Soviet Push Across Romania Advances Toward Ploesti and Bucharest
Soviet forces drive through Transylvania and into Buzau while expanding on a 200 mile front toward the Danube and the Black Sea. Danube fleet ships seized as Russians near Ploesti oil fields and Braila port. Monocled Gen Boiko reportedly surrenders and seeks to reform his division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Romania
Ploesti Anducharest
Danube
Translyvania
Hitler
Hungary
Carpathians
Red Army
Bretscu
Buzau
Ploesti
Bucharest
Braila
Black Sea
Brasoz
Transylvania
Carpathian
Sulina
Constanta
Red Star
Makhai Boiko
Boiko
Count von Chulsen
German troop withdrawal rumors swirl in Bulgaria war talks
London reports suggest Germany begins pulling troops from Bulgaria as Allied diplomats in Istanbul receive armistice terms. Moscow radio cites Bulgarian agency on withdrawal to finish within days while disarming movements at the Bulgaria Romania border proceed. US and UK envoys meet amid diplomacy, and Soviet envoy Kirsanov heads to Moscow with updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bulgaria
Istanbul
Sofia
Moscow
Bulgaria-Romania
United States
Lawrence A. Steinhardt
Hugo Knatchbull-Hugessen
Washington
European Advisory Commission
P. N. Kirsanov
Ankara
Vesmp
Kirsanov
Russias
Bulra
Yanks Hit At Jap South Seas' Arch
Berlin reports a Tokyo dispatch says American troops were repulsed in a Bougainville landing near Cape Torokina in the Solomon Islands. The article notes US forces had been on Bougainville for over a year, with pockets of Japanese troops remaining. The landing occurred August 10 east of Torokina on the Jaba river left bank, followed by a Japanese counterattack that cleared the beachhead by August 20 after heavy fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berlin
Tokyo
Cape Torokina
Bougainville
Solomon Islands
Equatorial
Torokina
Jaba River
U S Urged To Observe Arctic Air Weather Stations
Kansas City dispatch reports Edward J. Minser urging increased weather observations in the Arctic to aid U S postwar aviation leadership. He says the U S has one Arctic station while Russia has 80, calling for more Far North installations for storm data and aerial routing. Airlines oppose a world monopoly, noting monopolistic gains hinder aviation and public benefit. The House aviation subcommittee plans final return to Washington after a 10,000 mile cross country trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
United States
Arctic
Russia
Edward J. Minser
Weather Bureau
Minser
Western Air
U. S. House of Representatives
U. S
Robert E. Lees
TWA
Alfred J. Bulwinkle
D-Nc
Congress
Washington
Alaska
Whooping Cough Takes Biggest Hike Of Week
Phoenix reports 222 new communicable disease cases for the week ending Aug 26. Whooping cough leads with 70 cases, 68 in Mohave county. No new infantile paralysis cases. total since Jan 1 is 18, a sharp drop from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Arizona
Mohave County
Bombers Hit Celebes as Shipping Toll Rises in Pacific
General Headquarters reports American bombers struck Celebes aiding southern sea routes and added to a five a day shipping hit record. Eleven Japanese vessels were destroyed or damaged including four freighters at Manado while the August toll reached 101 sunk or probabaly sunk and 46 damaged across the Southwest Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
Celebes
Japan
Manade
North
Central Pacific
Onnekotan
Kuriles
Nauru
Marshalls
Court Martial Set For Army Quartermaster At Las Vegas Airfield
Lt Col Harvey R Rankin of Hutchinson Kansas faces a general court martial at Las Vegas Army airfield beginning Thursday for alleged illegal transactions as quartermaster. He is charged with accepting gifts from firms involved with government business, permitting improper use of military property, aiding a private firm to obtain a false claim, and taking military stores. The charges stem from small quantities of meat and other supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Ana
Calif
Harvey R. Rankin
Hutchinson
Kas
Las Vegas
Nev
Rankin
United States
Army
War Nearing Home Tokyo Warns Japan
Tokyo radio warned that the war is nearing the homeland as Allied bombers struck from the Kuriles to the Dutch East Indies. Tokyo appealed for greater plane and munitions production. Kuriles were attacked twice by Aleutian bombers, hitting Oneketan and Paramushiro, sinking a patrol vessel and downing two Japanese interceptors. Central Pacific bombers attacked Pagan, Alamagan, Nauru, and other targets in the Marianas and Caroline Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manado
Philippines
Celebes-Ceram
Amboina Island
Liang
Dutch New Guinea
Central Pacific
Pagan
Alamagan Islands
Marianas
Yap and Woleai
Carolines
Jaluit and
Mili
Marshalls
United Press
Tokyo Radio
Kuriles
Dutch East Indies
Tokyo
FCC
Japan
Southwest Pacific
Celebes
Aleutian
Oneketan
Paramushiro
