Red Power in Taganrog Drives German Retreats
Interpretative piece argues Soviet forces pushed Nazi troops from Taganrog, forcing a potential further southern retreat. It notes Taganrog’s fortifications and Crimea as a strategic bulwark, with Germans likely to hold Crimea to deter flanking moves and to serve as an escape route for troops in the Caucasus.
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Taganrog
Hitler
Sea of Azov
Kharkov
Azov
Crimea
Germany
Kupan
Caucasus
Kerch
Ciano Reported Held Near Frontier
A London Daily Express report cites Bern saying Count Galeazzo Ciano, ex foreign minister, his wife Edda and their three children were arrested near the French border. The dispatch notes Ciano in peasant dress with currency. A separate Atlantik broadcast claims Ciano escaped to Munich after leaving his home.
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London
London Daily Express
Bern
Switzerland
Galeazzo Ciano
Edda
Benito Mussolint
Ciano
Atlantik
Cieno
Munich
National and American scoreboard snippets with multiple games
Pittsburg tops St Louis 4 to 3 in 10 innings in national action. American results show New York 3 Boston 1. Eastern games include Hartford 7 Albany 0 and Scranton 3 Minks 1. Springfield defeats Utloa 8 4 and Wlee Barrs beat Binghamton 5 1.
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National
Pittsburg
St. Louis
St. Louisa
New York
Boston
Hartford
Albany
Minks
Scranton
S—Uiles
Springfield
S—Utloa
Wlee-Barrs
Binghamton
Vast encirclement frees Nazi stronghold in South
Red Army mechanized divisions and Cossack cavalry encircled and liberated Taganrog area near the Azov Sea. The operation reduced the German garrison, destroyed tanks, planes, and captured munitions, with numerous villages secured and German resistance collapsing along the front.
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London
Azov Sea
Taganrog
Donetsko-Amvrosievka
Veselovoznesenskaya
Bryansk
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Sea of Azov
Dnieper
Rostov
New Raids Sweep Over Europe End of 24 Hour Air War
Allied aerial assault across Europe ends as 8th Air Force medium bombers strike targets in France. Reuters notes air alerts in Zurich and Basel, signaling possible attacks on northern Italian industry. BR AF and RAF fighters escort and cover Dover Calais Boulogne efforts.
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London
Europe
Engish Channel
U. 8
Eighth Air Force
France
Reuters
Zurich
Basel
Switzerland
Italy
Turin
Milan
BR. A. B. Dominion
BR A. F
Dover
Calaisia
Murderer Still Sought in WAC Slaying
Investigators pursued leads in the Indianapolis case of Corp. Maoma Little Ridings, 32, found dead in a Claypool Hotel room. Police focused on bellboy Alfred Bayne Jr who reported delivering six bottles of a soft drink and ice to room 729 about three hours before discovery and described a veiled blackhaired woman in black seated on a bed.
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Indianapolis
Corp. Maoma Little Ridings
WAC
Claypool
Bayne
Desert Fox Dons Mourner's Garb For Late King
Erwin Rommel named Hitler's representative at the funeral of King Boris of Bulgaria this weekend and possibly to assume military leadership. British papers note a German backed Bulgarian cabinet formation and Turkish opinion on it. German radio reports search for King Boris will, suggesting a regency for six year old Simeon II.
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London
Erwin Rommel
Hitler
Boris
Bulgaria
Daily Mirror
News Chronicle
Rettters
Bons
Simeon IT
Queen Wilhelmina Birthday Observed Quietly in London
The Dutch colony in London marks Queen Wilhelmina's sixty third birthday with subdued ceremonies in Westminster Hall, canceling usual festivities due to conditions in Nazi-occupied homeland.
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London
Wilhelmina
Westminster Hall
War Production Increases 3 Percent in July
The War Production Board reported a 3 percent rise in July output for war materials, with airplane production up 4 percent and signal equipment up 17 percent. The WPA noted that peak production rates have been achieved in some programs and urged continued step-ups over the next six months while acknowledging lingering gaps to meeting schedules.
