Roosevelt holds war planning talks with top aides
President Franklin D. Roosevelt met with State Department officials and Red Cross leaders at the White House and later with Adm. Leahy, Adm. King, Gen. Marshall, and Gen. Arnold to discuss postwar planning as part of ongoing preparations ahead of potential Churchill talks. No details on timing or location were given.
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Roosevelt
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Churchill
White House
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Welles
Norman Davis
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Red Cross
Isaiah Bowman
Johns Hopkins University
Leo Pasvolsky
William D. Leahy
Ernest J. King
George ‘’. Marshall
Army
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
American
Quebec
Germany
Hitler
Europe
Allied drive nears Randazzo in Sicily push
Allied forces smashed toward Randazzo in central Sicily as heavy fighting continued. American troops reached seven miles from the city and captured a hidden German supply road, aiding the advance from Cesaro toward Messina. German defenses and road destruction tried to slow the push, with Randazzo burning from air raids as the campaign moved into its second month.
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North ‘Africa
Cesaro
Sant’ Agata di Militello
Reuters
Randazzo
Sicilian
Messina
Rome
Italy
Sicily
Schatel
14Th Corps
R A F Wing Over Europe Mission Reported
RAF on wing over Europe with London routes showing bombers curving out to sea ward bound just after dark. Early start from Britain hints at long distance target. Shortly after, Berlin's main shortwave station and Calais radio ceased broadcasting. Airborne roar suggests large bomber force taking off from England.
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London
Britain
Germany
Berlin
Calais
England
Recognition of French Committee as de facto French government
Algiers dispatch says the United States and Britain agreed to recognize the French Committee of National Liberation as the de facto government and trustee of French forces. Gen. Henri Giraud's armies reportedly land in France and a joint Roosevelt Churchill statement may follow. The move aims to aid the empire's war effort before the invasion of the continent.
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United States
Britain
French Committee of National Liberation
Wee Tab Nunebe Esc Ount
Brenca Amlel
ESL
Agriatus
France
Yugoslavs Form New Cabinet Under Puritch
London reports Dr Bozhidar Puritch will head a new Yugoslav cabinet after PM Mimi los Trifunovic resigned with his entire government. Puritch serves as foreign affairs minister and acts as war minister, is a Serb diplomat, and son-in-law of M Pusitch. The government plans to move to Cairo this month.
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London
Bozhidar Puritch
Mimilos Trifunovic
Peter
Puritch
M. Pusitch
Cairo
Americans Tightening Grip on Bairoko Harbor
Allied ground forces in the Southwest Pacific tightened their grip on Bairoko Harbor on New Georgia Island. The left flank broke enemy resistance for a substantial advance while the right flank reached two miles southwest of the harbor. Northward from Munda airfield, American columns moved through swampy terrain as Japanese losses mounted nearby. Over Rendova Island, fifty Japanese planes appeared with two shot down.
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Southwest Pacific
New Georgia Island
Bairoko Harbor
Barioko Harbor
Munda
Party Chiefs Flee Berlin
Zurich dispatch to Dagens Nyheter reports Germany planning evacuation of Berlin government offices. Nonessential civilians already leaving since August 1, with ministries preparing to relocate to secret destinations. Moving firms advertise transfers to East Prussia Aribhegau Brandenburg and other districts of greater Germany.
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Zurich
Dagens Nyheter
Germany
Berlin
Hamburg
East Prussia
Aribhegau
Brandenburg
Greater Germany
Red Army nears Sumy and Kharkov in Ukraine drive
Moscow announced a broad Soviet advance along a 300 mile front as Red Army units pushed toward Sumy to within 14 miles and tightened around Kharkov to 12 miles. They seized 70 towns in Kharkov and 30 in Bryansk areas while cutting the Orel rail line and capturing German matériel.
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London
Red Army
Ukraine
Sumy
Kharkov
Bryansk
Moscow
Orel
Bolshoi Bobrik
Boromlya
Strike Chiefs Challenge Law In Pittsburgh Mines Case
Thirty coal miners indicted two weeks ago for alleged violations of the Smith Connally War Labor Disputes Act yesterday pleaded innocent and moved to quash the charges on grounds the measure is unconstitutional. The cases arise from insurgent strikes at government operated mines in southwestern Pennsylvania during June and July, the first government action under the act. The motions were filed less than seven weeks after the law's passage over a presidential veto on June 25.
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Pennsylvania
Glider Crash Report Points to Defective Wing Strut
A House Military Committee investigator said the St. Louis glider crash on August 1 that killed ten people was caused by a defective part in the wing strut. The report cites agreement among Army Air Force officers and the Air Force inspection board that a failure at the lower end of the strut allowed the right wing to fold away from the fuselage.
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Washington
House Military Committee
St. Louis
May D.ky
Army Air Force
Air Force Inspection Board
New Deal Not War Called Issue by Senator Moore
Tulsa Oklahoma UPI Senator E H Moore declared last night that Americans fear losing government at home more than losing a war. He said Congress has ceded power to the President and allowed a bureaucratic system to substitute for congressional government. He warned the people are aroused and will act in congressional elections.
