Americans Moving Rapidly On Paris Front In Southern France
German resistance in southern France is crumbling as the U S Seventh Army consolidates on the Riviera. General Patch’s men sweep inland through the Maritime Alps, extend to 50 miles along the coast, and threaten Toulon and Cannes while adapting to fresh Allied landings and intensified bombardment.
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Rome
France
United States
Seventh Army
Riviera
Patch
Alps
Toulon
Cannes
Balkan
Postwar Trade with Siberia Seen as Big Prospect
President predicts large postwar North American commerce with Siberia and North China via the Great Circle Route. He cites peacetime air traffic growth, airline use of the Alaska Highway path, and improved relations with Siberia after the war. He also expects Canada airport reimbursements talks to proceed without difficulty.
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Washington
Siberia
North
China
Canada
United States
Russia
Alaska
WPB Chief Demands SKF Boss Resign Over Sweden Ties
Washington dispatch reports Donald Nelson warns William Batt head of SKF ball bearing to resign from the War Production Board or step down from SKF. Batt admits past talks with Jelson about Swedish SKF ties could cause embarrassment while leading the Philadelphia plant, insisting no active link to the Swedish parent.
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Washington
WPB
Donald Nelson
William Batt
SKF
War Production Board
Germany
Batt
Jelson
Philadelphia
Darrentiy - Ieleaay
Triphammer Promises Powerhouse Tactics in Pacific Campaign
United States Pacific Fleet headquarters at Pearl Harbor reports Admiral Nimitz forecasting a nonstop war on Japan. Fifth Fleet under Spruance and Third Fleet under Halsey prepared to strike in multiple directions with aggressive tactics as Allied planes press raids from Chichi Island to Paramushiro in the Kuriles.
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Japan
United States Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Marianas
Chester W. Nimitz
Tac Ilies
Fifth Fleet
Raymond Spruance
Third Fleet
William Halsey
Nimitz
Pacific Theatre
Halmahema
Chichi Island
Bonins
Eleventh Army Liberators
Paramushiro
Kuriles
Jap Islands
Central Rooms in Juneau Destroyed by Afternoon Fire
A mid afternoon fire gutted the Central Rooms on South Franklin Street in Juneau, with water still dousing the roof and walls. Fire crews from the Juneau Volunteer Fire Department, aided by the Coast Guard and Army, fought the blaze after a 2 pm alarm. The three story building, owned by W. D. Gross, housed Corbett's Cocktail Bar, Joe Kelly's Men's Store and the Robert Tight Barber Shop on the lower level, with upstairs vacant. Nearby Alaskan Hotel and the old Senate Building sustained smoke and water damage. The structure, once known as the Forrest Building, is a longstanding Juneau landmark.
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Franklin Street
Alaskan
Juneau Volunteer Fire Department
Coast Guard
Army
W. D. Gross
Corbett’s
Joe Kelly
Robert Tight
Senate
Juneau
Forrest
Allied planes smash German air comeback over France
London reports Allied air forces shot down 23 German planes in a barrage targeting the east and west Seine escape routes. Liberators hit Roye Field near Paris and Fortresses bombarded Metz Nancy Essy St Dizier and Romilly sur Seine as Germans mass barges on the Seine in a new Dunquerque effort.
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London
Seine
Roye Field
Paris
Metz
Nancy
Essy
St. Dizier
Romilly-sur- Seine
Germans Retreat Burning Towns As Russians Advance
British and American dispatches report retreating German forces setting towns ablaze along the East Prussian border to deny use to the advancing Red Army. The Red Army is said to have crossed into Germany with Baltic operations and a major assault by 225 000 troops. Tank battles continue east of Warsaw as new fighting erupts on the Romanian sector near the Dniester.
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London
Moscow
NBC
Red Army
Germany
Baltic States
Pelpul Lake
Estonia
Dniester
Warsaw
Aviation Committee Returns From Alaska Tour In Seattle
The Congressional Aviation Committee led by Chairman Alfred L. Bulwinkle concludes an aerial Alaska tour in Seattle. Bulwinkle says postwar aviation expansion is inevitable but warns against overextension and emphasizes Alaska will play an important role.
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Committee ON Aviation
Seattle
Congressional Aviation Committee
Alaska
Alfred L. Bulwinkle
North Carolina
Democrat
Patch Nominated For Higher Rank
President Roosevelt nominated Major General Alexander Patch commander of the southern France invasion to be a Lieutenant General.
