Allied move to clear Antwerp nears completion in war front report
Across Europe, Allied and Axis actions unfold with Walcheren Island in Allied hands and Hurtgen fighting near Duren as Meuse and Rhine fronts shift. In the Pacific, Japanese pilots push to rescue Leyte forces while MacArthur signals the Leyte-Samar campaign nears its end.
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Leyte
Walcheren Island
U.S. First Army
Germany
Hurtgen
Keeskemet
Hurtgen Forest
Duren
Cologne
Rhine
Walcheren
Schelde
Lowerran Vlissingen
Flushing
Holland
Second Army
Meijel
Maas
Meuse
France
Baccarat
Vosges
U. S&s. Seventh Army
Greece
Phiorina
MacArthur narrowly escapes bullet during momentous war update
A stray 50 caliber round from a strafing Japanese plane narrowly missed General MacArthur’s head, a bullet hole in his hut wall seen as he quipped that it was “not yet.” The report covers Allied advances in Burma and Leyte, including Chinese recapture of Lungling, Lus— Lungling’s reopening of a land route to China, and Japanese setbacks as U S forces advance on Carigara Capoocan Ormoc Baybay and Mt Catmon amid broader Pacific theater actions.
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Leyte Island
MacArthur
War Department
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Ers Liew
India
Ormoc
Leyte
Associated Press
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Burma Road
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Chungking
Donald M. Nelson
I A
Chinese War Production Board
24Th Division
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Capoocan
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Mt. Catmon
Tokyo
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Marianas
Ledo
Tengchung
U.S. Airmen Claim Greatest Sky Triumph Over Luftwaffe
London AP reports U S fighters of the Eighth Air Force achieved their greatest victory of the war. 4 480 tons of explosives were dropped on Dusseldorf while Merseburg and other targets saw heavy German losses. Records show 208 German planes destroyed, including 183 in the air and 25 on the ground, with American losses at 40 bombers and 19 fighters.
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Eighth Air Force
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Berlin
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Essen
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Rheine
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Regensburg
Joe L. Mason
Columbus
Ohio
George E. Preddy
Greensboro
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Francis S. Gabreski
Oil City
William J. Cullerton
Chicago
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Sunday Messenger
Dewey Denounces Secret Deals in Pennsylvania Swing Tour
Dewey blasted Roosevelt administration tactics from Wilkes-Barre to Scranton calling the "$1,000 Club" a corrupt fund scheme and pledging to end secret deals at home and abroad. Roosevelt warned of rising whispering campaigns as the race centers on the record and Pennsylvania's pivotal vote.
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Wilkes-Barre
Roosevelt
White House
Pennsylvania
Edward Martin
Martin
Philadelphia
Wyoming Valley
Scranton
Stalin
England
Bricker Opens Vote Drive in Three States
Gov. John W. Bricker travels through Delaware New Jersey and Pennsylvania to rally support for the Republican ticket. He criticizes President Roosevelt’s free enterprise record and accuses the New Deal of restricting growth while promoting government management. Bricker speaks in Paterson Camden and Philadelphia with one Philadelphia address broadcast on the Blue Network.
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John W. Bricker
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Paterson
N. J
Roosevelt
Wilmington
Del
Camden
Philadelphia
Blue
Ohio
Chicago
Shortage of Sailors Threatens War Shipping
Washington reports a shortage of merchant seamen could delay sailings to war zones in the coming weeks. Vice Admiral Emory S. Land, war shipping administrator, and War Manpower Commission chairman Paul V. McNutt announced an intensified drive to recruit personnel.
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Emory S. Land
Paul V. McNutt
War Manpower Commission
Texas Governor Calls For Cooling Off Amid UT Turmoil
Governor Coke Stevenson seeks a cooling off period before acting on the University of Texas crisis that prompted the firing of President Homer P. Rainey and the resignation of three regents. The UT board said Rainey was dismissed for statements they viewed as questioning the board’s motives and good faith.
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Austin
Tex
Coke Stevenson
University of Texas
Homer P. Rainey
Rainey
Two More Navy Depots Slated in Ohio
The Navy plans to add two or more material distribution centers in Ohio in addition to the Steubenville facility. Officials consider establishing similar depots in other locations across the state.
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Navy
Ohio
Washington
Steubenville
Soldier ballots could swing 16 states in next election
An Associated Press survey indicates military ballots from ships and camps worldwide may flip the political balance in about 16 states, potentially erasing Roosevelt’s margin in 10 and altering outcomes in 35 electoral votes. Michigan, New York, and Maine are highlighted as tipping points if GI voters shift as expected.
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Associated Press
Wendell Willkie
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Purchigan
Willkie
Michigan
Wolverine
Maine
Grenades Traded by Children Around Fort Bliss
El Paso police hunt 16 live hand grenades believed used as toys by children who found them near Fort Bliss. Capt. J. E. Stowe says a mother reported her child playing with a grenade and that other youngsters are similarly equipped. The grenades have economic value, traded for cash or marbles.
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EL Paso
Fort Bliss
J. E. Stowe
Stone
Mesa Strikes Spread Across Toledo Detroit Area
A 10 day walkout by 4500 Mechanics Educational Society of America workers at 25 Toledo factories triggers a sympathy mobilization with 20000 Detroit area production workers set to quit this morning. Cleveland locals pledge 14 plant sympathy stoppages as union leaders await word from Matthew Smith. Jack G. Day’s WLB dispute with the CIO UAW breaks down.
