Fire Engulfs Hoboken Pier In Blasts and Smoke
A large fire roared along Hoboken Pier after blasts rocked moored vessels and a foreign cargo ship. Firefighters and guardsmen responded from New York and New Jersey as smoke spread over the area and explosions were heard across nearby communities.
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Allied Drive in France Pushes Toward Paris and Caen
As Allied forces accelerate the war effort Eisenhower moves headquarters to Normandy while Canadian British and Polish troops renew attacks on the Caen axis. An American armored thrust swings toward the German left near Avranches threatening forces south of the Seine as Montgomery warns of momentous days ahead and victory within reach.
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Allied troops tighten Caen pocket in Normandy drive
Allied forces pushed toward Falaise and Caen, tightening the Orne Laize encirclement while advancing from Le Mans toward Tours. Reports say Canadian and British units linked drives, with Paris under curfew and German withdrawals from the Calais area heading to Seine Loire defenses.
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Anti-Roosevelt Democrats Name Alabama Electors
In Birmingham on August 22 a group of about 30 formed the anti-Roosevelt American Democratic Party, naming a permanent chairman James C and secretary Fred Short. They chose James C. Puckett to oppose Luther Patrick for the Ninth District U S House seat and endorsed 3. H. Grooms as the Republican nominee for the same district. A U S Senator candidate was not selected.
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Democratic Party
U.S
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Tenness Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Fred Short
Eassey
Steel City Star
Alfange Proposes War Ballot Amendments for NY
Liberal leader Alfange urged Gov Dewey to call a special session to fix the GI vote system in New York. He proposed making the ballot machinery more workable, allowing relatives to obtain overseas ballots, extending the return deadline to December 10, and permitting overseas workers and war agencies to vote.
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New York
Dean AlMange
Liberal Party
Thomas E. Dewey
Alange
New York State
Red Cross
USO
Electoral College
Churchill’s Visit to Italy Revealed Amid War Plans
London reports Prime Minister Churchill will visit Italy to discuss Allied landings in the south with Supreme Allied commanders in Rome. Berlin radio notes possible Allied actions in southern France as Churchill’s trip marks a return to foreign travel since Cairo Tehran and Normandy engagements.
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Tehran
Normandy
George VI
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Allies Strike Rail Yards and Airfields Amid Coastal Fire
An aerial assault hit rail yards and airfields in the coastal area. A flaming mass damaged a residential property after a strike and a fire started. one person was injured.
Blistering Raid On Coastal Defenses Strikes Southern France
In a two day operation Fifteenth Air Force heavy bombers plus Tactical Air Force units attacked coastal defenses along Southern France and the Italian Riviera. German fortifications near St Tropez St Raphael Cannes Toulon and Cap Benat faced bombardment and fighter strafing.
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Mississippi Electors Back Roosevelt Ticket
Mississippi's nine electors announced support for the Roosevelt Truman ticket. Eight electors stated they would vote for the nominees unless events harmed Mississippi's best interests. Judge R C Russell of Maree would vote Roosevelt Truman without reservation, announced after a closed session with Judge Herbert Holmes of Senatobia leading the state executive committee.
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Roosevelt Truman
R. C. Russell
Maree
Herbert Holmes
Senatobia
State Executive Committee
Roosevelt Signals Campaign Pause in Accept Speech
President Roosevelt says he will be too busy this year to campaign in the usual political sense. He mentions receiving a price telegram from Senator idarry Fruman of Sitsyari and speaks with White House reporters on his Pacific trip and the Nazi threat.
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Red Army pushes west and northeast toward Warsaw front
Soviet forces drive across northern Poland from Lomza to Tykocin and advance toward the East Prussian border. Rokossovsky maintains pressure on Warsaw while other units push west of the Vistula toward Krakow amid fierce German counterattacks.
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Krakow
Roosevelt Dines With Troops and Tours Aleutian Base
President Roosevelt visited the Aleutians for four hours instructing that strong U S bases must be maintained to bar future Japanese incursions He chatted with 200 service members shared a GI lunch and inspected airfields docks and warehouses He braved williwaws and storm to fish sea trout for breakfast
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United States
Aleutians
Pearl Harbor
Douglas MacArthur
Chester W. Nimitz
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William Goff
Batesville Ark
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OPA questions used car trade in Spokane suit
The Office of Price Administration seeks an injunction against Utter Motor Company of Spokane, challenging a dealer practice that requires a buyer to turn in a used car as part payment when purchasing another vehicle. Elmer Johnston, OPA district enforcement attorney, called it the first such suit.