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Washington (P
War Production Board
WPA
Donald M. Nels
Son
WPE
Still Resisting Danes Battle Nazis in Stockholm
Danish troops under King Christian X fought until ammo ran out against German divisions, with 600 held at Naestved near Copenhagen until late yesterday. Refugees report 430 killed or wounded at Svendborg as German authorities seized civil and court functions and threatened courts martial and death penalties.
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Denmark
Christian X
Naestved
Zealand
Copenhagen
Scavenius
Sweden
Svendborg
Waestved
Blackout Test Sweeps State Amid Train Wreck Fatalities
A statewide blackout test covered all regions except New York City, with signals blue yellow red and white sent in sequence. Geneseo and Hornell districts lifted the blackout after 71 minutes while Troy reported only two minor infractions and a late train wreck near Wayland claimed several lives.
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Troy
Pearl Harbor
New York City
Geneseo
Hornell
Wayland
OPA Price Act Called Unconstitutional Ruling
Federal Judge Bascom Deaver ruled that provisions of the emergency price control act regulating rents are unconstitutional. The decision applies to the Georgia middle district, with OPA outlining an appeal and indicating rent controls would remain enforced pending final adjudication. Henry M. Hart Jr., acting OPA chief counsel, suggested the Supreme Court may ultimately decide the issue.
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Macon
Office of Price Administration
Bascom 8
Deaver
Middle District
Georgia
Washington
Henry M. Hart, Jr
OPA
Supreme Court
Hart
Urges Greater Rural Bond Sales in 1943 War Loan
A Treasury official urged stronger rural bond sales for the 1943 war loan open Sept 9. Economists foresee farmers driving demand with 60 percent of farm homes likely to place orders or set purchase schedules. The farm quota is $1.5 billion.
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Washington (P
Anserting
Treasury
Lloyd & Partain
Partian
County War Loan Committee
Allied raid on Wewak destroys 37 Japanese planes
Allied forces report a new raid on Wewak New Guinea destroying 37 Japanese planes. MacArthur’s headquarters says American planes downed 21 of 60 zeros and Lib aircraft parked 12 on the ground in related actions.
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Southwest Pacific
Wewak
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Jenet
Jews Mark War Anniversary at Wailing Wall in Jerusalem
Thousands of Jews gathered at the Wailing Wall to mark the fourth anniversary of the war with prayers for fallen soldiers and Nazi victims. Processions moved to the Mount of Olives and the prophets and sages tombs as a ram's horn sounded and readings were conducted amid Palestine's hilly capital.
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Jerusalem
Europe
Mount of Olives
Palestine'a
Albany Tax Rolls Stay In Albany City Hall
Democratic city administration wins first skirmish in probe of Albany real property assessments. Corporation Counsel James J. McGuiness refuses to produce rolls at the State Office Building, citing a state law that requires open inspection at City Hall for twenty days starting tomorrow. Ernest J. Morris, Albany’s new chief counsel, leads the commission’s questioning.
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Albany
State Tax Commission
Thomas HE. Dewey
O'Connell
James J. McGuiness
McGuiness
Ernest 3. Morris
Production Up London P I Capt Oliver Lyttelton Report
Production in the second quarter of 1943 shows structural weight of British aircraft output up 44 percent from the same period in 1942 and total munitions output rising 26 percent, according to Minister of Production Oliver Lyttelton.
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London
Oliver Lyttelton
Train disaster near Wayland causes many deaths and injuries
A Lackawanna Limited passenger train collided with a freight engine near Wayland, New York, killing at least 25 and scalding about sixty. The steam cylinder failed, releasing dense steam into several cars as the train of 13 cars derailed three coaches plus the diner, baggage, and mail cars. Victims were treated locally and sent to hospitals in Dansville, Hornell, and Geneseo. One dead was Fred H Meineke of Scranton, supervisor of locomotive operations for the D L & W. Civilian medical units from surrounding towns aided, and a private hospital in Wayland ran beyond capacity.
