Doughboys Trench Through Leyte Gap Near Limon
Japanese supply columns destroyed as doughboys of the 32nd division push into Leyte battle lines north of Limon. A double envelopment cuts the highway below Limon four miles from Pimamanpan as 24th division units seal the corridor. Leyte air and sea actions continue with dozens of enemy planes downed and minimal American losses.
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Elmont Waite
MacArthur
Philippines
Limon
Leyte
Pimnamoppan
Ormoc
William H. Gill
Denver
Colo
United States Opposes Argentina Meeting on Diplomatic Isolation
Washington informed Western Hemisphere embassies that it opposes Argentina's bid to convene a foreign ministers' meeting to address Argentina's diplomatic isolation. A note circulated mirrors a Mexican position recommending rejection and more time to handle the Argentine issue, making a hemispheric ministers' meeting this year unlikely.
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Washington
United States
Argentina
Mexico
Twelve Bus Passengers Injured In Crash Near Racine
Charleston dispatch reports twelve people were injured when an Atlantic Greyhound bus rear ended a truck trailer on U S 119 at the foot of Lens Mountain near Racine Boone county. G E Engle the company official said the driver tried to slow for a slow vehicle and another oncoming vehicle. Three ambulances transported injured to a hospital. Grasee McAllister 17 Seth and Rosa Richard Dorothy were hospitalised with a fractured pelvis suspected in Miss McAllister.
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Charleston
W. Va
Atlantic Greyhound
U. S. 119
Lens Mountain
Racine
Boone County
Engle
Engle Expo
McAllister
Seth
Rosa Richard
Dorothy
Miss McAllister
Police Question Killer Otto Steve Wilson in Mutilation Cases
Detectives in Angeles question Otto Steve Wilson about mutilation crimes spread across many states. After questioning, officers believe he is only responsible for the offenses he has confessed to. Wilson, a 31-year-old former janitor waiter, previously confessed to the caving and butchery of Virgie Lee Griffin and Lillian Johnson.
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Angeles
Otto Steve Wilson
Harry Hansen Gatont
Virgie Lee Griffin
Lillian Johnson
Ohio telephone strike ties up service in major cities
A fast spreading strike by operators crippled telephone communications in Columbus Dayton Toledo and other Ohio cities. Voters in many locales plan actions under the Federation of Telephone Workers as the war labor board orders hearings for Dayton leaders amid long distance cuts and automatic systems hampered by walkouts.
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Columbus
Ohio
Dayton
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Toledo
Xenia, Tiffany and
Wi -Federation of Telephone Workers, Ancient Union
War Labor Board
Perkins
Pollock
Jeannette Reedy
Federations Southest Area Council
Cleveland
Xenia
Allies Occupy Road Junction Near Faenza Front Advances
Rome reports British and Indian forces secure the Modigliana road junction nine miles south of Faenza and advance along route 9 from Forli. American units face weather delays in the Bologna mountains as German defenses along the Montone river resist. British-Indian pressure forces a German withdrawal from Modigliana after a week of heavy defense.
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Rome
Faenza
Bologna
Modigliana
Forli
Montone
Bolzanino
Petrignone
Castiglione
Allied planes strike Norway bound convoy near Goteborg
A Norway bound German convoy was attacked by Allied planes off Swedish waters north of the Goteborg archipelago. Eyewitnesses reported a ship exploding in flames and a plane sinking after heavy anti aircraft fire.
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Stockholm
Goteborg
Dagensnyheter
Soviets Capture Key Junction near Budapest
Soviet forces seized the Fuzesabony rail junction northeast of Budapest on a 65 mile front. The advance reached up to four miles as Hatvan faced attacks from three sides. Moscow said Czany and Szambok fell nearby while strengthening the line into central Slovakia.
