Armored Division of Nazis Cut Off By Americans
Allied forces push Nazi armor and infantry in southern France, trapping units in the Rhone valley near Montelimar. American advances disrupt German withdrawal toward Valence, with heavy losses and multiple divisions reported eliminated or crippled.
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Rome
Rhone
Montelimar
Marseille
11Th Armored
France
Valence
Butler
Frederick Butler
Grenoble
Alexander M. Patch
Four Unhurt In Car Crash On Route 240
Four occupants of a Plymouth Sedan escaped injury when it struck a horse on Route 240 at Frederick Junction shortly after three this morning. The car veered into guard rails near the bridge over the B and O railroad. the horse’s injuries were undetermined at noon. William Reginald Dean of Rockville drove south. several stray horses appeared before him. State Trooper Richard Myers investigated. Sgt Elwood O’Hara supervised the ambulance, which was not needed. The car was brought to a local garage and Dean and his companions took a bus home. The horse owner’s identity was not yet established.
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Frederick Junction
B. and O
William Reginald Dean
Rockville
Richard Myers
Elwood O'Hara
Dean
Bulgaria Seeks Armistice Terms, Hull Reports
Secretary of State Hull said Bulgarian officials contacted Allied governments about armistice terms and he did not know if U S officials were among them. He noted Romania already fights with Allied side and said U S could be represented in a Moscow signed peace as well.
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Washington
Hull
Romania
London
Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
Bulgaria
Italy
Terms for Bulgaria Set to Be Submitted for Peace
Terms for Bulgaria likely to be handed to a Cairo envoy within days while armistice terms for Romania are expected to be signed in Moscow. Greek and Yugoslav protections are sought in the Bulgars’ terms as the European advisory commission prepared the document for Washington and Moscow. Pravda urges nations to break with the Nazis to avoid their fate.
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London
Bulgaria
Cairo
Romania
Moscow
Balkan
European Advisory Commission
Washington
Germany
Finland
Hungary
Slovakia
Communist Party
Pravda
PAC Seeks To Get Out Vote Says Hillman
Sidney Hillman told House investigators that the CIO Political Action Committee complies with the law and aims to get out the vote. He said the group does not seek to capture either major party but to influence thinking, program, and candidate choice, trusting Americans to vote wisely.
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Washington
Sidney Hillman
House
CIO Political Action Committee
Cio-Pac
Anderson Committee
Back on duty Cortesi resumes NYT post in Buenos Aires
Arnoldo Cortesi returned to work as New York Times correspondent in Buenos Aires after a Sunday at police headquarters where authorities questioned the accuracy of his report about an address by Vice President Juan Peron to a private session of stock exchange members.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Arnoldo Cortesi
New York Times
Juan Peron
Stock Exchange
Dr Charles E Roth Native Hero Dies At 73
Dr Charles E Roth 73 native of Frederick died of a heart attack last night shortly after treating a boy’s foot in Edgewood Maryland He practiced here 45 years after graduating from University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1889 He is survived by his widow and two nephews Funeral services will be Thursday at his home with burial in Abingdon Maryland
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Edgewood
Charles E. Roth
Frederick
Roth
University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Abingdon
Allies set up new killing ground west of Seine near Rouen
Allied forces establish a third Seine area trap west of Rouen as five German divisions likely 20 000 men try to escape across the river. Ground and air bombardment pounds the pocket while Germans abandon equipment to speed a breakout. British troops cross Vernon and Canadians push toward Elbeuf amid a widening American drive toward Paris.
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Seine
Rouen
Chambois
Falaise
Vernon Bridehead
Elbeuf
Paris
le Havre
Fas de Calais
Big 3 Near Agreement on Dumbarton Oaks Security Plan
Washington Aug. 28 delegates from the Soviet Union the United States and Britain advanced toward a three way compromise on organizing force to suppress future aggressor nations. Two main ideas emerged one an international air corps backed by the Russian side the other an American plan calling for nations to contribute parts of their armed forces under a regional international security framework.
