Soviets By-Pass Poltava Advance Near Kiev
Soviet Steppe Army pursued German forces toward the Dnieper gaining three and a half miles, wiping out 800 rear guards, routing two battalions, and capturing several villages. Gen. Ivan Konev’s forces fought through villages in bitter street fighting, with 15 tanks destroyed in one clash. The drive aims at Poltava and Kiev as the central Ukraine offensive continues. Moscow and Berlin reports conflict on gains and losses, with Poltava and Kiev rail lines under major focus.
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London
Dnieper
Kharkov
Moscow
Sneamy
Ukraine
Ivan 5
Konev
Poltava
Kiev
Zenkov
Red Army
Kiev-Poltava
Berlin
Donets
Moscow Radio
Peter Volokh
Izyum
Donets Basin
Soldier Gets Life Imprisonment For Attack on Actress Basquette
At Muroc Air Base California Army court martial imposes life imprisonment on Pvt George Rimke for criminally assaulting and robbing Lina Basquette. Rimke shouted threat to captain Rawlins after verdict. Basquette absent at reading. Sentence location to be decided. Rimke admitted intimacy after she allegedly disrobed in the car.
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Muroc Air Base
Cal
George Paul Rimke
Cleveland
Lina Basquette
Rimke
George Rawlins
Miss Basquette
Lewis Auto Trip Under Scrutiny
Washington observers report the OPA is investigating whether John L. Lewis violated the pleasure driving ban during an automobile trip to Illinois. Officials in Alexandria and Richmond say the matter is local and will be handled locally, with ongoing watching of progress.
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Washington
OPA
Alexandria
Richmond
John L. Lewis
Illinois
Lewis
United Mine Workers
National and American scores on one day
National league game Chicago 3 Pittsburg 2 is the only game scheduled. American league results Boston 4 Cleveland 1 and Washington 9 St Louis 7 with St Louis 4 Washington 3 called in 8th. Philadelphia at Chicago postponed. Eastern games Albany 1 Springfield 0. Hartford 1 Utica 5 Hartford 7 Utica 6, only games scheduled.
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Pittsburg
American
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Albany
Springfield
Hartford
Utica
Hatford
U.S. and Britain Acknowledge French Liberation Body
The United States and Great Britain limited recognition of the French Committee of National Liberation as administering French overseas territories, stopping short of calling it a government. Both nations said the French people must choose their own government after the Nazi defeat, with Roosevelt’s name noting recognition of authority in overseas territories.
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Washington
America
Great Britain
Committee of National Liberation
France
Quebec
United States
Soviets Recognize French Committee of National Liberation
Moscow radio announced that the Soviet Union recognized the French Committee of National Liberation as the representative of the state interests of the French Republic. The recognition appeared full and without qualification, unlike Anglo American policy. United States recognition was subject to Allied military requirements. Britain spoke of consultation with the committee in applying its authority.
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London
Moscow Radio
Soviet Union
French Committee of National Liberation
Reuters
Penicillin Saves Another Life At Mercy Hospital
Ruth Donley, 19, of Copenhagen, was near death two weeks ago from bloodstream infections caused by hemolytic Staphylococcus aureus and hemolytic Streptococcus. Dr H Montgomery reported last night the patient is improving after penicillin arrived in the nick of time, though still in critical condition.
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Watertown
Ruth Donley
H. Montgomery
Copenhagen
Valuable Jewel Theft Solved
FBI Director J Ed gar Hoover announced the arrest of two men in Texas has solved the theft of 92000 dollars in jewels from a woman described as the divorced wife of a Persian prince. The jewels were taken from a grounded trans continental airplane at Amarillo Texas on November 22 1942 and recovery was made there.
