World War II air strikes hit Formosa and beyond
U S carrier planes destroyed 221 Japanese planes and sank or damaged 35 ships as they bombed Formosa from end to end. The drive extended along 2000 miles of Japan’s inner line with raids on the Philippines and Balikpapan. Nimitz cautioned no American ships were lost, while Tokyo claimed a carrier sunk and another damaged.
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China Coast
Formosa
Chester W. Nimitz
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Philippines
Balikpapan
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Nimitz
China
Mark A. Mutscher
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Tamsui
Douglas MacArthur
Reds Drive On Hungary And Prussia
Russian tanks and infantry pressed into East Prussia near Tilsit as the Red Army raced toward the Austrian frontier. In Hungary, Moscow reported rapid advances toward Budapest with major rail links under Russian control and German-Hungarian forces at risk, signaling a broad push to seize territory and position for Austria and the Yugoslav region.
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Oil Magnate's Daughter Found Dead in Bathtub
Georgette Bauerdorf twenty-year-old daughter of a retired oil executive was found dead in a filled bathtub in her Hollywood apartment yesterday. The body appeared dead for several hours and was discovered after the manager’s wife checked an open door. A wash cloth dangled from her mouth and inspector Panprase said death likely an accident but warrants further inquiry.
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Georgette Bauerdorf
Lost and Found Ad Promises Quick Returns
A York Pennsylvania item reports Mrs A Youttg cutting open a pin cushion and finding 360 needles. It highlights speedy Messenger Want Ad results for lost items, noting that jewelry pieces or other valuables previously missing are often recovered rapidly when listed in the Lost and Found column.
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York
Americans Enter Aachen Amid Heavy German Counterattacks
American infantry pressed into Aachen proper at 9 30 am amid fierce fighting in ruined streets after taking the northeastern Schlachtof factory district. German counterstrokes and armor concentrated in Bardenberg and nearby areas, with air bombardment and artillery obliterating much of the city as 83 percent is reported damaged.
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Srubble
Taft proposes six point postwar employment plan
Senator Taft unveiled a six point postwar employment plan aimed at restarting industry and creating jobs. He called for removal of war time price wage and priority controls with limited regulation, tax cuts, and government contract shutdown measures to aid manufacturers. He urged replacing bureaucrats seen as hostile to business with officials who promote both small and large enterprises.
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Robert A. Taft
Ohio
National
Henry A. Wallace
Cincinnati Republican
Taft
Wallace Visits Lancaster Fair During Ohio Campaign
Vice President Wallace toured the Fairfield County Fair during a campaign stop in Ohio. He spent most time in the cattle barn praising the stock as among the finest he had seen and said farmers have done their best. He marveled at the spirit of competition in the grange exhibits.
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Wallace
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Invasion Veteran Dies Riding Friend in Fight
Bernard F Craven 18 year old sailor who served in four invasions during 19 months of Atlantic and European service was killed in Philadelphia today while helping a friend in a street fight. Detectives say the youth's bridgework loosened during the affray causing strangulation.
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Bernard F. Craven
Atlantic
Ohio Firm To Resume Gas Range Production
Columbus reports Ralph LT Gable, head of the Columbus War Manpower Commission, said the reconversion approval for the Tappan Stove Co of Mansfield was not for gas range manufacture. Earlier reports claimed the firm would make electric ranges for civilian use.
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Columbus
Ralph LT Gable
Ex Newsman Williams Dies of Heart Attack in New Carlisle
Carlilse Ohio mayor Edward W Williams 67 who has led New Carlisle since 1936 was found dead in bed from an apparent heart attack. He worked on editorial staffs of the Dayton Daily News Columbus Citizen and the Springfield Sun during a 20 year newspaper career.
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Springfield Sun
GE to Build Hydroelectric Generators for Soviet Union
General Electric will manufacture nine hydroelectric turbine generators for the Soviet Dneprostroi plant. Each unit weighs two million pounds with a total capacity of 900000 horsepower. War Production Board approval secures U.S. funding via the USSR loan.
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General Electric Company
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Soviet Union
War Production Board
T.s.8.r
Authorize Manufacture Of Kitchen Utensils In War Output
The War Production Board authorizes Monarch Aluminum Manufacturing Co to use 3,500,000 pounds of aluminum for production valued at 1,716,000 dollars of sauce pans skillets Dutch ovens and other aluminum ware. In Midland Michigan the will of Mrs James T Pardee filed for probate sets aside securities worth about 1,900,000 dollars for cancer research.