Alamagan
Nauru
Gold Coins Sold Daily By Bank Of Mexico
The Bank of Mexico reports daily public sales of forty thousand dollars in gold coins to promote saving and strengthen paper money. Officials say the program is not limited and buyers may purchase more if desired. The policy aims to lower prices and reduce living costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Bank of Mexico
Krug Threat Thrown Into WPB Puddle
WPB turmoil thickens as Julius A. Krug threatens dismissals for trouble makers and declares one team at the War Production Board. Sidney J. Weinberg resigns amid accusations of demagogic intrigues while Donald M. Nelson heads to China and Charles E. Wilson quits amid staff rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Julius A. Krug
War Production Board
Roosevelt
WPB
Krug
Senate War Investigating Committee
Sidney J. Weinberg
Weinhberg
Donald M. Nelson
China
Nelson
Charles E. Wilson
Nelsons
City Employes Protest Pay Schedule At Mass Meeting
City workers protested the 1940 and 1944 pay-increase figures in a mass meeting at the armory. Steve Tormey led the charge alleging unfair salary boosts and criticized a Star editorial claiming generous rises. Officials cited House Bill No 188 as limiting local action and a letter from A C Wagner was read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona Daily Star
Armory
Emploves
the Star
Steve Tormey
Tormey
A. C. Wagner
The
Arizona Tax Research
Allied Forces Cross Rhone River in Southwest France
Allied troops smashed across the Rhone capturing the ancient city of Nimes and driven toward the Spanish border. German resistance collapsed with Toulon and Marseille surrendering, while 2,000 troops yielded on St Mandrier as larger German forces faced encirclement near Montelimar.
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Rome
Montelimar
Rhone
Nimes
Toulon
Marseille
St. Mandrier
Gotthold Schaefer
Lyon
United Nations
Algiers
France
Henry Maitland Wilson
Avanti
Little
Great St. Bernard
Italy
Patch
Cagnes
Alexander M. Patch
7Th Army
Cannes
Nice
Venice
Armor drive pushes toward Compiegne and Reims
American forces press beyond the Marne in a major assault led by Lt. Gen. George S. Patton's 3rd Army. Tanks and armored infantry cross the river at two points and move east toward the Vosges, with a broad front extending toward Troyes and the Seine. Allied actions also push along the Rhone valley and coast while Russians advance in Transylvania and toward Bucharest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis F. Keemle
United Press
Marne
Compiegne
Soissons
Reims
Rhineland
Troyes
Paris
Seine
le Havre
Rhone
Mediterranean
Toulon
Marseille
Carpathian
Transylvania
Galati
Bucharest
Romania
Lower Danube
Black Sea
France
George S. Patton
U. S. 3Rd Army
Vosges Mountains
Meaux
Chalons
Reich
Aisne
AEF
U. S
3Rd Army
Patton
Chateau-Thierry
Belleau Wood
Chateau- Thierry
Fismes
Adolf Hitler
Epernay
Vitre-Le Francois
Coulomiers
la Ferte Gaucher
Montmirail
Sezanne
Allied Forces Break Through Marne Aisne Lines Advance Toward Belgium
Allied forces led by Lt. Gen. Patton push across the Marne and Aisne rivers in a rapid drive toward Belgium and the Sigfried line. American 3rd Army breaches multiple river lines, advances toward Reims Soissons and Chateau-Thierry, with Polish units taking Fano on the Italian front and forces approaching the Gothic Line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Headquarters
AEF
Marne
Aisne
Belgium
1918
Rewon Soissons
Chateau-Thierry
Chalons
Vitry-Le Francois
3Rd Army
Seine
The
Reich
Noland Norgaard
Rome
Eighth Army
Fano
Arzilla
Radio Berlin Admits Defeat and Seeks Peace Terms
London reports Lt. Gen. Kurt Dittmar, Berlin radio commentator, told Germans they face endless fighting only to secure the best peace terms from the Allies. He said Germany cannot hope for victory and must break Allied will through continued sacrifice until terms are reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Kurt Dittmar
Berlin
Germany
Dittmar
Chaplains Held In Respect By Men Overseas
General Headquarters reports American front line chaplains are highly regarded by officers and men. Dr. Daniel A. Poling notes many are career men from the first war. He toured warfronts for the federal council of churches and found a complete chaplain setup in the Pacific, including the largest theater chapel on Emirau Island. He visited 534 chaplains of three faiths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
Daniel A. Poling
Poling
The
Christian Endeavor
Christian Herald
Federal Council of Churches
Pacific
Emirau Island
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Balkan
de Gaulle
Arc de Triomphe
Charles de Gaulle
National Committee
Signal Corps
Yanks
Soviet
Col. Rankin
U.S
Transocean
Budapest
Rhone River
Eleanor Packard
Virgil Pinkley
United Nations Radio
Mark Clark
Pesaro
Adriatic
Radio Berlin
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