Rommel advances near El Alamein in Egypt amid minefields
Reuters dispatch from Cairo reports German forces pushing along the El Alamein to Bengali line as new US B-25 bombers enter action in North Africa. British troops reportedly hold, while Axis armored groups and Italian divisions converge in what appears to be an opening Nile Valley battle.
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Meat ration planned four months from now
Washington reports the government will ration all meat within about four months to ensure equitable distribution of record livestock production. Secretary Wickard says civilians will receive roughly 2 pounds of meat per person weekly, with meatless days possible to match 10 year per capita consumption.
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Two More Sinkings Off South America Increase Toll
The June sinking of a British and a Dutch merchant ship off the northern coast of South America raises wartime Allied and neutral merchant losses to 451 in the Western Atlantic area. The Navy said the Dutch ship's entire 43 man crew were rescued while six were killed aboard the British vessel and its captain was taken prisoner. thirty one others were saved in the second attack.
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Associated Press
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Navy
Solomons Victory Draws Record Marine Enlistments
A surge of recruits followed American victories in the Solomon Islands. On Sunday 157 men enlisted for immediate service, breaking Saturday's 135 and setting a new single day Marine Corps induction record across offices nationwide.
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Australia Sets Secret War Debate in Parliament
Canberra reports the Australian government agreed to a secret sitting of both houses this week to discuss the war situation. The move aims to address the ongoing global conflict and national security considerations.
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Canberra
Late News Bulletins Nazi Raiders Driven Back Across Channel
Fighters engaged a flight of German Focke-Wulf 190s across the Channel as Nazis bombed a small southeast coast town in England. Noon casualties reported with three killed in a Jersey plant explosion at the New Jersey Fulgent Company in Metuchen.
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Arms Seizure in Ulster Foreshadows IRA Attacks
Police in Clare report a large arms and explosives dump near Ulster captured Sunday night. They say the IRA planned attacks on US and British forces in Northern Ireland and detained 17 people for questioning as authorities prepared for the scheduled hanging of IRA member Thomas J Williams in Belfast. A gunman at a farm raid was killed.
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Dublin
Seven fliers survive bomber crash near Hammond Louisiana
Army authorities report seven Harding Field fliers escaped death when a medium bomber crashed and burned on the bomber range east of Hammond. Second Lieut Floyd C Peck 21 of Pittsford NC the copilot was critically injured. The others suffered minor injuries.
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Two Nazi Seaplanes Downed in Channel Duels
British Beaufighters from the coastal command shot down two of three German seaplanes near the western approaches to the English Channel. Two British planes were missing from yesterday’s daylight patrols.
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London
English Channel
Air Ministry
MacArthur Reports Major Allied Push in New Guinea Front
General MacArthur’s forces clash with Japanese on three New Guinea sectors as Australians under Maj. Gen. Cyril Clowes push to clear Milne Bay and hinder Salamaua. Bombers hit Lae and airfields, destroying fuel dumps and grounded planes with no enemy planes challenging.
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Cyril Clowes
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Owen Stanley
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Salamaua
Huon Gulf
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Hitler Calls for Heavy Sacrifices Across Nazi Germany
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler urged the German people to make the highest sacrifices as World War II entered its fourth year. In a broadcast from his headquarters, he praised soldiers under severe deprivations and framed the Allies as failing to starve Europe while promising a decisive victory for the have-nots.
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Adolf Hitler
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Where to Find It Section Guide and Contents
An index of newspaper sections appears with page references for Amusements Levee Classifieds Contracts Bridges Deaths Editorials Viewpoints Social News Sports Women's Features and Your Horoscope. This layout note guides readers to the pages where each topic appears.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Jap Positions At Myitkyina Again Raided
United States Army bombers based in China conducted their sixth raid in seven days against Myitkyina in Northern Burma. Targets included barracks warehouses and railroad terminals with large fires reported.
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China
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Burma
Army Air Force
India
Lashio
Indo-China
Gulf of Tongking
Bombs Hit French Train Killing 27 and Wounding 60
A newspaper report from German-occupied France stated the La Rochelle Paris express was attacked by a British plane Friday night, killing 27 people and wounding 60 in the third such raid in a week.
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One Killed in India Riot Report Revised
Exchange Telegraph corrected a earlier India dispatch saying one person was killed and others injured when police fired on a mob of about 200 near Gorakhpur on August 28. The previous report claimed 201 dead.
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London
Exchange
Gorakhpur
Swedish Shipyards Destroyed by Fire in Soederhamn
Reuters dispatch from Stockholm reports a large fire destroyed the Marmna shipyards in Soederhamn on the Baltic coast. The blaze, one of the worst in years, occurred last night in the eastern Swedish port north of Stockholm on the Gulf of Bothnia.
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Bothnia
Japanese Foreign Minister Togo resigns as Tojo takes over
Tokyo radio reports Shigenari Togo quits and Premier General Hideki Tojo assumes the foreign ministry. Togo, once ambassador to Berlin and Moscow, had kept the post to aid peace with Russia, but his departure signals possible army plans toward Siberia and Pearl Harbor manipulation.
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Hideki Tojo
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Moscow
Pe Harbor
Foreign Ministry
Togo Resignation Signals Tojo’s Move Toward Dictatorship
United Press analysis notes the resignation of Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo as removing the last major civilian from Japan’s war cabinet. The exit could foreshadow a Japanese attack on Russia in the East and aids Hideki Tojo’s bid to consolidate dictatorial power in Tokyo.
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Robert Bellaire
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Japan
New York
Shi Renori Togo
Russia
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Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Toro
Soft Coal Price Boost Ordered with Oct 1 Effective Date
Washington announces increases in minimum prices for bituminous coal effective October 1. Rates rise 15 to 30 cents per ton across sections, averaging 15 53 cents nationwide. Dan H Wheeler, acting Bituminous Coal Division director, cites higher industry costs and allows time for adjustments and possible Interior Secretary review by September 10.
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Dan H. Wheeler
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Novelist Willard Dead in Hollywood at 57
John Willard novelist playwright and actor known for The Cat and the Canary died Monday in Hollywood at age 57. His work spanned mystery plays and stage and screen acting.
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Hollywood
John Willard
Swedish Cargo Ship Sun nanicnd Reaches Gothenburg Maiden Voyage
The American Swedish News Exchange reports the Sun nanicnd, 3240 gross tons, arrived at Gothenburg on its maiden voyage. It sailed under safe conduct from all belligerents and carried cocoa vegetable oil and cotton from South America.
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New York
Swedish News Exchange
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South America
Russians Push Back German Line North of Stalingrad
Soviet dispatches report heavy fighting north of Stalingrad with German losses of at least 48 tanks and about 2,000 killed. Soviet cavalry recaptured a Nazi-occupied village south of Krasnodar as the Don bend battle intensifies.
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Stalinegrad
Germany
Kotelnikovski-Stalingrad
Grelvs postwar plan for Nippon's restructuring
The piece discusses Joseph C. Grew's tarism proposal to dismantle Japan's social and military structure after the war and convert its leadership into a peaceful, productive force. It frames rebuilding Nippon as a colossal, uncertain task shaped by postwar diplomacy and the aim to curb barbarism.
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