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Monarch Aluminum Manufacturing Co
Midland, Mich
James T. Pardee
Midland
Woman Overdoses After Ronnie Thompson Disappearance
Elizabeth Elworth a 24 year old woman who shared an apartment with Ronnie Thompson’s mother is coma after taking sleeping pills in remorse over the 20 month old’s disappearance. A note beside her suggests repentance and a hope the child may be returned. The baby’s father is an Army private overseas.
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Ronnie Thompson
Elizabeth Elworth
Arthur C. Thompson
Sweetheart
Anna Mary
Russell Frankl
Mrs. Elworth
Berkeley
Calif
Pfauhi
Deadline Extended for Overseas Christmas Mail
The post office department extended the deadline for mailing Christmas parcels to military personnel overseas by one day to Monday October 16. The move, taken as a public convenience, pushes back from the Oct. 15 Sunday deadline.
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Post Office Department
Roosevelt Hasnt Made His Election Guess Yet
President Roosevelt says he has been too busy to file his annual election guess but expects to do so soon. He told reporters he knows his guess but has never been right on the size of the electoral vote. In three prior races he predicted his own win accurately but misjudged the electoral tally.
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Washington
UPI
Roosevelt
Dodge Truck Strike Ends at Chrysler Plant
Dodge truck division plant in Detroit reopened with 2,400 production workers back after a company ordered shutdown over overtime dispute. Local 1240 CIO says repair men resisted assembly duties. Foreman’s Association seeks to end Timken-Detroit axle plant strike. Also, six year old Paul Mansish of Lisbon was killed by a truck.
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VPI
Dodge Truck
Chrysler Corporation
United Automotile Workers
CIO
Foreman's Association of America
Friday the 13th superstition and history mixed
A reflective note on Friday the 13th as superstition. The piece cites various historical events on the date including earthquakes, mine disasters, wars, and executions to question any unlucky associations. It closes with a tongue in cheek blessing and a caution to remain wary.
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Solomon Grundy
Wall Street
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Cherry
Hungary
Bulgaria
United States
Bricker Urges Protection of Foreign Trade
Governor John W. Bricker argues that America's armed forces must safeguard U S trade interests abroad. On a campaign swing through Oregon he says the nation should protect its territorial and trade responsibilities and insists trade essentials like rubber and oil require protection against ruthless powers.
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John W. Bricker
America
Oregon
Ohio
Philippines
Brjcket
Japs Tighten Grip on Free China Front
Chinese spokesman Maj. Gen. Chang Tung Chuet said Japanese pincers from the north and east narrowed the free China strip between Hong Kong and Manchuria to about 60 miles. Tokyo forces breached a communications center 70 miles south of Livshow as street fighting raged. another column pressed toward Pingham 80 miles southeast of Liu show. Foochow fell on October 3, and poor weather in South China slowed 14th Air Force operations, Gen. Joseph Sylvelt noted.
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Three Labor Disputes Settled in Ohio
Miners from Willow Grove mine voted to return to work at midnight after arbitration. In Youngstown 2,900 Truscon Steel Co workers ended a two day strike with day shift returning at 7 am. In Toledo CIO members ended a five day work stoppage that idled four Electric Auto-Lite Co plants, according to officials.
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British and Canadian push in the Netherlands and Schelde area
Desperate fighting across Holland as British forces advance toward Arnhem and Canadians reinforce the Schelde estuary. Canadian gains include Biezen near Leopold Canal. German forces shift divisions toward Aachen. Allied air support targets fortifications and batteries from Kostburg to Fort Frederick. In Metz, Patton’s Third Army fights street by street in Meizieres Les Metz as other fronts hold.
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Knockerere
Allied Fifth Army advances after air assault in Italy
Allied Fifth Army pushes through central Italy after yesterday’s heavy air raids south of Bologna. More than 300 prisoners taken, as American units reach near Castel San Pietro and Mount Delle Formiche while facing stout German resistance. West of Bologna footholds secure routes toward the Po Valley amid ongoing aerial bombardment.
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Austria
Hungary
Detroit Registration Nears Record as Voters Line Up
Registration for the general election in Detroit neared a record with four days left. About 6,000 voters registered on Thursday, pushing the total to 718,492 as 50 neighborhood stations ran 12 hours daily to certify eligibility. Details reflect the 146 general election context and ongoing precinct activity.
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Temsterel
Roosevelt says he is kept informed on Moscow conference
President Roosevelt stated he is fully briefed on the Church Stalin talks in Russia but cannot say if he will meet the Russian premiers this year. He dismissed a reporter’s question as silly about Churchill addressing both England and America in Moscow.
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America
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Aachen’s Fate in Store For Other Nazi Cities
War Secretary Stimson warned that other German cities connected to Aachen’s fate could share the same punishment if the Nazi high command uses them in the battle line. Leningrad lights returned as Moscow’s front lines glowed along the main street after three years of blackout.
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