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Wash
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Office of Price Administration
Elmer Johnston
Utter Motor Company
Weather Bureau Forecast Reads Fair and Cooler into Sunday
The Weather Bureau signals fair skies and cooler readings tonight and Sunday The provided fragment mentions hourly times and heat expectations but lacks complete data to specify exact temperatures or locations
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Weather Bureau
Cornell Economist Sees No Postwar Food Relief Need
Dr. Forrest F. Hill of Cornell University argues liberated nations will not require large U S food shipments after the war. Speaking to Western New York Farm Bureau committees he says Europe will have time to prepare for next year crops and achieve economic recovery without vast U S food imports.
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Buffalo
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Forrest F. Hill
Department of Agricultural Economics
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Western New York Farm Bureau
Europe
France
Holland
Belgium
War Worker Freed In Slaying After a Year in Death House
Domin ic Taddio, 39, freed after 12 months in Sing Sing death house for a murder conviction. Richmond County Court granted a dismissal of the indictment on the DA’s motion citing no new evidence. Taddio, a war worker, was convicted in May 1943 of first degree murder in the slaying of 19 year old Miss Mary Rycouch. death sentence was mandatory. The State Court of Appeals ordered a new trial due to insufficient circumstantial evidence.
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Dominic Taddio
Sing Sing Death House
Richmond County
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Thomas L. Walsh
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Mary Rycouch
State Court of Appeals
Dorsey Details Part in Hall Balcony Fight to Prosecutor
Tommy Dorsey told District Attorney Fred H. Howser his role in the balcony brawl with Screen Star Jon Hall. He denied using anything but fists, while Hall, hospitalized with facial injuries including a 20 stitch nose, was said to have drawn the trouble over alleged attention to Pat Dane, wife of the band leader.
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Tommy Dorsey
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Fred H. Howser
Jon Hall
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Dorsey
Pat Dane
Paris under siege as Vichy holds, Paris exodus fears rise
European dispatches report Vichy transformed into an armed hub with patrolling police and militia. German reinforcements seal the city while workers flee toward Germany or the frontier. A 11:15 curfew tightens control and Petain contemplates shifting legal authority to de Gaulle to avert civil war.
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Metz
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Charles de Gaulle
Pacific Seabees Harvest Victory Garden On New Caledonia
Washington reports Seabees in New Caledonia tending a victory garden. They already harvested 2 862 pounds of green beans 3 740 ears of sweet corn 370 pounds of cucumbers 2 926 pounds of radishes lettuce and onions face worms and undersized crops. An acre of watermelons is a prize crop noted by Chief Warrant Officer Charles A. Scharnhorst Webster Groves Missouri and volunteers.
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New Caledonia
Victory Garden
Navy
Charles A. Scharnhorst
Webster Groves
Carlson Urges Postwar Tax Cuts to Spur Private Business
Rep Carlson of Kansas on the Ways and Means Committee called for immediate repeal of excess profits tax and capital stock tax after the war. He urged reductions in corporate and personal income rates after study, saying tax policy should promote employment and avoid reliance on WPA type relief.
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Whitten Heads Air Service Command In Mediterranean
Rome August 12 Allied headquarters announced Brig. Gen. Lyman P. Whitten to command the U S Army Air Force Service Command in the Mediterranean theater succeeding Brig. Gen. Harold Z. Bartron Whitten a Malden Massachusetts native now at Chevy Chase Maryland previously headed the air services division of the Army Air Force general staff in Washington Bartron departs the region for an undisclosed assignment
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Lyman P. Whitten
U. S. Army Air Force Service Command
Mediterranean
Harold Z. Bartron
Allied Headquarters
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Malden Mass
Jim Chevy Chase
Air Services Division
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Italy
Barton
Round-Trip Flights to Alaska Announced
A new one day round trip air service from Seattle to Alaska is announced by Panican World Airways. The plan promises six hour flights with disembark and return times stated for a quick Alaska trip starting August 1.
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