Yanks Open Drive North of Grenoble
American troops driving from the Riviera have pushed more than 15 miles beyond Grenoble and are within 55 miles of the Swiss border. Allied reports place the pursuit along the Rhone Valley with German forces attempting to flee toward Germany, as prisoners describe disorganized units and commanders ordering a retreat.
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Lyon
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Geneva
Valence
Germany
Ludwig Serratious
Rhone
Marshall Urges Small Army with Citizen Reserves Policy
General George C. Marshall has directed that the postwar American Army be a small professional force augmented by citizen reserves. The policy anticipates universal military training and reserves in peacetime, with wartime needs filling emergencies, and notes plans will adapt as postwar commitments and international relations evolve.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Congress
Eastern League scoreboard oddities and delays
The Eastern section lists Albany over Wikes-Barren 6 to 1 with Hartford and Scranton games, plus Elmira beating Binghamton after 18 innings. National results show Brooklyn defeating New York 8 to 1 and St Louis beating Pittsburgh 3 to 2, while American games report Washington 10 New York 7 and Cleveland in a long 32 inning tie with Philadelphia.
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Wikes
Washington
New York
Detroit
St. Louis
Histon
Philadelphia
Geveland
Ine Altigs
Red Army Drives Deep Into Romania Near Yugoslav Border
Soviet forces crossed into Romania advancing toward the Yugoslav frontier and reached Bulgaria’s Danube border after seizing Giurgiu port. Malinovsky’s Second Ukraine Army pushed through hundreds of towns and villages around Darmanesti and Pitesti, with major German forces routed and retreating.
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Romania
Tito
Bulgaria
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Giurglio
Bucharest
Ridion
Malinovsky
Ukraine
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Darmanesti
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RED. Army
Baruch urges broader postwar unemployment pay
Baruch pressed for broader unemployment compensation as Senate and House negotiators meet to reconcile bills. He cited cost of living differences among states and urged extending benefits to government civilian workers. Senator George welcomed the idea, recalling Baruchs prior wartime action to aid displaced workers with travel funds from his own pocket.
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Bernard M. Baruch
House
White House
Senate
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George
D.-Ga
War Industries
Board
Army Divisions Named in France for German Drive
The U S Third Army reports divisions in France are the Fifth, Thirty Fifth, Zigntiein and Ninety Infantry Divs and the Fourth and Seventh Armored Divisions. These units prepare for participation in the eastern drive into Germany.
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U.S
France
U. S
Germany
Vagabond Lover Reunites With Wife Amid Divorce Claims
Hollywood couple Rudy Vallee and Bette Davis Bettelane resume cohabitation in July after a brief split. Vallee 41 confirms renewed marriage, while Bettelane says the divorce brought them closer. Under California law the divorce would not finalize while they resume living together.
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Rody Vallee-Bettelane
Greer
Vallee
Ote
Rooner
Rudy
Bettejane
California
Roosevelt and Churchill to Meet in Quebec This Month
United States President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill plan a Quebec meeting this month to shift focus from Europe to the Pacific, discuss Stalin's possible role, and finalize war strategy before Germany's collapse. They previously met in Quebec last August to approve invasion plans.
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Ufi
Roosevelt
Churchill
Europe
Pacific
Japan
Quebec
Germany
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Stalin
Red Army
West
Jagan
Soviet Union
East
Channel Guns In Fierce Duel Over Kent Coast
British and German coastal batteries exchanged heavy salvos in a dawn duel along the English Channel near Folkestone. A second, longer exchange lasted over four hours early yesterday, driving residents to shelters and causing damage. One man was killed amid the bombardment as Germans reportedly weighed unloading ammunition before Allied arrival.
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Folkestone
England
Calais
Boulogne
Allied Aims Bind German Retreat In Flanders Push
Allied forces press toward the Siegfried Line as American and British units rate north from Metz to the Belgian frontier. Reports say Verdun fell after a rapid armored assault, with heavy bombing and propaganda leaflets urging surrender. American First Army advances near Reims and Mons as Canadian troops recapture Dieppe and drive toward Belfort.
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Patton
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Diz
Verdon
St Miniel
Brest
Flanders
Bulgarian Cabinet Falls Halting Peace Talks in Balkans
Bulgarian premier Bagrianov’s government collapsed yesterday, delaying armistice discussions with the Allies. Storjan Moshanoff and Colonel Zheletkov headed the Bulgarian peace mission as a new government formation loomed in Sofia. Bagrianov announced the resignation on Sofia radio after attempts to steer Bulgaria toward neutrality and peace talks with the Allies.
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Ivan Bagranov
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Adolf Hitler
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Bagrisnov
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Britons Break Gothic Line as Allied Push Advances Near Adriatic
Allied forces attacked along the Gothic Line behind fighter bomber air cover and broke into German positions near the Adriatic coast. Eighth Army troops pushed through three weak points and reported German disarray while advancing up to 1900 yards toward Monte Grifolo and Monte Delle Croce. Monitor reports say Monte Delle, a key defense hub, fell amid intense fighting on the slopes of Mount Catus with hand to hand combat and forward elements pushing inside the line.
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Aled
Eighth Army
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Croce
Adriatic
Mount Catus
Monta Gridolf
Voice From The Grave In A Letter To Postmaster
Poplar Bluff Missouri postmaster Lee Stokely received a letter from a Chicago sender claiming to be dead. The note asks to hold an age check until sending agent reappears, noting an inability to travel on September 1 due to death and planned burial next Tuesday.
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Lee Stokely
Asman
Chicago
Front Line Distances to Berlin and Other Theaters
Distances show the eastern and western fronts relative to major hubs. Road to Berlin lists 322 miles from Warsaw outskirts, 420 miles from Voiron in northern France, 595 miles from Voiron in southern France, and S& miles from Pesaro on the Italian front.
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Warsaw
France
Voiron
Pesaro
Hull Favors France as Major Global Power
Washington says France should reemerge as a major power with a permanent seat on a future world peace council. Hull cites Dumbarton Oaks talks as shaping postwar roles and notes plans to reopen the Paris consulate with Hugh Fallerton directing Central European affairs and Norman Armour eyed for Paris missions.
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Lne
Hull
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Britain
Russia
China
Norman Armour
Argentina
Paris
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Fisen
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Parisi
Hugh Fallerton
Division of
Central European Affairs
State Department
U. S. Bombers Attack Brest Defenses In World War II
American dive bombers hit Brest fortifications and gun emplacements as U S ground forces approached the Atlantic port. Allied air forces also struck Hungary and Yugoslavia targets, destroying dozens of German aircraft on a two day push.
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Brest
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Italy
Hungary
Yugoslavia
US 3
Simiek
Debrecen
Budapest
Baby Left Uncalled For After Birth At St Vincent’s Hospital
New York police seek the parents of a blonde blue eyed newborn girl born premature at St Vincent’s Hospital about two months ago. The mother Mrs Martha Mary Edwards left the child at the hospital July 6 then was discharged July 16 and the address given was a vacant store. The baby is in the care of the New York Foundling Hospital. Detective John Edward reports the mother and father are being sought.
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Harry Edwards
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Foundling Hosp Piial
Georges Carpentier Plans Comeback in Paris Club Return
Georges Carpentier, aged and fighting trim, trains for a Paris comeback at the Lido Bar on the Champs Elysees. Once a world heavyweight champ, he hosted a night club until occupation disrupted it. now he eyes reopening and dreams of facing Joe Louis while recovering from vocal cord surgery.
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Paris
Jack Dempsey
France
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Yay
Germany
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