Toyama and the Asian Revolutionist Legacy in Japan
George E. Sokolsky argues Mitsuru Toyama founded an Asia for the Asiatics doctrine fueling anti white campaigns and violence through the Black Dragon Society. He links Toyama to anti Western sentiment, Sun Yat sen influence, and the rise of Tojo, portraying him as a pivotal behind many wartime currents.
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George E. Sokolsky
Russia
Japan
Nitsuru Toyama
Asia
Toyama
Hitler
Commodore Perry
Perry
Mitsuru Toyama
China
India
Sun Yat-sen
Tungmenwei
Kobe
Sun
Black Dragon Society
Baron Dan
Japn
Baron Shidehara
Tojo
Manchuria
Togama
Shidehara
Germany
al Capone
Pulse Feeler Probes Radio Pet Peeves
In a readers poll Pulse Feeler surveys listeners about radio annoyances. Respondents cite soaps, corny music, talking ads, interruptions to music, and daytime stories as top irritants. Names include Mrs Neal Sylvester and others.
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Pulse Feeler
Neal Sylvester
Mordeana Hartzell
ED Nelson
Dea McClain
Wilvarna Clayton
Weather forecast hints and changes in tone
The forecast promises fair tonight and tomorrow with little temperature change. The weather report notes no significant shifts in conditions ahead. Separate dispatch reports Tokyo plans to lower compulsory service age to 17, allowing younger boys into the armed forces alongside Berlin radio remarks.
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London
Tokyo
Berlin
Japanese fleet retreats as Third Fleet dominates Pacific actions
Halsey’s Third Fleet outweighed Japanese forces prompting a retreat west of the Philippines. China based air units attacked Amoy Quemoy and Formosa while Liberators and fighters sank a Natori class cruiser and likely a Terutsuki destroyer. B-29s hit Formosa again and Nimitz reported 73 ships sunk with 870 to 885 planes destroyed over seven days.
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Halsey
Pearl Harbor
Philippines
China
Biansho
Taiwan
Formosa
Chester W. Nimitz
Chungking
Amoy
Quemoy
East China
Pacific Fleet
Philippine Sea
Admiral Halsey
Fourteenth Air Force
Hong Kong
Tokyo
War Department
Washington
Japan
Home Islands
Nimitz
Russians Open Major Offensive Near East Prussia
London reports a large Russian offensive reaching the East Prussian border near Vilkaviskis with tanks infantry and bombers attacking German lines. Berlin claims 145 German tanks destroyed and notes Russian troop concentrations as Memel Tilsit and Praga Warsaw areas are involved in the widening front.
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London
Vilkaviskis
Memel
Tilsit
East Prussia
Hitler
Berlin
Narew
Belgrade
Warsaw
Praga
High Magyars Join Russians
The German news agency reports Maj. Gen. Bela Miklos von Dalnok and his chief of staff Keri went over to the Soviet side. Hungarian politics show chaos as Russian troops near Budapest threaten German support. A Nazi backed coup installs a new puppet government with Horthy ousted and Szalasi proclaimed. Berlin hails the move as a total victory ending negotiations with Allies or Russians.
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London
DNB
Bela Miklos von Dalnok
Keri
Hungary
Budapest
Nicholas Horthy
Ferenc Szalasi
Horthy
Berlin
Germany
Jury panel fills as Haighton murder trial proceeds
In the 47th District Court jurors were selected for the Haighton murder case. By noon seven veniremen had been accepted, including W. M. Rippey Lex Ray W. J. Reed and Elmer L. Miller, with 54 examined so far.
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47Th District Court
A. W. Haighton
W. M. Rippey
Lex Ray
W. J. Reed
Elmer L. Miller
J. R. Tosh
F. G. Russell
D. R. Amos
Wrong Plan at Cleaners Grounds New Hire Mixup
The assistant manager at Deason Cleaners discovered a new girl showing up for work who believed she was hired. A mixup revealed she had only an hour's experience from Dodie Cleaners and had joined the wrong shop by mistake.
