Allied Troops Face Supply Problem In New Guinea
Allied forces press their advance in New Guinea but face persistent supply difficulties after driving the Japanese back across the Owen Stanley Mountains. The influx of supplies remains a critical challenge for sustaining momentum toward Port Moresby.
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New Guinea
Associated Press
MacArthur
Australia
Owen Stanley
Port Moresby
MacaArthur
Bulletin
Toribaiwa
Francis Forde
Forde
Dieppe Prisoners Handcuffed as German Retaliation
Britain vows similar treatment for German captives after Berlin reports British prisoners in Dieppe were manacled. The Red Cross lists Canadian airmen among the captured, while MacArthur HQ notes supply difficulties delaying Allied advances in New Guinea. Australian minister Forde praises troops marching through Owen Stanley terrain as they push toward Port Moresby.
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London
Britain
Dieppe
Berlin
Russians Repel German Attacks Near Stalingrad. Initiative Retained
Soviet forces under Major General Rodintzev repelled a night German advance along a ditch toward the Volga in northwest Stalingrad. Red Army craftily strengthened positions in the industrial northeast, with Red Star noting mortars knocked out eight tanks and artillery silenced a battalion.
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Stalingrad
East
Volga
Pravda
Moscow
Communist Party
Germany
Russia
Alexei Rodintzev
Batte
Red Star
Strets
Stalin
Red October
Red Army
Rome
Japs Withdraw From Positions In Aleutians
Washington reports Japan withdraws from Attu and Agattu in the western Aleutians. Iska remains under heavy US bombardment as Army Liberator bombers target the Kiska encampment. Winter conditions and nearing sea ice threaten Japanese troops with worsening hardship and isolation.
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Navy
Iska
U. S
Kiska
Isk
Refugee governments plot postwar Europe unity
In London refugee governments representing enslaved nations debate postwar needs. They foresee a future where Europe must unite and may form federations such as a Mediterranean bloc or Baltic bloc. Cooperation among the United States Britain and Russia is crucial to prevent Europe from fragmenting into power zones.
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London
Europe
United States
Britain
Russia
U S Fighters Escort British Planes On Raid
United States fighter pilots escorted RAF fighter bombers on a raid behind German lines. During the day the RAF conducted 12 trips over enemy territory, damaging German airports, convoys, and troop concentrations. Long range British fighters attacked behind the lines while bombers hit targets on the North African coast near Derna and Sidi Barrani. one plane was lost and two German Messerschmitts were shot down over El Alamein.
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CATRO
Oct. S
United States
RAF
Derna
Sidi Barrani
Bomba
Tony
el Alamein
German retaliation claim cited against British denial
The report notes a charge that the German action was a reprisal for how Nazis were treated after capture, a claim the British strongly deny. The passage references continued discussion on page 2 column 3.
Willkie Leaves Chungking for Secret Point
Wendell Willkie departed Chungking by plane ending a five day visit in the provisional Chinese capital. The next stop on his world tour was not disclosed. Chinese press gave unanimous support to his call for an Allied offensive and opposition to imperial rule.
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Chungking
Wendell Willkie
Willkie
Middle East
Russia
China
Empire of Nations
New Peoples Daily
Ta Kung Pao
Gandhi Told Violence Not Path to Negotiations
L S Amery told the House of Commons that Gandhi's Congress must renounce violence and suspends any plan for revolution before Britain will negotiate. Debates over India's question surface as Abdul Kasem Fazlul Huq urged U S intervention and a Hindu Mahasabha committee appealed to Roosevelt and Chiang Kai-shek to push Britain toward India's independence.
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London
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Congress Party
L. S. Amery
India
House of Commons
United States
New Delhi
Abdul Kasem Fazlul Huq
Tide Turns as United Nations Gains Insight From War Reports
Military analysts caution against predicting a quick victory but note a definite shift in momentum toward the United Nations. Japanese air power and production appear diminished in the Aleutians and near Guadalcanal while Mikado forces may be evacuating. Luftwaffe mobilization is centered at Stalingrad, with limited action toward Grozny and no reinforcements to Rommel in Egypt.
