War outlook from DeWitt Mackenzie on Nazi collapse
War analyst DeWitt Mackenzie reports fierce German resurgence after a withdrawal from Paris and warns against Western optimism. He cites Sir Bernard Montgomery and Dr. Eduard Benes, noting Hitler plans to fight to the end while German forces retreat northward amid growing Allied pressure in France and the east.
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Jong Gelay
Aang
Bernard Montgomery Say
France
Hitler Himes
Eduard Benes
Cechoslovak
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English Channel
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Churchill Meets Pope Pius XII in Rome Audience
Rome August 23 AP Winston Churchill left Rome after a private audience with Pope Pius XII. An official note said the essential questions related to present hour concerns. The visit was marked by splendor at the Papal court and a pleasant conversation remarks attributed to Churchill. He was accompanied by Sir Francis Osborne British minister to the Holy See.
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D. C. Contacts Willkie Washington Aug 3
A private statement from API-Press- SM Rocgevil said today that contact with Willkie occurred in Washington. He mentioned awareness of 30 plans for an immediate meeting with the prospective Republican presidential nominee.
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Washington
Api—Press- SM Rocgevil
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Itso Republican Presiden Mat
Romanian switch to Allies shocks Nazis as Romania orders fight
Soviet pressure and King Mihai's proclamation push Romania to fight alongside the Red Army in a swift pivot that rattles Germany. Bucharest broadcasts claim Romanian troops outflank Bulgaria and press toward the Prut and Siret as Moscow and London weigh armistice terms amid fading Nazi resistance in Romania.
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Romania
Galati
Carpathians
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Soviet Union
Red Army
Mihai
London
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Kary
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Yugoslavia
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Finlang
Prut
Siret
Moscow
Corresponden Zor Terestia
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Wallace Will Visit Portsmouth on New England Tour
Vice President Henry A. Wallace opened a New England tour to hear workers, factory owners, and municipal leaders about wartime experiences and postwar hopes. After an overnight in Portland with Democratic leaders, he travels by car to Lewiston and Waterville with possible stops in Biddeford and Portsmouth, N H, and a Manchester visit.
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API
Henry A. Wallace
New England
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Democratic Party
Henry Steinfeld
Maine
United Labor Committee
CIO
Lewiston
Summit Spring
Poland
Waterville
Biddeford
Portsmouth
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Manchester
Nelson to Consolidate WPB Authority After Wilson Resigns
Washington AP Donald M Nelson will assume full WPB authority upon return from China as Charles E Wilson resigns in protest. J A Krug, a former TVA power manager and current acting vice chairman, becomes acting WPB chair. The move follows a heated feud and a Senate panel finding rumors of policy rifts unfounded.
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China
War Production Board
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WPS
Statisticians Compile Dewey Ammunition for Campaign
A team of statisticians prepared facts and figures for Gov. Thomas E. Dewey to use in major campaign speeches. The GOP nominee plans a cross country speaking tour starting Sept. 7 in Philadelphia, then Louisville, with stops likely in Michigan Minnesota and the Pacific Northwest.
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Albany
Thomas E. Dewey
Pacific Coast
Pawling
Philadelphia
Louisville
Michigan
Minnesota
Pacific Northwest
Lightning Strikes Trolley. Conductor Short Seven Cents
Lightning struck a trolley car in Shreveport, Aug 25. Firemen reported the bolt caused an extra fare, and the conductor was seven cents short at checkup time. The incident notes a bizarre mix of electricity and a minor accounting mishap.
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Shreveport
Airline asks right to stop in Portsmouth
A fourth carrier seeks a Civil Aeronautics Board permit to serve Portsmouth. All American Aviation of Wilmington Del says its Boston to Bangor route would include Portsmouth and many New England stops. The board will hear four Portsmouth-related applications in one session as earlier petitions by Northeast Airlines BE W Wigglesworth of Norwood and F S Wiley Co. of Leominster were noted.
