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09 Aug 1944
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Monroe News Star in Monroe, Louisiana
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1944
Page
1
Political Fundraising and Government Pay Debate Across Parties
A columnist critiques party figures and spouses while examining calls to raise congressional salaries and expense allowances. The piece discusses the duties and burdens of legislators, costs of living in Washington, and potential political repercussions of salary changes.
Lightning Kills Two Orleans Boys At Park
New Orleans youths Douglas Chopin 16 and Henry Lusse 16 were killed by a lightning strike near Shakeare Park while collecting gear after a rain. Harrison Schmitt 15 survived with no major injuries and recounted the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Puglas Chopin
Henry Lusse
Shake@are park
Harrison Schmitt
Fey
Schmitt
Doglas
Henry
Bolt
Tito Visits Basilica in Vatican City Incognito
Mar Tito and Yugoslav army staff visited St. Peter's Basilica in an incognito appearance, confirmed by Vatican News Service. The event occurred in Vatican City on August 9 as reported by P dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tito
Basilica
Vatican City
Maral Tito
Yugov Army
St. Peter's Basilica
Vatican News Service
Red Army Breaks German Defenses on East Prussian Front
NBC reports from a BBC broadcast say the Red Army has breached German defenses on the East Prussian frontier. No further details were provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
BBC
NBC Today
East Prussian
Soviet forces tighten noose on German Baltic troops near Vistula
Allied armies push toward Paris as Soviet columns advance on Riga and near Warsaw. Gen. Ivan C. Bagramian's right wing repels Latvian front attacks while German reserves flood to counter. Six mile drive on the Vistula bridgehead and a plan toward Czechoslovakia are announced amid new German divisions reaching the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Red Army
Poland
Silesia
Vistula
Riga
Ivan C. Bagramian
Warsaw
Germany
Italy
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Norway
East Prussia
Estonia-Latvia
Dewey Looks to New Jersey as Next Electoral Prize
Governor Thomas E. Dewey, buoyed by Curran as a Senate candidate and New York gains, shifts focus to New Jersey. He will meet with Gov. Walter Edge and the state’s Republican delegation to gauge chances of carrying the Garden State's 16 electoral votes and a possible second Senate seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Thomas J. Curran
U. S. Senate
New York
New Jersey
Walter E. Edge
Dewey
Charles M. Dale
New Hampshire
Edge
Garden State
Alexander Smith
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Hudson
Lend-Lease Aid To Be Reduced After War In Europe
Washington reports lend-lease has supplied Britain about 2.0 billion dollars in three and a quarter years. Officials expect gradual curtailment and a return to normal trade after Germany’s defeat as Britain concentrates on Japan. In three years through March 1944, total lend-lease to all nations reached 17.195 billion dollars, with the United Kingdom receiving 7.306 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Britain
Japan
British Isles
Germany
United Kingdom
Two Louisiana Captains Missing in Action
The War Department listed 1567 U S soldiers as missing in action. Among them were Capt. Uno A Salmi of Lake Charles and Capt. John H White Jr of New Orleans, both with spouses named at provided addresses in the European and Mediterranean areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Louisiana
United States
War Department
Uno A. Salmi
Wilson Avenue
Lake Charles
John H. White Jr
Marian T. White
Republic
New Orleans
Overton Says He Is Needed for Reelection
Senator John H. Overton spoke to Louisiana constituents urging reelection and noting flood control and river and harbors work authorized by Congress. He said future appropriations were essential and highlighted his roles on the appropriations committee and the war department subcommittee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John H. Overton
Louisiana
Congress
Senate
Overton
Mississippi
Appropriations Committee
War Department
Blazier Receives First Word From Bataan Prison Camp
Mrs. M F Blazier learns her son Pfc James M Blazier of the U S Army, captured at Bataan, is alive and well in a Japanese camp in the Philippines. He marked his third birthday there on July 24 and previously worked at Brown Paper Mill after Ouachita Parish High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. F. Blazier
James M. Blazier
U. S. Army
Philippine Islands
Brown Paper
Cypress Avenue
West
Monroe
Judge hints strike aimed to affect national election
Philadelphia transit strike may have been called to influence the impending national election. Judge Welsh says motives lie in workers and leaders’ minds, while AG Biddle cites possible conspiracy behind the walkout as Negro workers resume training after army suppression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
United States
George A. Welsh
Welsh
Biddle
Billings
Mont
U boats escape from Brittany bases say British report
About 100 German submarines believed stationed at Brittany ports reportedly escaped. The development emerges from Allied headquarters on August 9 and is described as a major escape by German forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Geremans
