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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1944
Page
1
One-Time Ride To Al Capone Fatally Shot
Chicago reports Lawrence Mangano a onetime Capone ally and gambling chieftain shot fatally while seated in a west side car. Mike Pontelli also wounded. a brunette identified as Mrs Rita Reyes sat with the men and was held for questioning. Police described the attack as hoodlum style with two bursts of gunfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lawrence
Dago) Mangano
al Capone
West Side
Mike Pontelli
Bridewell Hospital
Mangano
A. m
Joseph Schinker
Pontelli
Rita Reyes
Schinker
Russians Only 328 Miles From Berlin
The United Press reports Allied positions show Berlin 328 miles from Russian lines, with Italy 607 miles and France 623 miles away as of today. This distance highlights the shrinking frontline and strategic proximity to Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
United Press
Russia
Italy
France
Plan For Joint Occupation Of Berlin Ready
Washington reports detail a plan for post surrender Germany with three way occupation by British American and Soviet forces. It envisions joint Berlin control a joint military commission and disarmament of Germany with Hitler pursued for trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
John M. Hightower
Washington
Germany
United States
Britain
Russia
Moscow
Tehran
Churchill
Casablanca
Stalin
Roosevelt
Teheran
European Advisory Commission
Hitler
Truman resigns as senate war investigating committee chair
Senator Harry S. Truman resigns as chairman of the senate war investigating committee. He refuses pleas to stay, stating he would not produce statements or reports perceived as politically motivated and sends his resignation to Vice President Henry A. Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry S. Truman
Senate War Investigating Committee
Truman
Murder Trial Postponement Appears Likely
Judge LaPrade to preside in Paladino murder case as Judge Kelly misses trial date after a relative dies. Paladino, 30, is charged with the June 3 murder of Richard O Hara. Possible delay discussed as Tucson court staffing and vacation routes complicate coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur T. LaPrade
Phoenix
Edward Paladino, Jr
Henry Kelly
Yuma
Kelly
San Francisco
Eva de Concini
Tucson
de Concini
Paladino
Richard O'Hara
Consolidated Vultee
Rincon
East Sixth Street
Anti Submarine Patrol Aids California Fishermen
The Navy combined anti submarine patrols with spotting schools of fish from blimps off the California coast last year and will continue the program during the new sardine season as announced by the 12th naval district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Navy
California
12Th Naval District
Japanese Resistance Tightens as Guam Push Advances
U.P. reports on August 3 that Japanese resistance stiffens on Guam as U.S. forces cap three towns and Tivan air field after fierce fighting through mud and undergrowth. More than 7,400 Japanese dead counted on Guam, with 3,075 buried on Tinian. American losses 1,423 including dead, wounded, and missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Tremaine
Pearl Harbor
U.P
Guam
Tivan
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Tinian
Nimitz
First Provisional Brigade
77Th Division
Rev S. Geiger
Saucio
Toto
Timoneng
Orote Peninsula
Tumon Bay
Sassawan Point
Army Nimitz
Holland M. Smith
USMC
Fleet Marine Forces, Pacific
Polish Patriots In Warsaw Aid Russian Drive
Polish riflemen from a secret underground army fought in burning Warsaw to aid Russian forces on the east bank of the Vistula. The Polish high command said units attacked the enemy rear in four districts including Ogrod Laski and Ochota as Moscow’s push closed in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Schirwindt
Eydtkuhnen
Wehrkirchen
Cherniakhovsky
Tilsit
Insterburg
Konigsberg
Virbalis
Wizainy
East Prussia
Warsaw
Praga
Vistula
London
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Ogrod Laski
Ochota
Polny Mokodow
Zoliborz Su
Hitler's Pagan Gods Deserted Him In Europe
Allied forces press the Normandy invasion, forcing a likely great retreat as German units retreat under overwhelming Allied strength. Churchill credits the Russian front for German losses while Americans push toward Brest and Cherbourg to sever ports and rail links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Europe
Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
France
Normandy
Churchill
Brest
Cherbourg
United Press
Robert C. Miller
Rennes
Combourg
Dinon
Miller
Richard D. McMillan
Noireau River
Conde
Vire
St. Nazaire
Lorient
Gorrell
U. S
Gavray-Percy
Berlin
Pontorson
Dinan
Brittany
Turks Brace For German Retaliation Amid Break
Turkish authorities rounded up 100 German intelligence agents and hauled anti aircraft batteries as Ankara ordered evacuation plans for women and children. The Turkish assembly moved to grant amnesty to Allied nationals and to report U.S. ambassador Laurence Steinhardt departed Ankara for Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Edward Murray
London
U.P
Turkey
Ankara
National Assembly
Germany
Laurence Steinhardt
United States
Washington
Exchange Telegraph Agency
Philadelphia hitchhikers seek White House action on transit tieup
Philadelphia workers walk or hitchhike to jobs as a three day transportation strike threatens war production. Police report new vandalism by Negro youths as the city braces for possible government seizure of the transit system and troop involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Transportation Company
Begin New Smashings
PTC
6.22-Inch Rain Disrupts Washington Normal Day
Washington residents returned to normal activity after a 6.22 inch downpour drenched the area under overcast skies. The heavy rainfall disrupted daily life and affected thousands of people in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
British Troops Seize Heights Near Frecinie
British forces stormed Mount La Poggiona overlooking Florence and took the peak four miles from the city as part of operations along the Arno siege arc. German units fought tenaciously with self-propelled guns and heavy artillery while Indian troops on the left flank attacked further toward the outskirts of Florence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds Packard
Rome
Mount la Poggiona
Florence
Arno
Mount
la Poggiona
San Michele
London Bombarded by Nazi Robotic Bomb Attacks
London and southern England endured a deadly robot bomb assault last night and into today, striking seven hospitals and other targets. Officials described new glider bombs with 23 foot wings and 30 foot fuselages, larger than the original robots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
1500 Allied Warplanes Strike Europe Frontiers
London August 3. About 1500 American heavy bombers joined by Italian aircraft and RAF forces attacked Nazi targets along the Franco German Swiss frontiers and two depots north of Paris. The raid aimed at aircraft, railways and oil facilities to cripple German war production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tivan
Mariannas
Japan
Adm
Marc A. Mitscher
Tinian
London
Britain
Italy
RAF Heavies
Nmorth
Paris
Also Mentioned on This Page
Poland
Estonia
Latvia
Stockholm
Baltic Sea
Riga
Baltic Countries
L. Mangano
Public Enemy
Sen. Truman
John A. Parris
Virgil Pinkley
United States First Army
Mortain
Supreme Headquarters
Tessy- Villedieu
Brecey
Peninsula
Henry L. Stimson
Balti Sea
Meme
Jelgay
Lithuania
Prussia
Lomza
Philip Hayes
Third Service Command
Frecinie
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