Australian Troops Advance Toward Madang in New Guinea
Allied forces push into Ramu region in New Guinea about 60 miles from Madang as Allied air and sea blockade tightens. The effort aims to disrupt Japanese coastal base operations while the Central Solomons blockade increases Japanese losses in ships and men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Ramu
Madang
Solomons
Douglas MacArthur
Gen. C. Marshall
Army
MacArthur
Pacific
Honolulu
Ernest W. King
United States Fleet
Chester W. Nimitz
William F. Halsey
South Pacific
King
New Ganes
Markham
Kaigulin
Finschhafen
Kolombangara
Vila
Allies Aim to Free Rome Amid War’s Holy Stakes
The article notes Allied plans to capture Rome and the Vatican while avoiding a forced assault that would cost civilians and priceless relics. It describes Hitler using the pope as a hostage and Rome’s rail hub role, with warnings about civilian harm if the Germans resist.
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Rome
Italian
Hitler
Vatican
Pope
Roosevelt
Italy
Corsica
Father Of Cards' Brother Battery Dies From Attack
In Kansas City on October 6 Robert J. Cooper aged 58 father of Morton and Walker Cooper died unexpectedly after Cardinals lost to the Yankees. He had hoped to see Morton pitch and Walker play today in the World Series. Cooper suffered from a heart condition and was found dead by his wife at 4:30 AM.
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Kansas
City
Robert J. Cooper
Morton
Walker Cooper
Yankees
Cooper
Cardinals
Yanks
Merton
Walker
Telegraphers Message Confirms Son Killed in Action
In Coloma Michigan on October 6 Private William H OBrien Jr 21 a parachute trooper was killed in North Africa according to a telegraph message delivered to Mrs OBrien by his father veteran station agent William H OBrien Sr The report details a somber morning at the railroad telegraph desk as the father read and handed the news to his spouse.
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Coloma
Mich
William H. O’brien
Pete Marquette
O'Brien
Senate backs measure to force war plant workers into service
The Senate voted to substitute a bill aimed at denying occupational deferments to many non-father workers in war plants and to require evidence of indispensability. It would postpone pre-Pearl Harbor fathers’ inductions until January 1 and add written explanations for deferments. The bill adds a medical commission to lower physical standards to induct more men.
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Washington
Senate
Bilt
D-Mont
Wheeler
Taft
Rohio
Bailey
D-Nc
Clark
D-Mo
Army
Navy
Barkley
Medical Commission
Leading Ace Tops Southern China Air War Record
New York Times reports Technical Sgt. Arthur P. Benko of Bisbee Arizona shot down seven Zeros on October 1 over Haiphong. The feat raises his total score to six and makes him the leading ace in the southern Chinese theater and possibly the entire Army Air Force.
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New York
Haiphong
New York Times
Arthur P. Benko
Bisbee
Ariz
Army Air Force
Japs Strike From Manchuria To Block China Attacks
Chinese officials report four Japanese divisions moved from Manchuria into China proper to deter China based air attacks on Nippon in the Hangchow and Nanking area. Officials cite possible redeployment to another theater while Chinese guerrillas harass enemy lines and intercept supplies in Anhwei Kiangsu Chekiang.
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Manchuria
Chungking
China
Hangchow
Nanking
Shanghai
Anhwei
Kiangsu
Chekiang
Suancheng-Ningkuo
Red Offensive Bogs Down In Center Sector Near Dnieper
War dispatches report growing Russian activity in White Russia with 46 towns captured in the Vitebsk area. German counterblows increase elsewhere while Red air forces claim several attacks, and Berlin anticipates a final stand along the Dnieper.
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Red Army
White Russia
Vitebsk
Nazi
Berlin
St Th
Lake Ilmen
Sea of Azov
Marvin Jones Seeks Support for Farm Plan
War Food Administrator Marvin Jones testified before the House Agriculture Committee in Washington urging support for the 1944 farm program. He outlined aims to boost crop acreage to 380 million acres, maintain high meat dairy egg production, and adjust price supports and CCC borrowing to prevent consumer price hikes. He noted a shift to feeding fewer hogs and chickens due to feed shortages.
