Plans for German surrender outline by Allied powers
The Associated Press reports optimistic plans from Washington for Germany's surrender or collapse, with Britain, Russia, and the United States ready to act. The European Advisory Commission outlined three phases including possible joint occupation of Berlin, disarming Germany, and restoring civil authority, with varied timelines and contingencies.
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New York
Associated Press
United States
Britain
Russia
Washington
John M. Hightower
Berlin
Lne
Casablanca
Stalin
Moscow
Churchill
Hull
Hightower
Autns
European Advisory Commission
Germany
Dewey Statement On GI Vote Disputed
New York August report notes Citizens Non-Partisan Committee disputed Dewey’s claim the soldier vote is simple. The group argued service members have slim chance to vote in November, citing frequent moves and delays in ballot delivery. It urged stations to air its counterstatement.
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New York
United Press
Dewey
New York State
Citizens Non-Partisan
Broadcast
War Ballot Commission
Albany
Germans Await 5th Army Move Near Pisa Front
German forces under Field Marshal Kesselring along the Arno show jitters as they wait for news on the American 5th Army’s resumed push. The article notes increased patrol activity, crossings, and destruction of enemy sites while Allied positions remain steady and preparations for new movement intensify in the Tuscany area.
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Pisa
Albert Kesselring
Arno
Mark W. Clark
Gothic Line
Leghorn
Tuscany
Clark
Monte Pisano
8Th Army
Florence
Lost and Found Notices From Military Wallets and Items
A series of lost items including wallets belonging to Pvt James J Marshall T 5 Robert Stoddard and Pfc Fred Franciscone plus a red Cross bag with Agfa camera and film rolls. Found items include an identification bracelet for William Foy religious medals for James Gilroy and a wallet for William Wilner. A distinctive photograph group shows the National Capitol with a mother and baby by a large birthday cake.
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James J. Marshall
Red Cross
Wallace Krajkowski
Robert Stoddard
Charles A. Cella
Robert BE. Walker
Michigan
Pfc
Fred Franciscone
Charles Grasselena
Wiliam Foy
James Gilroy
National Capitol
William Wilner
Rommel Reported Injured. Health Said Improving
The Paris radio, cited by Reuters, says Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's health is improving after his car was attacked by two low flying planes. His driver was killed and Rommel was wounded by machine gun fire when he leaped from the car.
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London
Erwin Rommel
Paris
Reuter
Ex Capone Gunman and Bodyguard Slain in Auto Ambush
Lawrence Mangano, 54, and his bodyguard Michael Pontillo, 34, were shot in a black sedan as Miss Rita Reyes survived. Police say gambling war motives tie to the Capone syndicate succession after Frank Nitti’s death, with Jack Guzik a possible figure. Pontillo died seven hours after the attack, Mangano at Bridewell Hospital.
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Chicago
Lawrence
Dago” Mangano
al Capone
Michael Pontillo
Mangano
Pontillo
Underworld
Yanks To Be Released To Work In The Plants
Washington August 6 Soldiers will be released for work in the plants to raise heavy bus and truck tire output by 30 percent in August and September, the War Production Board disclosed. The program covers servicemen over 30 in the continental United States not in the infantry with one year as heavy tire builders or 경험 Banbury mixer operators.
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Washington
War Production Board
Continental
United States
Banbury
French Thunderbolt Pilots Visit Corsica for Home Mission
The LaFayette and Dauphine squadrons of the 4th French Fighter Group dine at a Corsican base. Captain Boyrot and Lt Le Mome preside over a mixing of French and English banter as pilots, many trained in the U.S., prepare for a first mission into France. A chef’s bell and fines chronicled the light discipline before the party heads to briefing for departure.
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Corsica
Escadrille de Navarre
LaFayette
Dauphine
Boyrot
Equatorial Africa
U. S
le Mome
France
Interest In Politics Said Nil At Fro
Captain Albert J Hoffmann, a former Italy Division chaplain and holder of the Silver Star, Distinguished Service Cross, and Purple Heart, told the Catholic Order of Foresters that servicemen at the front are not interested in politics and rely on home folks to uphold the American way they fight for. He recalled losing a leg on November 7 in Olivetta Italy and warned that reports and strikes at war plants alienate soldiers and interfere with war effort. He stressed that a soldier’s religion is a personal matter and can be practiced on battlefields or streets without ridicule.
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Stars and Stripes
U. S
Chicago
Albert J. Hoffman
Italy
Order of Foresters
Hoffmann
Olivetta
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Stars and Stripes U. S. Bureau
Waldorf-Astoria
20Th Century-Fox
Jackie Knowles
Kay Hess
Clo Fargo
Carolyn Cross
Mary Sinclair
Wilma Johnson
Shirley Elman
Acme
5Th Army
Lst
Don Williams
Rommel
Capone
Thunderbolt
Sgt
Vic Dallaire
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