Hungarian Knockout Looms as Soviet Forces Advance
MOSCOW AP Hungary nears military knockout as Russian troops overrun Magyar defenses along a 120 mile front toward Budapest. Red Star cited blitz advances from the border toward the capital, with Hungary's army in disarray and elite units trapped in Transylvania.
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Moscow
Hungary
Budapest
Hitler
Balkan
Buda
Feporta
Tvith Tte
Transylvania
Carpathian
Reuthenia
Germany
Red Star
Seeged
Cluj
Marshal Tite
Belgrade
East Pessia
Ted
Normovike
Niemen
Memel
Baltic
Liepaja
Riga
Panoch
Berlin
Red Army
Poland
Rozan
Eisenhower vows victory as Allied drive continues
General Eisenhower said victory is certain despite hard fighting ahead. Allied forces face pauses due to German resistance and supply issues, but will persist. He reported heavy German casualties north of Aachen, with counterattacks repelled in Haaren and Bardenberg, while Americans advanced toward Monschau and Duren Road near Hurtgen.
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Supres Pauuu
Erd
Eisenhower
Mo Tetup
Haarens
Aachen
Bardenberg
Monschau-Duren
Hurtgen
Coblenz and Cologne Hit by Allied Air Attacks
Allied air forces struck Coblenz and Cologne in the Rhineland as Flying Fortresses bombed the targets and RAF Lancasters hit Holland. American fighter bombers plus heavy artillery battered Aachen for five hours as fires raged and civilians fled toward American lines amid German attempts to break the siege.
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Ermansutis
First Army
Aachen
Berlin
Furio
Itap
Don Whitehead
Supreme Command
Arnhem
Holland
Neder Rhine
St Aren
Rhineland
Coblenz
Cologne
U. S
Japs Report Allied Raid On Formosa
Tokyo radio said about 1,000 Allied planes raided Formosa and launched the heaviest attack on Japan’s oil center. The report claimed 100 enemy planes shot down in eight hours, with targets listed as Taiwan Takao and Tai Chu. Also noted was a Balikpapan refinery raid and updates on Peleliu and Angaur casualties.
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Associated Press
Tokyo Radio
Formosa
China
Japan
Palau
Philippines
Bairakasera
Bist
Tokyo
Rebeiba
Taiwan
Takao
Taichu
Marc A. Mitscher
Dinos Stary Mies
st _ormans
Satya
Seo
Ihe
Hentia
Cevel
Tnce
Balikpapan
Rarlien
Toye
Balipapan
Arcamote
Facy
Movoar
Norte Soot Tange Comrest
Geneva
Mecaribur
Sad
Liberator
Ptt
Misawa
Eocegit
Seales Teoughll Tee
Ricks
Peleliu
Angaur Island
Bong Gets Two Japs While Teaching Class
Allied Headquarters reports Major Richard J. Bong, famed American ace with 30 credited victories, shot down two Japanese aircraft during an unscheduled combat demonstration after a training class in New Guinea. Bong, a gunnery instructor, intervened when more than 20 Zeros attacked, adding to his combat record.
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Allied Headquarters
New Guinea
Richard J. Bong
America
Poplar
Wis
Army Flier
Orchid Looms Up From Millfield for Mom I Wanted
Classified ad fragment shows promotion of an orchid gift from Millfield for a mother. Mentions contact methods including phone or mail to CLASSIFIED NEADQUARTERS. The note expresses thanks and cooperation.
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Millfield
Bombers Hit Reich in Daylight Assault
Allied air forces struck Germany from west and south with three bomber formations while Berlin endured a 173rd night raid. Mosquitos lost one plane. U S Ninth Airforce dive bombers and Thunderbolts pounded Aachen for hours. RAF heavies aimed at Walcheren sea wall as Typhoons damaged barges.
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London
Germany
Berlin
Western Reich
Aachen
U.S. Ninth Airforce
RAF Heavies
Walcheren Island
Schelde
Bricker Attacks New Deal On Jobs Promise Speech Tour
Gov. John W. Bricker told a Tacoma Washington audience via radio from Tacoma Armory that the New Deal cannot be trusted to provide productive peacetime employment. He criticized current administration as dragging the country to the bottom of industrial recovery and cited Britain’s postwar gains to argue the United States did not regain 1920 levels until wartime.
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Ehnvuin Win
John W. Bricker
Oregon
Wash
Ohio
Tacoma
United
Bricker
Britain
United States
Negro maid confesses in Detroit kidnapping case
Detroit prosecutors say Eleanor Smith, a 33 year old Black nurse, has made a complete confession in the kidnapping case. William E. Dowling will seek a warrant charging her with kidnapping. A tip from George D. McKee led investigators to a blue-eyed fair-skinned baby found at a church.