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Deason Cleaners
Dodie Cleaners
President Roosevelt to Speak in Fund Drive Broadcast
President Roosevelt planned for a 9 30 P M broadcast in support of the National War Fund. The item notes a brief five minute radio address and lists the Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance and a dinner at Thomas in association with the event.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National War Fund
Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas
The U S Weather Bureau reports pair tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change across Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas stays fair with small temperature shifts. New Mexico sees partly cloudy skies and scattered showers. Highs reach 60 in mountains to 80 in south. tonight lows 40 to 55. 24 hour highs 71 and lows 46, noon 68.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Massive Allied air raid devastates Cologne in daylight sweep
A force of about 2,100 Allied bombers and 800 escorts attacked Cologne in its heaviest World War II bombing, delivering 4,000 tons of bombs in under an hour. The raid followed six consecutive Rhineland strikes aimed at the Ruhr region as Mosquito fighters supported the mission.
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London
Cologne
U. S
Italy
Vienna
Aachen
Rhineland
Siegfried Line
Rhine
Ruhr
Reich
Allied push around Aachen Hold as Venray falls deeper
U S troops repelled the strongest German counterblow east of Aachen and held lines at dawn while British forces advanced toward Venray near the Meuse. Allied pressure widened along a 50 mile front from Venray to Aachen with Canadian troops pushing toward Antwerp and German withdrawals starting along Breskens defense. Berlin and Nazi reports claimed reinforcements and intensified bombardment as French forces gained slight ground near Belfort Gap.
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London
U. S
Aachen
Venray
Rhine-Ruhr
Crucifix Hill
Verlautenheide
Berlin
U.S
Normandy
Tommies
Meuse
Siegfried Line
Geilenkirchen
Germany
U. S. Third Army
Metz
Supreme Headquarters
Paris
Aachen-Vernay
Gellenkirchen
Ofden
Wurselen
Leopold Canal
Schelde
Antwerp
Breskens
Second Army
Nijmegen-Arnhem
Holland
Belfort
Rumpus In Norway
Stockholm reports Norway faces growing danger as German actions tighten. Sources say over 1000 hostages seized recently to crush resistance, with arrests of underground leaders and searches for gatherings. Norwegian prisons and camps are reported filled, and shootings occur “by mistake” during patrols.
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Stockholm
Norway
Legation
Tempers Flare as Campaign Forces Clash Across Nation
The campaign three weeks from election day grows bitter with charges of distortion and falsehood. Dewey assails Roosevelt on foreign policy in St. Louis while Truman defends the Roosevelt ticket in Los Angeles. Bricker accuses federal grants of usurping local authority and Luce warns of Communist takeover of the labor movement. Kaiser predicts record turnout in November.
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Thomas E. Dewey
St. Louis
Roosevelt
Dewey
Blue Network
Quentin Reynolds
Mutual Network
John W. Bricker
San Diego
Calif
Newark
N. J
Harold S. Ickes
Ickes
Sen
Harry S. Truman
Los Angeles
Truman
San Francisco
Clare Booth Luce
Pittsburgh
CIO Political Action Committee
American Labor Movement
New York
Henry J. Kaiser
Association For the Franchise Education, Inc
British fleet aids calm in Athens as clashes end
In Athens on Oct 17 British troops from over 150 warships patrolled the streets after breaking up fighting between rival Greek factions. The fleet included Royal Navy units with Canadian South African Greek French and Polish ships. Troops landed at Piraeus and paraded through a cheering city. The landing was bloodless amid reports of previous German occupation machine gunning over 500 Athenians and restricting homes.
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Athens
Royal Navy
Piraeus
Greece
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J. L. Bagwell
Clem Calhoun
B. Reader
Defense Counsel
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Bishop
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
U. S. Weather Bureau
World Globes and Atlases
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