Yanks Push 28 Miles From Messina
Allied forces press the Sicily campaign as German evacuation accelerates to pull troops and gear to the Italian mainland. British Eighth Army seizes Riposto and Floresta while Americans reach Randazzo, with naval forces harassing retreating ships through the Messina strait.
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North Africa
Sicily
Italy
Randazzo
Mount Etna
Messina
Plaine
Floresta
Riposte
Giarre
Milo
Ass Mount Bina
Sim
Tal
Sichlian
Eighth Army
Riposto
Taormina
Cape Orlando
Firsino
Ninth Division
Calabria
Tralan
Messina Strai
Historic Soviet Gun Barrage Revealed
Henry with the Fred Army reports from the Bryansk front August 14 that the Hed summer offensive opened with a massive barrage, far heavier than Verdon. About 8000 gun barrels per mile massed, with American and British support, as Red Army advances west of Orel toward Bryansk and Kharkov.
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Henry
Bryansk
Hed
Verdon
Orel
Kharkov
Smorensk
Red Army
Karschey
Reds Crack Strong Nazi Bryansk Line
Moscow reports fierce Soviet pressure on German fortifications in the Spas Demensk sector near Bryansk and Smolensk as the summer offensive rolls on. Red Star describes multilevel defenses and mine fields while Soviet forces press two pronged drives north and south toward key objectives.
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Nazi Bryansk
Moscow
Spas Demensk
Bryansk
Smolensk
Red Army
Red Star
Smolensky
Death of Il Duce Henchman Told
Melbourne dispatch says Amerigo Dynini, Mussolini aide, was killed in Libya during the 1941 British retreat from Benghazi to Tobruk. An Australian army captain testified Dynini grabbed for a door, was shot through the heart, and left in a Derna bank after a failed attempt to escape. Dynini faced espionage and murder charges.
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Melbourne
Amerigo Dynini
Mussolini
Libya
Rome
Marshal Badaglio
Dumint
Bank of
Der
Bengast
Dumini
Derna Bank
Tobruk
Dumvini
Dumin
Pimini
Salamaua Devastated By Bombers In SW Pacific
Allied air forces bombed Salamaua on the New Guinea coast, destroying the big air base and nearby towns with 177 tons of bombs in under an hour. Observed operations also hit targets at Mubo and various Solomons sites, signaling intensified US jungle troop activity against Japanese positions.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
Salamaua
Japan
New Gines
Huon Gulf
Pirdrome
Chinatown
Keis
Fh Bay
Bottard
Observaion
Gainea
Mubo
New Britain
Munda
Solomons
Zieta Village
Bairoko Harbor
Kula Gulf
Bairoko
FDR Seeks Wider Social Security and Health Protections
President Roosevelt urged extension of the social security law to more groups and health protection as Allies vow total victory. He marked the charter's anniversary and the social security law’s eighth birthday, calling for broader coverage and stronger welfare measures. Paul V. McNutt backed expanding the program, noting 60 million workers contribute and 359 million in benefits since 1935.
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Washinnaw
Roosevelt
World Freedom
Germany
Italy
Japan
Paul V. McNutt
McNutt
Cotton Dress Socks Failure in Army
The Army reports cotton dress socks were unsatisfactory for field use. All outstanding contracts for the socks have been cancelled and the War Department will issue future orders specifying a mix of cotton and wool to improve performance.
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Washington. Ang
Army
War Department
Eure
Brazilian General Ordered to U.S.
The Brazilian war ministry has offered Gen. Jono Ba iste Muscnvenhas de Moraes to the United States for special observat ion of North American army tactics as it plans to perfect a combat force for active duty with the Allies.
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Brazilian War Ministry
Jono Baiste
Gas Ration Cut Starts Monday
Washington reports a government order cutting gas ration values for the Midwest and Southwest to three gallons per coupon starting Monday. The plan also hints at lifting pleasure driving bans in Northeastern states by September 1 if rules are followed, with Eastern Seaboard states by September 15. Representative Hebert of Louisiana criticized the move as bureaucratic strangulation and said rationing there may be unnecessary.
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Washington
Midwest
South C
OPA .1
Teterior
Ickes
Petroleum Adminisrator
Seaboard
Errol S
Istriynn
Sep Loris
United States
Tember
Nora Addington
Los Angeles
New Orleans
Edward Hebert
D.-La
Middle West
Southwest
Mississippi River
Woman Has 3 Bad Hours in Elevator
In Omaha on August 14 Mrs Leah Smith an 18 year old elevator operator suffered three hours of agony when her leg became trapped between the lift and shaft at the Fontenelle hotel. Firemen removed steel sheeting and cut off the shaft wall to free her. Doctors said barring complications her foot should not be crippled. Her leg was trapped when the car paused two feet above the floor and lowered suddenly. Bellboy Alle McCormick and her brother helped comfort her during the ordeal.
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Omaha
Leah Smith
Fontenelle Hotel
Sith
Alle McCormick
Long Flight Hits Nazi War Plants
Allied Liberator bombers struck Wiener Neustadt near Vienna hitting factories an assembly plant and hangars in a daylight raid. The base remained undisclosed with hints the attack could have come from Cap Bon Tuscany or Chengia. A Swiss report claimed a four engined bomber landed in Swiss territory and that crew were interned after setting fire to their plane.
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London
Ameroun Liberator
Hitler
Wiener
Neustadt
Vienna
Austria
Middle East
Liberators
Cap Bon
Tushisia
Wiener Neustadt
Chengia
Rome
Milan
Turin
Italy
Mosayite
Berlin
Two Randolph Pilots Die in Twin Engine Crash
Two Randolph field lieutenants died Friday night when their twin engine trainer collided during approach one mile northwest of Randolph field at 9 to 10:05 p m. Second Lieut Robert G Bergstrom pilot son of Cort J Bergstrom of Flagstaff Arizona and Second Lieut A Lt whose wife Mrs Lewis lives at 1651 West Summit Avenue Santa Anna California are named. First Lieut Frank Hertabtr of Santa Anna California survived the crash and handed his plane.
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Randolph Field
San Antonian
Robert G. Bergstrom
Cort J.bergstrom
Flagstaff
Ariz
Ing
Lient
Lewis
Weet Summit Vente
Frank
Hertabtrr
Santa Anna
Calif
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Biitis
Sicilian
Messing
Riposta
Cassidy
Snezhet
Karachey
Karachev
Dessna
Dnileper
Peter Petrovich Sabennikov
Supreme Command
Ezprist
Belgorod
Il Duce
Castel di Tusa
FDR
U.S
Flynn
Switzerland
AFP
Haly
Abel
Randolph
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