Gestapo Tightens Home Front On Eve Of Armistice Anniversary
Reports from Germany cite Heinrich Himmler's Gestapo maintaining firm grip on the home front as Nazi leaders bolster police power and party formations. Goebbels and officials order strengthened security, prevention of morale collapse, and stricter control of industrial and port areas amid warnings of potential revolts.
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Edwin Shankess Kholm
Germany
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Berlin
Nazi Party
Prenzlau
Denmark
Goebbels
Lokal Anzeiger
Spain Extends Good Will to United States Amid Philippine Note
Spain notes its not recognizing the Manila puppet government and seeks American sympathy. Ambassador De Cardenas delivered the message to the State Department asserting historical ties and addressing misinterpretations of a prior courtesy cablegram. Meanwhile the Senate approves a bill extending Manuel Quezon as Philippine president until Japanese forces are expelled.
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Washington
Francisco Franco
United States
State Department
Juan Francisco de Cardenas
Spain
Philippines
Jose P. Laurel
Manila
Senate
Manuel Quezon
Transnistria civilians moved as Russian advance nears
Hungarian dispatches report Roman authorities start withdrawing civilians and property from Transnistria amid the Russian eastward push.
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Bern
Switzerland
Transnistria
Budapest
Chinese goodwill mission to Britain announced
The foreign office announced in Chungking that a Chinese goodwill mission to Great Britain will include Dr. Wang Shih-Chieh former minister of information.
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Chungking
Great Britain
Foreign Office
Wang Shih-Chieh
Information
Complete Reports On War Fund Drive Plea of Chairman
Twenty two county school districts have not reported their National War Fund canvass. Chairman Mrs Julia M Smith urged prompt completion of reports and canvass closure. Total turned in was 15375 67 with 3099 33 still needed. districts failing to report should supply quotas or allow replacements to finish the drive.
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National War Fund
Julia M. Smith
Guadalcanal Flag Raised Over Capitol On Marine Birthday
A Guadalcanal battle flag was raised over the Capitol to mark the 168th anniversary of the Marine Corps. President Roosevelt praised the Marines for continuing to bear battle flags on the road to Tokyo and sent a letter to Lt Gen Holcomb expressing regret at missing the ceremony.
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Washington
Guadalcanal
Capitol
United States
Roosevelt
Marine Corps
Tokyo
Thomas Holcomb
Corps
Must've Been Nazi Plane Over Rome
The State Department released a statement citing General Eisenhower that the Vatican bombing could not have been Allied. Eisenhower reported two Mosquito intruders and seven Boston light bombers were near Rome that night, with bombs not falling within 28 kilometers of the city.
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Washington
Germany
Vatican
State Department
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Department
Boston
Rome
Eternal City
Weather warms as Kansas moderates after weekend snow
Kansas forecasts show moderating weather with clear skies and rising temperatures for tomorrow. Eastern southern Kansas expected 30s to 32, western and northern 25 to 30, while Goodland hit 53 and 26 yesterday. In Wichita a 11 year old, Coneta Olive Childers, died after being struck by a car while walking to school. she was the daughter of Coffeyville resident W F Childers and survived by siblings.
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Topeka
Kas
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Goodland
Wichita
Coneta
Olive Childers
W. F. Childers
Coffeyville
Marshall Harp
Oklahoma motorists pay $88,372 in fines in nine months
Oklahoma Department of Public Safety reported that fines paid by motorists from January 1 to September 30 totaled 88,372 dollars. The amount equates to 4,713 war bonds of the 18.75 dollar denomination.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Department of Public Safety
Hull Returns From Moscow in Historic Conference Return
Secretary of State Hull flew back from Moscow conferences this afternoon. He was greeted at the National Airport by President Roosevelt.
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Washington
State Hull
Moscow
National
Roosevelt
Hull to report back on Moscow conference to Roosevelt
Secretary of State Hull returns from Moscow with details of a 12 day Allied conference and talks with Stalin Molotov and Eden. Bohlen and Deane stay behind. Stettinius notes Hull’s health as he arrives in Washington. The senate’s postwar collaboration resolution amplifies the triumph of the trip.
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Washington
Hull
Moscow
Roosevelt
Marshal Stalin
Molotov
Eden
Charles
Chip) Bohlen
State Department
John R. Deane
Combined Chiefs of Staff
United States
Puerto Rico
South Atlantic
Edward R. Stettinius Jr
Senate
Britain and United States seek common action on Spain
London reports Britain is in close consultation with Washington on possible steps over the Spanish government's congratulatory message to the Japanese puppet regime in the Philippines. Richard K. Law stated Britain did not protest, deferring to U S concerns, and would align with American wishes.
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London
Britain
Washington
Philippines
Richard K. Law
Commons
Law
United States
Bricker to Seek GOP Nomination for Ohio Primary
Gov. John W. Bricker of Ohio announced at a Chicago press conference that he will run as a Republican candidate in the Ohio presidential primary in May. He declined to discuss other 1944 campaign plans, stating he will enter the Ohio primaries as a Republican candidate.
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Chicago
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Vinson Defends Order in Rail Wage Dispute
A Senate subcommittee pressed Economic Stabilization Director Fred M. Vinson to defend his rejection of an eight cent an hour wage increase for 1.1 million railroad workers as Congress weighs a measure to override the ruling. Rail unions threaten a walkout after November 25 ballots.
