Organized Resistance on Angaur Ends
The Navy reported heavy fighting ends with Angaur secured in three and a half days as Marines on Peleliu press the island advance. Nimitz notes organized resistance on Angaur ceased. air strikes hit multiple targets across the Pacific while Chinese officials warn of a very serious situation as Japan plans to seal the Chinese coast.
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Associated Press
Japan
Pacific
Sagiern
Philippines
U. S
Little Angeur
Palaus
Peleliu
Leathernecks
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Angaur
Douglas Macarthur
Southwest Pacific Front
Syrdrome
Davao
Celebes
Borneo
Fin Morotai
Nimitz
Chi’ Echi Jima
Bonins
Tokyo
Marcus Island
Pagan
Marianas
Ponape
Carolines
Wotje
Marshalls
China
Southeast Aqne
Chine
Hurricane Toll of Naval Craft Raised to Five
The Navy reported ground truth toll from a coastal hurricane, adding the loss of the minesweeper MS 409 to five ships. MS 409 was at sea during the storm and has not been heard from, with a crew of about twenty aboard. Earlier losses included the destroyer Warrington two Coast Guard vessels and a lightship.
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Washington
Warrington
Coast Guard
Scoreboard highlights from Eastern and National leagues
Utica defeated Hartford 9 to 3 in semifinals. In the National league Pitahurg beat Brooklyn J 2 to 1 while Philadelphia topped Cincinnati 3 to 2. Cincinnati and Philadelphia won 4 to 2. St Louis vs Boston and Chicago vs New York were postponed. Detroit and New York combined 2, Cleveland 17 with notable Hosten 70 and 13 units in St Louis by Washington.
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Cincinnati
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Boston
Chicagan
New York
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Detroit
Cleveland
Hosten
Innitrat St. Louie
Washington
Chicago
Dewey Plans Freedom and Security Policy Tour
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey on a repaired special train en route to San Francisco outlines the Republican blueprint of freedom and security for all. He stops at Eugene Oregon and Portland, praising teamwork while recovering from a recent train wreck as reporters aboard note his fourth term bid and Pacific Coast speech series.
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Thomas E. Dewey
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Ore
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New York
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Castle Rock
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Oregon
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United States
America
Speedy Probe of Pearl Harbor Blow Demanded by Senate Group
A House subcommittee urged an immediate independent probe into the Pearl Harbor attack. Senators clashed over who should investigate, with calls for congressional investigators and defense department action remaining unresolved.
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Washington LLP
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Navy
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Wiley
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Cole
RCME
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Obin
Bill Would Release 35 Year Old Soldiers From Army
A proposed bill introduced yesterday by Rep. Fish would release married men aged 35 years and over from military service within thirty days after the end of hostilities with Germany. The measure aims to reduce wartime manpower limits and shift manpower policy as discussions continue.
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Washington
UPI
Fifth Army Breaks Gothic Line Near Florence
Allied communique says American Fifth Army breached the Nazi Gothic Line on a six mile front above Florence, edging toward Bologna and the Po Valley. Canadian and Greek troops attack Rimini outer defenses as the drive tightens along the Adriatic coast amid heavy combat.
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CPI
Fifth Army
Florence
Bologne
Imola
Marlands
Rimini
Adriatic
Nave
Can Marine
Serravaile
Fifth Amy
Fj- Tenzuola
Bologna
WFA to Buy 7500 Tons of Apples as Hurricane Salvage
WFA official announced that the organization would purchase 7500 tons of apples, worth 30 rail cars, as price support following a hurricane that blew fruit to the ground in the 12-State northeast region. The plan aims to salvage marketable fruit and stabilize growers’ incomes.
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New York
F. D. Cronin
Office of Distribution
WFA
WEA
Germans Surround Allied Aerial Troops In Holland
British forces race to rescue as Germans tighten ring around Allied air units in Holland. Soviet forces press across the Baltic, advancing toward Tallinn with widespread gains and a long breakthrough from Narva. Leningrad front reports large territorial advances and captured towns as three Baltic armies converge.
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Holland
London
Estonia
Red Army
Baltic States
Tallinn
Leningrad
Gulf of Finland
Riga
U S Names New Envoys To Europe
President Roosevelt named Arthur Biss Lane ambassador to the exiled Polish government and submitted other diplomatic appointments for Senate confirmation. The slate includes Luhgex Osodorme of New York to Norway, Walter Thurston to Bolivia, John F. Simmons to El Salvador, George Wadsworth to Lebanon and Syria, and Charles Satyyer to be ambassador. The moves reflect renewed U S support in Europe and the Middle East.
