Japs Start Evacuation Of Hold In Central Solomons
London dispatch reports Kiev battle intensifying as Russians and Germans deploy heavy forces to contest the Dnieper line. Berlin and Moscow communiques cite tank losses and entrenched positions as forces clash near Dnieper bend and rail hubs east of Orsha.
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Associated Press
London
Kiev
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Citier Tenany
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Minsk
Bulletin
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Lebedevo
Orsha
Naples Falls In 23 Day Offensive
Allied forces under Lt Gen Mark W Clark capture Naples Italy's third greatest city as German defenders withdraw to Rome. The city, once a major port and manufacturing center, is reported empty of Germans, who had attempted to destroy installations to hinder the advancing armies.
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North Africa
Mark W. Clark
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Naples
Italy
Rome
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Europe
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Lerno
Genoa
Dwight D.hower
Eisenhower
War Today Analysis Warns of German Stand On Eastern Front
The piece notes Hitler’s aim to hold the eastern front against a shifting Russian line as Allied observers fear a potential mass atrocity in Naples and report widespread German oppression. It details a climatic struggle from Leningrad to the Sea of Azov with manpower, deportations, and forced labor under Nazi control amid ongoing riverine and port battles.
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Baltic States
English Channel
Mediterranean
Revere
Germany
Switzerland
Italy
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Reper
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Leingrad
Sea of Azov
Dnieper
Poland
Smolensk Cier
Baltic Sea
Leningrad
Anti Fascist Sforza Calls Support for Badoglio in War
Count Carlo Sforza, Italian anti fascist leader, says Italians should back Marshal Badoglio to fight Germany. He has permission to return to Italy but may not join any government, arguing he is more useful outside government to unite Italians in the anti German war.
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New York
Carlo Sforza
State Department
Italy
Pietro Badoglio
Germany
Count Sforza
Marshal He
Badoglio
Russia's Successful Drive Spurs Early Military Talks
Russia's rapid eastern front success accelerates plans for urgent American British Soviet staff discussions ahead of a three power diplomatic meeting. Officials expect joint sessions of military officers from all three nations, with Gen. George Marshall and Cordell Hull likely arriving for the talks.
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John F. Chester
London
Russia
London Press
George C. Marshall
Cordell Hull
America
Britain
Harriman Named Ambassador to Russia
W Averell Harriman was named by President Roosevelt to serve as ambassador to Russia replacing Admiral Standley who returns to report on Soviet attitudes. Harriman, 52 next month, has led the Lend Lease administration in London since 1941 and is a son of railroad builder E H Harriman.
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Washington
W. Averell Harriman
Roosevelt Joay A
Russia
Arriman
William H. Standley
Moscow
Standley
Harriman
German Military Power On East Front Slashed
London reports that only 25 percent of Germanys fighters 50 percent of bombers and about two thirds of divisions are fighting the Russians on the eastern front. Chief Marshal Air Philip Jou rt says Russia deserves major credit for successes while allies diverted Nazi power and aided with food and supplies.
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London
Germany
Air Philip Jourt
Philip
Russia
Aviation under study in postwar world promise of freedom of the air
President Roosevelt said the government has studied aviation for months and that he and Prime Minister Churchill agree there will be freedom of the air. He noted conversations with other government and allied officials during his press conference.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Britain
Faithless Wives Questioned by Military Committee
Washington lawmakers debated support for soldiers families as the House military committee neared action on aid for enlisted dependents. Testimony from Gerald Monsman cited many complaints from servicemen and sailors about spouses claiming entitlements and suggested draft boards review such cases.
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Washington
Congress
House Military Committee
Gerald Monsman
U S Forces Report Allied Advances in South Pacific
United States forces report Japanese evacuation attempts on Kolombangara and Vila, with barges sunk off Choiseul and Kolombangara. Australian advances near Finschhafen and Sattelberg push toward Lae, Markham valley operations include Wankon and Kaipit as air and sea actions continue in the Solomons and New Guinea.
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Vila
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United States
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Rei Cove
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Finschhafen
New Guinea
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Lae
Wankon
Ma‘dang
Kaipit
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Women Doctors Face Slow Volunteer for Army Service
Washington Oct 1 Major Margaret Craighill, first woman doctor in the army medical corps, says the army is miffed that few women doctors have volunteered for service since commissions were opened. She notes only 27 women have been commissioned but the army can commission unlimited numbers who qualify.
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Army
Armed Forces
Margaret Craighill
Army Medical Corps
Women's District of Columbia Medical Society
Philadelphia Women's Medical College
Luftwaffe Hit Hard in September Air War
Swiss and Allied actions report heavy air losses for Germany in September. Swiss anti aircraft fire downed an American flying fortress during battles over Eastern Switzerland. U S Eighth Air Force operations claim to have destroyed hundreds of German fighters in September with significant ground losses at Stuttgart and Emden. Royal Air Force raids also increased enemy aircraft destruction though exact RAF totals were not released.
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Burma
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Myingyan
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Tantabin
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Kanzauk
Bern
Switzerland
Jy Robert N. Studevant
London
U.S
Eighth Air Force
Royal Air Force
Hitler
Eigth Air Force
Stuttgart
France
Holland
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United States
Emden Naval Base
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Cn Hat Sfant
Derbolts
Pepper Sees Early End To Freight Rate Inequity
Senator P. I. (D-Fla) predicted by Christmas or early spring the ICC will decide freight rates lifting the discriminatory burden harming southern economic development. He said the ruling would direct reconstruction of rates, offering new certainty and hope for the south and west to enter industrial growth.
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Washington
P. I
D-Fla
Interstate Commerce Commission
South
ICC
Allies Likely to Recognize Badoglio Regime and Rally Italians
An official in close contact with the Italian situation says the Allies will likely recognize Marshal Badoglio and King Victor Emmanuel and back a campaign to rally Italians against the Nazi backed Mussolini regime. Eisenhower is reportedly negotiating with the Badoglio government with Allied approval.
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Washington
Marshal Badoglio
Victor Emmanuel
Mussolini
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Badoglio
Hair Lacquer Pads Linked to Dermatitis
The Journal of the American Medical Association advised women to stop using hair lacquer pads temporarily as reports show they cause dermatitis and severe skin inflammation around the neck and ears from styling and waxing the hair into place.
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Chicago
the Journal of the American Medical Association
United States
Allies Aim to Free Rome as Roosevelt Refines Goals
Washington reports say Allied forces seek to free Rome and the Vatican with minimal destruction. Roosevelt discusses updates from a press conference noting Naples advances and emphasizes ongoing efforts to limit damage and prevent heavy fighting around Rome.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Vatican
Naples
OPA Investigators Probe Converted Rental Units in San Diego
OPA investigators list a residence in San Diego with bedrooms and a rear porch converted into rental units. A note indicates an extra 87.50 for use of the front door, and that occupants were proceeding with the plan.
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