Soviet Push Thins German Baltic Defense Across Poland
Soviet forces tightened the noose around German Baltic units estimated at 250,000 to 300,000, driving a wedge through Poland toward Silesia. West of the Vistula three columns pressed on Riga, while armored German units retreated on the Latvian capital as Soviet advances threaten Warsaw. The communique reports German reserves being bled white and a six mile thrust on the Vistula bridgehead toward the south and a move within 30 miles of the Czechoslovak border.
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Moscow
Red Army
Poland
Silesia
Vistula River
Riga
Bagramian
Au Plement
Vistula
Warsaw
Gen Karl Spang Captured by American Forces Near Brest
Supreme Headquarters reports Gen Karl Spang commander of Germanys 266th Infantry Division has been captured by the American First Army near Brest. Since D-Day eight German generals have been killed in France and two more, including a Rear Admiral, have been captured.
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Allied Expeditionary Forces
Karl Spang
Germany
First Army
Brest
France
Oil deal aims to curb war risk between U S and Britain
The Washington Merry-Go-Round notes a first agreement on oil between the United States and Great Britain. It argues oil controls naval power and aviation, and that the pact seeks to remove one key cause of war by curbing British oil cornering while referencing a cautious future continuation on page four.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Edward Mackay Edgar
Post War Germany Seen Ruled by Hitler and Gestapo
Associated Press correspondent John Colburn reports from Stockholm and London that Germany risks political bankruptcy as Allied forces approach. He notes that democratic forces are neutralized, Himmler and the Gestapo retain control, and no strong leadership exists to unite Germany after the Nazi regime falls. Continued on Page Two.
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Ohn Colburn
Associated Press
Stockholm
Germany
John Colburn
Heinrich Himmler
Sweden
London
Hitler
Himmler
Gestapo
Catholic Church
Highway Pictures to Be Shown at Chamber Luncheon
Gene Ewen of the Public Roads Administration will present a set of colored slides on the Alaska Highway Project at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon tomorrow. Ewen has collected images for two years and promises entertainment and information.
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Chamber of Commerce
Gene Ewen
Public Roads Administration
Ewen
Rameys Arrive at Baranof Hotel in Juneau Visit
Mr and Mrs Robert Ramey of Whitehorse are registered at the Baranof Hotel as they visit the area. Ramey is employed with Standard Oil Company.
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Robert Ramey
Whitehorse
Baranof Hotel
Ramey
Standard Oil Company
Myrtle Sandstrom
Ketchikan
Juneau Hotel
Stock quotations from New York on August ninth
Closing quotations list Alaska Juneau mine at 6 percent plus American Can 8944, Anaconda 25, Beech Aircraft 9, Bethlehem Steel 60, Curtiss Wright 5s, International Harvester 77, Kennecott 31, North American Aviation 8s, New York Central 19, Northern Pacific 1514, U S Steel 58, Pound 4.04. Dow Jones averages Industrials 144.90 Rails 40.92 Utilities 24.90.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
Anaconda
Beech Aircraft
Bethlehem Steel
Curtiss- Wright
International Harvester
Kennecott
North American Aviation
New York Central
Northern Pacific
United States Steel
Dow, Jones
Duck Season Extended to Eighty Days This Fall
Washington August 9 Hunters may shoot more waterfowl over a longer period under liberalized rules. Open season now 60 days, ten days longer than last year, with a general daily bag of ten ducks plus an extra five mallards, widgeons and pintails. If five or more of these species are taken in one day, the total duck bag becomes fifteen. Decoys and bait remain barred. Alaska season dates set for Far Districts 1 and 3 and the remainder of the Territory.
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Washington
Fish and Wildlife Service
Alaska
Far
Americans Surge Up Guam Isle In Pacific Campaign
United States forces advancing on Guam have climbed roughly six and a half miles along the island's west coast after landing near the north, capturing Mount Santa Roy and threatening to bisect the remaining Japanese defenses. Enemy casualties exceed 10,000 since invasion began, with mass burials reported in overrun cemeteries as Yanks reach Point Riidiwn near the island's north end.
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United States Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Aug
Seme
Guam
Mount Santa Roy
Aad
Lune
Point Riidiwn
Guard Meeting Tomorrow Eve in Juneau at Mendenhall Range
The Alaska Territorial Guard Juneau and Highway units announce a weekly meeting at the Mendenhall Rifle Range tomorrow night. All men must wear coveralls and leggings, carry rifles with ammunition belts, and compete for expert marksmanship status on the 300-yard range. Andrew Pzyacki of American Can Company registered at Baranof Hotel from Portland, Oregon.
