Pacific Battle Line Tense Over Surprise Visit By Gen. Marshall
A despatch from Honolulu reports General Marshall spent two days at Army headquarters in the central Pacific after leaving the MacArthur sector. He held conferences with Pacific commanders on wartime strategy and informed talks at Cairo and Teheran. Marshall's high‑level tour underscores the intensified Pacific campaign and growing pressure on Japan.
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Nazis Baltic Defense Line Threatened
Moscow war bulletin reports Nazi strikes in White Russia near Zhlobin and Berezina, south of Korosten, and in the Dnieper bend. all attacks repulsed with heavy losses. Over 2,000 Germans killed during the Kherson bridgehead liquidation battle. prison cages filled. Nazi forces pursue tank battles amid rains, with up to 2,000 tanks used in some areas.
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Yugoslav Offensive Claims Vast Casualties and Pauses
War dispatches report 16,000 killed and 11,000 prisoners as Yugoslav forces push. Berlin broadcasts claim Tito’s headquarters in Jaice and his flight, though unconfirmed. A Transocean note cites heavy material transfers from Italy to Partisans and Tito losses of 2,926 killed, 4,000 wounded, 2,800 captured.
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Eastern Anchor Of Germans In Italy Menaced
Allied forces report progress in central Adriatic Italy with sharp street fighting around Ortona and San Vittore. American troops press to clear pillboxes while Eighth Army tanks clash with German units in Ortona as the UN radio notes progress along the Ortona Orsogna highway amid counterattacks by German forces.
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Girl Freed Of Murder Charge Acquitted In Kentucky
In a rural Burlington courtroom 16 year old Joan Kiger is acquitted of murder in the Aug 17 revolver slayings of her father Carl Kiger and brother Jerry. The jury’s not guilty verdict came after dramatic testimony about an intruder and night mares.
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Council for Liberation Member Killed by Bomb Drop
The Council for Liberation figure was killed when a German plane dropped a bomb as he prepared to depart Yugoslavia for Alexandria to confer with Allied leaders. His death follows another by his family, Ivan, the second son of Dr. Ribar, dying within a month. Ivan was a colonel on Marshal Tito's supreme command.
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Profits of War Renegotiation Sparks Senate Clash
Senator Walsh charged that war contract profits will shock the public as he opposed changes to the war contracts renegotiation law amid debate on a $2.275 billion revenue bill. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau and Senate Finance Chairman George traded barbs over revenue targets and the bill’s adequacy.
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Senate Finance Committee
Bre men Used As Test In Largest Allied Bombing yet
Allied air forces conducted massive 36 hour attacks on Germany and occupied France from Monday to Tuesday, dropping about 4 000 tons of bombs with 3 000 planes. Targets included Bremen main ship yard factories and bogard armored vehicle works, plus Frankfurt Mannheim and Ludwigshafen. RAF and US bombers reported heavy damage and large escort presence.
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Dead Hero's Parents To Get Honor Medal
The Medal of Honor will be presented posthumously to Pfc. Frank J. Petrarca for rescuing a wounded comrade on New Georgia Island. He died on his 25th birthday near Munda airfield in a fight that saw him refuse to yield, raising himself to his knees and shouting defiance at the enemy before his last fall. Maj. Gen. Charles L. Scott will deliver the award at Petrarca's Cleveland home.
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Williamsport Sends Checks Ties with it our remembrance of you as part of our community
Williamsport expresses a community message sending checks and heartfelt remembrance. The note conveys sincere hope and ongoing connection within the town’s public and civic life.
Post exchange checks become wartime mementos for Dug Out staff
Nearly 300 Williams porters receive checks for 2.50 dollars each as a personal safety pledge. Brig. Gen. Byron favors keeping the message as a keepsake and plans to cash the checks at distant posts on his next inspection. Dug Out staff intend to display the cancelled checks in a permanent wartime exhibit after hostilities end.
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Holiday May Halt Flu In Schools
Maryland health officials reported many schools were greatly depopulated by flu as holidays disrupt attendance. In Ellicott City 150 of 500 targeted children were inoculated against diphtheria. A Howard county baby clinic for under six was postponed due to illness. Dr Halliday noted the survey supported tomorrow’s State Board of Health meeting.
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Looker Admits Fatal Shooting To The Police
Looker, arraigned in an overall suit, confessed feeling bad after a fatal shooting at a tavern where he had been drinking. Mrs. Schildknecht, a waitress, identified him as her assailant in the hospital emergency room, saying he had accused her of flirting and demanded to take her home before the gunfire.
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Looker
Tragic death in second floor flat after midnight
A woman was found on the floor in a second floor apartment after a late night incident. She leaves three children Augustine Ella L. and Richard, and a large extended family including parents Mr. and Mrs. James Fravel, several sisters and a brother. Funeral services are set for Friday at 2 p m with Rev R E Hartle officiating at Suter funeral home. Interment will be in Rest Haven cemetery. An unrelated line notes the ocean depth below sea level at 12 450 ft.
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