Mystery Thrust May Trap Germans In Great France Drive
Allied dispatches report heavy German resistance west of the Orne River as American tanks push toward Paris with a northern thrust from Le Mans. The advance threatens to trap hundreds of thousands of German troops while Caen and Mortain come under intensified pressure.
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Batle
Philippines
Orne River Front
France
River
Orne
Guenther von Kluge
Paris
Paria
Alencon
Mans
Falaise
le Mans
America
Seine
Montgomery
Caen
Faralsa
Vimont
Tinney Harchart
Mortain
Vire
Gatheme
Pointe
Vengeans
Versailles
Guenther von Kloge
Threst
Alencén
Salaice
Supreme Headquarters
Orleans
NBC
Jeaudun
Chateaudun
Bizzaville
Chartres
Brittany
Loire River
Mantes
Angers
St.Milo
Brittany Rim
Brest
Armericans
Polish Troops Open Adriatic Front Advance On Six-Mile Front
Rome Aug 11 Polish forces launched an offensive along a six mile front on high ground above the Cesano river driving through Scapezzano Monterado and Corinaldo seizing key positions as they pressed toward Ancona and Penaro. Heavy storms slowed operations yet hundreds of prisoners were taken while German counterattacks failed amid continued rain and artillery fire along the Fifth and Eighth army fronts.
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Rome
Cesana
Cesano
Scapezzano
Monterado
Corinaldo
Ancona
Penara
Fifth Army
Eighth Army
Harold Alexander
Florence
Ronda
Allied Bombard Paris Axis Oil Depots and Rail Yards
American heavy bombers and RAF forces attacked oil depots, rail yards, and airfields near Paris and in Alsace Lorraine and western Germany. The strikes targeted submarine fuel dumps, rail hubs, and key bases to disrupt German and Japanese war industries, with missions over Nagasaki and Palembang also reported.
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London
Paris
Saarbrucken
Alsace Lorraine
Strasbourg
Mulhouse
Belfort
Antwerp
Brussels
Mets
Lille
Sedan
Berlin
U. S
St. Florentin
Pacy
Ramancan River
Villacoublay
Toussus-le-Noble
Coulommiers
Alsace-Lorraine
Rhine
Germany
Franconia
Bavaria
Bordeaux
la Pallice
Hitler
R.A.F
Atlantic
Nee
Broad plan of action for Dewey campaign outlined
Albany Aug 11 P Herbert Brownell Jr Republican national chairman presented a broad campaign plan to Gov Thomas E Dewey based on a midwest survey. He described overnight discussions with Dewey and state leaders to coordinate national and state efforts and said details would come as the campaign unfolds. Brownell cited optimism in Missouri Illinois Indiana and Kentucky after a 10 day Midwest trip.
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Albany
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Thomas E. Dewey
Brownell
Midwest
Dewey
Roosevelt
Douglas MacArthur
Chester W. Nimits
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Chicago
Swift 7 Mile Advance by Allied Troops in 24 Hours
Allied troops rapid seven mile advance in the past 24 hours reaches 17 miles southwest of Mogaung on the railway to Mandalay. Chinese forces and Kachin units further east push south from Myitkyina toward Bhamo while Indian allied forces pursue retreating Japanese along the Tiddim road to within 10 miles.
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Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Mogaung
Mandalay
Kachin Reinen
Myitkyina
Bhamo
India
Tiddim Road
Strikers Return To Work Across Northern Plants
AP reports strikers back at Wright Aeronautical and five northern New Jersey plants amid ongoing labor disputes. About 54 000 to 57 000 workers resumed the day shift as United Auto Workers and related unions coordinate actions, with Illinois and other states seeing stoppages and warehouse activity affected.
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Associated Press
Jersey
Wright Aeronaucal Tions
C.sc.united Auto Seentives
Ib. Ie
Inois Gelune Peplore Ot Sretin Nee Leer
Stock Market Index Sees Small Rise Across 60 Stocks
The average of 60 stocks climbs from 545 to 548 yesterday indicating a modest gain in the market. Investors watched key sectors for direction as trading closed with a minor uptick.
