Russians Cut Rail Lines Into Rumani a Front Advances Near Kherson
Soviet four army offensives shattered the Proskurov Gulyatin corridor and reached within 22 miles of Kherson form the lower Dnieper. They sealed the Odessa Lwow route and pushed through 210 localities while Tarnopol and Berislav remained hot spots on a long front. In Naples, three leftist Italian parties fueled protests against King Victor Emmanuel III and Badoglio, calling for a republic as crowds demanded work, bread, and an end to Fascism.
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Proskurov-Gulyatin
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Hungary
Kherson
Dnieper
Moscow
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Tarnopol
Odessa-Lwow
Gulyatin
Carpathian Mountains
Red
Berislav
Tyaginka
Black Sea
Old Poland
Naples
Vittorio Emanuele
Pietro Badoglio
Pis
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Eugenio Keale
Badoglio
Republic
Viva
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U.S. A
Italy
Paalo Tedeschi
Organization of Agriculture
Marshal Stalin
Russia
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Soldier Hides In Foxhole Under House
Mrs. Dolores Bender was held after police dug out an Army deserter from a foxhole under a closet floor in her home. The concealed refuge extended through the building and had defied prior searches. The unidentified soldier was turned over to Army authorities and Bender faced charges of harboring a fugitive.
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Washington
Dolores Bender
Sergt
Roy E. Buck
Dies Report May Assail C I O Political Activity
The Dies Committee prepared a report to attack the political action committee of the Congress of Industrial Organizations. Attorneys general officials may rule this C I O group led by Sidney Hillman did not violate the ban on labor groups contributing to campaigns.
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Washington
Dies Committee
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Attorney General's Office
Sidney Hillman
Sampson Seaman Dies at Sampson Naval Station
James C. Curt Hoy Jr., 18, a seaman second class from Buffalo, died at Sampson Naval Training Station Hospital after burns from a boiler burst in a boiler room while he was on watch late Saturday night.
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James C. Curthoys, Jr
Buffalo
Sampson Naval Training Station
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Ewes Arphive
Strike Vote Splits British Coal Miners
A Welsh midnigh t report shows miners divided on resuming work with about 60 percent of the 100 000 on strike likely to return. Balloting in South Wales and Monmouthshire groups shows 3 000 at Pare and Dare and 8 000 in Aberdare valley voting against. Some locals voted to return to work for wage talks later as the ministry and Parliament urged a return in light of a government wage review set at 19.75 dollars weekly with no piece rate.
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London
South Wales
Pare and
Dare
Aberdare
Rhornda Valley
Monmouthshire
Tredegar Valley
Ministry of Fuel
Explosion at Gasoline Plant Kills Four Men
Four Sun Oil employees and a guard died after a blast at a Sun Oil high octane gasoline plant research unit in Marcus Hook Pennsylvania on Saturday night. The explosion caused extensive damage estimated by a company spokesman at 15000 dollars. Victims identified by badges include John Backin Chester Ray Ortlip Broomall James C Brown Boothwyn and John O Neil Marcus Hook guard at Pure Oil Co plant.
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Sun Oil Company
John Backin
Chester
Ray Ortlip
Broomall
James C. Brown
Boothwyn
Sun
John O'Neil
Pure O71 Co
O’neil
G O P Sets 25 Member Tax Problems Study Panel
Washington Republicans form a 25 member study committee to survey tax problems and recommend postwar policy. Rep. Martin of Massachusetts announces the group, aiming for a prudent tax plan ready for peace. The Ways and Means Committee plans to begin simplification work today.
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Martin
Massachusetts
House Ways and Means
Congress
Bernard M. Baruch
Daniel A. Reed
Locomotive Kills Eight in Crossing Wreck Near Columbus
A Pennsylvania Railroad Spirit of St. Louis passenger train struck an automobile near West Jefferson ten miles west of Columbus, killing eight people and injuring two others all aboard the car. The crash occurred last night and left no survivors in the vehicle.
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UPI
Pennsylvania Railroad
Spirit of St
Allied Bombers Hit Florence Genoa and Toulon
Allied airmen launched about 1,700 sorties striking Genoa Padua Florence Toulon and the French naval base at Toulon while claiming 36 Nazi planes shot down In the Cassino area Allied forces improved weather and French artillery rolled back two German patrols British destroyers continued Adriatic coast attacks on Korcula and nearby Dalmatian islands Ten direct hits were reported on a Toulon submarine station and multiple bombs hit a gas and coke factory a cable plant and an ammunition works
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Naples
Genoa
Padua
Florence
Toulon
Fifth Army
Cassino
Adriatic
Korcula
Peljesac
Stubborn Submarine Survives Storm After Duel With U Boat Convoys
London reports the British submarine Stubborn, commanded by Lieut. W. A. Duff, fought off a gale and depth charges while attacking two German convoys in Norwegian waters. Damaged controls, the crew stabilised the craft by shifting weight, and after two days in a brutal sea, British destroyers found and towed the vessel into port.
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London
Stubborn
Admiralty
W. A. Duff
Turks Say Mihailovic Has Joined With Nazis
The Budapest correspondent of Aksam claims German Yugoslav armistice terms go beyond truce and would allow collaboration against Marshal Tito. Hungarian papers Magyer Nemzet also report Mihailovic's cooperation with the Germans as part of a broader agreement.
