War Moves Show Sicily Campaign and European Outlook
United Press war analyst Louis F Keemle argues the Sicily landing demonstrated Allied sea and air mastery and surprise under Eisenhower but warns that Europe faces bigger fights. He notes minimal Allied resistance, German delaying actions, and upheaval in Italy, suggesting European timetable may shift months later.
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Louis F. Keemle
United Press
Sicily
Europe
Roosevelt
E Island
Ie Island
Eisenower
Isind
Mobilly
Western Europe
Cep
Eurpe
Italy
Allied air and sea blows hit Japan in Pacific drives
Allied headquarters report heavy action in the New Britain New Guinea and Dutch New Guinea theaters. Allied ships set aflame a Japanese destroyer and cargo vessel, destroyed seven barges, and raided barge hideouts. Dauntless and Avenger bombers aided advances toward Munda, dropping 47 tons of explosives on Japanese positions.
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Outhwest Pacific
New Britain
Southern Pacific
Hoonuli
New Guinea
Dutchew Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Munda
New Georgia Island
Entral Solomons
Ew Guinea
Howver
Iowa Senators to Attend Midwestern Congressional Meeting
DES MOINES Iowa United States Senator George A Wilson announced plans to attend a Midwest congressional conference in Minneapolis in August. Senator Guy M Gillette indicated he will attend as well. The conference will be attended by senators and representatives from Minnesota Wisconsin North and South Dakota and Iowa.
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Des Moines
United
George A. Wilson
Iowa
Congress
Minneapolis
Guy M. Gillette
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North
Smith Dakota
Towa
Allies Smash Defenses On Messina Road
Allied forces push through fortified German positions on the Sicily front advancing toward Messina. Americans and Canadians seize key highway networks and flank Axis lines along the Dittamio river while reports from Nicosia and Leonforte indicate heavy fighting and German casualties. Roosevelt outlines unconditional surrender terms and postwar plans as Mussolini faces trial. Continued on Page Eight.
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North Africa
Messina
Sicily
Dittamio
Robert P Patterson
Washington
Pollina
Castelbuano
Gang
Nicosia
DNB
Leonforte
Enna
Littaino
Catania
Sicilian
Vimy Ridge
Seventh Army
Benito Mussolini
United Nations
Roosevelt
Casablanca
Madrid
Josef Stalin
Russia
United States
Henry A. Wallace
Senate
Italy
Tojo
Hitler
Mussolini
Italy Still In State Of Chaos
Italy remains unstable as Premier Badoglio’s cabinet arrests key fascist leaders and orders the release of political prisoners seized under Mussolini. A chamber of deputies may be elected four months after cessation of hostilities, with measures aimed at pacifying demonstrations in the north. Reports of German moves and Allied timing circulate as Italy’s fate hangs in balance.
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Pietro Badoglie
Mussolini
Chamber of Deputies
Radio Rome
Benito Mussolini
Washington
Robert P. Patterson
Italy
Rome
Senate
Balkans
Stockholm
Svenska Bagbladet
Switzerland
CBS
Trieste
Fiume
Pola
Brenner Pass
Madrid
Austria
September Draft Quota Up Near Eightieth Percent
DES MOINES Iowa's September draft quota rises sharply from August though figures were not specified. State selective service director Charles H Grahl said yesterday that September is nearly 80 percent greater than August, which is the year's lowest quota so far.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Selective Service
Charles H. Grahl
Grahl
Forty Die In Three Plane Crack-Ups
Rescue crews investigated a crash in hill country after a big American Airlines plane from Louisville to Nashville plunged and burned, killing 20. Two survived as state police and FBI moved bodies. The craft failed to lower gear in a forced landing, tearing wings and engines from the fuselage in a tree studded field.
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American Airlines
Arid
Louisville
Nashville
Tenn
Federal Bureau of Investigation
L. A. Williams
Allen County
Williams
Bitter Battle for Orel Continues
Soviet forces pressed the offensive on three fronts around Orel, repelling German counterattacks south of the town and advancing toward the hinge of the southern and central fronts. Front dispatches report gains of two to four miles, with over 1,500 German troops killed and tanks disabled as villages near the Kursk Orel railway fell into Soviet control.
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Moscow
Orel
Red Army
Stalingrad
Stanovoi Kolodez
Kursk- Orel
Yester
Roosevelt Plans Six Point Postwar Veterans Program
President Roosevelt won broad bipartisan support for a six point plan aiding veterans returning to civilian life. Key items include muster-out pay, unemployment insurance, government funded education, credit for unemployment, expanded medical care and rehabilitation, and sufficient pensions for disabled veterans. Education funding may face Congressional and educational opposition.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Sulanca
Mr. Roosevelt
More Americans Die in Jap Camps
The War Department lists 249 more U S soldiers who perished from disease in Japanese prison camps since Corregidor and Bataan, raising total deaths to 1178 amid about 14 000 prisoners reported through the Red Cross. About eight percent died of disease in a little over a year, with approximately 200 additional deaths from wounds.
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Washington
War Department
U. S
Corregidor
Bataan
United States
Japan
Red Cross
Butter Shortage Warns Civilians While Coffee Returns
Civilians receive coffee ration relief as breakfast tables face a 20 percent cut in butter over the next year, with a 27 percent rise in margarine. Roosevelt announces continued sugar support amid hopes for sugar rationing end. WFA totals show civilian fats at about 3.63 billion pounds, with military, lend-lease, and exports consuming the rest.
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Washington
Roosevelt
War Food Administration
OPA
WFA
Diehlman Leaves Produce Firm Goes To Texas
Diehlman, manager of Wilson & Company's produce plant since May 1940, will resign to audit four plants for a large Texas based produce business headquartered in Denison. He and Mrs Diehlman return to Denison, where he previously worked with Richard White, and will oversee accounting for three Texas plants and one in Birmingham. W J Wilson arrives from Faribault to supervise the Oelwein plant temporarily.
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Diehlman
Wilson & Company
Denison
Texas
Dallas
Richard White
Wrale
Chicago
Dethlman
Mike
Wilson & Co
White
Birmingham
Alabama
W. J. Wilson
Faribault
Minnesota
Elant
Oelwein
Eisenhower signals possible peace talks with Italy
North Africa command announced an immediate and honorable peace offer to Italy. Eisenhower urged ceasefire against German forces in Italy and hinted at recognizing Badoglio and King Victor Emmanuel II as parties to armistice negotiations. The move followed conciliatory public speeches by Roosevelt and Churchill, suggesting preliminary talks may be under way.
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Allied
North Africa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Meditembranean
Italy
Pietro Badoglio
Victor Emmanuel II
United Sates
Britain
Eisenhower
Roosevelt
Churchill
Casablanca
Hurricane Toll Rises to 13 in Texas Gulf Coast
Reports tally 13 dead with two missing and dozens injured after the Gulf Coast storm. Army engineers recover 10 of 55 crewmen from the dredge Galveston at North Jetty, while separate fatalities occur in Galveston and Port Arthur. Rescue and evacuation efforts mobilize hospitals and water supplies amid widespread damage.
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Houston
Tex
Texas Gulf
Galveston
Unac
Port Arthur
Southwest
Ford’s Keep Going Birthday Salute at Dearborn Navy Yard
In Bearborn Michigan Henry Ford near 80 was feted by 1600 sailors at a Dearborn naval training station party. He joked that his age changes nothing and urged continuing effort as he reviewed the crew from a canopy platform. A 15 pound cake and a ship chronometer were presented as he spoke.
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Bearborn
Mich
Henry Ford
Ford
Dearborn Naval Training Station
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