Great RAF bombers strike Berlin in fifth year of war
London reports a 45 minute heavy bomber raid on Berlin marking the fifth year of war for Germany. The air ministry says great damage was inflicted in the second massive attack in eight days with 47 bombers lost and Canadians among the crews. Observers heard the raid pass overhead for hours as the force struck airfields and other targets amid fighter clashes and searchlights.
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Gladwin Hill
London
Berlin
Air Ministry
France
Dow
Nuernberg
Ruhr
Sasantee
War enters 5th year with U N on the march
London dispatch reports World War II in its fifth year as Allied forces gain momentum. Nazi Germany faces growing losses in Russia and Europe while American forces advance in the Pacific. Berlin broadcasts warn of possible Allied attacks in Calabria Apulia and southern Greece amid air raids and civilian displacements.
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United Nations
Axis
Russia
Germany
Italy
Pacific
Europe
Berlin
Eisenhower
Calabria
Apula
Greece
Adriatic
Pope Pius XII urges world leaders for just peace
Pope Pius XII appealed for peace in a 14 minute Vatican City message translated for world readers. He urged leaders to show generosity toward nations less favored and to seek a worthy peace that honors life and honor, though he did not specify surrender terms.
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Pope Pius
William Smith White
London
Pope Pius XII
Vatican City
Allied air raids batter Japanese forces in New Guinea theater
Allied sources report heavy Japanese losses at We Yak and other New Guinea bases as airstrikes hit Wewak Daguan and Salamaua areas. Bomber raids dropped 29 tons of bombs while 60 Zeppelins faced little opposition, with ground fires visible for miles.
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Oten Clements
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Wewak
Netherlands East
Indies
Philippines
Formosa
Hollands
Dutch New Guinea
Two-Way Court Test Under Way for Miners Pay
The United Mineworkers sue in federal court at Birmingham Alabama seeking portal to portal travel time pay for nine miners of Tennessee Coal Iron and Rail Road. The suit aims at pay for travel time in excess of two hours daily, with production to continue while the case progresses.
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Joseph A. Loftus
Washington
United Mineworkers
Irmingham
Ala
War Labor Board
WLB
Abingdon
Birmingham
Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company
U. S. Steel Corporation
Danish King Appears as Resistance Grows in Wartime Denmark
Eyewitnesses report German patrols and brutal executions as Danish resistance strengthens. King Christian II makes a brief public appearance under guard as crowds in Lyngby cheer, signaling defiance amid martial law. Reports from a minesweeper escape describe German crackdowns and calm claims by Copenhagen radio.
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Stockholm
Christian
Sweden
Hermann von Hanhnecken
Alexandria
Sorgenfri Castle
Lyngby
Sorgenfri
Castile
von Hannecken
Copenhagen
Gestapo
Hannecken
Denmark
Malmoe
Vedal
Navy
Newsprint Price Rise Takes Effect Today
The second increase this year lifts basic newsprint to 58 dollars per ton, up 16 percent from pre war price. The $4 per ton rise follows a March 1 increase. Officials say wartime boards and price administrations in U S and Canada authorized both rises to cover higher pulpwood costs. Canadian producers had sought higher amounts.
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New York
Office of Price Administration
Japs Claim U S Forces Attacked Marcus Island
A Japanese broadcast reported by AP said U S warships and many planes attacked Marcus Island at dawn. The claim notes raids on Minamitsu Shima and shelling by naval guns, stressing proximity to Tokyo and urging Japan to bolster defenses. Marcus Island, occupied by Japan since 1899, lies about 900 miles northwest of Wake Island.
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Ti. S
Marcus Island
Tokyo
Wake Island
Wake
Federal Communications Commission
Minamitsu Shima
Marcus
Japan
Maircus
Marcus Island Bombed and Shelled by U S Forces
The United States Pacific fleet launched a carrier task force raid against Marcus Island. Washington and Tokyo reported the operation was planned for September 1, with ships and planes arriving on schedule. The action marked the first U S attack on Marcus since March 4, 1942, and may have involved other points in the central Pacific.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
United States Pacific Fleet
Japan
Marcus Island
Tokyo
Marcus
Dawi
Navy
Biarcus Island
Wake Island
Central Pacific
United States
FDR Churchill Move Toward New Series Talks
Washington reports indicate Franklin D Roosevelt and Winston Churchill plan new discussions amid European upheaval. They consider Russia's role in Allied councils for military coordination and postwar politics, with three proposed formats including a three way summit and Russian participation in political decisions.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Europe
Russia
Bracken
Securit
Quebec
United States
Great Britain
Stalin
Mediterranean
Red Army drives major advances on three fronts
Soviet forces push on Smolensk and 45 miles from the Nazi base, penetrate 40 miles into Ukraine, and press toward Stalino and Mariupol. In Kharkov region, Russians capture six villages, destroy seven tanks, and report 600 German casualties as heavy summer fighting continues.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Red
Ukraine
Taganrog
Stalino
Azov
Mariupol
Spas Demensk
Yelnya
Red Army
Smuténsk
Russia
Smolensk
Cvedl
H of Nagi
Dunkerque
Tagdbrog
Kharkov
Sommunique
Weather forecast for Georgia and Florida
Georgia and Florida remain warm this afternoon tonight and Thursday forenoon. Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms likely mainly in northern and central portions. Northwest Florida expects little temperature change with scattered thunderstorms this afternoon.
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Georgia
Florida
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