Brittany
Seventeen Die In Pan American Plane Crash At Nipe Bay
In Havana authorities report 17 dead when a Pan American four engine flying boat struck a swell during takeoff from Nipe Bay Cuba. Nine passengers plus five crew survived and two crew members were flown to Miami. Salvage teams recovered six bodies by morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Nipe Bay
Cuba
Oula
Miami
William D. Smallwood
San Juan
Bay
China
Maquis Sabotage Chokes German Escape in Southwest France
Allied advances in southwestern France trap German units as French Maquis sabotage rail links and spread news of Allied victories. Near Hendaye and St. Jean de Luz few Germans remain close to barracks, while roads and coast routes continue under SS patrols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tran
Spain
France
Hendaye
St. Jean de Luz
Exterminating Nipponese on Guam and New Guinea
United States forces close in on Guam with a “W” shaped defense line pinning Japanese troops on the northeast shore. MacArthur reports air strikes at Halmahera and a major campaign near Wewak with Japanese casualties rising into the thousands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Guam
United States
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Halmahera
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Pt. Ruidian
Mt. Santa Rosa
British New Guinea
Wewak
Aitape
MacArthur
Nimitz
One Man Army Returns Home From Anzio Hero
Pfc. Alton W. Knappenberger the Medal of Honor recipient known as the one man army of Anzio arrives on furlough to a surprised welcome from his mother and step father in Spring Mount Pennsylvania. He recalls earning 60 Nazi kills and jokes about spending money during leave while Naples looms in memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Spring Mount
Anzio
Alton W. Knappenberger
Hartley Seibert
Naples
Idle workers total in four strikes reach nineteen thousand
Four major work stoppages account for most of the twelve hour nation wide idle total. GM Detroit plants gear and axle division led the strike with seven thousand workers. Other large blocks include Midwest over the road truckers in several states about five thousand and Wright Aeronautical three Paterson plants with at least three thousand. The Montreal Tramways strike added four thousand idle. Nine thousand more were idle in sixteen other disputes across the country. A Dodge Chicago plant walkout of thirteen tool makers and grinders paused engines for B 29s in protest over a three day suspension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
United States
Canada
General Motors
Detroit
Midwest
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Paterson
N. J
Montreal
Que
Dodge
A. F
Allied Drive Near Paris Advances From Le Mans to Caen
American forces seized Le Mans and pushed toward Paris while Canadians breached German lines near Caen to within 16 miles of the city. U S. troops moved toward Angers on the Loire as Brest and St Malo defenses held. Bruno: multiple fronts as Allied wings encircle the German army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladwin Hill Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
le Mans
Paris
Caen
Berlin
U. S
Falaise
U.S
Angers
Loire River
Nantes
France
Loire
Breton
Doughboys
Brest
Karl Spang
Mortain
Cherence Roussel
Juvigny
United States
St. Malo
St. Nazaire
Bretteville-Sur-Laize
Orne River
Orne
Lake Rivers
Lorient
Brittany
Omar N. Bradley
Vire
Thury-Harcourt
Monte Grillo Recaptured as Allied Forces Push Near Arezzo
British and Indian forces recaptured Monte Grillo after fierce fighting north and northwest of Arezzo. Allied communique says Florence area status unchanged with patrol activity. reports differ on conditions inside central Florence and looting claims by Germans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Monte Grillo
Arezzo
Florence
Great Art Center
Associated Press
Lynn Heinzerling
Eighth Army
Arno
Union Jack
Aro
Arkansas elects Fulbright senator in Arkansas runoff
Tall Rep James William Fulbright won the Democratic runoff for the U S Senate seat, defeating Gov Homer M Adkins to succeed Hattie W Caraway. Returns from 1725 of 2087 precincts gave Fulbright 89405 to 65322, with Caraway's 13 year Senate tenure ending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
James William Fulbright
United States
Hattie W Caraway
Arkansas
Homer M. Adkins
Fulbright
House
Hull
London
Adkins
Arkansas Internal Revenue
2000 U S Bombers Raid Nazi Targets Across Europe
American air forces from Britain and Italy sent over two thousand heavy bombers and fighters to strike Germany Hungary and Yugoslavia with attacks on roads bridges oil and rail targets. Fighter bombers supported ground forces destroying tanks vehicles guns and equipment in the Mortain Vire Le Mans area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Italy
Germany
Hungary
Yugoslavia
England
Stuttgart
Detroit
Havaca
Oise
Paris
Argentan-Alencon
Brod
U. S. Ninth Air Force
Mortain
Vire
le Mans
Also Mentioned on This Page
Spoki
Ising Im
Jestbrook Pegler
Tom Dewey
St. Louis
Harry Tru
Emark
Roosevelt
Roose
Ightning
Orleans
Soviet High Command
Daniel de Luce
Land's
Douarnens
Roscolf
Belle
St Nazaire
Coutance
Verbourg
Eraples
Dieppe
Normandy
A. P
Curran
Son
Bataan
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