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Vol. 4 No. 228 – Thursday, July 27, 1944 ……….. Articles’ Headlines: … Reds Reach The Vistula, Turn North – Two-Pronged Soviet Race For Warsaw Develops; New Blow to South ….. Buzz-Bomb Incendiaries Fall; Bag 1 Robot Every 2 Minutes ….. Tinian Invaded, Tokyo Admits – Yanks Gain in Marianas; Japs Tell of Aerial Blow at Sumatra ….. U.S. Tanks Rip German Line in West – Yanks Push 4 Miles Past St. Lo Road – Allies 5 to 7 Miles Beyond Caen Despite Bitter Counter-Attacks ….. Two Senators Meet Trouble In Primaries ( Sen. Ellison D. (Cotton Ed) Smith and Sen. Hattie Caraway ) ….. The War Today ….. Truck Shortage Faced by Army ….. Chasing Japs Out of India Toward Burma Frontier ….. Stuttgart Gets 2nd Big Attack – RAF Blow ls Followed By Vienna Assault From Italy ….. U.S. Aid to U.K. Hits New Peak ….. OPA Insists Beefsteaks Will Remain on Points ….. Radio Without Electricity? ….. Strikes Snag War Output ….. Hash Marks ….. Straight From the Front / By Ernie Pyle ….. HUBERT / By Sgt. Dick Wingert ….. ‘Last Ditch’ Decree ….. Native Sons Again ….. Forget Something? ….. This Is The Army ….. Notes from the Air Force ….. Musial’s Bat Booms as Cardinals Win, 9-0 – Indians Blank Yankees, 10-0; Browns on Top – St. Louis Stretches Margin With 9-1 Verdict Over Macks ….. Par-Busting Modern Linksmen Rated No Better Than Oldsters ….. Veterans Key To Oklahoma’s Bid in Big Six ….. Minor League Results ….. Help Wanted and Given ….. SOS From Normandy ….. A White Terrier ….. Chisox Renew Dykes’ Contract ( Jimmy Dykes ) ….. Nats Release Uhle, Vosmik ( Joe Vosmik and Coach George Uhle ) ….. ‘Contest With Mills?’ Conn to Let Fists Talk ( Cpl. Billy Conn and Freddie Mills ) ….. Latin Influence Hits Gridders; Redskins Turn Up With Cuban ….. Hansen Goes to Giants ( Andy Hansen ) ….. Leni Franklin’s Condition Poor ….. HOW THEY STAND ….. Stanky Hexes Bums ….. AA Leader Faces Induction ( Johnny Wyrostek ) ….. NEWS FROM HOME – GI Insurance Reaches Total Of 117 Billions – Veterans Administration Policies 84 Pet. of All Private Holdings ….. Watered Loot ….. Pistol Packin’ Mama Dehydrates ….. Nothing’s Ever New ….. Overseas Garb Goes Home ….. Workers’ Gas Jeopardized ….. Dauntless Bomber Discontinued ….. Vets Want to Learn ….. Gummed Things Up ….. Radio Highlights ….. Star Who but Twinkled Seeks to Shine – Jane Russell Would Like To Forget That Flop In a Low-Cut Blouse ….. Cowboy Rescue ….. Demonstrations Against Hitler in Reich Reported ….. Yanks in Pisa; Press Near to Famous Tower – Eighth Army Now But 8 Miles From Florence; Kesselring Wounded ….. State Department Slaps Argentine Farrell Regime ….. Soldier-Winners Named In Army Play Contest ….. 21-Million-Ton Shortage Of Coal Is Faced by U.S. ………………… WARWEEK … ( Insert ) ………………… We Need Prisoners-They Squeal – Scout Patrols are Eyes of Army – Lineup of Nazi Mob Big Shots ….. WANTED: Live Kraut – Don’t Let Tales of Foe’s Tricks Stop You from Taking Prisoners; Here’s How to Do It With Safety / By Arthur Goodwin ….. Combat Report – The Story of a Normandy Scout And Patrol Team Which Played ‘I Spy’ in Enemy’s Back Yard – Here They Pass on Some of The Tricks Which Make Them Poison to Herman the German / By William G. McNamara ….. Seven Face World-Gang Rules Reich – A Hoodlum Mob Grabbed Power, Erased Liberty – These Are The Guys Who Made You Leave Home ….. GI JERRY / by Lt. Dave Breger ….. THE OLD SERGEANT’S CORNER ….. More Parley-Vous For GIs ….. As We Were! ….. Mike’s Torch Song ( T/5 Mike Maslewski )