Naples port in ruins as Allied attack advances
Allied forces pressed the Na ples offensive destroying docks and scuttling ships, while French troops and American Rangers advance in Corsica. Subisidies to dairymen and life insurance payments dominated other reports as the war widens. German forces disengage as the Red Army drives toward Smolensk and Poltava. Berlin cautions on overall front prospects.
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Corsica
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Red
Smolensk
Poltava
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Hitler
Berlin
Kiev
Russia
Allied encircle Finschafen in New Guinea advance
Allied forces seal three sided trap on Finschafen New Guinea with landings from the northwest south and north as MacArthur pushes a pincer strategy to reach Japanese air bases on New Britain and curb their threat to U S forces.
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Finschafen
Douglas MacArthur
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U. S. Navy
New Britain
U. S
World Relief Plan Proposed for International Aid
Congress would authorize participation in a relief and rehabilitation program modeled after the League of Nations. A 44 nation advisory body would include the United States Great Britain Russia and China with a central committee. The plan allows the organization to own contract and manage properties and undertakings. Senate ratification would determine broader participation beyond funding appropriations.
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League of Nations
Winston Churchill
United Nations
U. S
Great Britain
Russia
China
Senate
Baruch backs manpower push in pre Pearl Harbor draft debate
On October 1 the Wheeler resolution faces House and Senate military panels as manpower experts testify that the armed forces should get the personnel they need. Bernard M Baruch urges full mobilization while critics say the draft plan mismanages manpower and forces fathers into uniform.
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Allied Chief Rumors Stir Debate Over Marshall Fate
The article reports rumors that Gen George C Marshall may be named supreme commander of Allied forces while Congress protests his possible removal as chief of staff. It notes Washington officials weighing whether the appointment includes planning duties or only execution, and covers Omaha Legion convention outcomes and Tokyo's wartime mobilization plans.
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U. S
Washington
General Marshall
War Food Administration projects 28 percent soap supply rise
Highlights note the War Food Administration promising a 28 percent boost in soap supplies by November. Batting news cites Luke Appling of the Chicago White Sox leading the American League with a .324 average. Debt talk suggests Congress may raise the debt limit to 300 billion dollars, with Representative Cannon stating current spending could exhaust the 210 billion ceiling.
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Representative Cannon
House Appropriations Committee
Hess Flight Mystery Revealed as Peace Mission Claim
Anthony Eden told Parliament that Rudolf Hess flew to Britain on a humanity mission. Hess sought peace terms, including Hitler not negotiating with Churchill and Germany gaining a free hand in Europe while the British empire remained unmolested.
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Scotland
Anthony Eden
Hess
Great Britain
Hitler
England
Winston Churchill
Germany
Europe
RAF Bomber Raid Levels Hanover in Major War Blow
In one of the war’s most destructive raids on the Reich the Royal Air Force hit Hanover demolishing large areas and crippling a key industry. Blockbusters and incendiaries pounded rubber factories rail yards and depots at about 133000 pounds per minute while RAF losses totaled 26 aircraft.
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Royal Air Force
Hanover
Germany
London
RAF
MASS INVASION Plans by Churchill Outline Second Front
In a two hour Commons address Prime Minister Churchill described plans for a massive second front in France and the Low Countries to be opened at what he called the right time. He defended the Italian campaign as a third front and forecast a Stalin Roosevelt Churchill conference before year end.
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Low Countries
Churchill
Great Britain
House of Commons
Savings rise in Q2 per working person
The SEC reports that for the quarter ending in June total personal savings and cash deposits reached $2.9 billion, averaging about $60 per working individual. With an estimated labor force of 53 million, the figure is derived by dividing the total by those workers.
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U. S
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Washington Draft Headlines Echo Political Strife at Home
A Washington Digest column analyzes the draft manpower crisis, food production, and wartime labor use as political battles loom before the election. It cites Wheeler's deferment bill, Baruch's advice, Byrnes and Vandenberg exchanges, and public debate over cost plus contracts and hoarding labor.
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Wheeler
Pearl Harbor
Pearl
Byrnes
Bernard Baruch
Baruch
Vandenberg
Congress
Mr. Baruch
2000th ocean vessel delivered under wartime contract
The 2,000th ocean going vessel built under Maritime Commission contract since Pearl Harbor was delivered with steam up on Saturday September 11. About 1,425 aliens serving overseas in the armed forces were granted American citizenship by special Immigration and Naturalization Service representatives. Public Roads reports only 40 automobiles remain from 100, a sign of scarce supply. War Shipping Administration says the Merchant Marine must recruit at least 35,000 experienced officers and men next year to meet Allied invasion requirements.
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Navy
Marine Corps
Institute of Life Insurance
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Army
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Wadsworth
White House
McNutt
Office of War Information
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Maritime Commission
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