Reds Enter Praga As Big Push Starts
Russian forces broadened the eastern front with a major assault, driving toward Praga in Warsaw’s east amid reports of Soviet advances across the Czécho-Slovak frontier and Transylvania. Berlin and Moscow broadcasts described intensified operations, including Praga entry after heavy fighting and continued pressure along the Narew, Carpathians, and Romanian border.
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Allies Bay 347 Nazi Planes in 6 Days
London dispatch reports Allied bases have destroyed at least 447 enemy aircraft in six days. Allied losses include 105 fighters and 225 heavy bombers such as Fortresses Liberators and Lancasters. Figures draw from RAF US Eighth and Ninth Air Forces but exclude some units. Farre air sorties support ground troops with dawn to dark operations.
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Storm Roars Northward Across Atlantic Coast
The severe hurricane threatening the Atlantic coast whipped toward North Carolina on Thursday and was forecast to move north or northeast about 25 miles. Coastal warnings ran from Virginia to Maine as the tropical storm was not expected to inland, with the center remaining at sea and gales hitting the North Carolina coast.
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26 Killed In Wreck of Crack Train
TERRE HAUTE Ind Sept 14 Two fast Chicago and Eastern Tiladis passenger trains collided head on in fog three miles from here early today killing 28 and injuring about 64, many overseas veterans wearing Purple Hearts. The Dixie Flyer from Chicago to Florida and an express to Chicago blocked on one main line. The wreck scene was chaotic with trains piled, fatalities in first car and army officials awaiting next of kin. A Catholic priest administered rites at hospitals.
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War Between Finns and Nazis Seen
London dispatch reports caution about a possible Finnish German war as Nazi troops remain in Finland past Friday. Stockholm political quarters, via Reuters, foresee the outbreak of hostilities between Finns and Germans if troops are not withdrawn.
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Weather Forecast for San Antone and Vicinity
Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies Thursday afternoon and night and Friday. Expect maximum temperatures around 60 degrees both days. Winds from the east. warmer conditions are anticipated as the period progresses. Additional details appear on page 10-4.
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Worror of Wreck Described Vet Flier's Closest Call
Detroit telegram recounts the Me stone Dewey Indiana wreck. Lieutenant Harry Urbanek, passenger aboard a Miami bound Liberator crew furloughed from Fort Sheridan, reports escaping as cars derailed and rescue efforts began. Urbanek, a navigator with 62 missions in the Mediterranean, says ambulances rushed in and many feared hundreds dead.
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Stimson Acknowledges Negro Mutiny Rumors at Camp Claiborne
Secretary of War Stimson said reports of a mutiny at Camp Claiborne La involving black troops were under investigation and punishment. He denied White House delays in punishing smugglers and said details were unsettled as questions about gas usage and stripping operations were raised by the Washington Times Herald reporters.
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Tips Discharged by City Health Official amid Tensions
C A Tips is discharged by Robbins with duties ended Sept 30 and salary through Sept 30. The resignation of sanitary engineer is set for Oct 20 and the position is abolished. Ties to Warren H Booker and Ralph Marvel cited. Tips accuses Booker of jealousy and slow action on inspections. He claims the San Pedro pool closure was ignored by Booker.
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San Pedro
Jury Indicts Borax Firms In World Supply Cartel
A U S grand jury indicted several British and Germany owned companies for monopolizing the world's supply of borax and sodium carbonate in a wartime cartel. Defendants include Royal Consolidated and The American Potash and Chemical Corporation, with subsidiaries. German members were not indicted due to stock seizure under the alien property custodian act after discovery in 1942.
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San Antonio Man Among Four Killed in Army Plane Crash
A San Antonio man identified as Boomgaard, 28, of 345 Shadwell Drive, was among four men killed when a routine flight crashed and burned near Bedalia Army Air Field in Sedalia, Missouri, shortly after midnight Wednesday. His wife, Betty A. Boomgaard, was listed as in Sedalia.
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U S Tactics Open Siegfried Defense
American tactics at the Siegfried line challenge German defenses with elastic arrangements and surprise power. Reported on the front, U S artillery and armor press the four mile sector as observers note the effectiveness of crossfire and pillbox weaknesses.
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Withdrawal Seen as Germany Shifts Troop Strength
Secretary of War Stimson said Germany may pull troops from Norway Denmark and other fronts to bolster the Siegfrieden line. He cited a German order restricting executions and ban on spectators, noting civilian awareness of cruelty and growing Allied pressure across Western Europe Russia the Balkans and Italy.
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Photos Show German Defenses Ready Near Rhine Line
London reported that U S Ninth Air Force completed a major aerial reconnaissance mission photographing the Sieg line and the Rhine river defenses. The task spanned about 2600 miles of relief territory and produced over 206000 photographs for night study by photo interpreters. One American plane was lost in the assignment.
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174 Nazis in U S Indicted in New York and New Jersey
Justice Department announced that 174 German aliens including former Nazi party members were indicted in New York and New Jersey on charges of conspiring to defraud the United States by concealing Nazi affiliations. Grand juries in Brooklyn, New York, and Newark returned 37 indictments. Names include Dethard, Kurt Wolf von Mattheisson, 35, Briar Cliff Manor, a film editor with the Mayeh of Tinte. many others interned as enemy aliens.
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Berlin peace riot reported by FFI radio
London dispatch says FFI radio from Lyoh reports German SS troops fired into a crowd of peace demonstrators in Berlin The broadcast source did not name the location and other quarters gave no confirmation or details about the protest as of now.
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Allied Drives Reach Aachen Front as Brest Falls to U S Troops
Allied forces push toward Aachen cutting toward Luxembourg and the Rhine while Brest falls to American troops. Patton’s First Army advances into German territory around Trier and Nancy as a coordinated 250 mile front drives into Holland Belgium and Luxembourg with the British pushing toward Eindhoven.
Nazis Prepare to Defend Denmark
Stockholm reported that German forces cleared civilians from Copenhagen hotels and prepared to use them for military purposes. A division reportedly rented Fyn Island and indicated Jutland, Fyn, and Sjaelland would be treated as part of a fortress zone, potentially restricting area defenses.
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U S Casualty Totals Issued By War Dept
Washington reports official U S casualty figures across services through August 20 with War Secretary Stimson noting totals. Army deaths and wounded are listed alongside missing, prisoners, and transfers to next of kin, with navy and other categories showing increases and decreases in the weekly update.
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