Allies widen Italy advance as Teano taken near Massico Ridge
Fifth Army troops reach Teano northeast of Mount Massico while the Eighth Army seizes Cantalo po and Fros cione near Isernia. In the Crimea Soviet artillery close in on Chaplinka and Novo-Alexeyevka as Reds push toward the rail lines. Mosquitos raid Western Germany and defend Britain against recent Nazi raids. Yugoslav forces report air battle near Kolasin amid ongoing fighting with Mihailovic and Tito factions.
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Russia
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Mount Massico
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Boiano
Isernia
Froscione
Macchiagodena
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Cherbourg
Britain
London
England
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RAF
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Monte- Negro
Draja Mihailovic
Josip Broz
Tito
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Apathy Marks Ohio Mayoral Elections Except Cleveland Race
In Ohio on Tuesday, cities show weak voter interest with many contests uncontested. Cleveland stands out with a three way race featuring Mayor Frank Lausche, Socrat, and Republican candidate Edward C. Stanton, the former county prosecutor.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cleveland
Frank J. Lausche
Socrat
Edward C. Stanton
Ublican
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Five Boys Killed as Auto Hits Tree in Ohio Crash
Five Ohio boys were killed when their car struck a tree last night in Point Pleasant. The dead include George F. Miller and William P. Johns and Robert Estes of Cincinnati, Burett 20 of Point Pleasant, Swart 17 of Moscow, and Ruby Mae Jones 16 of New Richmond who entered the car.
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Point Pleasant
Ohio
George F. Miller
William P. Johns
Robert Estes
Cincinnati
Burett
Swart
Moscow
Ruby Mae Jones
New Richmond
Halifax Says Nazis Still Tough After Bombings
Viscount Halifax, former British ambassador, told reporters in Washington that Germany remains organized and could prolong the war despite Allied bombings and Russian advances. He warned against optimism and urged complete disarmament of the enemy at war’s end.
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Washington
Viscount Halifax
Halifax
United States
England
Europe
Decisions of Moscow Talks Set for Public Release
A general outline of decisions from the Moscow conference will be published tonight or tomorrow. Officials expect the plan to drum up an early summit among Roosevelt Marshall Stalin and Churchill. Core points include a joint military strategy for Europe, a cooperative settlement policy after Germany’s collapse, and an Allied commission in London to study arising problems and advise the three governments.
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Moscow
Roosevelt
Marshall Joseph Stalin
Churchill
Europe
Germany
Inter- Allied Commission
Italy
Yugoslavia
Greece
Council
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Nineteen German POWs Escape Manitoba Camp
Nineteen German prisoners of war escaped from Riding Mountain Park wood camp during a blizzard. Police guards and farmer-searchers hunted them across Manitoba. It marked the first POW escape in the province and one of the Dominion's largest, with a 1941 Ontario escape noted for contrast.
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Winnipeg
Riding Mountain Park Wood
Manitoba
Dominion
Ontario
RABAUL BLASTED BY 115-TON BOMB RAID
Allied forces report a 115-ton bombing of Rabaul by heavy bombers and fighters. MacArthur says 45 Japanese planes destroyed that day, bringing October enemy losses to 820. four Allied planes lost. Choiseul Island fights intensify as Bougainville air support dwindles amid raids.
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New Zealand
Choiseul Telanda
Mardis Vanakanau
New Britain
Douglas MacArthur
Choiseul
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Adm
William F. Halsey
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Ohloan
South Pacific
John C. Smith
Portsmouth
Fifth Air Force
Vunkanau Airfield
Morgenthau
Washington
Treasury
Mediterranean
Ceiling Prices Set for No 1 Soft Wheat in East
The Office of Price Administration fixed No 1 soft wheat ceilings at 1.66 per bushel for Chicago and St Louis terminals with seed wheat untouched. The first ceiling includes a 1% commission and lower grade deductions. The rule covers 34 eastern states and 14 Pacific slope states when marketed east. Pacific slope terminals and hard wheat are exempt.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Office of Price Administration
Commission
OPA
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Pacific Slope
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Press Urged To Fight For Censorship Reform
Chicago editor Colonel Robert R. McCormick urged a joint push by The Chicago Tribune New York News Service and major press organizations to reform wartime censorship. He cited Civil War Spanish American and World War examples and urged AP UP INS NYT News Service to join in demanding truth for the American people.