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Mihailovic
Istanbul
Budapest
Aksam
Draja Mihailovic
Peter
Magyer Nemzet
Marshal Tito
Wagner bill expands social security to 15 million people
Senator Wagner proposes a social security expansion with a 6 percent payroll tax split between employers and employees. The plan would extend coverage to farm workers domestic workers nonprofit institute staff independent farmers and small business employees not currently included and would fund medical hospital care sickness disability unemployment and old age benefits.
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Washington
Dpi
Congress
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate Finance Committee
Roosevelt
Wagner
D-N
WPB Policies Support For Child Snow Suit Production
The War Production Board announced priorities assistance for manufacturers of infants and children snow suits leggings and ski pants to ensure 1944 fall winter supply. Ratings will cover fabrics linings interlinings anklets wristlets and apply to undelivered orders and future orders.
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Washington GP
War Production Board
WPB
Detroit Milkmen End Strike and Return to Service
Detroits dairy workers who had halted milk deliveries to about 350000 area families since before dawn Saturday decided to resume work yesterday. Union leaders called the stoppage a protest against delays by the War Labor Board on an overtime wage issue.
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Detroit
War Labor Board
Pope Pleads Rome Safety From Battle Ground
Pope Pius XI appealed from St. Peter's balcony for Allied and German leaders to spare Nazi occupied Rome from becoming a battlefield. He urged peace and liberation, calling the war a grave hour as aerial devastation widens. He warned that turning Rome into war’s theater would dishonor God and humanity.
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London
Pius
Rome
Unescorted Bombers Hit France
American Liberator bombers attacked a single enemy installation in Pas de Calais, France, without fighter escort. The operation marked the first time in months a heavy bomber strike near the invasion coast occurred in daylight with no protective fighters, returning all aircraft unharmed.
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London
Pas-De- Calais
France
Britain
U.S
War Ace Returns to Pacific Front to Lead Marine Squadron
Major Joe Foss, Sioux Falls native and top Guadalcanal ace, leads a Marine fighter squadron back to the Solomons. He stresses teamwork over records, aiming to deliver effective combat results and bring the younger pilots home safely. Foss notes the shift to a new contest dynamic and recalls past uncertainties about total plane credits.
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Joe Foss
Marine Corps
Guadalcanal
Sioux Falls
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Solomons
Canal
Rickenbacker
Eddie Rickenbacker
Shaw says Irish neutrality justified over sanctions on Ireland
George Bernard Shaw tells Daily Sketch that Ireland is justified in resisting US pressure to expel Allied diplomats and that sanctions would insult Irish fighters and backfire. He recalls urging de Valera before entry and notes Ireland’s centuries of grievances with England. He says de Valera saved neutrality and Ireland would resist threats again.
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George Bernard Shaw
United States
Ans
J. C. Taohil
The
Daily Sketch
Shaw
America
Eamon) de Valera
Ireland
Germany
England
de Valera
Toohil
Valley Will Be Ours Says General in Burma Advance
General Salwell declares the Hukawng Valley likely to fall as American and Chinese forces push toward the valley southward, cutting Japanese escape routes and nearing the southern rim in a two pronged offensive in north Burma. Vinegar Joe Salwell says the capture seems imminent.
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New Delhi
Hukawng
Burma
Joseph W
Vinegar Joe
Salwell Eaid
Doenitz Delivers Grim Heroes Day Message For Hitler
Admiral Karl Doenitz stood in for Adolf Hitler at the Heroes Day address in Berlin. He warned of a pitiless struggle for the nation's existence, recalling Hitler’s past triumphs and stressing Germany's world-wide military reach and strengthened forces.
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London
Karl Doenitz
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Berlin
Ander den Linden
Germany
France
Russia
Hitler Faces Crumbling War Front as He Warns of 1942 Struggle
Amid reports of a looming clash, Hitler asserts a crushing summer victory and proclaims the eastern crisis over yet acknowledges Allied bombings turning German soil into a war zone. In Russia, a retreat continues with no public appearances by Hitler Goering or Goebbels.
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Zeughaus
Hitler
Russia
Reichmarshal
Hermann Goering
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Travel bans between Britain and Ireland during war
London imposes midnight travel suspension for military reasons of paramount importance. Britain and the United States aim to isolate neutral Ireland after Eamon de Valera refused to oust Axis diplomats. Border closure with Ulster discussed and fuel and food cuts planned to free Allied shipping for invasion. Four thousand daily crossers and about 125000 monthly travelers are affected, with exemptions for essential business. Restrictions apply to civilians and service members and will be lifted when military considerations permit.
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London
Britain
Ireland
United States
Eire
Eres
Eamon de Valera
Northern Ireland
Ulster
Fife
U S Won’t Squeeze Eire Says Envoy
Irish minister in Washington Robert Brennan says Ireland can stay neutral without U S military or economic pressure. State Department remains friendly though Ireland rejected the request to expel Axis diplomats. Announcement of withholding merchant ships indicates potential tougher American economic policy toward Ireland. Brennan denies Valera sent him to seek guarantees against U S military action.
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Washington
Robert Brennan
United States
Ireland
State Department
Brennan
Eamon de Valera
Mars Air Mail Sets Record With 23 846-Pound Load
Nearly 300 000 letters from servicemen in the Pacific have arrived in the United States aboard the Navy flying boat Mars. This air mail load is described as the largest in history, weighing 23 846 pounds.
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Washington
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