Nazi consuls miss boat as Yawata Mari sails away
San Francisco July 14 1947 German consul general Wiedemann and Dr Hans Borchers refused to board the N Y K liner Yawata Mari as it sailed. They remained in the United States while the ship left with staff and families aboard to Honolulu. The British embassy and German officials debated safe conduct and routes, with no immediate repatriation. The embassy in Tokyo communicated that the Yawata was too far out to turn back. Wiedemann sought a cutter or plane to reach the ship but failed. The consuls were allowed to stay in the U S until the next Japanese sailing at month end.
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San Francisco
Pyitz Wiedemann
Hans Borchers
Geferal
Kea
N.K
Washington
Wiedemann
le San Francisco
Dee Hitler
Tokyo
N.Y. K
Gennan
Dhe Yawata
Mara
Otto Danger
Honolulu
Washinton
State Department Offotats
Wiedemann and
Bordehors
Early Finish to War Predicted by Ironside in London
Field Marshal Ironside, member of the British army council, told a War Weapons Week audience in London that the war would end sooner than many think. He cited Allied support from America, noting he ordered 290,000 Spring Fields and over 160 million rounds of ammunition after Dunkirk, calling this aid the defense of England at the moment.
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London
Marschal Baron Ironside
British Army Council
Proiegion
Ironside
British Deaths Drop in June Wartime Raids
London reports only 199 killed in Britain during June, the lowest since July 1949, with seven missing presumed killed and 461 injured in raids detained in hospitals. June total includes 175 men, 160 women, 64 children among 399 known deaths, year to date raid casualties approaching 100,000.
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London
Nye Ministry of Hone Security
Britain
Princess Alexandra Vronsky Swindle Trial Report
A court in Brownsville hears a case involving Alexandra Vronsky described as a proclaimed crown princess. She faces charges of swindling by check and a fraudulent attempt to obtain funds for clothing and a purse. Investigators note the alleged scheme included two checks and a report of a forged title.
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Abilene
Texas
Gisomy Agulbchicola
Adlante
Cheyenne
Wyo
Chirawo
Cis
C J, Matthews
Hall
Winter Palace
St. Peterss Haron
Leningrad
Rursia
Jachary Fey
Alexander Veansky
Ay Ulead
Princesa
Hee
Phe
Alexandra
Greece
Ariz
Che Wlullty
Sue
Nicholas
Russia
Rabbi Frisch
Amighien
Brownsville
War Roundup: Hitler claims breakthrough as Berlin fears spread
AP reports Hitler's forces claim advances while Berlin hails Red Army setbacks and Kiev rumors. Churchill warns Britons as Germany tightens hold. Britain and Russia sign a pledge not to seek separate peace. French armistice signals swirl with Vichy stance, and Allied forces reinforce along the French coast amid aerial onslaughts.
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Hitler
Stalin
Berlin
Holland Radio
Kiev
Ukraine
Leningrad
Moscow
Ankara
Churchill
Anes
Germaany
Luftwaffe
Britain
Gulsly
Russia
Syria
Vichy
Germany
British Air Force Fires On Ships And Bombers
Berlin reports the high command announced the air force fired on two freighters and hit two other ships along Britain south and southeast coasts while claiming weak enemy air activity in northwestern Germany. A night fighter squadron shot down a British bomber near Le Havre and nine British planes were downed in that area.
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Berlin
High Command
Britain
Germany
ONG
le Mavre
Strong Man Collapses, Dies in Sideshow Routine
New York July 14 a strong man nicknamed Lincoln Travis aged 8 died after collapsing following a sideshow act in which he lifted a cere rantion ball. The incident occurred yesterday during the performance.
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New York
Warren Lincoln
Travis
Comey
Sland
City Insurance Cut Sought for Public Buildings
A purchasing agent told the mayor and commissioner a Monday saving of 2500 could be found by a plan of reaction on fire insurance for public buildings he was developing. The auditorium is near No 1 fire station with adequate protection. Mayor Quin announced a telegram from Governor O Daniel about police mobilization for home defense and named Col. Homer Garrison Jr. to oversee police mobilization with city police cooperation sought.
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O'Daniel Safe
Col
Homer Garrison Jr
State Department of Public Safety
Vrayor
Police and Fire
P. &. Anderson
Levant's Fall Bolsters Angle of Middle East Position
July 4 London reports say the Armistice signed by Britain and Free French with Vichy affects Syria and Lebanon. Britain gains strategic depth near Turkey, enabling potential military aid and closer Turkish cooperation. Free French forces may redeploy from Syria to Cyprus or other theaters. Delegations from Britain, Free French, and Vichy met to formalize the new order. the armistice ends 44 days of warfare though terms remain subject to sealing. General George Qatroux leads Free French in the region. countersigned by Vichy officials.
