Triple Squeeze On Leyte Japs Draws Tighter
General MacArthur announced that the 24th division sealed off the Ormoc road behind a trapped Japanese regiment as American forces widened the double envelopment near Limon and Carigara bay. The 7th division repulsed a Balogo counterattack, advancing toward Ormoc, while cavalry units seized Mt Mam Ban and surrounding hills as pummeled Nipponese forces.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Ormoc
Leyte Island
Douglas MacArthur
Limon
Carigara Bay
U. S
Balogo
Japan
Damylaan
1St Cavalry
Andy
Jaro
Mt. Mamban
Nazi Guerrilla Bands May Form After Defeat
Berlin announced a new decree to train German officers and noncoms who are Nazi Party members to educate their men in Nazi philosophy on and off duty. The move aims to fuse the armed force with the party as a strategy of fanatic resistance beyond defeat.
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London
Heinrich Himmier
Germany
Munmler
Hitler
Reich
Transocean
Adolf Hitler
Blacksburg Parents Ordered to Court Over School Row
Blacksburg Va November 15. The Roanoke Times reports Mrs Margaret Apperson Mrs S A Wingard Percival F Miller and Hugh D Ussery all of Blacksburg subpoenaed to Pulaski district court to hear at 10 30 tomorrow. The Montgomery county school board seeks an injunction to keep these citizens off school property amid a growing clash between school officials.
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Blacksburg
Roanoke Times
Margaret Apperson
S. A. Wingard
Percival F. Miller
Hugh D. Ussery
Pulaski
Montgomery County School Board
Times
Writer Of Lyrics of At Dawning Dies
Kansas City November 15. Mrs Nelle Richmond Eberhart widely known lyricist for At Dawning and From the Land of the Sky Blue Water died at her daughter Constance Eberhart home after months of illness. She was born in Detroit and began as a Nebraska county school teacher after marrying in 1894. Her husband survives.
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Kansas City
Nelle Richmond Eberhart
Charles Wakefield Cadman
Constance Eberhart
RAF Mosquito Bombers Hit Berlin With 4000-Pound Bombs
London reports a night raid by RAF Mosquito aircraft on Berlin, delivering 4000 pound blockbusters. The raid followed an earlier daytime strike on a synthetic oil plant at Dortmund in the Fuhr district.
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London
Berlin
Dortmund
Fuhr
Justice Subpoenaed In Crime Inquiry
Special Prosecutor George P. Monaghan subpoenaed Justice Gilbert V. Schenck in Albany county crime probe as part of an affidavit linking four state supreme court justices to the county Democratic leadership. Schenck, a Democrat, was ordered to testify before the special grand jury investigating the inquiry amid claims of impropriety.
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Albany
N. Y
George P. Monaghan
Dewey
State Supreme Court
Monaghan
Gilbert V. Schenck
Schenck
Indicted Steel Firms and Officers Over Stainless Price Fixing
Attorney General Biddle announced that 18 steel corporations and six officers were indicted in Trenton New Jersey on charges of conspiring to fix prices and terms for stainless steel finished products sold in the United States. The grand jury alleges the unlawful conspiracy began in 1934 and continued to the present, with potential penalties up to 5000 dollars fine and one year imprisonment on each of two antitrust counts.
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Washington
Biddle
Trenton
N. J
United States
Murder Slayings of Two Women Unearthed in Downtown Hotels
Los Angeles reports reveal Otto Steve Wilson, 31, confessed to killing Virgie Lee Griffith, 25, and Lillian Johnson, 38, whose nude mutilated bodies were found in two downtown hotel rooms. Police tied him by fingerprints and hotel staff identifications. The case recalls prior brutal crimes, including the Winnie Ruth Judd verdict.
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Los Angeles
Otto Steve Wilson
Virgie Lee Griffith
Lillian Johnson
Wilson
Otto Steve W al
Harry Hansen
Hansen
Fred O'Briant
Miss Johnson
Miss Griffin
Lt. Hansen
Griffin
Winnie Ruth Judd
S. Wilson
Steubenville
Ind
Pope Pius Denounces Nazis Over Polish Subjugation
Pope Pius XII denounced Nazi brutality in Warsaw in a statement reported by the British radio and NBC. He urged humanity and justice, noting indescribable physical and moral hardships in the Polish capital and calling for immediate aid for women and children.
