Seventeen Die As Army Bomber Crashes in Fog
In Peru Massachusetts a Army transport plane crashed on a foggy mountain Saturday night killing 17 soldiers and badly burning three survivors. Sgt. Robert Lee of Columbus Ohio rescued two men before guiding state police to the wreck, firing three shots for help.
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Peru
Mass
U.P
Peru Mountain
Army
Robert Lee
Columbus
Ohio
Lee
Pvt
Alonzo L. Pearson
Windbar
James Fern
Abingdon
Pittsfield
Pope Field
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Mitchel Field
New York
A. A. Price
Two Destroyers and Six Cargo Vessels Launched at Maine Mills
At Portland and Bath Maine on August 16 a mass launch produced six cargo ships totaling 61 000 tons and two destroyers to warn off submarines. Five British purchase ships were christened while LD Ethan Allen a 10500 ton Liberty ship slid into Casco Bay. Crowds of officials including Senator Truman and Gov Sewall praised the effort.
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Portland
U.P
Atlantic
Maine
America
Todd Bath Iron Shipbuilding
South Portland
British Purchasing Commission
Ocean Seaman
Ocean Gallant
Ocean Traveler
Ocean Stranger
Ocean Wayfarer
Ethan Allen
South Portland Shipbuilding Corporation
Casco Bay
Conway
Cony
William Conway
Navy Quartermaster
Bath Iron Works Corporation
Bath
Emory 8S
Land
United States Maritime Commission
Harry S. Truman
D-Mo
Sumner Sewall
Henry J. Dionne
Todd Plant
United States Navy
Army
Allied Planes Sink Axis Barges on North Africa Coast
Allied planes likely including Americans sank at least three Axis barges off the North African coast and damaged others as part of the drive against enemy supply lines. Four enemy planes were shot down in the Middle East since Friday, with Malta’s air force downing two bombers and one fighter. The Egyptian ground front remained stalemated since July 27 with routine patrols reported.
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Cairo
U.P
North African
Middle East
Malta
Desert
Mediterranean
Rhodes
Large Throng Attends Sportsmen's Picnic at Echo Lake
A large crowd attended the second Rocky Mountain Sportsmen's picnic at Echo Lake on Sunday. Winners of nearly 30 events were announced as families enjoyed a full day of competitions, prizes, and a crowded lakefront despite heavy traffic.
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Echo Lake
Rocky Mountain
Montana
Lake Shore
Moslem Leaders to Decide Stand on Independence Struggle
In Bombay the Moslem League briefed its executive committee on policy toward the Indian independence movement as leaders warn of possible Hindu-Muslim clashes. Authorities report riots erupting in Dacca and Nagpur with fatalities and extensive property damage as mobs looted and set fires.
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Bombay
U.P
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
India
League
All-India Congress Party
Jinnah
Congress
Dacca
Bengal
Calcutta
Nagpur
Central Provinces
Central Co-operative Bank
Eawe
Maikop Oil Fields falls to German Army in Caucasus
Moscow reports Maikop and adjacent oil fields abandoned to German invaders after removal of all stores and complete destruction of installations. Soviets vow scorched earth to keep Caucasus oil from the enemy while withdrawing to new positions near Mineralnye Vody as Rostov Baku railway pressure grows.
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Moscow
U.P
Red Army
Miakop
Caucasus
Mineralnye Vody
Rostov-Baku
Grozny
Maikop
Russia
Dnieper
Treasury tax deduction plan appears headed for defeat
Treasury prosecutors pressed a plan to deduct five percent from pay envelopes to collect 1943 income taxes, but a Senate subcommittee signaled scrapping it. House backed immediate dependency payments to families of service members and absentee ballots for servicemen in the continental U.S., both facing opposition and possible rejection.
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Washington
U.P
Treasury
Senate
House
Continental
United States
War Department
Traffic Signal Spares Blackout Roads With Hidden Lights
In California a new blackout traffic light quietly shields visibility from airmen by bending light downward. The device, a dull black cylinder with slanted vanes fits around standard red orange and green lenses, casting shadows upward and showing signals only to observers near ground level.
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San Francisco
California
State Highway Division
Detroit Girl Crowned Sun Valley Carnival Queen
Joyce Skelton of Detroit was named queen of Sun Valley Idaho's charity carnival in a ceremony witnessed by about twelve hundred visitors. William Jeffers, president of Union Pacific, awarded the crown marking the carnival as the season’s social highlight following the spring rodeo tradition.
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Sun Valley
Idaho
Joyce Skelton
Detroit
William Jeffers
Union Pacific Railroad
Miss Skelton
U S Army Flyers Sweep Over France and Germany
Allied air forces including a Canadian squadron swept over France and joined RAF patrols in a large long range mission. The operation was described as routine with no details disclosed and a new American news service hinted. British bombers struck western Germany later the same night with five bombers missing and one German fighter shot down.
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London
United States Army
France
United States
Air Ministry
Germany
England
New Period of Inter-Island Fighting Seen
Washington report on August 16 states the U S Navy advances in the southeastern Solomon Islands signal a new phase of inter island combat over Far Pacific supply lines. Officials say the aim is to secure the Australia New Zealand corridor and establish bases near enemy centers to the northwest. Findings hinge on force size and may reflect limited initial objectives before a larger Pacific drive.
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Washington
United States Navy
Solomon Islands
Far Pacific
Solomons
Australia
New Zealand
United States
Pacific
Planes Support Landing Forces of U S Marines
United Nations Headquarters Australia Aug 16 U S marines extend gains in the Solomon Islands offensive with aerial support from planes based on captured airfields. Australian bombers have not joined recent attacks. Tokyo shipping losses are reported as allied air forces strike from New Guinea to Timor, with airmen shot down five Japanese Zeros. Gen Douglas MacArthur’s forces press operations in Kokoda and Timor.
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United Nations
Australia
U.P
Solomon Islands
Solomons
New Guinea
Melbourne
San Francisco
Rabaul
New Britain
Timor
Port Darwin
Douglas MacArthur
Kokoda
Missing Airmen Object of Search Near Daly City
San Francisco August 16. Searchers combed the hills of the peninsula for two men missing from a blimp that crash landed at Daly City five miles south of San Francisco. The Navy said the craft carried two depth bomb racks and a radio equipped craft. Parachutes were found, one engine cowling disturbed by earth indicated contact with ground before landing. The Navy reported no messages received and officials said the bomb would not explode unless dropped in water. Lieut Comdr Sam Reddick said two men aboard on routine patrol.
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San Francisco
U.P
Daly City
Twelfth Naval District
Navy
Olympic
Lakeside
Sam Reddick
Treasure Island Naval Patrol
Special Committee Named to Study Walkerville Garbage Collection
Walkerville city council appointed a special committee headed by Alderman Charles Storer and Sidney Odgers to develop a plan for compulsory garbage collection. Mayor James Shea noted private haulers ceased during wartime shortages about six weeks ago and a three day city truck cleanup followed as an emergency measure.
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Walkerville
Charles Storer
Sidney Odgers
James Shea
Shea
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