Allied advances push Japanese back on Guadalcanal and New Guinea
Allied forces report fresh gains on Guadalcanal as U S Marines and soldiers drive back a western Japanese flank and seize machine guns and field pieces. In New Guinea Allied units under MacArthur push toward Buna while air and sea operations batter Japanese defenses and disrupt supply lines.
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Belege Guadalcanal
Guinea
Guadalcanal
United States
New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Gent
Douglas MacArthur
Buna
Navy
Henderson
MacArthur
Port Moresby
Kokoda
Midway Point
Lie
Silamaua
An Dilli
Macbisse
Alley
Port
Tima
German reports claim convoy and fleet buildup at Gibraltar
New York Nov 5 The German radio renewed reports of a concentration of warships and transports at Gibraltar. Dispatched through Vichy from Spain the notes say a convoy of 14 merchantmen arrived yesterday. Broadcasts also cite the carriers Furious and Argus the battleship Rodney and many cruisers destroyers corvettes and fighter ships in large scale movements at the port.
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Gibraltar
Lg Lines
Spain
Vichy
Furious
Argus
Rodney
Lrge
New Order Reduces Call on Rural Draft Districts
Deferments for men 100 percent working on dairy livestock and poultry farms will trim November quotas for Local Boards Nos 1 and 3. The policy, likely to cut rural calls, limits deferment to registrants fully engaged in farm work and not for part time helpers. Draft officials anticipate further reclassifications as War Manpower adjustments continue.
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Union City
Dis Intel
St Erle
Jin
Belue
Man Power Board
Woman killed by son's speeding car in Johnstown
Mrs. John Hetile, 54, of South Fork, was killed when the automobile she rode in collided with a car driven by 16 year old Louis Bozic of Bon Air during a joyride. Mrs. Clair Malloy, 29, another daughter of the dead woman, was seriously hurt.
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Johnstown
John Hetile
South Fork
Louis Bozic
Bon Air
Clair Malloy
Stimson Fights Year’s Training Requirement in Draft Debate
Washington moves to add five new infantry divisions in November and December as Army expands toward 32 infantry and five air divisions. Secretary Stimson warns that a full year of training for draftees could trigger national disaster and opposes the Senate backed amendment. The expansion aims for about four score divisions and over 500000 men as part of the 1942 growth plan.
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Associated
Washington
Army
War
Stimson
Bilmson
Gas Rationing Registration Set at Two Corry Schools
Corry Public Schools announce registration for gasoline rationing at the junior high and senior high sites in Corry, Concord and Wayne townships and Elgin. Principal Harold G. Wolfe will manage the junior high registration with staff from all city schools while Howard J. Sheen leads at the senior high. Registration runs Thursday and Friday 1 30 to 7 30 pm and Saturday 9 am to 12 pm with post closing hours as needed. blanks available at service stations. Owners must list all tires and serial numbers. no more than five tires per car. rationing books not issued to those exceeding limits.
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Halph
Dewey
Corry
Noble
Concord
Wayne Townships
Elgin
Unen
Harold G. Wolfe
Diihior
Howard J. Sheen
Harding
Fairview
Washington
Bréti
Government Board Fails to Agree on Wage-Salary Policy
The War Labor Board debated a policy framework for wage and salary controls as employer members urged a detailed, universal standard. Disagreements persisted among board divisions over restating existing guidelines and defining ranges for increases to address living costs and wartime needs.
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Washington
Tasuanes
War Labor Board
Tripartite Board
Hte
Leon Henderson
Price Administration
Montel
Namte
OPA
Martin James war leadership plans outlined after victory
Governor elect Edward Martin plans to shape wartime leadership from Harrisburg after talks with Governor James and officials. Republicans retain Senate edge but fall short of two thirds. House turnover favors Republicans 190 to 77. Martin expected to be first Republican in the executive mansion since 1918 amid broader treasury and war news from Washington.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Edward Martin
Arsenal State
Washington, Pa
James
Sims
Lynn G. Adams
State Motor Police
John M. McKee
Mill Control Commission
Senate
House
Martin
F. Craig Ross
Philadelphia
New Councilman May Be Named On November 16
The CH Council may appoint a new member at the regular session on Monday night November 16. Howard W. Loveland and Carl L. Renton were named as possible appointees though no decision has been made. The retiring Mycetor term ends in 1943, with the December meeting not within the thirty day limit.
