U S Troops Reach Rennes And Dinan In Brittany
News summaries from London and Moscow report Russian advances near East Prussia and the Vistula as Allied sources cite bridgeheads across the river. German broadcasts claim Russian breakthroughs while Soviet fronts push toward Krakow and German Silesia with heavy fighting near Warsaw.
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U. S
Rennes
Dinan
Brittany
London
Germany
Cherniakhovsky
Tilsit
Insterburg
Mkonigsberg
Virbalis
Wizainy
Warsaw
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Vistula
Siedsce
Estonia
Latvia
Lake Peipus
Daugavpils
Ivan S. Konev
Jaroslaw
Krakow
German Silesia
Mediterranean Allied Air Force Downs 750 Planes in July
The Mediter ranean Allied Air Force announced it shot down 750 enemy planes in July and lost 476 planes including 306 heavy bombers. The MAAF dropped 42,000 tons of bombs. In Newark, Lem Franklin, a Chicago heavyweight, died after a July 24 knockout at Meadowbrook Bowl.
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Rome
Mediterranean
Allied Air Force
MAAF
Newark
N. J
Lem Franklin
Chicago
Meadowbrook Bowl
City Hospital
Four Poole brothers in Army as others serve
Cpl Poole, wounded in France, is the second of Mr and Mrs Poole's nine sons to be injured. Another son Pvt Warner M Poole is in New Guinea and Pvt George E Poole serves in North Africa. Their family fears a fifth son may be sent overseas as Cpl Poole has notches in two years abroad since enlisting April 26 1941.
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Cpl
Poodle
Urbana
Normandy
Samuel T. Poole
Charles E. Poole
Frederick Junction
England
France
Paul L. Poole
Poole
War Department
Paul Poole
Pfc
Davis
States
Falk
Frederick High School
Edward Favorite
Thomas Eyler
Patricia Falk
Corp
Moore
Frederick
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
News-Post
St. John’s Catholic Church
Dixon
Company A
T/Set
Schultz
Maryland National Guard
Regular Army
Muse Tailoring Company
Old Church Street
Tech
Parsons
Robert L. Soper
South Market Street
Dorothy Soper Parsons
29Th Division
Truman resigns as Senate War Investigating Committee chair
Chairman Truman of Missouri resigns from the Senate War Investigating Committee amid protests from colleagues. Chief counsel Hugh Fulton also submits his resignation. Truman cites concerns that comments could be seen as political due to his candidacy for vice president.
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Washington
Truman
D-Mo
Senate War Investigating Committee
Hugh Fulton
115th Made Record Of Valor Says War Dept
The War Department highlights the 115th Infantry Regiment as a standout in the Normandy invasion. The unit fused from the Maryland First and fought from D Day to St Lo capture July 18 after liberating ten villages. Command changes and transfers trace the unit to Camp Blanding and England before joining European theater. Col Alfred V. Ednie now commands the regiment.
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War Dept
Washington
St. Lo
Normandy
Maryland National Guard
War Department
St. Laurent-Sur-Mer
Longueville
Colombieres
Bricqueville
Vouilly
St. Marguerite
la Luzerne
St. O
George Henderson
Eugene N. Slappey
A. P. Hill Military Reservation
Bowling Green
Camp Blanding
Col Ednie
Buffalo
N. Y
Baton Rouge, la
Robots Make 12-Hour Attack on London
Flying bombs droned over southern England and London for a continuous 12 hour assault the longest yet. Anti aircraft gunners kept up near constant fire as several bombs hit seven hospitals causing fatalities and injuries. A hospital wing was struck killing two and injuring others while a church and nearby houses suffered blast damage.
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London
England
English Channel
King George VI Returns to Britain After Battlefield Tour
King George VI flew back to Britain from a 10 day absence during which he toured the battlefields in Italy and reviewed Allied forces there before resuming duties at home.
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London
King George VI
Britain
Maly
One Killed One Missing In Action Three Wounded In War
War Department telegrams disclose a Frederick area unit with one killed one missing in action and three wounded in France. Names include Dorothy Falk, Pfc Davis, Corp Ira Moore, Tech Sgt Ralph Schultz, Tech Sgt Charles Parsons, and Pvt James Dixon with varying statuses. Details trace enlistment, units, and family notices from Frederick residents.
