Dewey Attacks Privilege Sale In Roosevelt Campaign
Governor Dewey denounces a Roosevelt backed idea of selling government privileges to fund a fourth term. He cites a pamphlet quote and accuses the Democrats of New Deal deceit. Dewey plans an agricultural address in Syracuse and a stop in Albany this afternoon.
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Reaanmnoesty
Roosevelt
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Arthur Vandenburg
Michigan
Syracuse
More Buzz Bombs Batter Britain in Night Attacks
German flying bombs struck Southern England during the night with launches from the northeast and southeast. London only had a brief alert as bombs fell on other areas.
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Germa
England
Bridgehead Over Vistula Reported By The Associated Press
The Associated Press reports Russian and Polish forces have established a bridgehead six miles east of the Vistula just north of Warsaw in a renewed offensive. The breakthrough threatens both towards Berlin and East Prussia as German forces face encirclement and counterattacks around Gumbinnen and Goldap amid the Russian advance.
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East Prussia
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Berlin
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CAPTIVE 26 Enemy Ships Sunk in New York Scale War Outlook
A wartime dispatch describes Allied naval actions and ground pressure as German forces faced encirclement. Canadian troops closed on Antwerp while Allied advances forebode a decisive push on the Western Front. The report notes heavy German losses and British pincer movements, with casualty and capture tallies rising. A report mentions the first American woman in service.
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War correspondent ace killed by Jap shell in Leyte fight
AP war correspondent Ace, 31, died after finishing a Leyte dispatch in an abandoned ammo dump then a Japanese plane hit the depot. Explosion followed. In Cleveland, a gas plant blast killed 124 with 69 missing or identified. 45 of the dead were company employees. Allied reports cite heavy Japanese fleet losses across three major engagements, with multiple ships sunk or damaged.
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Yanks Advance Through Rain Mud on Leyte
American forces push ashore on Leyte amid heavy rain and mud as MacArthur’s command seals a decisive advance. Navy and air units blunt Japanese fleet efforts while land troops seize northern Leyte coast aided by artillery and air cover. Samar coast landing secures San Juanico Strait and disrupts Japan's northern supply line.
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Bricker Attacks New Deal Class Hatred in Midwest Tour
Ohio governor Bricker during a Texas Oklahoma swing denounced New Deal class hatred between capital and labor. He warned government must ease friction to boost production and wages, criticizing Hillman Browder and Communists for steering labor politics. He called New Dealers hostile to business and said their approach exploits workers for political gain.
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New Traffic Plan Proposed by Ohio Engineer Reed
Earl J. Reed, traffic engineer of the National Safety Council, urged a postwar plan at the Ohio Traffic Engineering Conference. He called for sidewalks on all streets with many pedestrians, lighting for pedestrian safety before opening roads, and pedestrian tunnels or overpasses at heavy traffic streams.
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Secretary Hummel Urges Boards Not To Reject Soldier Ballots
Secretary Edward J. Hummel advised election boards not to reject any soldier ballots due to envelopes appearing opened citing a War Department letter. The report mentions letters to Emma Kleckner an inmate at Ohio Hospital for Epileptics who died at 101 from natural causes after 48 years in a tropical climate.
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Ohio Hospital
Voters on Fence Attract Efforts of Both Parties
Washington report notes a surge of activity as politicians from both parties seek to sway undeclared voters in key regions. Senators Ball and O Daniel are highlighted amid debates over the Roosevelt fourth term and the Bricker ticket. Democratic critics like Dies and Smith face organized anti Roosevelt groups in the effort.
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GWs Postwar Spending Plans Revealed by Sloan Jr
Sloan Jr chairman of General Motors outlined postwar production plans likely to exceed the previously announced 500000 dollars. He said expenditures will reorganize facilities for motorcars trucks and other peacetime projects and expand prewar capacity to meet urgent postwar demand. Money will also improve facilities and services for employees.
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OPA Sees Top Meat Grades Tight Through November
The Office of Price Administration predicts civilian meat supplies will remain extremely limited relative to demand. OPA estimates overall meat movement into commercial channels for civilians will fall about 24 percent in the five weeks starting Sunday compared with October’s average.
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Electrificat Program Expansion Aimed at Ohio Rural Users
A preliminary Agriculture Department report outlines a three year postwar rural electrification effort. It proposes extending electric service to about 16,500 customers in Ohio. The plan seeks to broaden reach and improve rural utility access nationwide.
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Pilot Shot in Up Says It Was My Sea Triumph
Lewis DeWeese a Kent native and commercial pilot told reporters at a Washington hotel he was wounded in the Philippines during last week’s unrest in naval waters. He described the battle as grim and said the war’s course could be altered, potentially bringing victory closer in months.
Tappan First Gas Range Finished and War News
Report says Tappan finishing a gas range line will create a 35.5483 billion outlet for electrical goods and services, including a 1.02 billion construction expenditure. Admiral King says most of the Japanese fleet involved in the Philippines, while strategists note Philippine sea air events shape the threat in China. Two new polio cases bring infantile paralysis total to 1,088 this year.
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Aggressive Allied Drive Sinks Japanese Task Force Near Formosa
Nimitz reports two major engagements off Formosa and Leyte Gulf with a decisive air and sea show of force. Japanese losses include one battleship two cruisers and a destroyer with damage to another battleship. Princesa ton carrier and an escort carrier are sunk, while Allied ships incur no damage.
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Leyte Gulf
Oil Pact To Be Protested
The National Council of Independent Petroleum Associations will draft a protest within ten days. Erle V. Weber, president of the Ohio Petroleum Marketers Association, said the group is meeting with the national organization and Weber chairs the drafting committee. Senator Robert A. Taft called the treaty possibly the biggest cartel ever seen in an improvised convention address.
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National Council of ‘Independent Petroleum Associations
Erle V. Weber
Ohio Petroleum Marketers Association
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National Yasocinton
Robert A. Taft
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Gas Ration Board Faces Enforcement Question
The Jackson County ration board disclosed to the district Office of Price Administration that it would stand by low numbers for gasoline allocations. John H Summers, district OPA Director, said regulations would be enforced to remove every noncompliant member.
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German general reported killed in Belarus trench attack
London radio reported Gen Schneckenburger, commander of German army corps, was killed by Russian planes in a low level attack on an advanced trench position at Belarade. The message mentions Red Fliers and an indicator label but confirms the death of a high ranking officer in the Belarade theater.
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Naval air victory seals Japanese carrier losses near Formosa
Reported engagements say Mitscher and Halsey task force routed a major Imperial fleet southeast of Formosa with heavy carrier air strikes. Two Japanese battleships damaged, one cruiser and four destroyers strafed in Sulu Sea actions. Japanese carrier losses rise to 14. seven US ships sunk. Night operations dispersed crippled survivors toward home. King notes bulk of fleet around Philippines. Japan may have few carriers left afloat. homeland defense may rely on land-based planes.
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