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W. W. Hercher
London
Fuzesabony
Matra
Bukk
Budapest
Moscow
Miskolc
Hatvan
Czany
Szambok
Slovakia
Inthi Ane
Butlin
State Newspaper Conference Held in Morgantown
About 100 state AP editors and publishers gathered in Morgantown for the 23rd state AP conference. Cecil Highland was reelected chairman and Donald Sanders assigned to Washington news for the region including West Virginia. Keyser’s W H Barger led as toastmaster with WVU President Lawall giving the welcoming address.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Washington News
West Virginia
Associated Press
Cecil 8
B. Highland
Clarksburg
Paul Miller
Washington
Donald Sanders
Ervane
Virginia
West Vir- 8
Joseph W. Short
Ravenswood
Kent Cooper
Oliver J. Keller
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
W. H. Barger
Keyser
State Newspaper Council
Charles E. Lawall
West Virginia University
University School of Journalism
Council
Gath of
Charles Hodel
Beckley Ne Corporation
Brooks Cottle
Morgantown Post
Max Pullerton
Charleston
Bases Discovered in Norwegian Mountains
London reports mysterious German base constructions in central Norway with Allied informants saying hundreds of foreigners are engaged. The structures are believed to be for a new secret weapon and were under construction in the mountains.
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London
Norway
British Air Chief Missing On Flight
Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory and Lady Leigh-Mallory vanish on a flight en route to a new southeast Asia command. The missing craft, which had traveled via the Mediterranean and flown on with an escort dismissed, has yielded no trace despite a wide search.
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London
Trafford Leigh-Mallory
Western
Japan
Southeast Asia
Lady Leigh-Mallory
Air Ministry
Mediterranean
Lord Louis Ae Iro
Lond
Wall Street
OPA to Hold Rent Conference in Atlantic City
Daniel Woolley regional OPA administrator announced a rent conference set for November 26 in Atlantic City despite objections from Gerald Trimble head of the Atlantic City Hotel Association. Several top hotels consented to host, while Trimble accused the OPA of unfair methods in house relations and opposed the meeting in Atlantic City.
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New York
Daniel Plw
OPA
Atlantic City
N. J
Gerald R. Trimble
Atlantic City Hotel Association
Woolley
Trimble
Forest E. Burroughs
Pope Pius Selects Five New Bishops
The Vatican announced five new Catholic bishops chosen by Pope Pius XII. Msgr. Michael J. Ready was named Bishop of Columbus Ohio. Msgr. John George Bennett appointed first bishop of the Lafayette diocese. Msgr. Henry Joseph Grimmelsman erected to Evansville Indiana. Msgr. William Theodore Mulloy named bishop of Covington Kentucky.
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Washington
Pius XII
Michael J. Ready
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Columbus
Ohio
John George Bennett
St. Joseph's Church
Garrett
Ind
Lafayette
Henry Joseph Grimmelsman
Pontifical College Josephinum
Worthington
Evansville
William Theodore Mulloy
St. Mary's Cathedral
Fargo
N.D
Covington
Navy Sums Up Furious Battle Which Cost Japs 60 Warships
The navy summarized the October 22 to 27 engagement near Leyte as the longest naval communique of the war. It listed six American ships lost including the light carrier Princeton and detailed Japanese losses while noting several vessels damaged or sunk. The report also warned against over-optimism about hindering Japanese reinforcements.
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Philippines
Department
Princeton
Saint Lo
Gambier Bay
Johnston
Hoel
Samuel B. Roberts
United States
Leyte
President Roosevelt accused of profanity at voting booth
An election official near the voting booth denied Roosevelt used profane language when the machine jammed. Other poll workers and reporters described hearing a strong expletive. The account includes conflicting memories of witnesses and a note that the president spoke through the curtain as the lever jammed.
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Eer
Patt
Poughkeepsie
Blanketyblank
Thomas L. Leonard
Voice Restored After Three Years of Silence
Harrisonburg Virginia recalls the dramatic moment when Elsie Lamb, 34, wife of Private Harold Lamb, suddenly regains her speech after three years of aphonia caused by illness. Doctors cite subconscious restraint or temporary paralysis. a street encounter and an old acquaintance sparked the restoration, bringing joy as she plans to join her husband in Kansas.
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Harrisonburg
Elsie Lamb
Thane
Ang Fal
Harold Lamb
Kansas
Lamb
Coal output falls 7.6 percent in week ended November 11
The National Coal Association says bituminous production for the week ended November 11 was 7.6 percent below the same week in 1943. Last week yielded 10,660,000 tons, down from 11,534,000 a year earlier, with November 4 figures at 11,950 tons and October 28 at 12,150,000 tons.
