Russians Overwhelm German Forces Near Kiev Across Dnieper
Soviet bulletin reports Red Army thrusts across the Dnieper to the eastern bank opposite Kiev. Berlin confirms some German units crossed the river as battles raged near Kremenchug, Brovari, and Pereyaslavl with hundreds of enemy dead, many drowned, and a number surrendering along the river.
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London
Red Army
Dnieper
Kiev
Moscow
Berlin
Ukraine
Reuters
Hiev
Kremenchug
Brovari
Dnepropetrovsk
Pereyaslavl
Second Front Delay Laid To Churchill
Karl Browder, general secretary of the Communist Party in the United States, accused Winston Churchill of deciding not to open the second front. He said President Roosevelt submitted to Churchill to avoid public disagreement. Browder urged coalition warfare and equal partnership with Britain and the Soviet Union to ensure meaningful victory and postwar order.
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Chicago
Karl Browder
Communist Party
United States
Winston Churchill
Roosevelt
Churchill
Browder
Eisenhower
Marshall
Red Army
Soviet Union
Britain
Police Kill Seven In Indian Food Riot
Seven people died and nine were injured when Kashmir state police opened fire on a mob at a food riot in a Jammu district. Authorities disclosed the incident occurred Friday as troops and police attempted to disperse the protesters.
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Bombay
Kashmir
Jammu
India
Baseball scoreboard wrap from National and American leagues
National League results include Cincinnati 2 Boston 0. Cincinnati 1 Boston 0. Pittsburg 5 New York. New York 4 Pittsburg 3 in 10 innings. St. Louis 4 Philadelphia 1. Philadelphia 3 St. Louis 2 in 11 innings. Brooklyn 5 Chicago 1. Chicago 5 Brooklyn 3. American results show New York 3 Cleveland 2. New York 6 Cleveland 5 in 10. St. Louis 3 Philadelphia 1. St. Louis 1 Philadelphia 0. Chicago 15 Washington 3. Washington 5 Chicago 2. Boston 3 Detroit 2. Boston 6 Detroit 2.
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New York
Cleveland
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
Boston
Detroit
Weowrgpa Pep Radha
Nazi Crews Sabotage Three Ships in Alten Fjord
A Reuters dispatch from Stockholm reports three capital German ships Tirpitz Scharnhorst and Lutzow sabotaged by their own crews in Alten Fjord Norway after Italy’s fleet surrender. An eye witness said damage extent unclear as crews grew rebellious and disheartened amid rumors of a Sudden venture against British ships and a possible Scapa Flow fate for the fleet.
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London
Tirpitz
Scharnhorst
Lutzow
Alten Fjord
Norway
Reuters
Stockholm
Britain
Karl Doenitz
Scapa Flow
Yanks And Tommies Spurn Italy As Ally
In southern Italy American and British troops voice strong opposition to Italian allies. The Eighth Army News calls for shame on Italy and insists Italians should pay the price of their folly rather than be treated as allies.
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Italy
United States
Great Britain
United Nations
Washington
London
Marshal Badoglio
Eighth Army News
New
Roosevelt reshuffles State Department for Russian ties
President Roosevelt names Edward R. Stettinius Jr to Undersecretary of State in a move seen as preparing U S diplomacy for tripartite talks with Britain and Russia. Stettinius, lend lease chief, may join Hull for Moscow talks with Harriman likely to succeed Standley as ambassador. Officials stress pro Russia stance and self interest, aiming to offset Sumner Welles resignation and bolster Russo American relations. (Continued on Page Eight.)
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Washington (P
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Roosevelt
Britain
Russia
Stettinius
W. Averell Harriman
Lendlease
London
Hull
Moscow
Harriman
William H. Standley
Standley
Washington
Sumner Welles
Welles
State Department
Pacific Railway Strike Ends as Parleys Reopen
Pacific Electric trains and buses returned to service in 55 communities after a two day strike ended. About 1,300 Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen members voted at a Saturday night meeting to end the walkout. William P. Nutter will confer with a new mediation board in Washington, as crews press wage demands of 1.04 per hour, up from the 87 cent top rate. Workers will receive full pay for the two days off.
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Los Angeles
Pacifc Electric
Nas
Brotherhood of Railway
William P. Nutter
Washington
P. E
American Seed Helps Allies On Russian Front
New York reports that seeds from American farmers supported by the National War Fund aided Allied hunger relief. Emile Schram states crops totaling about 4,000,000 tons were harvested for Russia China and Great Britain through member agencies. About 15,000,000 Russian families tasted American vegetables for the first time. Russia’s 3,500,000 tons came from seed aid via Russian War Relief. China yielded 175,000 tons through United China Relief and Britain 90,000 tons from 100 tons sent by British War Relief.