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Juneau
Highway
Alaska Territorial Guard
Mendenhall
Juneau Guard
Andrew Pzyacki
The
American Can Company
Baranof Hotel
Portland
Oregon
Two GIs Foil Nazi Breakthrough Near Avranches
Outside Avranches France Aug 8 two American GIs on night patrol spotted a German tank column moving toward American lines. They trailed the force to its hiding place and alerted the Americans as dawn broke. The German attack failed under a shell and bomb barrage. Names withheld pending citations.
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Wes Gallagher
Pots
France
Avranches
Sour de Val
Mortain
Here
Three Yanks Have Odd Experience in Fighting at Saipan
Three Seventh Army field clerks from Saipan, Albert Parsons, Ellis Shelhamer, and Clifford Gilham, fired on a wounded Japanese soldier during salvage work. Mistaken for the enemy by a Yank patrol, they crawled under covering fire to safety amid gunfire on the ridge and currents of battle near Arezzo.
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Marianas Islands
Seventh Aap
Saipan
Albert Parsons
Baltimore
Ellis Shelhamer
Grand Dunelion
Colo
Cpl
Clifford Gilham
Gary
Indiana
British say no confirmation of Himmler assassination
Aug 9 British officials said they found nothing concrete to confirm a German officer's claim that Gestapo Chief Heinrich Himmler was assassinated in France. The report remains unverified by Allied sources.
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Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
France
Allied raid claims thirteen enemy planes at Halmahera Island
General Headquarters in the Southwest Pacific reports Liberators from a New Guinea base bombed Halmahera Island, destroying 13 parked enemy aircraft. The raid also damaged a 3,000 ton Japanese merchantman that later ran aground to avert sinking, and hit two Halmahera airfields with 48 tons of bombs. Halmahera lies off New Guinea toward the Philippines as a stepping stone in Allied advance.
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Southwest Pacific
Halmahera Island
New Guinea
Philippines
Halamahera
Sanspor
Stuttgart area hit big blows in Allied raid
More than 100 American planes attacked the Stuttgart area in southwest Germany and targets in Hungary. Coordinated blows covered the west, Yugoslav rail yards, and eastern targets. An armada of heavy bombers and fighters struck war plants at Stuttgart and oil facilities near the Danube.
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London
Stuttgart
Gernany
Hungary
England
Italy
Almas
Pusite
Danube
Budapest
Meseerschmidt
Gyor
Veuches
Yokol
Captain Ives Killed in Action at Port Cherbourg
Washington Aug 9 Captain Thomas Ives 47 United States Director at Port Cherbourg was killed in action the Navy disclosed this afternoon noting no details of his death He was a submarine veteran and helped develop safety devices that saved many sailors aboard subs Flight to Anchorage by Woodley Airways carried Mr and Mrs G May Andrew J Hewh Baker and M Lancaster from Beward and Moody James Stew Gastineau Hotel passengers for Yakutat P M Tyvall disembarked at Cor Buy War Bonds
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Washington
Thomas Ives
United States
Port Cherbourg
Navy
Ives
Anchorage
Woodley Airways
G. May
Andrew J.B
Baker
M. Lancaster
Beward
Moody
A. Moody
James Stew- Gastineau Hotel
Yakutat
P. M. Tyvall
Cor
Canadians Break German Defenses Near Caen Advance Toward Paris
Allied dispatches report Canadian forces smashing the German second defense line 16 miles south of Caen and advancing over 10 miles in 36 hours toward Falaise, with Lemans fallen to American units and Brest under siege. British hold the Orne bridgehead as other Allied troops near Paris rail and road hubs. The Canadian First Army have captured hundreds of Germans and many tanks as the Mo torized advance continues south of Caen.
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Rome
Monte Crillo
Arezzo
Florence
Great Art Center
Fifth Army
Pisa
Arno
Supreme Headquarters OF
Allied Expeditionary Forces
Lemans
Loire River
Brest
Orne River
Mortain Ares
St. German
Les Mudleres
Canadian First Army
Caen
London
Berlin
Paris
Breton
Port St. Malo
Palaise
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Golly
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John West
Sardis
West
W. C. Budge
Columbus
D H Cramer
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Wis
Joe E. Jones
el Dorado
Ark
Toyd
Webb
Lenoir City
Tenn
Harald Zola
Dorchester
Mass
Chester Matanek
Cicero
Til
Fred J. Daoust
Defiance
E, B. Picklesimer
Pikeville
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Halmahera
Areais
German
Herf
Seward
Capt
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