Nazis flee Tosno in disorder as Soviet drive nears key towns
Soviet reports say German forces retreated in disorder at the Tosno salient near Leningrad, with a large German withdrawal likely to escape destruction along the Leningrad Moscow rail line. Meretskov’s 25 mile front advances westward, taking towns toward Kurovski junction and threatening the trunk line. Roкossovely pushes in white Russia near Mozyr, as Crimea landings are reported by Berlin. Swedish dispatches note renewed Kandalaksha fighting above the Arctic circle.
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London
Leningrad
Krasnogvardeisk
Tosno
Moscow
Toesno
Leningrad-Moscow
Chudove
Volkhov River
Cruzino
Chudovo
Gruzino
HK. A. Meretskov
Meretskov
Volkhov
Kurishi
Mozyr
Berlin
Reich
Crimea
Kandalaksha
Arctic Circle
Pravda Says Allied Unity Unshaken
Pravda declares that Moscow and Tehran conferences destroyed German hopes of Allied disunity. The Moscow radio quoted Pravda praising the three United Nations for agreeing on timing and scope of military operations to defeat Germany and showing unity among anti Hitler forces.
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London
Pravda
Cairo
Foreign Office
Moscow
Teheran
Hitler
United Nations
Germany
U S Brazil May Refuse Recognition of Bolivia
Diplomats said the United States, Brazil, and other American nations may soon follow Uruguay and Cuba in denying diplomatic recognition of Bolivia. They may also cite outside influences tied to last month’s La Paz coup. Argentina remains the sole American recognizer, with claims of nationalist and German involvement in Bolivia’s upheaval.
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Montevideo
United States
Brazil
Uruguay
Cuba
Bolivia
la Paz
Argentina
Rancher Tramps 267 Miles to Reach Mail
Rancher Dave Ellia endured a 12 mile snowdrift separation from the post, then braved a 267 mile detour to reach the post office as conditions persisted. His lengthy journey underscores the harsh weather delaying routine mail delivery in Boy, New Mexico.
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N. M.i
Dave Ellia
Dave
Germans Quit Rome as Allies Press From South
Diplomatic reports from Rome say German and Italian Fascist authorities flee Rome as Allied forces push in from the south. German quartermaster HQ moved to Florence and army communications to Chiusi. Only military remains to defend outskirts of Rome while Nettuno bridgehead is consolidated. Civil telephone service to the north is cut.
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Madrid
Rome
Florence
Chiusi
Nettuno
Calais Coast Bombed by Allied Air Assault
Allied air forces attacked Pas de Calais zones with several hundred bombers including more than 200 American Marauders blasting two French and Dutch air fields. The raid involved British New Zealand Canadian and Norwegian fliers with heavy German flak and five German planes reported lost. Canadian Spitfires first hit trucks on the Amiens road.
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London
Pas de Calais
France
Holland
New Zealand
Amiens Road
Bulgarian Anti Revolt Unit Formed
Sofia radio announced the formation of a Bulgarian constabulary styled after Germanys S A units to suppress revolt and sabotage. The cabinet will appoint a commander from interior minister Dotsche Christov, a 49 year old veteran. Christov, named Sept 14 1943, will head special troops under the interior ministry, becoming a leading Bulgarian figure after the regency.
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Bern
Switzerland
Germany
S. A
Sofia
Bulgaria
iDotsche Christov
Ministry of the Interior
Christov
Body Dragged Mile Under Car Near Lancaster Village
Police said a man’s body was found dragged under a car for about a mile just outside the village. Howard Berg was identified by papers found on him. The driver Marilla Lawrence Morrissey, 45, of Lancaster, believed he ran over a box and only learned of the tragedy when another motorist stopped the car.
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Lancaster GP
Francis E. Swetzer
Tis
Howard Berg
Marilla Lawrence Morrissey
Lancaster
Sweitzar
Soviet readers hail Allied Italian coast landings as prelude to western invasion
Soviet press reports from Moscow express keen interest in Allied landings below Rome and view the move as a prelude to a western invasion of Europe. German defenses along the Mediterranean coast are described in detail from the Pyrennes to Marseille, with curfews, escorts, commandeered ships, and new air ports under construction. In Perpignan and the Rhone delta area fortifications are described as heavy with coastal guns and pillboxes.
