Allied Air Blitz Hits Pas de Calais Coast With Heavy Losses
About 1,250 American bombers and fighters led an extensive Allied assault on Boulogne Calais and nearby ports in Pas de Calais. The raid dropped roughly 2,000 tons of bombs with significant aircraft losses among American crews.
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Pas de Calais
France
England
Cologne
Germany
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Renes
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U. S
Fane Fee
Pas de Calais de
Perce
Polish Premier Mikolajczyk Visits Washington for Talks
Polish Prime Minister Stanislaw Mikolajczyk arrived in Washington on a weeklong visit as a courtesy call of the United States government. He is expected to meet with U.S. officials on European and Polish questions and to discuss relations with the Soviet Union and Britain.
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Washington
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Poland
United States
Moscow
Stephen Early
Stettimigs
War Production tops May goal by two percent
War Production chief Charles Wilson says May output exceeded target by two percent with aircraft deliveries including Liberator heavy bombers at planned rates. He notes no decline in production as plants shift to other work, listing facilities in Texas, California, and Oklahoma.
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Washington
Charles Wilson
Wiput
War Production Board
Aircraft Production Board
Wilson
Texas
Sran Diego
Fe Douglas
Tulsa
Okla
Local Girl in Wacs Dies in New Jersey
A 21 year old daughter of Mrs Adolph Braun died in Fort Dix New Jersey from fever and pneumonia after enlisting in the Wacs and receiving training in Des Moines Iowa and was to report to Fort Dix. She survived by her parents Mrs Robert and Adolph Braun Jr and Mrs Charlies Schu Crosse.
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Adolph Braun
Street
S Army Corps
Fort
Wacs
Des Moines
Fort Dix
Robert
Camp
Adolph, Jr
Mary
Pacific
Charlies Schu- Crosse
Ice Delivery Drivers Threaten Strike Over Wage Demand
Ice and coal truck drivers in La Crosse threaten to strike if the war labor board does not grant a 10 cent hourly wage increase by Tuesday night. Mayor Verdota and officials urge the board to act, citing public health risks and city ice shortages.
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WLB
Elmer Warninger
Coal Dealers’ Credit Bureau
J. J. Verdota
Bachman
Warninger
Fred Steele
A. M. Murphy
Edward Peters
City Health Department
Chicago
Murphy
la Crosse Coal and Ice Dealers
Camp McCoy
Moto-Meter Gauge and Equipment Company
Bangor
West Salem
Holmen
Onalaska
Houston
New Albia
British Protest German Shipping Through Dardanelles
The British government issued vigorous representations to Turkey over permitting German ships, once used in the Black Sea, to pass the Dardanelles. The vessels are described as warships in the Black Sea and clearly intended for similar use in the Aegean Sea.
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Dardanelles
London
Turkey
Black Sea
Aegean Sea
Sixteen Japanese Vessels Sunk by U S Submarines
United States submarines have destroyed 16 more of Japan s merchant ships bringing the total sunk to 589. The latest battle included a large transport and a large cargo vessel along with seven medium cargo vessels two small cargo vessels four medium cargo transports and one small cargo transport. These actions were not previously reported by the navy department.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Navy
Pacific
Far East
Navy Department
Rep McMurray enters Democratic race for Senate
Milwaukee report states Rep. Howard McMurray of the 5th district formally announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for United States senator. Endorsed by the Democratic state convention at Wausau last month, he will face Douglas Anderson, a 25 year veteran of the internal revenue service, in the race.
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Milwaukee
Howard McMurray
5Th
Wausau
McMurray
Douglas Anderson
Department of Internal Revenue
Brazil Recognizes New Ecuadorean Government
Quito reports Brazil recognizes the new government in Ecuador as the two nations engage in formal diplomatic steps signaling acceptance of the administration.
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Brazil
Quito
Ecuador
More Initiative Demanded by German Army
Propaganda Minister Goebbels urged German troops to show more initiative as five years of war stretched resources. Concurrently German high command ordered broader use of death sentences to preserve discipline and troop security, U S government monitors report.
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Associated Press
Joseni Goebbels
U. S
Policy Toward Italy Awaited
United States policy toward the new Italian government was expected to be announced soon as Adolf A. Berle Jr. commented that the capture of Rome was not unforeseen. The story covers wartime Allied advances, Moscow praise for Rome’s fall, Mussolini appeals, and Catholic leaders’ reactions.
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N. H
Adolf A. Berle, Jr
United States
All
Boscawen
Berle
Rome
Washington
Moscow
Italy
Mikhail Galaktitnov
Pravda
Harold Alexander
Yank
Duce
Rome Speaks as Allies Push to Free City
Rome celebrates as American forces and Italian partisans advance toward the Tiber, with crowds cheering and partisans manning rifles. Civilians cheer across the city while German resistance slows near key bridges and a destroyed Fiat factory signals the fight to free Rome.
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5Th Army
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Tiber
Wehrmacht
Fiat
San Lorenzo
Porta Maggiore
Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore
Italy
Rome Liberated as Allied Forces Secure Eternal City
Allied troops entered Rome after German forces evacuated and fought bitter street clashes surrounding the government quarter. German broadcasts minimized Rome's value while bishops, diplomats, and Vatican watchers described a tense liberation amid confirmed occupation by the 5th Army.
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San Lorenzo
Tiburntina
Ostiense
Trastevere
Rome
Berlin
Baron von Weizsaecker
Holy See
Villa Bonaparte
Vatican City
Vaticcan City
Japan
Hungary
Slovakia
Romania
Finland
Maderid
Fiat
5Th Army
Harold Alexander
Bank of Italy
Via
Casilina
Albert Kesselring
Italy
Jap Offensive In China To Foil American Strategy
Tokyo radio declared a major offensive aimed to split China and cripple American strategy. Allied air gains were reported in New Guinea and the central Pacific while Mountbatten announced progress in Burma. MacArthur widened the Biak Island campaign against Japanese defenses.
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China
Tokyo
Associated Press
Tokyo Radio
New Guinea
Southwest Pacific
Kurile Islands
North Pacific
Truk
Central Pacific
Sha
Hunan
India-Burma
Adm
Louis Mountbatten
Japan
Myitkyina
Burma
Mamsun
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Southwest
Kuriles
Shumushu
Paramushiro
Matsuwa
Douglas MacArthur
Biak Island
Schoutens
King Vittorio Emmanuele Gives Up Powers in Italy
Naples reports King Vittorio Emmanuele age 74 has signed a decree surrendering royal authority to the Italian government after 44 years on the throne. He said his withdrawal from public life would take effect when Allied troops enter Rome and would pass powers to Prince Umberto as lieutenant general.
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New York
Rome
Palazzo Venezia
Mussolini
Cee
Mutual Broadcasting System
G. L
John Vitto
Germany
Naples —i
Vittorio Emmanuele
Italy
Umberto
Allied forces advance as German 10th and 14th Armies retreat
Allied units surge into Rome amid celebration as German 10th and 14th Armies fall back north toward defense lines 150 miles away. U.S. heavy bombers hit rail yards from Ferrara to Forlì, destroying vehicles and crippling rail links into France. Vatican observers note neutrality as troops pass near St Peter's Square.
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Naples
5Th
Rome
Tiber
Mark W. Clark
Ferrara
Castel Maggiore
Bologna
Faenza
Forli
Venice
Rimini
France
Vatican
St. Peter's
Vatican City
Papal
Roosevelt to address nation on Rome fall in 15 minute broadcast
President Roosevelt will speak at 7 30 p m central wartime time tonight in a 15 minute radio address carried by the four major networks. The speech will cover the Rome situation and the war news.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Rome
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