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Mechanics Educational Society of America
Matthew Smith
Detroit
Cleveland
MESA
Smith
Jack G. Day
WLB
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Soong denies U S pressure on China's Communist issue
Foreign Minister T. V. Soong rejected reports of American pressure to resolve China’s Communist problem. He predicted a New Deal in China U S relations and said Stilwell's recall was entirely a matter of personality.
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Chungking
T. V. Soong
China
United States
Soong
Joseph W. Stilwell
Mountbatten May Step Down as Southeast Asia Allied Commander
Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten may resign as supreme Allied Commander in southeast Asia though to stay in charge of key forthcoming operations against Japan. The report notes his leadership role during critical campaigns and continued influence in ongoing missions.
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Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Stewart predicts Ohio farmers back GOP in coming vote
Stewart, Republican nominee James Garfield Stewart, told a Toledo rally that nearly all Ohio farmers will support the GOP tickets next Tuesday citing the New Deal. He urged action to vote out the New Deal in Washington and keep it out of Ohio. Governor Bricker was introduced at the event. Dr. Thomas Ewing French, a longtime Ohio State University engineer and professor, died at 72 after 47 years on the faculty.
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Toledo
James Garfield Stewart
Ohio
Washington
Columbus
Thomas Ewing French
Ohio State University
Ohio candidates clash over Davey in final campaign push
In Columbus Ohio Democrats led by Frank Lausche and Republicans led by James Stewart intensify their governor race moves. Lausche accuses Stewart of pretending real experience while highlighting Cleveland city manager pay. Stewart counters by recalling Davey administration and endorsing a New Deal opponent.
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Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Cleveland
James Garfield Stewart
Cincinnati
Martin L. Davey
Lausche
Zanesville
Circleville
Chillicothe
Stewart
Davey
Chlorine Blankets West Side Area In Springfield
A corroded pipe at Springfield sewage plant released chlorine gas, blanketing the West Side and hospitalizing 14 people, including Police Inspector Lawrence A. Abbott, two firemen, and plant employee George Hoppes. Thomas Midgley, 55, noted inventor, was found dead at his Worthington home.
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City Hospital
Lawrence A. Abbott
George Hoppes
Columbus
Thomas Midgley
Worthington
Police Probing Double Murder In McPherson Kans
Police investigate a double murder in McPherson Kansas after two bodies were found shot three times in the back and dumped beside a roadside ditch. The victims are Dr M F E Lambert 31 osteopath Canton Kansas and Cpl Charles Nipper 21 stationed at Smoky Hill Army Air Field near Salina. Lambert's bloodstained car was found near the city. Nipper was last seen entering a car similar to Lambert's at a roadside shelter near Wichita.
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M. FE. Lambert
Canton
Osteopath
Charles Nipper
Doctor Lambert
Here
Nipper
Smoky Hill Army Air Field
Salina
Lambert
Wichita
Fortieseight seamen missing after St Lawrence ship sinking
A British merchant ship sank in the St. Lawrence River eight miles offshore after explosions. Forty eight crewmen were reported missing, while seventeen on deck escaped in a lifeboat and reached Petite Matane at dawn.
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Que
St. Lawrence River
Petite Matane
Expect Sharp Declines In 1945 Farm Prices
Washington bureau forecast cash receipts from farm marketings in 1945 may drop 5 to 10 percent from 1944 levels due to reduced marketings and lower demand signaling a softer agricultural year ahead.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Polls show possible photo finish in next Tuesday's race
Nationwide surveys split electoral votes between Roosevelt and Dewey with varied forecasts. Gallup lists 206 for Roosevelt and 255 for Dewey, Newsweek cites 249 for Roosevelt and 247 for Dewey, while Fortune notes 53.5 percent civilian support for Roosevelt but avoids electoral totals.
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New York
Roosevelt
Dewey
Fortune Magazine
Elmo Roper
Battle casualties rise in all war theaters
United States battle casualties climbed to 487,692, up 14,919 from the prior week. The War Department placed Army casualties at 417,121 as of Oct. 21, up 14,047, while Navy totals stood at 70,571, an increase of 866.
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Washington
United States
War Department
Coast Guard Extends 17 Year Old Apprentice Seaman Program
The Coast Guard announces extending enlistment of 17-year-olds as apprentice seamen through November. Training will be at Manhattan Beach Brooklyn New York with further details from the Coast Guard recruiting office 433 Main St Cincinnati.
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Coast Guard
Manhattan Beach
Brooklyn
N. Y
Main St
Cincinnati
Tragedy Strikes Farm Near Delaware as Teen Found Dead
The body of 18 year old Clarence Pool was found beside an overturned tractor on a farm five miles north of Delaware late yesterday. Authorities are investigating the incident as a farm accident.
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Delaware
Clarence Pool
Here
Black Market Cigar Trade Probe In Toledo
Harold G. Bogart, OPA district director, disclosed today an investigation into a reported black market for cigarettes operating in the Toledo area.
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Toledo
Harold G. Bogart
OPA
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