Willkie Suffers Heart Attack, Placed In Critical at Lenox Hill
Wendell L. Willkie 52 a former Republican presidential candidate was stricken with an acute cardiac condition Saturday night and placed on the critical list at Lenox Hill Hospital. Doctors cited a toxic state from a severe streptococcic infection and said he remains seriously ill despite penicillin therapy.
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Allied air and ground forces strike German targets in Europe
Allied air forces swarm across Germany from Vienna to the Baltic dropping 9,000 tons of bombs as 7,000 planes join the daylight assault. U S First Army breaks through near Aachen pushing to the Rhine while Third Army seizes Fort Driant and advances toward Metz amid heavy fighting and advancing columns.
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Veteran District Judge Dies at Anamosa Aged 91
Anamosa Iowa longtime jurist F O Ellison 91 dies at home after 42 years on the district bench. born July 4 1853 in New York City he moved to Iowa 1870 and served as Jones County attorney state representative and senator before his return to the bench in 1906. Services set for 2:30 pm Monday at Smykill funeral home.
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Eldora Soldier Dragged to Death by Bomber Take-off
Lance Corporal Lester Green age 24 from Eldora Iowa was killed in a naval air station accident at Miami Florida during a practice gunnery flight. Green's leg became entangled in a tow rope attached to a rising bomber and was dragged about 4000 feet before the rope broke. He died about twenty minutes later from multiple injuries.
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Apple ceiling prices to drop slightly for dried fruit
Washington AP reports the Office of Price Administration will set new ceiling prices for dried apples. The rates will average about two cents a pound lower than last year with the government purchasing the entire pack. OPA estimates raw fruit costs will be about five dollars a ton lower to process than in 1943.
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Sunday Index Marlen Financial Review
A brief index covering Marlen Financial and related business notes from the Sunday edition, highlighting market trends, stock motion, and company performance insights for readers seeking quick fiscal context.
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Roosevelt to Speak in New York Oct 21 at Foreign Policy Dinner
President Roosevelt accepts an invitation to address the Foreign Policy Association in New York on October 21, the first speech outside Washington since beginning his fourth term campaign. The event, broadcast, raises questions about whether it counts as political advertising. Governor Dewey was also invited to speak, with potential appearances across the association's 25 branches.
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Robot Bomb Attacks Hit Southern England at Night
London reports a third consecutive night of robot bomb strikes on London and southern England after a 12 hour lull. The RAF defense has pressured Germans who shift to Heinkel III launches from coastal platforms as patrols tighten over the North Sea.
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Marengo Woman Burned in Clothing Fire at Home
Mrs. Harlan E. Bollman of Marengo was critically burned when her clothing ignited Saturday afternoon in her basement. She ran outside with flames and rolled on the grass to extinguish them. she was hospitalized in Iowa City and farm officials found a possible gasoline can in the basement.
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R A F Bombs Rhine Power Dam Near Basle
London reports RAF Lancaster crews bombed the Kembs dam on the French Rhine bank late Saturday escorted by fighters. A six ton earthquake bomb breached the main west sluice gate, water pouring through the gap and threatening German positions west of the Belfort gap and the Rhine port at Klein Hueningen. Swiss broadcasts claim water level dropped about 40 feet by 7 pm.
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War Loan Plans to Be Made This Week
Plans for launching the sixth war loan opening Nov. 20 will be set at a 15 state regional conference of war finance committee officials Monday and Tuesday. State chairmen expected to attend include Renslow FP Sherer Illinois Eugene C Pullman Indiana Walter Kasten Wisconsin and Herbert L Norton Iowa.
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Cedar Rapids War Casualty Totals Tally
War casualty totals for Linn county outside Cedar Rapids list 16 killed in action 2 killed in training 18 missing in action 1 died in service and 7 prisoners. Within Cedar Rapids area figures show 1 percent killed in action 28 died in training and 4 19 missing in action.
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Berle Accuses Dewey of Distortion Over Old Lie
Assistant Secretary of State Adolf A. Berle Jr accused Gov Thomas E. Dewey of using an old lie to claim Berle advocated a system where government controls work and wages. Berle cited a 1939 memorandum and a 1940 book excerpt showing context about government wealth creation and private initiative within a democratic economy.
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Travel conference plans to plan rail coach system for armed forces
A conference in Denver October 11-12 will gather officials from 15 railroads and military representatives from five naval districts four western army commands the Pacific command and the coast guard to develop a better coach travel plan to postpone rationing in the United States.
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Cards Even Series With 5 1 Victory
St Louis Cardinals roared to a 5 to 1 win over the St Louis Browns on Saturday to knot the World Series at two games apiece. Page 1 sports will carry a full recap and editor Tait Cummins reports Iowa 34 Ohio State 0 and scores from other major football games.
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How Far to Berlin from Various Fronts
The Western front lies 302 miles away from a point north of Venlo. The Russian front is 310 miles from Warsaw. The Italian front is 562 miles from south of Bologna.
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