Reds Outflank Warsaw Cross Vistula River
Reds smash 15 miles beyond the Vistula after crossing the river in Poland. German defenses collapse as Warsaw is bombarded and burning ships reach toward Silesia. Russians establish bridgeheads near Warka and push toward Krakow and Kielce, with Saintaszow and Polaniec under pressure.
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London
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Polaniec
Staszow
Palanie
Krakow
Kielce
Robots More Deadly Than Ordinary Aerial Bombs
The Nazis renewed their flying bomb salvos against London and southern England after a 14 hour blasting that damaged hospitals, homes, and businesses. The night attack followed bomber raids on ramps and robot depots in France. US gunners, including Americans, fought the missiles from midnight on, felling many but some got through. Ten hospitals hit, ten patients killed, and two babies born as a tomb fell during a recovery.
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England
France
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Dover Strait
U.S
Nazi Commander Urges Soldiers to Take Root in Baltic War
Moscow reports a captured order from Col. Gen. Sherner named by Hitler as Baltic defense chief. The directive calls for defending every inch with burning patriotism and to root themselves to the earth. Moscow adds German troops avoid fighting and are deserting as the Baltic becomes a vast cemetery for their forces.
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Hitler
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Scattered Scoreboard Results From American and National Leagues
Yesterday's results show Albany and Williamsport tied 4 2, Albany 3 over Williamsport 2, Hartford 9, Elmira 7, Wilkes Barre Scranton 18, Binghamton, and national figures with Chicago 6 Brooklyn 2, St Louis 13, Pittsburg 2. American standings feature Chicago 3 over Cleveland 4 and Chicago 3 over Cleveland 1.
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Williamsport
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Gtica
Wilkes-Barre
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Chicago
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Myitkyina Falls to Allied Forces in Burma War Claim
Allied dispatch says Myitkyina, largest northern Burma town, has fallen to Lieut. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell's forces ending a siege that began last May. Brg. Gen. Frank Merrill's Marauders reportedly captured Pa worthwhile airfield after a 112 mile march. Myitkyina had been a Japanese stronghold in the region for two years.
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Ceylon
Myitkyina
Burma
Joseph W. Stilwell
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Frank Merrill
Pawell
Mead May Fill Truman's Job on Probe Body
Washington reports Sen James M Mead is expected to be elected chairman of the Senate War Investigating Committee, replacing Truman who stepped down to campaign as Roosevelt's running mate. Truman declined any action that could be seen as political. Connally declined due to Foreign Relations duties. Mead favored as next ranking member.
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Truman
Senate War Investigating Committee
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Coordane
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Srat
Gireus Faces Akron Test After Big Top Fire
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey rehearse into the night for a return to Akron's horseshoe Rubber Bowl. President Robert Ringling directs as performers seek to prove the circus can reopen outdoors after the Wartford fire that killed 166.
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Ringling Brothers
Bemum and Bailey Circus
Wartford
Conn
Robert Ringing
Akcon
Nazis Claim Sinkings Of Allied Warships
German radio said it sank a British cruiser two destroyers two corvettes and two freighters including an American Liberty ship in Seine Bay in a dawn attack. No Allied confirmation was given and the broadcast credited new weapons by the German navy likely human torpedoes.
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London
Seine Bay
Philadelphia Transport Strike Ended as Army Seized System
The Philadelphia transport strike ended after the Army seized trolleys buses and subways. Thousands gathered as James McMenamin declared the matter settled democratically and demanded written guarantees against further racial violence. A 14-year-old Negro boy Franklin Howard was shot in North Philadelphia amid disorder.
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Gpi
James McMenamin
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McMenamin
Franklin Howard
North Philadelphia
PLTC
Catholics Open Club Rome GPA Catholic Club
Catholics open a new club near St Peter's in Rome. The Allied soldiers receive a chapel donated by Pope Pius, marking the opening noted yesterday.
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GPA Catholic Club
Pope Pius
St Peter's
Secret Service Guardian of Five Presidents Dies
Col Edmund W Starling 69 retired head of the White House detail of the U S Secret Service died yesterday at St Luke's Hospital after pneumonia treatment. He guarded five presidents including Wilson Roosevelt Harding Coolidge and Hoover. He retired last November and lived in Miami Beach with his wife Ida Lee Bourne. Starling said his office prevented threats and oversaw routes and letters at the White House page.
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Edmund W., Starling
White House
U.S
Secret Service
St Luke’s Hospital
Colonel Starling
Washington
Miami Beach
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Starling
Delail
Europe
Wilson
Ida Lee Bourne
Lancaster
Senator Johnson Proposes Padlocking War Surpluses
Senator Johnson proposes the government impound durable war surplus goods for five years after the war to give private industry access to civilian markets. He argues dumping state owned goods would slow reconversion and harm the civilian economy, with a plan covering durable goods like wool and cotton but excluding perishables.
