Peace Said to Be Goal of Badoglio
Rome reports indicate peace is the real aim of Marshal Badoglio, with German troops on Italian soil the key obstacle. A government statement was expected within 24 to 72 hours as negotiations widen through Vatican and Rome, amid concerns about Allied terms and continued German reinforcement via the Brenner pass.
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Thomas F. Hawkins
Bern
Switzerland
Rome
Pietro Badoglio
Basler Nachrichten
Italy
Vatican
Neue Zurecher Zeitung
Chiasso
Brenner Pass
CBS
Howard Smith
Milan
Smith
Taranto
Pola
Istrian
Adriatic Sea
Tribune de Geneve
Badoglio
Smashing Raids Made on Japs
Allied air forces in the Southwest Pacific reported smashing raids against Japanese positions around Munda Vila and Kolombangara. Bombers dropped 60 tons on Vila and Munda areas while 52 tons hit near Munda and New Georgia. 30 Japanese Zeros were driven off in the Miav area as two American pilots were shot down with one later saved.
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Southwest Pacific
United States
Navy
Vanese
Prions
Munda
Orpedo
Bibilo
New Georgia Island
Orting
Kula Gulf
Vila
Kolombangara Island
Wool shipments from Judith basin reach Boston after shearing
Stanford reports wool shipper H H Galt says shearing is finished in the Judith basin and 21 carloads have been sent to Boston. Flockmasters note prices averaging 42 to 48 cents per pound.
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Stanford
H. H. Galt
Judith Basin
Boston
Roosevelt folds army budget to bolster navy strategy
President Roosevelt disclosed a 6.0 billion cut in Army estimates to reallocate funds toward sea warfare. He said overall war costs for the year remain at 100 billion but warned higher prices and wages could raise the bill. Four billion was shifted to the Navy bringing its total to 28 billion as war strategy shifts toward balance and sea power.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
War Department
Navy
Russian Guns Smash 100 German Tanks
London reports that Soviet big guns destroyed nearly 100 German tanks as Red forces halted a major Axis push in the Donets basin. In Orel, Red troops advanced on several towns, killing about 1,400 Germans. 28 German aircraft were downed as the front saw heavy fighting and losses on multiple sectors.
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London
Donets
Russia
Orel
Red
Voroshilovgrad
Moscow
Soviet
Monitor
Donets Basin
Overthrow of Badoglio and Peace Sought
Riots and revolutionary sentiment spread in northern Italy as Allied radios denounced Badoglio's government for delaying peace with Germany. Milan faced intense protests with mobs accusing Badoglio of betrayal while Carabinieri struggled to maintain order. Allied warnings urged Italians to avoid railways and military targets, blaming Rome's new regime for past delays.
Archbishop Spellman to Return to United States
New York July 31 Archbishop Francis J Spellman of New York sailed for a six month tour to axis allied and neutral capitals with the nature of his mission kept secret In Washington officials denied political aims but noted his Vatican connections and possible peace negotiations role He travels as vicar of the U S Army and Navy and may have carried messages to Rome
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New York
Francis J. Spellman
United States
Washington
Pius XII
Rome
Papal Secretariat of State
Vatican
Roosevelt
Europe
Nazi Airfields Battered by Allied Bombers
Allied air forces continued their massive campaign against Germany, bombing seven northern French airfields while Hamburg and Remscheid sustained major fires. The Remscheid raid, targeting a Ruhr valley city of 107,000, cost 13 British and two Canadian bombers. Overall, roughly 15,400 British tons and 8,000 American tons of bombs were dropped on Axis Europe this week.
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London
U.P
France
Hamburg
Remscheid
Ruhr
Britain
Europe
Air Ministry
Prison Fire Destroys Lumber Yard and Hotel in Canon City
Fire at the Gibson lumber yard in Canon City destroyed the yard and the adjacent Colorado hotel along with four residences. State prison trusties aided firefighters and saved a packing plant across the street. Cause and total value of losses not yet known.
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Canon City
Coro
Gibson Lumber Yard
Colorado
Woman Held on Suspicion of Murder in Slaying
Los Angeles July 31. Miss Edna McCabe 51 was held on a murder suspicion charge after police said she confessed striking her 81-year-old mother Rowena McCabe with the head of an ancient tomahawk bound to a cloth strip.
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Los Angeles
Edna McCabe
Rowena McCabe
Mother Slays Three Children Then Takes Own Life
Dayton reports Christina Dickey, 28, killed her three children on Saturday and hanged herself. Roberta 7 and Harriet 6 were beaten to death with a hammer while James 1 was drowned in a bucket. Earl Dickey 37 found the bodies when he arrived home. no motive offered.
