Belgrade Falls as Red Army Joins Yugoslavs in Drive
Soviet and Yugoslav forces surge toward Zagreb and Budapest from Belgrade amid heavy fighting. German captives near 10,000 as troops seize Danube corridor. Debrecen falls, signaling a major eastern offensive breakthrough.
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Mar- Tito
Belgrade
Red Army
Zagreb
Budapest
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Budat
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Irge
Tito
Velimir Terzich
Isha
Soviet Union
Germany
Red Star
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Stalin
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Debrecen
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Huniry
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Aachen Falls to American Forces as German Resistance Ends
Aachen surrendered unconditionally at noon as First Army troops sealed the last German defense inside and near the city. About 2,000 prisoners were taken while Allied forces pressed toward Roosendaal and Breda and moved toward Antwerp to secure the port for supply lines. Canadian and British units advanced northwest of Antwerp as the second phase of the Antwerp offensive began.
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Aachen
First Army
Cologne
Hitler
Courtney Hodges
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Roosendaal
Breda
Antwerp
Wuestwezel
Antwerp-Breda
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Roosendaal Canal
Candians
Germans Planes Shot Down in Dogfights Over Germany
London reports the U S Ninth Air Force and RAF fighters shot down eighteen German planes in two dogfights near Cologne and Koblenz. Bombers destroyed 228 rail cars and 15 locomotives, with 7 trucks burned. over 1,100 sorties flown Friday by Allied air forces. several aircraft missing on both sides. An 800 foot dam near Nancy was attacked by Thunderbolts, with a large bomb strike and extensive earth dam damage observed afterward.
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London
Cologne
Coblenz
Ninth Air Force
Thunderbolts
Nancy
Struce
Tactical Air Fee
Dewey Attacks Roosevelt In Pittsburgh Address
Governor Thomas Dewey challenged President Roosevelt in Pittsburgh urging a future program as the New Deal he labeled bankrupt. He spoke at Hunt Armory amid rain, criticizing single party rule and warning of unemployment return after the war. Dewey heads to Albany then campaigns in Minneapolis and Chicago.
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Dewey
Albany
Roosevelt
New York City
Thomas Dewey
New Deal
Hunt Armory
Pittsburgh
America
Leaf
Doles
Minneapolis
Chicago
Light Investment Demand In Market
Light investment demand continued as a balance wheel for today's stock market in New York. American Airlines rose to a 1944 high on small turnover after a proposed 2 for 1 stock split. Marshall Field and Texas Pacific Land Trust also hit new highs for the year. Others advancing included American Telephone Sperry Goodyear Montgomery Ward General Motors Texas company and Southern Pacific. Hesitancy appeared in U S Steel Southern Railway Consolidated Edison Chrysler Anaconda Standard Oil New Jersey and North American.
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New York
American Airlines
Marshall Field
Texas Pacific Land Trust
American Telephone
Sperry
Goodyear
Montgomery Ward
General Motors
Texas Company
Southern Pacific
U. S. Steel
Southern Railway
Consolidated Edison
Chrysler, Anaconda
Standard Oil
North American
Workers killed in Allied air assault on Milan frontier
A report says hundreds of workers were killed in yesterday's Allied air raid on Milan and other northern Italian cities. Bombs were heard in Bern, and damage was caused in Bologna Modena and Genoa.
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Milan
Bern
Bologna
Modena
Genoa
Geno
Doughboys Find First Underground Reich Factory
American doughboys have captured the first underground factory inside the Reich, an airplane engine parts plant hidden in a 1000 foot railroad tunnel. An infantry unit near no-man's land west of the Siegfried line discovered a factory crammed with machinery. The find raises questions about how much of Hitler’s war industry operates underground amid heavy Allied air raids.
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Germany
Reich
No-Man's Land
Siegfried Line
Hitler
35 Are Killed In Tropical Disturbance
A blustering tropical storm ended its 1500 mile rampage in North Carolina last night. Thirty five deaths were reported including twenty four in Cuba and two in Miami. Florida losses reach tens of millions with Orlando alone listing 1.5 to 2 million in damage. Gusts hit 108 mph at the storm’s peak.
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Raleigh
Cuba
Florida
North Carolina
Miami
New Orleans
Bradenton
Fla
Orlando
Eighth Army Reaches Cesenatico and Cesena Front
Allied forces breach German rear guards on the Adriatic coast and seize Cesenatico 13 miles above Rimini and 18 miles from Ravenna. New Zealand and Canadian units advance northeast of Cesena as Fifth Army fights north of Livergnano with heavy German artillery and armor in support.
