Red Armies Push On All Fronts Across Europe
Bulletin from London reports 200000 German surrenders in Estonia as Molotov era fronts push east. Moscow notes rapid Red Army advances to within 91 miles of German Silesia and shelling inside East Prussia from three miles frontier. Carpathians drive reach five miles from Czechoslovakia while Krakow lies within reach and Warsaw sieges are unconfirmed. Tanks patrol Gulf of Riga to hinder escapes. Front line remains volatile with German reserves shifting across a 1000 mile front from the Carpathians to the Baltic.
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Moscow
German Silesia
Red Army
East Prussia
Carpathians
Czechoslovakia
Jabonkow
Uzol Pass
Hungary
Krakow
Old Poland
Warsaw
Gulf of Riga
Baltic
Eee
Bombers Hit German Targets In Major Allied Raid
London reports over 1200 U.S. heavy bombers hit German targets including the Peenemunde experimental station Kiel oil refinery Bremen fighter parts plant and airfields at Anklam and the Stettin aircraft assembly plant in Rostock while a thousand fighters accompanied the raid.
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London
U.S
Gerry
Pennemunde
Kiel
Bremen
Anklam
Stettin Aircraft Assembly
Wrostock
Baltic
Berlin
Dewey Predicts National Disaster After Conflicts
In St Louis on August 4 Governor Dewey warned six Republican governors will handle home front war problems and warned of a national disaster due to friction between local and Federal governments. The group aims to produce a major campaign document and push unified postwar tax reduction plans.
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ST. Louis
Republian
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Washington
Roosevelt
Cycloidal Propulsion Revealed by Inventor in Juneau
Prof F K Kirsten of University of Washington tells Empire reporter the story of cycloidal propulsion developed with Boeing. He describes patent history, German interest, and attempts to win U S government support. New propeller claims no vibration or rudder, ship control from bridge, potential 30 percent fuel savings, awaiting orders.
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F. K. Kirsten
University of Washington
United States
Empire
Innis
Army
Navy
Washington
Kirsten
W. E. Boeing
Boeing Aircraft Corporation
Kirsten- Boeing Engineering Company
Seattle
Boeing
Germany
Berlin
United States Army
English
Nso
U. S. Army
America
American jungle fighters repel Jap attacks in New Guinea
In British New Guinea at Aitape and Afua sector near Driniu mor River American troops report four more Japanese attacks repulsed after eleven hours of combat. The battle left the field strewn with enemy dead and over 3,000 Japanese casualties since July 12 as attempts to escape were thwarted.
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GERAI
Pacific
Aitape
British New Guinea
Afua
Driniumor
Big celebration at USO marks M. P. unit arrival anniversary
A birthday party is planned at the USO tonight to celebrate the first anniversary of the M. P. unit stationed at Duck Creek. Director Zach Gordon says the event begins at 9 30 with entertainment and great doings as USO staff and GSO girls attend, including guest Nester Laako from Sitka staying at the Gastineau Hotel.
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USO
M. P
Duck Creek
GSO
Zach Gordon
Army Takes Over Lines in Strike City
At noon today only 14 trains were in continuous operation on Market Street, far from the normal rate of one every two minutes. Attorney General Biddle ordered an immediate investigation into possible federal law violations. Strikers threaten violence against operators trying to resume service as the Army seized the lines after clashes and a shooting. Major General Philip Hayes said protection is provided on trolleys, buses, subways, and elevated lines.
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Philadelphia
Market Street
Biddle
Philip Hayes
Third Service Command
Allies Take Largest City in North Burma
Southeast Asia Command reports Myitkyina, the largest city in northern Burma, has fallen after a brutal siege that began May 17. American and Imperial Chinese forces killed or captured most of the garrison, with at least 3000 Japanese soldiers slain, securing two key airfields for the Allies.
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Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Myitkyina
Buma
Burma
Somervell Orders Probe Into Hiway Material Loss
Lieutenant General Somervell commanding the Army Service Forces has ordered an investigation into reports that valuable army equipment and supplies are destroyed along the Alaska Highway. Canadian House of Commons reports of destroyed medical stores and other gear at U S Army camps closed along the route prompted the move. The Northwest Service Command report on disposal of Engineer materials is being studied, while engineers salvage usable items as camps are dismantled.
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Washington
Somervell
Army Service Forces
Alaska
House of Commons
U.S. Army
Northwest Service Command
Voter's Right Shown Up in Letters Sent to Members of Congress
Washington dispatch notes how members endure summer mail as constituents flood inboxes. Rep Alvin E O'Kenski Wisconsin tallies show over 16000 letters etc and he personally answers many items. The piece hints at the heavy workload and pride in handling constituent outreach.
