Eleven Soviet Army Captures Drohobycz Oil Center
The Eleventh Soviet Army reports a breakthrough toward Krakow and Drohobycz, seizing Drohobycz, Poland’s oil hub and key fortress, as part of the Carpathian advance. Additional Soviet units press the front from Finland to the Carpathians, with calls for further offensives and possible strikes toward the Plisted oil fields.
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London
Russia
Drohobycz
Poland
Io Carpathian
Czechoslovakia
Krakow
Germany
San Vistula
East Prussia
Dubissa
Joseph Statin
Brohobycz
Ukraine
Ivan Petrov
Sevastopol
Drohobycr
Galicia
Romania
Pisesti
Black Sea
Odessa
Ivan D. Cherniakhovsky
Kaunas
Airogola
Chinese Capture Tengchung After Fierce Wall Assaults
Chinese forces under 20th Army Group breached Tengchung's inner defenses after scaling medieval walls with ape ladders and flamethrowers, aided by B 25 skip bombs. Japanese troops pressed to break out as 2,000 besieged defenders fought in rubble strewn streets. Americans operated a portable hospital at a Buddhist temple.
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Chungking
Tengchung
Joseph W. Stilwell
Burma
Gapa
U.S. Ith
Marco Pois
Frank Dorn
Yforce
Operations Star
20Th Army Group
Eastern Baseball Scoreboard Highlights Turbulent Day
The scoreboard shows several doubleheaders and long games across leagues. Albany fell to Utica in ten innings while Binghamton won in extra frames. Scranton beat Elmira and Wilkes Barre progressed over Williamsport, alongside multiple National and American league results featuring Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and St. Louis performances.
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National
Boston
Brooklyn
Broskizn
Spicines
Farses
Pittsburg
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Washington
Cleveland
Louis
Detroit
Chicago
Philadelphia Transit Strike Collapses Under Army Action
Philadelphia's transit strike collapsed early today under Army action. Only a small fraction of workers signed back, with service remaining far below normal as General Hayes' deadline approached. The Pennsylvania Railroad halted its emergency shuttle, and racial tensions flared briefly near a trolley guard.
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Philadelphia
Sieday
Philadelphia ‘Transportation Co
Sseriking
General Service
Hayes
Apolednan
Pennsylvania Railroad
Broad Street
Overbrook Astern
Philip Hayes
Philadelphia Transpectaticn Co
Roosevelt
Gret
Strive Sasa
Armada of 2000 Planes Bomb Berlin and Reich
More than 2,000 American heavy bombers hit Berlin and other Reich targets in a sustained raid reported by Lieut. Gen. James H. Doolittle. The operation allegedly reduced production at several oil refineries and involved strikes on submarine pens in Toulon and rail lines in the Rhone Valley. A German airfield near Magdeburg and Kiel port facilities were also hit, with Hamburg oil refineries and a Marienfelde engine plant attacked. George E. Preddy, flying from Greensborough, claimed six German planes in a single engagement, boosting his tally to 24 aircraft.
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London
Berlin
Reich
James Hdoolitue
Eighth U.S. Tactical Air Force
Germany
England
Italy
Toulon
Rhone
France
U.S
Pas-De-Calas
Genshagen
Armiaiment Works
Bredenburg
Marienfelde
Hamburg
Magdeburg
Kiel
George E. Preddy
Greensborg
N.C
Preddy
DeWitt to Succeed McNair in European Command
Gen John L DeWitt will replace Gen Lesley J McNair in a high priority European command. He previously led the Fourth Army and Western Defense Command from San Francisco and headed mobilization of coastal defenses after Pearl Harbor and the evacuation of Japanese nationals from critical areas.
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Washington
John L. DeWitt
Lesley J. McNair
Europe
War Department
DeWitt
Fourth Army
Western Defense Command
San Francisco
Joint Army-Navy Staff College
West Coast
Pearl Harbor
Russians Land U S Successes in France
Moscow reports American breakthroughs in Brittany as the latest foreign news, with Soviet papers presenting a detailed account and maps. It notes parallel operations by Russian armies in the east as a fast path to ending the war according to officials.
