Defeat Of Japan Without Invasion Believed Possible
Admiral Nimitz says invasion may not be necessary to defeat Japan and urges readiness for it if needed. He notes a combined use of air, sea, and surface bombardment plus blockade as essential while considering moving his headquarters closer to the fighting in the Pacific.
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Japan
U.S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Chester W. Nimitz
Commander In Chief of the Pacific
Guam-Saipan
Viet Admi
Marc A. Mitscher
Richmond
Kelley Turner
Roy S. Geiger
Marine Corps
Marianas
Kuriies
Numitz
Snipers Hold Up Advance In Florence
Allied forces press the Arno line as Empoli falls to the Eighth Army with little resistance. German patrols probe ahead while Hitler’s proclamation tightens retreat mood. Civilians and patriots crowd Florence streets amid the shifting front and rescue efforts for art and monuments.
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Arno
Empoli
Florence
Eighth
Reich
Eighth Army
Bex
Scoring Rundown Across Minor and National Leagues
The scoreboard lists multiple games with scores and partial results across two leagues. Entries include Albany, Hartford, Binghamton, Scranton, Elmira, Williamsport, Wilkes Barre, and others with totals such as 6 5 and 7 6, plus帰 dates like Sunday. The national section shows Cincinnati, New York, St. Louis, Brooklyn, Pittsburgh, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Washington, Cleveland, Detroit, and St. Louis again with varied scores 4 2 9 2 4 4 7 2 10 1 14 1 2 1 6 0 7 6.
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Utica
Albany
Drca
Hartford
Binghamton
Cincinnati
New York
St. Louis
Brooklyn
J—Pitteburo
Boston
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Chicago
Stepped Up Russian Drive Nears East Prussia Border
Russian forces push toward East Prussia driving 16 miles from Lomza and crossing the Biebrza as tanks strike along a broad northeast Warsaw line. Verementye’s Second Baltic Army claims 70,000 Germans killed or captured in a month, with overall enemy casualties over 600,000 since June. Baltic fronts seize Madona and Vorn, near Riga, as Third Baltic and other units close on Estonia and Latvia. Rail hub Valga and Rouge fall, tightening Axis defenses. Goering Division counterattacks noted. western front gains contrasted with eastern advances.
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London
Lomzz
Warsaw
Biebrxa
Moscow
Andrei Verementte
Veremenko
Latvia
Baltic Sea
Madona
Riga
Russia
Estonia
Latvian
Yeremenko
Third Baltic
Vorn
Gulf of Riga
Ivan Masiennikov
Rouge
Valga
Tallinn
Czech
Poland
Lithuania
East Prussia
Herlin
Vilkaviskis
Daniel de Luce
Associated Press
Imi
Red Army
Soviets Deny Abandoning Warsaw Poles
Soviet officials deny abandoning Warsaw insurgents as talks on Polish unity stall. Tass asserts exile government in London sparked reports of Red Army liaison and that Warsaw uprising was ordered by Polish emigrant circles. Moscow newspapers say Sosnkowski’s agents misled residents, while the National Committee of Liberation solidifies control with Red Army backing.
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CPI
Red Army
Warsaw
National Committee of Liberation
Tass
Bor
London
Russia
Daily Worker
Kazimierz Soisakowski
Romie
Vatican
Sosnkowski
Red
Sosnikowski
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Tiie
Hitler Lost War Declared By Von Paulus In Radio Broadcast
German field marshal Friedrich von Paulus told listeners via Moscow radio that the war is Hitler’s fault and that continued fighting is senseless. He urged Germany to replace Hitler with a government that will seek peace and ensure the nation’s survival. The broadcast warned against the crimes of the Nazi leadership and blamed it for Germany’s dire position.
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London
Friedrich von Paulus
Stalingrad
Moscow Radio
Hitler
Germany
von Pauls
Jap Freighter Sunk Off Davao in Philippine Raid
General Headquarters announced a fourth Philippines air raid in five days. A Liberator sank a 3.0 ton Japanese freighter in Davao Gulf early Saturday. Earlier strikes targeted Da vao airfields with night attacks on vessels near Race Bay Halmanera Island.
