Panic in Budapest as Russian tanks push toward Danube city
AP dispatches describe Soviet forces driving toward Budapest from the northwest and south, reaching near the Tisza River and advancing along a wide front. German and Hungarian defenses suffer heavy losses, with hundreds of captured troops and towns reported as the Red Army presses on toward the capital amid mounting tension.
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Budapest
Danube City
Bode Spar
Keeskemet
Red Army
Jevel Bayerian Plain
Germany
Weteart
Galle
Tisza
Csap
Polgar
Dem
Budajet
Janus Verces
Mungarien
Civilian Gas News Hints at World Supply Plan
Washington AP reports civilian motorists will hear updates on the front gasoline situation as a long term UN petroleum program advances. A PAW official says a draft distribution plan could confirm civilian allocations within 30 days and whether additional supplies may be made available here.
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Washington
Sama Front
Dusicaten
United Nations Petroleum
PAW
Hill
Walter Hochuli
PAW Direct
Aismen
Snt
World War II Fronts Report Mixed Allied Advances
AWorld Today brief notes Allied advances in the Western and Eastern fronts. The American First Army pushes through forested areas near Flutigen while Russian forces probe outer defenses around Budapest. German troops retire along the Tisza front as Allied air and naval activity intensifies. MacArthur in Leyte reports a near miss from a strafing plane as Superfortress bombings set records in the Pacific.
Men Against The Sea Coast Guardsmen Battle Hurricane
Coast Guardsmen on a swamped tanker endure a brutal September hurricane north of Cuba. Waves reach 60 feet and winds hit 90 miles per hour as crewmen cling to deck lines to avoid being swept overboard. Identified are Elwood Donahue of New Orleans, Themes Burroughs of Cranston, Nick Mustappa of Bellingham, and Maurice Chaplin of Miami.
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Cuba
Coast
Burroughs
Cranston
Nick Mustappa
Bellingham
Wash
Warant
Maurice Chaplin
Miami
Florida
Coast Guard
War Chest Charities Drive Stalls as Campaign Lag Persists
The combined War Chest Charities drive in Dothan sits at a standstill with $25,175.75 counted and only about $2,000 raised this week. Officials warn the 1944 goal of $33,000 may not be met, risking bare necessities for war workers and prisoners. volunteers have shown lax effort, and Camp Rucker and Napier Field contributions are sought to meet the quota. Reports from two military camps are pending next week.
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War Chest
Dothan
Rucker
Napier Field
Charities Chest Office
Drive
O'Daniel heckled in Houston egg shower speech
Gen W. L. O'Daniel faced a 30 minute disruption as eggs, fists, and chants erupted during a Texas rally. He blamed Communists and New Deal allies for the disturbance. Violent floor brawls broke out, a police restrainer was targeted, and an egg struck the senator near the microphone.
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Texas
Roosevelt
Dewey Buckles Down To No 1 Task Of Carrying New York
Governor Thomas E. Dewey focuses on carrying New York as he heads toward Madison Square Garden for a major campaign speech. Advisor notes mark this as his top duty and he forecasts winning Pennsylvania per Governor Martin. Dewey draws mixed crowds in Wilkes Barre Scranton and Harrisburg while condemning “government by secret deals.”
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Jack Bell
Dewey
Albany
Thomas E. Dewey Buckless
New York State
Pennsylvania
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Connecticut
Jersey
Roosevelt
Republians
Edward Martin
Martin
Philadelpha
Wyoming Valley
Wilkes Barre
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
Harrisburg
Sunbury
New York
Aaid
World Accord On Air Problems Seen In Making
Chicago reports at the International Civil Aviation Conference show cautious optimism about reaching a world accord for transport operations. Canadian Minister C D Howe signals closer alignment with American positions, while Britain favors strict control with an international air transport authority.
