Red Army Reaches Baltic Sea South of Memel
Soviet vanguards reach the Baltic coast south of Memel severing land routes for about 150,000 Germans in Latvia and Lithuania. Moscow reports invasion of East Prussia as Memel area, once annexed in 1939, is cut off from retreat. Battles expand toward Tilsit as Malinovsky drives across Hungary and Yugoslavia.
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Memel
London
Latvia
Lithuania
Moscow
East Prussia
Reich
Hitler
Kremlin
Tilsit
Bagramain
Cherniakhovsky
Malinovsky
Hungary
Debrecen
Budapest
Marshal Malinovsky
Petrov
Tisza
Yugoslavia
Subotica
Belgrade-Budapest
Transylvania
Carpatho-Ukraine
Czechoslovakia
Chinese Regimental Commander Executed for Defeat at Pingnan
The Chinese high command announced Col. Tsao Cheng, a regimental commander, was executed on Oct. for failing to carry out orders in defense of Pingnan, a west river town in Kwangsi province recently captured by Japanese forces.
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Tsao Cheng
Pingnan
West River
Kwangsi Province
American War Writers Moved to Paris by SHAEF
London UPI reports the press section of Supreme Allied Headquarters relocated to Paris today with 45 war correspondents. They attended the morning briefing at the former SHAEF home in Britain and had one hour to file stories before boarding planes to France.
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UPI
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Paris
Old Shaef
Britain
France
Bricker Claims GOP Saved U S Millions in Budget Cuts
Spokane AP: GOP vice presidential candidate Bricker says Republicans with help from thoughtful Democrats ended wasteful New Deal spending. He cites eliminating 80 million CCC 1943 budget 55 million NYA 8.86 million OWI domestic 2.75 million and WPA unexpended 106.5 million. He contrasts with Democrats who he says raised federal costs 56 percent first year. He notes 1939 debt near 40.5 million, surpassing WWI debt.
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Ohio
Hillman Criticizes GOP Nominees Across States
Sidney Hillman, head of the era Political Action Committee, attacked the Republican presidential and vice presidential nominees at an Ohio CIO convention. He labeled Gov John Bricker and Thomas Dewey as discredited leaders and urged Ohio and New York voters to reflect on the election.
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New York
Hillman
John Bricker
Thomas Dewey
Lights Go On In Leningrad Streets After Siege
A Moscow radio report said street lights have been restored in Leningrad, the Russian city long besieged by German forces, as broadcasts reach London and other places tonight.
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London
Russia
Moscow
Nazi Commander Urges Last Stand Defense On Western Front
New York broadcast quotes Field Marshal Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt, commander in chief of German forces on the western front, urging Siegfried Line troops to defend German soil to the last with all their strength.
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New York
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
Western Front
Allied Armies Report Half Million Prisoners Captured
London AP reports six Allied armies have taken at least 563 928 prisoners since D day with U S First Army 92016 captured and totals for Third Seventh Ninth Armies and British Second Army listed among others while First Allied Airborne Army figures remain unannounced and totals run behind date.
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France
U.S. First Army
Third Army
U. S
Holland
Allied Air Raiders Continue Offensive in Germany
Allied air crews pressed the daylight offensive against Germany at sunrise. British heavy bombers saturated Bochum with fire bombs after a heavy Ruhr strike, while Mosquitos hit Wilhelmshafen port. Weather limited support to Euskirchen rail bridge. 1,100 Eighth Air Force aircraft plus 300 fighters attacked targets in Schweinfurt Coblenz and Mainz regions. Seven planes were lost.
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Aachen
Wilhelmshafen
Air Ministry
Euskirchen
J. S
Eighth Air Force
Britain
Schweinfurt
Coblenz
Mainz
Germany
Security Plan Faces Storm and Disapproval Debate
Washington officials weigh a world organization backed by force as Roosevelt and Hull seek to avoid bringing Congress into every action. A State Department analysis of the Dumbar Oaks plan shows a minimal U S commitment, promising forces only under constitutional processes while officials favor avoiding repeated congressional votes.
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United States
World Organization
Roosevelt
Hull
Congress
State Department
Dumbar
Fon Oaks
Funeral Services for Willkie Held Today
Distinguished Americans gathered in New York for the funeral of Wendell L. Willkie the 1940 Republican presidential nominee. Attending at 3 pm were Gov. Thomas E. Dewey Mrs Franklin B Roosevelt representing the President and Gov. Leverett Saltonstall of Massachusetts at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.
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Willkie
New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Thomas E. Dewey
Franklin B. Roosevelt
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Prosperity of Farmer Tied to Industry Says Wickard
Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard told the Future Farmers of America annual convention that farm prosperity after wartime depends on full industrial employment and a healthy foreign trade. He said American farmers need not hide in storm cellars after peace and do not require war to be prosperous.
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Kansas City
Claude R. Wickard
Farmers of America
Hull Objects To Report Dewey Will Retain Him
Secretary of State Hull formally objects to reports he would serve Thomas E. Dewey as a foreign policy adviser if Dewey won the presidency. He states his loyalty remains with the Roosevelt administration and current government.
