British squadron bombards Rhodes causing great fires
A British naval squadron shelled Rhodes for 12 minutes early Thursday, triggering extensive fires and heavy damage. Reuters reported the operation, led by Rear Admiral P. L. Vian, involved coordinated sea and air attacks with planes dropping flares and guiding ships, while Italian batteries opened fire only after salvos had been fired.
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London
Rhodes
Reuters
Mediterranean
Turkey
Dodecanese
John Nixon
Nixon
Exchange Telegraph Agency
P. L. Vian
U S Fighters In African War
United States Army fighter pilots joined Allied air forces in Western Desert combat as Axis planes were shot down during a Mediterranean convoy attack. British reports say at least 10 enemy aircraft fell, with nine more confirmed by Allied fighters, while RAF and US pilots targeted airfields near El Daba Fuka and ships in the convoy. One MB-109 was downed and two JU-52s were set afire. four US aircraft losses reported, one pilot safe.
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Cairo
Western Desert
Mediterranean
United States
RAF
Africa
el- Daba-Fuka
Turkey
North Africa
Greece
Sicily
Italy
Alexandria
Nazis Report U S Troops Land In Iraq
New York dispatch cites German Transocean agency claiming U S transport ships landed troops at various Iraqi ports in the past fortnight. The report says some troops will stay as a garrison in Iraq while others move west toward Palestine, with American units in Kurdistan near the Iran border.
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New York
Transocean
United States
Iraq
Baghdad
Ankara
Palestine
Kurdistan
Iran
U S Can Take Islands From Japs Says Officer
A naval eyewitness in Pearl Harbor asserts the Aleutian Rat Islands may be retaken if necessary. He notes Japanese defense at Attu Agattu and Kiska is not a strong threat and describes the harsh weather and treacherous terrain making landing fields difficult to build on Kiska.
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T. H
Rat Islands
Aleutian
Aleutians
Dutch Harbor
North Sea
English Channel
New Foundland
Greenland
Bering Sea
Attu
Agattu
Kiska
Pacific War Area
Freeze Everything Advises National Grange Leader
Washington August 15 Albert 3 Goss master of the National Grange advised the nation that the first step to halt inflation should be to freeze everything temporarily He urged a prepared radio address noting mistakes threaten to break down price control and outlined steps including wage freezes living standards decreases and limits on wage adjustments to curb inflation
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Washington
Albert
Goss
National Grange
Mainz Now One Of Much Damaged Cities
Bern dispatch reports Mainz, bombed twice this week by the British, now joins a list of German cities with heavy damage. The Mainz cathedral and many buildings were hit amid broad destruction in the Rhine city.
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Mainz
Bern
Switzerland
Neue Zuercher Zeitung
Berlin
Rhineland
Mainzer
Loss From Flood Being Listed Along Local Streams
Monocacy River crested within banks except the southern section as residents assessed flood damage. Bridges washed away in Linganore district while state bridges remained sound. Robert L. Putman of the State Roads Commission reported roads reopened across Monocacy bridges, though Buckeystown Urbana and Greenfield roads remained underwater. A 30 by eight foot washout appeared near Beaver Creek on Liberty Union Bridge road, with shoulders eroded and drainage pipes clogged. A truck nearly overturned near Route 40 Clifton, remaining marooned. police had no report on the incident. Traffic slowed with detours noted as roads crews cleared mud and debris.
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Michael's Mill
Greenfield Road
Clifton
Putman
Liberty-Union Bridge
Beaver Creek
Frederick
Frederick County Fair Plans Highlight Night Shows 1942
Frederick Fair organizers met Friday night to approve the premium book form and arrange minor ground improvements before the October four day event. Night shows will operate each night with regular grandstand attractions and a featured horse pulling contest Friday afternoon. Exhibitor inquiries are already coming in, though War effort considerations may affect the final holding date.
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Frederick
Frederick County Agricultural Society
Mrs Irvine Widow of Former Mayor Dies at 69
Mrs Sophie S Irvine 69 widow of ex mayor Harry Irvine died at noon after years of illness at Memorial Hospital. Surviving are daughter Mrs Nellie Eine and granddaughter. The report notes the prior US claim relinquishment over Greenland land after the 1916 Virgin Islands purchase.
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Cumberland
Sophie Sibley Irvine
Harry Irvine
Memorial Hospital
Nellie Eine
German Navy Corrects Wasp Hit Story After Battle
Berlin reports corrected its August note claiming the USS Wasp was hit. German officials now say the damaged carrier was the British Illustrious, amid broader Mediterranean convoy actions. Italian broadcasts say another British destroyer torpedoed and more ships damaged, with no independent confirmation.
