Allies land in Riviera advance signals bold breakthrough
American and French forces seized inland routes and coastal ports within 48 hours of landing to block German counterattacks and ready a northern push. Patch reported rapid knockout of inland strong points, air and naval bombardment silencing seacoast defenses while units from Italy Tunisia and Sicily formed the Sixth Army Corps.
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Alps
Patch
Nice Harbor
Riviera
Frejus
St. Tropez
Nice
Toulon
United States
Sixth Army Corps
Italy
Tunisia
Sicily
Alexander M. Patch
Allied landings proceed in southern France amid heavy fighting
Allied advances along the southern coast of France report heavy exchanges west of St. Raphael and around Cannes Toulon landings repulsed despite large disembarkations and no strong enemy air opposition. About 3000 prisoners unofficially taken with coastal towns falling and St Tropez captured. Churchill observed the operation from a destroyer with Patterson and Somervell aboard.
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St. Raphael
Cannes
DNB
Toulon
Nice
Italian Riviera
Genoa
St. Tropez
Italy
Henry Maitland Wilson
Mediterranean
John Cunningham
France
Adm
Hewitt
Marseille
ABSIE
Europe
OWI
Algiers
Churchill
French
U. S
Robert P. Patterson
Brehon B. Somervell
U. S. Army Service Forces
Nimitz Discusses Pacific War Pace and Guam Harbor Progress
Admiral Nimitz outlines the Pacific theater plan emphasizing Saipan Tinian and Guam as major bases. He notes rapid Guam harbor development by the Seabees and confirms ongoing reinforcements and the need for transports to gauge troop needs. He explains leapfrogging as base expansion rather than island hopping.
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Tinian
Guam
Nimitz
Europe
Pacific
Spruance
Douglas MacArthur
Truk
Woleai
Palu
Carolines
Marianas
Smith
Guadalcanal
Couple of brutal assaults by unknown man near Casino Park
A pregnant woman was beaten and robbed after a man forced her to stop on DeSiard road near White Way Night Club. Police logged a second attack on another woman in the same area around 11 40 p m with a knife at her throat and coercive advances as the suspect fled toward town.
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May and McMurry
DeSiard Road
White Way
Casino Park
Roosevelt Warns on Invasion and Pacific Defense
The president urges nations to resist invasion and keep Japan isolated until peaceful coexistence is proven. He argues for spreading permanent defenses along the Pacific, prioritizing the Burma theater and warning against Central and South American complacency. The tour covered 21 states and included key war conferences with Nimitz and MacArthur aboard, ending amid Hawaii and Pearl Harbor visits.
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Japan
Pacific
Burma
Australia
New Zealand
Bremerton
Wash
Roosevelt
Americas
Central
South America
North America
Washington
Europe
White House
Northwest
Anna Boettiger
Seattle
Fala
Scotty
Hyde Park
N. Y
Chicago
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
San Diego
Calif
Roosevel
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Chester W. Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
Aleutians
United States
Juneau
Alaska
Puget Sound Navy Yard
William D. Leahy
Edwin M. Watson
Wilson Brown
Ross T. McIntire
Navy
Elmer Davis
Office of War Information
Samuel S. Rosenman
Mr. Roosevelt
Rosenman
Davis
OWI
Masonic Lodge Confers Degrees At 4 A.M. Breakfast At 6:30 A.M.
The Masonic Lodge of Columbus Indiana conducted an unusual ceremony by conferring degrees at 4 in the morning and serving breakfast at 6 30. The early hours were highlighted by a close gathering and a distinctive ritual observed by members and guests.
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Columbus
Ind
Masonic Lodge of Columbus
Diplomatic unity and a bomb near royal palace noted
Hull outlines four nations backing a general international organization based on sovereign equality. The Dumbarton Oaks talks aim to plan this system as a prelude to wider negotiations among United Nations. A robot bomb near the palace damaged grounds and missiles hit Buckham and Butchers Hall.
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United States
Senate
Dewey
Hull
Dumbarton Oaks
United Nations
Bombs Hit London Landmarks As Palace Damaged
Flying bombs shattered windows in Buckingham Palace and damaged Dr. Samuel Johnson's house and Butchers Hall. The king and royal family were absent. hospital staff evacuated children to the basement while a robot wrecked a building nearby.
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Royal Grounds
Palace
Buckingham Grounds
Butchers’ Hall
Worshipful Company of the Art Or
Mystery of
Butchers
Johnson
Clough Square
Fleet Street
National Fire Service
Children's Hospital
London
Buckingham Palace
Samuel Johnson
Black and White Skin Soap and Ointment Ad Claims Cure All
An advertisement touts Black and White Ointment and Black and White Skin Soap as remedies for acne eczema ringworm tetter and related skin woes. It promises immediate relief antiseptic action and a money back guarantee with sizes 10 25 or 50 cents and notes cod soap as essential cleansing.
Lexington highway dept lights mistaken for bombing range
Lexington S C street traffic is disrupted by a new lighting system at the Lexington Saluda highway intersection. workers say the bright range lights were mistaken for a bombing practice target by troops.
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Lexington
S. C
Carolina Highway Department
Lexington-Saluda Highway
Army
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