Dewey Attacks Secret Diplomacy in War Politics
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, speaking at a Forum, opposes Roosevelt’s secret diplomacy and reservations that could thwart an international peace organization. He faults Morgenthau plans, C oyed Goebbels' propaganda, and asserts the war must be the last. He notes Polish and Romanian frontiers, Dumbarton Oaks progress, and warns against further quarreling over unsettled issues before a Pittsburgh broadcast.
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Albany
Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt
Herald Tribune Forum
Dewey
Occu
Germany
Treasury
Morgenthau
Churchill
Quebec
New York
Leo Crowley
Foreign Economic Administration
Mer
Stalin
Poland
Russia
Harry — Hopkins
United States
Romania
Bessarabia
Transylvania
Europe
New Deal
China
Dumbarton Oaks
Bressor
Pittsburgh
Athens
Allies Poised for Christmas Offensive to end German Resistance
Tokyo radio claims U. S. warships and transports entered Leyte Gulf as Manila broadcasts report 270 carrier planes over Luzon bombing Manila and Clark Field. Nipponese claims MacArthur returned to the Philippines amid Allied gains including bases near Nicobar Islands and retreating Japanese positions. British forces seize Tiddim in Burma as U. S. Marines strike Ngulu Atoll while operations push between Ulithi, Palau, and the Southern Philippines.
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Manila
Luzon Island
Manila and
Clark Field
Genet MacArthur
Philippines
Nicobar I
Canas
Indian Ocean
Adis
Louis Mountbatten
Singapore
Tiddim
Burma
Japan
India
U.S
Ngulu Atoll
Ulithi
Palau
Big Eyte Gulf
MacArthur
Gulf
Samar
Leyte Islands
Formosa
Ryukyu Islands
Theorth
Milippines
Chester W. Nimitz
Luzon
Camiguin Islands
Manila Radio
Dame
Balikpapan
Borneo
Nimitz
Tokyo
Fight for Children Goebbels Urges Reich Stand Firm
Goebbels in Das Reich urges Germany to endure war for its children. He says the nation must resist the enemy and not yield, arguing fathers and mothers would lose rights to raise children in a defeated Germany amid national suffering and humiliation.
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New York
Germany
Paul” Joseph Goebbels
Das Reich
FCC
Hurricane sweeping north in Florida
The center of a severe hurricane moving from Cuba toward Jacksonville was expected to reach the area this afternoon. Tampa and St. Petersburg reported only very slight damage while the Florida keys suffered severe winds. Coastal residents were urged to move inland to higher ground as tides rose and winds peaked near 100 miles per hour.
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Miami
Tampa-St. Pe
Jacksonville
Warren O. Johnson
Aid
Tampa
St. Petersburg
Florida Keys
Gulf
Cuba
Florida
Bradentonn
Sarasota
Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus
Havana
Weather Bureau
Daytona Beach
Atlantic
Cape Hateras
Noc
Mimai
Bricker Claims PAC Threats Aimed at Labor Voters
Governor John W. Bricker said agents of the Political Action Committee launched a campaign of threats and intimidation to sway labor voters for the New Deal. He reported that PAC operatives told workers they would know how they vote and “if they don’t vote right they will be taken care of.”
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Bakersfield
Calif
John W. Bricker
Political Action Committee
Ohio
California
Los Angeles
Bricker
Calfornia
Sidney Hillman
P.A.C
Germans' Underground HQs Near Paris Destroyed
The French press reports Reichsmarshal Goering used thousands to build underground headquarters outside Paris, but Allies found them intact. The main installation at Coudray Sur Nelle, about 40 miles from Paris, was destroyed by fleeing forces.
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Paris
Reichmarshal
Hermann Goering
Coudray Surnelle
RAF Mosquitos Hit Mannheim Hannover Rail Centers
RAF Mosquitos bombed Mannheim and Hannover along with other western German targets. Hannover is a key northwest German rail hub and Mannheim a major Rhine supply point near the Siegfried Line. One bomber was lost.
