Russians press Kharkov victory drive with fresh reserves
Russian offensives extend from Kharkov toward Sumy Poltava and Kiev as Red forces advance in the Donets basin. Soviet troops reportedly breach German lines southwest of Kharkov and seize a fortified base near Izyum while air raids hit retreating German units and Donets basin towns.
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London
U.P
Kharkov
Red Army
Voroshilovgrad
Izyum
Donets Basin
Ukraine
Voroshiloverod
Donets
Barvenkovo
Debaltsevo
Chistyakovo
Germany
High Command
Smolensk
Vyasima
Moscow
Poltava
Dnieper
Welles Resigns as Undersecretary of State
The Washington Star reports Undersecretary Sumner Welles resigning at President Roosevelt's request. The White House denies the story while Welles rests in Bar Harbor. Roosevelt reportedly planned to act after returning from Canada and faced a choice between Hull and Welles.
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Washington
U.P
Washington Star
Sumner Welles
Roosevelt
Canada
State Department
White House
Welles
Bar Harbor
The
Star
Roosevelt Churchill Extend Bid for Fall War Talks
In Quebec Roosevelt and Churchill invited Stalin to join a fall strategy conference for victory in Europe. They pledged to keep Russia fully informed on Anglo American decisions concerning Germany and Italy. A new conference before year end was planned alongside any possible tripartite meeting with Soviet Russia.
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Quebec
Que
Roosevelt
Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Russia
United States
Great Britain
Europe
Germany
Italy
Britain
America
Stalin
Japan
China
Tripartite Parley May Be Held in Near Future
In Quebec on August 24 observers float the possibility of a three nation conference with Great Britain the United States and Russia ahead of Churchill's return to England. Moscow indicated willingness to discuss a second front while Churchill heads to Washington for further talks with President Roosevelt.
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Quebec
U.P
Great Britain
United States
Russia
Roosevelt
Churchill
England
Moscow
Europe
Washington
Butte Rodeo to Benefit Army Emergency Relief
Butte hosts a two day rodeo September 4 and 5 staged by the Butte Rodeo association. Proceeds go to the Army Emergency Relief fund. Tex Murphy is arena director with broncos bulldoggers and ropers ready. Leo Cramer's broncs and new stock will test champions. Advance seats at 4 North Main through September 2.
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Butte
Butte Rodeo Association
Army Emergency Relief Fund
B. H. Hensley
Fort Harrison
Helena
Tex” Murphy
Leo Cramer
North Main Street
Rodeo Association
Italian Rail Targets Hit in Sixth Allied Raid on Naples
Allied Wellington bombers hit Naples suburbs and rail links for a sixth straight day of attacks on Italian rail targets. The pre dawn Bagnoli strike followed daylight hits on Bari and Battipaglia as the Naples to Pozzuoli line remained blocked. Recon photos show debris still blocking main lines with little Italian repair effort evident.
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North Africa
U.P
Naples
Bagnoli
Bari
Battipaglia
Italy
Pozzuoli
Gulf of Naples
Nazis Seize Copenhagen as Riots Rage Across Denmark
German troops estimated at 40 000 to 50 000 entered Copenhagen before dawn to take over the Danish capital amid protests and strikes. The occupation disrupted public facilities and strained food supplies as Denmark's government faced pressure over Nazi authority. Finland sought new routes to exit the war, while Finnish leaders resisted direct talks with the Soviet Union despite Allied mediation efforts.
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Stockholm
Copenhagen
Baltic Sea
Finland
Germany
Russia
America
Loan Purchase Plan Revised for Irish Potatoes
The War Food Administration announced a revised loan and purchase program to ensure even distribution of a 443 million bushel Irish potato crop. Loans are to growers and dealer associations on potatoes in approved warehouses at local support prices from 1.70 to 2.55 per hundred pounds minus 35 cents for grading and loading, with a minimum farm price of 1.50 a bushel for U S No 1 cured sweet potatoes starting January 1.
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Washington
War Food Administration
WFA
U. S
Air Command Smashes Nazi Capital
American Flying Fortresses launched daylight strikes from North Africa to Britain and hit targets in Bordeaux France and Berlin. About 700 bombers attacked Berlin while Fortresses hit occupied French air fields on the return. The raid involved 1,800 long tons of bombs, with 58 bombers lost and Thunderbolts escorting. Some American volunteers joined the assault.
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London
Germany
Bordeaux
France
North Africa
Britain
Berlin
U. S
Hamburg
Deutschlandsender
Calais
Paris
Associated Press
Army
Reich
Wheeler Opposes Postwar Collaboration Plans
Senator Burton Wheeler voiced strong opposition to postwar international collaboration until Russia Britain and other nations disclose their aims He warned Russia seeks Poland the Baltic states Balkans and influence over Scandinavia He urged stronger minority opposition in Congress and cautioned inflation would rise without local government involvement. He planned to return to Glacier Park after the event.
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Lewistown
Burton K. Wheeler
Russia
Great Britain
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
Montana
Poland
Baltic States
Balkans
Congress
Washington
Glacier Park
Himmler Heads German Interior and Security Shakeup
A German government reshuffle places Heinrich Himmler in charge of interior affairs and Reich administration with immediate control of labor. Wilhelm Frick moves to protector of Bohemia and Moravia, while Konstantin von Neurath steps aside. Reinforcing Reichpower amid Allied air attacks.
