Allies Put Pressure On Japs From Indies To Central Pacific
A fragmentary wire service record notes Allied strategy pushing from the Indies toward the Central Pacific. References to postwar planning echo through discussions led by FDR, Churchill, and Stalin with hints of a Cairo conference and a possible psychological offensive following a tri‑power meeting.
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Indies
Central Pacific
London
Rawlers
Washington
Roossvelt
Churchill
Stalin
Cairo
Marching into Camp Rucker 68th Infantry in 85 mile trek
Soldiers of the 94th and 98th Infantry divisions arrive at Camp Rucker under Brig. Gen. Eberle after an 85 mile march that began in Troy. Second Battalion 391st and 388th Infantry lead the column, bands join cheers, and wearied but steady troops pass through the Ozark gate amid applause.
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Smorbuen
Rucker
94Th Infantry
Troy
George L. Eberle
Ozark Gate
391St Infantry
388Th
Mura
98Th Division
Partisans Battle Nazis For Islands
Yugoslav Partisans under Gen Tito clashed with German forces for the Brk and Crew islands, key routes to Fiume as Hitler’s reinforcements push a long war. Initial gains were followed by indecisive fighting with heavy clashes continuing. Reports from the region described German fears of an Allied invasion and aid to Belgrade while supply trains moved through Serbia and surrounding fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Smith White
London
Josip Broz
Tito
Brk
Fiume
Hitler
Europa
Bornehe
Coarta
Antonia
Cop
Belgrade
Wis
Cairo
Amie
Hamas
Loree
Strong Forces To Meet Allied Pacific Drive
A cautious, high level briefing notes that the American offensive in the central Pacific has begun with notable success. Naval experts caution Japan may unleash its main fleet to disrupt advancing forces, leveraging interlocking air bases in the Marshall Gilbert and Caroline islands to shift planes as needed.
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Chester W. Nimits
Pacific Fleet
Wiliam F. Halsey
South Pacific
Marshall, Gilbert and
Caroline
Induction of Pearl Harbor Fathers in Houston Foreseen
Three Selective Service Boards in Houston County plan to induct local fathers from the November and December calls. About 71 percent of the registered men are already in the armed forces, with Board One showing 40 percent in service. Farm deferments may end unless registrants prove wartime contributions beyond farming and provide 1943 production data and 1944 goals.
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Houston County
Doohan
Congress
National Selective Service
Armed Forces
Board One
Board Two
Tf Farm
Io Bouston County
Criminal Court Opens Tomorrow At County Courthouse
The criminal court opens tomorrow morning with Judge D. C. Haletead presiding. Eighty seven defendants were scheduled for trial, six pleaded guilty and were sentenced last weekend. On the calendar are Private Arthur DeMeo and Private Tom Giteon among others.
Admiral Warns of Further Big Blows From U S and Britain
From Tokyo and Allied lines comes word that Admiral Kichiavuro Nomura warned of intensified American and Anglo American air operations against Japan. Six days of raids hit Marshal and Gilbert Island outposts and Nauru airbase as Admiral Chester W. Nimitz asserted new means to drive Japan from its island strongholds. Air attacks, including 90 tons on Nauru, reflect escalating Allied pressure and ongoing combat actions across the central Pacific.
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Associated Frees
Central Pacific
Netherlands East Indies
Kichiavuro Nomura
Tokyo
America
Japan
Marshal and Gilbert Islands
Nauru Islands
Chester W. Nimits
Pacific Fleet
Nauru
OPA'sControl On Coal Oil Faces Attack
Washington AP The administration price control system faces a new challenge as lawmakers seek to strip coal and oil from OPA oversight. A coalition claims 309 signatures on a petition to discharge the Digney bill and transfer oil price control to Interior Secretary Ickes, with Calhoun Johnson proposing to add coal. The move unfolds as House action looms, while Roosevelt aides warn against losing subsidy measures in the inflation fight.
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Alex E Singleton
Washington
OPA
Roosevelt
Bigtes
Rusning
Mongay
Calvim Johnson
Z-Iil
Ickes
Johnson
Tékalfhood
Arms Production Reaches Record October High
Washington AP reports October arms output rose 5 percent from September and hit a record 8382 aircraft, as war plants ramped up. Manpower, material supply, and design stability aided gains, with notable rises in ships and motors while gun production stayed near flat. The WPB munitions index climbed 25 points versus September, signaling broad expansion in aircraft, ships, and communications equipment.
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Washington
Donald M Nelson
War Production Board
Fnbis. Ath Monthly
Tibor
In & Word
Nelson
WPB
Arma
Pearl Harbor
Mystery Explosion Rocks London Soho Fights Secret Weapon Talk
A mystery blast wrecked a five story Soho building injuring no one. London investigators probed cause amid rumors of secret German weapons and possible faulty gas mains. Officials offered no findings by night. experts doubted invisible projectiles. The blast was London’s third mystery blast in a week.