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Pius XII
Warsaw
NBC
British Eighth Advances Near Forli in Italian Front Drive
The British Eighth Army moved from Montone crossheads west of Forli to a line two miles north of a river loop and pressed along the eastern sector. Units seized a route toward Bologna via highway nine and held ground near Monte Poggiolo Villagrappa. Polish troops captured Monte Ceretto in the hills west of Castrocaro while Indian troops took Monte San Bartolo on the Fifth Army front.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Forli
Bologna
Lica Monte Poggiolo
Villagrappa
San Varano
Castrocaro
Monte Ceretto
San Tome
Montone
Fifth Army
Monte San Bartolo
Modiliana
Farm Production To Maintain Level
War Food Administrator Marvin Jones calls on farmers to keep 1945 production near record levels to avoid shortages. He expects ongoing war demand through next summer or fall and continued civilian demand at home. If Europe ends early, goals may be adjusted before spring planting.
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Washington
Marvin Jones
Europe
Jones
Global War Update: Allied Pushes and Axis Losses Rise
Pacific ships lose 24 Nippon vessels as British submarines score new hits. U S troops near Ormoc on Leyte. Patton closes on Metz while Third Army tightens siege. British Second Army advances toward Roermond. French Army attacks Bel Fort Gap. Russian forces seize Jazbereny railway hub and Hungary faces withdrawals near Budapest. China and Burma fronts report Japanese breakthroughs and Chinese bypasses.
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Associated Press
Japan
British Admiralty
Asiatic
U. S
Leyte
Philippines
Postwar Topics to Lead West Virginia Journalism Meet
West Virginia publishers and editors will discuss postwar news presentation at the 23rd state journalism conference in Morgantown. Topics include editorial leadership, personal columns, veterans coverage, and needed newspaper laws with 100 expected attendees. Oliver J Keller and Paul Miller head Friday and Saturday sessions.
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia
State Newspaper Council
West Virginia University School of Journalism
P. I. Reed
University School of Journalism
Oliver J. Keller
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Paul Miller
Associated Press
Washington
Miller
Spain Faces Bar From Peace Table
London reports a British policy to bar neutrals not contributing to the Allied war effort from the peace conference. Richard Law stated in Parliament that any country not making a positive contribution should not be represented at peace talks or settlements.
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London
Nov
United Nations
Spain
Richard Law
Britain
Snow Falls In The Black Hills Reported In Rapid City
Snow fell across the Black Hills of South Dakota after a two day storm. The Weather Bureau substation at Speerfish logged up to 50 inches with Deadwood at 30 inches and Sturgis reporting drifts up to 25 feet.
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Rapid City
Li D
Black Hills
South Dakota
Official
Weather Bureau
Speerfish
Deadwood
Sturgis
Fat Men Pushed to Gain Larger Clothing Sizes in War-Era Plea
Louisiana Congressman Felix Hebert calls for expanded apparel for outsize men and women, citing difficulty finding waistlines 48 to 50 and 1746 shirts. He urges the Office of Price Administration to compel manufacturers to produce larger sizes, noting his own 44 long suit and the burden on consumers and families.
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Tom Reedy
Washington
Felix Edward Hebert
Louisiana
Office of Price Administration
iMiliceia
Edward J. Foster
New Orleans
Hebert
Price
Chester Bowles
OPA
British Submarines Sink 69 Jap Ships in Five Days
British submarines in Far Eastern waters have sunk 24 more Japanese ships, bringing total wrecks to 69 in five days. The latest attacks targeted ships off Celebes and Car Nicobar, with submarines shelling a harbor and destroying several craft along the jetty.
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London
Far
East Java Sea
Celebes
Car Nicobar
French Launch New Attacks On Belfort Gap Front
French forces under Gen. Jean de Lattre de Tassigny attack a 25 mile front along the Doubs river with Moroccan Algerian and Senegalese troops, seizing ten villages and capturing hundreds of prisoners. Key local gains include Arcy and Gemonval Marvelise Onans Bretigny Montenois Vermondans and Ecurcey as the Sixth Army Group pushes toward a large allied offensive from Holland to Switzerland.