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London
Hannover
Mannheim
Germany
Rhine
Superfortress Wrecks and West China Sale Reported
An October despatch notes delayed reports from West China with details on Superfortress aircraft and repair depots. It mentions dramatic allied aviation actions, enemy sites, and a blast near Lebanon. Separate item reports Fred Gibson and Hugh Terry killed by a flare bomb at King Powder Co. in South Lebanon, and a wartime housing vacancy update in Columbus noting limited rental availability.
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China
Glen
Lamas
Nea
W S
Ater
Tatinland
East Chine
Lebanon
Fred Gibson
Hugh Terry
South
King Powder Co
Preliminaries Launched On Long Fagnt
Allied forces push toward Venlo on the Maas while near Breskens Canadian units near the Schelde sea entrance. In Aachen U S First Army gains near the Siegfried Line, destroying pillboxes as the Seventh Army advances near Bruyeres and Laval. Red Army advances into East Prussia and Belgrade area face heavy fighting as Serbia sees Bulgarian thrusts toward Kursumlija.
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Venlo
Maas
Meuse
Holland
Antwerp
Belgium
Breskens
Schelde
Aachen
U.S. First Army
Siegfried Line
Berlin
East Prussia
East Holland
Rhine-Ruhr
Boruhwent
Hodges
Epinal
Champ le Duc
Bruyeres
Laval
Moselotte River
Schlucht
la Bresse
Transilvania
Hungary
Belgrade
Serbia
Kursumlija
Nis
Adriatic Sea
Red Army
Budapest
Liberator Bomber Explodes Over Birkenhead
A B24 Liberator exploded at about 6 000 feet near Birkenhead, breaking into three parts. The crash killed 24 American airmen, with official reports noting the mysterious midair explosion and resulting loss of life.
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Birkenhead
England
CIO PAC Targets Taft With Ohio Senate Bid
The CIO Political Action Committee launches an effort to replace Senator Robert A. Taft in Ohio with William G. Pickrel, aiming for an all out fight and positioning other Democrats as already safe. Ohio chairman Jack Kroll warns watchers to guard against possible voting fraud.
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Columbus
CIO
Political Action Committee
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Cincinnati
William G. Pickrel
United States Senate
Labor Organization
Jack Kroll
Taft
Sity
PAC
Greek Premier Returns to Lead Greece After exile
After four years in exile, Premier George Papandreou and his government assume control in Athens. The London press notes a tumultuous reception while Britain stays cautious about American political interference. The British media, though restrained, follows U.S. presidential campaign speeches and analyzes candidates.
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Athens
Greece
Mansfield WAC Wounded by Robot Bomb in England
Mrs. Ruth O M Brady a Mansfield Ohio native and WAC was wounded by a robot bomb while driving a jeep in England last June her husband James S Brady said Brady had been named in a War Department casualty list and is from Mansfield California weather and unit details not provided
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Mansfield
Chula Vista
Calif
Ruth O M. Brady
War Department
Eng‘nd
James S. Brai
Brady
Heavy Bomb Attacks Hit Southern England During War Night Eight
In Southern England towns suffer major strikes as German flying bombs hit for the eighth consecutive night. Citizens, churches, and local units endure heavy casualties while unity of purpose is urged in the face of the onslaught. In Cincinnati, Ohio, the Wright Aeronautical Corporation plant at Lockland has produced its 50,000th unit for the government.
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London
Mencarat
England
Cincinnati
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Lockland
Unity urged at international Disciples convention
Rev Edwin T Dahlberg, fraternal delegate from the Northern Baptist convention, told about 2,200 delegates from every state plus Canada and Puerto Rico that unifying Chris tian and Baptist churches was proposed to delegates to the international convention of the Disciples of Christ. He urged shared purpose among churches.
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Disciples of Christ
Edwin T. Dahlerg
Northern Baptist Convention
Union
Canada
Puerto Rico
Invasion Path Cleared By Planes Across Pacific War
Manila radio reports total carrier strike on four waves advancing toward Leyte Gulf and Clark Field as Japanese bases are targeted. MacArthur vows return to the Philippines, recalling the loss of Bataan and urging steadfast resolve amid the brutal Pacific war.
