Thousand Japs Die In Vain Attempt To Recapture Lavella
Allied reports say Japan’s supply line in the Solomons is cut and in New Guinea the Allied push strains enemy flanks. Despite losses, Japan clings to a foothold on New Georgia and Salamaua as forces continue operations in the Southwest Pacific.
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Lavella
Yates McDaniel
Southwest Pacific
Japan
Solomons
New Guinea
New Georgia
Salamaua
Munda
Vella Lavella
Kolombangara
Bairoko Harbor
North New Georgia
Berlin Abandoned by Nazi Government Rumor Sparks Debate
In a sweeping, unconfirmed claim the article argues the German leadership may have left Berlin, linking it to the capital’s evacuation of a million residents. It contrasts Prussian military traits with officers avoiding front lines, noting potential peril to Berlin and a shift in leadership posture as Allied pressure mounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Berlin
Hitler
Quebec
Breden Bracken
Surive
London
Churchill
Marshal Rommel
War Council in Quebec Plans Ruthless Axis Fight
Secretary Hull arrives as Quebec war council signals broad political aims for Europe and Asia. British and American officials discuss postwar governing of liberated nations and military controls. Churchill and Roosevelt plan strategy while Ottawa delegates signal no Ottawa return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Cordell Hull
Quebec War Council
Moscow
Anthony Eden
U.S. State Department
British Foreign Office
Europe
Hull
James C. Dunn
Stephen Early
Ray Atherton
Canada
Churchill
Early
Ottawa
Roosevelt
War Committee
Japan
Brenden Bracken
Bracken
Allied Seizure Of Lipari And Stromboli Widens Italian Front
Allied forces seized Lipari and Stromboli in the Aeolian Islands to block sea traffic between Sicily and southern Italy. Heavy air raids on Foggia disrupted rail and industrial targets as bombers hammered Saari and Salerno yards and Cantanzaro, with Libera tors aiding the assault. total Allied enemy fighters downed reached 34 with 40 Axis losses for the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belman Morin
North Africa
U. S
Lipari
Stromboli
Sicily
Italy
Foggia
Naples
Adriatic Sea
Aeolian
Cape Vaticano
Messina
Secalea
Calabrian
Middle East
Rome
Sapri
Salerno
Cantanzaro
Scalea
Cape Palinuro
Soath
Peinsula
Northwest Africa Command
Death of French General Erroneous
War Dept records reveal an Associated Press dispatch reporting the death of General Louis Marie Koeltz was erroneous. The note clarifies Koeltz is alive in Algiers, while Marie Jo Edouard Welvert, leading French troops in Tunisia last April, received the Medal of Merit posthumously.
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Washington
War Department
Associated Press
North Africa
Louis Marie Koeltz
Nineteenth Army Corps
Geneal Koeltz
Algiers
Koeltz
British Mosquito Bombers Hit Berlin and Allied Raid Summary
British Mosquito bombers struck Berlin again last night while fighters targeted continental air fields and railways. Allied blasts yesterday included American Flying Fortresses at four key German air bases in Holland and France, with 50 enemy aircraft reported shot down in the joint British American communique.
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London
Berlin
Germany
Holland
France
Belgium
Reds Launch Dual Drives on Bryansk and Kharkov
Soviet forces push along two fronts against German positions at Bryansk and Kharkov amid difficult terrain. Red Star dispatches report considerable strain and heavy resistance as troops fight through forests swamps and rivers toward Bryansk while facing German counterattacks around Kharkov’s hills.
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Henry
Cassidy
Moscow
Red Army
Bryansk
Kharkov
Red Star
Ukraine
Cty
Strong Drink Plant Found In North Carolina Prison
A miniature fermentation plant with corn meal molasses and hot water was found in central prison Raleigh. Warden Ralph Mc Lean said two inmates Hershell Carver serving life for murder accessory and M J Moore alias C J Davis jailed for 18 to 20 years for assault with deadly weapon and robbery with firearms tied to the beverage. They had about seven gallons of mash and were confined for 30 days.
