American Forces Press Carigara Front On Leyte Coast
US units pressed toward Carigara as First Cavalry and 24th Division fought to control the town and its approaches. Aiming to open the coastal road to Pinamopoan, forces also delayed Japanese movement from Ormoc bay with road blocks and river crossings along the Leyte front.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Carigara
Leyte
Calvary Division
Jaro
Tunga
Pinamopoan
Ormochay
24Th Corps
Ormoc Bay
Russians Drive Toward Budapest in Hungary Offensive
Soviet spearheads push within 30 miles of Budapest advancing along a 50 mile front between the Danube and Tisza rivers. Kecskemet, a major prize, fell after 24 hours of street fighting. 5,518 enemy prisoners taken in the drive, with 2,000 dead in Kecskemet and surrounding towns.
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Budapest
Red
Danube
Tisza
Izsai
Kecskemet
Tedel
Kecel
Kerekegyhaza
Ujecske
Szolnox
American Infantry Pushes Through Hurtgen Forest in Germany
American doughboys attacked through the gloomy Hurtgen Forest southeast of Aachen on November 2 advancing from one to more than two miles. The northeastern thrust overran Garmerter village and reached Hurgen seven miles southwest of Duren for a mile gain, while a longer eastern assault overran Wassenack. The fighting was described as hard and nasty in what an officer called Indian country.
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Germany
Hurtgen
Aachen
Garmeter
Hurgen
Duren
Wassenack
Allied plan shift signals endgame in China and Japan
London editorials urge Chiang Kai-Shek to recast his government to enable unified Chinese action with Stilwell recalled. They flag Ho as a longtime obstacle to unity and warn of the need for internal consolidation before a final assault on Japan.
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Jack
China
Chef Chi
United Nations
Japan
Chiang
Chiang Kai-Shek
Philippines
Nippon
London
London Star
Chiang Kai - Shek
Joseph Stilwell
Germans Hold Territory on Italian Front
Allied lines on the Italian front show the pace of the Gothic line offensive slowing in the Po valley and Apennines. General Alexander says German withdrawal is not evident and the drive to clear Italy will continue with determinations that the war in Europe will end in 1945. Polish and Indian troops push north of Predappio toward the Po valley, expanding a bridgehead near Meldola and Forli as eighth army forces advance across the Ronco river.
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Rome
Italy
Po Valley
Apennines
Harold Alexander
Gothic Line
Alexander
Corrests
Europe
Predappio
Forli
Eighth Army
Ronco River
Meldola
Ronco
Burma Road to Reopen as Allies Push Aid to China
The text indicates Allied plans to continue aiding China, with the Burma road likely reopening to handle more supplies and a possible invasion of China's southeast coast to establish a military base.
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Burma Road
China
Burma
US battle casualties rise to 487692 amid weekly update
War Department reports total US battle casualties at 487,692, up 114,913 from last week. Army casualties total 417,121 as of October 21, up 14,047. Navy totals 70,571, up 866. Breakdowns show killed, wounded, missing and prisoners across both services with transfers noted.
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Washington
United States
War Department
Navy
Personal Property Of Mussolini Taken
A Rome court ordered the confiscation of Benito Mussolini personal property and real estate today at the request of the customs superintendent s office. The order also provided for seizure of property of Mussolini s immediate family.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Mussolini
German Rockets Could Reach the United States
Daily Mail correspondent Walter Farr reported from Stockholm that Germany may soon launch V-2 rockets against the United States. The informant said experimental tests show Britain as a main target with possible launches from Germany Norway Holland and Denmark bases.
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London
Walter Farr
Daily Mail
Stockholm
United States
Farr
England
Germany
Norway
Holland
Denmark
Britain
Reno Residents At Doris Duke's Trial
William Woodburn Reno lawyer for Doris Duke Cromwell said he may call 18 Reno residents at her reopened divorce hearing on November 9 to prove she remains a Nevada resident and did not fraudulently obtain a decree from James H. R. Cromwell of New Jersey. Walker P. Inman, her half brother, would be the only family member present. The heiress is now in Cairo Egypt.
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Reno
William Woodburn
Doris Duke Cromwell
Nevada
James H. R. Cromwell
New Jersey
Canada
Woodburn
Walker P. Inman
Cromwell
Cairo
Egypt
Nazis Quit Dalmatian Coast Excerpted in Allied Reports
British partisans cleared 100 miles of coast from Split to Dubrovnik. three landings preceded patrols forming mountain defenses. Spalato is cited as a Yugoslav city of 35 000, captured Oct 28, with Metkovic and Dubrovnik nearby. German communiques note Bulgarian forces in the Vardar valley suffering heavy losses.
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London
Split
Metkovic
Dubrovnik
Ragusa
Spalato
Yugoslavia
Zara
Brac
British Forces Enter Salonika Amid Welcome from Locals
British forces entered the Greek port city of Salonika and were greeted enthusiastically. Allied headquarters said German forces evacuated the city after serious bombardment and destruction, with Nazis fleeing northward as patrols pursued, using fire engines in their retreat.
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Salonika
Greece
Balkan Peninsula
Athens
Nimitz Plans Secrecy on Damaged US Pacific Ships
At Pearl Harbor Admirals say several Seventh and Third Fleet units were damaged after the Philippines clash. The exact ships and extent of damage will be withheld to prevent aiding the enemy, while the loss figures for Japanese vessels are cited as substantial.
