Germans in Precarious Position
MOSCOW August 7 Russian army groups outflanked Kharkov from the north driving through Belgorod threaten the Kharkov Bryansk area. They cut the Kharkov Bryansk railroad and advanced toward the city with 120,000 German dead and thousands of tanks and aircraft reported destroyed in the Kursk fighting, while 14,438 prisoners and large hauls of arms were captured.
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Kharkov
Belgorod
Soviet Union
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Zolachey
Orel
Bryansk
Kharkov-Bryansk
Zolechev
Russana
Kursk
Germans Begin Occupying Hungary Amid German Pressure
ANKARA Aug 7 Reports say German garrisons in Hungary grow as troops move through toward Greece. Hungary under Premier Kallay faces pressure to dispatch troops to allied fronts, with fears of full occupation amid open threats. Roosevelt orders a foreign service upgrade for Blocker and over 200 officials.
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Ankara
Hungary
Greece
Nicholas Kallay
Roosevelt
William P. Blocker
Honda
Nazi Retreat May Turn Into Rout
The Red army's advance to Orel and Belgorod signals a major defeat for Nazi forces and could threaten the German right wing on the Sea of Azov. If Germans yield more ground, front lines may shift toward the Dnieper and toward Leningrad, risking a large-scale retreat. Soviet and Allied analyses urge considering a second front in Europe, possibly in France, as Allied bombing of western Europe persists and strategic centers are targeted for invasion points.
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Red Army
Orel
Belgorod
Hiller
Russia
Jnsa
Hiese
Sea of Azov
Rostov
Leningrad
Uney Ikely
Dniteper
Sovet
Europe
Austel
Somme
Germany
Kilday to Talk on War Legislation at Hebrew Center
Congressman Faust and Kucoy debate wartime policy in an open forum at the Hebrew Community Center sponsored by Bnai Brith Lodge. The event begins 8 15 p m Tuesday with Louis J Riktin presiding and a short business meeting followed by a social hour.
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Faust v. Kucoy
Hebrew Community Center
B'nai B'rith Lodge
Louis J. Riktin
B'nai Brith
Glee
Pope Peace Call Cheers Italians
London Aug 7 Italian crowds welcomed Pope Pius's call for prayers for peace amid warlike statements by Premier Badoglio. The broadcast suggested Italy may not be saved by Germany and noted rising enlistment of youths. A frontier report said Nazi minister Ribbentrop met Italy's new foreign minister Guarigna in Northern Italy yesterday.
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Italy
Pope Pius
Pietro Badoelio
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Russia
Sicily
Reich
Badogno
Rome
Hitler
von Ribbentrop
Raffaele Guarigna
Laly
Halsey Sees Blow at Jap Mainland
Admiral Halsey forecast a push toward the main Japanese mainland as American forces prepared for operations after the first anniversary of the South Pacific offensive. Repairs rushed on Munda airfield in the Solomons as the next objective, Vile airfield on Kolambangara. Allied air and sea actions claimed air victories and heavy bombings around Bougainville and Rekata Bay in the Solomons.
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T Halsey
Japan
South Pacific
South Seas
Admiral Halsey
Auspatenes
Seid U. &. Army
Navy
Munda
Solomons
Rabaul
New Briain
V Vile
Kolambangara Island
Soldier Steals Scout Car Then Crashes It In City
Police report a soldier stole a scout car from the police lot on Friday night, drove to Cattden Street and Brooklyn Avenue, wrecked the vehicle, and fled. Detective Randolph and Night Captain Cruz identified the youth, who was arrested at 622 Brooklyn Avenue. Police attribute drunkenness to the loss of control.
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Brooklyn Avenue
TE. Randolph
David Cruz
Sobas
Tough and Brainy Nazis Captured On North Africa Front
U S amphibious forces report German officers and soldiers captured in Tunisia are physically fit but sly and stubborn. Officers march stiffly ashore while enlisted men crowd the pier, some 16 to 17 years old. Many suffer dental issues. packs contain glass, perfume, and luxury items. Americans share cigarettes and candy amid tense admiration and scorn. Brooklyn Jewish privates Braza and Rothstein taunt and identify themselves as Jews while extracting confessions and humorous shouts from foes.
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U. S
North Africa
Africa Corps
Tunisia
Apuard
Conia
Troina Fall Shifts Sicilian Battle Front
Allied forces led by American units stormed Troina in central Sicily, capturing the fortress town as 125000 Axis prisoners were reported. British Eighth Army advanced on multiple sectors while German defenses near Etna retreated. Messina areas suffered heavy bombing as German units split to cover a northeast retreat.
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Bictly
Disjairirec
ML. Etna
U. S
15Th Armored
Herman Gorting
Messing
Eighth Army
Adbério
Mt. Etna
Terry Allen
Troingston
Messina
Sicilian
Cal
Berlin May Become Open City Amid Wartime Tensions
Reports from London and Zurich indicate Berlin faces panic over mass air raids and shortages as Nazi leaders meet at the Fuehrer’s headquarters. Reuters and Die Weltwoche describe preparations for possible evacuation to Dres den and Prague, with Goebbels noting partial evacuations and morale collapsing after Mussolini’s fall.
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Ine Ubtman International Information Bureau
Berlin
Fuehrer
London
DNB
Reichsmarshal Goering
von Rubentrop
Gestapo
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Goebbels
Martine Bormann
Nazi Party
Werr
Pfeld
Wilhelm Feitel
High Command
Karl Doenitz
Navy
Air Force
Etchard Milch
Hans Jesschopnek
Air Nrorees
Kurt Zeitaler
Army Infantry
Alfred Dod
Hitler
Hiroshi Oshime
Reuters
Zurich
Hamburg
Ber-lin
Martessennia
Istanbul
Dresden
Leipzig
Munich
Prague
Zurich Die Wellwoche
Germany
Austria
Stuttgarts
Stalingrad
Die Weltwocke
Yanks Down Japs 9 to 1 in China air war tally
Kunming August 7 Major General Claire Chennault's 14th Air Force reports 912 enemy planes down in air and 130 on the ground over 13 months of operations in China with US losses at 381 in the air and 35 on the ground.
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Kunming
Claire Chennault
Jnb
Chine
Flay
Aetis
American Volunteer Group
United States
United
Floods in Rajputana Kill Six Thousand In One Day
Ajmer reports six thousand deaths from Rajputana floods after record rainfall. The disaster followed days of heavy downpours totaling about 30 inches in a single day, triggering widespread destruction and loss of life.
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Ajmer
Rajputana
India
Raiders Observe Nazi Frontiers In Bombed German Cities
Travelers crossing into Germany report on elaborate Nazi dummy railway stations that failed to fool Allied bombers. They describe Duisburg and Duesseldorf as terrible sights with cities bombed, stripped of electricity and water, and crowded with wounded veterans and Russian front veterans. The scent of death hangs over the bombed cities as civilians brace for further raids.
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Germany
Berlin
Jeroott
Reich
Duesseldorf
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