de Paris
Forces of Liberation
Wildcat
FFI
Meaux Captured by Yankees in Unchecked Push
American forces sweeping in a wide arc crossed the Marne and seized Meaux, 23 miles east of Paris, as British and Canadian units pushed across the Seine toward Louviers and Vernon. The advance marked the first World War I battlefield involvement for U S troops, with multiple American columns striking toward Nangis Provins Gentilly and Vitry as German forces retreat toward the east.
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AEF
Reich
Marne
Meaux
Paris
Sedan
Seine
Louviers
Vernon
Point-de- L
Chateau-Thierry
Seine River
English Channel
Rouen
Joan of Arc
France
le Havre
Pas de Calais
Mantes
Elbeuf
Pont-De-L’arche
U. S. Third Army
Lagny
Nangis
Melun
Provins
Nogent
Villenauxe
Troyes
Vitry
Verdun
Predicted On Reconversion Setup
Washington D C a rules committee decision opened a wide floor debate on reconversion legislation. Rep Celler described a bipartisan substitute offering 52 weeks of unemployment at up to 25 weekly and veterans benefits rising from 20 to 35 weekly. The Ways and Means bill would remove retraining provisions and federal employee coverage.
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House
Rules Committee
Rep
Celler
Rules
Ways and Means Committee
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