Eight German Officers Hanged in Plot Against Hitler
London reports Field Marshal Erwin von Witzleben and seven expelled officers were executed after a trial for complicity in the July 20 plot to kill Hitler and surrender Germany to the Allies. Col. Claus von Stauffenberg and Beck were named in the case. Beck died by his own hand after the failed coup.
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London
Erwin von Witzleben
Berlin
Hitler
Germany
von Witzleben
People's Court H
Adolf Hitler
Nazi Germany
DNB
Col
Caint Claus von Stauffenberg
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Ludwig Beck
Beck
Missouri Govern ors Conference and Primary Tussle
Report notes publican governors gathering in St. Louis for the Missouri primary amid tension and criticism. Democratic contender Ben Champ Clark loses decisively to Roy McKittrick, with Clark's support eroding despite Truman connection and Robt. A. leading committee backing.
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Congress
Ben Champ Clark
Missouri
Sen
Truman
Vnocent
Roy McKittrick
Sidney Hillman
C. S O.-Comst
New York
Japanese sisters aid in escape accused of treason in war trial
In United States district court a German prisoner and a fellow soldier testified they were helped to flee internment by three Calnia-born Japanese sisters from Amache Colorado. The trio are charged with treason and conspiracy to treason. They provided clothing maps and some money to the escapees. The proceedings revealed the defendants had ties to the Granada relocation center and that the case hinges on wartime treason allegations.
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United Es District Court
Cpl
Hein- Haider
al Erwin
Nidad
Colo
Wagon Mound
Tsuruko (Toots) Llace
Florence
Flo
Vze Otani
Billie Tara Tanigoshi
Faider
Lees
Granada Relocation Center
Amache
Beire
Pearl Harbor
Ingley
Calif
Arkansas voters decide Fulbright Adkins runoff for Senate nomination
Voters in Little Rock choose between Rep. J W Fulbright and Gov. Adkins in a runoff for the U S Senate nomination. Campaigns centered on personalities with limited discussion of New Deal or national issues as polls opened at 8 a m and closed at 6 30 p m.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
J. W. Fulbright
M. Adkins
Detoceita Natorial
Adkins
Ansie
Political Action Committee
Fulbright
Sen
Hattie - Caraway
C. SO
Adate
Hense
Dewey Settles New York Race For Senate Nomination
Governor Dewey closes in on the New York senatorial race as he backs a likely Curran nomination. Curran, a Manhattan Republican leader, would clash with Democratic Senator Wagner in a battle shaped by Dewey’s push for younger officeholders. Wagner seeks renomination as the Democratic-leaning contest unfolds in New York City.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
U. S
Dewey
Executive Mansion
Capitol Hill
Thomas J. Curran
Curran
Manhattan
State Committee
New York City
Senate
Robert F. Wagner
Wagner
Democratic State Committee
American Labor Party
Wag
Retreating Nazi Atlantic Wall Shrinks Amid Evacuations
Reports from France say Adolf Hitler's Atlantic Wall across southwestern France is largely abandoned as American advances push north toward Paris. German forces are redeployed, leaving few troops at the frontier and moving artillery by rail amid sabotaged lines and border guard shifts.
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Iran
Spain
Adolf Hitler
Atlantic Wall
Bordeaux
France
Brittany
Paris
Maginot Line
Belgium
Hendaye Bridge
Loire
Bayonne
International Bridge
Bidassoa
Hendaye
Biarritz
New Japanese Premier Reports Serious War Strains
Premier Koiso warned on Japanese radio of unprecedented national difficulties due to American advances in the Marianas and New Guinea and a possible blow at homeland. He urged consolidation of total strength, promised focus on victory, and linked the address to Imperial Script Day celebrations.
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Associated Press
Kuniaki Koiso
Tokyo Radio Today
Marianas
New Guinea
Federal Communications Commission
Koiso
Russians Push 60 Villages Past Vistula Defenses
Soviet forces surged from the Vistula bridgehead and reached 30 miles west of the river in Poland. Marshal Konev reported thrusts beyond Szydlow and threatening Kielce, aiming to cut Krakow to Warsaw communications. Spearheads approached Krakow within 37 miles as the drive widened.
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Moscow
Red Army
Vistula
Krakow
Warsaw
Poland
Ivan S. Konev
Ukraine
Szydlow
Kielce
Marines Seek Souvenirs Kill Japs on Saipan
Three marines from the reserve advance beyond front lines at Saipan and silence an enemy machine gun nest delaying another unit for a day. They kill at least five Japanese soldiers while missing any memorabilia. Privates First Class Neil A. Cole Joseph W. Miciak and Julius L. Bennett led the operation behind enemy lines.
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Saipan
Marianas Islands
Neil A. Cole
Battle Creek
Mich
Joseph W. Miciak
New York City
Julius L. Bennett
Route 1
Harrisville
Miss
Cole
Bennett
Hitler Recovers From Bomb Burns, Report Says
The Swiss Der Bund article cited by the OWI states Adolf Hitler has recovered from July 20 burns and needs a period of quiet. He is said to be resting at Berchtesgaden with morale improving.