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Washington
Marvin Jones
WFA
Jones
House Agriculture Committee
House Banking Committee
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Solons Demand Treasury Substitute Tax Measure
Lawmakers revolt against the administration's tax plan urging a $5 billion substitute tax while Treasury officials push a sales tax option. The Ways and Means Committee and lawmakers from New York and California debate impacts on inflation and revenue as Vinson faces criticism.
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Solons
Treasury
Rareeston
Wingel Tie siCen
Tnt Ways and Means Committee
Fred M. Vinson
Congress
Vinson
Gearhart
R-Calif
Ways and Means Group
New York Board of Trade
M. L. Seidman
Rep. Taber
R-Ny
Randolph Paul
Tight Rope Walking On Base To Prepare Marines For Overseas Service
In San Diego on October 6, U.S. Marine veterans have taken up tight rope walking at the corps base as a leg strengthener for future overseas duties. The circus exercise uses G I shoes and gains popularity among marines and veterans alike.
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San Diego
Calif
U.S. Marine
Corps
G. I
Yugoslavs claim new successes against Germans
The Yugoslav National Army of Liberation announced major advances including severing the Trieste to Austrian border railway and gaining full control of Lussino island. Croat patriots completed occupation of Lussino after a surprise naval assault. Fighting spread to Bosnia Montenegro and Herzegovina with more Croatian units joining the liberation army.
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London
Trieste
Yugoslav National Army of Liberation
Lussino
Dalmatian
Josip Broz
Bosnia
Montenegro
Herzegovina
Army of Liberation
Rome Radio
Adriatic
Badoglio
Allies Cross Volturno River in Rome Drive Advance
Allied Fifth Army announced a crossing of the Volturno River north of Naples and the capture of Aversa and Maddaloni as part of the push toward Rome. Simultaneously Montgomery’s Eighth Army fought near Termoli on the Adriatic front while heavy bombing hit Bologna's rail center on the Brenner Pass line. The Germans fielded up to 75,000 troops in Italian battles.
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Edward Kennedy
Algiers
Fifth Army
Volturno
Rome
Aversa
Maddaloni
Naples
Olturno
Italy
Clark
Adriatic
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth
Biferno
Termoli
Bologna
Brenner Pass
Northwest African Air Force
Maddaleni
Eighth Army
Government May Go Into Tire Making
Former Rubber Administrator William M. Jeffers argues the government may need to enter tire and rubber goods production to avert interference and infighting in the rubber program. He cites a Baruch report finding inefficiencies and notes some companies redirect manpower to other uses.
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Omaha
William M. Jeffers
Jeffers
Philadelphia Record
Akron
Dii
Tuardibameratons
Baruch
British Still Fight On In Coo Defense
Cairo dispatch reports British defenders on Coo island in the Dodecanese continuing to battle strong German forces that landed there last Sunday. A Middle East bulletin notes no change in the island’s general situation and provides no fighting progress details.
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Cairo
Coo Island
Dodecanese
Middle East
Berlin
Crete
Roosevelt seeks authority to proclaim Philippine independence
President Roosevelt asked Congress for authority to declare the Philippines an independent self governing nation as soon as feasible. He cited a July 4 1946 independence date but said wartime fortunes could allow earlier action. He urged negotiations with Quezon to ensure security and future peace in the Pacific and to adjust economic laws to aid independence.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Philippines
Quezon
Taol
Hilippines
United States
Pacific
Coast Guard Patrol Craft Wilcox Lost in Atlantic Storm
The navy announced the loss of the coast guard patrol craft Wilcox in a storm off the Atlantic coast. One crew member was lost when the former fishing vessel foundered on September 30.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Wilcox
Atlantic
Navy
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Taman
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Dnieper
Ludwig Sertorius
Knox
Frank Knox
Batipaglia
Mark W. Clark
Henry Hewitt
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