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Tulsa
Okla
UPI
E. H .Moore
R.-Okla
Oklahoma
Congress
A. F. of L backs exclusion act in immigration stance
Chicago report notes the American Federation of Labor opposed relaxing the Chinese immigration ban. UMWA affiliation was delayed again as the Progressive Mine Workers of America protested, calling John L. Lewis a disruptionist and vowing to fight for their rights.
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Chicago
American Federation of Labor
United Mine Workers
Progressive Mine Workers of America
A. F. of L
John L. Lewis
Woman abducts newborn from Albany hospital
Mrs. Catherine Wright told authorities she entered a hospital a week ago and took Judith Guiney, a two day old infant. She claimed to be an expectant mother but admitted to abducting the baby from the nursery and leaving with husband Sergi Wright. Authorities arrested them as they prepared to depart for Portland. The child was reported healthy.
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Tim Judith Gurney
Albany
Ore
B. W. Gurney
Albany, Ore
Catherine Wright
Judith Guiney
Churchill visits Quebec to plan Allied war conferences
Winston Churchill arrived in Canada for talks with Prime Minister Mackenzie King and later President Roosevelt about wartime strategy. The Quebec meetings bring top Allied leaders and advisers to discuss invasions of Europe, with no Russians present in person.
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W. L. Mackenzie King
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St. Lawrence
United Kingdom
Sicily
Kharkov
Bryansk
Pacific
Germany
America
Casablanca
Marcou Wins G O P Nomination In Troy Ward Race
In Rensselaer County Seventeenth Ward Troy Albert F Marcou defeated incumbent Lloyd E Bingham for the Republican supervisor nod by 289 to 144. Oakley Palmatier failed to win the Fourth Ward alderman nomination 57 to 41 in a late write in bid. Democratic county committee contest in the Fourteenth Ward yielded Thomas C Farnan 28 votes to Alice Macken six and Ethel Quinn six. American Labor Party endorsed all Republican designees except in the Eighth Ward where James Wisk won the A L P line 4 to 3 over Howard J Donnelly. Write ins showed two scattered votes. Republican totals by district favored Bingham in two and Marcou in one. Committee seats mostly chosen by Democratic and American Labor parties.
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Rensselaer County
Troy
Albert F. Marcou
Lloyd E. Bingham
Oakley Palmatier
Theodore Morselle
Palmatier
Thomas C. Farnan
Alice Macken
Ethel Quinn
American Labor Party
J. Nathan Sidman
Joseph F. McLoughlin
A. PF
Earle J. Wiley
McLoughlin
Fourteenth
Robert T. Murray
G.O.P
Bingham
American Laborite
Marcou
Marecou
Republican Committee
Telegraph Merger Approved by Stockholders and Agencies
New York UPI reports final steps toward a single national telegraph system as Western Union and Postal Telegraph stockholders vote to merge. Congress Army and Navy and the Department of Commerce have approved the move, with the Federal Communications Commission ready to authorize the working plan.
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New York
Scoreboard Nationals and East lead with mixed results
No games scheduled in NATIONAL. In AMERICAN league St. Louis beat New York 10 to 2 and Chicago beat Boston 4 to 2. EASTERN shows Albany 5 Hartford 4 and Binghamton 7 Wilkes Barre 1 with Springfield 3 Utica 1. Elmira 3 Scranton 2 and Elmira 4 Scranton 3 in later listings.
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St. Loui
New York
Chicago
Boston
Albany
Hartford
Binghamton
Wilkes-Barre
Springfield
Utica
Elmira
Scranton
Left claims win in New York Labor Party split
The left wing led by US Rep Ito Marcantonio claimed control of the American Labor Party in New York County, facing opposition from the right wing led by Alex Rose. The dispute centers on party control and potential Communist influence, with official results not due until after midnight. Upstate factions hold numerical sway in the state convention.
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New York
New York County
Marcantonio
Alfange
Presdent
Roosevelt
Tammany Hall
Michael J. Kennedy
Tammany
Kennedy
Labor Party
State Committee
Upstate
Storm May Have Hidden Murder in Nassau Villa
Nassau Bahamas CP Sir Harry Oakes was found bludgeoned and burned to death last month as a violent storm raged over his ocean side villa West bourne. Harold G Christie testified he heard the storm but no sounds of a struggle during the night of July 7 8 and did not wake until daylight when he found Oakes dead on a charred bed.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Harry Oakes
Westbourne
Harold G. Christie
Food Production Outlook Shrinks Annual Crop Prospects
The Agriculture Department said crop prospects improved slightly for July to early August but total food and fiber production is seen about 6 percent below last year’s record. August conditions were not included in current estimates.
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Washington UP
Agriculture Department
Normandie Salvage Reaches Critical Stage After Tilt
New York The tilt of the former French liner Normandie was reduced to 108 degrees as salvage moved past a critical stage. Navy Secretary Frank Knox called the phase safely past. Supervisor Capt Bernard E Manseau said about 100000 tons of water filled the hull when pumping began, with 30000 tons remaining. Capt John J Tooker led operations and expected full dewatering within two days if leaks are treated and pumps adjusted.
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Normandie
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
Bernard E. Manseau
Navy
John J. Tooker
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