British Leader Predicts Widening World War Crises
Churchill warned parliament that Europe faces escalating crises with Germany and Japan, as Soviet pushes threaten Krakow and Silesia. Allied preparations expand from Normandy to Brittany and the Breton ports while Italy shows signs of collapse and strategic attacks continue across France.
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Vistula
Krakow
Silesia
France
Normandy
Breton
Brittany
Marne
Meuse
Rhine
Italy
Russians seize Stryj road junction in Carpathians front
Soviet forces push toward Czechoslovakia as Stryj falls and other units advance on the German border. Red army inflicts heavy pressure near the Carpathian passes while Zielony towns report fires and widening bridgeheads near Krakow and Silesia.
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Tom Yarbhrough
London
Stryj
Carpathian
Czechoslovakia
Pravda Front
Moscow
Yurgbudzie
Kaunas
Lwow
Czech
Wyszkow
Beskid
Ivan S. Konev
Ukraine
Joseph Stalin
Mizyun Stary
Mizyan Stary
Vistula River
Sandomierz
Krakow
German Silesia
Nida River
Army nurse stays with patients during crash
Lt Kathleen Dial and sister Lt Evelyn Dial, both Army nurses, were aboard an ambulance plane that lost bearings near Guinea. Florence Alabama nurse Florence maintained with 18 patients, suffering injuries likely requiring months of hospitalization and plastic surgery. Lt Evelyn Dial faces extended recovery with potential eyesight issues after a June crash. Lt Henry G. Coile Jr. married her in April in Australia.
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San Francisco
Kathleen R. Dial
Guinea
Florence
Ala
Milton Field Hospital
Here
Oster General Hospital
Jackson
Iss
Evelyn Dial
Dial
South Cific
Henry G. Coile Jr
Wicks& Miss
Hes
Inustralia
Urania Strike End Sought by War Labor Board
The War Labor Board telegraphed H Williams president Louisiana State Federation of Labor to take steps to end a strike by 285 Urania LumY Company workers in Urania Louisiana. The workers have been on strike since August 2 protesting the maintenance of membership provisions ordered by the board. They belong to the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners AFL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Labor Board
H. Williams
Louisianatate Federation of Labor
Urania Lumy Company
Urania
United Brotherhood of Arpenters and Joiners
Vast Allied Bomber Assault Targets Nazi War Industry
Formidable formations of over 1,400 American, British bombers fly from Brest to Germany in clear weather. More than 1,100 U S bombers strike northwest Germany for a second day. Royal Air Force Lancasters hit Brest submarine pens and other targets near Paris and Watten as part of a coordinated raid to trap submarines and hinder German command movement.
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London
Brest
Germany
Brittany
St. Lou Desserent
Paris
Watten
Allies Capture South Florence Front Deepens in Italy
Eighth Army troops occupied all southern Florence suburbs and moved a 25 mile front toward an Arno crossing amid German defenses. British, New Zealand, Indian and South African forces press south bank pockets as German rear guards withdraw. From Fiesole vantage, German observers watched the advance near Montelupo along the Arno.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Florence
Arno
Harold Alexander
Florentine Front
Montelupo
High school boys face service after war, Hershey says
Helena report quotes Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey as saying eligible high school youths will serve in the armed forces even after Germany is defeated. He noted slow potential demobilization and explained the large postwar manpower turnover will take time. He spoke during a press conference after arriving to meet with selective service officials.
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Helena
Mont
Lewis B. Hershey
National Selective Service
Armed Services
Germany
General Hershey
Navy
War Departments
America
Europe
Hershey
Former Head of State Prison Dies
Clay J. Dugas former superintendent of the state penitentiary died at Lady of the Lake Hospital Baton Rouge after a 10 day illness at age 73. A native of Assumption parish he served as prison head appointed by Gov Huey P Long and later served two terms in the state legislature. Survivors include his widow six daughters and four sons. Funeral services will be held Sunday with burial in Roselawn Cemetery in Baton Rouge.
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Baton Rouge
Clay J. Dugas
State Penitentiary
Lady of the Lake Hospital
Assumption Parish
Huey P. Long
Dugas
Assumption
LaFourche
Terrebonne
Iberville
Striking Philadelphia Transit Workers Back To Work
Five day strike crippling Philadelphia transit ends as leaders order a return to duty by 12:01 a.m. Monday. McMenamin and three others arrested on Smith Connally act charges. army pressure and WCAU broadcast cited as triggers. Bus service resumes at Naval Hospital line. trolleys halted. 19 trains operated.
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Philadelphia
WCAU
James H. McMenamin
General Emergency Committee
McMenamin
Philadelphia Transportation Company
William C. Dixey
Frank P. Carney
P. R. T. Employes Union
Company
Employes
Frank Thompson
Allies Prepare 10 Jail Germany Analysis in London
London Aug 5 Years of questions loom as Allies near victory over Germany within months. An international panel drafts armistice terms and plans to jail Germany geopolitically and economically until peace foundations are set. The European Advisory Commission accelerates work amid German strain on war and home fronts.
