Halsey’s Third Fleet Strikes 200 Miles From Japan
The Third Fleet led by Admiral Halsey launched a bold carrier strike 200 miles from Japan. In the operation near the Ryukyus and Marcus Island, 14 enemy planes were downed and several surface ships damaged or sunk. Navy communiques also note minimal losses on the American side and continued air superiority across the area.
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Associated Press
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Philippines
Palaus
Bo- Adm
William F. Halsey
Tokyo
China
Mons
Adm
Marc A.rs
Chester W. Nimitz
Ryukyu
Tyukyu
Utscher
Manila
Esterday
Marcus Island
Ryukyus
Pture Island
Sum
Hospitals Seek Big Budget Increases For 1945 47
North Carolina state hospitals urged the advisory budget commission to approve larger appropriations for the 1945 47 biennium to expand mental health care. Major requests came from Morganton, Raleigh, and Goldsboro facilities, with detailed figures for each institution and projections of patient loads and receipts.
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Raleigh
Advisory Budget Commission
J. B. Saunders
Morganton
Budget Bureau
Board of Control
Goldsboro
State Hospitals Board of Control
North Carolina College For
Winston-Salem Teachers College
Elizabeth City State Teachers College
Americans Reach Southern Livergna Front Amid Mud and Counterattacks
American and British forces push toward the southern Livergna front as rain and deep mud slow tempo. British fifth Army drives Germans off Mount Cece, seizes Hill Freddo and nearby villages while American units enter Iso in the Imola hills and hold against counterattacks.
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Rome
Amerin
Ithern
Livergna
Bogna
Nerally
Fth
Cece
Massacre Reported in Burgundy Village by Nazi Troops
Paris radio quoted German elite guard storm troopers massacring nearly all of the 520 residents of Comblanchien in reprisal after a clash among soldiers. Six Germans clashed with comrades. SS from an armored train reportedly held villagers responsible and used incendiaries and machine guns on escapees.
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Associated Press
Paris
Burgundy
Comblanchien
U. S
Truman Sees Solid South Support for Democrats
New Orleans reports Senator Harry S. Truman, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, is confident the solid South will stay loyal despite anti Roosevelt factions. He dismisses the idea Southerners would back Dewey and notes his visit focuses on Missouri Valley flood control issues during a three day stop.
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New Orleans
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Dewey
Mississippi Valley Flood Control Association
Missouri Valley
Memel Surrounded as Russian Forces Close In
London dispatch reports Memel, the Baltic port in East Prussia, surrounded by Russian troops with 10 Nazi divisions trapped. Berlin radio says autumn offensive underway as German morale focuses on advances toward Allenstein Danzig and Konigsberg.
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Memel
Berlin
London
Baltic Sea
Warsaw
Taurage
Lithuania
East Prussia
Germany
Durisches Haff
Baltic
Konigsberg
Lomza
Poland
Allen- Stein
Danzig
Meme
Tilset
Cluj Captured as Russians Advance Near Budapest
Romanian radio reports Cluj, capital of Transylvania and Hungary’s fourth largest city by some counts, has fallen. The broadcast notes Cluj lies 270 miles southeast of Budapest, amid a strategic Balkan salient. Russians are said to be within 50 miles of Budapest with a spearhead at Keoswemet, a 84,000 population agricultural town.
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New York
Cluj
Transylvania
Romania
Budapest
Balkans
Hitler
Hungary
Vienna
Kolozsvar
Klausenburg
Keoswemet
Szeged
New Russian Drives Found North of Warsaw and South of Roznan
Allied forces reported new Russian drives north of Warsaw and south of Roznan near the Narew river northeast of the ruined Polish capital. German forces acknowledged local breaches that they claimed were cleared or liquidated.
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Warsaw
Roznan
Narew
Russian Troops Close On East Prussian Rail Center
Moscow reporting that Russian forces fought within seven miles of Memel and 15 of Til sit after advancing to the Baltic Sea above the port, continuing pushes to cut supply lines and threat a major rail hub.
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Moscow
Meme
Tilsit
Baltic Sea
Two Cows Caught In Reynolds Deer Traps
Raleigh reporters note eight animals were trapped on the R. J. Reynolds estate in Surry county with six deer and two cows. The deer are moved to the Ulwarric game management area in Montgomery county for over-population control.
