Baltic Sea Reach Shuts Escape Routes To 150000 Nazis
Soviet forces reach the Baltic coast south of Memel severing land routes for about 150,000 Germans in Latvia and Lithuania and pushing toward East Prussia. Malinovsky and Chernyakhovsky drives threaten Tilsit and Budapest area, aiming to trap Axis forces in Transylvania and Carpathia.
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Red Army
Baltic Sea
Memel
London
Latvia
Lithuania
Moscow
East Prussia
Reich
Hitler
Kremlin
Tilsit
Bagramain
Cherniakhovsky
Malinovsky
Hungary
Debrecen
Budapest
Petrov
Tisza
Yugoslavia
Subotica
Belgrade
Chinese Regimental Commander Executed
Chungking reports Col. Tsao Cheng a regimental commander was executed on October 7 for failing to carry out orders in the defense of Pingnan, a west river town in Kwangsi province recently captured by the Japanese.
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Chungking
Tsao Cheng
Pingnan
West River
Kwangsi
American War Writers Move to Paris
The press section of supreme Allied Headquarters moved to Paris today with 45 war correspondents. They attended the morning briefing at SHAEF headquarters in Britain and had one hour to write their stories before boarding special planes for France.
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London
Supreme Allied Headquarters
Paris
Old Shaef
Britain
France
Bricker Claims GOP Saved U S Millions in Costs
Spokane report cites Gov. Bricker asserting the Republican minority in Congress reduced non essential spending. He notes cuts to Civilian Conservation Corps 1943 budget, National Youth Administration, Office of War Information, WPA unexpended balance returned to Treasury, and contrasts with Democratic promises and rising debt since 1939.
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Mayy Waew
Wegeere
Washington
Montana
Civilian Conservation Corps
National Youth Administration
Office of War Information
Works Progress Administration
Treasury
Ohio
Hillman Raps GOP Nominees at CIO Meeting
Sidney Hillman, chairman of the CIO Political Action Committee, denounced the Republican presidential and vice presidential nominees at the Ohio State CIO convention. He said Gov. John Bricker and Thomas Dewey represent the discredited Old Guard leadership and urged Ohio and New York voters to acknowledge fault for their selections.
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Cleveland
Hillman
John Bricker
Thomas Dewey
Lights Go On Again In Leningrad Streets
London reports street lights return in Leningrad after prolonged German siege as Moscow radio confirms renewed urban illumination in the northern Russian city.
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Leningrad
London
Russia
Moscow
Nazi Commander Pleads For Last-Ditch Defense
Field Marshal Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt, commander in chief on the western front, urged Siegfried Line troops to defend German soil to the last with all their strength in a Nazi broadcast aired last night.
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New York
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
Allied armies report capture of over half a million prisoners
The Allied invasion of France has yielded at least 563,928 prisoners captured by six armies including U S First Army U S Third Army U S Seventh Army U S Ninth Army British Second Army Canadian First Army and French interior forces attached to British Second and Canadian First Armies The figures for the airborne forces and some totals are delayed or incomplete.
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London
France
U. S
Seventh Army
Ninth Army
Holland
Allied air raid continues offensive across Europe
Allied air forces pressed the daylight and night bombing campaign against Germany. British heavy bombers saturated Bochum, a Ruhr rail center, with fire bombs and explosives after a Ruhr city recovery year. Mosquitos hit Wilhelmshafen port while U.S. Marauders targeted Euskirchen rail bridges amid fog and weather-reduced support.
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London
RAF
Ruhr
Bochum
Aachen
Wilhelmshafen
Air Ministry
Euskirchen
U. S
Eighth Air Force
Britain
Schweinfurt
Coblenz
Mainz
Germany
Security Plan Faces Storm Of Disapproval
Washington news reports a State Department analysis of the Dumbar ton Oaks plan shows it would commit the United States to aiding a world security body without requiring congressional approval each time. President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull aim to minimize debate on the need for formal Congressional consent while backing a force backed organization.
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Washington
United States
World Organization
Roosevelt
Hull
Congress
State Department
Dumbarton Oaks
Funeral Services for Willkie Held Today
Distinguished Americans gathered in New York for the funeral of Wendell L. Willkie 1940 Republican presidential nominee. Attendees included New York Gov Thomas E Dewey Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt representing the President and Massachusetts Gov Leverett Saltonstall among others.
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New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Thomas E. Dewey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Farmers' Postwar Prosperity Tied to Industry and Trade
Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard told the Future Farmers of America convention that farm prosperity after the war depends on full industrial employment and strong foreign trade. He said American farmers need not hide in a storm cellar after peace and do not need a war to be prosperous.
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Kansas City
Claude R. Wickard
Future Farmers of America
Hull Objects To Report Dewey Will Retain Him
Secretary of State Hull formally objects to reports that he would advise Thomas E. Dewey on foreign policy if he becomes president. He states his loyalty lies with the government and President Roosevelt, and that no American citizen should be misled about his stance.
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Hull
Dewey
Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt
Escape at Lima State Hospital Ends With Two Recaptured
Lima State Hospital for the Criminally Insane inmates fled last night and today. Alfred Oponowicz 18 and John Dobranski 25, both from Cuyahoga County, were recaptured in Findlay with Oponowicz shot in the leg. Remaining at large were William Markey 37 of Lucas County Harry Reinke 37 of Cleveland and Robert Zink 18 of Cleveland jailed for auto theft.
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Lima
Lima State Hospital
Findlay
R. E. Bushong
Alfred Oponowicz
Cuyahoga County
John Dobranski
Bushong
William Markey
Lucas County
Harry Reinke
Cleveland
Robert Zink
Churchill and Stalin Hold Three Hour Kremlin Talk
In Moscow Churchill conferred with Stalin for three hours at the Kremlin last night then held further talks with British diplomatic and military staff before a second meeting with the Russian premier. W Averell Harriman was kept informed by the British delegation.
