U S Units In City Limits Of Brest The New Wedge To Trap Germans
U S armored elements have entered Brest city limits and pressed within 18 miles of St Nazaire. American and British forces fought west and south of Rennes and crossed the Mayenne near Mayenne. In Brittany they advanced toward Nantes and near Pontigny on the peninsula. German defense appeared to weaken as the Allies expanded the western front. The Vichy radio claimed Americans neared Nantes though details were withheld. The front war report noted limited German resistance and ongoing Allied advances toward the Brittany coast.
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Vire
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Normandy
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F Rence
Vichy
Nantes
Pontigny
Strike in Helsingfors sparks Danish protest over Otto Bulow death
Stockholm reports UPA general strike began in Helsingfors Denmark as protest against the slaying of Otto Bulow Danish globe trotter and artist by German occupiers. Danish patriots claim Bulow was shot by Nazis in reprisal for an informer purge.
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UPA
Helsingfore
Denmark
Otto Bulow
Danish Globe Trotter
Nhagen
Bulow
Eighth Army Pushes Nazis Back Along 25 Mile Florence Sector
Rome Aug 5 Allied command says Eighth Army troops occupy Florence suburbs south of the Arno and push the enemy back on both river banks along a 25 mile front. British Indian New Zealand and South African forces drive Nazis from the south side of the Arno while Germans defend Ponte Vecchio and mass artillery around Firenze.
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Eighth Army
Florence
Arno
Harold Alexander
Altho
Ponte Vecchio
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Arno On Both Sides of the City Which Remain In No ‘Man’s Land
London Bridge
Fiesole
Arm Japan for Total War and Sweep in New Guinea
The Japanese cabinet orders arming the entire population for total war and forms a supreme war council to coordinate policy as Allied forces force a 700 mile retreat along the Dutch New Guinea coast. Gen. Tochima retreats with about 15,000 troops near Manokwari while Allied losses remain light and Japanese losses are heavy.
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New Guinea
India
Burma
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Domei
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Navy
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UPI
Dutch New Guinea
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Geelvink Bay
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MacArthur
Waren
Manokwari
New Balkan Air Force Formed for Yugoslav Resistance
A new allied Balkan air force has been formed to support Tito's partisans and other resistance in the Balkans with bases in Yugoslavia, Italy, and Africa. It will be led by Air Vice Marshal William Elliott and includes British American, Italian, Polish, and Greek squadrons, with Yugoslav crews to join later. The force operates mainly from Italy and reports to a political committee to align with governmental policy.
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Stock Market Index Shows Moderate Uptick
A stock market report notes the Aspane index of 60 stocks at 54.2 points on Thursday with tentative gains across sectors. Investors awaited earnings results and regional data to guide further moves.
Coast Train Crash Near Stockton Kills 47
A west bound Atlantic Coast Line passenger train collided with a freight on a siding near Stockton Georgia early today killing at least 47 people mostly railway laborers returning home for the weekend. At least 47 bodies were recovered and many more were injured. A hospital car carrying wounded soldiers was derailed but none seriously injured.
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Alabama
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Draken
Finney General Hospital
Thomasville
WPB Sets 56 705 Trucks for First Quarter 1945
The War Production Board announced 56 705 trucks will be produced in the first quarter of 1945 for essential civilian use. This target is compared to 93 562 units for the full year 1944 and 41 068 trucks planned for the last three months of 1944.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Fall of Anjen Reported as Chinese Forces Fight On
Chinese authorities announced the fall of Anjen, 38 miles east of Heng ang, to Japanese forces. They said Jingjiang, Kiangsi near the Hunan border, 90 miles northeast of Hengyang, was recaptured by Chinese troops. Bitter fighting had raged for weeks in both areas, and Ansen fell Thursday night, the high command said.
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U S Casualties in France Reported Heavy
Allied forces in France have lost 116,148 men killed wounded or missing from D day to July 10. About 10,000 Americans are among the total, with additional figures including pre invasion exercises. British losses reach 5,646 killed and 27,266 wounded. Canadian casualties tally 919 killed 4,854 wounded.
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Bombing Blitz Across Europe Targets Brest to Hannover
Allied air forces launched a massive strike day over Europe. More than 1,100 American Liberators and Flying Fortresses attacked Dollbergen Hannover Brunswick and other targets in Germany while Lancasters hit Brest robot depots St Leo Desser lent and the Etaples rail line. RAF bombers struck Brest submarine pens as moonlight raids hit Lille forests and rocket sites. Heavy losses included 19 bombers and 22 fighters.
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de Lille Forest
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Four-Year-Old Girl Injured by Window Fall
Elizabeth Ann Weeks, 4, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lyle Weeks of Route 3, fell from a second story window at home about 7 pm. She was taken to Memorial Hospital where X-rays were planned to check for skull injuries. she was resting comfortably this afternoon.