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Raleigh
R. J. Reynolds
Surry County
Ulwarric Game Manageemnt
Montgomery County
Where is Gen Simpson's Ninth Army Headed Now
London, Oct 11. Secrecy around Lt Gen William W Simpson's Ninth Army leaves its movements and probable location a matter of conjecture on both sides of the Western Front. Allied heads insist the new Sixth Army Group on the right flank includes French and American units, while Eisenhower notes only generic French and American components.
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London
William WU. Simpson
U.S. Ninth Army
Germany
Simpson
Ninth Army
Seventh Army
Sixth
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ninth
France
Sam Magill
Loire River
Defendant Of Lee Is Denied Another Trial
The North Carolina Supreme Court upheld Lucille Degraftenreidh's second degree murder conviction for the slaying of Ollie Moore in Lee County. She received a 16 to 20 year sentence after a Superior Court trial. The appeal argued juror bias but the court found no juror misconduct or discussion of the matter.
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Raleigh
State Supreme Court
Lucille Degraftenreidh
Lee County
Ollie Moore
Superior Court
Supreme Court
Few Airplanes Stage Attacks on Nazi Cities
American bombers attacked Cologne and Coblenz with heavy fortresses escorted by long range fighters. The operation was smaller than usual, suggesting hundreds of heavies may be held in reserve for Aachen. German radio claimed bomber formations crossed Austria from the south.
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London
Cologne
Coblenz
Aachen
Austria
Reds Leader In Praise Of Two Nations
Stalin at a state banquet praised British and American aid to victory and urged postwar Allied cooperation. He lauded U S and Britain for military planning and merchant marine efforts while thanking Ambassador Harriman and Cordell Hull for key support. Churchill praised the Soviet effort as the Red Army’s role was highlighted.
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Moscow
Churchill
Stalin
Soviet
Spirodonovka Palace
Russia
Red Army
United States
Britain
U. S
W. Averell Harriman
Dumbarton Oaks
Harriman
Cordell Hull
Sun Tan Fails To Hide Identity Of Kidnapped Child
Detroit police announced the safe return of four month old Robert James King, abducted ten days earlier by a newly employed Negro nursemaid. A woman found with the child, Mrs Eleanor Smith, faces an open charge. Footprints and a fingerprint match tied the child to the suspect.
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Sun Tan
Detroit
Robert James King
Paul H. Wencel
Wencel
Eleanor Smith
Clarence King
Walkout Threat at 64 War Plants Stems From Ohio Dispute
Officials of the Mechanics Educational Society of America threaten to shut 64 war plants in Ohio, Michigan, and New Jersey if the Cleveland Graphite Bronze Co dispute is not sent to arbitration. National secretary Matthew L. Smith declined to estimate total idle workers, but said about 68 000 union members may walk out at 10 am tomorrow, potentially halting work also for non MESA staff in several plants.
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Cleveland
Mechanics Educational Society of America
Independent
Ohio
Michigan
New Jersey
Cleveland Graphite Bronze Co
Matthew L. Smith
MESA
Nazi Forces Hold Aachen City Burned
Outside Aachen on Oct 11 American forces report Aachen being bombed and set ablaze while troops prepare for a broader assault. From a captured German barracks near the frontier city of 165000, heavy guns and dive bombers strike as the cathedral of Charlemagne remains untouched amid smoke.
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Aachen
Cologne
Ruhr
Charlemagne
Stalin Churchill Moscow Meeting Signals Edge of Postwar Power
A Moscow conference between Stalin and Churchill stirs talk of the final push on Germany and possible Russia entry against Japan. Observers note a shift in Europe’s balance of power as Britain’s prewar dominance fades and Russia emerges as a leading force.
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Moscow
Marshal Stalin
Churchill
Germany
Reich
Russia
Japan
Europe
Britain
Germans Rushing East Reshapes Aachen Battle Front
German forces rushed reinforcements from the east as American artillery and airpower bombarded Aachen. The city faced a 24 hour unconditional surrender ultimatum, civilians hid in cellars, and fighting raged at Fort Driant near Metz with underground clashes and house-to-house fights around Maiziere.
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London
Pee
Germany
U. S
Aachen
Charlemagne
Third Army
Fort Driant
Metz
Parroy Forest
Luneville
Epinal
Maiziere
Th Beveland
Antwerp Rt. Widen
Nazi Garrison Isolated as Sarande Captured
British troops in Albania captured the port of Sarande isolating the German garrison on Corfu. About 500 prisoners were taken. Allied headquarters said patrolling is active in Greece with no clear moves toward Athens. Mopping up continues around Grashdle.
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Rome
Albania
Sarande
Edda
Corfu
Greece
Adriatic
Corinth
Athens
Grashdle
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