Allies Crack Strategic Bridgehead In Sicily Breakthrough
Allied forces in North Africa claim a swift 12 mile advance into Sicily driving toward Nicosia and Agira while threatening Axis flanks. Patton and Bradley’s mountain assault aimed to collapse Axis positions along Etna and Catania as German reinforcements move by limited routes.
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Jens Ye
Nicosia
Agira
Mount Etna
Stefano di Camastro
Tyrrhenian Sea
Catania
Ionian Sea
Washington
Patterson
Sicily
Eighth Army
George §. Patton, Jr
Taromina
Messina
Troina
Randazzo
Patton
Omar N. Bradley
Tunisia
Anthracite Coal Rationing Likely Unneeded This Winter
Interior Secretary Ickes said consumer rationing is unlikely this winter. Distribution controls will allocate supplies to suppliers in the anthracite burning area, including New England, New York, and the Middle Atlantic states as far south as Washington. He noted ample supply in some sizes but not all those usually available at the season.
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Washington
Fuela Administration
Interior
Ickes
New England
New York
Middle Atlantic
Death of Bertha Shimmelbush Under Investigation
Authorities seek a witness to identify the car and companions seen with 45 year old Bertha Shimmelbush after leaving a grill near Broadway and Slinton Avenue Albany. Police and the district attorney's office cite possible foul play as they reconstruct the last half hour before her death at the Latham traffic circle.
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Bertha Shimmelbush
Latham
B.C. L. Albany County
J. Gregory Nealon
Francis Burns
Shimmel ‘Bush
Broadway
Slinton Avenue
Albany
Benito Mussolini Birthday Under Guard in Spain
Benito Mussolini spent his sixtieth birthday yesterday under guard in a Spanish coastal town near Elba. His daughter Edda and son-in-law Count Galeazzo Ciano were absent. Ciano, a fascist leader, was said to have sought Vatican safety. The scene differed from Napoleon’s Elba exile.
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Galeazzo Ciano
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Planes Bomb Kiel U Boat Slips Warnemuende Factory
Allied bombers attacked Kiel U boat slips and Warnemuende Baltic shipyard with heavy losses to enemy planes. U S Army bulletin reported over thirty German aircraft shot down, ten American crewmen lost, and fighters provided cover from RAF and Canadian units. Late raids hit Rouen power station and Merville air field while Norwegian Spitfire escorts claimed two more enemy fighters.
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London
Germany
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Heinkel Aircraft Factory
Warnemuende
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U. S. Army
Commuinique
R. A. F. Dominion
Boston
Rouen
Mervinne
France
U. S
Fortrage
St. Omer
Mussolini Now A Military Prisoner In Rome Hotel
NBC reporter Merrill Mueller at Allied Headquarters in North Africa said Mussolini is a military prisoner in a Rome hotel after eight generals escorted him from a Fascist Grand Council meeting. He claimed Mussolini was ousted by a military coup rather than resigning.
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New York
Merrill Mueller
NBC
North Africa
Benito Mussolini
Rome
Mussolini
Grand Council
Mueller
Mussolini Birthday Not Praised By Hitler In Berlin Photo
Berlin radio noted Mussolini birthday with a foreign office spokesman praising his creation of Fascism and stating Il Duce has entered the ranks of the great men of history. Hitler did not felicitate Mussolini as in past years and Rome broadcasts reflected a subdued tone about events in Italy.
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Hitler
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Foreign Office
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Reds kill 3 300 Nazis at Orel frontline
Soviet midnight communique reports heavy Red Army artillery and cavalry assault driving German defenders from forty villages near Orel. More than 3,300 Germans killed as reinforcements rush from France and Germany to stem the attack. A Red unit breaks through north of Orel as German counterattacks falter with tanks destroyed and troops killed.
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London
France
Germany
Orel
Red Army
Ship Building Goal Achieved
Washington reports America’s merchant shipbuilding program has leveled off as the first major war effort to reach a production rate near its ultimate goal. The graph will swing slightly upward in the latter half of the year and settle modestly in 1944, with no substantial change from the present rate.
