British Indian Troops Enter Cesena Ex Nazi Center
British and Indian troops entered Cesena on the Bologna Rimini highway in Italy as Eighth Army advances press the Adriatic front. Other units pushed in mountain areas southwest of Cesena while the Fifth Army gained ground south of Bologna along the Po Valley.
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Truman Attacks Dewey as Campaign Tour Heads West
Senator Truman renewed his criticism of Gov. Dewey on foreign policy as his campaign car moved toward Butte Montana. He challenged Dewey to expel the isolationists from his party and questioned whether Dewey would back Col Robert Mickor McCormick and Hearst figures. He urged action to read them out of the Republican ranks.
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Willie Hearst
Bertie McCormick
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Robert McCormick
William Randolph Hearst
Sen. Ball
Roosevelt
Montana
Aachen Falls to U S First Army After Siege
Aachen, a key gateway to the Ruhr, fell today to Lt. Gen. Courtney Hodges’s First Army after seven days of street fighting. The capture, completed at 3:30 pm, left the city in ruins with 1,500 Germans reportedly trapped and fewer than 2,000 already captured. Canadian forces and French troops pushed north toward Antwerp as Allied operations expand in Holland.
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Ruhr
Berlin
Cologne
Merril Daniel
Doughboys
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Antwerp
Holland
Adolf Hitler
MacArthur Lands Forces in Leyte to Fulfill Return Promise
General MacArthur's headquarters reported invasion forces landed in Leyte Gulf Philippines on October 20. U S troops seized three beachheads along 11 miles of Leyte island while Japanese defenses were split. The operation involved the Sixth Army and Central Pacific units, with Corregidor and Osmena survivors among the assault forces. The landing neared Manila within 415 miles as a vast convoy pushed from Morotai, amid heavy bombardment and mine sweeping.
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Osmena
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Philippines
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Central Pacific
Associated Press
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Calvary Division
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96Th
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Tacloban
Mace Arthur
New Guinea
Philippine Operations On Schedule As FDR MacArthur Talk To Natives
President Roosevelt announced Philippine operations proceeding on schedule with light losses. MacArthur said troops suffered extremely light casualties and hit Japanese forces off guard, leaving Mindanao and Leyte areas affected. He urged Filipinos to rise and strike, broadcasting from the Voice of Freedom.
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J. Roosevelt
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Death sentence in absentia for Pierre Laval
London reports a marine tribunal has sentenced Pierre Laval to death in absentia. The Paris radio said a warrant for Laval’s arrest was issued two weeks earlier, noting he is not sheltered by the Germans. Algiers radio also says Jean Challifard, former editor of Petit Parisien, was condemned in absentia.
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Petit Arseilie
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South Carolina AG Says Censors May Open Ballots
Columbia reports Attorney General John M. Daniel privately said army censors could open and inspect soldier ballots to protect the armed forces though he declined a formal opinion. He warned improper use of voting envelopes could alter the legal interpretation and result.
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Columbia
D. C
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Germans Launch Robot Bombs Upon England
On the ninth night running Germans sent flying bombs at southern England and the London area. Few penetrated night fighters and anti aircraft fire. Initial reports say damage was small with some bombs from the North Sea launched from aircraft.
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England
North Sea
MacArthur shifts focus to Leyte and air base strategy
The article describes General MacArthur’s return to the Philippines using amphibious forces to seize coastal objectives and establish air bases. It notes the Leyte operation aims to dominate the archipelago from Tacloban southward, with future larger forces needed at Davao Cebu Negros and Mindoro to secure air fields and cut Japanese supply lines. Samar’s coast is described as too rough for landing.
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Cebu
Negros
Mindoro
Samar
Guerrilla aid may speed Pacific conquest say columnist
The writer argues that native guerrillas and American survivors organized by General MacArthur could hasten a rapid island campaign. He notes the importance of plans for strong air support and warns against a direct mass assault with 225,000 Japanese defenders in the central and southern archipelago.
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Decisive Battle Looms In East Prussia As Reds Smash Toward German Soil
Reported Russian advances press toward East Prussia with tanks in Rominter Heide as Belgrade proclaims Yugoslav liberation. Berlin notes a push toward Danzig from Narew while claims of Reich incursions surface and Sava river bridge falls.
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Eleven New Orleans Soldiers Believed Drowned by Hurricane
The Third Air Force reports eleven soldiers from the New Orleans port of embarkation likely drowned near Bradenton during a tropical hurricane. A crash boat carrying 11 crew left New Orleans for Charleston and sent word from Panama City. The boat capsized after the men abandoned ship in a dingy during the storm. only the skipper survived. Search efforts found no trace of the missing men on Anna Maria Beach waters.
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Third Air Force
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Bradenton
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S. C
Panama City
Anna Maria Beach
Air Force
26 Are Killed In Tropical Disturbance
Charlotte reports the tropical storm moving inland from Cuba caused 26 deaths and heavy damage. The Washington Weather Bureau said danger from hurricane winds along the coast had passed by 8 30 am though strong on shore winds would continue from Wilmington to Long Island with above normal tides. Rain and high winds hit the Carolinas with Greenville at 65 mph and Charlotte at 55 mph.
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Washington Weather Bureau
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N. C
Long Island
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Greenville
S. C
Charlotte
Rum election urged by Methodists in North Carolina
The Western North Carolina Methodist Church, meeting in Charlotte, adopted a resolution urging state officials to press for a statewide liquor referendum as part of its adjournment actions. The conference had approved the resolution the previous day.
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North Carolina Methodist Church
Greensboro Chosen For 1945 Methodist Meet
Delegates at the Western North Carolina Conference final session select Greensboro as the 1945 meeting place and vow to work with the North Carolina conference on a definite educational policy for North Carolina Methodism. Dr. Edgar A. Nease extended the invitation for Greensboro.
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