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Londgh
Titsin Raw
Middle East
Ian
Acul Free French
Ik Wes
Cyprus
Crets
Soit
Acres Falestine
Britain
Free French
Vichy
Syria
Lebanon
George Qatroux
de Grullist
Middle’ East
Gentilie de Verdulac
Jean Conti
RAF hits on two 6000 ton ships in daylight raid over France
RAF forces report daylight strikes on two 6000 ton ships in Nazi occupied France with three more hit later in the North Sea. Eleven German fighters shot down in the morning as raids crossed the Channel into Cherbourg and Le Havre. An eighth ship destroyed near the Frisian coast. a bomber downed off Wales and another over Scotland. British losses include two bombers and four fighters.
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London
France
North Sea
Taldis
Cherbdurg
le ‘Havre
Frisian
Aff
Wales
Scotland
Air Ministry
Uney
Germany
Cherbourg
Hofebrouck
Chanel
Amsterdam
Ostend
Bremen
Vogesack
Wertilet
Aviatrix Dorothy Powell Dies by Poison Shot in Despondent Haze
Chicago July 14 A coroner's jury ruled Miss Dorothy Powell a 24 year old Wisconsin aviatrix who drank poison Thursday and died yesterday in a temporary lapse into despair. The finding cited "insanity" during the episode and noted the tragedy occurred while she was despondent.
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Chicago
Dorothy Powell
Wisconsin
Aviatrica
Weather Summary and Local Readings From Various Cities
A weather roundup lists conditions and temperatures across many cities including Medford, Memphis, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Oklahoma City, Oakland, Phoenix, Raleigh, and Spokane. It reports cloudy to clear skies, wind directions, gusts, and rainfall totals with a note on July mean temperature and precipitation excess/deficit.
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Kiextile
Tenn
Clondy
Meredo
Texas
Ark
Tuay Lautavile
Glowdy Macon
Clear Medford
Gre
Memphis
Miami
Pla
Minn-St. Paul
Minn
Missoula
Bent
Richmont
Roswell
E Louis
Atotomy
Batt Lake
Clo Wink
Smoky Y RS
Sin Bingo
Growdy Sn
Beattie
Wash
Clomty Koe Sheridan
Wye
Cinuty
Shreveport
Cindy
Spokane
Clear
GE Epringheld
Ito
Midity
Zamara
Tueadase Moarnhase
Agader
Dome
Washington
Nazi Army Reports Scorched Earth Policy Evidence
London dispatch from Soviet War News cites a Russian embassy publication detailing a scorched earth policy as troops withdraw. Descriptions include farmers driving wagons through fields, women cutting sheaves, and crops and wells destroyed to deny resources to advancing forces. A detachment reportedly surrounded a farm, set it on fire, and killed or captured occupants.
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London
Todey Stayin
Ratood
Eaid
New Classes Begin at Kelly and Brooks Airfields
Two new groups of students arrive Monday to Kelly and Brooks fields. Kelly hosts 22 cadets and seven pilots from Latin American countries for refresher courses, while Brooks trains 485 aviation cadets for the Brooks Weld class. Notable arrivals include Maj Felix Olmedowend, Eduardo Middleton of Chile, First Lieut Jose S Guer rer, Second Lieut Abel A Romerd ana Tulsa, First Lieut Juan Garcia Zaldana of Nicaragua, and others.
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Brooks Field
Kelly Field
Baste Aylee Echaors
Brooks
Abel A. Romerdana
Gacefa
Manuel S. Mendoza
Venezuela
Juan Garcia Zaldana
Nicaragua
Acs
Martin Raps Defe nse Policy by Rep Martin Washington
In Washington July 14 representative Martin of Massachusetts House Republican leader criticizes the administration's national preparedness plan. He says Congress granted ample power and appropriations and urges President Roosevelt to speed bottlenecks and accelerate armament to bolster the nation's readiness.
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Washington
Martin
Massachusetts
House
Congress
Roosevelt
Peeak
Gemary
Europe
England
Eland Chute Parachute Invasion Fear Raised
Eland Chute and Arctic explorer Vilhiamur Aletanson warn Teeland could face invasion by parachute troops amid central lava desert tensions. Stefanson referenced Norway oil, 125 meadows and farms used for small aircraft, while Cantey Palos and a Columbia navy staffer warned of invasion risk tied to Werk Africa.
