Philadelphia transport conflict sparks civil rights fury
A heated article accuses officials and unions of suppressing legal rights, condemns the Transport Workers Union as a Communist front, and alleges DOJ and FBI influence. It claims leaders push jailing and blackmail, threatening poverty and degradation for workers and families amid political pressure.
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Philadelphia
Velt
Cluse
Transport Workers
Ork
Communist Frontotorious
Hillman
Communist Front
Department of Justice
Francis
Chicago
King
Airborne Army Formed Under Eisenhower Command
The air borne force modeled as a full army is announced by General Eisenhower. Brigadier General Lewis H. Brereton will command with J Gen. Frederick Browning as deputy. The unit joins the Ninth Air Force and reflects Allied wartime expansion and mobility.
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Eisenhower
En. Lewis H. Brereton
Perel
Breton
Pacific
Labor Disputes Spread Across Nation With Idle Workers
Widespread job stoppages report across the United States as 58,000 to 74,000 workers idle amid eight state trucker shutdowns. Government action looms with potential army or transportation office takeover as unions and industry clash in Detroit Chicago and other centers.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Bor
Ashington
Midwest
White House
Army
Office O Ofense Transportation
Alex Baxter
Army 6Th Transportation Ne
Chicago
Thomas Flynn
A. F. of
L. International Otherhood
Teamsters
Isa
Okla
Paterson
N. J
Right Aeronautical Corporation
Ampany
United Auto Workers
Detroit
Chevrolet
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Nnessee Products Corporation
Kitwell
Tenn
Toddouston Shipbuilding Corporation
Ouston
Tex
United States
New Russian Flank Threat Endangers East Prussia and Warsaw
A Berlin report outlines a grave new Russian flanking threat west of the upper Narew river threatening East Prussia and Warsaw. Soviet attacks west of the Narew were beaten off or checked, with Lomza potentially in Russian hands. Moscow reports indicate deep thrusts near Warsaw and artillery strikes on German lines along the eastern frontier.
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London
East Prussia
Warsaw
Upper Narew River
Berlin
Narew
Falkenhayn
Lomza
Vistula
Latvia
Estonia
Moscow
Red Army
Narew River
Associated Press
Daniel de Luce
Bialystok
Eastia
Lee O Danial Emerges As Likely Presidential Nominee
In Birmingham a new anti Roosevel t Democratic movement forms with Sen Lee O Daniel of Texas seen as likely presidential nominee. Fred Rucker says delegates will gather for Alabama party convention while some leaders favor unpledged electors. Delegates also to choose presidential electors and oppose Hill and Patrick. Gleason L Archer of Boston spoke at the launch.
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Birmingham
Ala
Lee O'Daniel
Texas
American Democratic Party
Fred Rucker
O'Daniel
Roosevelt
Rucker
Alabama
Len
Lister Hill
Luther Patrick
Gleason L. Archer
Boston
American Democratic National Committee
Philadelphia transit strike fuels grand jury probe motive
A federal grand jury opened hearings in Philadelphia to uncover the motive behind a six day city transit strike. Judge Welsh questioned whether upgrading eight Black workers to operators was the real cause and warned against bringing politics into the probe. The lineup of witnesses included Mayor Bernard Samuel and officials from company and union sides.
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Philadelphia
United States
George A. Welsh
Bernard Samuel
Frank L. McNamee
Biddle
Philadelphia Transportation Company
Washington
Russell
Georgia
Senate
Fair Employment Practices Committee
FEPC
Goebbels Expands War Effort with Domestic Labor Decrees
London reports that Reichsminister Goebbels bans public gatherings in Germany not tied to the war and shifts domestic workers into armaments and factories. Women under 50 ordered to work as age classes for industrial labor are mobilized, with exemptions for essential duties.
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London
Goebbels
Germany
Berlin Radio
Speer
President's dog cannot leave ship in Hawaii visit
Fala, a five year old Scottie, traveled 2000 miles aboard the presidential cruiser to Honolulu but was not granted quarantine relaxation. The dog stayed aboard under close watch by a presidential aide and crew health checks. The only notable incident was a sailor taking one hair as a souvenir.
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Honolulu
Fala
Hawaii
Waikiki
Roosevelt
Scottie
Vatican Steps To Aid Florence As Forces Progress
Vatican moved to ship flour and other essentials to Archbishop Elia Della Costa to ease Florence's food and water shortages as Canadian and Italian patriots mop up Fascist elements in the southern Florence sector. Allied and Axis actions continue along the Arno bend with American artillery thwarting an attempted underwater bridge near Pisa.
