Strike Order Not Expected Of Mine Union
Turbulent coal controversy nears crisis as policy leaders of over 115000 striking miners may decide within 24 hours. The UMW policy committee is expected to reject flat defiance of the government back-to-work order, with possible decisive action including government seizure of mines. The wage war deadline expires at midnight. two War Labor Board decisions loom, with an Illinois contract rejected and hard coal demand for a 22- to 25-cent day increase denied. Max Reinhardt dies in New York at 70 with wife Helene Thimig and sons present.
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Washington
United Mine Workers’ Policy Committee
Roosevelt
UMW
Milnezs
John J. Lewis
War Labor Board
Soil Coal
Illinois
Union
Illnois
Sof
Warning on Tax Refunds Cited by Helvering Letter
Washington October 31 The warning from former internal revenue commissioner Guy T Helvering to Treasury Secretary Morgenthau cautions that large corporate tax refunds could provoke public indignation and pose a national financing problem He notes estimates of 15 to 20 billion dollars in refunds and urges a thorough study of how postwar relief and other credits will affect future revenues The memo dated October 9 warns that without public readiness refunds could trigger a press and political backlash surpassing postwar tax disputes.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Guy T. Helvering
Treasury
Morgenthau
Internal Revenue
Helvering
He Matter
Truce Expired as West Virginia Coal Pits Idle Again
West Virginia faced a fourth holiday in seven months as 130,000 bituminous miners prepared to stop work after John L. Lewis delayed action following a policy committee meeting. Local unions spread the no-work message amid operators’ unanimous belief most mines would idle.
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West Virginia
John L. Lewis
Union i
Esterday
Lewis’ Ulimatum i
Hisien
Order Curtails Industrial Gas in Appalachian Region
The Office of War Utilities ordered industrial consumers with facilities able to burn residual fuel oil to use those fuels during winter. Natural gas deliveries are barred from November 15, 1945 to December 31, 1944 for facilities meeting fuel demands. The Appalachian area covers Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia and part of Kentucky.
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Wasninw Run
Office of War Utilities
QWU
Appalachian
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
District of Columbia
Kentucky
Halifax Sees German Collapse Possible Despite Caution
British envoy Lord Halifax spoke in Washington predicting Germany could be brought to collapse, though warned the German high command may prolong the war. He described Germany as brite at home yet facing mounting Anglo American bombings and unrest in conquered lands. He urged allied unity and affirmed unconditional surrender as the aim.
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Washington
Lord Halifax
Europe
London
Rome
Halifax
Germany
Willkie
Wendell Willkie
Tri Partite Pact Hourly Expected
London reports ration success in forming a three power accord as Moscow and Berlin exchange prophecies. Keelin conferees near full agreement with a communique possible within 84 hours. Speculation cites a Western front expansion by spring and activation of Mediterranean and Middle East forces before year end.
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London
Moscow
Lontin
Germany
Roosevelt
Henry
Britain
United States
Europe
Mediterranean
Middle East
Suine Pryss Hohner Hee
Reich Far From Knockout Despite Deluge of Bombs
The Allied bombing campaign against Germany has not yet crippled the Nazi war effort. Official estimates show only a small fraction of Germany’s total war potential destroyed, yet the air war has forced strategic shifts. Submarine warfare delayed invasion plans while boosting anti-submarine and escort production, with a lag in landing craft and amphibious vessels. The article notes a disconnect between bombing as offensive prep and its actual defensive and strategic effects, urging readers to turn to page 3 for more.
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Germany
U.S. 8Th Air Force
RAF
Far
High Command
Js “le
Ben
Garry
Europe
Red Army closes Crimea trap as Tolbuchin drives near Perekop
Allied and Soviet forces press on multiple fronts in the war theater. In Crimea Tolbuchin’s 4th Ukraine army nears the Perekop isthmus as the last escape railway to Kherson lies within eight miles. Soviet troops recapture Nogaisk steppe and seize Chaplinka. In the Southwest Pacific MacArthur’s forces strike Rabaul, with Liberators and Lightnings downing 46 Japanese planes and bombing Bougainville and Choiseul regions amid heavy opposition.
