Yanks Reach Sedan Amid Verdun Victory On Fifth War Anniversary
The Associated Press reports American and Allied forces advancing from Verdun toward Sedan near the Belgian border on the fifth anniversary of the war. British and Canadian troops closed in on German positions as French lines fell back in southern France and near Dieppe and Le Havre.
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Sedan
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Belgian
Associated Press
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Jezaa
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Rhrousa Dieppe
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Belgium
Amiens
Germa
France
Italy
Soviet Push Toward Serbia Presses Tito Forces
Soviet and Yugoslav Partisans drive west from Bucharest toward Serbia’s northeast mountains as Malinovsky’s army skirts Transylvania. German defenses along the Olt River hold while Red Army traffic floods Bucharest and aims for the Danube plain. Deployment downsized near Warsaw as German concentrations stiffen.
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Jurmu Pass
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Tito
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Craiova
Yanks Hit Philippines Formosa in Major Pacific Raids
Allied air forces mounted extensive raids from Formosa to the Philippines and Japan. Liberators and Mitchells attacked Formosa while bombers strafed Japan from the Equator to Paramushiro. Harmon's strategy targets Japanese industry as the Pacific campaign extends beyond Formosa and the Burma Road.
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U. { Air Command
Formosa
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Philippines
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Milard F. Harmon
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Manchuria
China Coast
Ryukyu Islands
Nippon
Bei
Harmen
Germany
Dabaul
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Pacific
Qxabe
Neiji Okamura
Burma Road
Planes Pace New Drive to Take Brest
American medium bombers attacked German positions around Brest Brittany as Lt. Gen. Omar Bradley led an assault to free the Atlantic harbor from three enemy divisions. RAF Mosquitos and Halifaxes hit Abbeville Dusseldorf and supply depots as Allied air forces pressed the front from Britain and France.
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London
Brittany
Brest
Omar X. Bradley
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Britain
France
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Abbeville
Somme
RAF
Berlin
Dusseldorf
Germany
Rome
U. S
15Th Air Force
Mustzacs
Mediterranean
Allied Air Forces Headquarters
Reghin
Romania
Groszwardeln
Greeks King in London for Conferences
War bulletins report King George of Greece arrived in London to confer with British leaders. Paris radio claimed French Forces of the Interior reached Montvillars where Petain and Laval are guarded by Germans, with encirclement threats. Archbishop Spellman arrived in England to visit US hospitals and chat with Catholic chaplains.
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London
King George of
Petain
Paris
Montvillars
France
Marshal Petain
Pierre Laval
Vichy
Monte Villers
Associated Press
Spellman
England
Francis J. Spellman
New York City
United States
Italy
Goering Reported Removed as Nasi Air Chief
Rome reports say Adolf Hitler removed Hermann Goering from his post and planned to declare a general people's war. Bern dispatches note Martin Bormann would replace Goering as ARP director amid expected German defeat and exile.
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Hitler
Nasi
London
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Ian
Stockholm
Martin Borman
ARP
Paris
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G O P Policy Group Session Called by Brownell
The Republican National Executive Committee met in Chicago on September 1 under National Chairman Herbert Brownell Jr to study major campaign plans. It was the first meeting since the Jones convention which nominated Gov. Thomas Dewey and Gov. John Bricker.
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G.O.P. Policy Group
Chicago
Republican National Executive Committee
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Thomas ©. Dewey
John S. Bricker
Cabinet Falls In Bulgaria and Border Closes
Bulgarian cabinet falls as border with Turkey closes and Red Army massing on frontiers raises chance of armistice terms. Republican Bulgaria faces pressure from Germany and Romania while Budapest pushes for terms and Sofia declares neutrality amid diplomatic expulsions.
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Romania
Hitler
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Moscow
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Greece
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Setlin
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Red Army
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Iis Berlin
Baghanov
Ccabinet
Tez
Turi
Sofia
Nazis Seize Government Buildings in Budapest
United Nations radio at Algiers reported German forces seized government buildings in Budapest. The bulletin noted the event as part of ongoing military actions in Hungary with confirmation from wartime sources.
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London
United Nations Radio
Algiers
Allied Drive Routs Nazis as 8th Army Pushes Forward
In Rome reports Allied forces surged west of Borgo Santa Maria and advanced toward Monte Calvo and Florence footholds. German resistance weakened as British and Polish divisions pressed from the Arno toward strategic objectives in Italy and southern France, with broader German eastward retreat ordered.
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Monte’ Ridolt
Appenines
Florence
Arno River
Iteo Sarde
Soland Norgaard
Jenks
Lan Offeial
Nimes
Notable Names in Our Readers' Views and Features
A fragmented page lists various sections including Our Readers' Views Financial Page of Pictures Radio Social News Sports and columns by Walter Winchill with references to notable figures such as Eleanor Roosevelt and public notices.
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Brdz Cromsaord
David
Lawrence Paul Mallon
Marquis W. Childs
Eleanor Roosevelt
Financial
Walter Winchill
Bomb Launching Sites Seized as Allied Forces Advance
Reports say Allied troops have captured most robot bombing launching sites along the French coast from Le Havre to the Somme as air attacks subside. Dispatches describe a launcher platform captured near Rouen with rails and a buried track, while villagers reported arming countermeasures and debris from the assaults.
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Mying
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Britain
London
Wale
le Havre
Somme
Biot
Belgium
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Roush
Hitler Back Where He Started Five Years Ago
The article reviews a renewed threat from Hitler as World War II intensifies. It notes casualties exceeding two and a half million wounded, major military and political disasters, and looming danger to Europe as the Red Army advances.
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Gerje
Adal
Hitaxo
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Patten Drives 65 Miles in Day to Verdun
A terse report notes Allied movement toward Verdun with rapid advances and signals from French and Belgian positions. The narrative mentions Patten and a long pursuit from southeast Dinan toward Lonzz with53 miles of racing and a large-scale coordinate effort. Concluded details appear on page 15.
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Patten
Verdun
Ted Celuz
Dinan
Lonzz
Heasterme
Diepee
Recapture of Verdun Seen Fitting Anniversary War Coverage
The piece marks Verdun's recapture as a fitting wartime memento on the war's fifth anniversary. It mocks Hitler's regime and notes Allied advances in northern France. The column references a proud march against German forces and alludes to long-fought battles, ending with a concluding note on pace 1, column 3.
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France
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