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U. S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
America
Philippines
Nippon
Chester W. Nimitz
United States
Nimitz
Philippine
Iiceton
Three Girls and Boy Deliver Nation’s 10th Quadruplets in PA
In Philadelphia on November 2 three sisters and a baby brother arrived as the nation’s 10th living quadruplets. Mother Kathleen Cirminello and father Joseph Cirminello of Upper Darby welcomed A, B, C and D after a Caesarean at Lying-In Hospital. The family, earning about 3600 dollars a year, lives in a modest three room apartment. Hospital officials will cover all birth expenses.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Hospital
Kathleen Hatcher Cirminello
Securities and
Radio Schedule Showcases Political Speeches and Celebrities
A series of network broadcasts lists speakers tied to the 1944 campaign, including Gov. Thomas Dewey and other national figures from the Republican and Democratic parties. The lineup features Barbara Stanwyck, Roosevelt supporters, and various actors, labor leaders, and committee sponsors across NBC and Blu networks.
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MBS
Thomas F Dewey
Spacorea Republican National Committee
Joseph W. Martin
Mass
Providence
Aus
Rapdieen National Committee
Pacific Coast
Barbara Stanwyck
Chicago
Mary Ablican
John W. Bricker
Paterson
N. J
National Committee
Independent Voters Committee
Roosevelt
Truman
S Murray
Dan Tobin
Frank Sinatra
Charles Boyer
Iford M
NBC
Wm. L. Dawson
Illinois
Democratic National Committee
Blu Russell Davenport
New York
Walter Huston
Adele Rogers St. John
Hollywood
ILGWU
George Brent
Republican National Committee
Phillip Murray
Washington
CLO
Roosevelt to Speak on 9 PM NBC Campaign Broadcast
President Roosevelt returns to the air from the White House for a 15 minute campaign talk amid a 30 minute program starting at 9 p m eastern war time on NBC. The subject remains unannounced. Senator Truman continues his Pennsylvania trip closing an 8 000 mile transcontinent campaign in Braddock Wilmerding McKeesport Uniontown and Pittsburgh with multiple appearances tonight.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
NBC
Pittsburgh
Harry S. Truman
Pennsylvania
Braddock
Dewey Makes Last-Minute Bid For Maryland Votes
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey travels 414 miles from Boston to Baltimore to address Maryland’s eight electoral votes saying the Democratic opposition is a Communist-infiltrated coalition selling to the highest bidder. He plans further stops in Wilkes Barre and Scranton with no broadcast plan for today’s talks, following a Boston radio attack on the New Deal as a factional war.
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Dewey
Baltimore
Thomas E. Dewey
Maryland
Boston
Pennsylvania
Wilkes Barre
Scranton
Massachusetts
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Japs Report B 29 Terror Raid Over Tokyo
Japanese officials describe a U S reconnaissance over Tokyo by B 29s, noting no bombs were dropped and casualties occurred as residents heard air raid alarms. The conflicting reports from Tokyo officials and U S sources reflect confusion over the mission and identity of the aircraft.
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Associated Press
Japan
Tokyo
Marianas
Kenichi Kumagai
20Th
American Airforce
Kumagai
2000 Yankee Planes Attack Nazi Targets
London reports that 2000 American aircraft hit central and western Germany targeting railyards oil plants and other facilities. The raids included the Leuna synthetic oil plant at Mersburg and targets at Bielefeld Rheine and Cologne Berlin missions continued to press the capital amid poor weather and Mosquito attacks through the night.
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London
Germany
RAF
Cologne
Oberhausen
Ruhr
Leuna
Mersburg
Bielefeld
Rheine
Kes selling Reported Wounded Near Bologna Front
At the Swiss Italian frontiers the German commander in Italy Field Marshal Albert Kesselring was wounded in an allied strafing attack. His automobile overturned near Bologna after machine gun fire. Extent of injuries not yet known as Allied forces press the southern approaches of Bologna.
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Albert Kesselring
Italy
Erwin Rommel
France
Bologna
American Artillery Commander Leads Rapid Assault Under Fire
Lt. Col. Robert Ewing of Columbus Ohio directed heavy artillery to breach closely spaced trees amid enemy fire. Allied air support was limited by weather while American fighter bombers struck a German power plant near Ahrweiler and disrupted German artillery rearward.
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Robert Ewing
Columbus
Ohio
Ahrweiler
Stilwell Praises Chennault In Farewell Message
Gen Joseph W Stilwell sends official farewell to Maj Gen Claire L Chennault praising the 14th Air Force for great success under discouraging conditions He says Chennault cut the Japanese air arm in China to the vanishing point and damaged him at sea and on land while earning Chinese respect.
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Chungking
Joseph W. Stilwell
Claire L. Chennault
U. S. 14Th Air Force
China
British Division Captures Mawlu in Burma Drive
Southeast Asia command announces the 36th British division has seized Mawlu, a key junction 92 miles southwest of Myitkyina and 180 miles north of Mandalay. Parallel advance 80 miles east sees Chinese troops patrolling near the captured Myothit, 18 miles northeast of Bhamo.
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Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Burma
Mawlu
Myitkyina
Mandalay
Adm
Louis Mountbatten
Myothit
Bhamo
Year and a Day for Assault in Draft Board Case
Henry Washington Clay, 44, a Hornet county farmer, received a sentence of one year and one day in federal prison for assaulting Herman Holloway, a 63 year old member of County Draft Board No. 2. The incident occurred July 17, the day Holloway and others were to induct Clay’s son into the Army, and led to Holloway spending days in court and missing meetings.
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Raleigh
Henry Washington Clay
Hornet
Federal
Herman S. Helloway
County Draft Board
Clay
J. M Meekins
Army
Holloway
Draft Board
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Courtney H. Hodges
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