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Vol. 4 No. 246 – Thursday, August 17, 1944
Articles’ Headlines: … Paris Stab May Set New Trap; Allies 8 Miles Inland in South – Yanks Strike 44 Mites From Capital; Falaise Reached; Gap 6 Miles ….. Philippines Blow Next, Japs Say – Report Calls Islands ‘Focal Point’ of U.S. Activities; Claim Bonins Raided ….. The War Today ….. Planes Again Smash at France; Forts Hit In Central Germany ….. Senate Eases Politics Ban ….. Guard Veteran 15, So He’s Being Sent Home ….. U.S. Envoy Arrives in Iran ….. Riviera Port Reported Seized ….. Signs of the Times ….. Triple U.S. Thrust At Chartres–Berlin ….. Monty Still No. 2 To Ike-SHAEF Brilliant Strategy ….. Tribute To Londoners ….. Hash Marks ….. Straight From the Front / By Ernie Pyle ….. Notes from the Air Force ….. This Is The Army ….. Sports Sidelights ….. Help Wanted–And Given ….. Nelson’s 138 Paces Qualifiers In PGA Tourney at Spokane ….. Minor League Results ….. Recurrent Foot Injury Forces Camilli to Bench ….. Cub Catcher Injured ….. Fireball Frankie Denies He’s Holding Out on Lions ….. Tom Harmon to Marry Elyse Knox on Aug. 26 ….. Gloves May Be New, But the Socks Aren’t ….. Tigers Clip A’s, 3-2, as Hal Newhouser Wins No. 19; Brooks Lose Again ….. Browns Edge Bosox, 6-5, To Hold 61-Game – Rollie Leaves Yankees With Little Rollick ….. How They Stand ….. Li’L Abner / By Al Capp ….. Hall’s Nose Sliced By Dorsey’s Wife.,’Scared’ Standby Claims ….. Patch Leads Allies In Southern France ….. Radio Highlights ….. Paris Stab May Set New Trap; Falaise Reached by Canadians – Nazis Tell of U.S. Thrust Near Chartres, 44 Miles From the Capital ….. Zemke’s Group Given A Presidential Citation ….. Canada Building Planes for U.S. ….. NEWS FROM HOME – Nelson Is Asked For Inside On Civilian Output – Senate Seeking To Learn How Supplies Stack Up For Armed Forces ….. Heat Kills Hooded Vulture” ….. Bubbles From The Political Pot ….. Robots ‘Unite’ Yanks, British ….. Kissed Miss Gets A Hot Flash and Calls for Firemen ….. Sun-Baked Apples ….. Reds Cut Gap To E. Prussia ….. Terry & The Pirates / By Milton Caniff ….. ………………… WARWEEK … ( Insert ) ………………… Replacements Turn Into Veterans Don’t You be a “Jerry-Greeter” GI Guide To La Belle France ….. They Never Had An Outfit! – But these GI Orphans, the Replacements, Learned Fast in Combat and Now They’re Old Soldiers Too―With Advice to Give / By Ed. Wilcox ….. Glad-Handing Captured Krauts Is a Sucker Play! ….. They’re Harmless-Looking Guys When You See Them as Prisoners, But Their Form 20s Say “Killer,” Their Record Is Criminal / By Hamilton Whitman ….. A Debate You Can’t Win ….. Here’s French Without a Struggle, Here’s a Shopping Guide for Joes. Here are Answers to your Questions By a Guy Who Really Knows …/By Arthur Goodwin ….. THE OLD SERGEANTs CORNER