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Oficla
Admiral Nim
West Pasite
POLIO
Pliny Columbus
Ohio
Eto
Manila
Nul- Clark
MacArthur
Adm
Halellong
Leyte Gulf
Australia
Philippines
Fan
Suiuan
Aga
Bataan
Five Men Missing in Powhatan Mine Fire Search Reaches Corridor
Rescue teams probing the Powhatan Mine disaster failed to locate the five men reportedly in a corridor where they expected to find their bodies. Belliare observers note 66 dead overall as workers continue to comb the scene for remains and assess the wreckage from the blaze.
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Bellaire
Unconfirmed Tokyo Brief Claims U S Warships In Leyte Gulf
Reported Tokyo brief claimed U S warships invaded Leyte Gulf but offered no U S confirmation. The communique said task force entered the gulf and that naval guns and carrier planes attacked Nipponese targets as MacArthur forces prepared land based air sweeps.
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Tokyo
U.S
Leyte Gulf
Gulf
Allied Armies Advance in Northern Italy
Allied headquarters report progress in northern Italy as Fifth Army gains several peaks and villages on the southern approaches to Bologna. The Eighth Army crosses the Placiatello River north of the Bologna Rimini highway, while Indian troops seize Acquarola and Roversano in the foothills south of the town. American infantry hold Castel San Pietro corridor and Negro troops of the 92nd Infantry capture Mount Castig Howe, securing key high ground over the west coast main highway.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Bologna
Eighth Army
Placiatello
Bologna-Itimini
Adriatic
Imroad
Acquarola
Roversano
San Clemente
Bologna-Rimini
Castel San Pietro
U.S. 92Nd Infantry
Castig
Howe
Buy British Drive Aims to Lease Global Markets
London reports hundreds of postwar commercial travelers have left England with government aid to launch a Buy British campaign worldwide. Harcourt Johnstone, secretary of the department of overseas trade, said red tape is being cut to speed missions. British manufacturers will receive passports and visas within three weeks, as the drive seeks to keep England from being left out in the cold while Americans push more spectacular efforts.
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London
England
Daily Express
Harcourt Johnstone
Department of Overs Trade
Johnstone
Civil War veteran Charles Manning turns 104 at Los Angeles veterans hospital
A celebratory birthday marked by Charles Manning blowing out candles on his cake as he reaches 104 at the Los Angeles veterans hospital. The event honored a long life and service, with veterans in attendance and a festive mood.
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Charles Manning
Los Angeles
Helicopter Expert Among Five Killed in Plane Crash
Public relations officers reported that Lt. Col. Leslie B. Cooper, 50, a nationally known helicopter expert and son of Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper, was one of five men killed when their plane crashed about ten minutes after takeoff from the Second Ferrying Group base at New Castle Delaware.
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Daytonum
Wright Field
Leslie B. Cooper
Philip H. Cooper
New Castle
Del
Portsmith Shoe Co Announces Mass Meeting and Back Wages
Portsmouth 4 The Seb by Shoe Company held a holse day event to inform employees of a mass meeting for distribution of 113,867 in back wages. Back wages result from a War Labor Board decision raising minimum pay from 40 to 45 and 50 cents per hour. Nazis. Surrender Rome. The Nazi garrison on Santorio Island, 70 miles north of Crete in the Sea of Candia, surrendered yesterday to the British cruiser Ajax. Polish Pact Completed. Moscow’s moves in negotiations proceed as Foreign Commissar Vyacheslav Molotov shifts focus to the Bulgarian question.
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Portsmouth
Sebby Shoe Company
Rome
Santoria Island
Crete
Sea
Candia
Moscow
Vyacheslav
Mostov
Formosa and plastics anew from pine camphor
Fragmentary text discusses Formosa and an American plastics industry shift. It mentions camphor from southern pine stumps and hints at monopoly pricing and chemical knowledge, with scattered garbled phrases about departments and dialing 3112. The readable portions imply a trade or industrial topic with unclear specifics.
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