Russians Reconquer Oil Wells In Galicia
Soviet forces retook all Galician oil wells feeding the German war machine as they pressed along the Carpathians and near Kielce. The First Ukraine Army expanded its bridgehead west of the Vistula by capturing Szydlow and other towns.
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London
Vistula River
Poland
Kielce
Carpathian Mountains
Boryslaw
Carpathians
Samber
Czechslovakia
German East Prussia
Germany
Vistula
Sandomierz
Warsaw
Moscow
Berlin
Silesia
Ivan S$. Kenev
Ukraine
Szydlow
Allied forces press in Burma after Japan invasion setback
Southeast Asia Command in Kandy reports the monsoon drive shattered Jap plans to invade northeast India. Allied forces crossed near Tamy and Kabaw Valley, finding exhausted Japanese remnants, hundreds dead near Myitkying, and 400 Japanese casualties in the Tamu area.
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Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
India
Burma
Tamy
Kabaw
Chindwin River
Tarra
Tamu
Imphal
Chindwin
14Th Army
Myitkying
Joseph W. Stilwells
Arrests for Five Months Total 1821 Draft Arrests
FBI agents in New York report 1821 people arrested for alleged violations of the Selective Training and Service Act from April 1 to August 5. About 1122 released to comply, 699 held for further federal inquiry. July arrests totaled 525 with 156 more by August 5. Among last week’s 14 arrestees, 118 released to comply and 38 held for grand jury action.
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New York
FBI
Brooklyn
Scoreboard notes from Eastern region standings
The Eastern scoreboard lists Albany 35 over Utica 5 and Binghamton 6 to Hartford 5. Scrancon is postponed due to rain. Wilimeport at Withes Sardre, national status unclear. No games scheduled for American division.
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Albany
Utica
Binghamton
Hartford
Wilimeport
Withes-Sarre
Grand Jury To Probe Car Strike in Philadelphia
Army moved to restore Philadelphia transit service as 4 leaders of a wildcat walkout faced a federal grand jury. About 6 000 workers, minus 13 absentees, returned to work under a work or be fired ultimatum with violence guarded transport.
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Philadelphia
Sam
Fred
Wildcat
Philadelphia Transportation Co
Army
Only Son of General McNair Killed on Guam
The War Department announced the death of Col. Douglas McNair 37 on Guam. He was the son of Lt. Gen. Lesley J. McNair and served as a field artilleryman linked to Major General A D Bruce's 4th Division actions. His father was killed in Normandy on July 25.
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Nelson M. Walker
Pittsfield
Fie
Normandy
Washington
Guam
Douglas McNair
Lesley J. McNair
War Department
A.D. Bruce
Tith
McNair
Amy
Stie
Brice
Tank Destroyer Center
Camp Hood
Texas
Americans Advance Toward Guam Nine-Tenths Under Control
Admiral Nimitz announced United States forces pushed northward three miles on Guam to claim nine-tenths of the island’s 225 square miles. The advance seized a new Japanese cemetery and Yigo village while shelling positions near Mount Santa Rosa and near Haputo and Lumuna Points. Allied raids also struck Truk Ponape Nauru and a Bonin Islands operation damaged several enemy planes and ships.
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U.S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Ines
Guam
Chester
Nimitz
Marinhas Islands
Szipan
Tinian
Ceal
Yigo
Yige
Santa Rosa
Sidfoot Mountain
Guarm
Haputo Point
Lumuna Point
Cartier
Mount Santa Rosa
Truk
Ponape
Nauru
Bonin Islands
Fokyo
Conference on Security Postponed by a Week
The United States delayed the start of postwar security talks with Russia and Britain from August 14 to 21 to allow Moscow more time to prepare. Acting Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius Jr announced the postponement, noting it could speed overall negotiations for a world league and align with Washington's long developing plan. The Russian delegation’s exact members were not announced.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Britain
Mos
London
Edward FR. Stettinius, Jr
Moscow
Chungking
Stettinius
Hate
World. Organization
Hull
Greek Envoys to Tour New York State Factories
Lieut. Peter J. Doanides, Greek government representative in exile, will lead a tour of New York State industrial plants this week. The mission aims to locate essential machinery and materials and study American methods of production for postwar rehabilitation of Greece.
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Albany
Peter J. Doanides
New York State
Greece
Guamanians Speak on Life Under Japanese Rule
Eyewitness accounts from Chamorros in Guam describe the Japanese assault at dawn on December 10 1943 the rapid capture of Agana Sumay and Piti and the near destruction of U S forces Japanese forces overwhelmed the garrison and 103 insular guards were killed or imprisoned Amercans were later interned or shipped away food and commerce collapsed as Japanese authorities closed shops and implemented strict control The report notes 7000 Japanese against 256 Marines and the flag replacing the U S banner after 43 years
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Guam
Japan
United States
Agana
Sumay
U. S. Naval Base
Piti
Simay
Government House
Pake Elevett
Finns May Name New Cabinet Today
Stockholm reports a new Finnish cabinet to be announced today with Hantti Hackzell as premier and Carol Inckell named foreign minister. The lineup signals a rapprochement with the USSR and recalls Russia’s 1917 weakness, as President Mannerheim urges Finnish soldiers to remain steadfast.
