War news censorship and MacArthur political fears in Pacific report
The piece argues that biased war reporting from Washington misled the public about Pacific losses and gains. It cites heavy ship losses, command shakeups, and outnumbered forces, warning censorship undermines confidence. It notes rumors Washington seeks to curb MacArthur’s political rise and his denial of ambitions may reflect such pressure.
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Washington
South Pacific
Pacific
Demagogic appeals define Kraschel bid for state house
The article notes Nels Kraschel uses aggressive tactics to win the state house race. He promises to repeal the income tax to win city votes and brands opponent Bourke Hickenlooper as a slick lawyer and corporate tool to gain farm support. If repealed, farmers would lead a legislature, contradicting Kraschel's urban portrayal.
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Nels Kraschel
Bourke Hickenlooper
Wartime state finance and Mrs Roosevelt footwear tale
The piece argues state budgeting must match wartime realities and warns against relying on a spender as the era begins. It notes uncertain effects of war on revenues and cautions avoiding specific measures before scope is known. A London report quips Mrs Roosevelt stuffed shoes to cope with travel limits and footwear costs.
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London
Allied forces halt Rommel tanks front at El Alamein
Allied and American forces claim success along the Alamein line with British armored reinforcements, heavy air bombardment, and new tank and ground assaults. The communique notes new Axis losses, including nine Rommel fighters shot down, and sinking of a large tanker off the Mediterranean coast amid cautious advances on the 40 mile front.
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Cairo
Erwin Rommel
Alamein
Mediterranean
Qattara
Rommel
Malta
Brenda Fowler Dies Actress Mrs John Sherman on Stage and Screen
Brenda Fowler, longtime stage and screen actress, died Wednesday night. The Los Angeles star appeared for nearly four decades and last starred in the 1934 film Judge Priest alongside the late Rogers.
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Los Angeles
John W. Sherman
Brenda Fowler
Rogers
Judge Priest
Bombers Strike Jap Shipping and New Guinea Front
U S bombers break a two day lull at Rabaul harbor damaging a Japanese warship and an unidentified vessel and starting fires. MacArthur reports Allied forces push north toward Alola on the Owen Stanley range as raids aim at New Britain Bougainville and Buka airfields with no Allied losses.
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MacArthur
Australia
Rabaul Harbor
New Britain
Douglas MacArthur
Solomon Islands
Rabaul
New Guinea
Alola
Owen Stanley
Kokoda
Stanley
Solomons
Buka
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Cedar Rapids Weather Summary
Cedar Rapids and vicinity expect slightly cooler conditions Thursday night and Friday forenoon with temperatures above freezing. A light shower is possible Thursday night. Wednesday midnight reading noted by Chambers Inskeep indicator. Thursday low around 52 with 2 30 p m temperature near 66 and humidity around 33 percent.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
MacArthur Denies Political Ambitions and Defends War Effort
General Douglas MacArthur declared he has no political ambitions and will retire as a soldier. He praised Australian support in the Pacific and criticized reports of a MacArthur for President campaign while noting harmony with American and Australian forces.
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MacArthur
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Washington
Christian Science Monitor
Pacific
Joseph C Harsch
The
High Court Rules on Nazi Saboteur Case
The Supreme Court ruled that Nazi saboteurs are subject to military tribunal trial. Chief Justice Stone authored a 23 page opinion detailing that wartime spies who breach lines and convey or destroy information fall under military justice. The court unanimously denied habeas corpus petitions and noted six Nazis were executed while two received long terms.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Stone
Charles Elmore Cropley
Mussolini Sends Comrade Greetings to Hitler for Fasci Anniversary
Berlin dispatch reports Premier Mussolini telegraphs Reichsfuehrer Hitler with greetings of sincerest comradeship in response to Hitler’s congratulations on the twentieth anniversary of the Fascist regime in Italy.
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Berlin
Mussolini
Machinery to regulate wages and salaries set up
The War Labor Board, with Secretary Perkins, will deploy a decentralized wage and hour framework in 10 to 15 days to oversee salaries up to 5000 dollars. Treasury to publish a 25000 dollar cap after tax and deductions. Wage hour field offices will answer employer questions and decide on blanket increases. Exemptions include small employers eight or fewer workers and various merit and incentive plans.
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Washington
War Labor Board
Perkins
Labor Department
James F. Byrnes
Treasury
Wagehour
Mary Bell Named Wack 3rd Officer In Omaha Office
The War Department assigns WAAC officer Mary Bell of Cedar Rapids Iowa as third officer to the Seventh Service Command in Omaha. She will lead WAAC branch duties at the command headquarters overseeing assignment transfer promotion discipline enrollment and discharge of auxiliaries. WAAC units will replace soldiers in admin clerical motor transport and signal work at posts nationwide under army command.
