Parallel Between Blitz 1944 and 1940 France Collapse
United Press veteran reports a striking parallel between the July 1944 Allied advance toward Paris and Germany’s 1940 blitz. He notes swift tank breakthroughs, rapid penetration behind lines, and the Maginot line’s failure mirrored by a renewed drive from Normandy toward Paris. He cites Weygand’s warning that Paris could fall in 24 hours with 100 bombers and 1,000 tanks, a fate he says would burn the city if defended. He recalls 1940 Paris’s doomed defense and Prouvost’s bravado, underscoring the perilous strategic equivalence of both eras.
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Paris
France
Hey
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Todt
Normandy
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Loire Valley
Ardennes
Somme
Reichenau
Jean Prouvost
The
Paris Soir
Paul Reynaud
Tours
Prouvost
Maxime Weygand
Weygand
Reynaud
Hitler Plot Shakes German Front as Allied Wins Rise
Reports from France suggest the July plot against Hitler and Allied advances instill doubt among older German officers while SS units push harder. Von Rundstedt’s removal and arrests dampen morale. rumors of a Communist movement circulate as leaflets promise regime overthrow and a return to a free Germany.
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Adolf Hitler
France
von Rundstedt
Hitler
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Dewey Leads Roosevelt in Three Midwestern States Polls
George Gallup reports Dewey leading Roosevelt in Iowa Minnesota and Wisconsin with 44 53 and 49 percent respectively. Across seven Midwest states Dewey holds 171 to 139 electoral votes while Roosevelt scores 11 states totaling 139 votes.
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N. J
Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
Dewey
Institute
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Ohio
Michigan
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Midwest
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Carolina
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Massachusetts
California
Washington
Security Talk to Occupy Dumbarton Oaks Meet
Washington August 9 UP despite President Roosevelt opposition to an international police force, proposals for an international air force are expected at the Dumbarton Oaks conference on security next week. Stettinius heads the American delegation as security tops the agenda with near agreement on other postwar cooperation. Russians or Chinese may push for the air force, while Britain leans toward US positions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Dumbarton Oaks
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
United States
Jap Tunnel Connects Two Industrial Cities
A second undersea tunnel linking Shimonoseki in Honshu and Moji in Kyushu opened for traffic, Tokyo radio said. The project finished two and a half years after starting, seven months ahead of schedule, and Moji lies about 13 miles north of Yawata, the steel city bombed by B 29s.
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Shimonoseki
Honshu Island
Moji
Kyushu Island
Tokyo Radio
United Press
Yawata
The Taiga Forest Spans Vast Siberian Reach
The Taiga of Siberia is one of the world’s largest forests stretching about 4,000 miles in length and between 1,000 and 2,000 miles in width.
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Siberia
Doyle Lines Of Pima Is Home After Fighting
Doyle E Lines aviation radioman second class from Pima Arizona has returned home after 19 months with Navy air group 16. The unit flew 3600 sorties from a Essex class carrier in the Pacific war beginning at Tarawa and ending with the defeat of Japan west of the Marianas. Lines took part in 31 strikes, helped sink 75000 tons of enemy shipping, damaged 30500 tons, destroyed 264 planes and blew up 36 dumps. His group sank 41 enemy aircraft in the June battle of the eastern Philippines with no losses. Lines has the Air Medal for Tarawa Wake Gilbertsville Kwajalein Palau Hollandia Truk Saipan and Guam actions.
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Doyle E. Lines
Pima
Ariz
Navy Air Group 16
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Japan
Marianas
Lines
Gila Junior College
Philippines
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Palau
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Saipan
Guam
Warsaw Freedom Battle Old New
An underground Polish command under General Bor fights Germans in Warsaw. Bor directs the battle from a hidden cavern used as a key hideout, reported by a Polish courier and corroborated by Bor’s close collaborators.
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Warsaw
Bor
The Enigmatic Gen Bor Leads Warsaw Uprising Spirit
London dispatch details a Polish resistance leader known as Gen Bor who directed Warsaw’s underground army from a hotel room overlooking PilSudski Square. The 48 year old officer, tall with wit, fled German pursuit, then re emerged in 1942 as commander in chief of the Polish Home Army under a secret identity.
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London
Warsaw
Europiieski Hotel
Pilsudski Square
Bor
Poland
Bank Of Arizona Marks 67th Year On Friday
Prescott notes the Bank Of Arizona, the oldest in continuous operation in the state, will mark its 67th anniversary at Friday’s stockholders meeting. It began with $25 000 and now has a $350 000 capitalization under President M B Hazeltine. Former cashier W E Hazeltine served 1880 to 1896. Sol Lewis was first president and M W Kales cashier and secretary. The bank building is being redecorated with new fixtures, and the 1900 fire led to rebuilding in the present structure.
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Prescott
Bank of Arizona
M. B. Hazeltine
W. E. Hazeltine
Sol Lewis
M. W. Kales
Social Diseases Lead Communicable Case Count in Week
PHOENIX Aug 9 Social diseases remained the top category in 216 reported communicable cases for the week ending August 5. The total declined by six from the prior week with 30 dysentery 16 pneumonia and 14 whooping cough listed in the release.
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Phoenix
State Health Department
This Is The Army Raises 10 Million For Army Relief Fund
Irving Berlin reports that the stage and film production This Is the Army has earned 10 million dollars for the Army emergency relief fund. He announced at a press conference that his new infantry song There Are No Wings On a Foxhole was approved by General Marshall and will have proceeds donated to infantry relief.
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New York
Army Emergency Relief Fund
Irving Berlin
Berlin
George CC. Marshall
Pineapple Bath Promotes Bigger Hot Dogs in Canada
A Canadian manufacturer promotes larger hot dog consumption by marinating the product in pineapple juice. The odd technique aims to entice boys with a juicier, sweeter snack.
Composer Reflects On War Fatigue During Siege Era
In the Franco Prussian war, besieged Parisians moved 88 persons and more than four million letters out of Paris by balloon while the 56 year old composer noted he felt less tired than many troops still overseas.
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