Yanks Sent Us to Fight At Myitkyina
Official inquiry finds ill advised promises and faulty hospital procedures caused morale collapse among Brig. Gen. Merrill’s Marauders during the Myitkyina siege. Hundreds were pulled from convalescence to combat, with no blame on medical or combat leaders. The probe, ordered by Lt. Gen. Stillwell, noted malaria, exhaustion and malnutrition by June 1 after three months in operation.
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Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Frank Merrill
Myitkyina
North Burma
Inspector General's
Joseph W. Stillwell
Merrill
Solomons
South Seas
Burma
American forces press toward Brittany as they reach near Saint Malo
Allied forces push deeper into Brittany advancing beyond Fougeres and Barenton toward Mortain while bypassing garrisons. They report German withdrawals south of Caen and near the Orne Odon triangle, with clearances in the forest of St. Sever and gains across several towns as armor sweeps inland.
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Wielliam. H. Sloneram
Chicago Daily News, Inc
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Forces
Brittany
Loudeac
Rennes
Chateaubriant
St. Lo
Brest
Lorient
St. Nazaire
Nantes
St. Malo
Fougeres
Avranches
Barenton
Mortain
Barenion
St. Sever
Villedieu
Vire
Catn
Evrocy
Esquay
Vatogaes
Amase Sur
Orne
Vacornes Jies
Caen
Amase
Onne
Odon Triangle
Villers-Botace
Vine
Fonet de St. Sever
Wear
Maruton
Morbiham
Soviets Reach Germany for First Time in Baltic Drive
Soviet forces pushed into East Prussia capturing Stakai near Tilsit and overrunning hundreds of towns. In Warsaw fighting persisted with bridges and rail hubs changing hands. Red air power targeted roads as German defenses shifted to protect Krakow and Silesia while German units moved from Czechoslovakia for a siege.
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Berlin
East Prussia
Virbalis
Stakai
Tilsit
Konigsberg
Warsaw
Vistula
Bor
Warka
Nida
Wistoria
Karakow
German Silesia
Konstaninlin K. Rokossovsky
Ivan SS. Kones
Szczucin
Hitler
Reich
Tarnow
Krakow
Sgattisong
Czechoslovakia
Weather forecast update with clouds and cooler night
Fragmentary weather notice describes a nearing cool night and potential storms. Unclear lines mention temperatures, winds, and Saturday hints but lack concrete data.
Britain fights through air raids as war of nerves escalates
The article recalls Allied morale under Luftwaffe bombardment, noting Britain’s resolve and Churchill’s leadership. It cites 4,735 dead and 34,000 wounded in London, with about 17,000 houses destroyed and 800,000 damaged, while warning of potential new Nazi weapons and the technical challenges of launching them.
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Hitler
England
Churchill
London
Germans Say Half Of Nazis in Turkey Will Remain There
Ankara says about 29 percent of Germans in Turkey may stay under Turkish control while others face internment or return to the Reich. Industrial experts may remain with Turkish employers, others likely to be interned in inner Anatolian towns.
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Turkey
Ankara
Germany
Wicherty
Anatolian
Chicago ‘Daily News
Inc
Madrid
Iupation
Hungary
Swedeny
Switzerland
Bern
Ministerstorl Humaryainyan
Washington
London
Falk
George de 'Bracza
England
Rome
Lisbon
Stockholm
Athens
Helsinki
Bucharest
Buenos “Aires
Bracza
Breports
Nicholas Horthy
Stefan Bethlen
Nicholas Kallay
Ube Sols
Senators Propose Job Stabilization Authority
Proposed legislation by Senators Murray Ellman Kilgore seeks to create a federal Job Stabilization Authority to aid workers and curb unemployment. Plan outlines six month program with benefits tied to state unemployment figures and a $3 baseline grant.
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Rittendee
iMurray
Deon Ellman
Demow
Kilgore
D- Wav
Yith
ZG 40
Ingir
Lenin
Subway Elevations Hit by Nationwide Walkouts Amid Disputes
Rail and bus services stagger as 61 529 trains and 462 buses face stoppages in Minneapolis and Pittsburgh districts. Labor actions affect Reading Street Railway Newark and other sites with thousands idle, while some firms end one day walkouts under War Labor Board directives.