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Rome
Vatican
Florence
Elia Della Costa
Adriatic
Misa River
Francavilla
Cesano
Rimini
Via del Serragli
Via Romana
Eighth Army
Eighth
Fifth Army
Arno
Lower
San Giovanni Alla Vena
Pisa
Japs Boast Hengyang Fall Amid Pacific Setbacks
Chinese forces confirmed Hengyang fell on August 8 after defenders were killed nearly to the last man. Chennault’s airmen claimed nine Japanese planes shot down. Japan seeks to seal a 170 mile Hankow Canton railway gap to build a 1000 mile frontline. The Guam resistance ended with Nimitz announcing the last organized U S line-breaking battle.
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Associated Press
Japan
Hengyang
Guam
Chungking
Claire L. Chennault
Canton-Hankow
Leiyang
National Herald
Foreign Office
Chennault
Yangtze
Hankow-Canton
China
Nimitz
U. S
Edge Defines Peace Forces in Dewey Platform
Albany New York Aug. 10 Gov Walter Edge says his view on international cooperation aligns with Thomas Dewey and reads the peace forces clause as covering everything from editorials to a 16 inch gun. Edge critique of the plank as ambiguous precedes his meeting with Dewey while Dewey offers no comment.
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Albany
N. Y
Walter E. Edge
New Jersey
Thomas E. Dewey
Edge
Dewey
America
Mackinac
Roosevelt Confers with MacArthur in Honolulu War Talks
President Roosevelt wraps up a three day war time conference with Gen. Douglas MacArthur in Honolulu. He tours Pacific operations visiting wounded Saipan fighters and vast military installations while addressing troops from the Seventh Division Seabees and Marines.
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Roosevelt
MacArthur
Honolulu
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
Southwest Pacific
Doug
Fortress Island
United States
Marine
San Diego
Calif
Pearl Harbor
Corporal Smith and Lee Defeat 16 Japanese Snipers on Guam
Marine Cpl. Lawrence M. Smith Jr. of Tesla West Virginia earns praise for destroying 16 Japanese snipers in two days on Guam. His partner Cpl. James E. Lee of Charleston Mississippi adds six confirmed kills. Both served since 1942 with Bougainville as their first combat.
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Guam
Lawrence M
Smitty) Smith Jr
Tesla
W. Va
James E. Lee
Route 2
Charleston
Miss
Corporal Smith
Bougainville
Corporal Lee
Americans Report 40 To 60 Miles From Paris
Allied advance gears toward Paris as armor push nears the last defense belt. An airborne army under Lt Gen Brereton unifies paratroops gliders and flying units, signaling potential decisive blows. Germans report probing near Paris as Le Mans retreates.
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United States
Mayenne
Paris
Signal Corps
Gladwin Hill
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
le Mans
Alencon
le Mans- Tours
Orleans
Chartres
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lewis H. Brereton
Ninth Air Force
H. D. G. Crerar
Vimont
Bernard L. Montegomery
Miles C. Dempsey
Orne
Amaye
Laize
Caen
Percouville
Croisiles
Thury-Harcourt
Motte
St. Martin-de-Sallen
CBS
Brittany
Nantes
Loire
Angers
Lorient
St. Malo
Brest
Reconquest of Guam Finished in 19 Days of Battle
The Pacific Fleet announced Guam fully captured except for a small inland area near Pati Point after 19 days of fighting. Final Japanese pockets faced continuous air, sea, and artillery attack as U S forces closed in. Also reported were sizable Japanese casualties and parallel Allied advances in New Guinea and Brittany as operations pressed toward Paris.
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United States Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Guam
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
Pati Point
al Cooking
Associated Press
Aitape
British New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Thidriniumor River
Marianas
Ernest J. King
United States Fleet
Nimitz
Tokyo
Marianas Islands
Bonin
Kazan
Palau-yap
U. S. Submarines Sink 16 Vessels in Japanese Waters
American submarines operating in Japanese waters destroyed 16 enemy vessels including one warship. The total attributed to submarines reaches 839 ships sunk or damaged, with 54 warships sunk and 653 merchant ships sunk or damaged. American submarine losses total 27, with three lost in noncombat actions.
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Washington
Dorsey Hall melee enters court probes
Hollywood confrontation between Tommy Dorsey and Jon Hall moves to legal scrutiny as District Attorney Howser plans a thorough inquiry. Antonio Icaza sues Dorsey and nine unnamed parties seeking 40000 for head injuries. Hall reports a broken nose and facial cuts from the scuffle after an incident with Pat Dane.
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Los Angeles
Tommy Dorsey
Jon Hall
Hollywood
Fred Howser
Dorsey
Hall
Howser
Doresey
Reeorters
Pat Dane
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Mr. Roosevelt
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