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Raleigh
Central Prison
Ralph McLean
McLean
Hershell Carver
Buncombe County
M. J. Moore
C. J. Davis
Atlanta
Carver
Moore
Imaginary Tirpitz Sunk By British Home Fleet
Aboard HMS at sea a mock Tirpitz lies sunk in a dramatic Arctic night exercise. The simulated battle features a fast cruiser impersonating the German flagship and a Focke Wulf patrol, illustrating future moves the Nazis face. The exercise ends with a decisive showing of Allied naval power.
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H.ms
Tirpitz
Norway
Britain
Yank Bombers Attack Foggia
Cairo reports a large force of American Liberator bombers daylight attacked Foggia's railway marshalling yards and nearby targets. Direct hits on an overhead railway bridge and damage to repair shops and warehouses were noted, with several fires and the loss of four Allied aircraft.
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Cairo
Foggia
Italy
Naples
Crotone
RAF Beaufighters
Wellingingtons
Heraklion
Crete
Preveza
Greece
Five Mines Released By Government
The government returned five coal mines to private owners asserting government possession was unnecessary for wartime coal production. Mines include Barnes Coal and Mining in Ohio, Elk River Coal and Lumber in Ohio, Rail and Lake Coal in Ohio, Sheban Mining in Ohio, and Shaff Coal in Alabama. Ickes will consider terminating control of more mines as he surveys productive efficiency amid ongoing labor questions.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
Interior
Ickes
UMW
John L. Lewis
Smith-Connally
Barnes Coal and Mining Company
Coshocton
Ohio
Elk River Coal and Lumber Company
Columbus
Montgomery Seen As Likely Commander Of Winter Drive
Washington dispatch analyzes likely theater leadership for the China-India-Burma campaign. Speculation centers on a British chief with Montgomery repeatedly named as the probable supreme commander, while U S forces focus on air operations under Chennault and Stilwell in the region.
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Montgomery
Far East
William Prye
Washington
India
China-India- Burma
Sicily
United States
Burma
China-Burma
Refugee to Riches for Lansbury at MGM Contract
Angela Lansbury aged 17, a refugee from Britain, arrives in the United States three years ago. She is the daughter of actor Moyna MacGill and has signed a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract offering 500 dollars weekly with potential increases to 2000 dollars after seven years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Angela Lansbury
United States
Britain
Miss Lansbury
Stacg
Moyana Macgill
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Eisenhower Congratulated On Sicilian Victory
Allied leaders and officials including King George VI Churchill Stimson and Brooke sent congratulations to General Eisenhower after Allied forces conquered Sicily. Eisenhower acknowledged the messages and thanked them for their support and determination to pursue further tasks ahead.
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North Africa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George VI
Churchill
U. S
War Stimson
Alan Brooke
Imperial Staff
Sicily
King George
Eisenhower
Safe Conduct Sought for Exchange Ship Gripsholm
United States officials seek safe conduct for the exchange ship Gripsholm and hope to swap American civilians held by Japan at Mormugao, Portuguese India, by October 15. The Gripsholm Ferry previously repatriated about 1,500 Americans from occupied Far East areas.
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Washington
Welles
United States
Gripsholm
Mormugao
Portuguese India
Japan
Lourenco Marques
Portuguese East Africa
State
New York
Far East
Boise pensioner overpaid by 82 dollars refund issued
A former old age pensioner mailed a check for 81.17, which was 82 more than he received in state aid. Welfare Commissioner H. C. Baldridge called the payment gratuitous and the state is refunding the excess two dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
H. C. Baldridge
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Salant
Guadalcanal
Art Burgess
Mubo
Great Britain
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Earl of Athlone
W. L. Mackenzie King
Winston Churchill
Council For Political Angles
By Douglas B. Cornell
South
N. C
John FE. Lee
Yank
Bombay
Howard C. Davidson
Clayton L. Bissell
Gen Bernard Montgomery
Brooke
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