Italians Battle Germans
Yugoslav guerillas crossed the Hungarian frontier in widening clashes with German and satellite troops. Tito’s communique notes crossings north of Zagreb, Dalmatian coast operations, and the destruction of rail lines while partisan forces hold positions near Zagreb and in northwest Bosnia. An Italian-Yugoslav force reportedly formed in northeast Italy, fighting Nazís at Verona before retreat.
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London
Yugoslav Army of Liberation
Jaw Gorge
Zagreb
Tito
Bston
Met-kovic
Klip
Bpllt
Geman
Zhumbersk
Kozaraj
Berlin
Rado
Cerkiza
Cabar
Fiume
Dalmatian
Ecomut
National Liberation Party
Om Brac
Split
Pelydaac
Germany
Adriatic
Italy
Naz
Verona
Nachrichten
Venice
Milan
Turin
Ygoslav
Cairo
Montenegro
Yugoslavia
Mihailovic
Nazi parachutist chief Koch killed in air battle
London report says Lieut. Col. Koch who commanded German paratroopers at Eben Emael in May 1940 has been killed in action. The fall of Eben Emael is credited with enabling the German breakthrough at the Albert Canal, aiding the Belgian army’s defeat.
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London
Berlin
Col
Koch
Eben Emael
Hut
Albertine
Japs No Longer Death by Own Action Pilots claim shift
Col. Don P. Hall reports at North American Aviation workers that Japanese pilots no longer engage in death by own action tactics. He says Allied forces in New Guinea and New Britain fight with a two to one advantage, as morale rises with more planes and equipment arriving. Hall notes the Wewak raid shows 46 of 225 Japanese planes on air strips destroyed.
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Los Angeles
Don P. Hall
Wewak
Corpus Christifier
Hall
United Nations
New Guinea
New Britain
Tractor Runs Over Farmer Twice in Michigan City
Farmer Roy Salner, 42, was seriously injured when a tractor ran him down twice after he started the machine in gear. He lay in the field for hours as the tractor circled him, bumping his lip and injuring his right side before dragging himself free. His wife found him later and notified authorities.
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Michigan City
Ind
Roy Salner
Banner
Somer
Solmer
Allies Press Forward in Volturno Front as Axis Lines Falter
Allied forces push from Mondragone toward Mount Massico and the Volturno valley, with Pietravirano captured to command roads toward Capua and Rome. Montemitro and nearby Trigno positions fall as towns fall along a widening advance despite rain and mud. Air raids target Genoa and Milan while anti aircraft fire darkens the southern skies.
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Regia Canal
Mondragone
Mount Massico
Italy
Pietravairend
Volturno
Capua-Rome
Montemitro
Trigno
San Salvo
Nazi Losses At Dnieper Awaited
Washington reports that German armies suffered a major defeat in the Dnieper battle though the full significance hinges on Russian prisoner captures. Military men anticipate figures on casualties and equipment losses to gauge Germany’s remaining strength, with estimates suggesting up to 500000 troops in the Dnieper bend and a prior 487000 prisoners from Stalingrad and Tunisia.
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Washington
Dnieper
Mostow
Germany
Crimea
Jtve
Stalingrad
Tunisia
Arace
Safe Crackers Loot Snow Laundry in Broadway Heist
Robbers opened a safe with a sledgehammer at 2221 Broadway laundry, escaping with 950 dollars in cash and war bonds. A second safe containing 100 dollars could not be opened. Police described the Berlin and Moscow-isolated conflict context surrounding the incident.
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Broadway
Night Watch
Ricardo de la Marte
San Fernando Street
Madrid
Berlin
Eign
Leslie Grenwelde
Herman Goering
Richter’s Bakery
Germany
de la Garzas
Ing
Krivol Rog
Msb
de la Garza
Nikopol
Moscow
Moso
de la 'Garza
Yanks Land in Sight of Jap Camps
American troops in green jungle attire landed near Choiseul Treasury Island in the Solomon Islands before dawn. No shots were fired as U S and New Zealand forces moved inland toward visible Japanese campfires. Navy Lieut. R B Farwell aboard described the landing as ghostly and the troops scouting the area at dawn.