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Stockholm
IFI
Hantti Hackzell
Mosegy
Carol Inckell
Moscow
Juno Paastkivi
Russia
Carl Gustav Mannerheim
Sailor Responds to Guam Invasion Greeting
A naval unit on Guam encountered a sand sign reading Welcome Marines, printed by Navy runner BH.L Gress. Lieutenant William G. Carberry of Covington Kentucky said the improvised message was not a formal regulation but observed as disciplined by the crew.
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Guam Island
Guam Beach
Bh.l Gress
Navy
William G. Carberry
Covington
Minute Men of Brittany Liberty Triumph in Vannes Welcome
Minute Men of Brittany enter Vannes with 20 000 population applauding as American tanks parade through the city. French resistance teams wear white armbands and hoods while aiding the advance. They battle German pockets, destroy munitions dumps, and capture collaborators including many women. Curfew restores order as crowds cheer and prize autographs from Doughboys.
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Vannes
France
Brittany
New England
Brest
Rennes
Thie Town
Civil Service Sets Layoff Rules by Work Type and Veteran Status
The Civil Service Commission issued rules for layoff order across federal agencies. Four groups will be affected in this priority: recalled retirees and overage workers, then temporary staff, then transitory wartime appointees, and finally career employees. Veterans receive protections under the Veterans' Preference Act, with less efficient workers displaced first within each group and length of service as a tiebreaker.
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Washington
Dpi
Civil Service Commission
Starnes-Serigham “Veterans
Captive Nazi Directs U S Shells Near Guard
An imprisoned Nazi reportedly directed American artillery during a clash near Ste. and St Walo, guiding long range shells so they landed close to German guards. He identified positions by study of a map, then the US battery fired in response.
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St Walo
Ste
Forgotten Man of Sing Sing Dies in Prison
Ossining New York UPI reports Jack Baker aged 46 who never received visitors or letters in more than two years at Sing Sing died Sunday of a heart attack. Baker known as Sing Sing's forgotten man was serving 2 1/2 to five years for burglary in Orange County. He claimed no relatives and no death case to ratify at his burial.
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Ossining Upi
Jack Baker
Sing Sing
Tiala
Baker
Orange County
Army Officials Quit Over Suppressed Data on Supplies
Two War Production Board officials, W. Lewis Bassie and Irving Kaplan, reportedly resigned in protest after data showing ample ordnance stocks for the Army Ground Forces were allegedly suppressed at Army request. The incident stirred unrest amid warnings of shortages and a Byrnes directive tightening manpower and production controls.
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WPB
Washington
War Production Board
WPS
W. Lewis Bassie
WPEB
Bureau of Planning and Statistics
Irving Kaplan
Waplan
Brehon Somervell
Army Service Forces
War Mobilization
James F. Byrnes
Kaplan
Bassie
Somervell
War Department
Army
Stacy May
Bureau of
Planini
Chi E. Wison
WPE Exec
WASPS Debate Military Status as Civilian Service Ends
The WASPS chief urged Gen H Arnold to grant military status or disband the unit. Tecqieline Cochran said the current civilian status robs them of military benefits and limits use. She cited the group’s 0.08 fatality rate per 1,000 hours and outlined pilots serving in training, transport, weather liaison, and testing roles across commands.
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Washington
H. Arnold
Tecqieline Cochran
Airforce Service
Miss Cochran
Funeral services for Effie Cherry attract few mourners
In Cedar Rapids Iowa a small crowd attended the funeral of Effie Cherry who died Saturday. Elderly women from the Oneéretry Sisters vaudeville act of the early century attended, though only about a dozen were present. The act once drew $1600 a week in New York due to its notorious reception.
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Cedar Rapids
Effie Cherry
Oneéerry Sisters
New York
Quebec Vote Tests Government War Policy in Wartime
Quebec election seen as indirect test of Prime Minister King’s war policies as Liberal Premier Godbout fights a three way race. Women vote for first time in a general election while tensions over wartime restrictions shape the campaign. A strong Liberal win could prompt Ottawa to seek an early general election.
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Quebec
Canada
W. L. Mackenzie King
Dominion
Adelard Hadbout
Ottawa
Gordout
Godbout
King
Ring
Allied forces repulse major German counterattack near Avranches
Allied troops push toward Paris amid heavy combat in Brittany and Normandy. Gen. Omar Bradley’s forces encounter organized resistance while advancing beyond Mayenne and La Val, with American units fighting near Brest and St Malo and approaching Lorient. The German counteroffensive, featuring Tiger and Panther tanks, is described as limited in scope despite multiple armored thrusts.
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Supreme Headquarters
Paris
Normandy Hrittary
France
Avranches
Maye Enne
Omar X. Bradley
Mayenne
Laval
Brest
Brittany
St. Malo
Guiacamp
Leta
Lorient
Normandy-Brittany
Chérenceis Roussel
Countferattack
Two LSTs Lost During D-Day Invasion Drills
Supreme Headquarters details an April mock invasion where German E boats evaded escort, sinking two Allied landing ships with heavy U S troops, tanks and gear. Thirteen killed, 312 missing, 41 wounded in the exercise, bodies not recovered, survivors few.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force GP
Kiitling
U. S
Japs Claim Allied Planes Over Davao Invasion Attempt
Tokyo radio said two Allied planes appeared over Davao on Mindanao at the southern Philippines in a half hearted invasion attempt. One large plane was sighted Sunday at 1 pm and a second fled before entering the skies. No Allied confirmation followed.
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New York
Tokyo
Davao
Minedana
Philippines
Anether
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Grand Jury
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Manuel F. Leon Guerrero
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Saving Bank Group
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