Nazi Offensive Power Broken Near Volga City
Moscow dispatch reports Soviet counteroffensive around Stalin grad and northwest of Volga city regaining positions after days of heavy fighting. Germans briefly broke through to a populated place north of Volga city, while Russians claimed to clear streets, retake positions, and destroy German tanks in a three day clash. Offensive northwest of the city appeared to threaten German hold on the Volga corridor as battles raged along a 40 mile front between the Don and Tolga. Continued fighting in the Caucasus aimed at Rozny oil fields saw German advances into oil targets, with page 11 continuation promised.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Stalingrad
Volga
Soviet Information Bureau
Ermans
Don
Tolga
Geran
Orth
Strong Aerial Operations At Japs Underway
American Army forces in the Aleutians moved 250 nautical miles toward Japanese bases in the North Pacific, supported by naval units, carrying out strong aerial operations from new positions without opposition. New islands in the Andreanos group shorten flight times to Kiska, enabling heavier bomb loads and better protection. invasion plans offered no comment. Japanese losses in ships and a transport firing, with a Liberator bombing of Kiska, underscored mounting pressure as winter nears.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Aleutian Islands
North Pacific
Navy
Aelatians
Dutch Harbor
U. S
Kiska
Attu
Agattu
Andreanos
Aleutians
Sequam Pass
Amchitka Pass
Army
Army opens intensified recruiting for 18 and 19 year olds
Washington October 3 The War Department announced a broadened army recruiting drive inviting volunteers aged 18 and 19 to join three branches of the service. General Somervell called it elective service vital to balance ages and supplement the draft, with parental consent required for volunteers under 20 but no draft board clearance needed.
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Washington
Congress
War Department
Brehon B. Somervell
The
Services of Supply
Rmg
Herriot Placed Under Police Surveillance
Vichy announces Edouard Herriot placed under residential surveillance by police due to his attitude and political agitation. Officials deny arrest reports, noting he was invited to reside on his property in the country. Concurrently 17 others were arrested in Doubs for alleged militant communist ties.
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VICHY
Edouard Herriot
Republic
Herriot
United States
Britain
America
Jule Jeanneney
Senate
Albert Lebrun
France
Chamber of
Valles-Bains
Europe
London
Justice Dept. Drives to Revoke Bund Citizenship Nationwide
The Justice Department launches a nationwide campaign to strip naturalized Bund members of their citizenship, designate the German American Bund as a Nazi fifth column, and intern those involved. Attorney General Biddle labels Bund an ongoing threat despite its public dissolution, says its loyalty to Germany voids American citizenship, and notes acts of fraud by naturalized Germans aiding the Bund. Continued on page 11.
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Department of Justice
Bund
Associated Press
Washington
Justice Department
America
Biddle
Pearl Harbor
Willkie Urges Offensive Action In Asiatic War Areas
Wendell Willkie told Chiang Kai-shek’s banquet that bold offensive action in Asiatic battle zones is as vital as a second front. He urged united United Nations effort and said the common citizen in Africa Europe Asia and America seeks action now. Willkie, in China on an air tour, pressed for action and praised Chiang’s aggressive spirit and belief in freedom for China and the world.
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Chungking
Wendell Willkie
Asiatic
Moscow
Africa
Europe
Asia
America
Willkie
Chiang Kai-shek
United Nations
Roosevelt
Egypt
Middle East
Russia
Germany
Japan
Kaishek
China
Roosevelt tunes war effort with political delay noted
The piece argues President Roosevelt delays tax and manpower measures to avoid affecting the November elections. It notes pressure to hold workers, freeze selective service shifts, and push for a Democratic House as a mandate for wartime policy, warning these domestic issues hinder full war mobilization.
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White House
Rayburn-Barkley
Caapitol Hill
Elec
Jose Democratic
Selective Service
Roosevelt
United States
F.D.R
British Gains In Madagascar Are Increased
British capture of Antsirabe, a key railway terminal in southern Madagascar, looked imminent as France reported losing Sambaina and prepared to block further advance. Paris said native partisans were being armed to ambush a South African column along the trail to Fianarantsoa while accusing Britain of using incendiary bullets. Royalist guerrillas fell back as the French claimed stiff resistance ahead.
