Allies advance threatened by inland move near coast
British forces with Polish units pushed inland past Fano and secured a ridge overlooking the lia river. Eighth Army reached Monte Cigcardo eight miles southwest of Pesaro while other units moved toward Colbordolo, 18 miles south southeast of Rimini, and approached Gothic line through the mountains near Urbino.
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Lia River
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State reports prolonged epidemic with 23 deaths
Health department records show the outbreak began in May and lasted through August, then a new wave started a month later. Cases were reported in 72 of 100 counties, with Macon and Richmond counties added to the list yesterday.
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Richmond
North Carolina Banker Leroy Lewis Joins ABA Institute
Leroy Lewis appointed assistant educational director of the American Institute of Banking, a division of the American Bankers Association. He previously taught speech at Duke University for eight years before joining the North Carolina Association.
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New York
Leroy Lewis
North Carolina Association
Americar Institute of Banking
American Bankers Association
Harold Stonier
Association
Lewis
North Carolina Bankers Group
Duke University
Czecho-Slovak underground army goes public in fight against Germans
The underground Czecho-Slovak army declared itself a fighting unit in a London delivered communiqué. It said German forces have occupied Slovakia since August 29. Troops with guerrilla detachments resisted in four areas, reporting Cadca town taken and heavy fighting near Zilina Bystrica and Trencin.
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Moravia
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Bystrica
Tren
Allied Forces Push in France Near Seine and Rhone Regions
Allied units advance northeast of Paris with little resistance, while French troops reach the Rhone west of its bend and Canadian forces expand the Seine bridgehead toward a Canadian British American front. German forces retreat across the Rhone as Patton’s threats loom.
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Nice
France
Paris
Seine
Patton
Pas de Calais
Caudebec
Bretonne Forest
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Red Paper Is Irked By Turks Attitude
Moscow dispatch reports Pravda condemning Turkish stance as a diplomatic rupture. Pravda claims German attaches remain in Ankara beyond their scheduled departure as Russian forces near the Dardanelles, signaling strain amid wartime alliance tensions.
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Pravda
Dardanelles
Ankara
Australia to release 45000 armed forces to fill labor gap
Prime Minister Curtin announced in Canberra that by next June about 30,000 army and 15,000 air force personnel will be released to ease Australia’s labor shortage. The government says 96,000 more workers are needed, with at least 39,000 in high priority industry.
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Australia
Commonwealth
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House of Representatives
Army Navy Contest Goes To Annapolis
Army Navy football game set for December 2 at the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis with attendance strictly limited. Tickets sold only to Annapolis residents and nearby within ten miles, ceremonies and parades omitted for wartime necessity.
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Washington
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United States Naval Academy At
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North Carolina Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy and Warm
Partly cloudy and moderately warm today with scattered thunder showers in the west on Thursday and beginning in the mountains tonight. Tonight and Thursday show chances of storms in western regions and elevated heat across the state.
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North Carolina
Soviet Nazi War Updates Crown Balkan Collapse Hopes
News from Cairo sees no negotiations with Germany and predicts a rapid Balkan collapse if Bulgaria acts. Soviet dispatches claim advances into Transylvania and near Constanta with Constanta fallen and Bucharest threatened. Tolbukhin’s forces push from three directions as Stalin’s orders praise fast tank and motorized units with naval support.
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Allied air offensive smashes Pas de Calais ports targets
More than 500 Fortresses and 250 Mustangs attacked German ports at Pas de Calais and Stettin and Konigsberg with over 1,000 heavy bombers dropping about 1500 tons of explosives and incendiaries. The strikes aimed to disrupt supply lines for the Russian front as large fires rose after the Stettin raid.
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Air Ministry
Fluid Warfare and Possible German Defense Shifts in World War II
An analysis argues that modern fighting is fluid and prone to flanking, unlike World War I static defenses. It cites Patton’s rapid movements, potential German rearguard stands along the Somme or Siegfried line, and possible defenses behind the Oder as the Allies press advancing fronts.
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Belgium
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Siegfried Line
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Allied forces advance in Rhone valley capture German generals
Allied headquarters report over 45 000 German prisoners with 10 000 seized in Marseille area as American and French troops push through liberated Rhone valley. Maj Gen Otto Richter of the 198th infantry division is captured near Montelimar while Vice Admiral Ruhfus is taken in the week. German 88 mm batteries and 800 vehicles fall into Allied hands.
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19Th Army
France
Italy
Marseille
Montelimar
Rhone Valley
Otto Richter
198Th
Russia
Ruhfus
Toulon
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Uzes
Germans test vengeance weapon No 2 across the channel
The explosion near midnight across the channel in France spurs belief that Germany may be testing a new weapon. A Stockholm report notes German papers publish a cryptic piece by Elite Guard War Reporter Joachim Fernau predicting victory "not very sure, but very near" as relief awaits secret weapons. Despite Allied bombing, Germany concentrates robot attacks from Pas de Calais toward the channel.
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Joachim Fernau
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