Nazis Brace For Awaited Allied Drive
Allied forces pressed across a 500 mile front with gains along the Maas and Hollands Diep while Americans advanced toward the Roer river and the Cologne plain. Schmidt fell and then was retaken as Hodges units pushed ahead amid counterattacks. Polish and British troops expanded bridgeheads near Willemstad and Breda.
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Ghost Unit saved after three days near Rhine line
United Press story describes a two-officer, 65-man American unit in the Canadian First Army rescuing a pocket 800 yards inside the German Mark river line. The company fought 72 hours under waterlogged shellholes, endured sniper and artillery fire, crossed the river using a dug unmapped bridge, and survived until relief arrived. Commanding officer Ernest D. Fox and men faced near starvation, cold, and heavy counterattacks before extraction.
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Intense Fighting Rages at Kweilin
Japanese forces have penetrated Kweilin's eastern western and northern suburbs while intense fighting continues, the Chinese high command reported. The clash intensified Saturday night near the strategic Chinese city.
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Official of G.O.P. Committee Is Dead
Harold W. Mason aged 49, secretary of the Republican National Committee, died of a heart attack in his hotel room Friday night, according to G.O.P. headquarters in New York.
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Marquis Childs and Drew Pearson Radio Slate
A compact index lists Marquis Childs and Drew Pearson as columnists with sections on comics, deaths, movies, and sports. The page notes radio and slate content alongside brief references to readers’ topics and ongoing features.
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Hickenlooper Promises Hope if GOP Wins in Iowa
Gov. Hickenlooper addressed about 200 Republicans in Iowa City urging a government of hope opportunity and freedom if Dewey Bricker win on November 7. He warned Democrats would bring restriction regulation and discouragement and pledged a cost conscious, progressive administration with Lt. Gov. Robert Blue. Rep. Thomas BE Martin spoke in support and defended his votes against bills cited by opponents as leading to war, noting his regular army commission and pledge to prevent unpreparedness again.
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Japs Hit Several Ships in Attack on U S Carriers
Admiral Nimitz announced Japanese aircraft attacked a Third Fleet carrier group on Wednesday injuring several U S ships and causing light personnel losses. Six enemy planes were shot down by ship anti aircraft fire and carrier fighters. Four more were downed by fighters. Nine bombers hit Saipan and Tinian airfields marking the first Marianas raid since July 6 7. Two other raiders were shot down near Peleliu with night fighters engaging. Four Americans were killed and one wounded when a bomber crashed on a Marianas airstrip.
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Heavy Bombers Pound Germany in Major Western Front Raid
More than 1,100 American heavy bombers struck western Germany from the Baltic to the French border pounding oil plants rail yards and other targets. The multi-pronged attack by Flying Fortresses and Liberators escorted by fighters hit Hamburg area Gelesenkirchen Hannover and Saarbrucken as well as rail yards. This marked the Eighth Air Force’s first major strike since Thursday amid renewed air battles.
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Wallace Admits New York Race Is Close
Vice president Wallace said New York is close as he campaigned from Manhattan to Buffalo. He noted his fight to carry New York's 1947 electoral votes was at President Roosevelt's urging, or else he would have spent the final campaign week in the Midwest. The New York Daily News reported a tie in its statewide straw poll, with final results to come Tuesday.
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How Service Vote May Delay Election Result
An AP survey shows military ballots could delay election results for weeks. Eleven states with 123 electoral votes will not count all ballots on election night. Key states include Pennsylvania and California which may push the final result past mid December due to delayed tabulation of G I ballots.
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Allies Report Greece Now Aid of Nazis
Allied headquarters announced that German forces have been cleared from Greece with RAF reconnaissance failing to detect Nazis. retreating Germans burned bridges in the Vardar valley toward Skoplje while fleeing into Serbia and Albania.
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Allied Casualties In Italy Reach 116150
Rome reports Allied casualties on the Italian front from May 11 to the present total 116150 as Gen. Sir Henry Maitland Wilson notes heavy fighting before Rome and ongoing action along the Gothic line. Nazi losses in the same period are estimated around 194000.
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Red Army advances threaten Budapest as siege nears
Soviet forces push toward Budapest driving from the Danube region with Malinovsky's Second Ukrainian Army within seven miles of the city. Don and Kuban Cossacks lead the assault as panic spreads among residents and a pro Nazi government reportedly flees.
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Five Men Fined in Cedar Rapids Gambling Raid
Gust Fradiadikis, 54, pleaded guilty to keeping a gambling house and was fined 300 dollars plus costs by District Judge G K Thompson who suspended 150 dollars on payment. Four others, Mike Soup 66, Steve Capadoucas 65, John Pappas 50, and Harry Kallas 516, were fined 100 dollars plus costs each with 50 dollars suspended. Police raid at 209 Fourth Street SE followed more than an hour of surveillance. 18.70 in winnings was turned to the county school fund. The men were held overnight at the police station.
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Double Feature F R And Dewey Tonight Campaign Speeches
President Roosevelt and Gov. Dewey will deliver major campaign speeches tonight on the eve of the national election. Roosevelt speaks from Boston at 8 over CBS NBC and the Blue with WMT WHO and KXEL. Mutual rebroadcast at 10 and WMT at 10 30. Dewey speaks from New York City at 9 30 over CBS NBC with WMT and WHO.
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Vendor Pays Fine of 300 in Gambling Case
Leonard Rotblat 32 of Chicago was fined 300 and costs in district court for illegal possession of gambling devices after patrol officers found punchboards prizes a DDT certificate and gasoline coupons in his car. He paid the fine and was released. The court ordered the devices destroyed and the prizes delivered to Cedar Rapids Children’s Home.
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Jap Relief Unit Moves On Yankees In Leyte Fighting
Allied forces report a Japanese armored relief column landing at Ormoc moved north on Leyte toward Pinamapan as American troops push from Culasian toward Pinamapan. U S fighters bombed the ships at Ormoc bay and engaged Jap forces, while air raids on Tacloban and Leyte gulf damaged vessels and aircraft.
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FDR Wins Point on Invasion Says Harriman
U S Ambassador to Russia W Averell Harriman reported at New York that the United States backed France as invasion point at Teheran a year earlier and that Stalin and Churchill finally agreed to the plan through Roosevelt’s skill and tact. He said Stalin sought invasion of northern Europe promptly while Churchill aimed to exploit Mediterranean victories.
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Accounting reports show GOP outspend Democrats in 1944
Washington reports final pre election filings with the house clerk reveal that the Republican National Committee spent 2,088,000 dollars from January 1 to November 1, 1944, while the Democratic National Committee spent 1,331,713 dollars. The GOP group also raised 2,773,506 dollars versus 1,375,539 dollars for the Democrats.
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Italian Front Patrols Reported by Allied Communique
Rome dispatch says activity on the Italian front has been limited to patrolling, according to Saturday's Allied communique.
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Fair Cold Tonight Forecast for Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids and vicinity expect fair skies and continued cold tonight with a low near 25 degrees. The day saw 25 degrees at 6 a.m., 45 degrees by 2:30 p.m., and humidity around 30 percent. Yesterday’s high reached 52 degrees with a 37 degree midnight reading.
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Mercury
First widespread hard freeze hits northwest Iowa
The season's first hard freeze occurred Friday night into Saturday in northwest Iowa with Spencer recording 15 degrees, the coldest in the state so far. The Weather Bureau reported a hard freeze across most of that region.
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