Allied air raids cripple Salerno rail hubs in Italy
Allied bombardment of Salerno on the Italian mainland smashed marshalling yards and rail hubs, with day and night raids leaving rivers of flame. RAF bombers from the Middle East joined American Marauders in heavy attacks, while German fighters engaged in defense, with total Allied aircraft losses reported as 34.
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Belman Morin
Associated Press
LLIED
North Africa
Salerno
Naples
Northwest Africa
R.A.F
Middle East
Crotone
Cairo
ing
Rome
Cape Calonna
Prevesa
Reds Advance On Big Front
The German admit Kharkov loss marking a major retreat in southern Russia. The Kharkov evacuation, framed by D.N.B. as a German withdrawal, cites destruction of key installations and no Russian pressure in the fall of the city.
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Reds
ONDON
A.P
Kharkov
Russia
D.N.B
Litvinoff Recalled as Soviet Ambassador to U S
The retirement of Maxim Litvinoff as Soviet ambassador to the United States and the appointment of Andrei A. Gromyko as his successor were announced in Moscow. The move, published under Chronicle, raised questions on potential shifts in policy, with no official explanation given.
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HENRY C. CASSIDY
Associated Press
MOSCOW
Maxim Litvinoff
United States
Andrei A. Gromyko
Ivan Maisky
London
Fyodor Gesev
Canaan
Britain
Litvinoff
Maisky
Gromyko
Washington
William H. Standbey
U.S
Archibald John Clark Kerr
Chronicle
Quebec Talks Centre On New Drive Against Japs
Plans to intensify the war against Japan in the Pacific were reviewed in Quebec as Roosevelt Churchill and Soong discussed strategy. A possible first step is creating a strategic air force in China to work with submarines and ships patrolling the China Sea. If used from Chinese bases, air supply from India would test war logistics greatly to cut Japan’s supply line.
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Quebec
C.P
Japan
Pacific
Roosevelt
Churchill
T. V. Soong
Chiang Kai-Shek
Washington
Henry L. Stimson
Navy
Frank Knox
Steve Early
White House
China
China Sea
INDIA
New Douglas Aircraft Plant Dedicates In Chicago
The Left Hand Corner reports on the swift completion and dedication of Douglas Aircraft’s new Chicago plant just ten months after ground was broken. It will produce the four engined C 54 Skymasters in large quantities, using a vast wooden structure claimed to be the world’s largest. The project saves steel for other uses, with material shifts enabling production of tanks, trucks, rifles, shells, and armor. The facility includes 25 miles of runways for Sky masters carrying arms, equipment, or troops. A BBC bulletin notes a British lifeboat sighting at sea, and the page continues with further notes on the back page.
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SIE MAMMOTH
Douglas Aircraft
Chicago
New York Times
Army Air Forces
King Reveals Kiska Units in Canadian Force
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced on CBC that specially trained Canadian units led by Brig. Harry Wickwire Foster participated with American forces in the occupation of Kiska. He cited Vancouver Island training and National Resources Mobilization Act conscripts, naming the units and their commanding officers.
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QUEBEC
Dominion
Harry Wickwire Foster
Halifax
Picton
Ont
Canada
Kiska
Mackenzie King
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Japan
Germany
Vancouver Island
Alaska
King
Foster
Mr. King
Canadians Die From Mines As Kiska Is Secured
Canadian Press report details Canadians taking part in the unopposed invasion of Kiska Island on August 16 and 17, noting two Canadian lives lost to land mines or booby traps. The account describes vast destruction, cratered terrain from prior bombardment, wrecked Japanese military equipment, and preserved facilities including an intact underground hospital.
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Kiska
Aleutians
HERB JONES
KISKA ISLAND
Witchcraft Point
Quisling Cove
British Columbia
Kiska harbor
mintare
Japs Bomb China Cities Near Chungking in 1944 Ramadan
Japanese bombers attacked Suechwan province and the Yangtse trading center 145 miles northeast of Chungking as the city evaded a direct strike. The raid opened Chungking’s bombing season with alarms lasting two hours while local defenses engaged.
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CHUNGKING
Suechwan
Yangtse river
Canton
Nothing New On Axis Report Of Italy Invasion
London reports 24 hours after an Axis radio broadcast claiming Allied landings in Italy and Greece in “considerable force” nothing further heard. The Radio Liberation message, recorded Sunday by the information ministry, was locked in here with suspicion and beamed in French to North Africa.
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LONDON
Italy
Greece
radio liberation
North
Africa
information ministry
Kharkov Captured by Russian Army in Assault
Moscow reports Kharkov seized by storm after fierce engagements. Premier Stalin quoted in a special order of the day praising the breakthrough against German defenses in south Russia. The broadcast, recorded by the Soviet monitor, confirms the major tactical victory.
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LONDON
C.P
Kharkov
Russia
Stalin
Overman high command
Associated Press
Mius
Kvum
Kharkov recaptured by Russians amid German retreat
Russian reports and German communiques describe a volatile Kharkov situation with repeated handoffs between forces near the Dnieper basin. The fall followed a pattern of flank operations. German losses included hundreds of tanks and planes, prompting speculation over reserves and broader strategic implications for the Donets, Kuban, and Crimea regions.
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fronc
London
Kharkav
Donets basin
Kuban
Crimea
Huge Allied Invasion Fleet Readied Along North Africa Front
North Africa coast is described as a vast muster point for a major invasion, with massively equipped Allied armies and fleets ready for a hammer-blow assault on Europe from Italy’s toe to the Franco-Spanish border. Denis Martin reports from London on the buildup and impending operations.
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AFRICA
LONDON
C.P
Denis Martin
Reuters news agency
North Africa
North African
Europe
Italy
STOCKHOLM
IA.P
Svenska Dagbladet
Denmark
Christian
U.S
JAP RAILWAYS
BURMA
NEW DELHI
United States
Sagaing
Mandalay
Ywataung
Monywa
EDMONTON
Herbert Anscomb
British Columbia
Canada
MONTANA
KIWANIAN
REGINA
Aux
Kiwanis
Guy Vande Bogart
Havre
Western Canada
Kiwanis district
Stanity
McKeen
Vancouver board of trade
Fett st. John
PAS
William Stawnywike
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
here
Stawnychko
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Dnieper
William Smith White
M. Litvinoff
J. F. SANDERSON
Kiska Falls
Little Kiska island
harbor mouth
Ukraine
Caucasus
Orel
Belgorod
Stalingrad
overseas service
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