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Moscow
Brittany
Blind Rochester Woman Passes Radio Tech Tests
A Rochester woman, 22, who is blind, became one of the first in the country to pass the technical examinations for an amateur radio operator license on Saturday.
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Rochester
Suicite Sweet
Polish Factions Move Toward Unity After Extended Conference
In Moscow the Polish National Committee of Liberation and Premier Stanislaw Mikolajczyk of the Polish government in London held a four hour conference aimed at reconciling terms with the exile government. The meeting in the former Polish embassy included Foreign Minister Tadeusz Romer and key leaders like Edward Boleslaw Osiubka-Morawski and Wanda Wasilewska. Mikolajczyk’s greeting to Witos and Zymierski suggested cordial ties as they plan to resume talks.
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Moscow
Polish National Committee of Liberation
Stanislaw Mikolajcxyk
London
Mikolajcryk
Tadeusz Romer
Edward Boreslaw Osubka-Morawskki
Wirkenty Witos
Wanda Wasilewska
Mihail Rolia Zymierski
Chelm
Mikolajecyk
Witos
Zymierski
Presnier
Bloody Beach of D-Day Becomes Major Supply Port
D-Day’s bloody beach at Normandy has transformed into a vast logistical hub. Amid shattered towns, a half mile wide strip now handles trucks tractors and cranes routing supplies inland via new roads carved through cliffs and a reinforced wall. Night crews man anti aircraft batteries and watch towers keep traffic moving 24 hours a day.
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Invasion
France
New York
Sny Harbor
Uged
Germans Shell Florence as British Enter Rome
Nazi artillery bombarded Florence with long range shells while British Eighth Army advanced toward Rome. South of the Arno the fighting concentrated in the city’s southern district and near Ponte Vecchio as German forces retreated north of the river. Allied units pushed along the Arno as German troops withdraw toward Rimini with Polish forces in pursuit.
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Rome
Florence
Eighth Army
London
Arno
eBenng 3
Florente
Dyself Huntly
Ponte Vecchio
Rimini
Allied Planes Cut Toll of Robot Bombs
Allied air forces pressed heavy raids on German targets while British defenses responded to rocket bomb attacks. London endured sporadic explosions as bombs destroyed and damaged depots in northern France, with RAF Lancaster bombers engaging German fighters north of Paris.
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London
England
Air Ministry
France
Germany
RAF
Paris
Sthick
Finns May Yet Get Out of War
Moscow reports suggest a new Finnish government could save the country from the conflict and seek peace with Russia. Diplomats say resumption of peace talks seems probable as Helsinki weighs the original Russian terms with renewed urgency.
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Moscow
Finland
Mannerheim
Guam Marines Locate Pre War Funds Intact
Marines on Guam recovered a pre war Marine recreational fund of 24 dollars in two cigar boxes and two War Bonds in the Orote Peninsula barracks. A tank book shows a fund balance of 604 dollars in the Bank of Guam.
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Guam
U. S. Marianas Islands
Orote Peninsula
Tim Bank
Anglo U S Oil Pact To Be Signed
Washington reports Britain and the United States prepared to sign a formal postwar oil trade pact early this week. Delegations led by Secretary Hull and Lord Beaverbrook have met for over two weeks, agreeing on an Anglo American oil commission with advisory powers to make recommendations to governments and private producers rather than enforce binding rules.
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Washington
Britain
United States
Hull
Lord Beaverbrook
Congress
Parliament
Hitler Declares None Can Do Job Better Than He
Hitler delivers a rallying pep talk to Reich leaders and gauleiters at his headquarters. He asserts no one could perform the job better and vows to stand firm, praising unwavering faith and confidence as the nation faces Allied advances.
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Hitler
London
Reich
Adolf Hitler
Europe
DNEL
Beratse
Tam
Patterson Endorses Army and Navy Merger Idea
Northfield report notes Under Secretary Robert T. Petters advocated merging the Army and Navy into a single force after the war to speed mobilization. The remarks, given during Norwich University anniversary exercises, quote Patterson voicing personal support for a unified defense structure and joint operations altering old divisions and distinctions.
