Officer Testimony Details Framing Trial At Civil Service Hearing
The second day of the civil service commission session featured testimony from City Attorney Thomas Elliott and officers including Roy Robinson and Barney Armstrong. Sgt. A I Moon admitted turning loose women arrested by Robbins, while Almond testified about meeting Nan at Robbins home. The cross examination explored aliases for Robbins and whether officers framed Robinson, with Moon noting a past reduction in rank and undecided disciplinary actions.
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Thomas Elliott
Roy Robinson
Louis Robbins
Barney Armstrong
Robinson
A. I. Moon
Robbins
Civil Service Commission
C. Almond
U. S. Navy
Nan
Almond
Elliott
Harold Geysheeler
Moone
John Lyons, Jr
Robison
Capt. Robbins
Louie
Tucsonia
Capt
Lyons
Moon
Police Department
Armstrong
First Lap Of China Trip Takes Nelson To Canada
Donald W. Nelson chief of the U S war production board and Maj Gen Patrick J Hurley arrived in Edmonton and left for the second lap of their trip to China to discuss military and economic problems with Chiang Kai Shek. Also in the party were Lt Gen S M Chu Col Edward J McNally and J A Jacobson.
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Edmonton
Donald W. Nelson
U. S. War Production Board
Patrick J. Hurley
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
S. M. Chu
Washington
Col
Edward J. McNally
U. S. Army
J. A. Jacobson
WPB
Balkan Entente collapses as Romania sides with Allies
Romanian troops aided by American air units clash with German forces around Bucharest as Bulgaria declares full neutrality and orders Nazi troops off its soil. Soviet troops move toward the capital while German divisions in Greece and the Dodecanese face entrapment.
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London
U.P
Adolf Hitler
Balkan Entente
Bulgaria
Bucharest
Constantin Senatescu
Italy
Radio
Moscow
Romania
Germany
Berlin
Greece
Dodecanese Islands
Black Sea
Balkans
Radio Moscow
Soviet Union
American armored patrol reaches Franco-Swiss frontier
Zurich August 26 A United Press dispatch from Geneva says an American armored patrol reached the Franco Swiss border at Perly today and then moved toward Annecy about 161 miles south The unit appears to be part of the mobile force that advanced north from Grenoble in recent days
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Zurich
Perly
United Press
Geneva
Annecy
Grenoble
City Faces Cut in Lanham Act Funds for Recreation Program
City officials sought additional Lanham Act money to sustain a broad recreation plan for soldiers and civilians, but Washington reduced the request to 36,914. The Naval indoctrination unit will close in November. Mayor Jaastad and city managers defer to Martin for figures while recreation director Clemens notes the original ask was 52,685 for staff, facilities, and programs across Fairgrounds, La Reforma, Rincon Vista, Estavan Park, La Hacienda, Armory Park, and local theater and youth activities.
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Rvanfield
Navy Cadets
ASTP
University of Arizona
FWA
Washington
Daily Citizen
John R. Murdock
Fairgrounds
la Reforma
Rincon Vista
Davis-Monthan
Estavan Park
la Hacienda
Broadway
Armory Park
Tucson Little Theatre
Phil J. Martin, Jr
Martin
De Gaulle Establishes Headquarters in Free Paris
Gen Charles De Gaulle set up HQ in liberated Paris as nearly all German resistance ended after surrender of the Nazi commander to Brig. Gen Jacques Le Clerc. Eisenhower said Allied armor and infantry moved into Paris with thousands of prisoners likely, while De Gaulle prepared to receive acclaim and attend commemorations at the Arc de Triomphe and Notre Dame.
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John A. Parris
London
U.P
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Davron
Jacques le Clerc
2Nd Armored
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Western Front
de Gaulle
Reynaud
England
France
Radio Paris
Champs Elysees
Place de la Concorde
Notre Dame Cathedral
Louis F. Keemle
United Press
Nazi Withdrawals From Gothic Line Reported
Rome reports that German withdrawals toward the Gothic line fortifications in central Italy were confirmed by General Sir Harold Alexander's headquarters. Polish eighth army troops on the Adriatic front pressed patrols into new positions north of the Metauro river. The retreat to the Gothic line was strongest around the upper Tiber and east of the Arno near Pontassieve as Eighth army units advanced to Apecchio, 35 miles from the Adriatic and 24 miles south of San Marino, with little opposition.