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Robert R. McCormick
The
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Chicago ‘Tribune- New York
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Chicago Chamber of Commerce
Russell
D.-Ga
Senate
Associated Press
United Press
International News Service
New York Times News Service
Chicago Tribune-New York News Service
Grant
Sheridan
Sherman
Cuba
Philippines
McKinley
Increased Postage on Outgoing Mail Urged
Washington report: House Ways and Means committee votes to raise out of town letter postage from three to four cents. No increase for newspaper and church publications. second class postal charges doubled. General admissions tax cut to 20 percent from 30. Present rate is 10 percent.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Politicians Eye Tomorrow's Elections Across Seven States
Washington reports keen interest as off year contests in seven states unfold tomorrow. Analysts expect results to hint at potential shifts in the 1944 national election.
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Washington
New York
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Allies Agree On Plan for Joint Action
The United States Great Britain Russia and China pledge united action in victory over their enemies and to establish a general international peace organization. They sign a four power declaration at Moscow calling for an European Advisory Commission in London and an Italy advisory council with French Yugoslav and Greek representation.
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United States
Great Britain
Russia
China
United Nations
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Hull
Anthony Eden
Britain
Foregn
Vyacheslav Molotov
London
Italy
Austria
Japan
Tripartite Conference
New Mortar Used by Yanks
Milwaukee reports America's secret weapon a 4.2 inch mortar with 155 mm firepower. Col. Harry Lebkicher praises its performance and notes it can be moved and assembled in three minutes. It delivers shells at a rate comparable to 155 mm every two seconds.
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Milwaukee
Wis
America
Harry R. Lebkicher
Sixth Service Command
Chemical Warfare Service
Bell Machine Co
Lebkicher
Ohio Coal Mines Idle as Work Stoppage Halts Industry
A nationwide work stoppage freezes Ohio coal mining with Union and company reports showing all mines idle across District 6. Key mines in Willow Grove Webb Powhatan Stewart and others list hundreds of workers idle while Windsor power mine in West Virginia also idled. Industry stockpiles vary by city from four days to thirty days with Dayton Akron Cleveland and Cincinnati noting limited supplies.
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Ford Sampson
Ohio Coal Association
Bridgeport
United Mine Workers
William Kennedy
Bellaire
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Panhandle
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Cleveland
Toledo
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Pere Sons
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Jones and Laughlin Steel
Alabama
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Progressive Mine Workers
AFL
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Kansas
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Tennessee
Four Die in Bomber Crash Near Fostoria
A Patterson Field inquiry opened into the crash of a four engined Army bomber five miles east of Fostoria in a freshly plowed field. At least four crew members were killed and four bodies were removed from the wreckage strewn across the countryside.
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Fostoria
Patterson Field
Dayton
Here
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Pope Urges Peace Hope In Radio Address
Pope Pius XII voiced a prayer for a peace based on justice and charity in his first radio address since Rome was seized and Vatican City surrounded by German forces after Italy capitulated. He urged world leaders to seek peaceful solutions amid the crisis.
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London
Pius XII
Rome
Vatican City
CIO Convention Opens as Murray Attacks Labor Splitters
The Congress of Industrial Organizations opens its sixth constitutional convention in Philadelphia with CIO President Philip Murray accusing labor movement factions of aiming to divide and disrupt wartime production. He notes membership rise by 1,104,936 since the last convention and more than 1.25 million dollars spent on organization efforts.
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Philadelphia
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Philip Murray
CIO
FHE Uso
New Price Formula To Up Price of Mincemeat
The Office of Price Administration announces a new pricing formula that reflects higher apple costs and increased raisins and rum. This change will raise the cost of mincemeat by about 1 cent per pound, affecting holiday baking for households.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Roosevelt urges continuation of food subsidy to curb inflation
President Roosevelt urged Congress to extend and raise the $8,000,000 food price subsidy program to ensure adequate supply and avoid a dangerous inflation cycle. He warned abandoning current policy would raise living costs and wages, risking uncontrollable prices, and emphasized the program supports production and fair consumer prices.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
UMW Policy Board Action Is Awaited
Washington AP reports coal production near collapse as UMW leaders meet to decide back to work or defy Roosevelt. Government moves tremble over wildcat stoppages while Fuel Administration details cutbacks and potential seizure of mines. State by state shutdowns strain steel output and fuel supply.
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United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
UMW
John L. Lewis
Fuel Administration
War Production Board
Fuels Administration
Alabama
West Virginia
Ohio
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