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Lyle Weeks
Route 3
Memorial Hospital
Troops Move In As Philadelphia Strike Intensifies
Philadelphia faces a tense standoff as troops and about 150 military police arrive to take control of Philadelphia Transportation Company buses amid a five day strike. Authorities plan to mobilize more units if needed to restore bus, trolley, and subway service while state guards stand by to maintain order.
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Operations on Guam Nearing an End
The Allied forces push toward the end of the Guam offensive as carrier aircraft deal heavy blows to Japanese defenders. Adm. Chester W. Nimitz reports only slight gains after capture of Mount Tigado and notes continued fighting with wounded remains of the enemy. The Saipan operation is confirmed, with Japanese daily losses averaging, while prisoners increase.
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Rennes Crowd Cheers Entry as French Collaborators Face Vengeful City
Associated Press report from Rennes on August 4 describes 80,000 locals cheering an American arrival and targeting French collaborationists. Photographers witnessed mobs beating a captured prisoner as resistance members dragged two collaborators toward a jail amid calls for execution.
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Associated Press
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Heat wave ends as Kansas cools after scorcher day
Topeka reports a break in the heat with highs forecast 85 to 95 across the state and 90 to 95 in the southeast. Thunder and lightning accompany the cooling trend though rain was sparse, mainly in the northeast. Measurements show varied rainfall with Lecompton 1.60 inches and Wichita 74 degrees at night. Earlier, Wichita reached 104, Topeka 102, and Kansas City 101.
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Guerrilla Warfare Begins Against Nazi Forces in Paris Region
Madrid reports that French factory workers in the Red belt surrounding Paris have begun open guerrilla warfare against German occupation. German SS troops patrol Aubervilliers La Courneuve and Billancourt as several factories, including Renault aircraft and tank works, suffer bomb damage from explosions not caused by allied planes.
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Bomb Attacks Cease and Heffner Nominated in Marion
Bomb attacks on southern England ended today as aircraft droned toward Pas-de-Calais, signaling possible success against launch sites. In Marion township, Olin Heffner won the Republican trustee nomination with 52 votes to John A. Elmes 37.
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Rain Brings Big Drop in Lawrence Temperatures
Rain last night cooled Lawrence after a day with readings near 100 degrees. Thermometers hit 102 before a sharp drop to 72 by 10 PM, with winds and overnight showers totaling around 0.98 inches in nearby Cameron Bluff. Local observers note relief from two days of sweltering heat.
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Cameron Bluff
Kansas Electric Power Company
R.E.P
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C. J. Posey
Lawrence
Walter Schwarz
Weath
Worden
Forty Douglas county draftees register for service in August
Twenty Douglas county residents were listed for military registration at the selective service office in the Community building in August. Names include Leonard Owens route 4 Lane George Leslie Brown Jr 1221 New Jersey street Orie Rich Collins 1838 Kentucky samen Clinton Wien 44 Alabama Prout Morton York route 3 Bala win Charles Henry Winter 02s Tennessee street John Feldman Bradley THs Rhode Island street Alvin Henry Seele route 4 Law rence Kenneth Seine Hudara Samuel Wesley Scott Oakland cal Morris Brown Baldwin segbert Keith Chubb route 3 Baxter ein veitenmets Paul Gibler route 3 Bald win Franklin McNish route 2 Riche ein Earl Roper 1040 erage street Wesley Wayne Miller on New Jersey Lanos Eugene Kurtz route 1 Eurora Robert Lawrence Gallagher 523 Louisiana street Lamont Waite Geston 1553 Louisiana street To Diacuns Flood control discuss proposed by Rotary club speaker George Knap Kansas board of agriculture attache. He will meet flood control committee of the Chamber of Commerce afterward.
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Rey
Selective Service Office
Wen Leonard Owens
Lane George Leslie Brown, Jr
New Jersey
Orie Rich Collins
Kentucky
Samen Clinton Wien
Alabama
Prout Morton York
Balawin
Charles Henry ‘Winter
Tennessee
John Feldman Bradley
Rhode Island
Alvin Henry Seele
Lawrence
Kenneth Seine
Hudara
Wreneh
Samuel Wesley Scott
Oakland
Cal Morris Brown
Baldwin
Segbert Keith Chubb
Baxter Ein Veitenmets
Paul Gibler
Baldwin Franklin McNish
Riche Ein
Earl Roper
Erage
Wesley ‘Wayne Miller
New Jeresey
Lanos
Eugene Kurtz
Eurora
Robert Lawrence Gallagher
Louisiana
Weather forecast and temperatures for Kanese region
Occasional thunderstorms expected tonight and Sunday with moderate temperatures. Highs in the lower to mid 80s in the north and upper 80s in the south. Local thunder showers Monday. Record readings show today’s high at 92 and low at 72 with 7 am yesterday data.
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