Baltic Front Chief Joins Russians in Desertion
AP dispatch reports the Baltic front commander who led the 16th and 18th armies deserted to the Soviet forces. German Vistula line breaches and rapid advances push Russian forces toward Silesia Krakow and Warsaw areas as Axis defenses tighten.
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London
Mander
Daniel de Luce
Moscow
Vistula
Silesia
Mans
Jabonkow
Pass
Krakow
Old Poland
Warsaw
Konstantinsky
Baltic States
Gulf
Riga
Second City
Baltic
Carpathians
Allied push to Florence nears as German positions collapse
Allied forces reach Florence with New Zealand and South African units advancing on the Arno. Bridges in the city area are destroyed while German troops withdraw to a narrow bridgehead just south of Florence. The Fighth Army reports gains near the city and German claims of repelled Allied attacks are unconfirmed.
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Rome
Florence
New Zealand
Lynn Heinzerling
Arno
Detroit Woman Drowns After Lake St Clair Swim Dare
Miss Jean Michaels, 25, of 18204 Birchcrest Detroit, ignored warnings from Eugene Marentette Jr., 30, as she swam near Strawberry Island in Lake St Clair. Marentette, who left her in a speedboat, had to be rescued after diving repeatedly to save her, nearly drowning himself in the 10 to 25 foot channel. The fisherman Ed Keahn reported the near-fatal exhaustion of Marentette during the rescue.
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Detroit
Lake St. Clair
Strawberry Island
Jean Michaels
Birchcrest
Eugene Marentette Jr
Baylis
Marentette
Ed. Keahn
Michael
Edison to refund 10.45 million to Michigan customers
The State Public Service Commission ordered Detroit Edison to return 10 450 000 to customers in Southeastern Michigan by year end and cut future annual gross revenues by the same amount. Affected areas include Ann Arbor Detroit area Lapeer Monroe Mt Clemens Pontiac Port Huron Royal Oak and Ypsilanti.
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Lansing
State Public Service Commission
Detroit Edison Company
Southeastern Michigan
Ann Arbor
Detroit Area
Lapeer
Monroe
Mt. Clemens
Pontiac
Port Huron
Royal Oak
Ypsilanti
Lions Club Powwow Planned at Hillcrest Aug 10
Seventh annual Lions Club Powwow at Hillcrest Golf Club grounds on August 10 with special guests from Macomb County armed services on furlough. Admission requires furlough papers. proceeds aid Lions Club optical program for needy children. Entertainment includes Harry Heilman, Phil Skillman, Johnny King, and Gus Howard with master of ceremonies duties.
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Lions Club
Hillcrest Golf Club
The
Macomb County
Armed Services
Harry Heilman
WXYZ
Phil Skillman
WJR
Johnny King
Gus Howard
Detroit
Mercury Sees 93 Degrees With Rain Expected
Forecasts call for thunder showers to cool the heat, with temperatures hovering near 93 degrees after a 73 degree low last night. Mount Clemens beach attendance has tripled as residents seek relief, says beach director Roy Quinn.
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Detroit
Mount Clemens
Roy Quinn
Wounded in France Pvt. Donald Baumgartner
Telegram from the War Department informs parents Mr and Mrs Ervin Baumgartner that Pvt Donald Baumgartner age 21 was wounded in action in France on July 18. He entered service January 1943 and went overseas in April. The family resides at 110 Grove Park after Mount Clemens High School until the tenth grade.
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Pvt
Donald Baumgartner
France
War Department
Ervin Baumgartner
Pvt. Baumgartner
Mount Clemens High School
Baumgartners
Grove Park
General German Withdrawal From France Indicated
Washington reporters recount a possible major German retreat from France before the current fighting season ends. Observers tie such a withdrawal to Western Allied offensives led by Eisenhower and the expected Brittany advance toward Brest and St Nazaire, while observers note risks of a last stand if eastern fronts permit.