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Southwest Pacific GP
Philippines
Davao Gulf
Davaos
Arso
Mitchell
Catalina
Race Bay
Halmanera Island
Mindanao
New Guinea
Oil Plant Blaze Spreads To Underground Pipe Line
Sun Oil plant in Marcus Hook sees blistering fumes spread via underground piping after an explosion that blew windows from the compression building. Three workers were burned when butane gas ignited. Fire chief says valves were used to shut off lines, but damage is extensive and a prior March 13 blast killed four workers.
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Marcus Hook
Sun of Company
Sun Oil
Raleigh Heacock
Sun Oil Company
Major fires devastate Palisades amusement park scene
A fourth major blaze in three days swept Palisades Amusement Park in Cliffside Park New Jersey with flames raging two and a half hours. About 25 000 Sunday visitors fled while 19 were hospitalized and damages could exceed 1 300 000 dollars. Fire units from 14 towns battled the inferno as residents watched smoke rise from the Palisades cliffs.
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Cliffside
New York-New Jersey
Palisades Amusement Park
Irving Rosenthal
New York City
Hudson River
Fort Lee
Robots Hit Famous British Landmarks
Fighter pilots and anti aircraft crews repelled flying bomb attacks over southern England and London. A few missiles breached defenses but did not cause heavy casualties. One struck a 12th century church and damaged landmarks including a famous English school a hospital a post office and 14th century houses. About a dozen people were rescued.
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London
England
Hitlers Scalp Reward Reported on European Posters
An American Broadcasting Station broadcast that a poster signed Carl Goerdier offered ten marks for Hitler's head on public buildings in Gellmaar.GOerdier, former Leipzig mayor linked to the Hitler assassination plot, is said to have a Gestapo set price of 3,000,000 marks on his head.
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New York
Alsie
Europe
Carl Goerdier
Hitler
Gellmaar
Goerdier
Leipzig
Fire Damages Home From Sunlight in Waterville
Firefighters yesterday reported a blaze causing light damage at Lionel Jolet's residence. The fire was started when sun rays through a window ignited a celluloid dresser, at the time. An insurance offer from Savings Bant ardo' Life Insurance is promoted by The Troy Savings Bank.
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Waterville. Mé
Lionel Jolet
Heat Wave Sees Record High Temps Across City
A six day heat wave scorched Trojans with highs around 99 degrees and no relief in sight. The area reported its first heat prostration and one drowning in the Hudson River near Fifth Street. George Cooper aged 53 collapsed at 11th Street and Second Avenue. A brief thunderstorm interrupted the heat as records toppled from 1907 and 1918, signaling a new summer peak.
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Hudson River
Fifth
Roosevelt Joe
Ludium Road
George
Cooper
Second Avenue
Fourth Precinct
Ats Fm
Priest Aided Rescue At Palisades Amusement Park Fire
Reverend Ralph Kennedy of Siena College aided in the Palisades Amusement Park fire rescue as a rail car carried five girls from Cornwall and Clifton, New Jersey. Pvt William Schoen of Fort Hamilton and three Merchant Marines helped pull victims from the car before they were taken to Englewood Hospital. Identifications include Martel 33 and Joan Fannity 15 with others unnamed. Kennedy suffered torn clothing during the ordeal.
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Virginia Reef
Hames
William Schoan
Fort Hamilton
SN. F
de Eres Burns
Father Kennedy
Jack Senn
Joseph Senn
Howard Kaiser
Grand Island
John Albanese
Weille Sland
Pyi
Sehnan
Englewood Hospital
Martel
Clifton
N. 2
Joan Fannity
Cornwall
N. X
Albanese
Deputy Kills Boy In Error On Lion Hunt
In Los Angeles the deputy mistook a signal and fatally shot 15 year old Jerry Bernardin during a lion hunt near Malibu. Sheriff’s office will conduct a full investigation as Inspector Walter Hunter reviews the incident near the home of actor Richard Dix.