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Washington
America
Smuts Reelected In South Africa Victory Reflected Allied Propaganda
Prime Minister Field Marshal Jan Christiaan Smuts and his cabinet were reelected in the July 7 general voting with belated returns showing a solid victory. The result reflected Allied successes over Axis radio propaganda and affirmed continued leadership in the Union of South Africa.
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Pretoria
Union of South Africa UP
Jan Christiaan Smuts
Roosevelt creates Women's Army Corps Service Medal
President Roosevelt issued an executive order establishing a new medal for the Women's Army Corps. The Women's Army Corps Service Medal honors honorable service performed by WAC members.
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Washington (P
Roosevelt
Women's Army Corps Service Medal
WAC
Women’s Army Corps
After 45 Days Pastor Relents in Saugatuck
The 5year old retired minister Rev Charles H Horswell ending a 45 day fast since his wife's June 15 burial in Saugatuck Michigan. Once a Chicago pastor and Northwestern Yale student, he had refused food except water while family and friends urged him to eat. He said at the funeral they would see him alive no more.
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Saugatuck, Mich
Charles H. Horswell
Wekmente
Chicago
Northwestern
Yale
Ask Raises for Office Workers in New York City
New York UP A campaign by the United Office and Professional Workers of America seeks a 15 percent raise for all white collar workers under the Little Steel formula. A resolution from hundreds of members cites heavy wartime sacrifices and frames the campaign as a key step in solving workers economic problems.
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New York
New York City
United Office and Professional Workers of America i. 10
Accused Slayer May Get His Wish
Ogden Utah Austin Cox 38 accused slayer of five persons was bound over to district court after a preliminary hearing on a charge he shot for death Judge Lewis Trueman of Ogden asked if he wanted a defense counsel Cox inaudibly said I don t want one All I wish is that I was dead
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Ogden
Utah
Austin Cox
Lewis ¥. Trueman
Charles G. Cowley
Sox
Acquitted Woman Eludes Officer in Florida Court
In Miami Florida UP! acquitted Elsa Gunnerson also known as Countess Elsa Von Stahremberg refused to leave a building as a county officer waited with a warrant charging embezzlement. She hid in a dark courtroom and later a restroom before eluding watchers despite police guarding the exit.
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Miami, Fla
FP. B. I
Elsa Gunnerson
Countess Elsa von Stahremberg
Veterans' lapel buttons to honor Army service announced
The War Department announced yesterday that lapel buttons signifying Army service will be awarded to all individuals honorably discharged. The buttons are being manufactured and depict an eagle within a circle with no lettering.
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Washington
War Department
Nazi Bombs Hit Sea Along Southeast England Shore
German raiders appeared over the southeast coast of England after midnight and dropped a few bombs most of which fell into the sea. No injuries reported as alerts continued.
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London
England
Americans Advance on Munda and New Georgia Struggle
Allied Headquarters reported further American gains on the airbase at Munda New Georgia with advances to within 1900 yards of the air drome. Mac Arthur said the Central Solomons campaign progressed satisfactorily as Japanese supply lines were pounded to the bone. In Cape Gloucester New Britain, Allied bombers sunk a second destroyer and beached a destroyer and a transport after air attacks. two of eleven enemy fighters protecting the convoy were shot down.
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Southwest Pacific
Douglas ‘MacArthur
Munda
New Georgia
Solomons
South
MacArthur
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Explosion rocks California city near Hornet mine
Ten tons of dynamite stored at the Hornet mine eight miles west of Redding exploded yesterday, shaking the city and injuring two men. Burning fragments showered a quarter mile around the magazine 350 yards from the mine entrance. The mill roof was torn but the mine remained intact. Superintendent J G Huseby said operations should resume within 24 hours.
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Redding
Cal
Here
Iron Mountain
J. G. Huseby
National scoreboard with mixed results and postponements
National scoreboard shows Cincinnati 4 Boston 3 and St Louis 18 Philadelphia 5 in two games, plus New York 11 Cleveland 1 and Chicago 5 Washington 4. Detroit at Boston and St Louis at Philadelphia postponed due to weather, all games postponed on stern.
