Red spearhead pushes front near Belgrade and Sofia
Russian forces drive across the Narew and advance toward East Prussia while pushing through Romania, Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia. Soviet headlines report Red Army columns nearing Belgrade and Sofia as German lines collapse in a broad offensive with Marshal Tito’s partisans and regional advances threatening Transylvania and Craiova.
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East Prussia
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Romania
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Danube
Belgrade
Hungary
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Russia
Oslo
Stormovik
Berlin
Transylvania
Ed Ploesti
Omania
Anately
Craiova
Roja
Sofia
Overton Urges Louisiana Voters to Back Third-Term Bid
Xandria Louisiana September 6 John H Overton campaigning a third term urged all qualified voters to vote next Tuesday in the Democratic primary. He cited plans for post construction of a deep sea channel from New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico, maintenance of a community property tax saving Louisianans millions, and expansion of flood control and navigation projects including a proposed St. Lawrence intracoastal canal link to the Atlantic.
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Xandria
John H. Overton
Overton
Louisiana
Congress
New Orleans
Gulf of
Loujans
St. Lawway
Trenton
N. J
Willkie Urges Union Solidarity in Postwar Policy
Philadelphia September 6 Wendell Willkie warned the annual convention of the Office and Professional Employees International Union CIO against any postwar efforts to destroy unions. He called for a real labor representation in the cabinet to shape fiscal and domestic policies and urged continuation of wage and hour laws, repeal of restrictive measures, and stronger labor cooperation and opportunities after the war.
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Ladelphia
Wendell Fillkie
Office and Professionalers of America
Willkie
Bishop Cannon Dies in Chicago
Up-Bishop James Cannon Jr. 79, noted Methodist churchman and longtime anti liquor advocate, died in Wesley Memorial Hospital Chicago from a cerebral hemorrhage after a recent heart ailment. He had traveled from Richmond, VA for an Anti-Saloon League meeting. Cannon helped oppose Al Smith in 1928 and retired in 1938 as bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
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Chicago
James Cannon Jr
Wesley Memorial Hospital
Richmond
Anti- Saloon League
Cannon
Alfred E Smith
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Methodist Church
Federal Council of Churches
Port Clinton
Ohio
al Smith
Smith
Carter Glass
Virginia
John J. Raskob
Acratic
Tammany Hall
London Free of Robot Bomb Raids
London enjoys a quiet night amid a fifth straight lull in V1 raids. Nazi broadcasts hint at shifting the weapon to European targets as British evacuees trickle back, sparking housing worries. many bombed homes remain uninhabitable or with only a few rooms usable.
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London
England
Noloners
Bulgaria asks Russia for armistice as war spreads
London dispatches report Bulgaria appeals to the Soviet Union for armistice hours after Germany declares war. Cairo notes expect joint peace with United States Britain and the Soviet Union. Moscow and Sofia offer no confirmation as Red Army movements unfold along Bulgaria's northern border.
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Bulgaria
Russia
Kremlin
Cairo
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Oslo
Balkan Kingdom
Moscow
Sofia
Red Army
Romania
Germany
Bulgarian Council of Ministers
Natatorium to Close Sunday After Seventh Season
The R. D. Swayze natatorium will shut for the season on Sunday night, September 7, per C. R. Tidwell, commissioner of streets and parks. Now in its seventh season of operation, the pool has seen high patronage with no major accidents. Patrons from Selman airport praised the facility and Mr. Tidwell thanked the public for adhering to rules that enabled the season's success.
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R. D. Swayze Natatorium
C. R. Tidwell
Selman
Tidwell
Admirals die as Yokosuka action shocks Tokyo
Six Japanese admirals were killed by enemy action at Yokosuka guarding Tokyo harbor. Tokyo radio cited shellfire from an American submarine as the likely cause. The Diet opened an extraordinary session as Koiso prepared to report on the war situation and Allied advances in the Philippines and New Guinea.
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Associated Press
Yokosuka Naval Base
Tokyo
Tokyo Radio
James Doolittle
Kuniaki Koiso
Philippines
Frightful Slaughter By Germans In French Village
Oradour sur Glane, a tranquil village 12 miles from Limoges, was burned by German forces twelve weeks ago. Between 1,200 and 1,500 people, mainly women and children, were trapped in a church, school, and homes and perished in flames. Only 17 escaped, ten of whom are in mental institutions. An AP reporter describes the desolate scene and the village’s haunting calm amid rolling countryside.