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Washington LLP
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Texas
Amarillo
Hoover
Democratic Platform Carhart Sees City Hall and School Feasible
Daniel W. Carhart, Democratic mayoral candidate, told the Rensselaer County Democratic Committee at The Troy Hotel that Troy can build a new city hall and high school. He credited Mayor Hogan for lifting the debt from 89 000 in 1937 to nearly 1 500 000 in 1943 and said a new school would be built if current facilities prove inadequate. John P. Judge was renamed chairman. other officers elected include Daniel E. Conway secretary and Joseph Riley treasurer. Fire Chief Cornelius A. Casey again chairs the Executive Committee. new committee members are Thomas F. FitzGerald, Mark A. Sweeney, Edward A. Pattison, and Judge. FitzGerald was reelected City Committee chairman, with George B. Curley as recording secretary. Paragraph notes continued coverage on Page Thirteen.
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Rensselaer County Democratic Committee
Troy Hotel
Daniel W. Carhart
John P. Judge
Carhart
Hogan
Ayetta Ponar
Cuacrin Ascreatt
Daniel E. Conway
Joseph ©. Riley
Cornelius A. Casey
Thomas F. FitzGerald
Mark A. Sweeney
Edward A. Pattison
FitzGerald
George B. Curley
Japs Report Sub Crew Prisoners
Listeners heard a man claim in a Japanese short wave broadcast that the crew of the long missing American submarine Perch was rescued. The Navy had reported the Perch missing on April 1, 1942.
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Seattle
Navy
Funeral fall blamed for death of Bette Davis husband
The June fall suffered by Arthur Farnsworth, husband of actress Bette Davis, at their New Hampshire home is cited by Dr. Paul Moore as the probable cause of his death. Farnsworth, a former Minneapolis aeronautical equipment firm representative, died after an autopsy revealed a basal skull fracture. Davis recounted the incident and its aftereffects, noting he slipped on stairs while reaching for the phone. Funeral services are planned next week in Rutland, Vermont.
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Hollywood
Arthur Farnsworth
Bette Davis
New Hampshire
Paul Moore
Farnsworth
Minneapolis
Miss Davis
Moore
Rutlarid
Military Rule Irks Hawaiians
Washington officials foresee a clash over suspending habeas corpus in Hawaii. A three-department conference among War Interior and Justice agencies began last week and will continue until a settlement arises. The dispute could set far reaching precedents for military civilian relations in the United States.
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Washington
Hawaii
Supreme Court
War, Interior and Justice Departments
Sai i
Amer
Predict Jump In Milk Price In New York Milk Shed
A predicted 20 percent increase in the uniform price of milk delivered to plants in the six state New York milk shed over August 1942 was announced by Dr. H. Blanford, New York Metropolitan milk marketing area administrator, with the price set at 324 dollars per hundredweight.
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New York
H. Blanford
New York Metropolitan
Mrs Roosevelt Arrives in Auckland After Long Pacific Journey
Bulletin reports Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt reached Auckland completing the longest journey she has made since entering the White House in 1933. The dispatch notes travel mode not disclosed and her whereabouts recently have been blacked out as she toured allied war sites in the Pacific. In Britain last year she visited army camps and met King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace. Allied HQ announced a major raid by nearly 100 Allied bombers on Japanese held Hansa Bay New Guinea, with Gen Douglas MacArthur's headquarters confirming the strike aimed at areas near Salamans between Weak and Madang.
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Auckland
N. Z
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Roosevelt
United States
Great Britain
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Southwest Pacific
Hansa Bay
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Salamans
Weak
Madang
Widows Testimony Shapes Sir Harry Oakes Will Case
Lady Eunice Oakes testified that a rift between Sir Harry Oakes and Alfred De Marigny led to a will change. The mourning widow described De Marigny’s marriage to her daughter Nancy and the family strife as Nancy and De Marigny sat in court and listened to her account. Nancy and her mother cried. Nancy reaffirmed belief in De Marigny’s innocence.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Harry Oakes
Harry
Eunice Oakes
Alfred de Marigny
Nancy
de Marigny
Plenty of Food, Says Jones
New York War Food Administrator Marvin Jones told advertisers and officials that 1943 food production would rise five percent from last year with another five percent gain projected next year. He said reserves must cover essential civilian nutrition and urged support for the Food-Fights-For-Freedom campaign, noting paradoxes in supply and demand.
