Allies break German line as forces push toward Strasbourg
Allied forces advance from the Roer toward Linnich and Julich while the Seventh Army and French First Army erase the northern Vosges front. Mulhouse surrenders its staff officers with 1,000 prisoners. AachenEscheweiler bridgehead widens as Belfort fights on. Fronts along the Rhine tighten near Strasbourg.
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William H. Simpson
Linnich
Julich
Roer
Cologne
Fronthoven
Berlin
Bourheim
U. S
Vosges
Mulhouse
Strasbourg
Alsace
Rhine
Saverne
Sarrebourg
Aachen
Eupe
Grange urges price controls stay until inflation danger passes
The report notes OPA duties to farmers include holding costs down until inflation risk ends and ensuring reconversion goods return at near 1942 prices. It warns prices may rise after V E Day but cautions against removing controls too soon. The Grange backs butter price hikes and calls for standards and marketing rules for farm products.
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OPA
Grange
Albert S. Goss
Nimitz reports Saipan Guam Peleliu campaign totals
Admiral Nimitz announced the Saipan Guam Tinian Angaur Peleliu actions began June 14 and ended officially in September. Total casualties reached 63,388 Japanese killed and 3,367 captured with 6,962 enemy dead and 857 prisoners reported in ongoing patrols after organized resistance ended.
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SS Oor
Pearl Harbor
Nimitz
Saipan
Americans Seize North Limon Positions in Philippines Fight
American forces hold all strategic points in north Limon as Japanese counterattacks fail along Leyte’s coast. Nimitz reports 16 Japanese aircraft destroyed by Third Fleet after carrier strikes on Manila. Casualties include a Japanese light cruiser blown up near Brunei and damage to another warship.
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Limon
Leyte
Chester W. Nimitz
Manila
American planes raid Davao and Cauayan reported
Tokyo radio quoted by The Associated Press says U S planes attacked Davao on Mindanao Island and Cauayan on Albay Gulf near Luzon. The FCC recorded the broadcast.
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Associated Press
Tokyo Radio
Davao
Mindanao
Philippines
Cauayan
Albay Gulf
Luzon
Federal Communications Commission
Labor calls for full wartime effort to meet reconversion challenges
The report notes labor leaders urge an all out war and government push to defeat Germany and Japan and face reconversion or risk World War III. McNutt cites foundries still producing non essential goods and peacetime restrictions while unions must ensure wartime discipline within ranks.
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Germany
Japan
McNutt
Ly Wrage
English Author P G Wodehouse Arrested in Paris
P G Wodehouse the English author and his wife were arrested by French authorities in Paris. Details of the charge were not disclosed. Wodehouse, 63, created Jeeves and had been moved from Berlin to Paris by Germans after being captured in May 1940 at Le Coquet, France.
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London
P. G. Wodehouse
Paris
Jodehouse
Berlin
France
Jeeves
le Coquet
War aglow for all out attacks by Christmas
Eisenhower says more supplies are needed and weather favors operations. If the home front delivers and conditions stay favorable, Allies could achieve victory by Christmas. The speaker notes this is not a prediction and warns war could extend into 1945 without timely support.
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Eisenhower
Ike
1945
Russians claim advances as siege of Budapest lags
Moscow reported an advance with 600 German and Hungarian deaths at Verpelet. From Nov 14 to 20 Russians captured 4,220 enemy soldiers, totaling 11,920 since Nov 8. No fresh word on the Budapest siege from the south and southeast.
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Moscow
Verpelet
Budapest
Death Of Former French Premier Caillaux At 81
Former French premier Joseph Caillaux, known in the United States for his failed debt reduction efforts after World War I, died last night at age 81. An official notice was released today via wireless dispatch from Le Mans and recorded by the FCC.
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Associated Press
Joseph Caillaux
France
United States
le Mans
FCC
North Carolina Weather Shifts to Warmer Mountain Air
Partly cloudy and moderately cool today and tonight with a slight warming trend in the mountains this afternoon. Thursday continues cool but milder conditions spread across the region as high pressure nudges in.
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North Carolina
Experimental Bomb Flight Described in 1930s Test
The report outlines a bomb with mixed German and American parts, tested at a power plant lab. An alloy shielding and a steel blast sheet protected the engine, which struggled to start before a blast of air aided radiator cooling. Engineers used gyros and a preset system to guide altitude and course, dropping two spotters for a spiral descent. The first launch occurred on October 11, about a week behind schedule.
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England
ATSC
Gineers
Teen shoplifting linked to truancy in Portland
Police captain Moorad describes a wave of teen shoplifting as an adventure among girls who justify acts as games. Detectives and school patrols target stores during class hours. most offenders are not habitual delinquents and many are from respected families. First arrest often halts the crime.
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Captain Moorad
Campfire Girls
Girl Scouts
Portland
Susie
Capt. Moorad
Bell System insult claim sparks union standoff
Pollock alleges misconduct and says beds and supplies moved to Ohio tele offices as a reignited fight with the union unfolds. E H Gustavson testifies the company would resume negotiations on bonus payments if workers return to their jobs.
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Bell System
Pollock
Ohio
E. H. Gustavson
Washington
Price resigns as NC Industrial Commission secretary
E. W. Price has resigned as executive secretary of the North Carolina Industrial Commission effective December 1. T. A. Wilson, chair man of the commission, announced the move citing ill health as the reason.
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Raleigh
E. W. Price
North Carolina Industrial Commission
T. A. Wilson
Price
Wilson
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