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Roosevelt
Arthur Biss Lane
Poland
United States
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Thare
Senate
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Ted
Luhgex Osodorme
New York
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Relief
FR Tation Administration
London
Norrar
Walter Thurston
Arizona
el Salvador
Elroy
Bolivia
John FP. Simmons
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
George Wadsworth
George Wads
Syria
Charles Satyyer
Democratia National
Iren Ohio
Finns Begin Fulfilling Red Peace Terms
Finnish leaders and citizens faced the armistice terms with a mix of heaviness and resolve. The Allied commission was said to have arrived in Helsinki to oversee the terms as Porkkala residents began evacuating the strategic peninsula. Northern Finland held uncertain activity as German forces retreated under Russian aid.
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Russia
Afioniidningen
Allied Control Commission
Sidanov
Helsinki
Porkkala
Finland
Pintland
Bamkward
Legion Draws Postwar Pattern At National Convention
The American Legion elected Edward Scheiserling Albany attorney as national commander. Delegates endorsed resolutions for unconditional surrender and disarmament of Germany and Japan and a soft peace. They backed a universal one year military training for qualified youths and continued Army Navy base control for security.
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Chicago
American Legion
United States
Edward Scheiserling
Albany
Legioneaiives
Germany
Japan
Association of Free Nations
Navy
Brest Falls After 46-Day Allied Siege
The 46 day siege of Brest ends with Allied forces capturing the port city on the Brittany peninsula. German radio confirms Brest's defeat and port facilities are wrecked as defenders under Lieutenant General Ramcke surrender. Lorient and St Nazaire remain under siege as Allied plans contemplate salvage work and supply routes.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
Brest
Brittany
Tersaly
Ramecke
Normandy
G. G. P. Literature in War Ballots
A Miami Herald report cites a naval officer at a Miami training station who says sailors from Michigan Minnesota and New Hampshire received Republican campaign literature with their ballots. The officer notes service numbers appeared on the envelopes suggesting local origin. He says the officers collected the materials and alerted authorities.
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Miami
Fla
Miami Herald
Mami Naval Raining Station
Michigan
Republicas
Minnesota
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Casennes
Herald
Tur
Hersii
Caruso Blames Germans for Rome Killings
The Rome trial of Pietro Caruso opened for a second time as expert witnesses described the Ardeatine Cave massacre near the Appian Way. Medical investigator Attilio Ascarelli testified 34 of 335 bodies were beheaded and tied with hands behind, noting German executioners mined the caves to hinder rescue. Caruso, pale and tremulous, claimed Field Marshal Albert Kesselring ordered hostages for reprisals, adjusting the number downward from eighty to fifty. Three witnesses testified in Caruso’s favor, including a 81 year old bishop who helped release a priest.
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Pietro Caruso
Smolensk
Albert, Kesselring
Ialy
Replical
Howe
Attilio Ascarelli
Appian Way
Caruso
Ascaréelli
Regina Cock
Allies Capture Vast Underground Robot Factory
Allied forces report seizure of a deep underground bomb proof factory near a Luxembourg border town. The vast plant housed 3000 workers extracting bomb carcasses and contained dozens of Skoda lathes and precision equipment, much of it removed or damaged, 350 feet below a mountain surface.
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U. 3 Third Army
Tui
Dhe Luxembourg
Aail
Skoda
Pershing Improves at Walter Beery Hospital
World War I leader General John J. Pershing showed slight improvement at Walter Beery Hospital as officials said his condition improved from Tuesday. Hospital authorities reported continued gains in his health for the four year old patient.
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Washington
Gene Pay
Walter Beery Hospital
Allied forces push to break Dutch pocket near Arnhem
Soviet forced reports describe Second Army troops crossing the Raine River near Nijmegen to reach a large airborne pocket in the Arnhem area. German defenses stiffened around the Waal bridge while Allied air and ground units faced counterattacks. In Germany, US First Army actions east of Aachen pressured German lines as heavy fighting continued and reserves were thrown in.
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Second Army
Raine
Nijmegen
Holland
Arnhem
Germas
Mini
Armheta
Acnehem
Eindttoven
Courtner H. Hedges
Gressenich
Siolberg
Germany
Normandy
Frost
First Army
Aachen
DNS
Arn- Rem
Miles Dempsey
Best
Waal Bridge
Arwy
Nazi Supply Lines Bombed in Allied Bombing Campaign
Allied air raids targeted German border railway hubs including Rheydt Muenster and other rail centers near the Rhine in Holland and up to Dusseldorf. Lancaster bombers attacked Raerdt and Mon Shee Glaciondh striking loaded freight and adjacent warehouses to disrupt supply to the Siegfried Line.
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Holland
Fulk
Mliss
German Frontieren Qraim
Pioiz
Rheydt
Mueshen Giacbaek
Bitbuss
R.A
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