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James J. Strebig
Chicago
C. D. Howe
Nelson to Return to China to Organize Board
Washington AP reports Donald M. Nelson will depart for China next week to organize a Chinese War Production Board and bolster Chiang Kai Shek's war effort while reshaping the government. He will be joined by deputy Howard Coonley and will oversee continued expert support on steel and alcohol fuel for transport.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Chiang Kai Shek
National Associaton of Manufacturers
Nelson
America
Coonley
China
Joseph T. Stilwell
India - Burma- China
Clarence E. Gauss
U. S
Ching
Japan
Hurley
Patrick J. Hurley
Chiang
Stilwell
Superforts Hit Rangoon Rail Yards and Burma Oil Line
US and Allied air forces conducted a daylight raid against Rangoon rail yard in Japanese Burma using large B-29 bomb loads reported as substantial. Other operations included strikes on the Rangoon oil pipeline at Sinbaungwe and a rail bridge at Dara Siam, plus B-24 sweeps over the South China Sea sinking a destroyer and damaging a transport.
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Washington
Rangoon
Burma
2Th
Air Force
India
Asted
Southeast Asia Command
Eastern Airs Command
Sinbaungwe
Dara
Siam
U. S. 14Th Air Force
China
South China Sea
Hainan
Iaand
el i
Indo-China
Lucdan
Leyte Battle Closing Commandos Take Port
Allied forces push toward Antwerp and Vlissingen securing bridges and ports as German resistance weakens. American French units advance in the Vosges while Hodges’s troops push from Was-senack toward the Roer, capturing Schmidt and nearing the Rhine frontier.
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Leyte
William Frye
London
Piewt
Wv. S
Wassenack
Aachen
Berlin
Down- Shey H. Hodges
Spreunners
Hutgen Forest
Schmidt
Roer River
Hodges
Antwerp
Vlissingen
Plushing
Domberg
Walcheren
Schelde
Beveland
Tholen
Rhine
Aly
Roer
Duren
Pazet
Lungling Retaken By Chinese After Five Day Assault
Lungling on the Salween River front in Southwest China was recaptured by Chinese forces after a blistering five day assault, removing the last major obstacle to a junction of the Ledo and Burma roads and reopening the land supply route to China. In Kweilin region Chinese positions held as Japanese forces pressed toward the city, while a Chinese spokesman said a Japanese column driving in from the south was repelled. In Burma British troops fortified Mawlu near the Myitkyina Mandalay Railway and pushed patrols forward in the drive to reopen an overland route to Western China.
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Associated Press
Chungeing
Salween River
China
Ledo
Burma
Kwangs Province
Kweiln
Kweilin
Kweflin
Kwangs
West River
Mawlu
Myitkyina
Mandalay
Japs Harangued by Donald Duck at Peleliu Fortifications
Ralph Teodosio Soncaya, a Navy pharmacist’s mate first class in the First Marine Division, used Donald Duck mimicry to taunt Japanese troops hiding in Peleliu bunkers. Marine correspondent Jeremiah A. O’Leary reported Soncaya crept under American gunfire to address the enemy and urge surrender.
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Pelelivu
Palau Islands
Ralph Teodosio Soncaya
Donald Duck
Soncuya
Navy
First Marine Division
Tech
Jeremiah A. O'Leary
Washington, D. C
Marine Corps
Soncaya
Philippines
Record Air Force Crushes German War Arsenal
U S Air Force pilots and bombers claim their greatest wartime victory over the Luftwaffe with heavy raids on Dusseldorf and Merseburg. The force destroyed 208 German aircraft, while suffering light bomber and fighter losses. Mosquitos hit Osnabruck as 2 000 attackers pressed the assault on Germany's synthetic fuel centers.
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London
Germany
Dusseldorf
U. S
Eighth Air Force
Luftwaffe
U. S Strategic Air Force
Merseburg
Yesterany
Berly
Osnabruck
Rheimmet‘al Bersig
Krupp
Essen
Gallup Poll Shows Dewey Slightly Ahead of FDR
A set of nationwide polls suggests a photo finish in the 1944 race. Dewey leads in 19 states with 14 electoral votes while other polls vary on the remaining 15 states and the 206 electoral votes needed for victory. Gallup reports Dewey ahead in 22 states with 225 votes and Roosevelt in 21 states with 206 votes, with 70 votes split.