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Oradour - Sur - Glane
France
Oradour
Limoges
Glane
Flashes Of Life and Local Wartime Bits Across The Nation
A series of brief items from New York to Wyoming covers three army tugs christened Man o’War War Admiral and Sea Biscuit at Brooklyn, a ban on handshakes for Cuba’s Dr Ramon Grau, a WAVE dentist serving sailors in San Diego, a Salt Lake City oddity on love letters not being registrable, Red Cross wartime beer policy humor in Salt Lake City, and Wyoming’s Lt William S Hunter buying a trout fishing license while overseas in New Guinea, reflecting homefront humor and patriotism.
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Brooklyn
Man o'Wer
Seabiscuit
F. H. la Guardia
Ramon Grau San Martin
Cuba
Salt Lake City
Red Cross
Reed E. Vetterli
Coons
Cheyenne
Wyo
New Guinea
William S. Hunter
Wyoming
Hunter
State Game and Fish Department
McCarran Leads Pittman in Nevada Nomination Race
Sen Pat McCarran held a narrow lead over Lt Gov Vail Pittman in Nevada Democratic renomination returns from 249 of 283 precincts with McCarran 10441 and Pittman 9588. Nationally, GOP governors escalated anti New Deal attacks as presidential elections near.
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Associated Press
Pat McCarran
Nevada
Vail Pittman
McCarran
Pittman
McC
Plans Announced For Limited U S Army Demobilization
The War Department outlined a phased demobilization of the U S Army after Germany's defeat with Japan's war taking priority. Four factors service credit overseas credit combat credit and dependents determine individual release, beginning with a small number of troops from Europe and the Pacific.
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William Frye
Washington
America
Germany
War Department
Japan
Pacific
Europe
Pacific Theater
House
U S Third Army Crosses Moselle in World War II Return
Forces under Gen Eisenhower push toward Strasbourg after crossing the Moselle in a Saarbrucken advance. Patton’s troops drive from Nancy toward the German border as Namur is reportedly liberated by U S First Army. British moves near Rotterdam and Luxembourg remain uncertain amid blackout lift.
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U. S
Third Army
Moselle River
Hitler
West Wall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Geremany
Germany
James M. Long
The
Reich
France
U.S. Third Army
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Saarbrucken
George S. Patton
Nancy
Strasbourg
Supreme Headquarters
Second Army
Netherlands
Paris
Rotteredem
Antwerp
U S. First Army
Namur
Meuse
Sambre
Liege
Aachen
Luxembourg
Rhine
French Advance in South Area Near Saone Valley
In a Sept 6 report from Rome, French troops swept the Saone valley and occupied Chalon-Sur-Saone and nearby towns, moving within about 90 air miles of American Third Army units near Bar-Sur-Seine. Captures included Louhans and Lons-le-Saunier as the Seventh Army drives toward Italy, with German claims of relocations and heavy prisoner totals.
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Saone
France
Chalon-Sur-Saone
Germany
Alexander M. Patch
Seventh Army
Bar-Sur-Seine
Troyes
Chalon
Belfort
Cluny
Sennecey-le-Grand
le Villars
Patch
Italy
Milan
Turin
Genoa
Johannes Blaskowitz
Riviera
Blaskowitz
Louhans
Lons-le- Saunier
Monaco
War Production Board outlines postwar civilian boom plan
Washington outlined a program to end wartime controls after Germany’s defeat allowing manufacturers to produce civilian goods. Krug said controls would lift on nonessential output while war needs persist for Japan. A 40 percent war cut is expected within three months, freeing 4 million workers for civilian jobs.
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Washington
Japan
Germany
J. A. Krug
War Production Board
Krug
Army
Navy
Donald M. Nelson
WPB
China
Governors Urge Dewey's Election Coast-to-Coast
Governors Walter E Edge Arthur B Langlie and Harry F Kelly urged voting for Thomas E Dewey for president in a Mutual network broadcast. They argued postwar peace-time problems demand experienced leadership and criticized the New Deal and Roosevelt administration amid Philadelphia speeches ahead of Dewey's first major address.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Walter E. Edge
New Jersey
Arthur B. Langlie
Washington
Harry F. Kelly
Michigan
Mutual Broadcasting System
Dewey
Philadelphia
Republican National Committee
Edge
Atlantic City
Harry S. Truman
Roosevelt
Kelly
Lansing
Langlie
Olympia
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