Roosevelt Seeks Broad Industrial Vote in Final Campaign Stages
President Roosevelt travels a third time this campaign season, courting industrial workers and visiting key districts including Conn and Va allies. He urged workers to secure ample voting time and noted Senator Carter Glass supports his bid for a fourth term amid mixed Senate reactions. Powell Glass questioned the authenticity of a report, while Byrnes aides confirmed Glass's vote favoring Roosevelt.
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Carter Glass
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Japanese Air and Armor Bludgeon Leyte Road Reinforcements
Allied pilots of the 49th squadron and Maj. Richard J. Bong, famed ace, report a 10 mile motor convoy moving north from Ormoc. US forces unleash a dawn air strike blasting trucks and tanks while 155 and eight inch howitzers mass at Ormoc valley to shell Japanese columns moving toward Carigara Bay.
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Roosevelt Attacks Campaign Fear Tactics In Hartford
President condemns opponents who warn social security funds will be worthless. He recalls 1932 and 1936 tactics saying Americans rebuked them at the polls as streets revived with business and employment. He notes Hartford has continued to hum with faith and hope.
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Defenders Routed Near Budapest as Red Army Advances
A captured captain reports only 200 men left in one division after three days of battle. Soviet forces gain ground near Budapest with emphasis on Danube crossings and the fall of Pest appears imminent while the capital remains contested. Massive losses for German Hungarian forces reported near the Danube, with Red Army advances threatening Szolnok and routes to Vienna.
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Allied Air Power Targets Hexed by Weather and German Fronts
Allied planes flew over 1000 sorties in support of Allied troops in Holland and advances into German territory near Aachen. U S Ninth Air Force Thunderbolts disrupted enemy concentrations and a tank column while Havocs and Marauders struck communications targets and bridges in the Rhine Moselle valleys. A public official warned of rumors alleging a government plot to seize insurance firms.
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Luftwaffe revived and Leuna plant at Merseburg targeted
The article notes a resurgent Luftwaffe significance with heavy Yankee bombing of the Leuna synthetic oil complex at Merseburg. It explains the plant as a key petroleum source for Hitler, while Allied operations near Aachen and the Walcheren invasion advance to open the Schelde estuary for Antwerp. Neon is mentioned as a 1898 discovery.
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Dewey Campaign Seeks Flat Attack On Roosevelt Pace
Dewey signals a hard line against Roosevelt in a NBC CBS broadcast campaign, pledging no punches as he criticizes domestic and foreign policy and the “subversive” push inside the Democratic party. He plans to push foreign policy themes from Minneapolis Louisville and San Francisco while highlighting his call for international security cooperation. Roosevelt campaigns in Boston as Dewey moves through Maryland and Pennsylvania aiming for New York electoral votes.
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North Carolina Clouds Gather for Weekend Showers
The forecast calls for increasing cloudiness tonight in North Carolina with Sunday bringing cloudy skies and light showers in the mountains. Cooler air moves in from the west and may continue Sunday afternoon before clearing and cooling Sunday night.
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Jury Awards Clara C Harper 14500 in Damages
A Guilford County Superior Court jury awarded Mrs Clara C Harper 14500 in personal damages and 850 for auto damages after an October 23 1943 South Carolina crash. The suit sought 51000 total. co-plaintiff S Wickham claimed 15000 for personal injuries and received an unspecified amount. The three-plaintiff actions totaled 96000. The case concluded a one week term of Guilford County Superior Court with Judge H Hoyle Sink presiding.
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T. H. Harper
High Point Division
Guilford County Superior Court
H. Hoyle Sink
Harper
Allied Forces Extend Bridgeheads Near Moerdijk and Oosterhout
Allied reports say fighting near Moerdijk bridge approaches to Breda may be in final stages. Polish and American bridgeheads northwest of Oosterhout are back in action after being knocked out, with Den Hout captured and a third bridgehead north of Oudenbosch widened.
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