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Ue Vilesney
Shu
Stanley
Nichols
Ilieotub Binance
Minsferpa
Howard W. Loveland
Carl L. Renton
Oma
Henson
Board of Education
Ananre
Charles A. Pain
7000 U S Troops Arrive In Egypt With No Losses
Cairo reports 7000 American troops and two large units arrive in Egypt on Halloween eve. The force forms the largest U S contingent ever sent to the Middle East, sailing from New York without casualties. Troops include air force ground crews, machinists, engineers, quartermasters, medical, signal and ordinance personnel.
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Middle East
Palestine
Associated Press
Cairo
New Yorks
United States Air Force
Medical Corps
Signal Corps
Ordinance
Montgomery Sees Near Complete Victory in Europe
CBS broadcast from Cairo reports General Montgomery telling British Eighth Army that the enemy is in their power and about to crack. He orders full pressure and no relaxation as he aims to trap the Panzer army and secure complete victory.
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Victory News
New York
CBS
Ciro
B. Li. Montgomery
Victory hailed as brilliant by king and press in Africa campaign
London reports King George VI praising the rout of Rommel s forces as a brilliant victory. British observers predict continued maneuver warfare and a strong Allied push, with Churchill expected to update Parliament on Egypt. Royal messages from Mrs Roosevelt and others reflect broad Allied morale.
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Egypt
Stamford Bripps
Associated Press
George VI
Erwin Rommel
Germany
Italy
Natons
Franks D. Roosevelt
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Office of War Informaion
Minty Churchill
House of Commons
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Cle
Harold Alexander
Middle East
Ortigia
B. L. Montgomery
RAP
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Asey
Daily Sketch
Eighth Army
Montgomery
Rome
Siren
Hitler
Lendon
Marshall Rommel
Nile Valley
Work or Fight Issue Moves to Forefront in Congress
Labor opponents clash with proposals for compulsory work or fight laws as Senate leaders call on Wickard and Land to testify. The plan would authorize drafting men for industry and agriculture as well as the armed forces, while organized labor resists a national service act in this period.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
Wickard
Emory S. Land
The
Maritime Commission
Roosevelt
World War Update and Political News From Across Europe
The bulletin cites British and American reports on Marshal Rommel's forces and a predicted fate for their campaign. Roosevelt meets wives of British cabinet members for a private Downing Street gathering. German planes strike southeastern towns and Yugoslav reprisals follow a transport train blast. In the U.S. Gottfried Karlvin is indicted for insubordination and a federal search is planned.
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Say
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Beank
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Winston Chuertit
I Downing Street
Marty
Ay No In
Russians Check New Assaults Amid World War II Battles
Soviet dispatches claim Red Army repelled fresh German mass assaults during a seven day siege near Stalinabad. Reports say about 1 000 German losses and gains along the Caucasus coast and Mozdok sector, with stronger lines holding against an estimated 80 000 Nazi troops near Nalchik.
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Stalinuran
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Neadhuurlers
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Nalchik
Fire at Philadelphia warehouse injures 200 as acid fumes feared
FBI and military inquiries began to determine the origin of a warehouse fire on the Delaware River waterfront that burned 200 firemen and coast guardsmen and damaged chat seals and baled cotton. Spattering acid showers and cyanide storage raised toxicity concerns.
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FBI
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Delaware Riy
Joseph B. Cusiik
Germans Rush Divisions From Russian Front
Axis losses exceed forty thousand with Rommel's forces halved as Allies push in North Africa. British reports claim 260 Axis tanks destroyed and 600 enemy aircraft knocked out, with 50,000 tons of shipping damaged or sunk. Allied claims of German retreat and calls for a turning point in the African campaign accompany dispatches from Greece noting attempted redeployments.
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el Alamet
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