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New Yor
Roosevelt
Dewey
Fortune Magazine
Elmo Roper
Tellne
Gallup
George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Newsweek Magazine
Pensylvania
Crossley
Removal Laid To Personality Clash
Foreign Minister T. Soong denied US pressure on China’s Communist issue and spoke of a new China United States relationship. He said recall of Gen Joseph W Stilwell was due to personality and noted Chiang Kai Shek and the former commander in chief of US forces in CBI did not clash and could not work together. He stressed no difference of policy between China and the United States was involved.
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Chungring
Coud
Sylwesi
China
United States
Roosevelt denounces last minute rumors in campaign swing
President Roosevelt, en route to a Boston rally, denounces hysterical whispers and party spite in a White House broadcast. He vows not to answer in kind and defends placing war priorities first as he outlines stops in Bridgeport Hartford and Springfield.
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Roward Flieger
Washington
Roosevelt
New England
White House
Boston
Bridgeport
Hartford
Conn
Sprngfield
Mass
Congress
Canarese
Cleveland
Detroit
Roosevelt Predicts Whisperings Will Increase In Campaign
President Roosevelt denounces campaign whisperings and rumors at a news conference. He cites a report that Stilwell was recalled from China over Chiang Kai-shek’s stance and rebukes last minute sensational claims aimed at panicking voters. He ties the remarks to Democratic and Republican leaders discussing campaign strategy and possible resignations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Joseph W. Stilwell
Mull
Judd R-Minn
Stilwell
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
White House
Sitwell
Ching
Teportera
Hannegan
Democratic National Committee
Hull
Wallace
Blood Test Program Schedule Announced in Houston County
The Eagle reports a county wide blood testing program starting Monday with stations listed in page seven. In Dothan City Hall operates both weeks, Moody Hospital runs week one, and Flashier Elite week two. City Hall teams process about eight people per hour, hospitals handle about forty per hour.
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Houston County
Eagle
Healith
Dothan
City Hall
Moody Hospital
MacArthur Escapes Death In Leyte Fight
Gen Douglas MacArthur reported to have narrowly escaped a bullet to the head as US forces push across Leyte. In a new communique, Allied units including the 24th Division and First Cavalry near Catigara and Ormoc battle lines tightened. Japanese claims said several American ships were sunk or damaged in Leyte Gulf and Surigao strait.
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Maelin Spencer
MacArthur
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Leyte
Orgnac
Civis
Cebu
Negros
Samar
Carigara
Frederick A. Irving
Palo
Leyte Valley
Vern D. Mudge
Catigara
Pinamopoan
Ormoc
Capoocan
Smoking Carigara
Ormore
Yorks
Ormoe
Archibald V. Arnold
Ith
Abuvog
Baybay
Dey
Leyte Gulf
Surigao Strait
Era
Blood Test Specimens Decrease at Dothan Branch Lab
Montgomery laboratory received October specimens from the Dothan Branch. Of 1 529 tested, 268 positive reactive 1 296 negative and 42 unsatisfactory or doubtful. Venereal diseases led positives with 122 in first ten days. other positives included typhus undulant diphtheria two tuberculin and rabies. Since January 1 1944, 17 940 specimens examined with 4 239 positive. nine rabies positives this year.
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Montgomery Laboratory
Dothan
Dothan Branch Laboratory
Bus Stolen From Vicksburg Terminal Overnight
A Greyhound bus with fifty five seats was stolen from the Vicksburg terminal late last night and remained missing today. Officer Luther Doyle, on rounds before 3 a.m., noted the coach was gone from its parking spot in the bus station drive. He alerted terminal manager Minnie Patterson who confirmed the bus was scheduled for a run and police issued alarms to other towns.
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Vicksburg
Mins
Greyhound
Luther Doyle
Minenie Patterson
New Lon Page
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