Pearl Harbor Probe Boards Find No Action Yet
Army and Navy boards of inquiry found errors of judgment in Hawaii and Washington but no grounds for court martial proceedings. War Secretary Stimson and Navy Secretary Forrestal announced the conclusions, adding reports would be released after the war. They pledged ongoing investigations and a reexamination of evidence when all witnesses are available.
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Washington
Congress
Hawaiian
Stimson
Forrestal
Navy
Pearl Harbor
OPA Defends Cigarette Supply Amid Scare Buying Claims
Washington officials deny that cigarette manufacturers caused the shortage or plan price boosts. They say supplies are ample and that rumors of stock withholding stem from “sara” and abnormal buying. OPA notes manufacturers are producing more cigarettes than ever and that quotas have remained steady.
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Washington P—Opa
OPA
Sixth War Loan Scoreboard for Rensselaer County
The Sixth War Loan scoreboard shows corporations and financial institutions boosting Rensselaer County total to 311,500,000 with 47,312 in E bond sales. Rensselaer surpassed Albany for second place in the regional standings as county and area percentages were reported, including Schenectady 8, Rensselaer 38.5, Albany 19, and Saratoga 16.7.
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Rensselaer
Albany County
Schenectady
Albany
Washington
Saratosa
Columbia
Nazis Begin Evacuation of Budapest
The German radio said the sixty square mile section of besieged Budapest on the east bank of the Danube was being evacuated as Russian forces threatened to envelop the capital from the rear after crossing south of the city. Berlin and Moscow communiques indicated Russian troops on the west bank within 77 miles of Budapest and 33 miles from Lake Balaton, with bridges inside Budapest crowded as German forces plan to stand in Buda while rear guards fight in Pest.
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London
Gpi
Budapest
Jine
Dadube
Moscow
Danube
Lake Bataton
International Information Bureau
Buda
West Bank
Pest
Germaiyn International Information Bureau
Alfred von Oldberg
French Gestapo Left Kitchen Sink In U S Embassy
Paris court hears indictment charging Henri Chamberlain known as La Font and Pierre Bony with leading a pro Nazi Gestapo cell. The case details thefts of American embassy property valued at 340000 and seizures of boxes from an American in Swiss custody. Eleven defendants faced the court as prosecutors outlined operations from fall of France to mid July this year.
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Paris
Paris “Collaboration
Henri Chamberlain
la Font
Gestapo
Leutenant
Pierre Bony
France
Lef
92 Year Old Hiker Seeks Date Across 18 Miles
A 92 year old resident of Buffalo tied to the county infirmary attempted to date a younger partner, hitchhiking 13 miles to meet her. He was arrested Thursday night on a vagrancy charge. He told Judge Kelly the incident marked his third escape from the infirmary for a date and requested return to the facility..
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Buffaln
Ger
George Hezzare
Styeas
Wende
Buffalo
Hazzard
John L. Kelly
Belere
Vreed
Ineer Tetflons
Phemer
Order Halts Conversions To Troy Area
A Washington order blocks civilian reconversion and pauses spot reconversions in Troy Albany Schenectady for nineteen days to relieve labor shortages. The Watervliet Arsenal seeks about 2,000 workers across war essential posts, with 1,800 at the arsenal. Affected regions include Region Two and 63 Group 1 markets nationwide.
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Troy- Albany-Schenectady
Army, Navy, War Production Board
War Manpower Commission
Troy-Albany-Schenectady
Troy
A. J McGinty
Acta
Watervliet
McGinty
Waterviiet
Japanese Retreat From Pinwe Presses Burma Road Back Toward Mandalay
Japanese forces fall back toward Mandalay burning bridges behind them and abandoning Pinwe six miles north of the Saba junction as Chinese troops from the Sixth Army threaten to cut behind retreating units. The US Tenth Air Force targets Japanese boats, rafts, and convoy traffic along the Shwek River and Burma Road, while daylight returns and bombers and strafers pound rail and road targets.
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Myitkyina
Burma
Mandalay
Pinwe
China
Burma Road
S. S
Tenth Air Force 2
Shwek
Chiang Kai-shek offers settlement on Communist issue
Chungking reports Chiang Kai-shek has secret proposals to settle the Communist question. Yenan leader Chou En-lai is said to carry new terms hoping for an agreement. The aim is to free China to focus full weight against Japan in the ongoing conflict.
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Chou En-lai
Chi
Yenan
Chiang Kai-shek
Shou-arshee
China
Japan
Patton Gains In Saar Basin Ninth Loses Ground At Roer
Military reports show Patton's forces advancing in the Saar Basin while the Ninth Army experiences setbacks at the Roer front. The campaign details indicate shifting control and ongoing heavy fighting as Allied units push toward strategic objectives in Germany.
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Patton
Saar Basin
Roer
Geneva Rules May Be Next Scrap of Paper
Nazi high command warned it may scrap Geneva and Hague conventions if Allied infringements continue. The issue followed French General LeClerc’s reprisal proclamation against hostages, prompting Allied HQ to state forces operate under the 1923 Geneva convention and prohibit reprisals against prisoners of war.
