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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1944
Page
3
U S First Army in France reports a shift from Normandy to a broader France battle. Bradley’s drive out of Cherbourg strengthens maneuver room, pressures German forces, and tests their will as Allied air, armor, and logistics press toward interior France.
University of Kansas summer session presents an all musical vespers next Sunday at 8 in Hoch auditorium. Russell L. Wiley directs a 45 player orchestra and Dean D. M. Swarthout leads a 65 voice a cappella choir, with programs including Handel Water Music, Debussy, Mendelssohn, Bizet, Palestrina Exultate Deo, Bortniansky Tschesnokoff, Elgar Your Song From Paradise, Dark Water, and a patriotic Ode to the Home. The program opens with a Galilei organ piece arranged by Laurel Everett Anderson, and the KU quintet performs the opening movement of Dohnanyi’s E minor Quintet.
Kansas City August 2 Above road truckers warn if relief from the emergency tire shortage is not found more than 400 vehicles will be tied up within 60 days. Associated Highway Carriers Inc. reports 66 trucks already idle due to lack of large tires. Public Service officials warn hot weather may worsen wear on air lines and operations. The Office of Price Administration says the two emergency rationing panels in Kansas City and Springfield cannot be implemented before late this week.
Washington reports utility grade beef steaks and roasts will be ration free August 13 under the wartime grading system. Commercial good and choice grades remain rationed. WFA expects a cattle rush and ample beef storage space. OPA had debated limiting the move to utility grades to avoid price disruption. Warsaw reports Polish underground forces rise in force inside besieged city to fight Germans.
Britain and United States support Turkey’s move to sever diplomatic and economic ties with Germany effective at midnight. Premier Saracoglu says action does not guarantee entry into war. Turkey warns German aggression could trigger involvement. Move strains Balkan allies, reshapes Finland’s war stance with Mannerheim presidency and signals shifts toward Soviet influence. Berlin and Helsinki broadcasts react amid broader Axis pressures.
Lorraine C Faith filed for divorce from Lawrence John Faith in Douglas County District Court yesterday. The case is among regional civil actions as tensions in the Middle East influence local legal proceedings and public concerns.
Berlin reports Marshal Erwin Rommel sustained a brain concussion after an Allied air attack on France. The dispatch says he escaped serious injury, is in satisfactory condition, and was to be moved to a hospital.
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