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Congress
Jack Stinnett
Washington
Daily Mail
Alvin E. O'Kenski
R-Wis
O'Konski
Big Chief Flies To War Front
Allied advance leaders Ike and Bradley met in Normandy amid dust and combat noise as their forces rolled into Brittany. Eisenhower flew in with Spitfires for last‑minute reports and autographs, then returned to England for dinner.
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Big Chief
Eisenhower
Bradley
Sir Bernard Montgomery
England
Germans Admit Rommel Injured in Allied Air Attack
Berlin dispatch confirms Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was injured in an Allied air attack in France on July 17 but says he escaped brain concussion. The German broadcast, reporting in front line dispatches from Normandy, notes his condition as satisfactory and not endangered. It marks the first German confirmation of Rommel’s injury and states he was hurt while driving his car.
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London
Berlin
Erwin Rommel
France
Normandy
Rommel
Thomas Judson Visits Juneau From South Pacific Tour
Thomas Judson, son of Mrs Pred Schindler, returns home to Juneau for a two week visit with his mother and sister Mrs H M Hollman and Art Judson. A first class slipfitter in the Navy, he enlisted three years ago in San Diego and has served in Australia, New Caledonia, the Marshalls, the Solomons, and the Hebrides. His brother Charles Everett Judgon, a first class radio technician in the Coast Guard, is also home on furlough. Nick Bez of Todd is visiting and staying at the Baranof Hotel.
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Thomas Judson
Pred Schindler
South Pacific
H. M. Hollman
Brower
Art Judson
Judson
Navy
San Diego
Australia
Prench Caledonia
Marshalls
Solomons
Hebrides
Allied Entry in Florence Nears as War Rages
Bulletin Rome reports the Eighth Army reaches Florence and South African troops occupy the outskirts. Patrols uncover five to six Arno bridges, some within the city destroyed. German forces retreat under relentless Allied pressure as troops approach within three miles. Allied artillery targets Florence as residents brace for imminent entry.
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Rome
Eighth
Florence
Arno River
New Zealand
Cty
Coast Guard at 154th Birthday Highlights World War II Roles
The Coast Guard marks its 154th birthday with a recap of milestones. Highlighted are firsts in Alaska waters, enemy contact, capture of ships and prisoners, and participation on invasion beaches including Cape Gloucester and Normandy. Coast Guardsmen piloted LSTs on key Cape Gloucester landings.
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Coast Guard
Alaskan
Greekland
Algiers
Casablanca
Gela
Kala
Attd
Amchitrict
Cadalcanal
Tarawa
Bourgainville
Cape Gloucester
Gilberts
Tulgi
Makin Island
Eniwetok
Marianas
Normandy
New Britain
Allied push in Normandy widens grip toward major ports
Aug reports say American and allied forces spread through Normandy, nearing Brest and St Nazaire on the Loire. Advances press toward Rennes and the Brittany coast as fighting intensifies, with British units pulled back on the Orne and German defenses under pressure.
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Arters
Normandy
Mares
St. Negaire
Loire
Rennes
Brittany
Brest
Berlin
Sarrig
Marines Advance on Guam in Pacific Campaign
United States forces push two miles inland on Guam amid rugged terrain and strong enemy resistance as Admiral Chester W. Nimitz reports early gains. Carrier airstrikes support the advance. flag over Tinian is raised. remnants of garrison scattered from caves. enemy casualties listed as uncertain. civilians reported incarcerated.
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United States Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Guam
Chester W. Nimitz
Marianas
Admiral Nimitz
Tinian Island
Ruth Bertholl Leaves for Seattle Business College
Ruth Bertholl, long time employee at B. M. Behrends Bank, departed today for Seattle to enroll in a business college there.
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Ruth Bertholl
B. M. Behrends Bank
Seattle
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Estonia
Juneau
Wideawake
Voith-Schneider
Hamburg-American Line
U. S
Sitka
Nester Laako
Sitkayv
Gastineau Hotel
North
HIWAY
Caen
Montgomery
Troarn
Paris
Andy May
Robert J. Doubton
Martin
House
Okouski
Howard Cowan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Omar Bradley
Bez
Nick Bez
Todd
Baranof Hotel
J Dening
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Forces
Mt. Nusaire
Brest Peninwia
Orne River
Evian
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