No Letup in Bitter Fight In Solomons
Washington reports a stiff fight at Guadalcanal as Japanese forces mass for a knockout blow. Navy Secretary Knox said the outcome is not yet determined but American troops will defend their hard won positions. The communique notes large enemy landing and artillery with strong reinforcements, while the airfield and nearby areas remain critical.
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Washington
Aadalcanal
Navy
Rank Knox
Theavy
Solomons
Guadalcanal
U. S
Rekata Bay
Rekata
Army Medium Bombers Used In Aleutians
Army B 26 Marauder bombers attacked in the Aleutians near Kiska island on October 15 damaging a Japanese cargo ship and two destroyers. One U S plane was shot down. the operation marked North Pacific air action for the first time. The Japanese have faced at least 42 ships sunk or damaged in their Aleutian defense.
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Washington
Navy
Kiska Island
Aleutians
North Pacific
Gertrude Cove
United States
Kiska
Aleutian Islands
Caribou Sinks After Sub Torpedo Off Canada Killing 137
A submerged submarine torpedoed the Newfoundland passenger steamer Caribou in Cabot Strait near the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Seventy survivors describe chaotic scenes as lifeboats capsized and passengers fled in night attire. Among the dead are 13 Americans, including eight service members, while one 15 month old Halifax boy survived after rescue.
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Sydney
N. S
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Newfoundland
Caribou
North Sydney
Port Aux Basques
Leonard Shiers
Halifax
Cabot Strait
William H. Gerth
Camden
N. J
James Flynn
New Haven
Conn
Louis Gagne
Woonsocket
R. L
John Sheppard
Auburn
N. Y
Charles Berry
Mount Vernon
George Smothers
Toledo
United States Navy
Cook
Smothers
Thomas P. Fleming
Conferees Approve Post War Rebates On Corporation Tax
Washington AP reports a joint Senate House conference committee approved post war rebates for corporations and kept an 80 percent ceiling on business taxation. The panel accepted a Senate provision allowing current credits for debt reductions or post war rebates of 10 percent of excess profits taxes. The 80 percent cap affects only firms earning enough to reach the 90 percent excess profits bracket.
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Washington
Senate
House
Flood Crest Threatens Capital as Rail Traffic Reopens
Washington endures the worst flood in history with the Potomac and Rappahannock swelling into lowland Virginia Maryland and West Virginia. Five dead and many missing as debris floods halt life. Roosevelt visits the danger zones and Red Cross aids shelters and guards.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Potomac
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Front Royal
Winchester
Culpepper
Potomac River
Georgetown
K Street
Union Station
Cumberland
Rappahannock
Fredericksburg
Red Cross
Shenandoah
Army
Navy
Civiian
John E. Buell
Bethesda
Stilwell Arrives in India for Parley with Wavell
Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell, chief of staff to Allied forces in China, arrived from Chungking and plans to meet General Sir Archibald Wavell in New Delhi. The visit follows his leadership in the Burma campaign and sparks talk of an Allied comeback against Japan.
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New Delhi
Joseph W. Stilwell
China
Chungking
Sir Archibald Wavell
India
Stilwell
Burma
Seven Axis Planes Shot Down at Malta
Cairo AP reports Allied fighters shot down seven Axis aircraft over Malta on Friday. The clash reflects ongoing air battles near the fortress island as Allied forces press the Mediterranean air war.
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Cairo
Malta
Axis air raids on Malta. 15 British planes shot down
Rome dispatch cites a high command communique stating Axis aerial attacks damaged Malta on Saturday and that 15 British aircraft were shot down.
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Rome
New York
High Command
Malta
From War to War in Bells California Letter Reveal
Gordon Gale attorney receives three letters his mother mailed from Oaksdale Washington during his Marine service in France in 1918.
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Bell
Calif
INS
Gordon Gale
Oaksdale
Wash
France
Hitler plans to seize full Mediterranean command from Mussolini
Reports from Istanbul indicate Adolf Hitler aims to take control of the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the Balkans from Benito Mussolini this winter. He would first seize Trieste and Fiume, establish a naval HQ, and oversee convoy operations to North Africa. Rommel would gain unchecked authority over Italian generals in North Africa, and German troops would be mobilized in Croatia with young men sent to Russia.