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Mormal
Ain
Samen Minneanelig Wialkent
Mtransport
Lanceg
Minneapolis
Pittsburgh
West Point
Reading, Pa
Trenton
M. J
War Labor Board
Public Service
Gay & Electric Io
Newark
Hondaille
Hershey Corp
Buffalo
N. C
Auto
Nestor B. Newsy
General Motors
Chevrolet Gear
Axte
Detroit
Fragmentary police note notes torn combat screen text
Fragments from a police notice describe a tearine ombat screen and related remarks about a housing or location issue. The readable text mentions police involvement and unclear identifiers. Further context is needed to identify people places or actions.
Gangway Adolf! Here Comes Another Of the Kelly Boys
Pittsburgh reports another Kelly brother joins the armed forces as Weyearold Edward, brother of Charles Kelly, completes draft tests and departs for a training camp in New Cumberland Pennsylvania. Five more Kelly brothers are listed in U S Army service.
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Adolf
Kelly Boys
Pittsburgh
Cpi
Hitler
Kelly
Weyearold Edward
Famous Tech
Set Charles
Commando
Eadie
Merchant Marine
Ateny
New Cumberland
Frank
Eugene
Geotsr
Damex
John
Allied air attacks disrupt targets across Western France
Bomber formations conducted reconnaissance and fighter strikes over Aunay and northern France. Attacks hit ammunition trains near Bordeaux and an airfield near Amiens while damaging locomotives and rolling stock. A coastal vessel was blown up in a rocket attack on a convoy off the Dutch coast.
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Vais
Pernon
Aunay
France
Bordeaux
Battigi
Sta v
Seint
Amiens
Five Niland brothers affected by war losses and absence
Tonawanda reports Mr and Mrs Niland of Tonawanda announce two sons killed in France on June 6 and 7 while a third son Tech Se is missing after a bombing mission. A fourth son, Sgt Fred Nite, remains in France since the invasion began.
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Tonawanda
Niland
France
Jane
Previon
Tech
Butea Stine 6
Mrs. Niland
Set
Fred Nite
Peratrooper
Fresce
Train wreck injures soldiers near Valdosta
A westbound passenger train wreck near Moody Field in Valdosta injured several soldiers from a hospital car attached to the rear. One unnamed crew member was killed or scalded, with others hospitalized in Thomasville and Waycross. Rescue crews used high powered lights as they worked through the wreckage and surrounding floodwaters.
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Torlinson
Aniher
Tomlinson
Moody Field
Valdosta
Tommingoan
Finney General Hospital
Thomasville
Rockwell
Nec
Waldevta
Waycross
U S Authorizes New Plant for GE
Washington August 50t Defense Plant Corporation today authorized execution of a contract with General Electric Company Schenectady to provide plant facilities at Bast Hempton Mas at an APPCOMmete cost of 2.39 million General Electric will operate the facilities
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U.S
Washington
Defense W Plant Corporation
General Electric Company
Schenectady
Bast Hempton
Mas
General Electric Wll
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Gen. Stilwell
Oecan
Prudential
Polish Telegraph Agency
Lithuania
Baltic Sea
Bydgoszcz
Poland
Breslau
Kielces
Allenstein
Czechoslo
Cheim
Bialystok
Struggie
Fale
Yale
Senda
Blackgar
Guernsey
Marieta
Vacognes
Rae
Ambres
Jordeaux
Mbers
Veskon Railway
Aetenider
Batore
Farginian
Dana
Spain
Gical Egretmibys
Grussiands Faiveteran
Ofg2isnion
Nes
oMbergfork
Hay Pital Jati
Eppiyigon
Montreal
Quebec
Emier
Godbout
Imain
Union Nationale
Maurice Duplestis
Bloc Populaire
Andre Laurendean
Yonkers
Li Yonkers
Robert Barclay, Jr
Bridge
New York
Robert
Cornell University
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