Dewey urges unity and Congress role in postwar policy
Governor Dewey argues that prewar mistakes hurt both parties and that national policy must be shaped by many heads working with Congress. He cites congressional cooperation as essential to future peace, warns against dictating policy, and notes endorsements from Republican leaders as he campaigns in Chicago and Iowa.
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Congress
Dewey
White House
Joseph H. Ball
Republican Party
World Peace Organization
Wallace White, Jr
Maine
Arthur Vandenburg
Michigan
Warren R. Austin
Vermont
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Kenneth Wherry
Nebraska
Joseph W. Martin
House of Representatives
Milner Hotel Shootings Tie Brookman to Apgar Case
RailMan shot in his room at the Milner hotel, Harry Apgar, 53, a North Western switch crew foreman, is in critical condition at Mercy hospital. LeRoy Brookman, 49, named by Apgar as the assailant, was arraigned and held on $5,000 for assault with intent to murder. Brookman collapsed at court, and police found a .22 rifle on Apgar’s bed.
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Milner Hotel
Harry Apgar
North Western
Mercy Hospital
LeRoy Brookman
Fifth Avenue SE
Apgar
H W. R. Churchill
Carl Hendrickson
Brookman
R. S. Milner
Milner
Grace Apgar
Kudina
George Connell
Harley Simon
George Davis
Murphy Davis
Henry Overman
Jerry Carroll
Itv
Mercy Hospital B
T. Frank Hersch
Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary
Minneapolis
Dewey Attacks F R Policy Before War
Minnesota Governor Thomas E. Dewey condemned the current foreign policy, insisting that U S participation in any world peace body must not require congressional approval for every decision. He aligned with President Roosevelt's stance but sought limits on congressional reservations and force quotas.
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Minneapolis
Thomas KE. Dewey
Congress
New York
Roosevelt
Paratrooper John Shimek Killed in Holland
Pvt. John Shimek 27 an infantry paratrooper was killed in action Sept 28 in Holland. He is survived by a wife and two-year-old son, plus four brothers in service and a Cedar Rapids sister. He attended Roosevelt high school and worked for the city before service. He previously won Ellis Park golf events and was runner up in a city tournament.
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John Shimek
Holland
Hattie Shimek
Zika Avenue
David
Eighteenth Avenue
Shimek
Roosevelt High School
Paul Shimek
California
Ellis Park
George Shimek
North Carolina
Jeave
Ed Shimek
Frank Shimek
France
Bob Shimek
Henry Shimek
Cedar Rapids
Pvt. Shimek
Arthur Holland
B 29s Again Bomb Japan
A task force of B 29 Superfortresses from the Twentieth Air Force attacked strategic targets on Kyushu. General H H Arnold announced the strikes hit a main island at the southern tip of Japan's homeland.
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Washington
Kyushu
Twentieth Air Force
Gen
H. H. Arnold
LaPlant Choate E Award Renewal Noted
Cedar Rapids news reports LaPlant Choate Manufacturing receives the Army Navy E for the fourth time for outstanding war materials production. The award adds a third star to its flag. first awarded in March 1943 and renewed every six months to reflect sustained production.
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Cedar Rapids
Nazis Evacuate Kirkenes Port in Arctic Action
London AP reports Kirkenes and its town evacuated after destroying all military installations at the submarine and air base on the Murmansk convoy route. Moscow quotes a Soviet front correspondent on German retreat from Konigsberg as Allied pressure grows in East Prussia.
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London
Kirkenes
Arctic
Murmansk
Berlin
Narew
Poland
Warsaw
East Prussia
Moscow
Konigsberg
Petsamo
Fresh armor sent by Russian and German high commands
Moscow reports both sides in the conflict deployed renewed armor and mobilized forces as European tensions mounted. Officials in Moscow and Berlin pledged reserves and intensified offensive operations amid ongoing fighting on multiple fronts.
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Moscow
Register to vote before October deadline in city
The notice reminds residents that three days remain to register for the November 7 general election. The deadline is October 27. Eligible voters must register if they have not voted in four years or have moved since last voting, with the registration office on the third floor of City Hall.
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United States
Battle near Philippines: Japanese fleet losses and US carrier sunk
United States Third Fleet carriers, including the light carrier Princeton, engaged Japanese forces in a three pronged action near the Philippines. A large Japanese carrier was sunk and two others damaged while battleships and cruisers suffered heavy hits. Princeton was lost after a magazine explosion.
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Pearl Harbor
United States Third Fleet
Philippines
U.S.S. Princeton
William F. Halsey
Chester W. Nimitz
Tokyo
Princeton
United States
Nimitz
Liscombe Bay
Marshall Islands
Halsey
Sibuyan and
Sulu
Foremosa
Imperial Navy
Marc A. Mitscher
Formosa
Sibuyan
MacArthur
Leyte Island
Negros Island
Sulu Sea
Sibuyan Sea
U. S
Cafers
Leyte Yanks Liberate 14 More Towns
Allied forces piercing Japanese lines in Leyte liberated 14 towns and advanced to the outskirts of Tobontabon eight miles northwest of Dulag. San Pablo airdrome near Dulag was seized while others pushed toward Dagami Catamon and Palo Tacloban with heavy air combat losses for both sides.
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MacArthur
HDQ
Philippines
Tobontabon
Dulag
San Pablo
al Cocking
Associated Press
Seventh Division
Dagami
Leyte Valley
Ninty-sixth Division
Catamon
Catamon Hill
Tabontabon
Palo
Tacloban
Tenth Corps
Visayas
Mindanao
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Souderton
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Middletown
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Thirty-second Street
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