Over 3 Million U S Troops Overseas, Stimson States
Secretary of War Stimson said 3,657,000 U S army troops were overseas with air and service forces nearly fully deployed and decisive action near. He noted bases established, shipping available, and that overseas strength nears peak, with air forces and ground troops rapidly moving to theaters. Casualties in Italian campaign totaled 55,150 with 9,684 killed, 36,910 wounded, 8,554 missing.
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Washington
Stimson
United States
United States Army
Rentinental United States
Germany
Japan
United States Joint Chiefs of Staff
AAF
AAP
Air Transport Command
BAS
L A Bookie Dice Joints Shut In San Antonio
In San Antonio the gambling scene went dark as bookie joints and dice games shut down amid police action and threats. Texas Ranger Lee Miler, deputies, and local officials ordered closures after a prominent Produce Row gambling tale sparked heat. Attorney General Grover Sellers denied involvement as drive to curb illegal betting spread citywide.
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Chance
the Light
Produce Row
Soledad Street
Texas
Lee Miler
SPO
Red* Berry
Miler
Grover Sellers
Sant. Antonio
Sellers
Halsey Signals In On Tokyo Assault Plan
Admiral William F. Halsey, former South Pacific commander, hinted he would join the wall assault on Tokyo. He cited heavy Japanese losses in the South Pacific and said Allied victories reduced danger to Australia and New Zealand while Japan remains short of ships. He urged reactivating New Zealand troops for the Tokyo drive and questioned when the European war would end.
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Auckland
N. Z
William F. Halsey
South Pacific
New Zealand
Pacific
Japan
Australia
Lake Worth Boy Drowns in Lake While Friends Rescues
A Lake Worth youth Delvert Rowe aged 14 drowned yesterday while fixing trothes in Lake Worth. His companion Buck Gadford Jr age 27 plunged in to save him but was dragged from the lake unconscious.
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Fort Worth
Lake Worth
Delvert Rowe
W. W. Rowe
Buck Gadford Jr
Japs Hit Chinese Airfields as China Front Expands
Japanese forces mass through Indo China toward Kunming aim for new strike against Chungking. Changsha offensive nears rail hub. Chinese evacuation completed as air power gives way to Allied efforts. Captured pilots and aircraft push Japanese advantage while Honan air wing claims air superiority between the Yellow and Yangtze rivers.
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Prom Chungking
Indo-China
Kunming
U. S
Burma
Honan
Chungking
China
Changsha
Bas
Hankow-Canton
Cra
Yellow River
Hanan
Claire L. Chennault
Clyde A. Farnsworth
Yellow
Yangtze
Farnsworth
Ching
14Th Air Force
Yanks Outwit Blak Defenders At Biak Island
Advanced Allied Headquarters reports on Biak where American forces landed near Isosnek after a damaging airstrip assault. Japanese defenders withdrew to strong, heavily fortified positions along ridges by the airstrip as two days of fierce combat unfolded with artillery and knives amid rugged terrain.
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New Guinea
Biak
Schoutens
Fred Aldridge
Makmer
Rosnek
Ronge
Twe Wirship
Isosnek
Tie
Altice
RAF Bombers Hit Rail Centers in France Frontline Air Blitz Reports
London reports strong formations of RAF bombers and fighters crossing the channel toward Boulogne and Dieppe. German rail hubs near Paris, Saumur, and Bergniez were struck to disrupt French invasion logistics. Overnight raids dropped vast bomb loads as RAF and Mediterranean forces targeted key rail junctions and canal area structures along a 200 mile front.
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Odacy
Boulogne and
Dieppe
R.A
French Channel
France
English Channel
Bribie
Air Ministry
Mediterranean
Allied Air Force
Ouoube
Tron Gate Canal
Romania-Yugoslavia
England
East Angila
Tergniers
Germany
Cologne
Liege
Charleroi
Belgium
Saumur
Paris
Nantes
Robbery Case Dismissed by Court of Appeals
Judge W W McCrory of Criminal District Court dismissed 8 robbery by assault charges against Tony Hinojosa after the Court of Criminal Appeals reversed a prior verdict. Pvt Samuel Howards testified the incident occurred at a West Side restaurant. Burkett had appealed on grounds of improper appointment before trial.
