Paris not yet liberated as Allies push into city
London Aug 24 Supreme Headquarters said Paris remained only partly liberated as French resistance groups held parts of the capital. Allied troops moved toward the city amid four days of heavy fighting with German forces, and French authorities reported heavy German losses and civilian deaths.
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Urge Early Decision At Conference
Washington reports from Dumbarton Oaks show Sir Alexander Cadogan leading British calls for an early partial security body to bridge the postwar gap before a full international league. The push aligns with U S hopes for a formalized three power framework among Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union.
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Romania
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Europe
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World Security Organization
Alexander Cadogan
Security Organization
International League
Moscow
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
The Road To Berlin Distances Across Fronts
The report lists front-line distances from key locations: 322 miles to Berlin from eastern Warsaw suburbs, 519 miles to from a point east of Sens in Northern France, 601 miles to Florence for the Italian front, and 608 miles to Grenoble for Southern France.
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Romania quits war as Balkan front collapses amid armistice
Romania began marching against Hungary and capitulated, spurring panic in Berlin. German reports say a communist regime may lead Bucharest with rioting outbreaks as Russian advances threaten the Balkans. Bulgarian and Yugoslav/Greece positions shift amid the upheaval.
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Balkan
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Massive Allied Air Assault Hits German Targets Across Germany
London reports a combined strike by 1,300 US bombers and 1,000 fighters hitting 12 German targets near the Czech border. RAF and allied attacks along the Seine disrupt German shipping and port facilities at Le Havre. Allied losses include 2,959 craft. German aircraft losses reported at 50.
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Seine
United States
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Ruhland
Brux
Freital
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Brunswick
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Langenhagen
Hannover
Miemar
Kiel
Snow Hill Court Clerk Brimer Bonded in Embezzlement Case
Joseph E. Brimer 41 Worcester County Circuit Court clerk was released on $5,000 bond after waiving preliminary hearing. State officials allege embezzlement totaling 883.50 with a larger shortage of about 19,000 in county and state funds. Horace G. Payne posted Brimer’s bail. Brimer has served as deputy clerk since 1924 and was elected clerk in 1938.
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Joseph E. Brimer
Worcester County
Walter W. Price
William G. Kerbin
First Judicial District
Worcester
Kerbin
Brimer
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Horace G. Payne
Italian Patriots Told To Stop Nazis
United Nations radio reported Gen. Sir Harold Alexander, Allied commander in Italy, urged patriot forces in northern Italy to halt or destroy a considerable number of German troops attempting to flee from southern France. Air reconnaissance showed German troops moving toward the Italian border. Alexander ordered, Your orders are they must not pass.
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New York
United Nations
Algiers
Harold Alexander
Italy
France
United States
Alexander
New Use Found New York Washing Machine
Eight housewives in an apartment basement discover a disconnected washing machine with a sign promising operation when tenants cease red and blue ration tokens and insert dimes. The note suggests a rationing era context and a playful attempt to restart the appliance.
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New York
Bargain Day Joke Highlights Shopping Woes
A battered housewife on a city bargain day boards a bus in New Brunswick and quips she saved money by getting nothing as she waited for service. The lighthearted exchange underscores shopper frustrations amid sales.
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Emmitsburg imposes ban on gatherings of children
With approval from Dr. E C Kefauver and Burgess Joseph R Hoke the Emmitsburg authorities prohibit any assembly of children age twelve and under to curb possible infantile paralysis spread. The quarantine may last about ten days or until officials confirm no outbreak risk in northern Frederick County. Gasps include gatherings at motion theaters eateries stores post offices churches Sunday schools or private homes. No other towns in the county have adopted similar measures yet due to the absence of local diagnosed cases previously.
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Frederick County
Joseph R. Hoke
Emmitsburg
Burgess Hoke
Pennsylvania
Thurmont
Wounded Capt Lloyd H Seiler Returns to England Hospital
Captain Lloyd H Seiler of Jefferson is wounded in France by a mortar fragment and resting in a U S hospital in England. He was evacuated by air and hopes to return to the front soon. Private Charles F Sisk of Knoxville is slightly wounded in France and has sent home his Purple Heart. Private William Schaffer was wounded in France and sent his Purple Heart home. his mother Erma Schaffer reports he is in a hospital and uncertain of location or specific injuries.
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U. S
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Knoxville
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Erma Schaffer
East Third Street
Berlin Reports Unclear France Situation Near Troyes
Berlin dispatch says fighting in the Yonne sector southeast of Paris remains unclear with American spearheads possibly approaching Rommilly and Troyes. Troyes lies 35 miles east of Sens and Rommilly 30 miles northwest of Troyes as the Yonne river flows northeast of the area.
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Finland moves to exit the war amid armistice talk
Helsinki reports indicate Finnish leaders push for peacelike action as Gripenberg travels to Helsinki and Germany signals shifts. U S pressure rises as Procope campaigns influence, while Romania’s break with Hitler opens a Danube route and fuels hopes for a settlement.
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Hjalmar Procope
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Washington
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Danube
Antonescu Fleeing to Germany Reported by Swiss Broadcast
A Swiss broadcast citing Bucharest dispatches said Marshal Ion Antonescu, Romania’s deposed premier, fled to Germany. The claim also noted Romanian troops moved into Transylvania, a region Romania had ceded to Hungary earlier in the war.
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King George Sends Congratulatory Message to Allied Forces
King George VI telegraphed Dwight D. Eisenhower praising Allied forces for victories in France. He said his people join him in thanking God for the outstanding success achieved by allied arms.
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France
Russian Allies Drive Fronts Toward Romania Amid Paris News
Soviet and Romanian units pushed through Poland toward Tarnow and Krakow as Red Army advances reached near Krakow Silesia and Lomza. Simultaneously 400 towns fell along the eastern front including Tighina Cetatea Alba and Vaslui as German counterattacks near Praga were repelled. Paris reported Allied progress and a new Romanian government formed.
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Nazi Hopes Shattered as Allied Victories Rise
Secretary Stimson said Allied successes and French uprisings shattered German hopes for a prolonged stand in northern France. He cited the liberation of Paris, the southern push, and Romania's abandonment of the Axis as signs of waning Nazi power. Casualties for the first five days of the invasion of southern France reached 2,975.
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Hitler's Grip On France Slips Unbelievingly Fast
Allied troops rapid advances across France create a sweeping near-frontier liberation. U S Seventh Army reaches the Swiss border near Geneva after a 200 mile drive from the Mediterranean. U S Third Army pushes toward Paris and the German frontier, with Lyon and Perpignan reports and Bouillon, Salon, and Marseille in Allied hands.
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Soldier Vote May Hold Up Results
An Associated Press survey shows over two million armed forces members applied for absentee ballots and about twice that may vote in November. With 11 states delaying soldier vote counts, final results could stretch into December as Nebraska, Pennsylvania, California and Missouri weigh absentee ballots. Florida Utah Rhode Island and Washington also plan late counts. A separate fire at Barbara Fritchie tea room on East Patrick street ended quickly after a coal oil stove ignited.
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