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Norwood
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Westbrook
Freeport
Brunswick
Topsham
Bath
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Waldoboro
Rockland
Thomaston
Cameron
Rockport
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Bucksport
Elsworth
Ellsworth Falls
Uniform Fire Ordinance Urged by Chiefs Meeting
Fire and police chiefs urged a uniform fire ordinance to prevent disasters, citing Hartford circus and Cochanut Grove fires. National Safety Council official urged inspected premises, fire and building official approvals, open stairways, compliant seating, and no smoking during events. Meeting elected two representatives to work with the State Safety Council. banquet accompanyed by about 130 attendees.
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New York
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National Safety Council
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New Hampshire | Police Chiefs Association
Hampton Beach
Hartford
Conn
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A. Glifford Hudsor
New Hampshire Board of Union Writers
George H. Lamott
Anthony Malloy
Nashua
Fire Chiefs Club
Amber WW. McIsaac
Concord
Police Chiefs Association
Hovel Ashworth
Sawmills to Get New Contracts
Washington Aug 25 AP Several hundred small sawmills in Maine New Hampshire and Vermont will resume production to fill a 5 1 2 million contract for 25 million board feet of lumber Maury Maverick chairman of the Smaller Wet Plants corporation announced A prime contract for the lumber was entered into by SWPC and the war department School tots get pictures A supply of large framed animal pictures purchased to be hung in the Kindergartens of Portsmouth schools has been secured from the Lyman fund Harry L Moore superintendent of schools announced.
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Washington
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Maury Maverick
Wet Plants Corporation
SWPC
War Department
Portsmouth
Lyman Fund
Harry L. Moore
Legion Group Studies Set Up Of Motor Corps
At a Frank E. Booma post meeting in Portsmouth officials of the Red Cross chapter and the former Red Cross motor corps officers discussed the setup of a motor corps for ambulance service. Three more names were added to resignations, making the action unanimous among active corps members. Names include Mrs Charles T. Durell, Mrs Hazel Hayes, and Miss Louise Staff.
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Motor Corps
Portsmouth
Frank E. Booma
American Legion Ambulance Committee
Red Cross
Red Cross Motor Corps
Jay
Hara Teen
All Work for Town Good Roads Day Tomorrow
Tomorrow is good roads day for the hilltop village Agg. Men from all sections turn out with tools and trucks to repair roads while women prepare elaborate dinners. The event acts as a community reunion, a survival of early days when everyone worked for the common good.
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Robot Bomb Toll Tops Five Thousand In London
London officials report Nazi robot bombs inflict heavy casualties and widespread property damage as 300 blasts daily. Health Minister Willink and Lord Woolton tour bombed districts urging parents to shield children despite Allied victories. Lincoln’s gatehouse and nearby offices sustain damage with no injuries.
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England
Henry A. Willink
Mimister of
Lord Woolton
Cormerce
Lincoln's Sun Gatehouse
OPA Official Lands Support From Public in Concord
John D. Jameson district price executive of the OPA in Concord told Rotary members yesterday that OPA has achieved its aims on three fronts through cooperation of businessmen and consumers. He cited lowering living costs, war costs, and preventing production curtailment as the key goals. Jameson praised local support and said there has been little trouble compared with other states and no serious hardship. Edgar F. Wood introduced the speaker. Also present were Herman Smith and Philip Dunlap of the Portsmouth War Price and Rationing board from Someord.
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OPA
Concord
Rotary Club
Bell
Price
Edgar F. Wood
Herman Smith
Portsmouth War Price and Rationing Board
Philip Dunlap
Someord
Home Town Pressure Groups Weigh on Congressmen
Congressmen blame rising gray hairs on heavy Washington pressure from hometown groups. Visiting firemen surge since the war, vexing lawmakers with price, rationing, and federal directives. Local amateurs push for milk and tobacco price boosts, WPB priorities, or UP A exemptions, often meeting official confusion and slow action.