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W. W. McCrory
Criminal District Court
Tony Hinojosa
Court of Criminal Appeals
Austin
Hinojosa
Samuel Howards
West Side
C.K. Qin
Maxwell Burkett
Burkett
Ouly
Mimster
Geelston
Berlin Sees Allied Strike From Africa
London dispatch reports 15 Allied divisions in North Africa, five tanks, slated to move into southern France under Eisenhower. Moroccan and Algerian units noted. Possible Corsica invasion as a springboard. Axis expected invasion of the Italian Riviera as a secondary objective.
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London
Berin
North Africa
France
DNB
Coh
Eisenhower
Europe
Corsica
Riviera
Man Sentenced for Carrying Pistol in Scobey Case
Leo suaiams of 2 East Houston Street was sentenced by Judge C. J. Matthews in County Court No. 2 after a guilty verdict for unlawfully carrying a pistol. Complainant R. E. Dickinson of Scobey Transfer Company alleged Williams threatened him with a gun after discharge.
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Ecdress Usid
East
Houston Street
C. J. Matthews
County
R. E. Dickinson
The
Scobey Transfer Company
Williams
Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity
Forecast calls for fair Thursday afternoon and night and Friday morning with considerable cloudiness Friday afternoon. Expected high temperatures around 88 degrees on Thursday and Friday. East Texas at least one hundredth meridian mentioned. More details on Page 6A.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Maximoum Demperatures
East Texas
City to End Year With Cash Balance
The city will wind up the 1943-44 fiscal year with money in the general fund. Tax Commissioner Callaghan reported strong collections and said $125,000 will be used to pay off five general fund notes, with $74,400 paid at a special meeting. The city borrowed $3,424,400 for the year’s operating expenses.
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Aured Callaghan
Callaghan
Ex-Convict Held on Homicide Charge in Poison Alcohol Case
Thomas Fatone, 44, released from federal prison, is held on a homicide charge after several people died from tainted alcohol. Fatone allegedly supplied liquor to the Kris... owners of a Brooklyn candy store. He surrendered yesterday as authorities prepare to present the case to the grand jury.
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New York
INS
Thomas Fatone
Patone
Federal Penitentiary
George Krismiss
Brooklyn
Fatone
Krisungis
Allied drive reaches Rome as forces seize Alban hills
Allied troops push toward Rome with a major advance on the Alban hills and Velletri as American forces break through east of Velletri, seize Mount Peschio ridge, and move within 15 miles of Saint John Lateran. British troops flank the coast as U S and German actions unfold around Frosinone and the Appian Way. Civilian sighting reports say Rome’s dome peeks above hazy city lights as combat rattles windows.
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Rome
Alban Hills
Associated Press
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Velletri
Mount Pesci
Albart Hills
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St. John Lateran
U. S
CBS
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Aled
Velletri Bels
Eighth Army
Via
Caste Lind
Frosinone
Mount Peschio
Appian Way
Isle of
Nemi
Fifth Army
Saint John Lateran
Kennedy
Saint Peter
Valmontone
Tyrrhenian
Spectacular Yankee advance behind German lines near Rome
In a remarkable night operation, a large American unit crawled through vineyards and forests to establish positions on Monte Artemision overlooking Velletri three miles behind German lines. They moved silently in moonlight, bypassed outposts, and created a no-fire crossing, risking discovery by flares and guard dogs. The maneuver, described as a Hollywood‑style assault, left German forces surprised and partly surrounded as dawn broke.
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Kenneth L. Dixon
Bouth
Rome
UPI
Monte Artemision
Velletri
Alban Hills
Veletrii
Till Troeps
Mier Plrcattous Wemily
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Heen An
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Iside
Goeme Bztojay
Carpathians
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Ei- Merich Berecz
Karl Kolos
Johann Mibatyfty
Polven
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