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France
Jean de Lattre de Tassisny
Doubs
Belfort Gap
FFI
Arcy
Besancon
Belfort
Tassigny
Gemonval Marvelise
Onans
Bretigny
Montenois
Vermondans
Ecurcey
Pont-de-Roide
Seventh Army
Sixth Army
Vasces
Holland
Switzerland
First Army
Aachen
Former Senator Brookhart Dies in Arizona at 75
Prescott Arizona November 15 Smith W Brookhart longtime Iowa senator and farmer advocate died today after retirement to Arizona for health reasons He was 75 and had served eight years in the U S Senate He opposed some Harding Coolidge policies and later won reelection in 1924 serving six more years in the upper chamber He will be buried in Washington Iowa where his wife was laid to rest
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Washington
Iowa
Brookhart
Scotland County
Missouri
Iowa Normal
Washington County
Senate
Brookh
Russia
Harding
Coolidge
Daniel F. Steck
Government Moves To Expand Future Cigarette Production
The War Food Administration announced plans to raise 1945 production quotas for cigarette tobacco. Farmers may plant three percent more flue cured and two percent more barley tobacco next year. Shortages cited include tobacco stocks, labor, shipping containers, overseas and domestic demand, and hoarding.
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Washington
War Food Administration
Russian forces intensify attacks and seize Hungarian towns
London report says Russian assault forces captured more than 50 Hungarian communities on a 100 mile front northeast from Os to Misol, with Jaszbereny the prized railway center east of Budapest. German withdrawals were claimed in Berlin and Moscow reports noted renewed Red air attacks as defense lines folded.
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London
Misoic
Jaszbereny
Mende
Budapest
Korom
Miskolc
Berlin
Ernst von Hammer
Gyomro
Szolnok
Moscow
Red Air Force
Firm Head Resigns From OPA Position
Washington November 15 Ern est L Olrich resigns from government service saying it is ethical given OPA charges against Munsing Wear Inc of Minneapolis, where he serves as president. He led the office of surplus property and explains the suit is a technical legal matter and he will return to run his company.
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Washington
Ernest L. Olrich
OPA
Munsingwear, Inc
Minneapolis
Olrich
The
Treasury
Office of Price Administration
Ulrich
Tate
Motorists Warned Not To Travel To Winter Resorts
Washington has warned motorists against using supplemental gasoline rations to reach winter resorts. The Office of Price Administration says such use is illegal and no rations will be issued for return trips. Misuse could lead to revocation of supplementary ration B and C, and possibly basic ration A as well.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Major Bastions Are Neutralized Near Metz
American Doughboys bypass Fort Driant and press toward Metz from three sides. British units advance through eastern Holland toward Duisburg. Metz defense tightens as German counterattacks are repelled. Patton’s forces push within miles of the city amid armored actions near Remilly and Faulquemont.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
Fort Driant
Metz
Holland
Duisburg
Fort Jeanne d'Arc
Oserpe Ss
Jane
Hubert
Jussy
Fort Liange
Thionville
Driant
Beers Ce Cee
L'Yser
L Aisne
Patton
Peltre
Poultly Ridge
Saar
Remilly Forest
Faulquemont
Board Contends Lawall Has No Recourse In Court
Charleston West Virginia November 15 the university case before the board of governors reviewing Lawalls ouster contends he has no recourse in court unless a law requires notice hearing and showing of case Herman Bennett attorney for the board filed a demurrer to Lawalls declaration and the board answers the contention with its claim of lack of standing The board cites the June 19 action ordering Lawalls dismissal effective August 31 and also removed Dean R P Davis of the college of engineering
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Charleston
W. Va
University
Board of Governors Ond
Herbe Bt Bee
West Virginia University
Lawall
Herman Bennett
Jar
Gene
Kanohn
Rene Cae
M. M. Neely
Lowall
R. P. Davis
College of Engineering
Hear Hitler Is In Japan Seizure Rumors Fly
Blue network correspondent Gordon Fraser reports from the front that rumors claim Hitler is alive and in Japan while an American army broadcast notes no confirmation and warns against unverified claims.
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Ronaianys
Hitler
Japan
Germany
Blue Network
Gordon Fraser
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