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Daniel London
London
Hell of Soho
Liice- TV
Ministry of Information
Wnof
Soho
Tara
State Department Records Details Of Jap Aggression
Washington AP report details a State Department publication of diplomatic documents tracing Japan’s aggression from Manchuria to broader aims in eastern Asia. The first volume of Papers Relating to Foreign Remodome notes Japan’s intention to dominate across the Pacific and Asia, with Hull quoted on Japan’s aims.
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State Department
Washington
Japan
United States
Ageremion
China
Hull
Asia
Pacific Islands
Indies
Manchuria
8th Army advances along Sangro line in Italy
Allied reports say the Eighth Army pushed five miles forward near Perano and Venafro amid heavy artillery and rain, threatening the Germans behind the Sangro. Montgomery’s forces reach the Pesaro area, bringing them near the river’s bridge that links the coast road to the Adriatic.
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SY Noland
Worgaard
Aldiers
Trent
Ukitiah Eighth Armcy
Porawe
Euterdey
Heavil
Ene
Benuve
Fifth Army
Ares
Perano
Bernart L. Montgomery
Sangro
Wiles
Eighth Army
Tremely
Isterel
Rome
RAF Heavies Bomb German Chemical Plant
RAF heavy bombers struck a chemical plant complex at Leverkusen in western Germany as part of a three night raid. Allied daylight sorties followed targeting other industrial sites in Cologne and nearby areas, with reports indicating extensive fires and damage though weather hindered full assessment. Officials estimated up to 1,005 tons of bombs may have fallen on western Germany during the operations.
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Robert W. Sturdevant
London
Leverkusen
Colognes
LG Ferbenindustries Chemies] Trust
Kaven
House Committee Ways Taxation Must Not Go Up
Washington AP The House Ways and Means Committee urged no further tax increases and called for spending cuts to curb inflation The measure would raise 2 146 billion in new taxes as part of war revenue The Republicans on the committee urged the administration to halt tax demands and curb wasteful expenditures The message centered on relieving overburdened taxpayers and slowing government spending
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SY Howard W. Fueger
Washington
House Ways and Means Committee
Publica
Publc
Farm Bureau County Record Membership Milestone Reached
Houston County reports record Farm Bureau membership with 1036 members after a Nov 8 drive extended to the second week. President HH Knowles notes rising farmer interest and aims to reach 1,000 as they seek to influence policy and market prices.
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Houston County
Farm Bureau
HH. Knowles
Knowles
Nazis Keeping Eye On Crisis In Vichy As Unrest Mounts
London AP report notes rumors of a split between Vichy leader Marshal Petain and Pierre Laval as Germany seeks to shape a postwar French regime. broadcasts and radio reports from Vichy and Berlin suggest attempts to project Petain remains in control, amid talk of a possible house arrest and constitutional plans to appease Allies, with fear of a violent upheaval once Germany withdraws.
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Vichy
James
King London
Condom
Pierre Laval
Chile
Merchal
Pilippe Betein
France
Berlin
Petain
Wilhalmatrasse
Morocco
Associated Press
Marshal Petain
Walter
Patain
Level
Alate
Leva
Switserland
Potalm
French Committee of National Liberation
Germans Slain In Drive Near Zhitomir
London report says Soviet forces pushed along the Zhitomir front, claiming about 1,000 German troops killed as they overran defenses near Chorkad and pressed toward Nikopol. The red army reported heavy fighting across multiple mass posts, with substantial German losses and several tactical river-area gains by Soviet troops.
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James ML Long
London
Zhitondir
Yeaterday
Chorkad
Nikopol
Moscow
Pripot
Chernigov
Korostyahev
Tee
Raa Arty
Garman
Aise Wee
Soother
Armen
Dnieper Bend
Red Army Guard
Dnepropetrovak
Cherisst
Sddad
Raselen
Pripet River
Chemigoy
British Release Mosley And Wife From Holloway Prison
Britain's prewar fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley and his wife were secretly freed before dawn and whisked to seclusion. Reports say they were in Oxfordshire with Sir Oswald described as very sick and low in spirits after imprisonment since May 1940. Public protests questioned the government’s decision amid medical care at Holloway.
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Edger
Adolf Hitler
Ravensdals
Hia
Bia
Blis
Haden Guesto
Ome
Herbert Morrison
Holloway
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Bethan Chamber of Comi Mate Planning Board
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RAF Heavies
House Committee
Farm Bureau County Record Membership
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Patala
Zhitomir
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