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Rome
Harold Alexander
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Metauro River
Appenine
Tiber River
Arno
Pontassieve
Apecchio
Principality of
San Marino
Nelson Target Of New Attack Over Rubber
Washington reports new criticism of Donald M. Nelson head of the War Production Board. Rubber Director Bradley Dewey called Nelson remarks about the rubber program typical Washington sniping after Nelson testified to the senate war investigating committee.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Charles E. Wilson
Bradley Dewey
Nelson
Dewey
WPB
Senate War Investigating Committee
Red Horsemen and Infantry Push Toward Danube Mouth
Russian horsemen tanks and infantry struck near Ismail at the Danube estuary as a western assault pressed the Galati gap a key barrier to Bucharest and Romania oil and wheat fields. Behind the front Don Cossacks likely water their horses in the Danube while encircled German divisions near Chisinau faced collapse and heavy surrender.
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Henry Shapiro
Moscow
U.P
Ismail
Danube River
Romania
Galati
Bucharest
Don Cossacks
Danube
Ploesti
Chisinau
Allied Columns Push Toward German Border in France
Allied forces drive through northern France, with American armored spearheads reaching near Troyes and Reims and advancing toward the German frontier. Patton’s tanks move from Troyes toward Reims as Luftwaffe and ground resistance crumble, while warnings urge Luxembourg and Alsace Lorraine residents to expect invasion.
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Virgil Pinkley
AEF
U.P
Troyes
Reims
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Luxembourg
Alsace-Lorraine
Germany
France
George S. Patton
Marne River
Eisenhower warns Alsace area of looming air war
Gen Eisenhower orders in a broadcast to Alsace Lorraine and Luxembourg to stay alert as Allied operations near Germany threaten air attacks. He instructs civilians to avoid targets, seek countryside shelter, and prepare food water and warm clothing. The message warns of possible German reprisals and urges careful note of crimes for later trial.
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Reims
Sedan
Forest of Ardennes
France
Luxembourg
Alsace-Lorraine
Eisenhower
Reich
Seventh Army
Normandy
Seine
Germany
15Th Army
Marne
New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
CBS
Alsace
Lorraine
Duchy of Luxembourg
Allied Air Attacks Sink 93 German Planes in 6450 Sorties
Allied forces destroyed 93 German aircraft yesterday in air and ground combat amid 6450 sorties. American troops began a major offensive on Brest at the tip of the Breton peninsula with air and sea support including a bombardment by the battleship Warspite.
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Supreme Headquarters
Brest
Breton
Allies tighten grip on Paris as surrender ends Nazi garrison
Paris falls under Allied control after the Nazi garrison capitulates. De Gaulle sets up Paris headquarters following a six point surrender agreement that allows summary execution of any remaining fighters. American columns push toward Alsace Lorraine and the Saar, while a spearhead crosses the Marne northeast of Paris.
Nazis Move Supplies Near Robot Coast In Doubtful Withdrawal
Washington August 26 German traffic along the robot coast was viewed by military experts as a withdrawal of surplus materials for a new stand possibly on the Somme river rather than a general evacuation by the 15th army. They saw no signs the coast would be abandoned to the Allies.
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Washington
U.P
Somme
15Th Army
Yank Columns Take Avignon In Swift Push
American armored columns captured Avignon Tarascon and Arles on the Rhone and drove northward into the Rhone valley. A London broadcast put spearheads 17 miles northeast of Avignon. Briencca fortress near Turin lies west of Turin.
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Eleanor Packard
Rome
Wu.p
Avignon
Tarascon
Arles
Rhone
France
Germany
London
Briancon
French Alps
L’argentiere
Briencca
Turin-Lyon
Turin
Toulon
Marseille
Henry Maitland Wilson
Forts Batter Oil Targets In Germany
Nearly 1,000 U S Flying Fortresses and Liberators hit oil targets in Germany on the third day of the offensive. Bombers and escorts swept over northwest and southwest Germany with strikes on Scholven Buer Nordstern and other synthetic oil plants. RAF bombers joined overnight raids in France and Germany totaling thousands of flights.
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London
U. S
Europe
Germany
Brittany
Brést
Hitler
France
Scholvan-Buer
Nordstern
Gelsenkirchen
Emmerich
Salzbergen
Osnabruck
Ludwigshafen
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Gothic Line
U.S
Taraxcon
The
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Chalons
Epernay
Chateau-Thierry
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Alsace Lorraine
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