British Front in France Aug 11 1944 Montgomery speaks
General Montgomery declares the bulk of German forces in Northwest Europe are surrounded and cut off as Allied armies advance in France. He says liberation signals momentum and imminent victory, with General Eisenhower coordinating the Allied ground campaign.
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France
Europe
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eisenhower
Vlages
Kansas Wheat Crop Falls Despite Rainy July
Kansas wheat production is projected at 198,413,000 bushels for the state, down from July estimates due to heavy midwestern rains. Yield averages 16.7 bushels per acre, with high test weight but low protein. drought and rust hurt later-season yields in western counties. Sorghum and corn crops are forecast to reach record or near-record levels, with sorghum at 34,200,000 bushels on 3,800,000 acres and corn at 106,570,000 bushels. Other crops show varied gains and losses, while alfalfa and pasture conditions improve.
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Topeka
Upi
Kansas
H. L. Collins
Collins
Col- Ying
Witt
Kaw Valley
Germany broadens total mobilization as decrees expand regime control
London reports the Voelkischer Beobachter quoted Berlin radio saying Germany will not stop at power decrees and will mobilize unprecedentedly. The decrees ban entertainment, draft domestic workers into industry or army, compel women to work, and push many industrial workers into service. Moscow says mass arrests reach generals and civilians amid shootings in East Prussia and Danzig as SS guards attempt to seize officers amid potential top Nazi purges. Also notes Schacht and Neurath, once Nazi leaders, implicated or missing. Danish press notes troop movements toward Aarhus and suspect German trains heading toward France.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Berlin
Pax Joseph Gobbels
Moscow
Germany
Heinrich Himmler
East Prussia
Danzig
Hialmar Schacht Narmist
Konstantin*Von Neurath
Hitler
Schacht
Deant
Denmark
Stockholm
Ses Ee
Aarhus
Tast
Frarce
Russians Close on East Prussia and Warsaw Fronts
Soviet forces pierced toward East Prussia within about 50 miles of Tilsit and Memel while Rokossovsky’s army group pressed on Warsaw from the northeast. Cherniakhovsky’s units battered German defenses near Suwalki and Bialystok as the Red Air Force hit Baltic shipping. a Red drive extended to the Vistula south of Warsaw, threatening Silesia and the Kriegsmarine’s flank.
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Moscow
East Prussia
Tilsit
Memel
Junkers
Narew
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Warsaw
Prussia
Vistula
Suwalki
Germany
Poland
Ivan Cherniakovsky
DNB
Augustow
Vistule
Kralce
German Silesia
Breslow
Baltic States
Baltic
Sigs
Red Air Force
Hitler
Sandomierz-Hielce
Lagow
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Junker
Ultimatum Sent as German Forces Press Polish Uprising
London Aug 11 The German high command issues an ultimatum to Polish underground troops in Warsaw to surrender or die, as Poland appeals for aid from exile in London. A radio message from Bor indicates a looming disaster without timely help. The German authorities order all able bodied to report for calar service and six Warsaw University professors are said to have been executed in reprisal.
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London
Bor
Warsaw
University of ‘Warsaw
Spors
Union Service Sunday with Junior Choir Under Jeanne Scott
Special music by the Junior choir directed by Miss Jeanne Scott. Dr Ernest fare and lead will read as service lead in prayer. Dr on the athe Bottifect in Progresa.
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Jeanne Scott
Misa A Ee Ass Wal Ee Tee
Ernest Fare
Seri Oe
Athe
Japanese Move to Strengthen Home Defense by Aug Fifteenth
Tokyo radio said after two reports on Ni Nagasaki and arc affairs the cabinet will consider a plan to bolster homeland defense by August 15. War Minister Marshal Gen Yugiyama and Home Affairs Minister Shugeo Odachi submitted the detailed raid reports with claims of negligible damage.