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London
Heinrich Himmler
Europe
Gestapo
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
D.N. E
Berlin
Associated Press
Himmler
Reich
Germany
Bohemia-Moravia
Czechoslovakia
Reinhard Heydrich
Heydrich
Williams and Unzue Reach Divorce Agreement
Hollywood announces that screen actress Kay Williams and millionaire Argentine sportsman Martin de Alvaga Unzue known as Macoco have reached a compromise in their divorce. Unzue will drop his cross complaint charging Miss Williams with cruelty.
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Hollywood
U.P
Kay Williams
Martin de Alvaga Unzue
Woman Returns to War Plant Hours After Childbirth
In Baltimore area a 42 year old mother, Helen Robar, seeks to resume night work at the American Hammered Piston Ring plant despite a 60 day furlough rule after confinement. She left for childbirth at 4 pm last Wednesday but insists she is ready to work and will pursue interim employment if needed. Her husband serves in the Canadian army and her son in the American army.
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Baltimore
Helen Robar
Shirley Ann
Strikers Ordered Back to Jobs at Brewster Plant
The War Labor Board ordered 4,000 Brewster Aeronautical workers at Johnsville Pennsylvania to return to work unconditionally at once and warned of using compliance orders to assure warplane production. The dispute centered on four Brewster guards who were arrested after seeking union rights to guard assignments.
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Washington
War Labor Board
Johnsville
Brewster Aeronautical Corp
Brewster
Coast Guard
Coast Guard Reserve
Water Resources Studied by Northwest Governors
Govs Bottolfsen and Ford led a five-state advisory group in Missoula to outline a long range plan for water resource use in the Columbia Basin. The 10 member panel from Wyoming Montana Idaho Washington and Oregon will present details to Montana and Idaho legislative committees. Key aims include irrigating 341000 acres across five valleys and a Hungry Horse storage dam for about 2000000 acre feet, plus recognizing power plant water needs and opposing Flathead Lake level raises. The House irrigation committee will begin its review in Helena with Rep. Compton White presiding.
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Kalispell
Fred Buck
A. F. Winkler
Montana
Bottolfsen
Joseph D. Wood
Boise
Idaho
Public Works
James D. Spafford
Keystone
Continental Divide
Ford
Hungry Horse
Flathead Lake
House Irrigation and Reclamation Committee
Compton White
Columbia River
Representative White
Weather Forecast Quiet Temperature Change Ahead
A weather note indicates little temperature change on Wednesday with scattered showers anticipated. Tuesday highs reached 79 degrees and lows near 41 degrees.
Rome Demilitarization Moves as Open City Declared
London reports Italy asks Vatican and Switzerland to notify the United States and Britain that Rome will be demilitarized under the open city declaration. Rome’s defenses are out of use and Italian and German commands begin transfer. Allies may require a neutral commission to verify removal of installations before formal open city status.
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London
U.P
Italy
Vatican
Switzerland
United States
Britain
Rome
Africa
United Press
Barcelona
Spain
Edmond Clancy
Madrid
German Cruiser Thor Reported In Yokohama After Allied Losses
Tokyo radio said the German auxiliary cruiser Thor entered Yokohama after sinking five Allied merchant ships and taking three more in the Pacific. NBC heard the broadcast. Japan claimed eight vessels totaled over 10,000 tons, naming the Nankin of Australia registry and the Helborg and Madrone of Norwegian registry.
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New York
Tokyo
Thor
Yokohama
Pacific
National Broadcasting Company
Australia
Allied bombers pound Wewak as Salamaua line tightens
Allied four motored bombers hit Wewak in New Guinea in the heaviest raid of the war so far with 112 tons of bombs. Libera tor bombers struck within six minutes while fighters offered little opposition. On the Solomons, attacks continued with raids on shipping near Buka and Munda airfield activity on Vella Lavella.
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Allied
Australia
U.P
Wewak
Salamaua
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Bairoko
Baanga Island
Munda
Solomons
Solomon Sea
Buka Island
Vella Lavella
New Georgia
MacArthur
New Teachers to Take Up Duties in Butte
Two new teachers, Miss Mary Manning and Miss Clara Wyatt, will begin duties in Butte schools with the fall term. Miss Mary Carmen resigns after years of service, retirement planned. Leaves of absence extended for Miss Emily Wellcome, Miss Dorothy Kiely, Miss Eileen O Boyle, Homer Bradford, and Ettore Giovanetti.
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Butte
Mary Manning
Clara Wyatt
Mary Carmen
Emily Wellcome
Dorothy Kiely
Eileen O'Boyle
Homer Bradford
Ettore Giovanetti
Mussolini Regime Suffered Executions and Wound News
From Berne reports state Benito Mussolini’s nephew Vito Mussolini and radio commentator Mario Apellius were executed after a five day battle in Milan. The ex-Duce was wounded in the stomach and listed as a prisoner at Braschi fortress near Rome.
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Berne
Switzerland
U.P
Benito Mussolini
Vito Mussolini
Mario Apellius
Apellius
Milan
Vito
Popolo D'Italia
Quirinal
Victor Emmanuel
Mussolini
Braschi
Rome
Ponza
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