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Vol. 4 No. 247 – Friday, August 18, 1944
Articles’ Headlines: … Americans 25 Miles From Paris; 50-Mile Solid Front on Riviera – Orleans., Chartres Dreux Fall; Police In Capital on Strike ….. Two Big Fleets Now Ready To ‘Powerhouse’ Japs-Nimitz ….. The War Today ….. Unit Bombed With Plasma ….. FDR Returns to Capital After Trip to the Pacific ….. Allies Hold 500 Sq. Mi. Of S. Coast – Drive Nearing Toulon, Cannes; Nice Seized, Stockholm Hears ….. Some Shortages, but None At the Front, Nelson Says ….. A Foot Wedged in Hitler’s Door – Fuller Brush Man in GI Clothes Spins a Glib Fib, 406 Nazis Quit / By Bud Kane ….. 112,673 U.S. Casualties ….. Mediums Bomb West of Falaise – Risle River Bridges Hit; 8th AF Sums Up Two Years of Operations ….. Crack Nazi Line Near E. Prussia ….. Maquis Using Airborne Artillery ….. Entertaining GIs ….. Help for Housewives ….. More About States ….. Hash Marks ….. D-Day Landing in Brittany Is Revealed – Isolated French Paratroops Battled On for Two Months Waiting the Big Break / By Andy Rooney ….. Straight From the Front / By Ernie Pyle ….. This Is The Army ….. Notes from the Air Force ….. Sports Sidelights ….. Help Wanted–And Given ….. James Finds Hitting Dirt Harder Than a High C ( Harry James ) ….. Favorites Win In PGA Play – Nelson Outclubs Demassey As Field Goes to Second Round ….. Navy Ban Hits Seven All-Stars ….. Minor League Results ….. Bengals Edge Red Sox, 4-2, Near Second – A’s Overcome Brownies, 4-2; Indians Slide – Chicago Moves Into Fifth Place; Cardinals Get No. 80 ….. How They Stand ….. Top Twirler ( Tex Hughson ) By Pap ….. Helis Buys Valdina Orphan ( William Helis ) ….. Army, Navy Rumored Backing Eastern Grid Rule Innovations ….. Reds Buy Johnny Riddle; Petoskey to Boss Barons ….. Li’L Abner / By Al Capp ….. The Makings of a Bust for Cpl. Hitler ….. NEWS FROM HOME – Truman Urges Consolidation Of Army, – Cites ‘Waste’ in Present System, Threat of a New Pearl Harbor ….. W-wife S-sues R-roscoe A-ates ….. ODs for Heir to Beer Millions ….. Ickes Fears Land Speculation ….. Chicago to Buy Transit Lines ….. Radio Highlights ….. Felony Charges Put Up to Hall ….. V-for-Vergeltungswaffe – Peace Pool Holder Dives With V1 and Cools a Hot Rumor ….. U.S. Freezes Argentine Gold ….. Bubbles From The Political Pot ….. Tom Connally Foresees New League Before Peace ….. She Had a One-Track Mind – Door, Home Shortages Make Joke of Hutton-Grant Break ….. 50-Mile Front In South France ….. Guam Robinson Crusoe Gets Divorce on Return ….. Yanks 25 Miles From Paris; 3 Key Cities Fall – Orleans, Chartres, Dreux Seized, Police Strike In French Capital ….. 63 Negro Nurses Reach U.K.; First Assigned ETO ….. Terry & The Pirates / By Milton Caniff