RAF Bombers Hit Mannheim and Ludwigshaven
Big formations of the RAF heavy bombers struck Mannheim and Ludwigshaven last night while Mosquitoes attacked the Ruhr, the Air Ministry said. Nine bombers were lost as RAF fighters attacked airfields and railways in France and the Low Countries. Large fires raged in the twin Rhine towns, important armament centers with 350000 residents and major inland port activity.
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London
RAF
Mannheim
Ludwigshaven
Ruhr
Air Ministry
France
Low Countries
Rhine
The
Neckar
Frankfort
Europe
Mannheim-Ludwigshaven
Germany
Hamburg
Insterim
Rhineland
St Didier
Abbeville
Belgium
Mannheim Ludwigshaven
English Channel
Heatwave Pushes Frederick Toward 100 Degree Day
Frederick and Emmitsburg endure another day of extreme heat with temperatures in the nineties near 97 to 98 degrees, a light morning shower failing to ease humidity. Lightning lit Emmitsburg briefly and a three minute shower caused local outages as humidity rose and forecasts offered little relief before tomorrow.
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Frederick City
Emmitsburg
Tea supply purchase for non Axis nations announced
London August 10 P Lord Wood ton food minister announced he had bought the world’s whole non Axis tea supply for near sear estimated at 312,500. He acted as representative of the food board which under an international agreement will allot tea to the United and neutral nations on the same bases as last year. “We lost guppiles from the Netherlands and East Indies, but there will be just sufficient for everybody,” he said.
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London
Lord Woodton
Gay
Ed Food Board
Netherlands
East Indies
Planners Of New Georgia Campaign Are Listed
US headquarters in the South Pacific released the names of top admirals and generals who planned and executed the New Georgia campaign. Halsey, Har mon, MacArthur, Nimitz, Fitch, Mitscher, Turner, Wilkinson, Fort, Griswold, Hester and others are cited as key leaders in operations and air and amphibious tasks during the campaign. A stock market note follows about slow trade in New York.
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South Pacific
New Georgia
William F. Halsey
Halsey
Millard F. Harmon
Douglas MacArthur
South
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Ocean
MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Nimitz
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Washington
Aubrey W. Fitch
Carmel
Calif
Navy Air
Marc A. Mitscher
Coronado
Air
Nathan F. Twinging
Portland
Ore
Thirteenth Air Force
R. K. Turner
T. 5
Wilkinson
Turner
Guadalcanal
George H. Fort
Oscar W. Griswold
John H. Hester
Albany
Rendova Island
Griswold
Hershey Won't Predict Father Draft Plans Today
Los Angeles August 10 Selective Service Director Lewis B Hershey deflected questions on a fathers draft. too many imponderables exist he said. He testified before a House Military Affairs subcommittee that no predictions could be given about fathers or essential workers while promising to exhaust all manpower before turning to fathers.
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Los Angeles
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Europe
Russia
Pacific
House
Germans Now Using Supplies Behind Sicily push
Allied headquarters in North Africa reports that retreating Germans are lavishly spending their supplies, especially explosives and equipment, to slow the Allied advance in Sicily. They have dynamited roads and blown bridges, choking routes through mountains as tanks struggle to reach the interior. The Germans retreat to higher ground, fighting from rock fortifications and withdrawing to successive peaks as artillery and bayonets drive them back.
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North Africa
Sicily
Mt Etna
Liberator Fights 9 Jap Ships Over New Guinea Action
A Liberator bomber returning from a recon mission near the equator clashed with nine Japanese fighters over New Britain today. It destroyed one, damaged three others, and returned safely with two bullet holes in the aircraft. The crew included 1st Lt. Charles Showalter of Wabash Indiana. Other Liberators and Flying Fortresses dropped 103 tons of bombs on the Salamaua area in New Guinea. Tech. Sgt. Jack Presser, Chicago, radioman aboard a B 24 led by Maj. William Welch of St Louis Missouri, saw a large smoke column above Salamaua after the attack. Heavy anti aircraft fire was reported over Salamaua.
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New Guinea
VPA
Equator
New Britain
Charles Showalter
Wabash
Ind
Salamua
Jack Presser
Chicago
William Welch
St. Louis
Salamaua
Helicopter Beginnings Raise Hopes and Hurdles for Air Travel
Washington August 10 aviation officials see helicopter potential for short range transport but note many technical and regulatory hurdles. Early civilian use hinges on designs, safety testing, and Civil Aeronautics Board policy on integrating air and surface carriers. Civilian tests await safety approval after wartime focus on military models.
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Autics Board
CAA
Civil Wivondation Administration
SCEAL
Civil Aeronautics Act
American Export Steamship Company
American Export Airlines, Inc
Atlantic
Strikes in Italy Intensified as Troops Used in north
Reports from Bern and Chiasso describe escalating general strike actions across northern Italy aimed at forcing the Badoglio government to seek peace. Troops halted developments in Genoa and Milan following RAF raids, while Germany aided fires and backed strong measures amid renewed unrest and political opposition.
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Bern
Switzerland
Italy
Badoglio
Swiss Telegraphic Agency
Barsier
Chiasso
Geno
Turin
Milan
Genoa
Gazetta del Popolo
Say- Tyvay
Maryland and DC motorists warned on missing tax stamp
Baltimore August 10 motorists in Maryland and the District of Columbia who fail to display the current federal auto use tax stamp must pay on the spot when approached, or face charges of violating tax regulations. Acting Collector A Parks Rasin said deputies will stop drivers after spotting cars without the stamp and refer non compliant cases to U S Attorneys for prosecution.
