24th Pockets Jap Regiment on Leyte Isle
American 24th division blocks south of Carigara Bay on Leyte Island completing a double envelopment around a Japanese regiment. The 32nd division is deployed north of the front, driving a wedge into enemy positions. Combat near Limon and Mt Minoro Badlan area continues with Japanese pockets cleared. Japanese aerial attack with about 30 planes shot down, American losses reported negligible.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Ormoc
Carigara Bay
Leyte Island
U.S
Une
Limon
Pincamoppan
Ommoc
Ormoc Road
Mt. Minoro
Installatlona
Dulog
British Troops Close on Faenza In Italy Front
British and Indian troops pressed toward Faenza southeast of Bologna, seizing the Modigliana road without a fight and advancing along route 9 toward Far ll. German withdrawals followed fierce defense of Modigliana, while Montone River actions and canal flooding near Ravenna affected positions along the Adriatic coast.
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Rome
Faenza
Bologna
Modigliana
Farll
Montone
Ferll
Ferk
Foril
Ravenna
Fiumi
Ronco
Adriatie
Soviet Gains In Hungary Cut Rail Tie To Budapest
Russian troops seized the Fu zesabony rail junction northeast of Budapest and advanced along a 63 mile front. Moscow said the Budapest Miskolc trunk line was cut 10 miles east of Hatvan. Czany Szambok and three sided Hatvan attacks marked a drive toward Austria and Czechoslovakia.
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Budapest
London
Fu+zesabony
Matra
Bukk
Moscow
Pels
Fuzesabony
Rusgiana
Miskolc
Hatvan
Czany
Szambok
Aine
Slovakia
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Cotton Ed Smith Senate Dean Dies in South Carolina
South Carolina senator Ellison D. Smith known as Cotton Ed, dean of the Senate and staunch critic of the New Deal, dies at 80 at his Lynchburg home after breakfast. He planned to return to Washington. death by coronary thrombosis ends a 35 year Senate career. He lost a bid for another term in last summer’s Democratic primary.
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Lynchburg
S.C. Noy
Ellison D. Smith
Senate
South Carolina
Farley
Washington
Smith
William DB
Allison
Iawa
Olin D._Johnston
Inflation Fears Slow WPB Reconversion Plans
Washington reports inflation fears delaying reconversion of industry as War Production Board officials warn public complacency could disrupt peacetime production. Despite labor shortages, 321 civilian spot authorizations were granted to plants with surplus labor and facilities, totaling 2235 approvals this year for nonmilitary output worth 334000 dollars.
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Washington
Europe
War Production Board
Germany
Hiver
WPH
WPS
Allied Winter Offensive Advances On All Fronts
Allied forces on a broad western front drive toward Berlin with 1,250,000 troops and 400 miles of front. Metz nears Saar edge as U.S. Third Army tightens around the city. Bradley’s 13th Army Group and Hodges’ First Army push deeper into German territory. Patton’s 3d Army presses toward Cologne and Dusseldorf amid heavy resistance and prisoner gains.
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Germany
Dwight D.eisenhower
Holland
Alps
Berlin
Moselle
Metz
Saar
Luxembourg
Mets
Doushboys
Patch
Zallen
Courtney H. Hodges
1St Army
the Reich
William H. Simpson
U. S. Sth
Julich
Cologne
Dusseldorf
Hitlers Reich
Georges
Patton
U. S. 3d Army
Allied mission wins pledge from Belgian ministers on disarmament
Brussels radio says three resigned Belgian ministers promised support for Prime Minister Pierlot Fierlot's government and its plan to disarm resistance groups. The ministers promised to avoid friction with Allied forces and to help surrender of arms by Saturday midnight, under threat of Eisenhower's ultimate control if needed.
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Pierlot
London
Stel
Brussels
Hubert Fierlot
Tierslot
Amies
Gen. Erskine
Ecommunique Sait
Pierrot
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Supreme
Mand
Kanawha Abandons New Court House Project
Kanawha County will auction three parcels bought for a proposed new courthouse at a public sale on November 27. County attorney Dale G. Casto announced the move citing wartime limitations and financial feasibility, with the site opposite the municipal auditorium between Virginia Street and Kanawha Boulevard offered at not less than 64 000 dollars, 50 000 of which is earmarked for the house plans.
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Kanawha
Court House
Dale G. Casto
Virginia St
Kanawha Blvd
Casio
Kanawha Ateport
One Year Military Service Plan Backed by President
President Roosevelt said he hopes Congress enacts compulsory one year government training for young Americans this winter. He indicated a broader peacetime program may be considered, with training level left to legislators, and highlighted Civilian Conservation Corps benefits and public health training. Reactions from church and educational groups urged postponement until after the war, as controversy looms with a January start for Congress.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Civilian Conservation Corps
Janeary
Europe
United States
Federal Council of Churches At Christ In America
American Federation of Teachers
Commission On
Commission On Falucational Neconsteuction
AFL
Hansevelt
Southeast Asia Air Chief Reported Lost
Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory, British air leader key to Allied air strategy, is missing en route to Southeast Asia command with his wife Layty Leigh. The RAF plane and its veteran crew vanished after reaching the Mediterranean region, triggering a search along the typical route.