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New Britain
Choiseul
Southwest Pacific
Rabaul
New Britain Island
MacArthu
Americn
New Zealand
Choisoul Island
Vagara-Vora
Lhatiste
Japan
Bougaineville
Vunokaiayadrome
Diss Pcres
Reds
Crimea
Tolbukhin
Perekop
Krivoi
London
Red Army
Nogaisk
Moscow
Feodor Tolbukhin
4Th Ukraine
Chaplinka
Perekop Door
Itsel
Kherson
Dnieper R
Leig Black Sea
Steppes
Novo-Alexeyevka
Krivoi Rog
Lt. Sam Howie Shatters Japanese Air Supremacy in Weekend Action
Lt. Sam Howie of Charleston West Virginia led a trio of aerial victories as P-38 pilots in Guadalcanal racked up seven of nine new Japanese dive bombers. The day’s top scorer credited Howie with three of the new planes, boosting his total to four, while Lt. Murray Shubin and Lt. William Harris added more. The planed craft, described as three place bombers resembling a mix of Dauntless and Hellcat, reportedly dive at 270 mph and carry about 200 pounds of bombs.
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Guadalcanal
Treasury Islands
Sam Howie
Charleston
W. Ya
Murray Shubin
Dormont
William Harris
Springville
Cal
Pir Dauntless
Douglas
Grumman
Harriy
Shahin
Ron
Harris
Warships Smash At Enemy's Rear in Italian Front Offensive
Allied forces pressed along the 90 mile Italian front with gains from yards to miles, reaching near Venafro and Isernia. Air and naval bombardments targeted Genoa and the Italian Riviera while U S warships shelled German lines in the Gulf of Gaeta. Third and Fifth Army units advanced toward key junctions as San Massina and San Elena fell, though German counterattacks near San Salvo tested Allied momentum.
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Algiers
Ott
Sth
Venairo
Isernia
Jalian Riviera
Genoa
U. S
Gulf of Gaeta
Bay of Naples
Bastia
Corsica
Fifth Army
al- Jano
Ravisernina
Venafra
Iser- Hine
Eighth Army
Boiano
Irernia
San Massina
San Elena
Isovitia
Boiaio- Tsernin
Souheast
Ailana
Tsernia
Valtania
Mark W. Clark
West
Novela
Aving
Adriatic
Trisna
San Salva
Advinic
Trigna
Nippon Parasol Tarnished as Bougainville Push Looms
Pacific fronts reveal Japan losing ground as Bougainville holds, though Tokyo readies new air bases and fields. Bases at Gaka and Tela ara fortify defenses south of Bougainville while Ballate In the Shortlands expands bomber interception and support for raids toward Guadalcanal. Rabaul remains the hub feeding the Bougainville garrison, with Truk as rear supply line. Page 5 Cal 2b.
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Japan
Rabaul
Oulaher
Southwest Pacific
MatArhure
New Britain
Page
Caroll Streeter
Associated Press
Wester
Treal
Pacific
Bougainville
Kamil
Boswainville
Tan
Truk
Wily
Mussolini Regime Seeks Death Penalty for Italy Leaders
The Berlin radio report from Bologna says Mussolini's successor regime demands the death penalty for King Vittorio Emanuele and Premier Badoglio. It cites Gen. Vittorio Ambrosio and Gen. Maria Fiore as key figures and calls for punishment of all Fascist Grand Council members and admirals aiding Mussolini.
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Berlin
Radin
Bologna
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Yesime
Vittorio Emanuele
Pietro Badoglio
Vittorio Ambrosio
Maria Hualfi
Badoglia
Grand
Grand Gautetl Who Ynteed Mussolini's Uustar As Premier, Androte Adenirals
Findugtia
cUil
Say
Mussetin
Chinese and Allied Bombardment Advances Reported Near Indochina Front
A military communique says Chinese forces repulsed attacks on the Ching’s lines and repelled liberator raids while Allied air units bombed targets in Indochina. Gen Joseph W. Stillwell reports Liberators dropping 40 tons of bombs on a smelting plant near Quangyen Haiphong as medium bombers hit Fort Bayard and a river steamer is damaged near Kiukiang.
