M Arthurs Forces Extend Hold on Philippine Beachhead
Ambitious Allied push on Leyte Island as US troops press center advances toward the Philippines threat. Meanwhile Chinese counterattacks slow Japanese moves near Liuchow and Kweilin, supported by US Air Force blitzes. Strong words and shifting fronts define the war report.
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Leyte
Associated Press
Philippines
Ae Arthur
Bataan
Nthe
Wigton Nets
Accra
Setiaa
Singhal
Leste
U.S
Liuchow
Kwangsi Province
Kweiping
Pingnam
A.S. Uth
Kweilin
Linchow
Ohioan Knocks Out Four Japanese Tanks in Pacific Blitz
Private first class Robert Bungard, a Marine Corps bazooka man from Diamond Ohio, knocked out four Japanese tanks in ten minutes during combat near Peleliu. Comrades credit his cool head and marksmanship with saving their lives in vivid action reported by AP war correspondent.
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Waterbury
Conn
Marine Corps
Associated Press
Pacific
Robert Bungard
W. D. Bungard
Diamond
Ohio
Discip Strikers at Detroit Face Union Action
The executive board of United Automobile Workers Local 174 discussed disciplinary action against Kelsey-Ta Wheel Company employees who have continued an eight day strike. The protest is over a War Labor Board ruling allowing the company to cut paid lunch periods and the strikers have ignored orders from the national war labor board and UAW international officers.
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Detroit
Kelsey-Ta Wheel Company
Loc Fal No
United Automobie Workers (Cio
WLB
National War Labor Board
Geen and International Union
Offic
Parked Cars Along Road Signal Farm Area Disarray
A fragment describes a line of parked cars along a highway near a farm home with crowds gathering near a barn. The text notes ongoing farm activity and mentions a desire for ads and teaser notices as part of a local paper’s Want Ad section, urging farmers to consider advertising rates.
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Cruces
Athens County
Cleveland Gas Plant Disaster Probe Opens
A ten member board named by Mayor Lausche began an inquiry into Cleveland's catastrophe at the East Ohio Gas plant as rescue teams resumed work. The death toll rose to 98 with 108 still missing, including 49 plant workers, as investigators predicted the cause would be determined amidst the ruins. Unofficial theories pointed to a tank rupture or liquefied gas release forming a flammable mix.
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Cleveland
Frank J. Lausche
East Ohio Gas So
Two Million Register In 13 Major Cities
Thirteen cities cast over one fourth of the 1940 presidential vote and account for a registration of more than 12 million including service members who have applied for ballots. Richard Bennett, famed stage idol and film character actor, noted for sharp wit, is mentioned as reprimanding inattentive audiences.
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New York
Aken
Richard Bennett
German Gallantry In A Photo At Aachen Departure
A staged scene shows a portly German man gently carrying a pet cat while his wife trudges with hedrol knapsack and basket. They depart Aachen for temporary shelter arranged by American forces amid wartime upheaval.
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Aachen
Americar
France Begins Trial of Nazi Collaborators
Paris opens a series of trials for those who aided the Germans during occupation. The first defendant, George Suarez, ex director of a German-sponsored daily, is alleged to have received 15000 dollars monthly. Civil courts will hear subtle collaboration cases with judge and jury, including women, for the first time in French history.
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Paris
France
Ats
Palais
de Justice
George Suarez
Pujourd Hut
Ohio motorists buy 1949 licenses five percent below year ago
registrar Dylan W. Wallace reported 988000 Ohio drivers have purchased 1949 licenses, about five percent under last year's sales. 1944 license sales totaled 1045000. Drivers have until April 1 to obtain licenses without an exam. Approximately 400000 motorists were leased last year.
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Columbus
Dylan W. Wallace
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Ohio
Wallace
Churchill To Report On Talks With Stalin
Churchill returns to Britain after ten days in Moscow and Cairo and plans a Commons report on talks with Stalin. The piece notes warmer ties between the Kremlin and the Orthodox Church and Churchill’s meetings with Soviet leaders as Britain girds for continued war in the Far East.
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Moscow
Kremlin
London
Churchill
Britain
Alexeis
Stalport
House of Commons
Stalin
Cairo
Far East
21 Million Christmas Parcels Sent Overseas
New York reports 21,267,750 parcels handled by the postal concentration center for army personnel overseas between Sept 15 and Friday midnight. Postmaster Albert Goldman announced the figure, noting it was 14,984,865 more than the same period a year earlier.
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New York
Albert Goldman
Goldman
Allied forces occupy Cervia on Adriatic coast
Rimini front reports Eighth Army advance up the Adriatic path with Cervia seized, four miles north of Cesenatico and 12 miles from Ravenna. Weather again hampers Fifth Army operations as Allied command notes Cervia sits on the Rimini to Northeastern road. A blast in Los Angeles kills nine and injures over 100 after a harbor wreck damages two naval landing ships and a dock.