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London
DNB
Jacones LeClerc
Supreme Allied
Paris
Strasbourg
Supreme Headquarters
LeClerc
Germany
Reich
Allied Headquarters
V-3s to Be Ready for New York This Month
German war production chief Albert Speer was quoted saying the third V weapon would be ready for use against New York by month end. The Daily Mail reported the V-3 concept as being tested after D-Day with no detail on the weapon’s exact nature.
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London
Albert Speer
New York
Daily Mail
Bnezwend
General Smith Promoted to Pacific Department Command
Washington reports Maj. Gen. Jub Smith, after years in Mainz, will take over next week as commanding general of the Department of the Pacific. He succeeds Maj. Gen. Joseph C. Fegan, 58, who has held the post since last May.
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Washington
Jub
Mainz
Department of the Pacific
Marine Corps Headquarters
Joseph C. Fegan
Las
Yanks Repel Leyte Counterattacks in Rainbound Battle
General MacArthur’s headquarters reported stiff fighting on Leyte as the U S 32nd and Seventh Divisions repulsed Japanese counterattacks near Ormoc amid persistent rain. Units tightened noose on the Paranas River while air activity dwindled and American planes struck supply dumps in Ormoc Valley and barge hideouts near Cebu Island.
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Leyte
Qreee
Ormioc Bay
Philippines
Litton
Ormoc Valley
Fifth Airforce
Ormoc
Cebu Island
Britain's Newest Battleship Faces Jap Conflict
Britain’s newest battleship, built at a northern Br ain shipyard, debuts amid cheers from workers and a royal presence. The vessel’s size armament and name are announced as it targets the Java Sea fleet. First Lord Alexander praises the ship as a tropical waters challenge and a major public duty, marked by Princess Elizabeth’s first personal standard.
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Acca Northern
Brain
Elizabeth
Britain
Alexander
the Admiralty
Proval
Goebbels orders public silence on war situation
Propaganda minister Paul Joseph Goebbels directed Germans to stop criticizing the war publicly to conceal the nation’s shortcomings from the enemy. The ban aimed to suppress dissent and maintain morale during a difficult phase.
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London
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Nng
Yanks Hold Nine Miles Of Basin In Allied Push
Allied forces pressed the Roer River barrier with heavy pressure as Eisenhower sought to widen the breach while German counterattacks split the front. U S Third Army breached Siegfried Line corridors toward the Saar and Rhine junctions, with house to house fighting near Duren. Ninth Army fell back from Roetdarf and Flossdorf but maneuvered to regain ground as air and artillery pounded German positions. Berlin reported German casualties in the millions with 1.25 million first line troops available for Reich defense amid intensified front-line battles.
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Paris
S&s
Saar Vatey
Roer River
Cologne Brein
Eisenhower
Roer
Lane
Gir
Linnica
Strasbourg
U. S. Third Army
Saar
Ake
Siegfried Line
Mein
Nahe Valley
Inter Reich
Merzig
U. S. First Army
Caren
Cey
Brandenberg
Duren
Courtney H. Hodges
Belgium
Holland
Patton
Aachen
Uwe
Julich
Linnich
Nazis Quitting Faenza Hills In North Italy
Allied headquarters reported German forces pulling back from the Faenza area toward Highway Nine between Bologna and Faenza as British Fifth Army entered Fontanelice. An Indian division cleared high terrain west of Faenza amid heavy artillery exchanges to cover the German withdrawal.
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Bolognst
Faenza
Fifth Army
Fontanelice
Imola
Bologna
Lamone
Gergian Todi Organization
Breaner Pass
Verona
Covthern
Italy
Outlying G I s Put Civilians To Shame Says Liars President
Burlington Wisconsin based Liars Club head O C Hulett derides modern deception, noting overseas fabrications outpace earlier falsehoods. He cites Marine and Army tales from Anzio and other camps, saying inventiveness now surpasses prior faux claims as the world’s chief propagator of lies.
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Burlington
Wis
UPI
Ananias
O. C. Hulett
Burfington Liars Club
Hulett
Marine Corp
M. E. Taggert
San Francisco
South Pacific Air Base
Hirleti
Anzio
East Thaat
Navy
Vero Hs
Dorsey Witnesses Falter In Foamy Dark Assault Case
Los Angeles reports show Jon Han the state's star witness wavered on details as testimony in the Foamy Dark assault case continued. Jane Churchill of Kansas City also appeared hazy about events on the night, with the defense aiming to move for dismissal due to insufficient evidence after the next witness.
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Los Angeles
Jon Han
Dorsey
Prosecu
Jane Churchil
Kansas City
Hollywood
Iraza
Hall
Caza
Mandarih Kaza
Isaac Pac
Dorseys
Atterney
Associated Press
Isare
Fall
State Bond Sales Hit 27 Percent of Quota
New York CPI A total of 70 f Series E War Bonds, or 27 percent of the states quota BY 295.02008 was reached yes.
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New York
Boy Killed in Snowball Fight With Tragic Street Outing
A boy named Peter Davis died yesterday after being struck and kissed by a toy or prank during a snowball fight on his way home from school. Authorities describe the incident as a fatal street accident resulting from a misdirected prank.
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Lancaster Pi
Peter Davis
Wag
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