Liberation of Paris Confirmed by French and American Forces
Paris is liberated as German commander surrenders to General Le Clerc and troops enter the city. American and French forces, backed by Eisenhower, occupy key streets and official buildings amid cheering Parisians. De Gaulle reportedly at Batneux awaiting escort as Le Clerc leads a 30,000-strong armored march through Paris.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Paris
NBC
Jacques LeClerc
Orleans
DeGaulle
Batneux
LeClerc
Rumania Declares War on Germany as Luftwaffe Bombs Bucharest
New York Aug 25 Cairo radio reports Romania has officially declared war on Germany and German planes have bombed Bucharest amid escalating World War II tensions.
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New York
Cairo
Rumania
Germany
Bucharest
Nelson shaped Sears Roebuck rise and White House program
The piece profiles Donald Nelson, Missouri born head of Sears Roebuck and key figure in a major U S production program. It frames the clash between small business and monopoly and notes mixed opinions about Nelson amid White House policy efforts. The story hints at ongoing controversy and future continuation.
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Washington
Donald Nelson
Roosevelt
Missouri
Mississippi
Chicago
Sears Roebuck
Nelson
White House
Manders Attacks Alaska Frontier In Talk On Rights
Republican candidate John E Manders denounced further Alaska land reservations and warned that 90 percent of Alaska is already held in reserve. He argued the Interior Department under the White Act threatens a major land grab and objected to new Indian fishing reservations in Southeastern Alaska. The talk suggested Native citizens should not be treated as wards but as full citizens.
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Alaska
Manders
Congress
Karuk
Kodiak
United States
Department of the Interior
Secretary of the Anterior
Liberated Paris Goes Wildly Mad
Paris residents flood the streets in a jubilant melee as French and American troops seize key districts from the Germans. Crowds erupt from Notre Dame to the Seine with paroxysms of joy, while fighting rages linger in the southern approaches and major sights are contested.
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Don Whitehead
Paris
Luxembourg
Gestapo
Notre Dame
Seine
Champs Elysees
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Hotel Crillon
Madelaine
Louvre
Tuileries
Quaidorsat Place
Delaconcorde
Te Delacille
Palais de Justice
France
Stock quotations and market closes in New York
Closing quotes show Alaska Juneau mine at 6 percent, American Can 92, Anaconda 2641, Beech Aircraft 9, Bethlehem Steel 61, Curtiss Wright 5, International Harvester 80, Kennecott 324, North American Aviation 814, New York Central 19, Northern Pacific 15, United States Steel 58, and Pound at 4.04. Dow Jones averages list Industrials 147.02, Rails 40.65, Utilities 25.20. Wenatchee resident H Morgan visits the Gas Lin eau area as a guest.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
Beech Aircraft
Bethlehem Steel
Curtiss- Wright
International Harvester
Kennecott
North American Aviation
New York Central
Northern Pacific
United States Steel
Dow, Jones
Heydane Liberated by French Forces in Territorial Return
Charles Foltz reports from Heydane France that the area across the Spanish border has been cleared of Germans by French Forces of the Interior. Curfew remains in place 8 p m to 6 a m as residents adapt to new control and the presence of armband wearing FFI fighters. Paul Pico of the FFI notes no troop landings at St. Jean Deluz yet but Allied ships entered the harbor. traitors and collaborationists have not yet been executed. G R Gray, a visitor, is staying at the Juneau Hotel.
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Charles Foltz
Madrid
Associated Press
Heydane
France
St. Jean Deluz
Parle
Coxey
FFI
Hendaye
Paul Pico
Pico
Jacques Doriot
Pacific Ocean Largely Under Allied Control Says Nimita
Admiral Chester W Nimita broadcast from Pearl Harbor says the major part of the Pacific Ocean is under Allied control. Navy patrol planes fly daily to deter Japanese entry as needed and the Pacific offensive aims to sever sea routes supplying the enemy.