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Baltimore
Maryland
District of Columbia
A. Parks Rasin
Internal Revenue
Rasin
Bernard J. Flynn
United States
Victory Kikow Writes Home In Three Languages
Bronx native Victor Kikow sent letters to his family claiming he was fine despite reports of injuries in the Pacific. He wrote messages in Russian to his father and mother, in Polish to his mother, and in English to his sister, assuring them not to worry.
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New York
Vietor Kikow
Bronx
Russia
Pleasure ban still on in local area
The War Price and Rationing Board announced no change to the pleasure driving ban or gasoline coupon values. Officials said many calls followed a rumor but there is absolutely nothing to it.
Albany Baby Kidnap Case Ends With Recovery
Judith Gurney, eight ounces heavier, was found alive and returned to her parents after a local labor official praised the safe return. An Army wife, Catherine Wright, is accused of feigning pregnancy and abducting the infant, with police uncovering a hospital bracelet bearing the name Gurney. District Attorney Weinick said the suspect confessed to child steeping charges and that doctors confirmed she had not given birth in five years.
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Carlow Wein Vick
Catherine Wright
Tweedey
Nates
Albany
Purses
Weinick
Weinrick
B .W. Gurney
Byt
Italy Renames Fascist Ships Amid Abolition Drive
Berlin radio reported that Italy is removing Fascist names and emblems from fleet ships. The battleship Littoria was renamed Italia and the destroyer Artigliere was renamed something akin to Alessia Vera or Markshirt, reflecting the broader purge of fascist identifiers.
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Berlin
Italy
Impressed By Soviet War Industries
Admiral William Standley, U.S. Ambassador, on a four day inspection tour of Soviet Urals war plants, said Soviet plants compare favorably with U.S. in tank and steel production. He noted a near self contained tank plant and another that converts iron ore to steel and ships, praising the volume of steel output.
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Moscow
Willian U. Stindley
U.S
Ural Mountains
Standley
Urals
Krenin
Fortagners
Joseph EL Davies Wis
Sumib
Russia
Iron Mountain
Hunters To Get Shells For Fall Use
Washington August 10 The War Production Board approved a program to allocate enough materials to manufacture 700 million shotgun shells for hunting this fall, about one sixth of peacetime output. Senator Bushfield said WPB officials agreed after farmers reported crop damage from game birds. Initially WPB had suggested restrictions, but the Bushfield note states no strings will apply. No shells were produced for hunters last year.
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Washington
War Production Board
Bushfeld
R-Sd
WPB
Magazine disputes idea of U S petroleum exhaustion
New York August 10 The trade magazine Fuel Of And Oil Heat challenged the claim that the United States is exhausting its petroleum resources. The article argued restrictions on equipment use and other factors contributed to the decline in crude oil reserve estimates.
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New York
United States
Mussolini admits Italy could have remained out of war
In a June interview, Mussolini said Italy could have stayed neutral if it pursued neutrality as a small state. He insisted that national honor and the world’s conscience outweighed potential monetary profits and that Italy chose to join the conflict to defend vital rights, energy and production. He described the war as long and noted many nations may be drawn in.
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Ouce
Born
Switzerland
Benito Mussolini
Corriere del Ticino
Lugero
H Duce
Palazzo Venezia
Mussolini
Progress Report From Sicily War Front Describes Allied Drive
Allied headquarters report heavy shelling of coastal positions near San Fratello and San Agata as US and British forces press a broad assault in Sicily. German prisoners taken near Cape Orlando, with mounting demolitions as Axis retreat stalls. Mt Etna circled by British forces. American troops with Goums push along Tyrrhenian coast toward Messina amid desperate resistance and coordinated sea, air, and ground attacks.
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North Africa
Ruge 10
Sicily
Amervngni Dowehbuys
Hinding
Cape Orlando
San Fratello
San Agata
U. S
Seventh Army
Rispolo
Agiruale
Laormina
Taormina
Messina
Mt. Etna
Bronte
Randazzo
Tyrrhenian Seacoast
Erlittz
Caematin Woops
Randacrs
MS Rina
Randacaenna
Ross Munro
Eishth
Adrann
Seta
Cesaro
Eyghta
Kandace
Cape Welle
Cape Java
Torrenova
G S. Patton
Tims
Siosiy
Ime Mes
Wallace denies reports he would head postwar production plan
Vice President Wallace dismissed rumors that he might be invited by President Roosevelt to lead a new production and pricing control body. He said he would keep hands off food administration issues and OPA. He spoke after returning to Iowa and noted corn prospects look good and farmers are not complaining about prices. He declined to discuss future political plans and mentioned a Chicago rally for international cooperation.
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Wrebohi
Gtd
Wallace
Rovervelt
Food Administration
Spade
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Price Administration
War Food Administration
OPA
Marvin Jones
Iowa
Jones
Chicago
Gossett Urges Repeal Chinese Exclusion Act
Representative Gossett a Democrat from Texas urges repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act. As a House Immigration Committee member he accuses Japan of using propaganda to press for a separate peace with China and notes tactics like sweets handed to Chinese children to win hearts and minds amid wartime actions.
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Washington
China
Rep. Gossett
Mani Gossett
House Immigration Committee
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Aeron
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Hungary
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Frankfurter Zeitung
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Istanbul
Bulgari
Bulgaria
Sofia
Nicholas Moushanoff
Boris
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Jo' Cbr 'Pioy
Judith Gurney
Lizarre
Avis
Belman Morin
Urete
Ned
Gossett
Poubeht
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