American Drive on Toulon Near Final Fall Likely
American assault forces push toward Toulon from the northeast within five miles and threaten encirclement from the north as German heavy artillery and reinforcements make a last stand. Allied air and sea actions hit Toulon harbor, with Strasbourg damaged and Toulon’s bridges blown, while Cannes airfield is reached amid light opposition.
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Toulon
Marseille
France
Packard
Mitchell
Strasbourg
Cannes
Riviera
Ste. Marguerite
St. Honorst
Henry Maitland Wilson
Wilson
Tucson mayor backs hiring negotiator to bid on utility stock
Mayor Henry O. Jaastad favors sending an agent to New York to negotiate for the Tucson utility properties after a telegram from Federal Light & Traction Co president C. H. Nichols. He said a specialist could secure a better price and will leave the final council decision.
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Henry O. Jaastad
C. H. Nichols
Federal Light & Traction Co
New York
Dicker
Tucson
Federal
Sinee
Telem
Nichols
Duff and Phelps
City of
Tragedy on Tucson High Lawn Ends in Suicide
James R. Hopkins, 45, of 18 East Eighth Street, used a 30-30 rifle to kill himself on the northeast corner of Tucson High School grounds just before noon today. Eyewitnesses described him entering the yard, kneeling, and firing, with Mrs. Hopkins noting his illness and threatened loss of sight. Police Captain James Brady led the investigation as students gathered at the scene and the body was removed.
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James R. Hopkins
S18
East Eighth Street
Tucson High School
Hopkins
John Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Tuc
Harrington
Lee Harrington
South Park Avenue
James Brady
Ysenag
Raw
Brady
Reds Pass Up Fort Of Radom In Flash Drive
Marshal Ivan S. Konev's Ukrainian army drives across the Vistula cutting toward Warsaw from the south. The force bypassed Radom and seized Sandomierz, linking with units west of the confluence to widen the bridgehead as Soviet commanders push toward the Polish capital.
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Radom
Henry Shapiro
Moscow
U.P
Ivan S. Konev
Vistula
Warsaw
Normandy
Konev
Tucsonans Among 3 Survivors Of Fire aboard Rio de la Plata
ACAPULCO Mex August 19 The Argentine steamer Rio de la Plata with 250 aboard including 83 Americans was destroyed by fire and an explosion. A gas casualty is reported and three Arizonans Dr Fred Valles Sara Valles and Betina Gill of Tucson were among the passengers destined for Callao Peru and were not injured. Dr Valles is the father of Mrs Alex Jacome.
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Acapulco
Mex
Rio de la Plata
Los Angeles
Latin America
Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc
Argentine State Line
Flota Mercante del Estado
Arizonians
Fred Valles
Sara Valles
Betina Gill
South Sixth Ave
Tucson
Callao
Peru
British Hail Patton Hero and the Goerdeler Arrest
The DNB reports Karl Goerdeler ex mayor of Leipzig and accused ringleader in the plot to kill Hitler has been arrested by the Gestapo. Himmeler set a 1 000 000 mark bounty on his head as Goerdeler hid after the July 20 assassination attempt. The Nazi claim he would head a peace government. He was caught in West Prussia identified by a Luftwaffe auxiliary and two Luftwaffe men.
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London
DNB
Karl Goerdeler
Leipzig
Adolf Hitler
Gestapoo
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Goerdeler
Hitler
Germany
West Prussia
Luftwaffe
Air Corps
Export ban on Turkey lifted and shipments to resume
The United States lifted export bans on Turkey and will allow cash basis civilian goods shipments to the neutral state that cut ties with Germany. Lend-lease military shipments may resume soon, depending on Allied supply. Ambassador Steinhart returns to Ankara after White House talks with Roosevelt.
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Washington
United States
Turkey
Germany
Britain
Ankara
Laurence Steinhart
White House
Roosevelt
France
Red Army
Explosions At Quaker City Iron Works Injure Dozens
A magnesium drum explosion at the Quaker City iron works in Philadelphia caused a five alarm fire and damaged buildings within two blocks. Thirty people were hospitalized with burns, all but one released after treatment, with many others treated on site.
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Philadelphia
Quaker City Iron Works
Patton Crowned Legend by British Press in WWII Ireland
London reports Britons hail Lt Gen George S Patton Jr as a legendary hero whose tank crews drive deep into France. Editorials describe his boldness and drive as American traits, praising Eisenhower’s trust and Patton’s fire and movement tactics against German forces.
