Postwar foreign policy debate in final campaign weeks
The writer argues that public opinion is split and postwar policy could swing the race. He critiques the vague voter knowledge and notes Dumbarton Oaks proposals and the proposed world organization face key unresolved questions about representation and majority decisions. The piece warns against avoiding full discussion during the campaign.
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Teheran
Dumbarton Oaks
League of Nations
General Assembly
Assembly
Security Council
United States
Great Britain
Soviet Union
China
France
Aachen Fends Off Major German Counterattack Near Crucifix Hill
Allied lines held firm against Germany’s heaviest counter assault east of Aachen as American and British forces pressed pressure along a 50 mile front from Venray to Aachen. Canadian troops advanced near the Leopold Canal while German defenses shifted to a new line below Breskens. Supreme headquarters warned the battle remains active with small gains but continued heavy fighting.
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A.E.F
United States
Aachen
Venray
Rhine-Ruhr
Crucifix Hill
Verlautenheide
Berlin
Normandy
Tommies
Meuse
Geilenkirchen
Germany
Supreme Headquarters
Ofden
Wurselen
Leopold Canal
Schelde
Antwerp
Breskens
Nijmegen-Arnhem
Holland
Belfort
Vosges
Luneville
Moselotte River
le Thillot
United States Third Army
Metz
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Aachen-Verray
Did You Register for the November Election
Notice urging residents to register by October 27 to vote in the November 7 general election. It explains registration is required for first time voters, those who have moved, or those who have not voted in four years. Registration office is on the third floor of City Hall.
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United States
Eyewitness Tells of Big Air Battle off Formosa
Aboard a U S carrier off Formosa on Oct 14 more than 100 Japanese planes were shot down in a near ten hour air and sea duel. The ship’s crew described intense anti aircraft fire and multiple torpedo plane attacks during three days of attacks on Formosa with the engagement marked as a major clash since the Philippines battle.
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U.S
Formosa
Keystone
China
Philippines
Comdr
Scott McCuskey
Stuttgart
Ark
McCuskey
License plates go on sale December first at Linn Courthouse
Linn county treasurer Frank Bates announced 23 000 automobile plates for 1945 have been received and will go on sale December 1 at the courthouse. This is the first metal plate since 1942 and each vehicle will display one plate with a white background and black numerals. A windshield sticker will show the year and plate number, and 1944 licenses expire December 31 with penalties after February 1 for delinquency.
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Linn
Frank Bates
Roosevelt to Speak at Philadelphia Campaign Address
President Roosevelt will deliver a major campaign speech from Shibe Park in Philadelphia on the night of October 27. The event is sponsored by Businessmen for Roosevelt Inc. and the Philadelphia city Democratic committee and will be carried nationwide by CBS and Mutual networks from 8 to 8:30 p.m. Central War Time. David L. Lawrence announced the plan after a White House meeting, with Andrew J. Higgins and other backers present.
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Roosevelt
Shibe Park
Philadelphia
David L. Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Democratic National
White House
Lawrence
Andrew J. Higgins
New Orleans
Businessmen For
Roosevelt, Inc
Roosevelt Inc
Democratic Committee
CBS
Mutual
Businnessmen’s Association
Polio Victim 15 Noted For Severe Case In Cedar Rapids
Robert Giovanazzi 15 son of Mr and Mrs Sam Giovanazzi of 949 Daniels street NE Cedar Rapids was in University hospital Iowa City Tuesday with poliomyelitis Cedar Rapids seventh fall case. Doctors say he passed through the worst stages before treatment and spinal fluid did not confirm polio until transfer.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert Giovanazzi
Sam Giovanazzi
Daniels Street
University Hospital
Iowa City
S. M. Lehr
Jehr
Morgan J. Foster
F D R War Fund Talk On Air Tonight
President Roosevelt is slated for a five minute radio speech at 9 30 p m central war fund appeal over all networks for the National War Fund tonight in a nationwide broadcast with the usual brief remarks.
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Air
Washington
Roosevelt
National War Fund
Bomber Missing with 10 Crew Sought by Planes
Westover Field officials said on Tuesday that both military and civilian aircraft continued the search for a heavy bomber and its ten crew members who are unaccounted for after disappearing.
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Westover Field
Mass
Dewey Attacks Roosevelt in Nationwide Broadcast
New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey condemned the Roosevelt administration in a major radio address calling it the most incompetent in history. He accused Roosevelt of chaotic leadership abroad and at home, urging a fresh government to restore order, honesty and competence.
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ST. Louis
Thomas E. Dewey
United States
Roosevelt
New York
Inter - Agency
Owl
Russians begin major offensive toward East Prussia in 1941 drive
Berlin reported a large Russian assault on East Prussia along the Lithuanian border near Akaviskis with heavy artillery and bombing. Russian forces also threatened Memel and Tilsit while preparing a Warsaw assault with about 1,000 tanks. The Belgrade battle neared a final phase as German positions in Yugoslavia faced increased danger.
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East Prussia
Akaviskis
Berlin
Tuesay
Vilkaviskis
East Prussian
Memel
Tilsit
Hitler
Narew
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Nis
Warsaw
Praga
Budapest
Formosa Air Bases Targeted by B 29 Bombers
Major General Curtis Le May says Formosa has been knocked out as a major repair and staging center for Japan. B 29s from western China destroyed Okayama Heito and Ei nansho air bases, signaling a strategic blow with far-reaching war effects in the Pacific theater.
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China
Formosa
Einansho
Taiwan
Twentieth Air Force
Curtis E. le May
Twentieth Bomber Command
China- Burma-India
le May
Japan
Okayama
Heito
Columbus
Ohio
Imperial Iron and Steel Works
Yawata
Kyushu
Philippine
Bonin
Palau Islands
China Sea
East China Coast
Hungarian Army Head Joins Reds in Hungary Turmoil
London reports Maj Gen Bela von Dalnok and his chief of staff joined the Soviets. Budapest imposes curfew as a Nazi puppet government is announced under Count Szalasi amid Horthy’s uncertain fate and armistice developments.
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London
Bela von Dalnok
Hungary
Budapest
Nicholas Horthy
Fernz Szalasi
Horthy
Berlin
Germany
Juvenile Bicycle Theft Ring Tied to Two 8 Year Old Suspects
Police arrested two eight year old boys after a spree of bicycle thefts over the past two weeks. One boy confessed to stealing several bikes and implicated his accomplice. Both were to be questioned further by juvenile authorities.
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Cedar Rapids
Japanese fleet shells out no shot as Halsey presses Philippines
Japanese surface units briefly emerged off Formosa then withdrew after confronting Admiral Halsey and the Third Fleet. Nimitz reported 160 more enemy planes shot down, two medium ships damaged, and continued U S air superiority as B 29s hit Formosa and Taiwan targets.
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Philippine Sea
William F. Halsey
Third Fleet
Halsey
Philippines
Formosa
War Department
Washington
Japan
Home Islands
Nimitz
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