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New York
Adolf Hitler
der Bund
OWI Today
Berchtesgaden
Crushed plot changes Nazis at the French frontier
Reports from France suggest Hitler's plot failures and Allied advances have left many German officers pessimistic about ending the war quickly. SS units assume a larger role in combat while Von Rundstedt’s removal dampens morale. evacuation rumors circulate as tension rises between SS and regular armies.
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French
Adolf Hitler
France
von Rundstedt
Hitler
Germany
Ger
Black Day Anniversary Marks German War Loss
The 26th anniversary recalls the August 8 1918 Allied offensive led by Marshal Foch in the Albert Montdidier sector. British and French troops with 450 tanks breached lines, advancing about 7 1/2 miles on a 20 mile front and taking thousands of prisoners. The push began the end for Germany, leading to rapid collapse and peace three months later.
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Associated Press
Marshal Foch
Albert-Montdidier Salient
Central Alliance
Germany
American B-24 Raid on Shanghai Reports Little Damage
The Japanese Comet agency, via a U S wire less transmission recorded by the FCC, said a single American B 24 bomber raided Shanghai today and caused only very slight damage.
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New York
Shanghai
Japanese Comet Agency
Federal Communications Commission
Guam Conquest Near as Pacific Fleet Reports Advances
American marines and soldiers on Guam have pushed Japanese forces into the island’s northern tenth, signaling near-complete reconquest of the former naval base. Reports say Yap Island’s neutralization and the severing of the Aitape to Wewak supply line, with American air activity over Mindanao and the Philippines, accompany prior carrier strikes and Allied losses.
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United States Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Guam
United States
Yap Island
Carolines
George C. Kenney
Far Eastern Air Force
Australia-New Guinea
Philippines
Corregidor
Bonin
Kazan Islands
Tokyo
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
Yap
Mindanao
MacArthur
Aitape
Allied Command Announces 42000 Japanese Killed in India Burma Drive
An Allied spokesman at Southeast Asia Command in Kandy says 42000 Japanese dead and four of nine Burma divisions liquidated in the drive into northeast India and Stilwell’s jungle campaign. Japanese retreat speculated toward Mandalay as patrols push beyond Tamu toward the Yu and Chindwin rivers.
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Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Burma
India
Joseph W. Stilwell
Mandalay
Tamu
Yu River
Chindwin
Tiddim
Imphal
Manipur
Allied Drive Shrugs Toward Paris as German Reinforcements Rush In
Allied forces push along a 130 mile front reaching near Paris as German units rush reinforcements from southern France. Canadian troops breach near Caen striking through heavy defenses while American forces advance toward Le Mans 110 miles from Paris. Mortain counterattack ends as US and Canadian forces expand gains in Brittany and Normandy with night assaults and heavy bombing.
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Gladwin Hill
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
France
Caen
le Mans
Mortain
U.S
Orne River
Breton
United States
St. Malo
Brest
Lorient
Berlin
Gatheme
Vire
Normandy
Brittany
Doughboys
Mayenne
Laval
Falaise
Big Fish In Strike Sought By Federal Probe
Philadelphia eyes F B I agents and a federal grand jury to probe a six day transit strike triggered by a housing of Negro drivers, amid union charges of company collusion and sinister activity. The army seized the lines under Roosevelt and armed troops guard buses and trains. Police warn the inquiry may last a week or more.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Transportation Company
C. I. O. Transport Workers Union
Government War Agency
Henry A. Schweinhaut
Biddle
Fair Employment Practice Committee
Roosevelt
Army
Frank L. McNamee
War Manpower Commission
McNamee
Grand Jury
Transport Workers Union
Reports claim Himmler assassination and Goering wound
A newly captured German officer said Himmler was assassinated and Goering wounded in a new attack on the Nazi leadership. Austrian captives corroborated, but British officials noted no confirmation and treated the report with caution.
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France
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Reichsmarshal
Herman Goering
Himmler
Erwin) Rommel
Normandy
Goering
Hitler
Bowers Named Assistant Supervisor of Trade and Industrial Arts
Baton Rouge announces the appointment of R W E Bowers as assistant supervisor of trade and industrial education in the industrial arts field. The 12 grade system expands vocational and industrial arts programs for 1944 45. Bowers from Jeff Davis parish has taught industrial arts at LSU and advised pre induction courses for public schools. He holds a B S from McPherson College and an M S from Iowa State College with post grad work at USC Colorado and Colorado.
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Baton Rouge
John E. Coxe
R. W. E. Bowers
Coxe
Bowers
Jeff Davis Parish
Louisiana State University
State Department of Education
McPherson Colege
Kan
Iowa State College
Uniersity of
Southern California
Univversity of
Colorado
University of i
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Uy Sit
Westbrook
Pegler
Fan
Rman
Haider
Rkansas
Orne
Hitler Wall
Council
Herb Schultz
Marine Corps
Shanghat
Wewak
British New Guinea
Davao
Enemy
Federal Grand Jury
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