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Wayland
Lackawanna Limited
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Steuben County
W. G. White
New York
Buffalo
Dansville
Hornell
Geneseo
White
Fred H. Meineke
Scranton
Morris
Springwater
Danaville
Mt. Morris
Bath
Gehecton
Groveland
Richard L. Franz
Marshfield
Ore
Franz
Rochester
James E. Leroy
Limited
Leroy
Identified Dead Incomplete List Of The Dead
An incomplete roll identifies several deceased individuals as of early morning. Fred H. Meineke 54 Scranton PA supervisor of locomotive operations for D A Catherine Elliott 21 New York NY, Margaret Sautter 27 East Orange NJ, Mrs Henrietta Smith Brooklyn NY, Clinton Roloson 54 Hammondsport NY Mercury Aircraft Corp official, Anna Hayman 50 Brooklyn NY, Helen Foster Binghamton NY, Margaret Fredge 50 Brooklyn NY, Dorothy A Middleton 3% Buffalo NY.
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Fred H. Meineke
Scranton
D. A
Catherine Elliott
West 114Th Street
New York
Margaret Sautter
Springfield Avenue
East Orange
Henrietta Smith
West End Street
Brooklyn
Margaret. Granbach
Clinton Roloson
Bath
Mercury Aircraft Corp
Hammondsport
N.Y
Anna Hayman
Barberry Street
Helen Foster
Binghamton
Margaret Fredge
Fennimore Street
Dorothy A. Middleton
West Balcom Street
Buffalo
New York Fur Salesman Among Train Wreck Victims
Maurice Newman, 61, a fur salesman who lived at The Hotel Troy for years, was listed among those injured in the train wreck. He checked out of the hotel yesterday after a stay of several days in the city. his home is in New York. The extent of his injuries was not learned.
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Maurice Newman
Troy
Ajneen
Newman
New York
Pleasure driving ban lifted by OPA in Northeast
The Office of Price Administration and the Petroleum Administration for War said the ban on pleasure driving ends tonight at midnight but motorists must be on their honor to avoid non essential trips. The ban, in place since May 20, ends with enforcement shifting to curb black market gasoline operations to protect fighting forces and citizens.
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Washington (P
Office of Price Administration
OPA
The
Petroleum Administration For War
Gasoline ration rules eased by wartime agencies
A joint release by the Office of Price Administration and the Petroleum Administration for War said the eastern region ban on driving would end and an honor system would apply. The ban, in effect since last January with a short replacement in March, returned May 20 as ration cuts hit the East. Restrictions apply to 12 northeastern states, eight West Virginia counties, and DC with B book holders allowed 2 percent more, and A book holders receiving about 11 gallons per week.
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OPA
Petroleum Administration
Eest
West Virginia
District of Columbia
G O P Will Name Own Candidate For New York Supreme Court
New York NY Thomas J Cur ran secretary of state and chairman of the New York County Republican Committee said the party would enter its own candidate for the supreme court bench from the first district in the November election. Republicans last week endorsed City Magistrate Thomas A Aurelio Democrat and Hogan alleged Aurelio's nomination arose from Frank Costello. Aurelio distanced himself saying Costello is a businessman of good repute and he disavows any criminal background.
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New York
Thomas J.curran
New York County
Republican Committee
Supreme Court
Thomas A. Aurelio
Manhattan
Frank S. Hogan
Aurelio
Shun Isolation Urged By Western Republicans
Delegates from 12 western states at the western conference of the Republican postwar policy association urged party leaders to drop isolationist labels. They approved a resolution asking the postwar advisory council of 49 to issue a fortnight statement backing postwar cooperation by the United States in world affairs and to push congressional action accordingly.
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San Francisco
UPI
Republican Post- War Policy Association
United States
Congress
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