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London
Germany
Europe
European Advisory Commission
Tri-Power
John G. Winant
Unfit Merrill's Marauders Recalled Over Morale Clash
General Stilwell ordered a review after an official inquiry found morale near collapse among Merrill's Marauders. Ill advised promises and faulty hospital procedures led to unfit men being sent back to combat during the Burma operations around Myitkyina. The report notes no fault by medical officers or leaders.
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Stilwell
India
Merrill
Myitkyina
Burma
Joseph W. Stilwell
United States
Frank Merrill
Solomon Islands
Pacific
Allied Casualties in France Reach 115 665 Since D-Day
The Supreme Headquarters announced 115 665 Allied casualties in France from June 6 to July 20. U.S. losses totaled 69 526 with 11 026 killed 52 669 wounded and 5 831 missing. British 39 594, Canadian 6 545. Churchill noted American forces outpaced British in strength.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
France
United States
Americans Press Guam Break as Nimitz Sees Refugees Rise
United States Pacific Fleet reports rapid advances on northern Guam shrinking enemy control to about a quarter of the island. Nimitz notes 22 000 civilians seek shelter within American lines while Chamorro residents largely relocate from the northern area. Coastal pushes reach Lumuna Point and Tumon Bay as Japanese defenses tighten in a 56 square mile northern zone.
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United States Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Guam
Aem
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Chanorro
77Th Army
Lumuna Point
Sassayza Point
Anantes Point
Tumon Bay
First New Cars and Appliances Expected to Cost More
A government and trade survey indicates first postwar new cars, refrigerators, and washing machines will rise 20 to 35 percent above prewar prices. Radio sets may rise less, with a shift to higher quality receivers reflecting wartime improvements. Wage hikes, higher materials costs, and taxes drive the increases as the OPA plans policy ahead of restoration of industry, with a statement due before August 15.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Own Man Fires Upon Surrendering Nazis
Lt Billy Ashby of Pleasant Hill La, a patient at Lagarde Hospital in New Orleans, described German soldiers in Italy who surrendered after four walked out with hands up. A fifth man fired into the group as they advanced to a scout car, killing the fourth man while the others escaped surrender.
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New Orleans
Billy Ashby
Pleasant Hill
Lagarde Hospital
Italy
Ashby
75 Mile Plunge Advances In One Day Across Brittany
Allied armored columns drove 75 miles to Brest and pushed east toward Paris while reaching Loire and threatening Nantes and St Nazaire. American forces crossed the Mayenne and advanced near Rennes, Fougeres, and Domfront as British and Canadian units pressed German defenses along the Odon and Caen area.
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Austin Bealmear
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Brittany
Brest
Loire
Paris
Nantes
St. Nazaire
Pontivy
Lorient
Morlaix
Europe
Normandy
Mayenne
Orne
Villers-Bocage
Odon-Orne
Domfront
Caen
Barenton
le Teilleur
Fougeres
Rennes
Avranches
France
Stilwell’s Chinese Troops Take Two Thirds of Waingmaw
Lt. Gen. Joseph Stilwell announces Chinese forces have captured about two thirds of Waingmaw after crossing the Irrawaddy from Myitkyina. He states no Japanese remain between Burma and Chinese forces in Yunnan and weighs options to connect with China, possibly via a new road or linking with the old Burma road at Bhamo.
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Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Irrawaddy River
Myitkyina
Joseph W. Stilwell
Waingmaw
Stilwell
Burma
Yunnan Province
China
Bhamo
Barkley Dominates Kentucky Primaries as Votes Pile Up
In Kentucky, Alben W. Barkley leads the Democratic primary for the U S Senate with 42 639 votes from 1 590 precincts as rivals trail. Republican returns show Commonwealth Attorney James Park and others with notable tallies while other incumbents and challengers maintain strong showings across districts.
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Roy McKittrick
Missouri
Sen
Bennett Champ Clark
Clark
Senate
C. I. O. Political Action Committee
Louisville
United States Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Barkley
L. Boone Hamilton
Frankfort
Brooks L. Hargrove
William O'Connor
Jackson
John Franklin Jones
Mayfield
John J. Thobe
Covington
Jule W. Appel
Erlanger
Commonwealth
James Park
Lexington
Clarence Bartlett
Hartford
Silas W. Sullivan
Jamestown
G. Tom Hawkins
Noble J. Gregory
Brent Spence
Chester ©. Carrier
John M. Robsion
Dewey Calls Trip Highly Successful on Return Home
Governor Thomas E. Dewey said the New Deal lacks the competence for a smooth shift from war to civilian production after Germany falls. He spoke after a Western trip as 100 townspeople welcomed him in Pawling New York and predicted a substantial reduction in war output once European hostilities end.
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Pawling
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Germany
St. Louis
Albany
Dewey
Australian brides join American homes as war widens
Aug 5 report notes over 300 Australian brides will move to U S homes of husbands fighting in the Southwest Pacific. Seventy eight American homes will gain newborns born to these couples who become U S citizens at birth via paternal citizenship. Many children born since Gen Douglas MacArthur's advance in New Guinea. New group includes wives of T Sgt Marvin Campbell Daly Grove La and Pvt James Newton Route 4 Baton Rouge La.
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Southwest Pacific
United States
Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea
America
T Sgt
Marvin Campbell
Daly Grove
James Newton
Route 4
Baton Rouge
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Williams
South Florence
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