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San Francisco
Calif
Pacific Ocean
Chester W. Nimita
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Pacific
Heaviest Bomb Raid Reported on Halmahera Island
General Headquarters in the Southwest Pacific reports the heaviest raid on Halmahera Island, with 315 tons of bombs dropped on Japanese defenses. Other attacks hit Nogelkop Peninsula, Dutch New Guinea, and left Babo Nabire Otawiro runways unusable. Liberatore set fire to bivouac and supply areas in Galela, northern Halmahera.
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Southwest Pacific
Hamilahera Island
Philippines
Nogelkop Peninsula
Dutch New Guinea
Babo
Nabire
Otawiro
Liberatore
Galela
Hulmahera
Army Looks for End of War in October
Chairman A. Woodrum of Virginia told the House Military Affairs Committee the Army tentatively expects the war to end with Germany by October 1. Admiral James Irish said the Navy expects to be fighting in the Pacific in 1945. At the White House the President dismissed a question about Germany’s collapse timing.
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Washington
A. Woodrum
Virginia
House
Germany
James Irish
Pacific
White House
Churchill Sees Pope in Private Audience at Vatican
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill met Pope in a 44 minute private audience in Rome. The Vatican said many essential questions were touched on relating to important problems of the present hour and the visit was observed with Papal Court splendor.
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Rome
Winston Churchill
Vatican
Churchill
Papal
Speculation on Next Secretary of Agriculture Begins
Washington dispatch notes farm leaders in and out of government speculate on who will head the Agriculture Department next January. Democratic and Republican lists name possible successors to Claude Wickard with Henry A. Wallace among top Democratic options.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Claude && Wickard
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Japanese Patrol Vessel Destroyed in Kuriles Action
At Aleutian base reports a 50 foot Japanese patrol craft was sunk and a 5 footer damaged by Naval Ventures during a Kuriles sortie last weekend. One of seven enemy planes was shot down in the air and another damaged on the ground near Kakumbetsu Masagawa Kurabu Zaki Paramushiro and Myoshine on Shimiushu.
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Norman Bell
Aleutian Base
Naval Ventures
Kakumbetsu
Masagawa
Kurabu Zaki
Paramushiro
Myoshine
Shimiushu
Yap Island Raided for Fourth Straight Day in Pacific Action
United States forces bombed Yap Island for the fourth day in a Pacific campaign. Pagen, Rota, and Nauru were raided, and Agiguan near the Marianas was attacked. Nimitz said some Japanese may have escaped from Tinian in small boats and hid on Agiguan.
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United Stateh
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Yap Island
Philippines
Chester W. Nimitz
Pagen
Rota Islands
Nauru
Adm
Nimitz
Agiguan
Marianas Island
Tinian
Allied forces seize Cannes and Grasse in major push
The Allied Headquarters reports the occupation of Cannes and Grasse after a smashing attack on remaining strongholds near Marseille. Two German Generals and 5,000 prisoners were captured in 70 hours, bringing total Allied captures to 20,000 since invasion. American troops approach Arles on the Rhone as bombing disrupts enemy lines. Southern Free Patriots claim Lyons, while Grenoble and Avignon areas see limited activity amid retreat routes.
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Rome
Cannes
Grasse
Marseille
Arles
Rhone
Frince
Lyons
Grenoble
Avignon
Von Kluge Makes Last Stand as Allied Push Advances
Allied dispatches report German forces under von Kluge are fleeing toward the coast after a Canadian 20 mile advance. The RAF notes a likely stand along the old Somme Marne line as Mossal forces push toward Honfleur with a possible end to buzz bomb terror.
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Von
Luus
Allied Expeditionary Forces
Scroas
Seine
France
Royal Air Force
Marshal von Kluge
Somme-Marne
Elbeuf
Bernay
Honfleur
Amiens
Patton
Parl
Mohlereau
Hungarian regime reshuffled amid Romanian tensions
London reports Germany says Hungary underwent a government reshuffle due to events in Romania and rising tensions in the Nazi occupied country. Swiss reports note Romania started moving against Hungary and pressing Transylvania as details remain undisclosed.
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London
Germany
Rumania
Hungary
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