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Romeum
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Cervia
Cesenatico
Ravenna
Fifth Army
Allied
Ervia
Rimini
LOS Angel
Agriculture Debates New Theme for Prosperous Farming
Governor Thomas E. Dewey promotes postwar agriculture program stressing full production and employment as essential for prosperous farming and good diets. Roosevelt schedule hints at Chicago or Boston speeches amid party clash. Bricker accuses New Deal of eroding Congressional budget control and argues for tighter fiscal oversight.
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America
Thomas E. Dewey
New York State
Midwest
Minneapolis
Tomor
Albany
Dewey
Roosevelt
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Republi
Man Grows Potatoes Amid Thunder Of War
A resident of Aachen Germany tends a potato patch beside his war-wrecked home as artillery fires echo around him, illustrating resilience and daily life during conflict.
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Aachen
Germany
Prussian Highway Center Is Captured by Russians
Irussian coops have captured the East Prussian highway center of Gol jap, 18 miles inside Germany, and broadened their offensive along the eastern boundary. Deep penetrations were reported between Goldap and Suwalki as the front extended 150 airline miles. The Soviets pushed toward Insterburg, Nyireghyhaza joined near Budapest, and a wide Arctic frontline threat extended to Kirkenes and Murmansk convoy routes.
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Mondun
Goljap
Germany
Goldap
Suwalki
Meme
Augusta
East Prussia
Arctic
Norway
Kirkenes
Murmansk
Archangel
Russi
Berlin
Von-Hindenburg
Tilsit
Niemen River
Rominter
Gumbinned
Moscow
Insterburg
Konigserg
Nyireghyhaza
Koslovakian
Budapest
Sambor
Allied Offensives Drive Through Low Countries and Germany
Twin Allied offensives advance with British forces nearing three miles from Antwerp’s key hub while Canadian First Army tightens the Schelde pocket. Americans push in Metz region as Third Army gains center front. fighting over Bezange La Petite and surrounding towns continues amid heavy German resistance and new bomber activity.
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Low Countries
Hertobenbosch
Canadian First Army
Schelde
Antwerp
Roosene Flaal
Sweden
Wuestwezel
Achterbroek
Bergen Op. Zoom
Luneville
Epi
Third Army
Metz
Male Eres Les Metz
Bezange la Petite
Nancy
Spinal
Brolevieures
Domfaing
Vervezelle
Belmont
Breskens
S' Herstogenbosch
Moncourt
Dieuze
Aachen
First Army
Wursalen
Germany
U.S
Truman Talks On Isolation In Minnesota Address
President Truman, in Minnesota, framed an appeal to force Republicans led by Dewey to embrace or repudiate isolationism, tying it to party control. The Democratic vice presidential candidate, Roosevelt’s running mate, promised further reports on Saturday as he addressed Washington dispatches and noted Senator Ball’s anticipated choice for president.
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Cro
Political Action” Committee
Pittsburgh
PAC
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Dewey
Wyoming
Colorado
Denver
Mgovernor Bricker
Cheyenne
Congress
New Deal
Bricker
Republican Party
General Accounting Office
Truman
Minnesota
Sov
Thomas E. Dewey
Conrol
Washington Dispatch
Morning Tribune
Ball
Finn
Allies to Recognize De Gaulle Government in France
The United States Britain and Russia are reported to plan simultaneous recognition of Gen Charles de Gaulle and his cabinet in France within days. Recognition would be based on the French public acceptance of the de Gaulle government since his arrival in Paris.
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Paris
Uthe
United States
Britain
Russia
de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
France
Nazi Robots Duplicated By American Engineers
American engineers duplicated German robot bombs at Wright Field six hundred days after receiving parts from duds that fell on England. The Air Technical Service Command announced re creation of the para bombs and Ford Motor Company was producing jet impulse engines for further experiments. The War Department reportedly contracted 1000 replicas. Major General Bennett E. ASTC deputy director said the American version was not a copying job.
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Asso
Wright Field
England
New York Herald Tribune
Japan
Air Technical Service Command
Ford Motor Company
Tribune Dispatch
Washington
War Department
Bennett E
ASTC
Postwar Claims and Military Tech Notes at Toledo Convention
Delegates at the National Research Council of Catholic Women in Cleveland discussed postwar industry and civilian shifts. A report touches on jet propulsion, compact winged designs, and gas turbine ideas, noting crosswind effects and control equipment in early research.
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Toledo
Jack & Heintz Co
Cleveland
Meyers
Wayne
Ind
Rome
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