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United Nations
Aleutian
Navy
Mikado
Tokyo
Solomon
New Guinea
Guadalcanal
Port Moresby
Port Darwin
Siberian
Indian
Reich
Goering
Luftwaffe
Stalingrad
Caucasus
Grozny
Hitler
Berlin
Rommel
Egypt
State Highway Commission Seeks Sharp Budget Reduction
The State Highway and Public Works Commission requested appropriations of 23,798,522 for 1943-44 and 23,596,958 for 1944-45, far below 1941-42 and 1942-43 levels. Surplus will dwindle, ending 1944-45 in deficit, though offset by a 4.1 million general betterments fund. revenue for next biennium projected at 16.745 million plus 13.125 million, amid wartime material shortages and no major relaxations in rationing.
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Raleigh
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Highway
Ben Prince
Price
Prince
70-Ton Mars Declared Obsolete by Navy
Washington Oct. 8 The Navy’s 70-ton wing boat the Mart in Mars is deemed obsolete in performance yet to be used on delivery in a few weeks as a cargo transport plane. Rear Admiral J H Towers testifies before the House Appropriations Committee that few more planes of this type are likely to be built.
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Washington
Congress
Navy
House Appropriations Committee
J. H. Towers
Bureau of Aeronautics
German Subs Reported Aided By Announcers
The Federal Communications Commission probes reports that radio announcers tipped off enemy submarines via song dedications and price juggling in ads. FCC chair James L. Fly cited investigations as vital to examine personnel of international broadcast and foreign language stations in the United States.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
James L. Fly
Commission
House
United States
Fly
America
House Appropriations Bill Expands Navy Spending Vastly
Washington October 8 1942 a 6.24 billion defense appropriation bill moves to the House floor with about 90 percent for the Navy authorizing 14 611 new naval planes as part of a sweeping carrier construction program. Total defense outlays would push funding since 1940 to 320 trillion dollars as Navy spending rises to about 30.8 billion for fiscal 1943.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Navy
Army
James V. Forrestal
G. W. Anderson
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics
Naval
Office of Civilian Defense
Office of War Information
Guayule
War Manpower Commission
Office of Defense Transportation
United States
United Nations
Army Needs Youths 18 19 for Immediate Training
Washington Oct 8 Major General James A Ulio Adjutant General of the Army said the army wants and needs for immediate training every available young American 18 and 19 years of age In a radio speech he added that youths in this age group have the superior physical stamina necessary to win this war
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Washington
James A Ulio
Army
Seven Army Fliers Rescued After Seven Days Adrift
Seven Army airmen rescued in the South Pacific after seven days on a four man raft. Two bomber crewmen died from exposure. Survivors, First Lieutenants James P. Van Haar Arvid W Bud Anderson Sidney L. Darden Sergeant Joe Gagnon Richard Paul Anderson Constantine Rusesky Private Virgil L. Murray Corporal Lucien De Amour Corporal James Hosegood. The crew battled sharks and limited rations while drifting, with one raft tear noted but not fully revealed.
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Pacific
Charles McMurtry
Pacific Fleet
South Pacific
James P. van Haar
Missoula
Mont
Arvid W.bud Anderson
Bremerton
Wash
Sidney L. Darden
Waco
Tex
Joe Gagnon
Tupper Lake
N. Y
Richard Paul Anderson
Brookline
Mass
Constantine Rusesky
Shenandoah
Virgil L. Murray
St. Regis
Lucien de Amour
Beverly
James Hosegood
Southwest Pacific
Bud Anderson
van Haar
Darden
Lewis' Miners Take Another Slap At Murray
The United Mine Workers Congress, after leaving the CIO, votes to remove Murray from power and endorses John Oleary as president. Delegates condemn the bituminous division administration and oppose the St Lawrence Seaway project amid labor upheaval and unemployment concerns.
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Cincinnati
United Mine Workers of America Conventon
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Phillip Murray
John L. Lewis
CIO
Almce
John Oleary
UMW
International UN
Murray
St. Lawrence Sazway
Angtha
Lewis
Miners’ Union
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Red) Evans
High Point
International Red Cross
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Switzerland
Tom Mix
San Fernando
Calif
Eddy Gilmore
Steppes
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Attu
Agatru
Dewitt MacKenzie
Fettering
Secret Point
Gandhi
Ray Tucker
State Highway Commission
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