Rome Declares Open City as Allied Bombing Persists
The Italian government announced Rome as an open city but the United Nations radio said the Allies will keep bombing until Rome is proven free of military use. The broadcast said ministries and war industries must be removed and traffic through Rome halted. Reports from Madrid spoke of joy in Rome as crowds hailed King Victor Emmanuel and Pope Pius XII amid trains and trucks moving war matériel north and south.
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London
U.P
Rome
United Nations
Italy
Pietro Badoglio
Reynolds Packard
United Press
Badoglio
Madrid
Victor Emmanuel
Pius XII
Vatican
Crippling Blow Struck At Axis Air Plant
United States Liberator bombers completed a 12 plus hour raid over Wiener Neustadt, striking the Messerschmitt plant 27 miles south of Vienna. Direct hits on buildings and hangars were reported as planes parked on the ground showed bursts.
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Cairo
W.P
Messerschmidt Airplane
Wiener Neustadt
Vienna
Austria
Germany
North Africa
Messerschmitt
Europe
England
Farmers Confused on Food Program in California Visit
Gov. Bourke B. Hickenlooper, on a U S train stop in Los Angeles, said Iowa farmers are confused by the food program and its authority. He cited government failure to release machinery and noted Iowa leads in beef, hogs, and corn ready to supply civilians and the armed services. He planned to speak at a 50 000 former Iowans picnic in Long Beach and attend an Iowa association dinner. Mrs. Hickenlooper to christen the tanker Henry C Wallace tomorrow.
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Los Angeles
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Long Beach
Rationing of Hard Coal Under Way
New York August 14 hard coal is being rationed without coupons as a hedge against shortages this fall and winter. Anthracite producers said if no severe winter hits the nation the shortages are not acute and urged consumers to place orders now and wait for local delivery.
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New York
Allies sink over 90 Axis subs in May to July, Roosevelt Churchill say
A Quebec issued joint statement by Roosevelt and Churchill notes Axis submarines sunk in May July, averaging one U-boat per day. It marks the Allies' claim of major war developments as the Atlantic Charter anniversary is observed.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Quebec
United Nations
Eden to Attend War Conference in Quebec
Aug 14 report says British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden will join Allied leaders in Quebec for war councils with top military chiefs. Depth of talks expected on Allied combat plans with anticipated attendance by Cordell Hull or Sumner Welles to bolster political considerations.
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Quebec
Anthony Eden
Eden
U. S
Cordell Hull
Sumner Welles
U S Submarines Report New Japan Ship Losses
The Navy announced seven more Japanese merchant ships were destroyed by American submarines with five more damaged. The tally brings total enemy ships reported blasted since the war began to 309, including 217 sunk, 29 probably sunk, and 63 damaged. The note notes Japan’s supply lines are strained from Paramushiro to New Guinea and mentions speculation that Kiska may receive limited support as the garrison suffers. No details were released on the specific attacks.
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Navy
Paramushiro
North Pacific
New Guinea
Japan
Kiska
Aleutians
Cooler Sunday With Scattered Showers Expected
A forecast calls for cooler conditions Sunday and Sunday evening with scattered showers. Saturday's highs near 84 and low around 46.
Fire danger rises in Deer Lodge forest warning issued
Warning against careless fire use in Deer Lodge National Forest as danger climbs from 4.8 to 5.1. Two fires blamed on smoker and lightning in Whitehall district. Forester J N Templer urges public cooperation as foothills dry and a poster campaign by 17 organizations praised.
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Deer Lodge Forest
Deer Lodge National Forest
J. N. Templer
Whitehall District
Templer
Deer Lodge
Butte
Miners’ Union No. 1
Rotary
Kiwanis
Butte Brewery
Anaconda
Anacon
Wild Fighting Rages on 500-Mile Front
Soviet troops fought in Kharkov and near Karachev as the Bryansk front reported battles around Spas Demensk. The Red army claimed 8,000 Germans killed and large captures including locomotives and rail cars. Front-line reports noted rapid advances and intensified street fighting near Kharkov.