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Moscow
Churchill
Marshall Stalin
Kremlin
W. Averell Harriman
United States
Dewey Endorses Early Dumbarton Oaks Plan Progress
Governor Dewey praised the initial Dumbarton Oaks conferences as a fine beginning and stressed that further work was needed to build the structure of the wartime United Nations coalition. He warned against discouragement if every detail is not at once perfected and said the initial organization will be refined as it proceeds.
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Albany
N. Y
Dewey
Dumbarton Oaks
United Nations
GOP
Wave Dies of Injuries When Struck by Trolley
Cleveland reports the death of Anna Maria Kelley 22 of Philadelphia, assigned to WAVEs here five days ago, who died yesterday from injuries after being struck by a street car.
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Cleveland
Anna Maria Kelley
Philadelphia
Japanese destroyer sunk by gunfire in war photos
Photos show a Japanese destroyer under attack by four U S Navy Hellcats. The ship maneuvers in vain as planes strafe it and bullets strike an ammunition room or depth charges. The destroyer explodes in a dramatic burst as it goes up in flames and sinks.
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U. S
British Greek Forces Occupy City of Corinth
British and Greek forces occupy Corinth with ward units entering unopposed. 250 members of the collaborating Greek Security Battalions surrender. No Germans are met in the city at the Isthmus southern Peloponnesus. Allies also attack Sarande as Adriatic land forces push toward Corinth, control of Peloponnesus communications expands. Operations continue toward Piraeus as the drive from Corinth progresses.
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Rome
Corinth
Peloponnesus
Adriatic
Sarande
Corfu
Athens
Peirateos
Piraeus
Train Crash Injures 22 on Chestnut Hill Local
A crowded Pennsylvania Railroad Chestnut Hill local collided with a parked train in a central Philadelphia suburban station after brake failure. At least 22 were injured as glass shattered, seats tore free, and passengers were thrown into aisles. the crash also damaged coaches and startled many aboard. In a separate incident in Rensselaer, Indiana, the Rev. Paul Speckbaugh, 35, of St. Joseph's College was killed when struck by an automobile.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chestnut Hill
Rensselear
Ind
Paul Speckbaugh
St. Joseph's College
Hodges Troops Close On Ruhr Front In 25 Mile Breakthrough
Allied forces under Lt Gen Courtney Hodges press a solid 25 mile front inside Germany as Aachen nears encirclement. Patton’s Third Army pushes 20 miles on a Nancy Metz front while Canadians land on the Schelde to threaten Antwerp and cut German escape routes.
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Courtney H. Hodges
First Army
Germany
Ruhr
Rhineland
Aachen
West Front
George S. Patton
Third Army
Nancy
Metz
Fort Driant
Associated Press
Edward D. Ball
Patton
Fresnes-en-Saulnois
Cheminot
U. S. Seventh Army
Belfort
Bavarian Black Forest
Duren
Julich
Cologne
Dusseldorf
Three Changes Announced in Draft Policy Revisions
Washington announces three shifts in draft rules. The end of limited service replaces prior classifications. Veterans with honorable discharges are no longer subject to rein duction. Men aged 38 and over move from 1-A-H to 4-A, reducing immediate call risk though not removing it for all in the 38 to 45 group.
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Washington
National Selective Service
Rain and Mud Stall Yankees
Rain and mud and stiff German resistance stall the Allied advance toward the Po River in Italy as Fifth Army heavy artillery keeps the Bologna Rimini Highway under fire. Airfields near Athens were bombed by the Mediterranean air force and light bombers attacked Adriatic shipping. About five Allied planes were missing from roughly 300 sorties as Americans push to breach German lines south of Bologna and Imola with fresh Nazi troops defending strong hill positions near Bologna.
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London
Italy
Fifth Army
Bologna-Rimini
Athens
Greece
Mediterranean Air Force
Adriatic
Bologna
Imola
Po Valley
Warn of New Perils From Nazi Submarines
Washington reports Allied losses to German submarines near a wartime low in September yet warns that U boat activity may soon rise. The Anglo American statement said the enemy could renew offensives in autumn and rely on new types of U boats to counter Allied gains.
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Memel
Reich
Riga
Libau
Washington
Navy reshuffle names Kirk to command US forces in France
Vice Admiral Alan G. Kirk assumes command of United States naval forces in France as announced by Admiral Harold R. Stark. The change places Kirk in charge of naval operations in the French theater during the ongoing Allied efforts.
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London
Alan SG. Kirk
United States Naval Forces
France
Harold R. Stark
City Vote in Ohio Not To Be Out of Ordinary
Ohio’s political outlays continued to stir voters as cities prepared for local balloting. Preliminary counts after registration close show few changes from 1940 or 1942 totals, though servicemen and women were not required to register and final sentiment remains unknown until after the election.
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Ohio
Columbus
Possibility of Frost Seen Tonight in Ohio
Central Ohio may see frost tonight as clear skies could bring frost Wednesday morning. The forecast also indicates colder weather on Wednesday night with a strong likelihood of frost by Thursday morning in the Columbus area.
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Ohio
Columbus
Weather Bureau
Extensive Soldier Education Program in Europe After Victory
Washington outlines a War Department plan for troops remaining in Europe after Germany’s defeat. Troops may study from sixth grade to second year college or learn trades, with certificates earned to credit upon return home. Programs include educational and athletic options, be housed in units of 1000, and may use foreign or domestic institutions. no one will be delayed returning to the United States.
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Washington
Germany
Japan
Europe
War Department
United States
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