War Parley May Speed-Up Invasion Plans
Allied leaders Roosevelt Churchill and staffs meet in Quebec amid a strong Russian offensive. Military experts say hitting Germany’s western front while the east is unsettled could hasten invasion plans. Col. Fred M. Dean, 26, East St. Louis native, reports to Washington after 100 combat missions with 14 decorations.
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Quebec
Europe
Germany
Roosevelt
Churchill
East
Chiefs of Staff
Anthony Eden
Cordell Hull
Washington
Africa
Italy
Northwest African Tactical Air Force
Fred M. Dean
East St. Louis
St. Petersburg
Florida
Allied forces shell Italian mainland as Sicily falls
American warships shelled Gioia Tauro and Palmi on the Italian mainland while Allied air fleets pummeled communications across Southern Italy. The communique says U S naval forces have moved to striking bridges and power plants and roads and rail lines to disrupt remaining German and Italian units. Ground exchanges across the Strait of Messina were limited and enemy craft were sunk off Sardinia and in the Gulf of Eufemia.
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Belman Morin
North Africa
Gioia Tauro
Palmi
Italy
United States
Seventh Army
Sicily
Gulf of Gioia
Messina
Angitola
Ponte de Stalette
Strait of Messina
Sardinia
Gulf of Eufemia
Bizerte
Middle East
Mediterranean
Zante
Melos
Syros
Cairo
Europe
London
Naples
Spezia
Boe
Eisenhower Says Yanks And British Are Ready To Go
A British military informant says German forces are moving substantial troops into Italy aiming to fight strongly in the northern area. The report comes as Allied troops prepare for operations in Italy with American and British forces ready to advance.
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Eisenhower
Italy
Allied
London
War Today highlights Pacific gains and European countermoves
The piece notes Allied Pacific holds at Wewak New Guinea and urges support for “Hitler first” strategy while reporting German and Soviet moves in Russia and Italy. It cites Red Star calling for a second western front and discusses invasion timing and southern Italy forces, with naval and ground actions shaping the next moves.
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Red Star
Europe
Hitler
Russia
Quezon Urges Filipinos Seek Real Independence From US and UN
On his 65th birthday Quezon told Filipinos not to trust Japanese promises of independence. He urged looking to the United States and the United Nations for true freedom, praising President Roosevelt’s wartime pledge and urging continued faith in the American people.
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Washington
Philippines
Japan
Korea
Manchuria
China
Manuel L. Quezon
Quezon
United States
United Nations
Roosevelt
Philippine Republic
President Roosevelt
Nazis Move Government Says Report
London reports a Bern dispatch quoting Voelkischer Beobachter that the whole German government has left Berlin. No confirmation. rumours say departments moved possibly to Vienna Linz or Breslau amid fleet of vans. Some see open city move as possible but doubt due to factories and transport links in Berlin.
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London
United Nations
Algiers
Bern
Adolf Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Berlin
Associated Press
Vienna
Linz
Breslau
Hamburg
Rome
Europe
Mighty Allied Fleet Heads For New Raid
Allied planes including bombers and fighters crossed the English Channel at daylight to resume the aerial offensive against Axis Europe. The formations over the Strait of Dover roared for more than two hours as they headed toward their objective.
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London
English Channel
Axis
Strait of Dover
Air Blows Shake Jap Hold On Vital New Guinea Bases
Allied air power slams Japanese positions in New Guinea with raids on Wewak and Salamaua. 225 enemy planes reduced to 10, over 1,500 Japanese deaths reported. Bombing also hits barges near Salamaua and targets Vila on Kolombangara.
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New Guinea
Yates McDaniel
Southwest Pacific
Japan
South Pacific
Wewak
Italians emerge from Messina caves after Allied victory
Dispatches describe terrified civilians leaving a 600 yard long Messina hillside cave used as a shelter for six months. Families endured disease and misery as Allied bombers roared overhead while German troops worsened conditions. Doctor notes 30 babies born inside the cave.
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North Africa
Sicily
Messina
Chance For More Pay and Deterrents To Coal Strikes
Government officials hope higher pay and penalties for striking may curb future coal disputes. Ickes plans an eight hour day with time and a half for the extra hour, while WLB enforcement targets compliance rather than contract signatures. The Oct 31 deadline, War Labor Disputes Act, and potential occupational draft penalties frame union responses.
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Washington
Ickes
UMW
John L. Lewis
Lewis
War Labor Board
Congress
War Labor Disputes Act
Illinois
WLB
Italians Move Rome Toward Open City Status
A Rome dispatch reports Italy plans to declare Rome an open city, evacuating troops and removing war ministry archives. The government has sent a proposal to the Allies seeking open city status, but no reply has been received.
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Bern
Rome
Petit Daughinois
Grenoble
War Ministry
Flying Officer’s Whale Sinks Plane Tale Labeled Liar Yarn
Burlington reports an RAF flyer in the Middle East, American born in Ottumwa Iowa, claims a whale blocked his gunfire after a submarine sighting. The tale, offered as a possible true story, ends with the pilot landing at sea after his last motor failed, a humorous wartime anecdote from the liar club contest.
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Burlington
Wis
O. C. Hulett
Burlington Liars’ Club
Ralph W. Ritchie
Middle East
Hulett
Richie
Ottumwa
Rittchie
Reds Narrow Nazi Escape Corridor From Kharkov
Soviet forces push through German resistance south of Kharkov narrowing escape routes for the Nazi garrison. The Red Army reports capture of Zymev and gains along Kharkov Lozovaya and Kharkov Krasnograd lines, with heavy enemy casualties and substantial matériel left behind.
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Kharkov
Associated Press
Moscow
Ukraine
Zymev
Zmyev
Lozovaya
Kharkov-Krasnograd
Kharkov-Poltava
Donets
Zymyev
Khakov
Red Army
Ingenuity Of Yanks Saves Lives In North Africa Campaign
An army medical report credits American improvisation with saving doughboy lives in Sicily during a 38 day campaign. Jeeps adapted into four litter ambulances and field ingenuity extended care at forward stations. A medical officer improvised lighting from a truck fender to continue treatment at night. A field dentist used gasoline cans to create suction aiding toothache relief.
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North Africa
Sicily
Seventh Army
New Doctor Column In Enterprise Today
The Enterprise starts a Dr Logan Clendening column on page 2A. Dr Clendening, a nationally known medical authority, will write about everyday illnesses and diseases and answer general interest questions through his new column.
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Logan Clendening
Clendening
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