Soviet Shock Troops Scale 30 Foot Wall To Bayonet Germans
Soviet forces scaled a 30 foot wall at Osowiec near the Biebrza River in Poland, bayoneted the German garrison, crossed pontoon bridges, and threatened East Prussia. Reports claim Red Army advances near Valga and Riga while German morale sags after Stalingrad.
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Landos
Osowiec
Biebrza
Korthers
Poland
East Prussia
Gakkai Hae
Anwerfibiy
Rt, Lsc Ver
Daernestek
Prema Ase
Red
Estonia
Tre
Stalingrad
Antsia
Valga
Tallin-Riga
Georg Lindemann
Berlin
Moscow
Friedrich von Paulits
Hitler
German Silesia
Fritsz Franck
Biebray
Betes
Vistula
WEPB Lifts Ban on Civilian Goods
Washington officials announce the War Production Board ends restrictions on hundreds of civilian articles effective at midnight. The order allows limited peacetime production with priority for listed items such as vacuum cleaners ranges and sewing machines while warning no large immediate output rise is expected. Manufacturers may apply for production of other restricted items with limited priority.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Army, Navy and War Manpower Commission
Nelson
Action Amipowers
Iist
Postponed Eastern League Scoreboard and National Summary
Eastern league schedule notes postponements at Utica and Binghamton with scores listed for Albany and others. National league results include Cincinnati over New York 3 to 4, St Louis 4, Brooklyn 2, Philadelphia and Chicago tied, Pittsburgh 7 over Boston, and New York 3 Chicago 1 in nine innings. American league shows New York 3 Chicago 1 with Boston defeating St Louis and Detroit 5 Washington 5.
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L-Albany
Utica
Fain
i—Uties
Albany
Scranton
Hinaka
Wilkes-Barre
Williamsport
Hiarfford
Binghamton
National Cincinnati
New York
St Louis
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Chicago
I. i
Pittsburg
Boston
Stous L Zitedetohta
Dbetruit
Washington & Clevereld
Nation Still In Grip of Heat Wave
The nation endures an August heat wave with multiple heat related deaths in New Jersey Maryland and ongoing high temperatures. New York Philadelphia Newark and Buffalo reported record readings while stormy showers offered brief relief in scattered areas.
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THEE
Associated Press
New Jersey
Maryland
Connecticut
Potter
Danbury
Detroit
St. Louts
Chicago
Newark
New York City
Philadelphia
New York State
Canton
Newburg
Buffalo
Elmira
Bear Mountain
Dansville
Ticonderoga
Utica
Syracuse
Binghamton
Robot Deaths Decline in Bomb Attacks on Britain
A wartime report shows British casualties dropping to about one death per three bombs in southern England and London as nightly air raids continue. Health Minister Willink noted fatalities per bomb halved in the first half of the attack period, amid ongoing air defenses and warning systems.
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London
Hitler
England
H. A. Willink
Birmingham
Churchill
Amusement Park Fire Claims Third Death in Newark
UPI reports Palisades Amusement Park fire killed a third person, with Victoria Smith of Englewood Hospital confirming the death. About 380 people were treated for injuries or smoke exposure as nearly 37 million dollars in damage mounted, amid record Newark heat. Charles Larkin Jr., 19, of Newburg, N Y, was among the victims dying from burns.
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Newark
N. J
UPI
Palisades Amusement Park
Victoria Smith
Englewood Hospital
New Jersey
Miss Leith
Charles Larkin
Newburg
Burna
Japmilitary Clique Threat to U S Warned by Admiral
Rear Admiral Thomas L. Gatch, judge advocate of the Navy, asserted that the Pacific cannot be safe while the Japanese military clique remains. He described the faction as fire-eating and sword rattling and called for its complete liquidation.
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Salem
Gre
America
Pacific
Japan
Thomas L. Gatch
Navy
Trinity Lutheran Church at West Sand Lake Destroyed by Lightning
The 128 year old Trinity Lutheran Church at West Sand Lake was struck by lightning during a thunderstorm yesterday afternoon and nearly wrecked. Firefighters from three communities battled flames that consumed the steeple and roof, leaving only four walls and an estimated $50,000 loss mostly uninsured. Miss Bertha Cipperly nearby alerted authorities as the blaze was spotted at the base of the 71 foot wooden steeple.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
West Sand Lake
Sand Lake
Bertha Cipperly
Hero Overstayed Furlough Court Martial At Fort Benning
Fort Benning Ga four tech sergeant Charles E Kells known as Commando faced court martial after overstaying furlough. He blamed well wishers for the delay and was fined $80 and given three months restriction to the fort. His pay will be reduced 15 per month for six months and he may not leave the reservation. Kells served since July 11 and recently visited Pittsburg with failure to return on time led to the charges.
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Fort Benning
Charles E
Kells
Pittsburg
Fort Beaning
Kelly
Tizly
Allies Parachute Aid To French Partisans
Allied planes parachuted heavy arms and dropped half a dozen officers into northern France's Maquis region near the French frontier. Anti-tank guns were included in some sectors. The drops targeted Haute Savoie and Jura areas, signaling a forthcoming major partisan drive as signal flares appeared along the front indicating provisioning.