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Istanbul
Adolf Hitler
Mediterranean
North African
Balkan
Benito Mussolini
Hitler
Italy
Mussolini
Duce
Galeazzo Ciano
Berlin
Trieste
Fiume
Adriatic
Austria
Bulgaria
Aegean
Black Seas
North Africa
Erwin Rommel
Germany
Yugoslavia
von Gleist Horsenau
Saldko Kvaternik
Croatia
Russia
Coe Invaders Burn Calling Card On Cornell Grid Field
Coe students sneaked onto the Cornell football field in the early hours, poured kerosene in a hand outlined pattern, and burned the letters C O E into the turf. Cornell students pursued the intruders, arresting one and giving him a haircut in court. Russell Landis, Cornell alumnus from Cedar Rapids, spoke at a pep meeting and a torchlight parade followed. Arlo Sanders of Mt. Vernon was elected president of the C club for the third straight year.
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Gazette
MT Vernon
Cornell
Coe
Cedar Rapids
Arlo Sanders
Mt. Vernon
Submarine pressure drives Japanese from Camranh Bay base
French pilot Capt Pierre Bouyade says Japanese abandoned Camranh bay naval base due to relentless U S and British submarine attacks after escaping occupied Indochina in a stolen plane.
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Chungking
Pierre Bouyade
Indo-China
Camranh Bay
ODT to Examine Speeders Records in Penalty Review
Washington AP report says the Office of Defense Transportation will review court records of motorists convicted for speeding over 35 mph to determine if penalties were sufficient. The move aims to assess enforcement and penalties across cases.
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ODT
Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
House Bars Camp Period Draft Rider
The House refused to consider amendments to a draft bill lowering the age for service and barring teen troops from foreign combat. The chamber adopted a rule limiting amendments to those changing ages 20 to 45, with Marshal urging caution and a year training period on American soil. President Roosevelt supported the move as war needs grew toward a 7.5 million force in 1943.
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Washington
House
George C Marshall
Army Chief of Staff
Marshall
Congress
War Department
Military Committee
Roosevelt
May
D-Ky
Military
Senate
McNarr
Rore
Administration
Nazi Pressure On French for Aid in Africa
London AP reports Germany is pressuring the Vichy government to join the Axis if Allies attack French Africa. Berlin broadcasts claim fighting over Dakar, but officials say the reports are propaganda. An Associated Press dispatch cites a West Africa patrol exchange about shooting French planes and a “gentlemen’s agreement” with Britain.
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Africa
London
Germany
French Africa
Dakar
Vichy
West Africa
British
Sierra Leone
Berlin
Paris
Joseph Morton
Associated Press
R.A.F
Seth T. Parker
Garysburg
Parker
Morton
Britain
Dailhere
Cedar Rapids Weather Warms for Football temperate day
Cedar Rapids and eastern Iowa experienced a warm spell with a 74 degree reading at 2 30 pm and 18 percent humidity. Low Saturday morning fell to 43 degrees and Friday peaked at 68 with temperatures easing to the 60s by night and down to around 50 at midnight.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Chambers
Cousins Meet in Foxhole During Guadalcanal Air Raid
In Guadalcanal Solomon Islands an air raid siren sent Lieut Dan Gaere of Columbus Ohio diving into a foxhole. He landed on a navy officer who was already sheltering. Both men introduced themselves as Dan Gaere and Dan Gaede revealing they were cousins who had never met before.
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Guadalcanal
Solomon Islands
Dan Gaere
Columbus
Ohio
Navy
Dan E. Gaede
Coronado
Calif
Why Japs Haven't Pierced Vital Yellow River Front
George Wang reports on China’s northwest front with an extensive underground fortification system along the Yellow river elbow. The network, guarded by Lieut. Gen. Hu Chung Nan’s forces, includes 80 foot deep mountain cuts, motor access hidden from Japanese eyes, and a divisional HQ with medical facilities and conference rooms, described as among the world’s strongest fortifications.
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Yellow River
Chungking
China
Hwang Ho
Werdell Willkie
Hu Chung Nan
Chin [Ing
Germans claim breakthrough at Stalingrad in renewed offensive
German high command reports heavy assault at Stalingrad with overrun positions and the Red Barricade gun factory as Red Army withdrawals become orderly. Soviet dispatches admit darkest hours but resist with strong defense while Germans push toward the Volga.
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Associated Press
Red Army
Stalingrad
Volga
Adolf Hitler
Spartakowka
Red Star
Berlin
Cty
Caucasus
Black Sea
Mozdok
Grozny
General Auchinleck Reaches New Delhi
General Sir Claude J E Auchinleck, former Eighth Army commander in North Africa, has arrived in New Delhi, announced Saturday. The arrival signals his engagement with British and Indian military officials during ongoing postwar arrangements.
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General Auchinleck
New Delhi
Claude J E. Auchinleck
Eighth Army
North Africa
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