Loss of Another US Carrier in Guadalcanal Action
A US carrier was lost northeast of Guadalcanal after a heavy dawn assault followed by afternoon bombing. The ship was towed for salvage, then destroyed on orders as it listed. Names and tonnages of possible carriers are listed. Porter destroyer and other US losses rising to 21. Japanese ships also suffered damage in the Solomons engagement.
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Russians push in Caucasus as Stalingrad offensive grows
Moscow dispatch reports Soviet forces countering along the Malchik plains and near Stalingrad. The Red Army attacked northwest of Volgograd and on the Black Sea front, with gains indicated at Tuapse and in Stalingrad where German positions were challenged and a German blockhouse seized.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Malchik
Caucasus Mountains
Red Army
Stalingrad
Volga
Black Sea
Patement
London
CBS
Rome
Nalchik
Caucasus
U. S. Patrols Pacific For Missing Jap Fleet
U S reconnaissance units sweep southwest Pacific waters hoping to spot a return of Japanese naval forces after officials spoke of a possible new move by Japan. Knox said some vessels may have left Guadalcanal but it was unclear if all had returned to various ports.
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Elton C. Fay
Washington
Pacific
Knox
Solomon Islands
Guadalcanal Zone
British Air Power Presses Axis in Western Desert
British Eighth Army methodically reduced German strength in the western Egyptian desert with air support from American planes. Troop reinforcements, artillery, and tanks followed, as Axis counter attacks were repulsed with heavy casualties. Australians repelled four waves of infantry and captured over 200 prisoners including conscripts from Poland the Netherlands and Czechoslovakia. No major tank battle occurred.
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Stephen Barber
Associated Press
Cairo
Eighth Army
Ee RS
DNB
French’ Foreign” Legion
No Target But Crew Lets Go For Jackpot
A British medium bomber crew bored by no targets dropped one stick of bombs Friday night near Yack. The off chance strike hit a munitions dump miles below. Described as the father of all explosions the blast shook the plane as fragments rained from the desert floor. The Australian British and Canadian crew reported the noise like a stick running along a fence. In eight days the group has dropped 1,730,000 bombs in the desert theater.
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Paul Kern Lee
Cairo
Uvé
Jap Cruiser IIs Destroyed By M Arthur
Headquarters in Australia reports Allied bombers hit Buin harbor in the northern Solomons destroying one Japanese cruiser and severely damaging another. About 18 tons of explosives were dropped just before dawn, marking the sixth warship sunk or believed sunk by MacArthur’s bombers in a month of operations. A light cruiser was damaged seriously and a merchant vessel scored a direct hit.
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C. Yates McDaniel
Melbourne
Australia
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Douglas MacArthur
Avia
Air Tralians
MacArthur Air Arm
Southwest Pacific Command
Salomons
Buin
High Command
Stedayee
Guadalednel
MacArthur
Rate of armament production shows sharp September rise
Washington October 31 API War Production Board chief Donald M Nelson announced that rates of production in four major armament categories improved in September. He said four engine bomber output was nearly on schedule and new factories had begun operation this fall. He noted plants turning out planes did so faster than earlier plants, with overall munitions output rising toward four times wartime Pearl Harbor levels.
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API
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
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Pearl Harbor
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Welson
Administration Lacks Courage In Leadership, Willkie Claims
Wendell Willkie charged the national administration shows a lack of courageous leadership as its recognition of the Vichy government grows more obvious. He released a three page statement to the press accusing officials of appeasement and subversion.
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Willkie
New York
Wendell Willkie
Republicans Expect to Carry Five Key States in 1944 Preview
Republicans anticipate wins in five pivotal states with combined electoral votes over 160, aiming to gain leverage for the 1944 presidential race. They target Dewey in New York Martin in Pennsylvania Bricker in Ohio Brooks in Illinois and Warren in California, hoping large margins disrupt Democratic majorities and rebuild local patronage networks for a potential F D R challenge.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Commonwealths
Joe Martins
G.O.P
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
John W. Bricker
Ohio
C. Wayland Brooks
Tllinois
Earl Warren
California
Hallowe'en Crowd Sets Good Record For Orderliness
High Point reports an unusually orderly Halloween crowd. The city jail was full from noon Saturday to 1:30 Sunday morning with 36 arrests for drunkenness affray and other offenses. Police noted clear improvement with some vandalism like broken street lights.
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Hallowe’en
High Point
Hallowe'ens
Bennett Raps Willkie On Empire Stand
Viscount Bennett former Canadian prime minister spoke in Toronto noting resentment over Wendell Willkie calls to sabotage the British empire. He urged pacified imperial unity and said India must chart its own constitution while Britain awaits reforms and self government.
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Viscount Bennett
Canada
Wendell Willkie
India
Australia
South Africa
New Zealand
Britain
England
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Young and Brave Hold Guadalcanal Night Fight
On Guadalcanal a brutal night battle rages as American troops endure a harsh environment and heavy combat. Marines guard prisoners of war while pilots salute Lieut. Clyde Shields who survived a downing and raft escape. Cor. on Page 7 Col. 4.
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Clyde 8
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Kentucky
White
Opposition to Briton call for lend lease debt cancellation
Senators voiced strong opposition to General Sir Walter Venning’s suggestion to cancel lend lease accounts with Britain. They warned the United States may not recover the $6.489 billion in materials and services lent, while still urging a record of what was furnished and how it was used. Senator Tydings said recovery is practically nil but supported keeping detailed records. Chairman Connally noted the proposal raises issues for careful consideration by the Foreign Relations Committee.
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Washington
United’ States
Great Britain
Walter Venning
Ministry of Supply
Tydings
D-Md
United States
Roosevelt
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Venning
Nazis Protest Publication of Mystery Letter
New York news report from October 31 states Germany protested to Sweden over two Stockholm newspapers publishing a mysterious form letter to German nationals claiming secret instructions to refrain from provoking Selwedes until further notice. Berlin radio cited the Stockholm dispatch saying the letter was a fake provocation and that the legation asked for an official investigation of Aftonbladet and Ny Dagligt Allehanda.
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New York
Germany
Sweden
Stockholm
Selwedes
Berlin
Legation
Aftonfidningen
Nya’ Dagligt al- Sehanda
Swedish Foreign Ministry
Largest Nazi air raid strikes southeast England in 1940 copy
Fifty German bombers attacked southeastern England with bombs and machine guns in the largest assault since the Battle of Britain. Shoppers crowded Canterbury streets were hit while Mrs. Roosevelt observed as a visitor. Nine planes were shot down, RAF fighters claimed six more, and ground fire accounted for three. Casualties and damage reported, Canterbury bus blast killed eight in one strike. Other raids across East Anglia and northern France targeted railways and industry.
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London
England
Britain
Canterbury
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Air Ministry
East Anglia
RAF
Berck-Sur-Mer
France
Bomber Falls Killing Three In Virginia
An Army air corps four metered bomber en route to Langley field from Patterson field crashed in woods near Hampton Virginia killing its three crew. Victims listed include William J Filey James H Moore and Gilford Wright next of kin notified. A board to determine cause to be named and investigation underway.
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Newport News
Army Air Corps
Langley Field
Patterson Field
Hampton
E. A. Lohman
William J. Filey
N. X K. Foley
Taff
Texas
James H. Moore
E. J. Moore
Beverly Hills
Calif
Gilford Wright
Bessie Mae Wright
Sterlington
Chesapeake
Elizabeth City
Poor Hose Farm
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