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Washington
France
Germany
French
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Hitler
Brittany
Brest
St. Nazaire
Cherbourg
Plane Crash Injures Four In Detroit Area
A freely given joyride ended in a severe crash at a Detroit area field. Pilot Frank Miranonte suffered serious injuries, while youths Thomas Borset and Raymond Randolph along with Mona Jacobs sustained multiple wounds and shock.
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Detroit
Fairchild
Frank Miranonte
Malcolm
Thomas Borset
Hudson
Raymond Randolph
Merryweather
Grosse Pointe Farms
Mona Jacobs
Detroit Eyes Huge Willow Run Field
Detroit weighs a reported postwar plan to obtain Willow Run airport land in Warren Township while a suit to condemn a square mile for the airport hangs in Macomb County Circuit Court. Detroit expresses non committal views and Warren Township seeks a possible end to the suit as questions rise about land ownership after the war.
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Macomb County
Warren Township
Detroit
Willow Run
Sam
Yanks Close In On St Nazaire as Normandy Drive Races On
Allied reports say Lt Gen Bradley’s armor and infantry thrust near St Nazaire have sliced Bretons peninsula, widening a 65 mile wedge. Doughboy momentum extends 43 miles to Rennes area, with Nantes and Mauron within reach while Caen fronts hold a slim line.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Omar N. Bradley
St. Nazaire
Breton
Brittany
Rennes
U.S
Loire
Nantes
Mauron
Brest
Caen
Draft Clerk's Son Now in U S Uniform
Chet Kramer chief clerk of Macomb County Selective Service Board No 1 Mount Clemens bid farewell to his son John 18 who has been called into active Air Corps duty at Fort Sheridan Indiana He is a June graduate of Mount Clemens High School and will be assigned to Shepherd Field Texas in the future.
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Macomb County
Chet Kramer
Selective Service Board No. 1
Mount Clemens
John
Air Corps Combat Training Command
Fort Sheridan
Young Kramer
Mount Clemens High School
Air Corps Service
Shepherd Field
Texas
Re-Survey of 18 to 25 Defect Registrants Ordered
Local draft boards are directed to review cases of registrants aged 18 to 25 who before June 1 were found unfit due to educational or mental deficiencies. Army induction centers have used new tests in the last two months to assess qualifications.
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Washington
Army
Chev Strike Threatens Five More GM Plants
Detroit August 4 The wage department said a strike tying GM Chevrolet gear and axle division has the potential to close five additional GM plants in Pontiac Norwood Tonawanda St Louis and Atlanta. UAW CIO members refuse back to work orders and threaten to quit the International Union over control of Local 235.
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Detroit
General Motors
Chevrolet
War Department
War Labor Board
United Automobile Workers
CIO
Pontiac
Norwood
Ohio
Atlanta
Tonawanda
N. Y
Gereral Motors
St. Louis
N.Y
Uawcio
Geairound
International Union
International Executive Board
Four Fisher Brothers End 25 Years With General Motors
Detroit August 4 speculation swirled after a press conference by Lawrence P. Fisher William A. Fisher Edward F. Fisher and Alfred J. Fisher the four brothers who helped build General Motors admitting plans to return to business that would be large and automotive related but stating they do not currently intend to affiliate with any motorcar company competing with GM.
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Detroit
Fisher Brothers
General Motors Corporation
Lawrence P
William A
Edward F
Alfred J. Fisher
General Motors
Army Seizes Philadelphia transit in war effort
Philadelphia authorities report roaming strikers threaten violence as Army soldiers guard trolleys buses subways and elevated lines to restore service. General Hayes says suspected enemy sympathizers delay operations while Attorney General Biddle orders a Smith Connolly act probe amid racially charged clashes. See TIEUP-Page 3.
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Philadelphia
Philip Hayes
Third Service Command
Roosevelt
Market Street
Washington
Biddle
Smith-Connolly
Hayes
Allied forces topple Japanese base in Burma victory
Myitkyina falls after ten weeks of fierce fighting as Allied troops breach the Burmese front. General Stilwell earns high honors after a campaign that solidifies advances and lifts Allied morale.
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J. B. Krueger
Associated Press
Myitkyina
Stilwell
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