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Los Angeles
Mountain Son
Seymour Land
Sted
Jerry Bernardin
Land
Walter ‘Unter
Malibu
Richard Dix
British Warships Sink Six German Ships in Atlantic Skirmishes
British warships sank at least six German supply ships and trawlers off the French coast in small clashes from Le Havre to the Bay of Biscay. The communique said the action ended with no British losses yesterday.
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London
le Havre
Channel
Bay of Biscay
Classmates Meet as Captor and Captive in War Tent
Ninth Air Force advance headquarters reports a France Pi-Ap air force intelligence officer sought German installation details. A prisoner, once a university classmate, arrived for questioning and a terse exchange followed before the target was bombed.
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Ninth Air Force
France
Pi—Ap
Atisr
Tne
Gates
United Stanz
Last Escape Road to Paris Ravaged by Allied Shellfire
Allied shelling pounded the last escape corridor toward Paris as German Seventh Army-backed retreat pressed toward the capital. Thousands of Allied aircraft and advancing U S First Army forces pressed along the western bulge, while the northern flank closed on Falaise and Argentan. Casualty and escape counts remained unreported.
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Paris
V. Forre
U. S
Gerre
Seventh Army
Falaige
Key Road
Argentan
Normandy
U. S First Army
Bulge
Vice
Mortain
Seid
Reconversion items to Have Price Ceilings
The OPA plans price ceilings on reconversion items as civilian goods production resumes under tighter controls. Chester Bowles will unveil policy at a news conference likely Thursday. Field offices determine most ceilings to speed pricing and train local staff for the flood of reconversion.
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OPA
Chester Bowles
Washington
Opas
Seld
Piano
Senate clash over Kilgore bill and postwar relief
Washington reports blame on Republican Senate tactics for the Kilgore Murray unemployment bill defeat. Senator Hatch charged GOP minority and some Democrats with control of the Senate, while Senator Hawkes urged voters to curb centralized power. A Republican southern Democratic coalition rejected compromise and passed a reconversion measure, voting 49 to 95, as House moves to address surplus postwar property.
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Washington
Hatch
D-N AL
Senate
Hawkes
Nwj
George D-Ga
Congress
House
Imor
Two Daughters Die In Brushton House Fire
Malone UP Amelia Campbell reports five and four year old daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Campell died in a Brushton house fire that destroyed their home early Tuesday. Five other children escaped. parents were at home when the fire broke out.
President Discusses U S Overseas Forces Strength
Washington President Roosevelt hints at U S overseas military strength with figures suggesting over one million troops abroad. Brehon Somervell says about a million army troops are deployed overseas, with emphasis on the Pacific theater and Marines. many forces are in the European and Pacific areas as of his Hawaii trip remarks.
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Washington
Get
Brehon Somervell
Army Service Forces
Pacific
Puget Souind Navy Yard
Hawaii
Mat
Marine Corps
Roosevelt
Allied Planes Hit Nazis in South France
Allied air forces pounded German defenses along the Mediterranean coast of France for a third straight day. In the interior the Maquis pressed a campaign to seal off Vichy forces near Vichynes below the Loire as Gen Blasko’s troops held firm.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force (2
Mediterranean
France
Vichynes
Loire River
Johannes Blasko
Secu Don
Aes
Army Fires Four Philly Transit Workers
Four Philadelphia Transportation Company employees were discharged for disobeying the Army order to return to work as service resumed after a six day strike. Maj. Gen. Philip Hayes said the moves add to four earlier discharged leaders facing hearings on Smith Connally Act violations.
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Philadelphia Ltd
Philadelphia Transportation Company
Army
Philip Hayes
War Department
Norman Wifi
Smith-Connally
Government Breaks Afontreal Bus Tie-up
Montreal tramways resume service today after a temporary overmarent cone nel pact, ending a period of bus and streetcar disruption. Officials said preparations were completed to restart full operations.
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Montreal Tramways Company
Overmarent Connel
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