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Washington
National Coal Association
Election
Armis
Social Security Tax Freeze Urged in Congress
Washington reports House Republicans back a proposed freeze on the social security tax to prevent a planned January increase from one to two percent for both employers and employees. President proclaims opposition. Ellison Smith dies at 80. army to boost munitions output. wage increases to 50 cents an hour allowed. Hurley named to China mission. Japan fleet details outlined. Roosevelt urges year of national service training.
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Washington
House
Martin
Massachusetts
Rayburn
Tex
Congress
Senator Ellison Smith Dies In Lynchburg South Carolina
Sen. Ellison D. Smith Cotton Ed of South Carolina died at his home near his birthplace after breakfast. Death caused by coronary thrombosis. He was 80 and had served over 35 years in the Senate, famed as a critic of the New Deal. Funeral planned Sunday at 3 30 p m at Tanglewood in a family plot near St Luke's Methodist Church.
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Capitol
Washington
Ellison Durant
Lynchburg
D. C
Ellison D. Smith
Senate
South Carolina
Jey
Eshinaten
Smith
William B. Allison
Town
Olin D. Johnsto
Roosevelt
Granere
South
Tanglewood
Riat
St. Luke's Methodist Church
Here
Hurley Likely Named American Ambassador to China
Washington reports indicate Patrick J. Hurley is the likely choice for American ambassador to China with broad support from Chinese and American diplomats. Hurley has been acting ambassador in Chungking since August, handling duties for President Roosevelt and engaging with Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek and U.S. military officers to ease curent tensions. The nomination would go to the Senate after China declares him persona grata.
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Washington
Patrick J. Hurley
China
Hurley
Chungking
Velt
Clarence E. Gauss
Joseph W. Stilwell
Senate
Urley
Lang Kai Shek
Schiffler Concedes Neely Victory in 1st District
Rep. Andrew Schiffler of Wheeling conceded Governor M. M. Neely won West Virginia’s 1st congressional district. Schiffler withdrew recount requests and congratulated Neely as canvassing in Ohio County increased Neely's lead to about 1,200 votes. Final tally showed Neely 15,220 Schiffler 19,083.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Andrew C. Schiffler
M. M. Neely
Schiffler
Neely
West Virginia
House of Representatives
Ohio County
Allied Push Near Metz As Armies Drive Toward Berlin
Allied forces under Eisenhower push on the 400 mile front with 1.25 million troops. The U S Third Army drives toward Metz and reaches within a mile of the Saar basin while First, Ninth, Seventh, French First, and British Second armies make other advances. Prisoners reported heavy German resistance and counterattacks as pilots bomb Duren and Julich.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Berlin
U. S. Third Army
Moselle
Metz
Saar Basin
Germany
Luxembourg
Third Army
Dmpere Oe Etz
U. S. First Army
The
Reich
U. S. Ninth Army
Omar N. Bradley
12Th Army Group
Ninth
U.S. Seventh Army
Luneville
Bruyers
Belfort
Rhine
Bavaria
Montbeliard
Ted
Gorsonpanden
Robert Wilson
Holland
Maas
Zig Canal
Roermond
Duren
Julich
Roer
St. Lo
France
First Army
Stolberg
Aachen
Man Charged With Robbing Princeton Cab Driver Held
Richmond dispatch reports two men, William Lawrence Chrisley and Irvin Hampton Robertson, captured in Sussex County after eluding authorities since September. They were charged with abducting and robbing cab driver Cephis Andrew Wilson near Oakvale West Virginia, stealing $30, and were linked to a plotted robbery with Arvin Asbury.
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Richmond
Sussex County
Federal Bureau of Investigation
William Lawrence Chrisley
Radford
Irvin Hampton
Carpenter
Peterstown
Robertson
Arvin Asbury
Paewee
W. Va
Chrisley
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Ormog Highway
Ormoc Road
Mt. Minoro-Badian
First Cavalry
24Th
Tabbas
Dulag
Otto Wilson
Otto C. Wilson
Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory
British Air
Pope Pius
U. S
Navy
FDR
Coal Association
Seonierney
Sen
Ellison Smith
Oen
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