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Washington
See Nazi Fall By Oct 1 1944 Says Congressman
Fashington August 25 AP Chairman Woodrum of the House postwar military policy committee said the army tentatively views October 1 1944 as the date to end the war against Germany. At a hearing Rear Admiral James H Trish inventory control officer for the navy indicated the navy expects to be fighting in the Pacific through 1948. Woodrum did not amplify his source. Admiral Irish noted the navy’s progress is hampered by lack of ships including troop carriers refrigerating ships and other essential shipbuilding parts.
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Woodrum
House
Germany
James H. Trish
Navy
Pacific
Admiral Irish
Vets Hospital Site Choice Still Pending
Rep Chester E Merrow said no decision has been reached on locating a veterans hospital in New Hampshire after discussions with Col Louis H Tripp director of construction Veterans Administration. He noted the VA would be helpful once a site is chosen.
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Chester E. Merrow
James W. Tucker
Chamber of Commerce
Portsemouth
Veterans Hospital
New Hampshire
Col
Louis H. Tripp
Veterans Administration
Pvt David Arnold Wins Purple Heart Award
Pvt David A Arnol Jr, 24, son of Mrs Agnes Arnold of 110 Court Street, has been wounded in action in France and awarded the Purple Heart. He is a Portsmouth High School graduate who joined the service two years ago after working for the Winebaum News Service. He has a sister, Miss Agnes Arnold, of Keene.
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Agnés Arnold
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Acton
France
David Arnold
Portsmouth High School
Winebaum News Service
Leng
Agnes Arnold
Keene
Limitations curb scope of peace organization
At Dunbarton Oaks talks the projected world security organization is to exclude nondispute work, with British, American, and Russian positions shaping a narrowed mandate. Delegates closed their first work week, many planning a weekend trip to New York as paperwork filled the secretarial ranks.
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Forday
London
Security Agency
New York
Argentina Nabs Spies in Major Espionage Ring
Seventeen persons were under arrest in Buenos Aires on espionage charges after raids that officials said dismantled a highly organized spy ring linked to the German government.
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Buenos Aires
Fiolite
Regulars Join Underground To Take City
Regulars and French armored units under Brig. Gen. Jacques de Clerc moved toward central Paris as Allied leadership declared supreme command, with broadcasts from Paris city hall reporting the capital’s joyful battle response and the French interior forces urging Parisians to join the barricades. The first patrols entered near midnight through Port D’Italie, greeted by cheering crowds as the island of the Seine became a center of rebel control.
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Seine
Seek to Assure Fair Treatment by U S Agencies
Washington Aus 23 A bill prepared for introduction in the House seeks to insure fair treatment of citizens in dealing with federal agencies and to provide adequate court review of agency actions. Chairman Smith says the measure aims to standardize administrative procedures and reduce conflicting agency rules.
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Aus
House
Smith
D-Va
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Roosevelt
To Register New School Pupils Here Starting Monday
Portsmouth officials announce new pupil registrations opening Monday at city hall in the office of Superintendent Harry L. Moore. Special registrations for Wentworth Acres will occur Wednesday from 9 to 12 am and 2 to 4 pm for area residents.
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City Hall
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Wentworth Acres
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Acres
Nazis Flee Across Seine After Last Stand
Allied dispatches report disorganized German forces fleeing across the Seine in northern France as Canadian advances push them into a 25 by 15 mile area. Air observers note German plans to make a stand along the Somme-Marne, while the battle along the river nears its end.
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Guenther von Kluge
Somme-Marnene
Army May Revamp National Guard
Washington Aug 25 AP The war department began a study toward revamping the National Guard in the postwar military structure A six man committee will tackle specific issues including political control of appointments in peacetime national guard The army command fears possible federalization removing guard from state control
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War Department
National Guard
United States
Army
O'Hara on Parley and a Funny World
Neal O Hara reports on political shifts and global morale in August. He quips about Parley staying within the Democratic fold, Japan losing face at sea, and Nazi morale boosters for German women over 40 with beauty products. He jokes about John L Lewis eyebrows and a financial halfback stockpiling marks in Germany.
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