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New York
Michigan
New Jersey
Oregon
Emil Schram
National War Fund
Russia
China
Great Britain
United China
Senatorial Junket Completed In Long Beach California
Four United States Senators arrived yesterday from Honolulu on an around-the-world war theater tour. Albert B Chandler Richard B Russell James M Mead and Ralph O Brewster completed the journey with Henry Cabot Lodge remaining in Honolulu. Russell said the operation magnitude in all theaters amazed them and that further statements would wait until the full Senate report.
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Long Beach
Cal
United States
Honolulu
Washington, D. C
Russia
Albert B. Chandler
D. Ky
Richard B. Russell
D.-Ga
James M. Mead
D.-N
Ralph O. Brewster
R.-Me
Henry Cabot Lodge
R.-Mass
Russell
Senate
King Christian X Celebrates Birthday Amid Danish Upset
The Danish radio reported King Christian X of Denmark marked a birthday yesterday. Thousands sent congratulatory letters and telegrams from his people as Denmark endures German military government after the army revolted and the navy surrendered last month.
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London
Christian X
Denmark
Wreck kills two on prison train near Charlottesville
Captive Germans suffer injuries as a passenger train carrying POWs derails near Charlottesville Virginia. Fireman Jake Pritchett and engineer Charles L Dillard die. Seven guard enlisted men and two prisoners are badly hurt and treated at Woodrow Wilson General Hospital Staunton. Two conductors also injured. The wreck halted the line, with multiple cars derailed and one engine demolished.
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Tary Guara
P. J. McGahan
Third Service Command
Jake Pritchett
Charlottesville
Ireman
Charles L. Dillard
Chesapeake and Ohio
Orange
Woodrow Wilson General Hospital
Staunton
Pritchett
Dillard
University of Virginia Hospital
Military Guard
Garrard Playman 2d
Richmond
Doughboy Better Than Dad Says Visiting Chaplain
Rev Dr William S Pugh visiting American troops in the Middle East said doughboys are a lot different from World War I soldiers. He noted they are more intelligent and weigh matters better, dislike their jobs but give their all, seek virile religion, show no hatred for the enemy, and display friendly actions toward Italian prisoners amid a changed attitude toward Germans.
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Cairo
William S. Pugh
Middle East
Pugh
France
Japanese Barracks Hit By Allied Bombers
New Delhi report states Allied air forces struck Japanese barracks in the Maymyo area east of Mandalay Burma on Saturday. RAF Beaufighters damaged rail targets near Maymyo and Sagaing. American bombers hit shipping on the upper Irrawaddy at Katha. One American plane was lost.
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New Delhi
UPI
Maymyo
Mandalay
Burma
Royal Air Force
Sagaing
Irrawaddy
Katha
Naba
Irrawaddy River
Prome
Germans Postpone History Textbooks Until War Ends
German historians in a Berlin announcement say a definite history textbook cannot be issued for German schools until the war ends. The note cautions that facts must be awaited and careful approval will follow.
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London
Hitler
Berlin
Train Kills 7 At Crossing In South Bend
Seven people were killed when The Pacemaker, a Chicago to New York passenger train, struck a car at Arnold Street crossing in South Bend Indiana. The car’s occupants reportedly laughed as signals were ignored. Crossings watchman P C Myers signalled but to no avail. Bodies were mangled and scattered for blocks. The seven were tentatively identified as local residents.
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South Bend
Ind
Chicago
New York
New York Central Railroad
Arnold Street
P. C. Myers
Elkhart
Tugwell Defends Puerto Rico Policy Critique
Governor Rexford G Tugwell told a Senate subcommittee that U S policy toward Puerto Rico is not a policy at all and warns that suppressing an angry people risks deepening resentment He accused Congress of inaction and urged a clear, workable plan for the island's future.
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Washington, GP
Rexford G. Tugwell
Puerto Rico
United States
Tugwell
Senate
Dennis Chavez
D.N.M
Congress
Dewey Reviews Negro State Guard Troops at Camp Smith
Governor Thomas E. Dewey inspected nearly 1,000 Negro troops from the New York State Guard the Sith Regiment of Manhattan and the Third Separate Battalion of Brooklyn before about 2,000 spectators at Camp Smith Peekskill. Maj. Myles Paige and Col. W. W. Chisum led the battalion and regiment with Lieut. Gov. Joseph R. Hanley also attending.