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Dayton
Ohio
U.P
Christina Dickey
Montgomery County
A. P. McDonald
Roberta
Harriet
James
McDonald
Earl Dickey
F D R to Be Drafted Norris Predicts
The Lincoln Star quotes former Nebraska Senator George W Norris saying Roosevelt will be drafted for a fourth term though Norris believes the president should not seek one. He states there is no reason for Roosevelt to pursue a fourth term but says he would be drafted.
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Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln Star
U. S
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Roosevelt
Norris
Navy reports Seaman First Class Edward Lemire dead
Washington July 31 The Navy department announced the death of Edward Shull Lemire seaman first class son of Ross E Lemire 420 East Front Street Missoula Montana His status is listed as a casualty from the armed forces death toll and his family confirmation are noted in the official message.
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Washington
U.P
Navy Department
Edward Shull Lemire
Ross E. Lemire
East Front Street
Missoula
Mont
Unification of French Forces Under DeGaulle and Giraud
Algiers July 31 Generals Charles De Gaulle and Henri Giraud achieved unification of all French fighting forces under a single command. Giraud named commander in chief of all French land sea and air forces. De Gaulle heads a new committee of national defense. The move aims at U S recognition as an equal Allied partner and ends separate French commands.
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DeGaulle
Giraud
U. S
Algiers
Charles DeGaulle
Henri Giraud
United States
de Gaulle
Committee of National Defense
Georges Bennett
France
Committee For National Liberation
Wider Meat Choice for Housewives in Near Future Seen
Washington reports that beef supplies may expand across the nation boosting selections for housewives using ration coupons. Pork could shrink temporarily, while overall marketings rise due to record livestock numbers and abundant feed. WFA and OPA weigh impact on civilian rations as beef movement peaks with grass fed cattle from western ranges while hog slaughter increases into winter.
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Ovid A. Martin Washington
War Food Administration
WFA
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Eight Racing Dogs Die In Butte Kennel Fire
Fire swept the June Gillis kennel on Harrison avenue late Saturday afternoon killing eight racing dogs. Five others including Drummer were saved. Dogs No No Nannette Pictor and Victory Girl were slated to race that evening. The blaze likely started from a wiring short circuit amid a sharp windstorm. firefighters battled the blaze as the shed housing the pens burned to the ground.
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Gillis
Harrison Avenue
Drummer
Butte City
Quartz Street
One Two Punch at Kiska Navy Reports
Washington reports a coordinated sea and air strike on Kiska island in the Aleutians. An American Flying Fortress bombed Japanese installations on Thursday and a warship force followed with a bombardment Friday. The operations marked July’s 61st raid on Kiska and an eighth bombardment by ships in July.
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Washington
Kiska Island
Aleutians
Kiska
Gertrude Cove
Kiska Harbor
Dynamite Blast Kills Several in Alicante Center
A dynamite blast at a gunsmith shop in Alicante center this morning killed several people and caused a fire that damaged the chamber of commerce and city hall. A street car was split in half by the explosion as flames raged through the day.
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Alicante
Spain
Chamber of Commerce
Prisoners Recaptured at Idaho Penitentiary Escape
Four of seven Idaho penitentiary trusties who escaped last night were recaptured early this morning in Cascade, according to Warden Sam Poarch. The escape and chase disrupted security at the Boise institution as authorities widened searches and tallied remaining inmates.
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Boise
Idaho
U.P
Idaho Penitentiary
Cascade
Sam Poarch
George backs Roosevelt six point plan for veterans
Senator Walter F. George commends President Roosevelt's six point plan to aid returning servicemen but warns Congress will be cautious expanding social security. He says current rehabilitation laws exist and favors a greatly expanded system only with sound taxation on capital and business to fund it.
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Vienna
Walter F. George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Roosevelt
Congress
George
United States
Points in Burma Under Attack
Twenty five American medium bombers attacked targets in central Burma with no losses reported by the Tenth U. S. Air Force. Chauk storage facilities were set afire, Pintha facilities destroyed, and Myingyan warehouses, rolling stock, and sheds hit. All bombs reportedly fell on target areas.
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New Delhi
India
U.S
Burma
U. S. Air Force
Chauk
Pintha
Myingyan
Duke of Aosta Abdicates Croatian Throne Claim
Aosta, once Duke of Spoleto, was reported to have abdicated the Croatian throne. Chosen by Mussolini to head a Croat puppet state formed in 1941, he never visited Croatia for a crowning.
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Istanbul
Duke of
Aosta
Croatia
Spoleto
Ethiopia
Benito Mussolini
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