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Johnson
Col
Senate Military Committee
Fanhnson
WPB Cuts Hit Washington PA Aluminum Plants
Washington PA suffers further Muminum cutbacks as two plants close and a third scales back. The move follows a War Production Board notice showing 48 percent of the 1984 armament program completed at midyear.
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Washington PA
War Production Board
Huge Allied Air Fleets Strike Europe In Major Offensive
Allied air power. massive daylight and night bombing across France Belgium and Germany. U S Fifteenth Air Force and British forces dispatch hundreds of heavy bombers and escorts in multiple waves targeting supply bases, rail hubs, launch sites, and strategic missions from northern France to the Paris Brussels corridor.
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Yanks Repel Four Japanese Attacks in New Guinea Fight
General Headquarters reports American forces repelled four Japanese death by own action assaults in the Aitape area of British New Guinea after 12 hours of hard fighting. Japanese losses rise as 602 enemy dead were counted in the battle zone amid scattered corpses and heavy bombardment.
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Aitape
British New Guinea
Herte
Afua
Driniumor
18Th Imperial Army
Bougainville
Marrow Front
Tankdozer named as Army’s new bulldozer ally
The Army announced a new weapon called the tank dozer built from two Sherman tanks with a large bulldozer blade. It can push through earth walls hedge rows and sunken roads, clearing obstacles and breaking through trots up to 18 inches in diameter as it advances.
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Army
Haig
G I Pets Face Strict Immigration Ban
Washington reports a government stance blocking mongooses from entering the United States under the Lacey Act of 1909 amid broader bans on exotic pets. The piece cites historical debates on import permissions for animals such as ocelots, coatimundis, and other species and recounts anecdotes about mongooses and colonial-era incidents.
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Hiegal
United States
Foreign Animals May Upset Native Fauna
A fragmented note discusses how introduced animals like house mice ferrets hares and rabbits may disrupt ecosystems. It mentions parrots monkeys and other pets among soldiers and hints at bans on certain species due to concerns about cross continental wildlife interactions.
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Sijly
Lincoln
G. L
Republican Governors Exude Confidence at Conference
A group of Republican governors spoke with confidence after a three day conference in St Louis. They criticized federal policies and urged states to regain control of public employment services. The governors pressed for faster postwar recovery and warned against continued federal influence over labor.
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Roosevelt
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Pash
Syste
Ii-Po Artes
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French Underground Battles Intensify Across France
Allied reports say the French Maquis engage Nazi forces behind lines, drawing German artillery and air support to hold southern and southwestern France. A major clash at Langendorf villagers saw over 1000 Germans fighting patriots for 12 hours with heavy losses on the German side. Resistance activity increases in Brittany as Omar N. Gradnev’s army drives the offensive, with French forces inside killing more than 3,000 Germans since D-Day.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
France
Eisenhower
Langendoc
London
Brittany
Omar XII
Coast Guard Celebrates 154th Birthday Across The War Effort
The Coast Guard marks its 154th birthday with tributes from commanders in Europe and other theaters. Admiral Harold Starx praises guardsmen for saving over 1.06 men in the European invasion, while Forrestal notes the service joined the Army Navy and Marines in nearly every major invasion since its founding.
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Coast Guard
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Starx
United Sta Navai
Europe
Forrestal
United States
Nazi invasion Maps Do Double Duty
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force reports that captured German invasion maps were repurposed. On the backs, maps of the retreat in France were printed, showing a shift from planning an invasion of Britain to defending occupied territory. A high ranking officer displayed a damaged German map of St. Malo indicating paper shortages and discouraged plans to invade Britain.
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St. la
Britain
George VI Returns Home After Italian Front Tour
King George VI完成 his ten day tour of Italian battlefields and flew back to Britain. He declared in a message last night that German forces had been outgeneraled and outthought on the Italian front.
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London
UPI
Britain
Italy
St Nazaire in Reach as Allied Drive Accelerates
Allied forces push toward Brittany's coast with tanks and armor sweeping toward Brest and St Nazaire. A fast-moving thrust from Rennes travels 40 miles in 2 ½ hours, while another column advances toward Dinan and the Rance River. A broad maneuver widens the Brittany corridor, tightening on remaining German units.
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Rennes
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Dinan
Rance
France
Brittany
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Mortain
Paris
Dight
Polio Cases Rise Slightly Amid Public Meeting Notes
Dr James E Perkins, Buffalo health official, says infantile paralysis cases are not as severe as feared. He cites 813 statewide cases with Erie County at 81 and warns against closing theaters. He urges rest for children and cautions about crowded pools and public venues as authorities balance safety and daily life.
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James E.perekins
State Health Department
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Perkins
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Erie County
Steuben
Dutchess
New York City
Chile
Cheap Air Travel To Latin America Seen
New York postwar air travel to Latin America is described as cheap at three and a half cents a mile on long distance routes as part of a Pant American World Airways System expansion. The plan was denounced yesterday by Juan Trippe, president.
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Air America
Setar
Pant American World Airways System
Suan Ty
Trippe
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