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Peekskill
Thomas E. Dewey
New York State Guard
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Camp Smith
Myles Paige
W. W Chisum
Joseph R. Hanley
Croat Sailors Desert, Join Guerrillas in Split
Hundreds of Croat sailors mobilized by Germany for the Adriatic war zone reportedly deserted and joined guerrilla forces at Split after being recalled from the Black Sea to man Adriatic gunboats and speed launches. The defection could derail plans for a Croat Navy in the Adriatic.
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Madrid
Black Sea
Adriatic
Split
Farm Bloc Fights Subsidies In Congress Battle
Washington UP reports farm bloc members prepared for a fresh fight in Congress over subsidies as administration plans to spend up to 1 billion dollars next year to curb retail food prices. War Food Administrator Marvin Jones seeks to double CCC borrowing authority to 1.0 billion and extend its life 18 months, with focus on direct subsidies and fund allocation.
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Washington
Congress
Marvin Jones
Commodity Credit Corp
CCC
Senate
Aiken
R-Vi
Agriculture Committee
Australians Press Tough Japanese Resistance at Finschhafen
Allied forces in New Guinea push toward Finschhafen with a frontal assault by Australian jungle troops meeting stiff Japanese defense. Australian northern advance from the landing point meets strong enemy fortifications as the battle narrows to within three quarters of a mile of the Japanese base.
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Southwest Pacific
Finschhaafen
Ez New Guinea
Buri
Finschwafen
Fifth Army Engaged in Bitter Battle for Naples
Allied headquarters report the Fifth Army pushing ahead toward Naples on the Italian front. American forces meet stiff resistance yet advance along the line, capturing three villages. British Eighth Army makes limited progress up the east coast as Germans withdraw from Foggia air bases.
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North Africa
Adriatic
Foggia
Eighth Army
Fifth Army
Naples
Berlin
Guenter Weber
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Salerno
Fogeia
Reich Fears Allied Move In Balkans
Allied actions raise German alarm over possible landings from the Adriatic or Italian coasts. Reports cite Sardinia Corsica air bases aiding operations, and Yugoslav Partisans expanding to 180,000 fighters under Allied command against Split Susak and Fiume Trieste areas.
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A. I. Goldberg
London
Berlin
Italy
Balkans
Adriatic
Sardinia
Corsica
Leghorn
Fifth Army
Salerno
Sicily
Balkan Adriatic
Split
Susak
Fiume
Trieste
Guerrila
Peoples’ Liberation Army
Budapest
Owen D. Young Heads Haskell Campaign Group
New York announces Owen D. Young has accepted as chairman of the Independent Citizens Committee for Haskell. He cited a long friendship and admiration for General William N. Haskell and pledged to aid his campaign for lieutenant governor. A cochairman representing the American Labor Party will be announced soon.
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New York
Owen D. Young
Independent Citizens’ Committee
William N. Haskell
Haskell
Independent Citizens Committee
Cochairman
American Labor Party
Lib erator bomber crashes in Denver while training
A four engine B 24 based at Lowry Field crashed and exploded in a South Denver residential area during a routine training flight killing seven Army airmen. No civilians were hurt. The wreck damaged two nearby houses and a garage.
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Denver
Int
Lowry Field
Editorial Sees Stettinius as Strong U S Pick for State Dept
The Times of London says Sumner Welhes resignation as Undersecretary of State is a great loss to the U S State Department but lauds Edward R Stettinius as an almost unbeatable successor.
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London
Times of London
Sumner Welhes
U.S. State Department
Edward R. Stettinius
Bombed Naples Harbor Isolated City in Ruin
Naples lies in ruins as Allied air strikes devastate the harbor and factories. Transocean war correspondent Guenter Weber says Naples, once home to over a million, is cut off with no rail connections. Sirens wail, underground stations sit empty, and only four restaurants remain open amid spontaneous depredations and tense German occupation.
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Associated Press
Naples
Berlin
Transocean
Guenter Weber
Weber
Coal Ration Advisory Groups Formed By OPA
Washington industry committees to advise on coal rationing were organized by the Office of Price Administration. Thirty eight leaders from anthracite and bituminous industries coal trade associations and coal equipment industry named to four committees. A coal industry advisory council will guide overall rationing decisions.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Pitaminondustries
Coal Trade Associations
Coal Equipment Industry
Coal Industry Advisory Council
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