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Remben
U. S
Choiseul
Solomon Islands
Treasury Island
Bougainville
Ale
Solomons
Kolombangata
Kelombangaca
James
Halsey
Bowlgainville
Navy
R. B. Farwell
San Diego
Calif
Nazis pledge Vatican respect amid German occupied Rome
Vatican City reports the German ambassador Baron Ernst von Welzsaecker assured respect for the Pope and the Holy See. The pledge was announced by Vatican radio citing a notice in the Vatican City newspaper. The report claims the assurance covers the Pope and the Vatican activities in Rome under occupation.
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London
Vatican
Vatican Radio
Vatican City
Holy See
Baron Ernst von Welzsaecker
Three Killed in Auto Near Temple Texas
An auto collision eight and a half miles east of Gatesville on Highway 84 last night killed three people including two Army officers. The deceased are Maj. Gideon H. Bingham 37 and First Lieut. David Wardlow 28 both of North Camp Hood and Vanney Powell 44 of Gatesville. Three Army officers from Hood and four civilians were involved in the crash.
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Temple
Gatesville
Gideon H. Bingham
North Camp
Zoning Board Refuses Two Variances in Ely
Two appeals for variance from the Ely zoning ordinance were refused by the zoning board announced Saturday. Albert Kronkosky was denied permission to erect tourist courts in the 2900 block of Nogalitos Street because the proposed construction lay in a B residential area. An application by the Martin Bakery at West Houston and Spring streets to erect a storage house was refused for the bakery being in a residential area.
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Zoning Board
Ely
Albert Kronkosky
Nogalitos
Martin Bakery
Houston
Spring
U S Sees Hand On Submarine War In Atlantic Pacific
Washington reports improved conditions against Nazi U boats in the Atlantic and rising submarine activity in the Pacific. Navy Secretary Knox says cancellations of submarine missions reflect gains, with ships sunk and vessels damaged, while emphasis shifts to amphibious craft for invasions and supply line disruption in the Pacific.
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Washington
Cela
Theo
Pacific
Knox
Atlantic
Ment
Navy
Khax
Hich
Reidere
Ines
Japan
Liberators Hit Japs In S China And Solomons
U S paratroops split Jap defenders on Choiseul in the northern Solomons and push toward Bangigai as Japs withdraw north of American bridgeheads. Mitchell bombers raid Fort Bayard and two freighters near Hainan, while Liberators bomb Mange Shin base on the Burma Road area and a Japanese raid hits Alea airfield causing minor damage.
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Choiseul
Solomons
Bangigai
Bome
Sanglysi
Admiral Halses
South Pacific
U. S
Salomons
South China
Fort Bayard
Kwangehaven
Gulf of Ton
Haiman
China
Yunnay
Mangeshin
Burma Road
Alea
Mexico Pullman Strike Called Off
Mexico City reports the rail workers union ending a strike against the Pullman company. Sleeper and diner service had been discontinued on Mexican trains for two weeks. The company will raise earnings to meet a presidential decree and grant a 5 percent increase for higher brackets, with daily pay under ten pesos.
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Mexico City
Rail Workers Union Today
Pullman, Company
Nazis Uneasy About Parley
London reports react to Roosevelt’s Moscow conference remarks focus on Berlin framing Britain and the United States as yielding to Soviet demands and dismantling postwar plans for free nations. A Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung quote claims the three powers seek destruction of independent European nations. The London Star editorial notes expected terms and hints at a harsh German reaction.
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Roosevelt
Moscow
Berlin
Britain
United States
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Europe
London Star
Gere Uyany
Germany
Cilonsl
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