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Se Gingol
Paradhsis
Artis
France
Maquis
Haute Savoia
Jura
House Sees Support for State Reconversion Bill
A bipartisan effort formed in the House to pass the Senate approved state rights measure handling unemployment in postwar demobilization. Leaders expect quick House approval, aligning with Murray Kin gere bill principles setting federal standards up to 25 dollars weekly, with states fixing rates and extending coverage to about 3.5 million workers.
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Washington
House
Senate
George
D-Ga
Rayburn
D-Tex
House Ways and Texas Committee
Doughton
DN Cy
Disney
D-Okk
Dewey
Third Army battles in France under Patton style blitz
U S Supreme Headquarters disclosed last night that the American Third Army is fighting in France and closed the southern arm of the pincer movement that trapped the German Seventh Army. Bradley remains overall commander of American forces in France with Courtney H. Hodges taking over the First Army. Patton leads the Third Army in a whirlwind advance likened to Sicily’s seizure under Montgomery on the right flank.
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France
Third Army
Pihers
Seventh Army
Supreme Headquarters
Omar N. Bradiey
Sir Bernard Montgomery
Eighth Army
Twin City Truck Drivers Resume Normal Runs
Minneapolis dispatch reports all regular runs from Twin City terminals loaded and on the highway by nightfall. DDT regional operations note 1500 drivers’ locals vote unanimously for government seizure and operation of 104 midwestern machines. Officials cite 109 percent cooperation and expect normal operations to resume before return to work.
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Minneapolis
Twin City
Mel G. Barnes
DDT
Barnes
ODT
Sidney Brennan
Gordon Conkliin
She Jocats
Minneapols
St. Paul
Berlin reports Allied landings in the south
The Berlin radio said large Allied convoys moved through Gibbettiar Strait and the Allies were concentrating significant tonnage in the Mediterranean. Broadcasts speculated on possible moves against the German rear in Italy or a landing in the south, suggesting presaged outflanking actions.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Gibbettiar Strait
Mediterranean
Tealy
Souk Franca
Allied Trap Deepens German Retreat Near Falaise
Allied forces tightened the noose in Normandy as German defenses collapsed. U S Third Army closed within eight miles of Falaise while Canadian troops pushed to 3 1/2 miles north of the town. Long range bombers hit roads and anti tank lines, forcing a mass German retreat toward the Seine.
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Aled Exsedi
France
Normandy
Coffin Carridor
Paris
Tern
Oke
Dwizh
Gay
Hern
U.S. Third Army
George 3. Pattos, Jr
Falaise
Seine
De Gaulle calls for French uprising against Nazi rule
Gen Charles De Gaulle urges all French people to join a broad resistance and strike in every sector from factories to streets. He promises the uprising will be the prelud e to liberation as Allied forces press German defenses. Resistance groups are told to organize and rally widespread participation.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
iPi
France
Charles de Gaulle
French Committee of National Liberation
Pyrenées
Paris
Paria
Doll Woman Sentenced Ten Years For Espionage
A frail doll shop owner Mrs Veivalee Dickinson was sentenced to ten years in federal prison and fined 30000 after pleading guilty to violating the espionage law. Prosecutors said she admitted contact with Japanese agents and receiving over 90600 in payments, while she claimed her husband was the responsible party. The judge called the act treason and imposed the maximum penalty.
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New York
Veivalee Dickinson
Land
Dickinson
Scackelford
Miler, Jr
Lee T. Diskinson
San Francisco
Russian Prisoners Killed in Baltic Ship Explosion
The Stockholm Tidningen reports a German steamer loading mines and ammunition for the eastern front exploded in Tallinn harbor during unloading by Russian prisoners of war, killing about 130. It cites uncertainty over accident or sabotage and notes that surviving prisoners were executed on suspicion of sabotage.
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New York
Stockholm
Tidningen
Tallinn
Estonia
Ofice of War Information
Lightning Claims Life of Local Farmer Near Oneonta
A 42 year old farmer named Jamey Mabon was struck by lightning and killed yesterday near Oneonta. The incident occurred on his property during a storm, with no other injuries reported. Evidence and authorities are reviewing the scene as insurance and employer savings features are noted in unrelated lines.
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Oneonta LP
Jamey Mabon
Jap Bastion Neutralized By Air Blows
General Headquarters announced that bombers have practically neutralized Japanese air dromes on Halmahera. Halmahera maritime forces were largely interdicted and ground troops immobilized by sustained air assaults continued Sunday. The spokesman said Japan’s main defense line from Halmahera through the Philippines is threatened. Halmahera lies about 200 miles west of New Guinea and 250 to 300 miles south of Mindanao. New raids on Halmahera and Manokwari in western Dutch New Guinea involved eighty tons of bombs.
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Southwest Pacific
Douglas Macarthur
Halmahera
Japan
Haimahera
Philippines
New Guinea
Mindange
Dutch New Guinea
Officer Smothers Grenade to Save Five Soldiers
In Aitape British New Guinea Aug ii a Second Lieutenant George W. Borce sacrificed himself to save five soldiers. A Japanese grenade pitched into their foxhole near Afua village along the Duniumor River front twenty miles east of ARape. He smothered the blast and died. the five soldiers survived.
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Aitape
British New Guinea
George W. Borce
Afua
Duniumor
Arape
Boyce
Ruri
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Sovfato
Russian Picture Agency
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Aux Armes, Citoyens
GROCE
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Ady
Officer Smothers
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