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Dewey
Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt
Lima inmates escape hospital. two recaptured near Findlay
Five inmates escaped from Lima State Hospital for the Criminally Insane last night and today. Alfred Oponowicz, 18, was shot in the leg during a Findlay capture and taken into custody with John Dobranski, 25. Still at large are Williams Markey, 37, Harry Reinke, 37, and Robert Zink, 18.
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UPI
Lima State Hospital
Findlay
R. E. Bushong
Alfred Oponowicz
Cuyahoga County
John Dobranski
Bushong
Williams Markey
Lucas County
Harry Reinke
Cleveland Burelar
Robert Zink
Cleveland
Churchill and Stalin Confer In Kremlin Talk
In Moscow last night Prime Minister Churchill met with Marshal Stalin for three hours in the Kremlin and conferred today with British diplomatic and military staff before a second meeting with the Russian premier. Ambassador Hartiman was kept informed by the British delegation.
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Churchill
Marshal Stalin
Kremlin
W. Averell Hartiman
United States
Dewey Praises Initial Dumbarton Oaks Plan
Governor Dewey praised the initial Dumbarton Oaks plan as a fine beginning. He urged perseverance, saying the structure of the wartime United Nations coalition will be refined as needed and not be discouraged by unresolved details.
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Dewey
Dumbarton Oaks
United Nations
GOP
Wave Dies of Injuries After Trolley Strikes WAVE
Cleveland dispatch reports Anna Maria Kelley age 22 of Philadelphia assigned to WAVEs here five days ago for service died yesterday from injuries after she was struck by a streetcar.
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Cleveland
Anna Maria Kelley
Philadelphia
British Greek Forces Occupy City of Corinth
British and Greek forces have occupied Corinth with forward units entering without opposition. Two hundred fifty collaborating Greek Security Battalions surrendered. no Germans met. Allied Adriatic land forces press toward Sarande as control of Peloponnesus communications expands.
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Train Crash Crashes Into Parked Car, 22 Injured in Philadelphia
A crowded Pennsylvania Railroad commuter train with reportedly failing brakes crashed into a parked train at Chestnut Hill tunnel station in mid-city Philadelphia. At least 22 people were injured as passengers were thrown into aisles, windows shattered, and chaos followed the collision.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Chestnut Hill
Warn of New Perils From Nazi Submarines
Washington says Allied losses to German U boats nearly reached a wartime low in September but warns Nazi undersea activity may soon rise with new types of U boats. The communique notes the enemy may renew his offensive in autumn to counter Allied ascendancy. London reports Vice Admiral Alan Rensselaer announces Kirk is now serving as commander of US naval forces in France after an automobile accident killed Lt. Paul Speckhaugh of Joseph's College.
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Kirk
London
Alan Rensselear
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Paul Speckhaugh
France
Harold B Joseph
Hodges Troops Threaten Breakthrough Over 25 Mile Front
Allied forces under Hodges and Patton push deep into western Germany as Aachen nears encirclement and a major Ruhr breakthrough looms. American units threaten bombardment and siege, while Schelde landings aid Antwerp plans amid heavy combat and German counterattacks.
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Associated Press
Courtney H. Hodges
First Army
Germany
Ruhr
Rhineland
Aachen
Mashinamin
Draft Policy Changes Shrink Draft Pool in New Rules
National draft officials announced three revisions to draft policies. The end of the limited service label affects registrants and halts reinduction of honorably discharged veterans. A separate change moves men aged 38 and over from 1-A-H to 4-A, easing call exposure as it removes them from immediate service risk.
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Wasrington
National
Selective Service
Rain and Mud Stall Yankees Near Bologna
Allied forces face rain and mud stalling progress toward the Po River as heavy Fifth Army artillery maintains fire on the Bologna Rimini Highway. Allies push along the German line south of Bologna and Imola with fresh German troops defending.
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London
Italy
Fifth Army
Bologna-Rimini
Athens
Greece
Mediterranean Air Force
Adriatic
Bologna
Imola
City Vote in Ohio Not To Be Out of Ordinary
Ohio's political scene moves toward a standard turnout as registration closes. Early figures show little change from 1940 and 1942 totals. Officials note servicemen and women were not required to register and that final sentiment remains unknown until after the election.
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Ohio
Columbus
Possibility of Frost Seen Tonight in Ohio
In central Ohio the weather bureau forecasts frost tonight if skies clear with Wednesday morning frost possible and colder temperatures likely Wednesday night with frost by Thursday morning in prospect.
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Ohio
Columbus
Weather Bureau
Extensive Schooling for Yanks in Europe After Defeat of Germany
Washington outlines a postwar education plan for troops remaining in Europe. Soldiers may study from sixth grade to second year college or learn trades while awaiting shipping home. Programs include educational and athletic tracks, with certificates and college credits potential, and possible attendance at foreign schools where feasible.
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Germany
Washington
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War Department
United States
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