Kursk Belogorod Fight Intensifies With Light German Gains
German armored columns and 250 tanks clash near Belgorod during the Kursk battles as Red Star warns against underestimating Soviet defense. Russians counter at Orel Kursk with renewed assaults while Luftwaffe struggles for air superiority. Overall losses mount. front lines remain volatile with heavy fighting continuing.
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Orel-Kursk
Red Star
Hitler
Germany
Walt
Red Army
United States
England
Crele Kurkkreglatt
Siel
Orel- Kursk
Pravda
Guenther von Kluge
Hitler's Aim in Russia Mass Slaughter
Analysis argues Hitler’s eastern offensive seeks massive slaughter and to break Soviet lines in the Kursk area. It suggests the move is defensive, to avert encirclement and stall Allied invasions while aiming to preserve petrodollars, with two possible motives: delay Allied invasion or invite it and survive. It notes Berlin’s view of a dangerous synchronization with Moscow and wartime strategic calculus.
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Kursk
Winston Churchill
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Caucesua
Berlin
Moscow
France
Sill
Russia
Uncle Sam
John Bull
Mustang Becomes Fighter Bomber in Allied Reports
Allied headquarters in North Africa state a new fighter bomber variant of the P-51 Mustang, designated A-16, joins Lightning and Warhawk in Sicily attacks. The A-16 is described as fundamentally a fighter with dive brakes and glide bombing, capable of self defense on various missions.
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North Africa
U—Al
Sicily
Forecast for San Antonio and nearby areas
Forecast shows little temperature change Friday afternoon and night with widely scattered thundershowers. South and extreme west portions can expect scattered activity.
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San Antonio
Texas
Weather Bureau
French Warned to Stock Up On Food
Paris and London reports say French housewives advised to amass at least a month’s food supply amid transport disruption and looming Allied actions against German controlled lines. Dispatches note unrest grows over deportations to Germany and protests at rail depots as Laval’s regime faces possible upheaval.
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Switzerland
France
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Versailles
Herne
Daily Telegraph
Germany
Daily Mail
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Ners
Laval
Pisrre
Toledo Tank Depot to Halt Operations in August
The Electric Auto-Lite plant in Toledo will cease tank production August 1. Company President Royce G. Martin told 1200 employees the shift reflects a change from defensive to offensive war aims and that depot output had exceeded previous expectations.
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Toledo
Ohio
Electric Auto-Lite Company
Royce G. Martin
Martin
Jation
Cade Bank
Explosives Rain on Sicily Allied Air Attacks
Allied air forces across the Mediterranean pounded Sicily and Catania with heavy bombs from Liberators and bombers. US Ninth Air Force aircraft reported dumping 250000 pounds of explosives on Catania while ground targets including rail yards and the central station burned. Axis fighters were damaged or destroyed as raids continued.
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Cairo
United States
Ninth Air Force Commonique
Catania
Sicily
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North Africa
Mediterranean
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Italy
Malta
Middle East
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Cap Passero
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Valletta
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Teleo Grépn
Canay
Cat
Rail Wages Under Study as FDR Reports
President Roosevelt said the eightieth wage rise for million non operating railroad workers is still under discussion with no expected development on the first of next week. An emergency board recommended the increase but was opposed by the economic stabilization director Fred M. Vinton who urged drastic modification.
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FDR
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Roosevelt
Fred M. Vinton
Rain hail and heat break record highs across cities
The heat wave peaked on July 8 with a 102 degree reading between 5 and 6 pm, while scattered thundershowers brought rain to most of the city. In Olmos Terrace and south of Highland Park, residents faced sudden hail. Temperatures climbed, with similar highs in 1925 and 1898. Tornadoes and storms caused injuries and damage in Dumas and Dallas, including one death in Houston.
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Olmos Terrace
Highland Park
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Moore County
Pinins Tepion
Dumas
Dumas County
Houston
Leo del Bronks
Dallas
Whore County
Helena Sinks Four Japanese Ships In Pacific Action
The American cruiser Helena and its task force battled Japanese cruisers and destroyers in a high wind raid near Kulaga channel between New Georgia and Kolombavigars. Helena reportedly sank at least two Jap destroyers and two cruisers before going down, with eyewitness Allen Jackson confirming a third target hit as the bow blew off. Naval units nearby exchanged heavy shellfire as survivors were rescued by destroyers.
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Sea Gulf
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Amarillo
Plainview
Haif
Hale Center
Silverton
Dimmitt
Sterley
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Lockney
Florada
Kulaga
New Georgia Island
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Mimical
Hirchile
Alan Jackson
Oakland
Calif
Jackson
Australia
Oilmar
White
Wallace Jones Fenders Meet in Washington Feud Meeting
Vice President Henry Wallace and Secretary Jesse Jones, embroiled in clashes over the Board of Economic Warfare stockpiling program, confronted each other in a cabinet meeting called by President Roosevelt. Wallace accuses Jones of obstructing the program while Jones brands Wallace’s statements as half truths and falsehoods.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Commerce
Jesse Jones
Roosevelt
Wallace
Jones
Board of Economic Warfare
BEW
Suffolk Lamb Sale Slated At Uvalde
Suffolk lamb sale set for Saturday in Uvalde by Mr and Mrs Thad Price with Jack Richardson featuring 2100 crossbred Suffolk lambs 2000 registered Suffolk yearlings and two year olds plus 150 registered Angora bucks for sale and other offerings action slated at Uvalde Texas by local breeders.
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Suffolk
Uvade
Thad Price
Jack Richardson
Eggs Unexploded In Belly Landing
Allied dispatch reports Second Siout of Pantelleria where a Boston bomber piloted by Jig Buster Jr. from Selma Alabama made a risky belly landing after hydraulic damage. Crew aid followed as the aircraft bay bombs remained aboard and did not drop. Stalwart crew members Fred Elkins and Ernest Mealy aided the pilot.
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Allied
Morti Africa
Miers
Second Siout
Jig Buster Jr
Selma
Als
Jig
Hhat
Vig
Pantelleria Island
Trapani
Dig Buster
Pantelleria
Boston
Stalf
Fred C. Elkins
West Tos Angeles
Calif
Ernest Mealy
Akron
Ohio
Buster June Old Flo
Allied planes drop 100 tons on New Georgia air base
Allied report details heavy air strikes around Munda and Vila on New Georgia, with 100 tons of bombs delivered by Dauntless and Avenger aircraft. Liberators hit Bougainville targets while Mitchells and Hudsons supported ground operations near Selameua and Mubo, as Japanese defenses stiffen.
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Australia
Munda
United States
New Georgia Island
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Twaye
Americar
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