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Patch
Washington
Roosevelt
Alexander Patch
France
Allied air raid pounds Miti airfield Halmahera Island
General Headquarters reports heavy and medium bombers dropped 87 tons of bombs on the Miti airfield on Halmahera Island. 23 planes were destroyed or damaged. fires started in the airfield and supply areas. Liberators and Mitchells attacked but no Japanese planes or antiaircraft fire appeared. It was the fourteenth raid on the island as the enemy shifts to small ships for supply.
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Mili
Halmahera
Miti
Hull replies to Dewey on Big Four world power worry
Secretary of State Cordell Hull dismissed Gov. Thomas E. Dewey's fears that the Big Four nations could dominate the world after the war. Hull said no military alliance to coerce others is contemplated by the United States or other governments. In Albany, Dewey urged assurances that small nations' rights would be protected.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
Thomas E. Dewey
Earth
Hull
Dewey
Albany
United Nations
Pioneers Sell War Bonds On Discovery Day
Seattle August 18. Alaska Yukon pioneers marked Discovery Day by taking over Seattle Victory Square to sell war bonds and stamps. They said the Yukon gold rush began after the steamer Portland brought the first ton of Yukon gold here in 1897. The drive aimed at 960 dollars in bonds and stamps but raised 1 975 000 dollars in bonds and stamps.
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Seattle
Yukon
Derbers
Alaska
Victory Square
Portland
Stock Quotations and Dow Averages Report
Closing quotes for Alaska Juneau mine at 7 and American Can 93 set the day. Anaconda 27 and Kennecott 33 reflect miners. Dow Jones averages list industrials 148.96 rails 1.93 utilities 24.99 as a market snapshot.
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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
Rails
Utilities
Hush-Hush OSS Hires Japanese Americans for Confidential Work
A Washington column details the Office of Strategic Services use of Japanese nationals and Nisei in wartime roles. Rules limit disclosure and group departures to keep their assignments secret. The piece also notes a trolley recorder device and a New York style gallon club at the IRS Red Cross blood drive.
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Washington
Office of Strategic Services
Wild Bill" Donovan
OSS
United States
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Red Cross Army and Navy
Riviera towns back to normal after invasion
Allied forces consolidate the Riviera beachhead after the D-Day assault. Ste. Maxime remains lively as towns recover with minimal damage and French residents cheer the Americans. Doughboys enjoy Riviera beaches and supplies flow to the front, with reports of calm and renewed activity. California and Alaska visitors are noted in hotel registrations.
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Seventh Army
Riviera
French Riviera
Ste. Maxime
Salerno
Italy
Mediterranean
Roosevelt urges year long postwar training for youth
President Roosevelt calls for a one year postwar combined civilian and military training program for Americans aged 17 to 23. He envisions extensive training camps, including in Alaska and the Aleutians, built to last about 25 years and capable of housing about 6 million, though only roughly 1.2 million would be trained.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Alaska
Aleutians
Roosevelt Says Germany to Be Occupied Regardless of Surrender
President Roosevelt told reporters that Britain and Russia share an understanding that Germany will be occupied no matter how or when the Nazis surrender. He expects an easy accord with China on occupation of Japan and plans to confer with Churchill again, timing undecided.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Britain
Russia
Germany
China
Japan
Churchill
St Malo Citadel Surrenders After Stand
Mad Colonel Andreas von Aulock surrenders St Malo Citadel after one day under American fire. Allied Headquarters notes fortress fell due to food shortage and rubble, unclear if capture occurred.
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London
Andreas von Aulock
St. Malo
Fie
Allied
Parisian Environs Under Fire as Allies Advance
Paris reports indicate Eiffel Tower in view of patrols as German forces fortify Pare and evacuate positions. American tanks move near Chartres while Patton’s forces press a pincers strike. Montgomery seals trap on remnants of the Seventh Army amid claims of heavy German retreat.
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London
Edward Bell
Associated Press
Eiffel Tower
Paria
Paris
Wil
Patton
Parisian
Chartres
Montgomery
Seventh Army
Normandy
Hitler
France
Tokyo
Germany
Philadelphia Transit Restored to Owners After Army Mission
Maj. Gen. Philip Hayes returns control of the Philadelphia Transportation Company to the owners, declaring the army’s mission accomplished and transit facilities restored. Troops who aided the strike-bound system on August 3 will resume duties fighting the Japs and the Germans. Reed Barber of Utah arrives from Fairbanks and stays at the Juneau Hotel awaiting transport home.
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Philadelphia
Philip Hayes
Philadelphia Transportation Company
Hayes
Utah
Reed Barber
Fairbanks
Juneau Hotel
States
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John Godfrey
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