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Chicago
Vilhia
Mur Aletanson
Arctic Explorer
Teeland
Niles
Norway
Stefanson
N. B. d-University of Coleago
Stefanason
Ant
Tari Cantey Palos
Fomer Ehler
Columbia Navy
Mrarll
Africa
Italy losses mount in land operations to July
The British ministry reports Italy has suffered about 682,000 prison and battle casualties through July. Figures include 482,000 soldiers lost, 20,000 Indians and 18,000 natives captured in Libya, and African losses of 96,000 plus 50,000 natives wounded or killed. Albanian campaign casualties reach 100,000 with 25,000 prisoners. American forests occupy a third of national arts, surpassing lands of 239 million people in Europe.
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Londor
Italy
Tfyraedion Caltinates
Libya
Anties
Europe
Interned British and Canadian nuns in Vichy France
About 300 nuns from French convents, along with roughly 1100 other British women, 100 elderly men, and around 15 children, were moved to general requisitioned hotels in Vichy France as German occupation authorities interned civilians. The report notes the detainment occurred in unoccupied France under German control.
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Vichy
France
Maly
Geran
Othier
Vit
British Fail to End Siege at Tobruk
Tobruk residents face a three month siege as British efforts to break out are shattered by systematic Italian and German bombardment. The Libyan coast town endures constant air and artillery fire with supply ships blocked and fortifications under heavy strain.
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Tobruk
Order of St. Vistent
P Mnother
Seblby
Ital Ub
Rome
Tobrik
Stefan
Britten
Haerdor Watche
Bhi
Bastille Day Quiet Across France as Front Turmoil Unfolds
Reports describe Bastille Day celebrations on the island and in unoccupied zones muted by wartime restrictions. British forces clash in the Tobruk front theater with heavy artillery and tanks, leaving casualties as campaigns continue in the North Africa theater.
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France
Ste‘Mans
Dilly
Yeday
Nerthyn
Afrien
Tobruk
Rhodes
Beltish
Matruh
Petsinj
Tripoli
Desert tests. Horse does desert tests near Port Bliss
Maj. Gen. Innis F Swit described cavalry readiness in the desert near Port Bliss Texas and New Mexico. He stressed the need for horse cavalry to operate with mechanized elements and how heavy troops would rely on mobility after bombing or armored operations. He warned that if forced to fight, they must be prepared to adapt and move quickly in harsh terrain.
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Port Bliss
Hurn- Mi
Texas
New Mexiico
Innis F Swit
1St Divi
EL I Pasa
Swift
Anlles
Mexico
Damage Slight in Suez Zone Attack
GALAO Egypt July 14 Axis planes raided the Suez zone overnight the Egyptian government announced but said only a few bombs fell. One person was killed and damage was slight in the area.
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Suez Zone
Galao
Egypt
Suez Carling Zone
Egypilan
War 25 Years Ago Today July 14 World War II Recap
Compiled notes recall 25 years past events from July 14 with reports of Austro German attacks west of the Siripa river and Deritisu troops countering. Berlin cites fierce battles along the Somme and German air raids on Dover convoys. Churchill warns Britain may continue fighting even if London is ruined.
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Siripa River
Pos
Churchill
Britain
London
Tratore
Yeurs
Strait of Dover
Pded Herranean
Women Start Plane Studies in Long Beach School
At 7 30 p m today twenty five women arrived at a Long Beach mechanics school to learn aircraft manufacture and secure eight and a half hour courses with 30 minutes for lunch. The class marks the first women’s entry into aviation production under government approval and will run for several weeks with weekly starts.
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Long Beach
Calf
Tenta
AGW
United States
Frye
OPM
Gpa
Mv Los Angeles
Funeral set for Staff Sergeant Otta Johnson
Funeral plans confirm Staff Sergeant Otta Johnson killed in a New York auto wreck will be buried in San Antonio. His widow Mrs Ellen Johnson states the date and arrangements. Johnson formerly served at Hellyfield and leaves a wife a daughter and his mother Mrs J G Folsom of Cuero.
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Otta Johnson
New York City
San Antonio
Mra
Ellen Johnson
Cuero Mardy
Johnson
Hellyfield
Berplees
Kelly
Tahnserton
Enoch
J. G. Folsom
Suera
Piles Relieved At Hone
Dr A Johnson announces a mild painless inexpensive home treatment for piles based on twenty years of practice. He claims results from his long experience as head physician and urges sufferers to seek complete information and treatment details.
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A. Johnson
Dent
Kanasa Glry
Johnson
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