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Washington
Senate
Fred M. Vinson
House
Vinson
Johnson
Colo
George Harrison
Congress
Harrison
Reed
Kas
Executive Branch
Johnson Interstate Commerce Subcommittee
Nazis Admit Retreats On West Of Kiev
Berlin and Moscow reports describe German forces retreating west and north of Kiev as Soviet offensives gain momentum in western Ukraine. Vatutin's Ukrainian Army reportedly advanced rapidly toward Korosten, while fighting rages near Smolensk and in the Nevel area amid heavy snow.
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Associated Press
London
Kiev
Ukraine
Nikolai Vatutin
Moscow
Korosten
Nevel
Smolensk
Crimea
Perekop
Kerch
Reuters
Berlin
New York
Pereko
Columbia Broadcasting System
Pereyaslav
Red Army
Dnepropetrovsk
Krivoi
Dnieper
Dnieper River
Fastov
Vatutin
Zhitomir
Poland
Pripet Marshes
White Russia
Yugoslav Partisans Seize Stip and Strike Deep in Serbia
A Yugoslav communique reports partisans under General Tito recaptured Stip in Serbia from German forces and launched heavy assaults near Zhumberak Novo Mesto Kocevje Bros Delnice with focus on Ljublyasije mining town and rail derailment casualties of 206 Germans.
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London
Serbia
Stip
Skoplje
Josip Roz
Tito
U. S
Iican
Andrijevica
Montenegro
Zhumberak
Novo Mesto
Kocevje
Bros
Delnice
Ljublyasije
Bosnia
Mean To Protect Men In Service
Senators from both parties urged quick action to protect servicemen from loss or reduction of social security benefits due to war service. Senator Vanderberg said it would be unfair to penalize a man for serving his country. The armed forces are not covered by social security now and Senator Clark predicted special veterans legislation will address it.
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Washington
Vanderberg
Mich
Clark
Toulouse Paper Reports 195 Terrorists Arrested Across France
A Toulouse newspaper claims that 195 terrorists have been arrested, executed, killed, or wounded across France in the last two months. The report cites nationwide counterterrorism actions and ongoing security operations.
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Barcelona
Toulouse
France
Germans Launch Nine Counterattacks in Venafro Mow
Allied brief reports nine German counterattacks in the Venafro area were repulsed as U S forces hold a reinforced winter line. American air raids targeted Villar Perosa bearing works and Genoa docks while Eighth Army advances reach Forli and Castiglione Carovilli.
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Edward Kennedy
Algiers
Venafro
U. S
Villar Perosa
Turin
Ansaldo
Genoa
Italy
Volturno
Eighth Army
Sangro River
Castiglione Carovilli
Forli
Calabritto
Fifth Army
Mignano
Naples
Vasto
Vandra
Woolturno
Castel di Sangro
Rionero
15Th Air Force
Fiat
Appennines
Adriatic
Balkan
Saseno
Durazzo
Kavaje
Albania
Split
Yugoslavia
More Japs On Bougainville
United States marines, tanks, artillery and planes clash with several hundred Japanese who landed north of Empress Augusta bay, as Adm. Halsey reports both sides suffer losses in a Bougainville beachhead, with 125 Japanese killed and 60 Marines wounded.
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Southwest Pacific
Allief
United States
Empress Augusta Bay
Bougainville
Solomons
Adm
William F. Halsey
Buka
Torokina
Admiral Halsey
Laruma River
Puruata Island
Arkansas Depends On Private Business
Tulsa report quotes Arkansas Governor Homer Adkins stating the state will rely on private business for future prosperity as war plant job gains fade, with no expectation of federal help. He notes Arkansas must prepare as war funding declines and emphasize private enterprise to sustain growth.
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Tulsa
Arkansas
Homer Adkins
Tony
American Earnings Hit Record Peak in 1943 Nine Months
Washington reports 1943 nine month gross earnings at 103.088 billion dollars with September at 12.545 billion, up about 20 percent from 1942. Treasury notes Americans spending at an unprecedented 91 billion per year as estimates project total 142 billion for 1943. Trial by battle once used in Scottish courts until the sixteenth century end.
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Washington
Treasury
Government Bond Sales Slow In Pontotoc County
The Pontotoc county quota for November is 101000 dollars. To date only 16311 dollars have been bought. Sam K. Grant, chairman of the county war bond sale committee, laments the slow pace but urges continued purchases of Series E F and G bonds as the year ends.
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Pontotoc County
Sam K. Grant
Devers Sees German Sub Crews Losing Morale
General Jacob L. Devers, commander of U S ETO, told the Anglo American Press Association that German submarine crews would lose morale from the beating they have received. He warned the war might last a year or more and a supply slowdown could slow Allied progress, while hoping the channel between Britain and the continent will be crossed as if it were not there.
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Washington
South Pacific
Atlantic
Navy
Henley
Vella la Vella
Chevalier
Borie
Card
Goff
Barry
mid-Atlantic
U. S
Pacific
Carlton R. Adams
Wilmington
N. C
George R. Wilson
Long Beach
Calif
Bories
Charles H. Hutchins
Terre Haute
Ind
London
Jacob L. Devers
U. S. Army
Devers
Anglo- American Press Association
RAF Wellington Bombers Hit Burmese Airfield Heho
A British communique says RAF Wellington bombers struck the Japanese airfield at Heho Burma last night after daylight raids on enemy positions in the China Hills region. The RAF reported no losses in the operation.
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New Delhi
Heho
Burma
China Hills
RAF
Th' Pessimist Th' Pessimist by Bob Bienks
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