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Detroit
Eleanor Smith
William E. Dowling
George D. McKee
Bobby
Brazilian Army Gains in Italy Reach Barga and Gallicano
In the Italian campaign, Brazilian Army advances near Gallicano and Barga aim to outflank La Spezia. Fifth Army forces in Central Italy meet growing resistance as they push through the Apennines toward the Po Valley. Eighth Army reports include British gains at Longiano, west of Rimini.
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Gallicano
la Spezia
Serchio River
Barga
Italy
Fifth Army
Apennine
Po Vally
Eighth Army
Longiano
Rimini
Soldier Vote May Turn Tide in Eleven States
The soldier vote could decide the election in eleven states, including New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, California, and Ohio with 160 electoral votes. Officials say military ballots may determine whether 206 of 531 electoral votes go to Roosevelt or Dewey. In New York, nearly 590,000 service members have applied, with estimates of over 200,000 expected to vote. Ohio predicts 125,000 service votes could easily decide the outcome.
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Ea Uneaun
New York
Pennsylvania
Iliois
California
Ohio
Colorado
Kentucky
Maryland
Minnesota
Oregon
Rhode Island
Roose Welt
Thomas E. Dewey
Thale
Miliary
Wale
Max Bay
Aecmve
G.I
Rosevelt
Strike Plans Discarded in Cleveland Graphite Case
In Cleveland the Mechanics Educational Society of America abandoned a sympathy strike of 68 000 workers in 64 Ohio and Michigan plants. National secretary Matthew Smith cited company failure to discuss a worker dispute over a locker incident that led to an Army seizure of Graphite Bronze properties on Sept. 5. The plan was dropped after a War Department declaration directing settlement under a regional War Labor Board plan.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Graphite Bronze Co
Mechanics Educational Society of America
Ohio
Michigan
Mesa National
Matethew Smith
Germans Routed by Albanian Partisans Near Sarande
A wartime communique states Albanian partisans cleared German troops about two miles inland from Sarande near Porto Edda, opposite Corfu. More than 600 prisoners were taken in the area by Adriatic-land forces after the operation. German casualties were heavy in the fighting.
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Rome
Jiashdhe
Sarande
Porto Edda
Corfu
Ditaders
Adriatic
Winia Bled
Little Steel ruling continuation sparks wage debate
War Labor Board officials and Labor members spar over the Little Steel Formula as a forthcoming report mulls wage and price actions. Authorities say the board will note wage trends but avoid recommending changes, while labor members plan independent recommendations to the president amid union demands for 17 cent hourly increases.
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Europe
WLB
Fred M. Vinson
Ciost
See Signs of Russo-British Balkan Accord
Reports from Moscow and London indicate a potential Russo British Balkan accord with unity on Balkans. Bulgaria reportedly accepted armistice terms and agreed to evacuate territories seized for Greece and Yugoslavia within two weeks. Polish factions were invited to sit with Stalin and Churchill at the same conference table.
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Balkan
Moscow
Bulgaria
Greece
Yugoslavia
Stalin
Churchill
London
Mos
Balkans
Poland
Germany
Roosevelt
Mediterranean bombers pound targets across Vienna area
Bombers of the Mediterranean air force flew 1,700 sorties yesterday, hammering industrial targets in the Vienna region and airfields in Austria Hungary while supporting ground operations in July.
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Rome
Mediterranean Air Force
Vienna
Austria Hungary
Czechoslovakia
War Dispatches From Europe Amid Allied Advances
The frontline reports describe Yugoslav forces using caves and sewers while Stalin and Churchill discuss open-air air raids. German defenses around Aachen hold, while 300 prisoners were captured as Allied advances push toward Namur, Belfort, and Rotterdam. Canadian troops drive to open Nieuwpoort and establish Port of Antwerp supply routes. German demolitions blow 100 miles of docks near Rotterdam as transports flood south.
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Moscow
Church
Marseille
Aachen
Belgium
Holland
Anewerp
U. S
Belfort Jap
Germany
Rotterdam
Neder Rhine
Arnhem
Heavy robot attack hits Southern Britain
London reports a major Luftwaffe assault on southern England with several flying bombs shot down last night as Germany mounted one of its heaviest robot barrages in months. The Air Ministry disclosed the details today.
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London
England
Air Ministry
Fuel Oil Problems May Be Keeping Japanese Fleet Out of Fight
Japanese fleet may be kept from decisive action by fuel oil shortages. Estimates show Japan has oil storage sufficient for about five months of fleet operations, with supply lines threatened as American advances shorten enemy routes. Raids on oil fields and heightened production efforts aim to sustain fuel for fighting forces, but a prolonged stockpile and synthetic fuel programs may still allow a last fight if supply lines endure.
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Japan
MacArthur
Indies
Natal
Stalin Praises U S Industrial Power At Embassy Event
Moscow reports Premier Stalin lauded United States industrial might and war aid as pivotal to the Allied effort. He spoke at a British Embassy function honoring Winston Churchill, stressing how American production shaped the European conflict.
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Moscow
Joseph Stalin
United States
Petal
Churchill
Russia
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