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He & Nips
Sabyeen Chengring
Ching
Koaatiuane
Saiwean Nvev
BurmiteVannan
Nes
Comnonique
Americ
Geain
Indo-China
Butini
Joseph W. Lwell
Quangyen
Haiphong
8th U S Air Force Rivals RAF Size
CBS Correspondent Paul Manning reported from London that the 8th Air Force is reorganizing to shift from strategic bombing toward close air support and interdiction in the European theater. The move aims to mold airpower along lower risk lines and align with allied ground operations in Sicily and forthcoming campaigns.
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U.S. Air Force
RAF
London
Sicily
CBS
Paul Manning
British Planes Bomb Targets in France During Night Raid
British bombers attacked a German airfield on Cherbourg peninsula and railway targets in northern France. Royal Air Force Typhoons joined by New Zealand fighters bombed airfields at Le Havre area while Typhoons also hit railways and fighter sweeps covered northern France. German losses were reported as heavy but two British aircraft failed to return.
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London
Oech
Cherbeonye Peninsie
Larry Allen Escape Report Draws Cables From War Zone
Ale Ol 31 from Pitts Berh Cautier cites Rou Youout as saying Larry Allen, AP war correspondent captured at Tobruk Sept 13 1942, escaped and reached Bari Italy after hiding in Miramar Nolet. Algiers reports say he walked over a month to the Abbons lines with no pursuit and quiet front.
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Ted Mradquarters
uPn
Rapa Boureau
Pitts
Rouyout
Allen
Miramer
Bari
la Gerrans
Albanian Guerrilla Alliance With Tito Forces Reported
Albanian Buerrillag fighters reportedly joined Yugoslav Partisans led by Josip Broz Tito to drive German invaders from Debar near the Albanian border. The communique said coordination expanded as Tito’s men cut rail links and attacked German positions across Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia while Chetnik interference was noted.
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Lonvdun
Buerrillag
Josip
Drug Tito
Tito
Kiceva
Dehar
Lovaja Mihalovic
Khevnjie
Skoplie
Vardar
Greece
Hitler
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Pozarevar
Serbia
Sava
Bosnia
Brus
Beroni
Montenegro
Presne
Dulmacis
Cairo
Icontis
Leena
Oklahoma Oklahoma marriage rulings at Fort Sill clash with prohibition
Near Fort Sill Oklahoma dispute over legality of marriages on a military reservation leads to court questions about whether unions performed since 1940 were valid. Arkansas state and Army chaplains report most weddings involve soldiers and sweethearts traveling from back home, with officials noting possible invalidity but no decisive ruling yet.
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Fort Oan
Ani Dan Capa
Oklanamy
Arada
Romeo
Fort
Okoma
Oldavinia
Fort Sill
Pearl ‘Harbor
Oklahoma
Sam Lattimore
10Th Bireuit Court of Appeals
Denver
Nazis Shift Army To Hold Off Reds
Stockholm reports say Germany rushes reinforcements to the Russian front from Genoa via Lyon and Norway and expands fortifications in Poland to delay the Red advance. Saboteurs disrupt rail lines while Allied air raids target troop concentrations. Russians reportedly maintain a large reserve and train a northern winter army for continued offensives.
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Stockholm
Maly
Norway
Poland
Genoa
Lyon
France
Tribune de Genéve
Italy
Genog Yester
Denmark
Farway
Epsten
Slanghe Bug
Russia
Papal Guard Recalled From Outside Vatican
Berlin radio reports an order by the Holy See to recall Papal guards from outside Vatican City. Extraterritorial buildings and churches near Vatican City are mentioned, including the Lateran Palace, as the guards occupy sites per the broadcast.
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Vatican
Uby Ble
Cocsery
Berlin
Vatican City
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la Belle Helene Preamonia
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Willie Willis
Robert Quillen
Pits
Reich
Minnekk
Sou Est
Chaiseul
Tee
Lille Ape
Vite Islands
Bum
Soul Ti
Bougainville Island
Solomons
Choise
Treasury Island
Pinsehbases
New Guinea
Novo-Alexsyevka
Genichesk
Warehell
Mellilopol
Sivash
Gétnia Farzi
Novo Troitskoe
Perekep
Soviet
Monitor
Assant
Laporozhe
Ndrovka
Nippon
Duce
Badoglio
Larry Allen
Tito Partisans
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