Soviet Reach Near Kharkov as German Hold Crumbles
Soviet forces advanced within 12 miles of Kharkov driving a broad front toward the city. Reports claimed the capture of over 100 villages and heavy German losses including tanks and guns as Bryansk and Bryansk rail lines came under assault. Two Red Army generals were reported killed in combat near Helgad or Orel.
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Moscow Radio
London
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Apensenka
Brigorod
Gurtyev
Stalingrad
Savagery of Jap Soldiers Proved by Dispatches
A West coast reader defends a calmer tone amid calls to label Japanese as savages. The letter cites AP war dispatches reporting Japanese bayoneting wounded soldiers, Hong Kong horrors, and Pearl Harbor strikes, arguing the Nipponese pose savage traits despite veneer, and warns recognition of enemy brutality is vital for future defense and long restraint.
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J. Norman Lodge
Associated Press
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Pacific
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T. Ellevert
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Hongkong
Nanking
Eden
Commons
Pearl Harbor
Washington
Finpetor Hirohito
Thome
Riots Involve Service Men Across Multiple Cities
Several incidents report rioting by service members and civilians in Philadelphia Seattle and Oakland. In Philadelphia a 30-man force clashed with police and shore patrol with hundreds of servicemen rioting in a city hall courtyard. injuries reported among a marine and companions. In Seattle about 700 people rioted after a sailor’s arrest. police and shore patrols pursued him, threats to storm the jail arose. Oakland police and shore patrol broke up a large dance disturbance with hundreds involved. An air alert in Washington featured machine gun and tear gas drills as part of a precautionary warning exercise.
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Quaker City
Mullitary
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Weather Forecast For San Antonio And Vicinity
Forecast shows little change in temperature for Tuesday afternoon and night and Wednesday forenoon. East Texas along the east one hundredth meridian also sees little temperature change with scattered thundershowers expected on the upper coast Thursday afternoon.
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East Texas
Largest gasoline black market busted in Texas, police say
Dallas officers halted what OPA officials call the largest gasoline and black market operation yet found in the United States. The probe traced stolen ration coupons and fraudulent certificates used to obtain tires and fuel across North and East Texas. Several arrests were made, with further ones expected as the investigation expands.
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United States
W. A. Giffig Jr
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Robert F. Aryant
John
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Chiffis
Travel Bureau
Bert Sald
Roosevelt Churchill to Meet Again in War Talks
Washington sources indicate a new Roosevelt Churchill meeting may occur soon. Reports from London and Madrid suggest possible talks on Italy's surrender, Western Front pressure, and post Mussolini governance as strategic moves toward victory.
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Elmer Davis
Milton Eisenhower
Army
Alexander Surles
Byron Price
Uniiest
Third Reich
Benito Mussolini
Piero Badoglio
Allied naval and ground forces press north Africa advance
Allied forces report steady gains in Sicily and coastal North Africa with heavy naval bombardment. American doughboys claim 1500 German prisoners after landings near Cape Orlando. British and American units push toward Randazzo and Etna foothills, while air forces dominate with missions over Messina and surrounding coasts.
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5100 Soldiers Aid Harvest
Omaha reports 5100 soldiers from seven states head to North Dakota harvest under Seventh Service Command to aid fields. Col J J Schmidt commands units from air and ground forces plus a 100 man Camp Maxey medical detachment. Troops to return within 20 days, lodged near towns under military control. farmers pay prevailing wage with Agriculture Dept handling refunds to the U S treasury. Also alien registration case: Juan Rodario Rigs, 20, charged with citizenship fraud, held in jail on $25 bond after a hearing before U S Commissioner Knight.
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Army Installitionis
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Seventh Service Command
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Four million evacuated as RAF bombs German cities
London reports four million people evacuated from bombed towns in western Germany. RAF bombers hit Mannheim Ludwigshaven while Mosquitos struck the Ruhr. nine bombers lost. RAF fighters attacked airfields and railways in France and neighboring countries. German air drome at St Didier and targets near Abbeyville were damaged. one German fighter fell to an RAF wing commander.
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Storkholn
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Mannheim
Ludwigshaven
Ruhr
Air Ministry
France
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Europe
St. Didier
Abbeyville
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Belgium
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Bomb Rome Again Urges British Demand
London press voices a demand to bomb Rome again as Mussolini’s downfall seen as political, not military. Editorials argue Italy’s resolve worsens, urging renewed Allied effort while noting Axis propagandists try to split Britain, the U.S., and Soviet Union.
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Badoglin
Kidnaped Baby Return Riddle in Army Wife Case
Albany police probe a tale of Judith Tay Gurmey 26 an army wife accused of feigning pregnancy to kidnap a baby from Albany Hospital August 1 1943 The infant Cure ey TM Tadith weighing eight ounces more than disappearance was found with her parents as District Attorney Harlow Wein vick outlined a complex plot involving witnesses neighbors and hospital records.
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