Allies Reach Aachen Front as Nancy and Maastricht Fall
United States forces drive into Germany with the Aachen area encircled and capture Nancy and Maastricht after a rapid push through the Siegfried line. Patton’s and Hodges’ armies advance along a 180 mile front toward the Rhine with heavy German resistance and strategic gains near Trier and Coblenz.
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United States
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Maastricht
Germany
Adolf Hitler
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Coblenz
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Dutch Harbor
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Third
Netherlands
Meuse Canal
Belgium
Aneta
Limburg
France
Strasbourg
Courtney H Hodges
First Army
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Lammersdorf
Rhineland
Siegfried Line
Cologne
Prum
MacArthur declares decisive stage in Pacific campaign
General Douglas MacArthur, landing at Morotai, says Allied campaign has entered its decisive phase and that defeat now stares Japan in the face. He praises the Molucas capture with little loss while warning of Japan's weak leadership and brutal military code.
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New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Morotai
Halmahera Islands
Japan
Moluccas
Molucca Islands
Philippines
U.8
MacArthur
Paau Islands
Adm
Willam F. Ha
Quebec War Conference Nearing End Amid Talks With Churchill
The second Quebec conference will close tomorrow as Roosevelt and Churchill may stay in close contact for further talks on the European war. Stephen Early said the discussions in the citadel are in their closing phase and that the leaders will conclude their meeting, with military staffs continuing discussions at Chateau Frontenac. Other British officials and Eden join the ongoing exchanges as politcal and military talks extend beyond the formal close.
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Churchill
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Chateau Frontenac
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British Information Ministry
Anony Eden
Washington
Japan
Italy
Line Proving Obsolete Line Proving Obsolete IN GERMANY
Aachen as a key German communications hub near the Siegfried line is under attack by American forces. German defenses include SS troops and noncombatants, while Allies push into the outskirts, highlighting the aging Siegfried line's obsolescence after years of neglect. Rail lines run from Aachen toward Antwerp Oostende Brussels and Cologne.
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Courtney H Hodges
Siegfried Line
Germany
Aix-La- Chapelle
Cologne
Rhenish
Prus
Hitler
Antwerp
Oostende
Brussels
Weather Forecast for Pocatello and Vicinity
Partly cloudy and slightly warmer tonight. Weather data from the United States Weather Bureau at Pocatello Municipal Airport for the 24 hour period ending noon September 1. High and low temperatures year ago not provided. 24 hour precipitation and month to date figures are incomplete. Sunrise at 7:41 and sunset at 7:11.
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United States Department of Commerce Weather Bureau
Pocatello Municipal
Russians Enter Warsaw From Captured Praga
Russian and Polish forces crossed the Vistula into Warsaw from Praga as heavy fighting raged across the river. The German report noted a large Russian offensive with 40 divisions supported by advances toward Finland and the Baltic states.
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Konstantin Rokossovsky
Rokossovsky
Zigmund Berling
Transylvania
Hitler
Hungary
Cluj
Narew
Nowogrod
East Beskid
Czechoslovakia
Serbia
Tito
Red Army
Negotin
County Sets Levy at $1.22
The board of county commissioners set the county levy at $1.22 per $100 valuation, up from $1.17 last year. The increase reflects the legislature’s provision of an extra mill and a half to raise teachers’ pay, part of the 1944 Pocatello levy totaling $6.81 per $100 valuation with city levy $3.09, district $2.25, and state $0.25.
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Board of County Commissioners
Pocatello
Pocatello Independent Chool
Blast Kills Three Injures Twenty One at Hastings Depot
Three sailors and a coast guardsman were killed when a large ammunition explosion rocked the Hastings naval ordnance depot this morning. Twenty one persons were reported injured as a crater 550 feet deep formed in the transfer station. Mayor Roy Carter said at least 23 businesses were damaged.
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Truck Kills Child in Ontario Ore
A furniture truck struck 10 year old Cleta Mae Halcon in Ontario Oregon, killing her. Authorities investigated the fatal accident and identified the victim.
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Ontario
Ore
Cleta Mae Halcon
Trailer Burns Near Nampa Injuring No One
A trailer carrying Pvt. Harry E. Schwanz and his family from Castleford burned on the highway three miles east of Nampa last night. The trailer and household goods were destroyed, damage estimated at 3400. No injuries were reported.
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Rein Baer
Fifth Army Advances On Gothic Line Near Lucca
Fifth Army troops breach the German Gothic line in Italy capturing Monte Catino and Ponte di Moriano about four miles north of Lucca. Allied forces push 14 miles beyond the Arno. Indian units reach near Rimini airfield as eighth army clears the Coriano San Savino ridge. San Marino supplies use noted. Pietra Buona and areas north of Pistoia also report gains.
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Mark W. Clark
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San Felice
Convictions Continue in Minidokai Induction Case
Federal juries convict Yu taka Ted Kuramoto and Hi deyuki Henry Pujiwara both of Seattle for refusing to report for selective service induction. The rulings mark the eighth conviction in a case that targets 35 Japanese-Americans from the Minidokai relocation center with all defendants remaining without acquittal.
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Yutaka Ted Kuramoto
Hideyuki Henry Pujiwara
Seattle
Minidokai Relocation Center
Eastern Storm Claims Twenty One Lives and Widespread Damage
The Atlantic hurricane driven storm lashed Maine and New England causing 21 deaths and millions in damage. Long Branch New Jersey suffered over 2 million dollars in destruction though New York City area escaped major damage beyond seven deaths. Storm winds peaked near 100 mph with widespread power outages and transport disruption. Red Cross official Harold P. Gilmour aided disaster services for the North Atlantic area.
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German siege of Brest claimed near climax in blitz report
London dispatch says the German radio claims the Brest siege has reached its climax with fortifications destroyed and the garrison fighting to the last with only a few guns. Rome reports the French fleet returning to Toulon led by the Lorraine, a battleship of note. In China, Chiang Kai-shek and Stilwell forces link in Burma and reach Wenchow as Chinese fronts suffer reverses elsewhere.
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Hitler
Rome
Toulon
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Chiang Kai-shek
China
Joseph W. Stilwell
Burma
Wenchow
Chekiang Province
Shanghai
Butter Supplies Seen Dimming Before Thanksgiving
War food officials warn butter stocks will not improve this year and likely fall short of demand before Thanksgiving. WPA figures show seven months of production 12 percent below the same period last year.
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Washington
War Food Administration
WPA
Major Pacific Offense Puts Palau Morotai In U.S. Crosshairs
Allied forces struck Palau and Morotai as part of a wide Pacific offensive led by MacArthur and Nimitz. American landings met fierce resistance but advanced on reef islands while air strikes crippled Japanese bases. The push aims to turn Palau and Morotai into forward bases toward the Philippines, with air and sea operations culminating in a potential meet with forces near the Philippines.
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Tengchung
China
Joseph W. Stilwell
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