Reds Close In On Nazis Along Banks Of Dnieper
Soviet forces push toward the lower Dnieper across South Russia threatening Kherson and Krivoi Rog. General Feodor Tolin’s fourth army secures eastern bank while Germans defend Krivoi Rog with heavy armor. A crossing near Nikopol could widen the breach as winter advances.
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Dnieper
Moscow
Russia
Red Army
Kerson
Fin
Crimea
Kerch
Crimean
Kiev
Lower
Black Sea
Feodor Tolin
Nikopol
Kherson
Krivoi Rog
Dneproptrovsk
Milroad
Apostolovo
Ingulets
Apostolov
Bug
Gond
Japanese militarists seek liberal peace and Asiatic bloc strategy
The War Today argues that competent observers in the Orient say Japan plans for a loose peace and to form an Asiatic bloc led by Nippon. The piece notes signs of a broader east versus west clash and cites Burma and Thailand as examples of “big brother” influence behind the Mikado. Raymond P. Cronin, former AP Manila chief, reports on the Nipponese invasion.
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Nippon
Burma
Thailand
Siam
Philippines
Raymond P. Cronin
Associated Press
Manila
CIO Chief Stands By Ath Term Support for Roosevelt Not Fourth Term
Sidney Hillman, head of CIO PAC, told the national convention that if 1944 were imminent he would back a Roosevelt fourth term. He clarified it is not a formal fourth term movement and said commitments for 1944 would come in 1944. Thunderous applause followed his remarks.
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Philadelphia
Sidney Hillman
Political Action Committee
The
CIO
National Convention
Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Hillman
Soviet women spies parachuted behind German lines
Stockholm report says Soviet Russia will send "beautiful and intelligent" women spies into German territory at night. A German correspondent cited by Svenska Morgenbladet said these operatives carry radio transmitters for covert communication.
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Stockholm
Novy
Russia
Svenska Morgenbladet
Allied Drive Near Rome as Fifth Army Pushes 40 Miles
Allied forces surged 40 miles along the western Italian front advancing five to eight miles and nearing 85 miles from Rome. General Clark’s Fifth Army secured Massico ridge and coastal road near Sessa Aurunca while Montgomery’s Eighth Army crossed the Trigno river and battled near San Salvo, freeing dozens of towns and seizing key high ground in a broader push against German defenses.
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Noland Norgaard
Algiers
Mark W. Clark
Fifth
Rome
Garigliano
Toy
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth
Botano-Isernia
Castelpetroso
Isernia
Marshal Iron Rommel
Clark
Massico Ridge
San Croce Mountain
Sessa Aurunca
Roccamonfina
San Croce
Mignano
Eighth Army
Montgomery
Trigno
Adriatic
San Salvo
Fifth Army
Mt. Massico
Chinese Charge Japs Use Gas
Chinese high command said Japan used poison gas in a fierce battle near Nanhsien 70 miles south of Shasi on the Yangtze. They reported considerable casualties from the gas attack as the fighting raged in China’s central “rice bowl” area. The United States and Great Britain pledged retaliation in kind against any Axis gas use.
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Chungking
China
Rice Bowl
Nanhsien
Shasi
Yangtze River
United States
Great Britain
King Vittorio Seeks Abdication Talks With Italian Leaders
Naples reports indicate King Vittorio Emanuele arrived incognito from Brindisi to discuss abdication with leaders. Count Sforza reportedly refused a meeting, urging clear breaks with Fascism and hinting at a regency or provisional government with Badoglio as premier.
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Vittorio
Naples
Vittorio Emanuele
Brindisi
Carlo Sforza
Italy
Sforza
United States
Pietro Badoglio
Prince of
Badoglio
Miners End Work Stoppage With Higher Pay Pact
An agreement between the Government and the United Mine Workers raises pay in coal mines to end a near total stoppage. Ickes says price rises likely to follow, with estimates of 45 cents a ton. Hard coal miners gain 70 cents daily total with a 20 to 25 cents tool value, as the War Labor Board weighs the deal.
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Joseph A. Loftus
Washington
United Mine Workers of America
Ickes
Tales Eavenin
John L. Lewis
Roosevelt
Oye
United Mine Workers
Ickes and Lewis
WLB
Little Steel
Clyde Grass To Die For Murder In Gas Chamber
Clyde Grass of Cabarrus county faces execution for first degree murder in the death of his father in law W A Godwin. The State Supreme Court denied his appeal and the November 19 date was set. Grass also faced a second degree murder conviction in the death of Annie Stafford.
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Raleigh
Clyde Grass
Cabarrus County
State Prison
W. A. Godwin
State Supreme Court
Grass
Win
Deree
Annie Stafford
Kannapolis
Godwin
RAF Bombers Strike German Cities In Massive Night Assault
London reports a great fleet of RAF heavy bombers hammering the German industrial cities of Dresden and the net last night in a swift sequel to a smashing attack. The operation involved the largest force of American aircraft ever deployed against the city.