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Moscow
Rome
Europe
France
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Pyrennes
Marseille
Perpignan
Camargues
Rhone
Forco
Allied Planes Aid Landing Invasion Bridgehead
Allied planes swamped German defenses with 1300 sorties against 100 attack aircraft as the invasion armdas formed. Bomber squadrons hit railheads roads and airfields to disrupt German operations around the Rome area. Fifteen enemy planes were downed while Allied losses totaled nine. Allied pilots also repelled six German attacks on the beaches and ships.
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Algiers
Rome
The
Air Command
Guests Questioned Register Offers Lead In Hotel Murder Case
Chicago police announced two good leads after questioning guests at the Williams hotel. Capt. Frank Reynolds said an examination of the hotel register found transient guests from Wednesday night who were questioned, with others wanted for questioning. Assistant state’s attorney Joseph Pope suggested the killer was a stranger to the victim, who said a stranger shot her before dying.
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Chicago
Frank Starr Williams
Frank Reynolds
Joseph Pope
Williams
Wallace Opens Campaign Speeches by Defining New Deal
Vice President Wallace spoke at the Jackson Day rally with Speaker Rayburn, urging support for the New Deal and warning that its death would doom the Democratic Party. About 1,000 party members and donors heard him defend the New Deal amid war, while critics shouted no. Robert E. Hannegan, newly elected DNC chair, said voters won’t risk an experiment during wartime. The committee affirmed a fourth term for the administration.
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Ocratic
Democratic Campaign Fund
Wallace
Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Noes
Robert E .Hannegan
Democratic National Committee
Clea
Three Children Die In Trailer Blaze in Marion Iowa
The Yanda family trailer in Marion Iowa burned at 3 30 am killing Robert Allen Yanda eight Joyce Yanda eleven and Marilyn May Yanda. Their mother Thora Yanda thirty one was severely burned and hospitalized in Cedar Rapids from an alleged heater explosion.
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Marion
William Yanda
Robert Allen Yanda
Joyce Yanda
Marilyn May Yanda
Thora Yanda
Cedar Rapids
Vanda
Colmer Poised to Lead House War Economic Policy Panel
Rep. William M. Colmer a Mississippi Democrat is favored to become head of a new special House committee on postwar economic policy and planning. The appointment by Speaker Rayburn follows a resolution creating the group and could be announced once House approves the legislation, possibly later this week.
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Washington
William M. Colmer
Mississippi
House
Congress
Colmer
Rayburn
Wheat shipment reaches Casablanca to bolster North Africa reserves
A London broadcast reported 70,000 tons of U S wheat reached Casablanca yesterday as the first in a series to build up food reserves in North Africa.
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London
Morocco
Casablanca
United States
North Africa
Willkie Declines California Presidential Candidacy
Wendell L. Willkie announced he will not be a candidate in California primaries. He said Governor Earl Warren assures him Warren is not seeking the nomination and has no agreement with any candidate. Willkie seeks California Republicans to choose their own delegates reflective of district sentiment.
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New York
Wendell L. Willkie
California
Willkie
Earl Warren
Hot Egg Trick Mandatory for Greek Rebels
Greek refugees describe Nazi torture methods in Athens prisons during a violent storm escape. They recount hot egg treatment under arms, fingernail removal, metal head bands, flogging, and deaths from severe abuse. Fifteen German deserters were reportedly executed in one day.
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Cairo
Europe
Athens
Gestapo
Navy warning on V Mail to speed overseas mail
The Navy urged greater use of V Mail for service members, warning that without expanded V Mail use air transport for overseas personal mail may be discontinued. Citing the chief of naval operations, officials said overseas operations are straining air facilities.
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Washington
Nasy
Chief of Naval Operations
Navy
New Italian Invasion Report Claims 16 Allied Ships In Use
London dispatch reports a German radio war correspondent stating that three aircraft carriers two battleships five cruisers and six destroyers supported the Allied landing at Nettuno Italy. The claim emphasizes the scale of the invasion and lists key vessel types alleged to participate.
