Doughboys Break German Westwall Forward Near Aachen and Ubach
American tanks pressed a two mile breach in the Siegfried Line above Aachen with infantry support in a two day offensive. First Army units drove three miles beyond Ubach toward a main escape road while fighting heavy German counterattacks and neutralizing road blocks.
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Cologne
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Chen
Courtney Hodges
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Gladbach
Aix-La-Chapelle
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Smith Esteemed Governor Alfred E Smith Dies at 70
YORK Oct 4 Governor Alfred E Smith a colorful political figure and former four time governor of New York State died at about 6 28 am today at Elier Institute hospital after a stay in Rockefeller Institute hospital He had not actively participated in politics recently devoting time to civic causes and bond drives He was a longtime foe of the New Deal yet backed Wendell L Willkie in 1940 and was known for his brown derby cigar and ever present smile Smith rose from Manhattan s East Side to national prominence and his death ends a dominant era in American politics Continued on Page Hight
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Red Cross Aids Hatteras Hurricane Victims Relocation
In Atlanta on October 4, Red Cross Southeastern area manager John Wilson said 12 disaster workers face the toughest rehabilitation task on the Hatteras keys off North Carolina. Only 180 families require aid so far, but transport and communications limits hinder progress as workers and local committees repair homes and rehabilitate families before cold weather. The army provided two portable disbursing units to the islanders and wells and cisterns damaged by the hurricane are being rebuilt.
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Somanee
True Patriot Lost Says FDR on Alfred Smith
President Roosevelt mourns Alfred E. Smith as a true patriot in a White House statement. He lauds Smith for heart, courage, and honesty, noting his New York governorship and role as a Democratic presidential candidate despite bitter campaigning.
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Daniels Urges Foundation To Pay Grid Coach
Josephus Daniels urges creation of a football foundation to fund a winning coach with up to 12 000 dollars a year for the two university units. He says the state will not appropriate funds to raise a football coach above professors and vows a modest personal contribution.
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Greater University Board of Trustees
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Russians Use Yankee Jeeps In Advance
Russians push westward toward Belgrade with Yugoslav Partisans guiding. Red Army breaks German resistance as forces advance from Transylvania, threatening Belgrade and splitting German lines near Bela Crkva. Simultaneously Govorov’s Riga front seizes Estonian island Hiiu while Polish tensions rise after Warsaw uprising collapse.
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Romania
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Baltic
Leonid A. Govorov
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Gulf of Riga
Hsiu
Dunkerque Evacuation Under Truce Allows Civilians to Leave
Canadian and British forces permit 20,000 civilians to evacuate Dunkerque under a 12 hour armistice and a 12 hour ceasefire. Evacuation lines follow British infantry, while roads will be mined before hostilities resume. Dunkerque lies 40 miles NW of Lille with 15,000 Nazis in garrison.
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Dunkerque
Germany
Calais
Lille
China's Struggle in China Tests Allies’ Supply Role
Dewitt MacKenzie discusses China's harsh reality despite U S aid. He argues a major Allied operation is needed to open a supply route into China, possibly an amphibious invasion or a cross-border push through Southeast Asia, to sustain Chinese defense and blunt Japanese advances. The 14th Air Force is praised for shielding Chinese ground troops and slowing the Japanese drive in Kwangsi province.
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Siam
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Plaien ‘Ince
Presidential Campaign Mixes Attacks Endorsement and Roosevelts Reply
The campaign delivers a mixed message with Dewey and Bricker assailing wartime tax laws, Truman endorsing congressional treaty approval by majority vote, and Mrs. Roosevelt issuing a disclaimer. Dewey urges postwar tax simplification and tax cuts in a Albany radio address, while Bricker promises a tax law revision and broader employment opportunities as the next administration prepares to take office.
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Bricker
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Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Albany
Roosevelt
G.O.P
Centralia
Yank Airborne Losses During Holland Invasion
About 6 000 American aircraft and gliders took part in the Holland invasion with losses under three per cent. Supplies and equipment carried reached nearly 6 000 000 pounds, including ammunition jeeps artillery and motorcycles. The report notes about 150 pounds per parachutist landed.
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Holland
Loss Of Seven Japanese Admirals Reported
Tokyo radio announced the death of seven more Japanese rear admirals in a broadcast recorded by the FCC. In the past month Tokyo has reported 19 admiral deaths.
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Tokyo Radio Today
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Tokyo
Fifth Army Advances on Italian Front Amid Mud and Resistance
Fifth Army infantry gained slight ground along a 20 mile front through stiff German defense as mud and tough pockets slowed progress on valley roads north of the Apennines toward the Po valley. Brazilian division joined the push along the coast, maintaining pressure along its front.
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Adriatic
Utah Couple Seeks Discharge For War-Weary Son
Tremonton Utah Oct 4 A desert farm couple have sent three of their four sons to war in six months. Marine Corp officials at Camp Lejeune denied an emergency furlough for Boyd C Borgstrom 28 after 71 furlough days this year. The parents say they have given enough and hope for a discharge to return to the farm.
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Alben Porgstrom
France
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Boyd C. Borgstrom
Husky Elden Brogstrom
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Camp Lejeune
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Durham Insurance Executive Richard McDougald Dies at 48
Richard L. McDougald, 48, a prominent Durham insurance executive and bank official, died yesterday at his home. He served as executive vice president of Mechanics and Farmers Bank and held vice presidential roles at North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance and Mutual Building and Loan Association. Funeral services are Thursday at White Rock Baptist Church with burial in Beechwood Cemetery.
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Nazi Bases Attacked By Bombers In Norway And Germany
RAF heavy bombers struck Bergen Norway targeting submarine pens and vessels. One fighter escorted Lancaster or Halifax aircraft did not return. Allied raids also crippled Ruhr transport as Mosquito bombers hit trains barges and rail links across western Germany.
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Air Ministry
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Reich
Bombers Strive To Slow Japanese Push In China
At an advanced U.S. air base in eastern China Oct 1 bombers and fighters launched a steady stream to slow Japan's drive in Kwangsi as refugees flood rail yards amid a cholera outbreak. Dozens of planes take off and land hourly as supply flights continue despite dire conditions.
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China
UPA
Kwangsi
Landa
Germans Resist Finns on Finnish Vessel Front
German dive bombers and heavy gunfire attack a Finnish customs ship at the Tornealy pier in the Gulf of Bothnia as Allied correspondents sail. Casualties occur among troops preparing to move to the front, while Finnish forces press the advance four miles southeast of Tornealv toward Kemi after routing the garrison in 36 hours.
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War Program Of Detroit Delayed By Walkout
Detroit area war production slowed as 8000 maintenance workers quit and 11 plants closed. The strike affected Briggs Manufacturing, De Soto Chrysler, Chrysler East Jefferson, and Kelsey-Hayes facilities with thousands sent home and more closures anticipated amid wage demand talks with the War Labor Board.
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War Labor Board
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CIO
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Wyoming
DeSoto Division
Chrysler Corporation
Chrysler
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