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Department
Service Command
Mary Bell
Cedar Rapids
Seventh Service Command
Omaha
Live Shell Taken From Man's Chest Near El Alamein
A live eight inch anti tank shell was removed from Gunner Louis Radlmeyer of Hertfordshire England in a surgery tent behind the El Alamein line. The shell entered his back near the spine narrowly missing the heart and lodged in the pleural cavity with its nose enclosed in the skin. He was able to sit up and speak between breaths a day after the operation, according to Maj. Donald MacKenzie of Auckland New Zealand who performed the surgery.
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Cairo
Louis Radlmeyer
Hertfordshire
England
el Alamein
Radlmeyer
Maj
Donald MacKenzie
Auckland
N. Z
Radimeyer
Hold Airport Bond Issue to $150 000
Formal steps toward floating a 150000 airport bond issue were taken Thursday by the city council in their first reading. The amount is less than half the 325000 authorized by voters in the June 1 elections. Resolutions direct advertising and sale of the bonds, a November 16 council meeting to issue them, and a review of the 1942 to 1961 tax picture.
New Alaskan Highway Opens to Traffic
Secretary of War Stimson announced the new Alaskan highway is fully open to traffic weeks ahead of schedule. Motor trucks began moving supplies to North Pacific garrisons using the entire 1,671 mile roadway.
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Washington
Stimson
North Pacific
Red Skelton Divorce Filing Planned by Wife
Hollywood INS reports Red Skelton and wife have split and Mrs. Skelton will file for divorce Thursday. She will continue business ties writing radio gags and handling his affairs. The couple were married eleven years ago.
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Hollywood
INS
Red Skelttons
More U. S. Marines Arrive in British Isles Reinforcements
United States marine units in the British Isles were reinforced by additional contingents under the command of Conj William T. Clement. The arrival was announced Wednesday night after troops were safely disembarked and began their new stations, following action at Bataan and Corregidor.
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London
United States Marine
British Isles
Con
William T. Clement
Bataan
Corregidor
Philippines
Inductees Face One Week Furlough Change
Secretary Stimson announced the furlough for army inductees will drop from two weeks to one week starting about November 1. The plan will allow four induction groups each month instead of two and relies on deferments and inactive status to maintain training personnel amid wartime manpower shifts.
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Washington
INS
Detroit Bus Crash Triggers Probe by Officials
Detroit leaders with railroad officials and police announced a Thursday inquiry into the grade crossing crash that killed 16 bus passengers. Witness statements will be taken as investigators probe how a Grand Trunk Western train struck a crowded bus injuring 11 seriously and leaving 27 others hurt. The bus driver, 25 year old William Clos, faced an automatic suspension and was summoned to an inquiry. victims included three school children and a University of Detroit student.
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Detroit
Grand Trunk Western
William Clos
University of Detroit
Plane, Minus Pilot, Travers 22 Miles
A naval aviation student from Southern Illinois Normal University bailed out of a damaged training plane near Akin Til. The plane flew 22 miles before landing in a field near Belle Prairie. Pilot Alvin Tagg 26 Hopkinsville was found to be missing bearings after a long night flight. Treg suffered a shoulder injury and was hospitalized in Carbondale.
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Mcleansboro
Southern Illinois Normal University
Akin Til
Belle Prairie
Fred Valentine
Schoal
Mation Hl
Alvin Tagg
Hopkinsville
Treg
Carbondale
Triplets Headed For Army Service
The Pray triplets Conrad Clement and Clarence, natives of Duluth Minnesota, report Saturday for induction as a trio headed for army service in Seattle.
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Seattle
Pray Triplets
Conrad
Clement
Clarence
Duluth
Compulsory Mobilization of Manpower Sidetracked
Washington AP report says the White House will defer any recommendation on compulsory manpower mobilization for some time. Labor opposition and farm labor deferrals delay action on multiple bills while a health emergency grows from doctors being drafted. Senator Vandenberg warns of critical farm worker shortages as doctors are diverted to military needs.
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Washington
White House
Paul V
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate Labor Subcommittee
Armed Services
Pepper
D-Fla
Roosevelt
Odds Mount As Japanese Push Intensifies In South Pacific
In the Pacific a large Japanese force moves from Truk toward Guadalcanal threatening American positions between Hawaii and Australia. Marines and army troops on a six by three mile strip on Guadalcanal face overwhelming enemy strength with air and sea superiority. Japanese carriers heavy ships and submarines head east to challenge American footholds in the Solomon Islands.
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Hawaiian Islands
Australia
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Southwest Pacific
Amerecan
New Hebrides
Philippines
Pacific
South Pacific
Americans Brace for Japanese Attacks on Guadalcanal
Allied forces on Guadalcanal report heavy enemy losses but anticipate further Japanese attacks near the Guadal canal airfield. Estimates place 20 000 Japanese troops massed on the island with reinforcements arriving. Navy and Army leaders stress joint command and that the battle involves both services.
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Guadalcanal
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