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London
Kharkov
Karachev
Bryansk
Spas Demensk
Orel
Belgorod
Ukraine
Bitter Street
Pavlinovo
Smolensk
Moscow
Henry C. Cassidy
Associated Press
Red Army
Cassidy
Ludwig Sertorius
Berlin
Chinese Told of Allied Objective
Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell told assembled Chinese troops in Chungking that the objective is to open up China lifeline and that they have all the men needed for victory.
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Chungking
U.P
Joseph Stilwell
U. S
China
India
Byrnes Plans Radio Talk On The Will To Win
James F. Byrnes director of war mobilization will deliver a 7 to 7 30 p m radio address Monday night on The Will to Win The White House says the speech will be carried by NBC and Blue networks from Washington Aug 14.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
War Mobilization
White House
Blue
Murder Charge Filed in Double Slaying in Cleveland
In Cleveland on August 14 a first-degree murder charge was filed in juvenile court against Henry Hagert, a reform school parolee, for the killings of 18-year-old twins James and Charles Collins. Detective Inspector Frank W. Story brought the charge.
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Cleveland
Henry Hagert
Reform School
James
Charles Collins
Frank W. Story
Allied Forces Ring Sicilian Strait With Bombardment
Allied air and naval forces closed a ring of fire around the Strait of Messina on Saturday in a bombing and shelling campaign against retreating German troops from Sicily. American and British units advanced on Piraino Floresta Riposo Giarre Milo and other points while planes bombed embarkation sites and ferries were sunk or shot up. The German retreat accelerates and heavy equipment losses are anticipated as the Sicilian campaign nears its end.
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North Africa
Strait of Messina
Sicily
Italy
Messina
Randazzo
Piraino
Floresta
Riposo
Giarre
Milo
Cap Bon
Tunisia
Falcone
Piedonte
Spadafore
San Martino
Maria de Valencia
Palmi
Pizzo
Marina de Valencia
la Mezia
Liberators strike Borneo raid ends in fires and loss
Allied bombers flew 2,500 miles to Balikpapan Borneo for a night raid the longest distance yet in the Pacific war. The oil port suffered widespread destruction with refineries and a tanker hit by a hazardous device as all planes returned safely.
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Allied
Australia
U.P
Balikpapan
Borneo
New Britain
Alor
Jacquinot Bay
Anwek River
New Guinea
Hansa Bay
Tur in Believed Under Attack
Reports from CHIASSO on the Swiss Italian frontier say heavy RAF bombers attacked Turin and Milan. Travelers described widespread destruction, fires, and disrupted food distribution after Friday raids, with Parma rumors of parachutists near Lake Como.
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Chiasso
Turin
Italy
Milan
Lake Como
Rome Declared Open City by Badoglio
London August 14 The government of Marshall Pietro Badoglio announced that Rome would be declared an open city without further delay due to repeated Allied air raids The decision was communicated through the Holy See and was to be enacted under international law with steps outlined by the Italian government The announcement followed appeals over the prior July 31 declaration and awaits Allied reaction
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London
Pietro Badoglio
Rome
Vatican
Stefani
Associated Press
Holy See
Inter
Allied Statesmen to Visit Russia
British and American statesmen are expected to visit Russia in the coming weeks as the Daily Telegraph reports no misunderstanding between the United States Great Britain and Russia. The Telegraph says Moscow and the Allies maintain close collaboration on war policy.
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London
Russia
Daily Telegraph
United States
Great Britain
Moscow
Convention Cancelled in Montana Bar Association
I. W. Church reports that Montana Bar Association will not hold a convention this year. A meeting may be held in 1944 if conditions are favorable, says President W. E. Keeley of Deer Lodge.
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Great Falls
I. W. Church
Montana Bar Association
W. E. Keeley
Deer Lodge
Church
Roosevelt reaffirms Atlantic Charter aims amid war threshold
President Roosevelt states Allies stand on threshold of major developments and backs extending social security benefits. He cites two Charter purposes self determination and worldwide cooperation for security, labor standards, and social welfare, urging expansion to farmers and small businesses while condemning forces of intolerance and injustice.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Germany
Italy
Japan
United Nations
Ceremany
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