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Washington
Dumbarton Oaks
International Security Organization
International Organization
Strawstack Fire Destroys Field Stack Near Middletown
A strawstack on Edgar M. Keller’s farm near Middletown burned completely last Friday night. Firefighters from the Middletown Volunteer Fire Company were called but could not save the stack. The blaze’s cause remains undetermined.
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Edgar M. Keller
Middletown
Rick
Leaders Doze on Shelf as Markets Open Week
In New York on August 28 leaders in the stock market lingered at modestly lower levels while assorted favorites edged toward a tentative recovery in the opening session of the five day week.
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New York
Red Armies Break Into Ploesti Oil Region
Russian forces crossed toward the Hungarian border and two large Soviet armies pushed into the Ploesti oil region and toward Bucharest after defeating German defenses. Romanians and Nazis reported heavy fighting as Russians advanced through Ramnicul Sarat and Focansis with levels of German resistance collapsing. Axis casualties reached 300,000 in eight days, with over a million Axis troops killed or captured since June 23.
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Moscow
Ploesti
Romania
Bucharest
Galati Gap
Feodor Tolbukhin
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Hungary
Transylvania
Focansis
Galati
Ramnicul-Sarat
Focansi
Malinovsky
Transylvanian Alps
Tolbukhin
Danube
Carpathians
Transylvanian
Chisinau
Nad
Praga
Warsaw
26 Killed In Plane Crash Near Prestwick Scotland
London August 28 Twenty six persons died when a large air transport crashed into a house near the trans Atlantic military air base at Prestwick Scotland The dead include seven crew fourteen passengers and five occupants of the house The crash demolished the house two nearby homes were damaged and the roof of a fourth torn off American soldiers and civil defense workers worked through the darkness to recover bodies and searches continued for additional victims The plane was inbound from an Atlantic crossing.
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London
Prestwick
Scotland
America
Civil Defense
Road To Berlin Distances From Allied Fronts
The Associated Press lists road distances to Berlin from key fronts and regions. Russian front stands at 322 miles from eastern suburbs of Warsaw, Northern France at 495 miles from Troyes, Southern France at 545 miles from Perly, and Italian front at 600 miles from the northern outskirts of Florence.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
France
Troyes
Perly
Iiatian
Florence
Frederick stores plan brief V Day closings
Local merchants announce likely closings on V Day to avoid excess celebration and riots. Larger dry goods stores expected to close with others following. liquor outlets may close, beer parlors uncertain. Merchants urge churchgoing, home gatherings, and sobriety, aiming to prevent disturbances as Germany war ends and Pacific tasks remain.
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Germany
Frederick
German Forces in Greece Expected to Abandon Country
Bern Switzerland Aug 28 A Chiasso dispatch to the Gazette De Lausanne reported German forces in Greece cut off by Romania and Bulgaria developments were preparing to abandon that country making for the Reich’s retreat in the Balkans and near-term withdrawal anticipated.
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Greece
Bern
Switzerland
Chiasso
Gazette de Lausanne
Reich
Romania
Bulgaria
Tavern Owners Push Prosecution of Minors in Maryland
Baltimore August 28 The Tavern Owners Association of Maryland announced an intensive campaign to prosecute minors who misrepresent their ages to obtain intoxicating drinks.
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Baltimore
Tavern Owners’ Association of Maryland
Allied Forces Report Quiet Front, Resistance At Champigny
Supreme Headquarters said Paris area was generally quiet on August 28 though Champigny saw some resistance yesterday. A new electro chemical process is reported to recondition worn out metal to 97 percent of original efficiency.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
Champigny
Lull In Flying Bombs Extends For 72 Hours
London and southern England enjoyed a bomb free lull extending to almost 72 hours with only a brief Sunday morning barrage. Public optimism grew as subway and shelter use declined though government precautions remained unchanged.
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London
England
Small Losses By MacArthur Strategy
General Headquarters in the Southwest Pacific cites Douglas MacArthur’s New Guinea approach as a low cost path to liberate the Philippines, stressing hitting the Japanese at weak points and using jungles as allies. Observers point to Hollandia and Aitape campaigns where Japanese losses ran high while American casualties remained comparatively small.