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London
Duesse
Rhe
Duesseldorf
Wilhelmshaven
RAF
Air Ministry
Germany
Dheinmetal Iron and Steel
Krupps
Essen
Vereinigte Stahlwerke
Willis Leads In Race For Governor
In Kentucky governor race Republican Simeon Willis clung to a lead over Democrat J. Luter Donaldson by about five thousand votes as precinct reporting lagged. Willis held 256,833 to Donaldson's 251,595 with 306 precincts remaining, including 250 in Democratic-leaning Jefferson County.
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Louisville
Simeon
Willis
J. Luter Donaldson
Kentucky
Donaldson
Jefferson County
Ashland
State Court of Appeals
Carrollton
Flem D
United States Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Roosevelt
Four Firms Indicted in Sherman Act Case
A federal grand jury indicted the General Chemical Company of New York along with three other chemical makers and seven individuals on Sherman act counts. They allegedly conspired to monopolize the lab chemical trade in the United States and to eliminate competition.
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Trenton
N. J
General Chemical Company of
New York
United States
Springfield hunters urged to duck and goose hunt during war effort
New Alibi Springfield Illinois report notes the state conservation department advises hunters to go duck and goose hunting and tell spouses it is a patriotic duty. It also urges saving duck and goose feathers for military flying suits and sleeping bags.
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Springfield
Ill
State Conservation Department
OWI Helped Win Italy Fleet for Allies Reported
The House appropriations committee released details on how the Office of War Information aided shifting Italy’s fleet to the Allied side. Testimony cited endorsements from General Marshall and Generals Eisenhower Patton and Devers and noted the risk of scuttling ships without funding. Robert E. Sherwood described persuading Italy’s navy to surrender and join the United Nations.
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Washington
Office of War Information
OWI
House Appropriations Committee
George C. Marshall
Dwight Eisenhower
George S. Patton
Jacob L. Devers
Congress
Sicily
OWL
Itaian
United Nations
Robert E. Sherwood
Sherwood
Rep Durham With Scions On Canal Zone Inspection
Six members of the House military committee start an inspection trip to the Panama Canal Zone Caribbean area and South America. The delegation includes Merritt Durant Durham Sikes Short and Leroy Johnson detailing plans announced by Secretary of War Stimson.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Panama Canal Zone
Caribbean
South America
Stimson
Mere Merritt
D-Ny
Jello
D-Calif
Durham
D-Nc
Sikes
Short
R-Mo
Leroy Johnson
R-Calif
Ten Merchant Vessels Sunk By U. S. Subs
American submarines sank ten Japanese merchant ships and damaged three others as part of broader actions in the Pacific theater. The daytime surface battle near Bougainville's Empress Augusta Bay involved U S and Japanese forces, with Tokyo acknowledging some losses. Navy officials credited submarines with a large share of sinkings, bringing total enemy ships sunk or damaged to 487.
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Vern Haugland
South Pacific
Empress Augusta Bay
Bougainville Island
Rashio Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
William F. Halsey
Rabaul
Halsey
Navy
Ique
Ocean Island
Guadalcanal
Solon Urges Postmaster Pay Probe
Senator Reed calls for an investigation into actual time worked by postmasters before action on overtime pay legislation. He cites letters urging support and estimates annual costs at 1.7 million dollars, reflecting on past Post Office service levels and the need to verify facts first.
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Washington
Reed
R-Kas
Post Office Department
House Committee Slashes Appropriations Bill 82 Percent
The House Appropriations Committee pared a 1.2 billion catch-all bill by 82 percent, sending a leaner measure to the floor. Major cuts hit War Manpower Commission, Education, War Housing, and Navy funds, with some transfers proposed to preserve the war effort.
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House Committee
Congress
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
House
OWL
Cannon
Cmo
Office of War Information
OWI
Paul McNutt
War Manpower Commission
Federal Agency
Office of Education
War Housing
Interior Department
iTreasury Department
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Jinputi
Empress
Augusto Bay
New, Ireland
New Britain
Solomon Islands
Bougainville
New Guinea
Srouadalcanal
Ballale
Strai
Choiseul
Treasur
Farse
Ganongga
Solomon
Islands
Munda
Rendova
Georgia
Augusta
By Eddie Gilmore
Page
Mata Haris
U. S. Navy
U.S
Salerno
U. S
Savannah
International
Ner
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Ruhr
Hamburg
Cologne
Rhine
Rhineland
France
Low Countries
Social Demokraten
Mediterranean
Wiener Neustadt
Austria
Rep
Solon
By Alex H. Singleton
Navy Ordnance
Farm Security Administration
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