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Northfield
Army
Navy
Robert T. Petters
Norwich University
Patterson Sa
South
Treasury curbs liquor black market at manufacturing level
The alcohol tax unit reported to Secretary Morgenthau that liquor sales above ceiling prices have been effectively curbed at the manufacturing and wholesale levels, with Treasury centralizing enforcement.
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Washington
Treasury
Alcohol Tax Unit
Morgenthau
U S Troops Cut Main Jap Supply Line on New Guinea
American forces in British New Guinea report cutting the primary Japanese supply route to the Driniumor front threatening isolation of forces near Afua village. Prisoners describe surprise landings at Sansaper and a planned attack on Manokwari. Allied bombers sink a freighter near Ambon and hit Yap, Palau, and Woleai with heavy bombs.
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Southwest Pacific
Lps
British New Guinea
Driniumor Front
Douglas MacArthur
Afua
Driniumor
Altane
Wewek - Aitape
Sansaper
Lof Duten New Guinea
Wwest
Attape
Manokwari
Ceelvink Bay
Dutch New Guinea
AmDboina
Netherlands East Indies
Yap Island
Carolines
Palau
Woléaj
Public Works Program Endorsed by National Farmers Union
Washington reports President James G. Patton urged Congress to pass legislation authorizing up to 40 billion dollars yearly for a public works and services program. The proposal would fund housing, roads, electric power, education and health services by making up the shortfall between private investment and 340 billion dollars annually.
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Washington
James G. Patton
National Farmers’ Union
Congress
White House
Tion
Dewey Rests After Long Campaign Trail
Governor Dewey spends a quiet day at Dapplemere farm resting after a 2250 mile campaign trip to St Louis with stops in Pennsylvania as he plans a strategy for selecting a United States Senate candidate and his running mate in New York State.
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Pawling LLP
Gov
Thomas
Dewey
Dapplemese
United States Senate
New York State
St. Louis
Pennsylvania
Opera Cancels Tour Across Twenty Cities
The Philadelphia Opera Company yesterday cancelled all scheduled performances for the 1945 season including appearances in twenty cities. The reason given was scarcity of young women singers.
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Opera
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Opera Company
wmaRie
Mechanical Einstein Will Compute Navy Math Problems
A pioneering computing device, designed for Navy use at Harvard, can solve complex applied mathematics problems via coded tape input. Commander Howard H. Siken leads the project, produced at the Wisconsin and Harvard connections, with the machine delivering solutions to 23 significant figures. The 51 foot long apparatus operates quietly and needs only an operator, not a trained mathematician, to input the code. A typical problem once solved in 19 hours by the machine was previously calculated by four female experts over three weeks.
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Cambridge
Harvard University
Nave
Howard H. Siken
U.S. Nv R
Aiken
University of Wisconsin
Harvard
Ainen
Troops Enter Brest Strike At St Nazaire Warfronts
Allied forces push through Brittany advancing from Barentan through Mayenne toward Angers while breaching Brest and pressing on Lorient and St Nazaire suburbs. American units move to assist rapid capture as German resistance tightens at coastal ports.
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Brest
St. Nazaire
Warters
Sular
France
Rennes
Droug Ryasion
Barentan
Mayenne
Angers
Loire River
Americas
Brittany
Malo
Lorient
St Nazaire
U-Boat Nests In Brittany
British and American reports claim U boat bases at Brest Lorient and St Nazaire will be crippled by heavy air strikes and patrols. Allied forces foresee returns of submarines to distant bases for refueling and arming as ships and planes target Atlantic lifelines. Moonlight and detection gear are expected to aid attacks on the exits.
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London
Brittany
Brest
Lorient
Stu
Atlantic
Irest
France
Cherbourg
Nazaire
Wantes
R.A
Japs Unleash New Offensive in China
Japanese forces launch a fresh drive in southwestern Hwannung Luichow Peninsula areas advancing from Hoiheng toward presumed objectives. Chinese high command reported the new thrust threatening planned aims as of yesterday.
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China
Chungking uPi
Hwannung
Hoiheng
Luichow
Limkong
Fansien
Chitess
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