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Vichy
Antsirabe
Madagascar
Joss of
Sambaina
Colonial Office
Mount Biy
Fianarantsoa
Disaster in Lumberton: Tanker Bus Crash Kills Eleven
A gasoline tanker and a Queen City Trailways bus collided in Lumberton today, triggering a fire that killed eleven and injured eighteen. Fire crews cleared survivors from the wreckage as searchers listed eleven vertebrae on the smoking pyre. Among the injured on the bus were Miss Dorothy Jones of High Point, though her address and family names could not be confirmed.
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Associated Press
Lumberton
Queen City Trailways
Lamberton
Dorothy Jones
High Point
Tragedy on Route 301 Involves Tanker And Bus Crash
A pre-dawn wreck 16 miles north on Route 301 involved a northbound tanker sideswiping a wagon and veering into a southbound bus. Smoke rose for hundreds of feet as crowds gathered. Tanker driver Stinson Branch of Lumberton was severely burned and hospitalized.
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Here
Stinson Branch
Lumberton
J. R
Strong British Force Attacks Rhineland Base
London dispatch reports a strong British bomber force attacked a Rhineland target, likely Krefeld, last night starting several fires. Germans admit damage and casualties while weather hindered U.S. daylight raids. Seven British bombers were lost. RAF has attacked Krefeld before.
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London
Rhineland
Krefeld
U.S
British
Air Ministry
U. S
Europe
Hitler
Roosevelt names Byrnes to head economic stabilization
President Roosevelt announced James F. Byrnes, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, will direct economic stabilization to battle inflation. Byrnes resigns from the court. Leon Henderson to work with him to fix 60 day price ceilings on butter eggs poultry and most foods. The plan also limits wage growth and caps salaries above 5000 yearly with exemptions for promotions. Rent controls to be enacted within days.
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Richard L. Turner
Washington
Roosevelt
James F. Byrnes
Supreme Court
Byrnes
Prisa Admin
Ree Ree
Leon Henderson
Henderson
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
War Labor Board
Seven Die In Army Bomber Crash Near Akron Airport
A medium bomber crashed near Akron airport killing seven on impact. Guards at Goodyear Aircraft Corp reported an engine failure just after takeoff. Witness Henry Betz said the plane’s right wing dipped, flipping the craft onto a knoll and bursting into flames. Firefighters faced intense heat while attempting rescue.
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Akron
Goodyears Aircraft Corp
Henry Betz
Replacing Of Justice Byrnes To Set Record
Justice F Byrnes resignation from the Supreme Court opens the way for Roosevelt to appoint his eighth justice, setting a new record for presidential Supreme Court selections. Byrnes, a one-term justice, wrote clear opinions on national issues including interstate migration and labor racketeering, after serving as South Carolina senator since 1931.
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Washington
Justice F. Byrnes
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
High Tribunal
George Washington
Lincoln
Jackson
Taft
Harlan ¥. Stone
Edward Douglas White
Byrnes
White House
John H. Clarke
World Peace
Clarke
San Diego
Roberts
Pearl Harbor
California
South Carolina
Halifax Sees German Manpower Shortage Shaping Defeat
Halifax warned that Germany faces choosing between a major spring 1943 campaign and sustaining military production. He cited manpower drains from Russian campaigns and bombing raids on Ruhr centers as eroding German capability, suggesting Germany will have to sacrifice either its army or industry. Roosevelt’s letter stressed united aims to defeat enemies swiftly and build postwar strength through freedom and security.
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New York
Germany
Viscount Halifax
United States
Lord Halifax
Foreign Policy Association
Ruhr
Coffogne
Dusseldorf
Roosevelt
Frank R. SicCoy
The
Allied Forces Push Through Owen Stanley Mountains
Allied troops moved through the Owen Stanley range in New Guinea and reached Efogi, securing villages once held by Japan. The communique also noted a raid on Mubo, with at least 25 Japanese killed or wounded, while torpedo planes attacked enemy shipping in the Solomon Islands, possibly hitting three light cruisers and two merchant vessels.
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MacArthur
Australia
Owen Stanley
New Guinea
Efogi
Douglas MacArtthur
Great Island
Mubo
Salamaua
Pacific
Solomon Islands
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Elmer Davis
Office of War Information
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