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Boston
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York
Cleveland
Chicago
Washington
Detroit
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Ten More Japanese Ships Sunk
American submarines sank ten more Japanese merchant ships and damaged four, raising total reported attacks to 297 since the war began. The Navy said 210 ships were sunk, 29 probably sunk, and 58 damaged, signaling a sharp reduction in Japan's long-range shipping capacity. President Roosevelt said the Allied effort has slashed enemy shipping and airpower enough to threaten its island line north of Australia.
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Washington
Navy
Pacific
China
Japan
Roosevelt
Australia
Cafeteria Meal Causes Illness in Erie Workers
Erie residents were hospitalized after a cafeteria meal at the Geneva Electric Co plant caused ptomaine poisoning. About 200 workers were affected, with several serious cases, prompting an investigation led by Police Chief George Christoph. All victims reportedly ate lunch at the plant cafeteria.
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Erie
James R. Smith
George J. Christophr
Nso
Erie Works
Geneva Electric Co
Italians Press Ending of War
London reports Eisenhower offered peace terms to Premier Badoglio as Italy dissolves the Mussolini era legislature and repudiates Fascism. Rome broadcasts push back on unconditional surrender, arguing Allied terms are too drastic and would wipe out Italy, urging the nation to resist a total defeat.
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London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pietro Badoglio
Rome
Italy
Berlin
Tokyo
Fiume
Trieste
Istria
North Africa
Eisenhower
Revolution in Bern and Italy Strikes Amid New Authority
Mimeographed peace terms for Eisenhower circulated on Swiss streets while Italians protest in major cities. Malians report social upheaval as strikes hit large northern factories and clashes erupt north of Rome. Demonstrators seek peace and liberty but face authoritarian measures by Marshal Badoglio's government.
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Bern
Switzerland
Dwight
Eisenhower
Italy
Rome
Marshal Badogna
Italian War Strain Sparks Protests as Calls for Peace Rise
Reports from Bern and northern Italian industrial centers say thousands march in Milan and Turin demanding peace and sons' return. Fascist and regular troops reinforce squares while clashes erupt in several cities. Allies push a prisoner swap and peace offer. Italian masses fear a shift to dictatorship amid anti fascist party demands.
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Rome
Italy
Bern
Milan
Turin
Von Papen Seen As Nazi Badoglio
Istanbul Turkey Raffaele Guariglia Italian foreign minister left on plane after meeting former colleagues in Turkey. He had a long interview with Franz Von Papen German ambassador to Turkey. Rumor suggested Von Papen might return to Germany to influence Italy’s peace efforts through Bertin.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Raffaele Guariglia
Guariglia
Franz von Papen
von Papen
Germany
Hal Badoglio
Bertin
Italy
Ford Still Optimistic on His 80th Birthday in Good Health
Ford, marking his 80th birthday, remains vigorous and outspoken on business ethics. He says industry must build the physical basis of a good society and that wealth is a byproduct, not the main objective. He urges that prosperity be shared and praises a money servant approach to business.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Twenty Die In American Airlines Plane Crash
Charred bodies of twenty victims were removed from a wreck near Trammel Kentucky and brought to Nashville while two lone survivors, First Lieut Glenn Fellows and flight engineer K Hoffman, survived after escaping through a window. The disaster killed several officers and industrial leaders and was under investigation by the Aero Nautics Board and airline officials.
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American Airlines
Trammel
Nashville
Tenn
Ci Aeronautics Board
K. Hoffman
Williamsport
Lycoming Division
American Aviation
Glenn Fellows
Love Field
Tex
Bowling Green
Ftoffman
Fellows
Kate Blake
British Planes Cross Alps in Night Raid Across Europe
British based bombers crossed the Alps and swept the English Channel late last night as alerts sounded in Lugano Switzerland, hinting at attacks on northern Italy. Heavy German troop movements were reported in northern Italy.
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London
Reuters
Lug Ho Aia
Switzerland
Italy
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