Nazis Hold Town Under Death Threat
Correspondent Barbara Wace reports from Brest as U.S. Infantry push inside the city. A German sniper harassed a reporter's Jeep from a four story building while tanks and artillery blasted fortifications. Allied bulldozers cleared debris to keep streets passable for advancing troops.
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Hal Boyte
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Jean Daures
Brest
Barron
Iran
Up Front With Mauldin Describes WWII Street Scenes
The report details hundreds of civilians and German soldiers amid a French Carmelite nunnery used by Germans as a depot. Prisoners are shown being rounded up, with Allied troops and local civilians in the aftermath of bombardment.
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Fred Sutton
Eleventh Avenue
Neptune
Taier
Sutton
Artem Dark
Sisaat
Thomas D. MecLaughlin
Ime
Dumbarton Oaks Talks Near Conclusion of War Group Sessions
Washington officials reported progress in preliminary talks among the big powers toward a new world organization. The Russian phase with Americans and British concluded in a grand session. the three powers plan to issue a joint communiqué tomorrow. Chinese discussions are set to open tomorrow with Cordell Hull and Wellington Koo presiding.
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League of Nnions
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Cordell
Hull
Alexander Cadegas
Crair
Ferene
Schedied
Courtsey Pays at Red Shield Canteen Seaman Receives War Bond
Jersey City sea man first class George Bi Heil paused at the Salvation Army Red Shield canteen for servicemen to greet peers. When Heil stepped in, he was handed a $2 war bond as the 25,000th serviceman to enter the canteen.
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Jersey City
N. J
George Bi Hell
Salvation Army Red Shield
Heil
Another Copy of Bill of Rights Found in Providence
An original copy of the Bill of Rights, unearthed by state archivist Mise Mary T. Quilon in Providence, was found in a maps collection and is reported to be in perfect condition. Only seven of the 44 originals are known to exist, with five held by states, one in federal archives, and one exhibited in New York.
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Providence
UBR
Mise Mary T. Quilon
State Archivis
Promise Hitler Will Be Punished Says Soviet Bulletin
The Soviet embassy Information Bulletin argues postwar settlement will ensure Adolf Hitler is punished as Kaiser Wilhelm was after 1918. Prof. Trainin's piece cites 1919 Netherlands sanctuary for Wilhelm and warns against leniency echoing Versailles mistakes, asserting Hitler and accomplices will face punishment.
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Adolf Hitler
Kaiser Wilhelm
Holland
Germany
Berknees
Europe
Wilhelm
A. Trainin
Nators
Hitler
Versailles
Soviet Union
Hia Clique
Army to Release Excess Soldiers As Medical Certifies
The War Department announced an excess of soldiers below minimum induction standards with no suitable roles, to be released 29 promptly as the medical department certifies them. Men in satisfactory positions will not be discharged solely for failing to meet minimum standards.
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War Department
Medical Department
United States
Department
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