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War Department
Frederick
Joni
Mavis
Dorothy Falk
North Bentz Street
France
Pfc
Davis
Corp
Ira Leslie Moore
Ira V. Moore
East South Street
Moore
Philadelphia Strikers Weave Through Rain to Work
Thousands of Philadelphians walked or rode to jobs as a three day transport tie up continued amid war production concerns and interracial clashes. Extra police were on duty as Maj Gen Philip Hayes arrived to oversee Army plans to take over the city’s paralyzed transit system.
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Philadelphia
Hayes
Pir
Philip Hayes
Third Service Command
Plans for immediate postwar occupation of Germany
Washington officials report detailed plans for two postwar periods after Germany’s surrender. The two phases cover immediate end of resistance and a three power occupation of Germany with joint administration of Berlin, disarmament, and restoration of civil authority.
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Washington
Germany
Famiar
United States
Britain
Russia
Moscow
Teheran
Berlin
Churchill
Casablanca
Stalin
Roosevelt
European Advisory Commission
Large Allied fleet sighted in Tyrrhenian Sea
Vichy radio claimed a large fleet of red landing craft croising the Tyrrhenian Sea and signs of an imminent landing in northern Italy or southern France. The Associated Press reported no corroborating evidence from other sources, while Axis broadcasts had made similar claims recently.
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London
Vichy
Associated Press
Tyrrhenian Sea
Italy
France
Axis
Spain's Foreign Minister Francisco Gomez Jordana Sousa Dies
London reports that Germany's Deutsche Nachrichten Nachrichtenagentur announced the death of Spain's Foreign Minister General Francisco Gomez Jordana Sousa. The brief dispatch confirms the minister’s death and notes the international notice from the DNB agency.
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London
DNB
Spain
Francisco Gomez Jordana
Sousa
Governor O Conor cites large state unemployment reserve
Governor O Conor announced from Ocean City that Maryland’s State Unemployment Compensation Board reserve fund stands at 100.15 million dollars and is expected to rise as reports for the current quarter are completed.
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Annapolis
O'Conor
Ocean City
State Unemployment Compensation Board
Seeaing
Canadians Open New Attack Below Caen and Rennes Advance
Allied forces push toward Rennes as American armor penetrates Brittany from Avranches. Canadian troops strike below Caen while U S forces reach near Rennes and Dinan. Vire falls to Allied troops as Britons press toward Villers-Bocage and Paris-bound thrusts increase.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Omar N. Bradley
Britetany
Caen
Vire
NBC
Bradley
Rennes
Dinan
Brittany
Avranches
Bay of St. Michel
St. Malo
Brest
St. Nazaire
Loire River
Paris
Second Army
Breton
Fallen Avranches
Orne River
Tilly-La-Campagne
Bernard L. Montgomery
Normandy
St. Pois
Vire- Tessy-Percy-Villedieu
France
Guenther von Kluge
Berlin
Villers-Bocage
No Man’s Land
German claim says 7300 French underground fighters slain
German command announced that 7300 French underground fighters were slain and 4700 were captured since D-Day on June 6.
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London
Fishing Creek Dam Level Drops Despite Heavy Rains
The Fishing Creek water supply shows no real improvement after yesterday’s rainfall exceeding one inch. Authorities note the dam level falls another 18 inches as storage remains low and conditions warrant cautious planning for water use.
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Fishing Creek
Westerday
Water level at dam remains 18 inches below top
Water Superintendent William J. Davis reported after returning from the dam that the level stays 18 inches below full. He noted Fishing Creek has risen slightly but not significantly and that recent rains may take days to affect the watershed observably.
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William J. Davis
Mr. Davis
China to demand Manchuria Formosa and Pescadores return
New York report states China will press in peace terms with Japan for the return of Manchuria Formosa and the Pescadores. Vice Premier H. H. Kung of the Republic of China is quoted outlining the demand.
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New York
China
Manchuria
Formosa
Pescadores
Japan
Hh, Kung
Colontate
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Reich
British Broadcasting Corp
Carpathians
Narva Isthmus
Reuters
Augustow
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Dudvizhe
Schirwindt
Eydtkuhnen
Wehrkirchen
Red Army
Stormoviks
Hhi
Cpl. Poole
MD. Outfit
John W. Davis
Marguerite Baker Schultz
West Patrick Street
Fort Meade
Paul Dean
Middletown
Irg
Leslie Moore
U.S
E. D. Ball
Combourg
Omar Bradley
Stimson
Pontorson
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