Russians Retain Initiative At Stalingrad Front
Red Army tank forces break into the German left flank northwest of Stalingrad forcing veteran Prussian units to divert from other fronts. Germans lose thousands of men and equipment over three days as Soviets tighten hold on recaptured streets and defend the industrial sector including the Stalin factory complex.
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Moscow
Stalingrad
Volga
Steppes
East
Pravda
Communist Party
Germany
Russia
Alexei Rodintzev
Batte
Red Star
Strets
Stalin
Red October
Red Army
Rome
Postwar Europe plans form among refugee governments
In London on October 8 refugee governments from enslaved nations discuss postwar Europe. They seek a one for all Europe with regional federations such as a Mediterranean bloc and a Baltic bloc. They warn the future hinges on U S Britain and Russia cooperation to avoid power politics and divisions.
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London
Europe
United States
Britain
Russia
U S Fighters Escort British Planes On Raid
U S fighter pilots escorted RAF fighter bombers in a heavy air attack behind German lines. Over 12 missions, RAF aircraft damaged German airports convoys and troops. Long range raids targeted Derna to Sidi Barrani and the Bomba seaplane base, with losses and two German Messerschmitts shot down over El Alamein.
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Cairo
United States
RAF
Derna
Sidi Barrani
Bomba
el Alamein
Allied Troops Face Supply Problems In New Guinea
Allied troops who had driven the Japanese back over the Owen Stanley Mountains now confront ongoing supply difficulties in New Guinea. The setback mirrors earlier issues faced by the invaders during their push toward Port Moresby, as General MacArthur's headquarters reports.
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Associated Press
MacArthur
Australia
New Guinea
Owen Stanley Mountains
Port Moresby
Ioribaiwa
Francis Forde
Owen Stanley
Forde
Dieppe prisoners bound. Britain vows mirror action
London reports Germany has bound British prisoners captured at Dieppe, and Britain threatens to apply the same restraint to German captives. The German claim followed Allied success at Dieppe, with the notice noting Canadian soldiers among those detained. The article also covers military updates from World War II battles in the Pacific and Owen Stanley front, including supply-line difficulties and praise for Allied troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Dieppe
Berlin
German reprisal claim cited for captured Nazis
The report notes a British denial of a German reprisal claim tied to the treatment of captured Nazis. It mentions fettering as the German action, with further details continued on Page 2 Col. 3.
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Fettering
Willkie Leaves Chungking For Secret Point
Wendell Willkie departed Chungking by plane, ending a five day stay in the provisional Chinese capital. The next stop on his world tour was not disclosed, following censorship that had cloaked his progress. Chinese press greeted his call for a united Allied offensive with enthusiasm, praising his global leadership while omitting comments on his economic reform plea.
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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 Negotiation
London Oct 8. Lord L. S. Amery declared Gandhi's Congress must renounce violence and drop revolutionary aims before Britain will negotiate. Amid calls for US intervention, Bengal Premier Fazlul Huq urged arbitration as the US duty, while a Hindu Mahasabha committee cabled Roosevelt and Chiang Kai-shek urging Britain to grant 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
Bengal
Hindu Mahasaba
Roosevelt
Chiang Kai-Shek
Britain
Tide shifts in Pacific war favor United Nations
Military observers note Japan's air power decline and troop evacuations in the Aleutians and Guadalcanal region. US Navy intelligence reports Mikado forces withdrawing from the area while Tokyo concentrates units in Solomons and New Guinea. Reich mobilizes Luftwaffe at Stalingrad but fails to reinforce Rommel in Egypt as Nazi plans waver.
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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 greatly reduced funds for biennium
The State Highway and Public Works Commission asked for appropriations of 23,798,522 for 1943 44 and 23,596,958 for 1944 45 due to wartime strain. Surplus will diminish from 18,790,586 to a deficit of 4,009,969 by 1944 45, offset by a 4,100,000 betterments fund. Revenue for next biennium pegged at 16,745,000 and 13,125,000 amid material shortages and no major easing of wartime controls.
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Raleigh
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Highway
Ben Prince
Price
Prince
Navy declares 70-Ton Mars obsolete but usable as cargo
In Washington on October 3, Rear Admiral J H Towers told the House Appropriations Committee that the Martin Mars flying boat is obsolete in performance though it would be used upon delivery in a few weeks as a Navy cargo transport. He indicated few more planes of this type would be built soon.
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Washington
Congress
Navy
House Appropriations Committee
J. H. Towers
Bureau of Aeronautics
Sub announcers accused of aiding U S submarines
Washington October 8 reports that the Federal Communications Commission is probing claims that radio announcers tipped off enemy submarines. Chair James L. Fly cited alleged convoy song dedications and price juggling in ads as covert fifth column work requiring investigation of international and foreign language stations.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
James L. Fly
Commission
House
United States
Fly
America
House Appropriations Committee Advances Massive War Bill
The House Appropriations Committee sent to the House floor a 6.24 billion dollar defense bill for 1943. Navy funding dominates with about 5.6 billion and 14 611 naval planes planned. The package also includes funds for civilian defense war housing and war information agencies.
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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 Ulfo Adjutant General of the army asserts the army wants and needs for immediate training every available young American 18 and 19 years of age In a radio speech Ulfo says young men of this age have the superior physical stamina necessary to win this war
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Washington
James Ulfo
Adjutant General of the Army
Army
Uko
Seven Army fliers rescued after seven days adrift in Pacific
Seven Army airmen, rescued from the South Pacific after drifting seven days on a four man raft, lost two bomber crew to exposure. Survivors include First Lieutenants James P. Van Haar Arvid W Anderson and Sidney L Darden along with several sergeants and a private. Corporal Lucien De Amour and Corporal James Hosegeed died after leaping or within hours of exposure. Their Fortress bomber left September 11 with two other bombers. engine trouble and failing radio complicates their escape. The crew battled sharks and extreme thirst on the perilous voyage.
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Pacific
Charles McMurtrye
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 Pauli Anderson
Brookline
Mass
Constantine Rusesky
Shenandoah
Virgil L. Murray
St. Regis
Lucien de Amour
Beverly
James Hosegeed
Southwest Pacific
Bud Anderson
van Haar
I Booth
Darden
Japs Withdraw From Positions In Aleutians
Washington reports Japanese positions in the western Aleutians were abandoned after heavy bombardment. Attu and nearby Agattu were evacuated, with 38 ships sunk or damaged and 40 planes destroyed. Iska remained, while U S bombers hit Kiska encampments. Snow and winter winds were noted as hardship for Japanese forces.
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Washington
Islan
Navy
O Attu
Agattuwi
Kiska
Lewis Miners Slap at Murray Highlights CIO Split
In Cincinnati on October 8 the United Mine Workers voted to withdraw from the Congress of Industrial Organizations after John L. Lewis criticized Murray as UMW vice president. The convention approved removing Murray, citing his 22 years in the post, and endorsed a shift toward Lewin’s leadership while criticizing bituminous division management and St. Lawrence project views.
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Cincinnati
United Mine Workers
America Conventon
Congress of Industrial Organizatio
Phip Murray
John L. Lewis
CTO
Almos
Widraw
CIO
UMW
Lewins
Mray
John O'Leary
Thew
International UN
Murra
St. Lawrence Way
Aaott
Lewis
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