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London
Nettuno
Italy
Rayburn Leads in Informal Poll for VP Nomination
The Associated Press poll shows Speaker Rayburn leading over Henry Wallace by narrow margins among Democratic national committee members who expressed a direct preference. With 18 and 14 votes, both fall short of a majority, while 24 voters back no preference or are undecided, giving the bloc leverage on Roosevelt’s fourth term. Farley and Raines trail with five and remaining scattered ballots.
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Bus Ham & Clair Johnson
Associated Press
Washington
Sam Rayburn
Henry Wallace
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
Texas
James A. Farley
James F Raines
At Committee
Flying Cargo Ship Mars Lands at Pearl Harbor
The Mars flying boat arrived at Pearl Harbor from Alameda California after a 15 hour 18 minute flight carrying a crew of 15 and 14 000 pounds of cargo. Admiral Chester Nimtz noted the vessel would help meet demand for needed transportation in the Pacific.
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Suge
Mars
Pacific Service
Hawaiesterday
Alameda
Cal
Peal Harbor
California
Chester W Nimtz
Pacific Fleet
Invasion Threatens German Lifelines South of Rome
Allied forces pushed inland along a broad front from the Tiber estuary to the Gulf of Gaeta, threatening German lifelines southeast of Rome as Nazi broadcasts claim new landings behind the front. Reinforcements and supplies poured into enlarging bridgeheads amid confusion.
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Algiers
Rome
Tiber
Gulf of Gaeta
Nettuno
Yanks Yield On Old Line Near Cassino Front
New York reports that American forces pulled back to the Rapido Hiver line on the old Fifth Army front amid heavy German counter-attacks. Front correspondent Frank Gilard notes intensified artillery and repeated waves of assault, with gains near Cassino and major losses along the Rapido River as the river line again marks the frontline. The main force crossed the Rapido Saturday, coordinating with an amphibious landing 75 miles north of the battle line.
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New York
Rapido Hiver
Fifth Army
Noth
Rome
Frank Gilad
Cbss
Gillard
Cassino
Rapido River
Rapido
Train Plows Through Bus Near St Louis Killing Fifteen
A Wabash passenger train collided with a city bus near a suburban station, killing fifteen and injuring nine. The bus was dragged a block, caught fire, and split in two. Most deaths were from burns. seven bus passengers died later in hospital. The train, en route from Detroit to St Louis, delayed ninety minutes. Bystanders aided firefighters. fifteen pints of blood plasma were issued from the hospital blood bank.
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St Louis
Sta
Tion
Detroit
St.Loui County Hospital
Dy FL R Bradley
Baines Hospital
Military Staff Changes Elevate Ike to European Command
General Eisenhower takes over all United States forces in the European theater in addition to supreme Allied Commander duties. The move combines European theater operations with services of supply to streamline command and free troops for action. Maj. Gen. John C. H. Lee becomes deputy commander and Maj. Gen. W. B. Smith chief of staff. Col Royal Lord named deputy chief of staff. Vice Admiral Percy W. Nelles arrives to lead Canadian naval forces in the invasion.
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London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Allied Expeditionary Force
Aled
Eigenhower
Jacob L. Devers
Services of Supply
Eisenhower
John C. H. Lee
W. B. Smith
Cief
Supreme Headquarters
Smith
Britain
Col Royal Lord
Col Lord
West Point
Percy W. Nelles
Canada
Royal Canadian Navy
Europe
Magnuson Doubts Stolen Papers Contain Vital Navy Details
Seattle congressman Warren G Magnuson said thieves stole his luggage in Vancouver while he ate breakfast. He noted a confidential message from Navy Secretary Knox to Vice Admiral Fletcher was among the papers but did not contain militaryly valuable information, calling the loss more provoking than serious.
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Seattle
Warren G. Magnuson
D.wash
Navy
Knox
Frank Jack Fletcher
Western Sea Frontier
Alaska
Vancouver B
Magnuson
Canada
Fletcher
House Naval Affairs Committee
Allied Bombers Cross Hungary to Austria
Swedish Budapest correspondent reports several waves of Allied bombers crossed Hungary heading toward Austria last night. Budapest issued an air raid alarm from about 9 30 pm lasting over an hour, but no bombs were dropped.
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Stockholm
Hungary
Austria
Budapest
Svenska Daghladet
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