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Richard Kasischke
London
George S. Patton, Jr
Patton
France
London News Chronicle
Dwight D. Eisenhower
News Chronicle
London Evening Standard
America
3 800 German Vehicles Out After Sky Raid
Allied airmen destroyed or damaged more than 3 800 German vehicles in northwest France yesterday and struck fresh blows today at shattered divisions. Mosquitos bombed Berlin for the fourth time in five nights and raided retreating German roads in France. The daylight battle near the Seine accompanied General Patton's third army advance as Mosquito crews called it the best hunting since D Day.
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Austin Bealmear
London
France
Guenther von Kluge
RAF
Bremen
Germany
Belgium
Seine
George S. Patton
U. S. Third Army
Pegler Column Moves to Hearst Press via King Features
Westbrook Pegler’s column will move from Scripps-Howard to Hearst papers and be distributed by King Features after the current contract ends. Roy W. Howard said the non renewal was by mutual consent and praised Pegler as a leading and conscientious journalist. Pegler is known in Tucson for his winter home.
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New York
Westbrook Pegler
Scripps- Howard
Hearst Newspapers
King Features Syndicate
Roy W. Howard
Scripps-Howard
Pegler
Howard
Tucson
Allied forces close on Paris as German hold collapses
Allied troops push German seventh army into a shrinking pocket below the Seine west of Paris and prepare to seize the capital. In the south Allied advance nears Marseille while German forces retreat through northern France. Air and ground strikes smashed over 3800 enemy vehicles in 24 hours as Channel coast lines moved east toward the Seine.
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Louis F. Keemle
United Press
Seventh Army
Seine River
Paris
Toulon
Marseille
France
Seine
Falaise-Argentan
Channel
el Alamein
Erwin Rommel
Cabourg
Supreme Headquarters
AEF
U.P
Normandy
Mantes
Vernon
Bernay
Erwin
Chaos Follows French Government Split as Laval Flees
London reports a split in the Vichy regime with Laval and Marcel Deat amid a power struggle. Allied forces push into Paris area as American patrols reportedly enter the capital while German units retreat toward the Seine, leaving northern France in disarray.
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Laval
Marcel Deat
London
U.P
Vichy
France
Metz
DNB
Berlin
Pierre Laval
Paris
Gazette de Lausanne
Marcel Dent
National Solidarity
Allies Lash 1 000 Miles Of Jap Holdings
Allied planes strike along 1000 miles of Japan's supply lines from the Philippines to Timor destroying at least 14 aircraft and hitting oil fields and vessels. Bombing also targets Halmahera Amboina and Timor with airfields damaged, fighters downed, and ships sunk or damaged as part of a broad blockade plan reported by Pearl Harbor and in the MacArthur command area.
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General Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
Japan
Philippines
Timor
Iwo Jima
Volcano Islands
Tokyo
Truk
Pearl Harbor
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Effett
Douglas MacArthur
Davao Gulf
Halmahera
Tip
Dutch New Guinea
Sorong
Amboina
Ceram
Banda Sea
MacArthur
Pacific
Quiet Front As Last Florence Snipers Are Eliminated
Rome reports the Italian front remained relatively quiet with the final snipers cleaned up in central Florence. Sporadic Arno river fire and repulsed enemy patrols were noted while Allied patrols conducted deep reconnaissance in the upper Arno valley and Adriatic sector amid heavy rain.
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Rome
Florence
Arno
Adriatic
Italy
Albert Kesselring
France
Gothic Line
Alps
Vienna
Alianza Hispano Americana heads to Tucson convention
Delegates from six western states gather in Tucson to open the Alianza Hispano Americana national convention. Over 60 officials and members will register Monday at 133 West Congress with a series of social and business sessions through Friday August 25.
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Alianza Hispano Americana
Tucson
Trinidad
Colo
C. B. Sedillo
Alianza
West Congress Street
Southwest
Sedillo
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Wyoming
Colorado
Texas
Santa Rita
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Reynolds Packard
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J. R. Hopkins
Self
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International Soundphoto
Szeszuppe
East Prussia
Ivan D. Cherniakhovsky
Sandomierz
San
Winiary
Patton Hero
Superman
Flora Lewis
North
Hearst Press
Virgil Pinkley
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