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London
Weta
Trafford Leigh- Mallory
Europe
Japan
Southeast Asia
Layty Leigh
Mallory
Air Ministry
Flying Knight
Adioner Lewiis Mountbatten
SEAC
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Allied Air Commander
Trattord
Wall
Nhe
Cain Eile Chiel
HAF
Tealfordt
RAF
Gentry Seeks Recount In Kanawha Sheriff Race
Gentry of Charleston filed for a recount of the Kanawha county sheriff election. He alleges errors in officer returns as official canvass totals lag. Preliminary results show D Hari Brawley leading Gentry by a wide margin. The county court recessed and allowed affidavits for filing.
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Th. I
Gentry
Charleston
Neo Publican
Kanawha County
Couity Court
D. Hari Brawley
Denversit
Charlotte Henessey
Ronald Delmer Carver
Jeien
Empty Cigaret Package Trade to Bars Hoarding
Minneapolis and St Paul druggists prepare a plan to curb cigarette hoarding by requiring empty package exchanges. Dorrs Strom of the Twin City Pharmacists Association says letters explaining the plan have been mailed to all members. The plan, approved by the Office of Price Administration, mirrors prior toothpaste tube measures.
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Minneapolis
Paul
Dorrs Strom
Twin City
Associahis
Office of Price Administration
Wme
Japs Take Isham and Push on Kweichow
Japanese forces captured the walled city of Isham, 41 miles northwest of fallen Liuchow, and pushed along the Kwangai Kwichelow railway toward Kwei chow provinces. A Chinese high command spokesman denied evacuation orders for non essentials from Kweiyang.
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Chungking
Ishan
Liuchow
Kwangal-Kiwelchow
Kweichow
Hig
Kwelchow
Athore
China
Yunkning
Nanning
Ishan O
Army to Release 1000 Soldiers for War Work
The army announced immediate release of 1000 soldiers to industrial jobs in foundries and forge shops producing heavy artillery ammunition and trucks. Soldiers must be 30 or older, have prior experience, and be voluntary. Infantry or overseas duty candidates are excluded. workers will be shifted to top-priority plants and can be recalled if the power situation or approvals change.
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Army
Washington
Europe
War Department
ATL
Twelve Persons Injured In Bus Crush At Mountain Foot
An Atlantic Greyhound bus rear ended a truck and trailer at the foot of a mountain in southern Long Creek yesterday. Twelve people were injured, one seriously. Five were rushed to Charleston area hospitals including Miss Iria McAllister and Rosa Richards. G S Engle of Greyhound said the driver Boothe described braking in third gear and choosing to strike the truck ahead to avoid a head-on with an oncoming vehicle. Three ambulances responded.
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Atlantic Greyhound
Long Creek Mountain
Charleston
Charleston General
Iria McAllister
Seth
Rosa Richards
Dorothy
James Martin
Prenter
Eunice Jones
Mountain State
Don Jeffries
Sentenal
G. S. Engle
Greyhound Lines
Boothe
Engle
Churchill offers four week home furlough plan for British troops
Prime Minister Churchill proposed a four week home travel furlough for about 80,000 British fighting men over a year. The plan aims to relieve those who bore the main burden of battle in Italy, North and East Africa, the Middle East, Persia-Irak, India, and southeast Asia, with local commanders able to suspend it as needed.
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London
Britain
Churchill
Italy
Afrea
Middle East
Persia-Irak
India
Southeast Asia
Local Woman Hurt By Manhole Cover Accident
A local woman sustained a possible fracture to her right leg when a bus wheel struck a curb and an iron manhole cover bounced up onto the curbside she stood near at Capitel and Lee Streets yesterday afternoon. Four men freed her from the cover and she was taken to McMillan hospital for an X ray.
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Mrz
W. EB. Lowry
Chester Ras
Cortier
Capitel
Lee Sta
Elly
McMillan Hospital
Navy details for Philippines battles and losses in war
Washington reports a naval tally of Japanese ships sunk or damaged during late October engagements around the Philippines. The Navy notes six American ships lost, including the carrier Princeton and escort carriers Saint Lo and Gambier Bay, while outlining broader fleet damage and recoveries as Halsey and Kinkaid strike from multiple routes.
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MacArthur
Navy
Princeton
Saint Lo
Gambler
Juhinston
Dthel
Samuel B. Roberts
United States
Nave al
Stores To Lose For Drive Start In Charleston
Stores in Charleston and Kanawha County communities will close until 8 a.m. Monday while employees attend organization meetings for the Sixth War Loan drive. Retailers gather at the Kearse theater to receive instructions and supplies, as St Albans merchants meet at the Alban theater. The combined bands of Charleston and Stonewall Jackson high schools will play, with members of the American Legion advancing the colors. Speakers include J E McDavid and Charles E Hodges, who will explain the army bond plan. Each merchant will receive emblems indicating bonds sold from private to general. Mayor Dawson urged all stores to observe the one hour closing Monday morning to allow attendance at the rally.
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Charleston
Kanawha County
Kearse
St Albans
Alban
G. H. Ellis
Stonewall - Jackson
American Legion
the Colors
Hy.v
Diefenach Publicity
Monard’ Chernoff
Charles E. Hodges
Commerce
J. E. McDavid
Hodges
Dawson
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Robert Quillen
Count Harslet
Pitaxe
Cotton Ed’ Smith
Vanks
Ubach
Ste Tratfurd Leigh-Matlory
Isham
Iceland
Reykjavik
Icelant
Gudafoss
Icelandic
Thomas C. Kinkaid
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