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Beriin Magee
Rome
United Nations
Tno
Mediterranean
High Command
Fast Shooting Police Rescue Officer Near Chattanooga
Fast action by Tennessee and Georgia officers freed Patrolman Logan Stroud after he was abducted at a Chattanooga street speeding stop near the Georgia line. Patrolman Ray Evatt was lightly wounded in a gun fight at a dairy farm as officers killed one kidnapper and captured three others. Names of the slain man and captives were not disclosed immediately.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Tennessee
Georgia
Ray Evatt
Georgia Line
Here
Logan Stroud
Stroud
Revercomb Wins Over Funkhouser in WV Senate Race
Official returns from West Virginia counties show Chapman Revercomb of Charleston defeating Raymond J. Funkhouser of Shepherdstown by 352 votes for the Republican U S Senate nomination. Revercomb 47 781 Funkhouser 47 420.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Chapman Revercomb
Raymond J Funkhouser
Shepherdstown
U. S
Senate
Revercomd
Funkhouser
U S Marines Overrun Guadalcanal Air Field
London report from the York shire Post claims American Marines overran the main air field on Guadalcanal in the Solomons. The field is said to be out of action, but no details were available. Official sources offered no new information beyond Washington announcements.
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London
Yorkshire Post
Guadalcanal Island
Solomons
The
Washington
Lusdyn
Japs Start New Drive in China War Update
Chungking August 15 The Japanese launch a new push to close a 50 mile gap in the Chekiang Kiangsi railway as Chinese counter attacks recapture ground. Communiqués report fierce fighting west from Shangjao toward Hengfeng and renewed Chinese pursuit of battered units south of the cahway near Kiangshan with heavy casualties. Chinese forces also clash near Suichang Sungyang and Linchuan while Wangkong in Guangdong is recaptured after severe fighting.
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Chékiang
Kiangsi
Shangjao
Hengfeng
Kiangshan
Chekiang
Advanee Aues
Suichang
Sungyang
Linchuan
Iangei
Wangkong
Canton
Kwangtung
American Air Forces claim 1010 planes vs 1459 Japanese in seven months
General Henry H. Arnold announced that 1,010 American Army planes had engaged 1,459 Japanese planes over seven months and shot down 190. Losses totaled 104 American planes. He noted that enemy planes damaged, destroyed, or lost on the ground were uncounted. The AVG had 218 victories and 84 losses before disbanding as the Army Air Forces assumed the China air war.
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Washington
Henry H. Arnold
China
Army Air Forces
Eisenhower Lands Near Unexploded Bomb During Inspection
Lieut. Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, commander in the European theater, disclosed today that he landed recently near an unexploded bomb on a runway of a flying field during an inspection tour of American air forces in Europe.
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London
Dwight Eisenhower
German Parachutists Wear Uniforms of Red Army Commanders
Moscow reports German parachutists captured today at an unidentified city. They carried a portable radio and maps of Russian dispositions and wore Red Army commander uniforms.
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Moscow
Red Army
Werte
Market drift as buying power fades amid Solomons progress
New York reports a subdued stock market with leaders extending the rally only by small fractions while buying power weakens. Investor sentiment remains cheered by reports of American progress in the Solomons campaign, signaling mixed prospects for the outlook.
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New York
the Solomons
Bullitt Arrives in Dublin as Guest of U S Minister
William C. Bullitt special assistant to Navy Secretary Frank Knox arrived in Dublin today as a guest of United States Minister David Gray.
Nazis Rush Help To Army In North As Russ Attack
London reports a Vichy broadcast stating Germans rush reinforcements and planes to meet Russian attacks in the Rzhev Vyazma Bryansk and Voronezh sectors north of the Don and Caucasus. Other Nazis press toward Stalingrad and Astrakhan as Red Army defenses tighten with heavy fighting and losses noted around Voronezh and Vyazma-Rzhev.
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London
Vichy
Stockholm
Rzhev
Vyazma
Bryansk
Voronezh
Don
Caucasus
Moscow
Kotelnikovski
Stalingrad
Astrakhan
Volga
Caspian
Red Army
Kretskaya
Don Bend
Russia
Ab Kotelnikovski
Sik
Hilata
Kotelnikovaki
Caspian Sea
Persian Gulf
Nazis Drop Fire Bombs Over East Anglia
Nazi raiders dropped thousands of incendiaries on East Anglian towns and the south coast while long range guns fired across the Dover Strait. Ipswich faced fires and explosions on the waterfront as German claims of fires at Eastbourne and hits on Portsmouth dockyards circulated.
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East Anglian
Dover Strait
Ipswich
Reuters
Berlin
Eastbourne
Portsmouth
Solomons battle claims and island seizures reported
American Marines have dislodged Japanese from coastal bases in the Solomons as part of the first phase of the campaign, with reports of Marines securing beach heads and inland jungle terrain around Tulagi. Tokyo and Berlin broadcasts offered conflicting, unconfirmed accounts of airfields and island seizures, while U S Navy statements noted progress and protective actions by bombers and naval units.
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Australia
Solomons
Washington
Leathernecks
Tulagi
U. S. Navy Department
Domei
Batavia
Solomon Island
Japa
Solomon
Domei Agency
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Solomon Islands
Tokyo
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Reuters
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Berlin
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