Eight Army Regains Ground Near Florence Amid Tough Nazi Defense
Rome dispatch says the Eighth Army has regained lost ground around Florence with British forces closing in on outer fringes. New Zealanders hold La Romola, six and a half miles southwest of Florence, as Indian divisions occupy Castlelini. Allied air effort targets Po valley lines. two Allied planes lost in about 1000 sorties. Himari raid yields prisoners. Albania port Himare shelled by combined forces with heavy enemy casualties.
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Arno
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Moravia
Italy
Himari
Ihe
Himare
Albania
Pvt Mickey Rooney WACaravan Guest in Kansas City
Pvt Mickey Rooney has been approved to appear as the featured guest star at a WACaravan show at the municipal auditorium in Kansas City on Monday night. Brig. Gen. Robert W. Strong approved the arrangement, noting Rooney must perform on his own time and cannot miss basic training at Fort Riley, where he has been stationed for the past three weeks.
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Mickey Rooney
Robert W. Strong
Aumy Air Forces
Municipal Auditorium
Mickey
Port Riley
Three-Way Talks On Peace Agency Set
Washington officials expect cooperation among the United States Britain and Russia to bridge the gap before a world peace organization is ready. The talks aim to lay groundwork for a peace agency while war continues in Europe.
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United States
Britain
Russia
Germany
United Nations Council
United Nation
France
Turkey
Natons For Peace
jFie
Churke
Mnaintain Pelee
Practice Bomb Strikes Apartment House in Ventnor
A practice bomb from a Pomona naval air station aircraft hit a Ventnor apartment building, tearing a foot wide hole in the roof. Twelve families evacuated as residents recovered from the shock. no injuries reported to children in a nearby lot.
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Ventnor
N. J
Pomona Naval Air Station
Pistol Theft and Political Tension Stir Texas Conventions
A veteran letter laments a decade long loss of a Colt automatic and a piggy bank, demanding return of the pistol while joking about attending a Texas Democratic convention. The author warns against arousing attention with weapons, contemplates helmet use, and skewers the split between Jeffersonian and Hillman Democrats amid a broader party drift noted by the press.
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Iria
Hotguun
Xilday
Ban Brogan
Texas Democrats Mart
Sidney Hillman
Biy
Victory Ship Alamo Named in Texas Launch Ceremony
Miss Jeannette Tonbaker of Alamo Texas christened the 20 500 ton Victory Freighter Alamo as it launched at the Wilmington California shipyards. Sister Patricia 21 of San Antonio stood as maid of honor amid yard workers many former Texans who helped complete the vessel in 46 days after salvaging the keystone. Stores of former Texas residents watched the ceremony noting the swift construction and strong Texas ties to the project.
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Jeannette Tonbaker
Alamo
Texas
Canifornia
Wilc Tington
Patricia
San Antonio
Ie Animo
Soft Drink Machine Short Causes Fire
A short in a soft drink machine sparked a fire causing 176 damage. Passersby reported embers to authorities shortly after midnight. Smoke and water damaged merchandise and the adjacent apartment while privacy and security services searched for suspects.
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Tire de Ind
Wintow Tong
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