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Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
New Guinea
MacArthur
Hollandia-Aitape
Aitape
Nazis Withdrawing To Their Gothic Line
Allied HQ says German forces pull back on the Gothic Line as Polish units break through Nazi strongholds near the Metaure river and press toward the Adriatic coast. Edith Army forces reach five miles from Pesaro and just over 20 miles from Rimini at the Po valley edge.
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Rome
Italy
Metaure
Arzula
Edith
Adriatic
Pesaro
Rimini
Budget amendments approved for game service and armory remodeling
Annapolis August 28 governor andy conor approved three budget amendments totaling 43295 with 29303 to the State Game and Inland Fish Commission and the remainder for the Maryland Military Department to remodel strong houses in armories across the state.
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Annapolis
Yconor
State Game and Inland Fish Commission
Maryland Military Department
Allied air sweep cripples European railways and trains
More than 400 American fighters attacked targets across France Belgium Holland and Germany. They strafed 11 troop trains disabled 200 locomotives destroyed or damaged about 200 railway cars damaged 1 000 more and wrecked nearly 200 motor vehicles in the morning transport strike.
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London
France
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Frankfurt
Good Job By Prisoners Of War At Holabird Depot
Baltimore August 28 UP German prisoners of war at Holabird signal depot are aiding the American war effort by working in canneries and on the post. About 500 of 600 plus men are in messes, laundry, commissary, salvage, garaging, and warehouses, with 100+ in commercial canneries. Col. Medford notes high conduct, lower guard needs, and keen interest in American materiel. One laborer who traveled away was removed after other prisoners protested.
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Baltimore
Holabird
Uncle Sam
Hitler
W. Ot. Medford
Col. Medford
Meeting of Frederick soldiers in New Guinea and hospital transfer
Private John Thomas Moore and Private George Earl Stull Jr both from Frederick meet in New Guinea after nineteen months in service. Moore has a brother in Redmond Oregon and Stull a brother in France. Stull's brother-in-law Private Harry Garrett is in New Guinea at a hospital. Private Donald L. Young, formerly of West Seventh street Frederick, has arrived at Welch Convalescent Hospital Daytona Beach Florida, after enlisting in March 1944 in Baltimore.
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New Guinea
John Thomas Moore
Frederick
Nev Er
George Earl Stull, Jr
Moore
Redmond
Ore
Pvt
Stull
France
Harry Garrett
Daytona Beach
Fla
Donald L. Young
West Seventh Street
Frederick Md
Welch Convalescent Hospital
Army
Young
Harry Young
Lfe
Service Cab Co
Pvt Young
S Army
Baltimore
U S Forces Sweep Toward Paris After Meaux Victory
American troops crossed the Marne and captured Meaux 23 miles east of Paris as the Allied breakout widened. British and Canadian forces pushed bridgeheads across the Seine near Louviers Vernon and Pont-de-L Arche while U S Third Army moved east toward Verdun, forming a broad front around Paris.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Reich
Marne
Meaux
Paris
Sedan
Seine
Louviers
Vernon
Point-De- L’arche
Chateau-Thierry
English Channel
Rouen
France
le Havre
Pas de Calais
Mantes
Elbeuf
Pont-De-L’ Arche
U. S. Third Army
Lagny
Nangis
Melun
Provins
Nogent
Villenauxe
Verdun
Troyes
Expect Miners To Work On Labor Day
The Solid Fuels Administration urged coal miners and mine operators to skip the Labor Day holiday to boost production. John L. Lewis advised union locals it would be prudent to work the holiday amid urgent need for output. CAPT. JANNEY WOUNDED Baltimore Aug. 28 A Marine captain, Stuart S. Janney Jr., wounded in Saipan, had ridden his horse Winton to victory in the 1942 Maryland Hunt Cup, his wife says.
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The
Solid Fuels Administration
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Janney
Baltimore
Stuart S. Janney, Jr
Winton
Saipan
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