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New York
Marvin Jones
Jones
Bulgarian King Stricken With Heart Attack
King Boris of Bulgaria, 49, reported seriously ill for three days in Sofia. German physicians were sent to the capital on Hitler's orders as Berlin radio quoted Sofia officials saying the king suffers from angina pectoris and his condition causes perturbation.
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Associated Press
Boris
Bulgaria
Sofia
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Blackout Slap Divorce Case Involving Joan Marsh
Los Angeles revealed actress Joan Marsh obtained an interlocutory decree from screenwriter Charles Belden after charging cruelty. She testified Belden slapped her during a blackout argument over turning off the lights. Marsh had dropped a divorce suit last year amid reconciliation attempts.
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Los Angeles
Joan Marsh
Charles Belden
Miss Marsh
Belden
Fines Enforce Work-Fight Law in Rockville
Two men accused of violating Maryland Work or Fight law were sentenced to 30 days in jail to work on roads or fines of 350 each. Judge Donald A. De Lashmutt told them we are sending men away from this county to fight and those who stay at home must work.
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Rockville
Maryland
Donald A. de Lashmutt
Bombing Raid Smashes Foggia Airdrome and Fields
Allied air force launched a bold, long range raid against Foggia and ten satellite fields. Flying Fortresses and Liberators, joined by Lightning fighters at low altitude, destroyed aircraft and ground targets, killing and wounding many and leaving a ghastly cratered landscape. At least 26 enemy planes were shot down, bringing Axis air losses to 175 since last Thursday.
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North Africa
Italy
Foggia
Allied
Sicily
Tunisia
Jerties
Harold P. Harper
Bakersfield
Cal
George MacNicol
Memphis, Tenn
Carl A. Spaate
CanadiansWithdrawnFromSicilyToRestForFutureOps
Allied Headquarters in North Africa disclosed that Canadian troops in Sicily were withdrawn from the latter stages of fighting to rest and prepare for future operations as Lieut. Gen. A G L McNaughton toured the island. The Canadians, part of the British Eighth Army, pushed ahead quickly and outran their transport, even without food, for several days.
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North Africa
A. G. L. McNaughton
Sicily
Eighth Army
Decimation of Jews Estimated by Institute of Jewish Affairs
The Institute of Jewish Affairs says Europe’s Jewish population dropped from 5,300,000 to 3,000,000 in ten years under Hitler. It notes 3,000,000 killed in four years of war by starvation, forced labor, deportation, pogroms, and extermination centers, with 1,800,000 evacuated to the Soviet interior and 180,000 emigrated.
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New York
Institute of Jewish Affairs
Hitler
Germany
Europe
Soviet Union
Mountbatten Plans Burma Push After Talks With Chiang
Lord Mountbatten met with Admiral Ernest and American military leaders in Washington to outline plans for a Burma campaign linked to aiding China. The talks, aimed at forming a joint staff and defining objectives, signal a prolonged fight with no quick Burma victory anticipated.
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Washington
Louis Mountbatten
Chungking
Burma
Mountbatten
London
Ernest 3
Berlin in Panic as 500,000 Flee to Poland
Berlin endures a third night of Mosquito raids as half a million residents flee to Poland and nearby regions amid fear and disruption. BBC reports Nazi ministers planning evacuation eastward to Vienna and Krakow, with students relocated to Polish areas.
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London
Berlin
Poland
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Prague
Foreign Ministry
Vienna
Ministry of Education
Posen
Labor Ministry
Krakow
Baltic States
Austria
United Nations
Jods
Biz Pomber
German War Captives Escape Kingston Prisoners Escape
Fort Henry officials report 1T prisoners escaped from the wartime camp in Kingston Ontario. The escape involved German captives believed to be at large in the Kingston area with authorities alerting Ontario and local forces to search coastal Barnefield training camp area and nearby St Lawrence River islands toward the United States.
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Kingston. Ont
Fort Henry
Ontario
Kingston City
Co Ammy
Barnefield
St Lawrence River
United States
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