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Nagasaki
Japan
Tokyo Radio
Taida Pro
Gen
Yugiyama
Homa Atieies
Shugeo Odachi
Tokyo
Camp At Kansas U Announces Midwestern Music Camp
University of Kansas announces the Midwestern Music Camp to be held next summer under Russell Wiley as director. The camp will run six weeks with three divisions: concert band, symphony or theatre, and choir, drawing high school students from many states and aiming for national stature.
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School of Fine Arts
University of Kansas
D. M. Swarthout
University
Russell Wiley
Thore
Wiley
Ley
Mica
Areacwe Eepe
Ita
Cooler Weather Reaches Kansas From Northwest
Topeka reports cooler air moving in from the northwest with highs across the state ranging from the low 100s in eastern regions to near 99 in Coffeyville and Dodge City. Overnight temperatures fall into the 50s to 70s with northern areas near 55 and southeastern areas near 75, while scattered showers are possible in northern and western Kansas.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Fiore Agi
Phillipsburg
Concordia
Wichit
Kansas City
Coffeyville
Dodge City
Minneapolis
Kan
Larned
McPherson
Goodland
Flora
Chadron
Neb
Lad Lands in Hospital After Short Bike Ride
Karl Vasicek Jr a 12 year old boy injured in a bicycle accident in Janesville Wisconsin returned home after eight weeks absence to ride with his sister at Ninth and Maine street. The youth suffered a brain concussion and was unconscious for several hours at Memorial hospital with condition improving but expected to require about ten days of care.
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Karl Vasicek, Jr
Karl Vasicek
Missouri
Ain Vasicek
Mary
Janesville
Wis
Kari Rush
Ninth
Maine Street
Karl
Memorial Hospital
Chinese and Japanese Clash in Canton-Hankow Rail War
Chinese communique reports heavy casualties as forces contest the Canton-Hankow railway. Chinese troops recapture Leiyang, while frontline battles continue south of Heng. The report notes significant engagements and ongoing efforts to push back Japanese elements.
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Chun
Canton-Hankow
Leiyang
Ee Hengies
Reba
End of Summer Sessions At University Cites Enrollment Dip
New evidence shows fall nears as summer sessions wind down at the university. Examinations wrap up, enrollment is expected to fall about 10 percent from 2,888 students including Army Navy and civilians, with 16 week fall term to begin late October. Football opener set for September 15 at Haskell Stadium featuring Washburn College. Local merchants report steady sales as heat wanes and households prepare for winter.
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Rigger
Naval Senet
K. U
Army
Navy
Tre
R. U
Ceeeehees
Haskell Stadium
Washburn College
Topeka
Sailor Shot in Hand Near Reno
Ray Vanderslice 81 of near Reno was shot in the left palm while hunting squirrels. He was taken by his brother Charles to Memorial hospital then to the naval hospital at Olathe for treatment. Vanderslice, on leave, has a wife and four children. his family and brother heard the shot but the exact accident details remained unclear. Labor Party nominates Roosevelt for president and Truman for VP with Wagner renominated for New York Court of Appeals associate justice.
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General Headquarters
Southwest
Pacific
Philippines
Guam
Corregidor
Douglas MacArthur
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Chester W. Nimitz
United States
Marianas
Japan
Nagashi Thurada
Richmond Keller
Saipan
Miami
Boston
T MacArthur
Pearl. Harbor
I Philippines
Santem
MacArthur
Davao
Ray Vanderslice
Reno
Lawrence
Charles
Memorial Hospital
Navy
K. U
Naval Hospital
Olathe
Vanderslice
Ray
Labor Party
New York
American Labor Convention
Dent Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Robert F. Wagner
Marvin Dye
Rochester
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20Th Bombing Command
Palembang
Sumatra
Kyushu
Palembank
Pladjoe
Nippon
Plad
Jon
China
Sasebo
20Th Air Force
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Padjee
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Union Service
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