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Eighth Army
Adriatic
Cesenatico
Rimini
Ravenna
New Zealand
Cesena
Forli
Mussolini
Rimini- Bologna
Rimini-Bologna
Fifth
Bologna
Livergnano
Four Ministers From Outside Of Local District To Serve Methodist Churches
At the Western North Carolina Methodist conference in Charlotte four ministers from outside the local district were appointed to serve High Point area churches. They succeed a retired pastor and three who moved to other pastorates, with changes affecting the local and Thomasville districts. Notable transfers include Rev. C. B. Newton to Calvary Church, Rev. W. B. Penny to Archdale, Rev. H. C. Byrum to Lindsay Memorial, and Rev. C. M. McKinney to Ward Street, while Rev. J. D. Williams moves to Tabernacle Moriah. Dr. Will A. Lambeth, former Wesley Memorial pastor, continues as Central Church pastor in Asheville.
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High Point
Thomasville
Sentenence A
Western North Carolina Methodist Conference
Charlotte
West Market Street Methodist Church
Greensboro
C. B. Newton
Calvary Church
O. L. Brown
Mt. Holly
W. B. Penny
Archdale
G. E. White
Dallas
Gastonia
H. C. Byrum
Lindsay Memorial Church
J. D. Williams
C. M. McKinney
Ward Street Church
J. E. McSwain
Tabernacle-Moriah
Will A. Lambeth
Wesley Memorial Church
Central Church
Asheville
Moscow Press Praises Churchill Stalin Conference
Moscow editorials hail the Churchill Stalin talks as progress toward a firm hard peace. They note remaining Britain Soviet differences on some European questions but say the 10 day meeting achieved important progress on the Polish dispute armistice terms and a Yugoslavia joint approach. Agreements align with US approval via Ambassador Harriman and military planning was reviewed.
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Moscow
Russia
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
United States
W. Averell Harriman
Yadio
Stalin
War columnist assesses German fortifications and likely fate of Rhine cities
Louis P. Lochner argues Hitler faces choice to open or destroy Cologne Mainz Coblenz Duisburg Dusseldorf as Allied firepower exceeds Siegfried Line. He notes limited left bank defenses and predicts rapid bridge destruction, left-bank shambles, and decisive artillery actions to follow air attacks.
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Adolf Hitler
Cologne
Coblenz
Mainz
Duisburg
Dusseldorf
Aachen
Germany
West Wall
Canterburgen
Siegfried Line
Hitler
Panzerwerke
Wesel
Cleve
Bonn
Rhine
Fisenhower
Holland
United Nations
Roosevelt Tours New York in Drive for Votes
President Roosevelt toured Democratic strongholds in New York City under rain seeking a fourth term. He rode open car with Mayor LaGuardia and Brooklyn leaders from the Brooklyn army base to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, amid cheering crowds and steady rain.
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New York
Roosevelt
New York City
White House
America
New York Port of Embarkation
Brooklyn Army Base
F. H. LaGuardia
Brooklyn
Frank Kelly
John 4. Cashmore
Army Base
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Falla
Cleveland Explosion Toll Rises After Major Gas Plant Blast
In Cleveland on October 21 a series of thunderstorms and blasts at the East Ohio Gas Co. storage plant caused a multi block fire. At least 34 dead and 20 missing, 3,600 homeless, 10,000 evacuated as flames rose to 2,800 feet. Damages estimated between 3 and 6 million dollars. Authorities called for aid as 500 Cleveland National Guard and local responders mobilized.
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Cleveland
James E. Granger
Adj
Donald F. Pancoast
Ohio
Cleveland State
Rangoon Area Hit By 68 Yank Planes
Rangoon area in Burma was struck by 68 American planes in three waves, per Tokyo radio cited by the FCC. Japanese claim four P-38 losses two unconfirmed and damage to two P-51s and four PA-47s. Japanese losses reportedly a single plane crash and minor ground damages.
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San Francisco
Rangoon
Burma
Tokyo Radio
Federal Communications Commission
Invasion Push by MacArthur Forces Advances on Leyte
Allied forces under General Douglas MacArthur drive inland on all sectors at Leyte in the Central Philippines on the invasion’s second day. The advance is supported by substantial naval and air power as two Japanese airfields near fall.
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Associated Press
Japan Acknowledges MacArthur Landings in Leyte Tacloban Area
The Imperial government for the first time confirms that Gen. Douglas MacArthur forces landed in the Tacloban area on Leyte island in the central Philippines. The communique corroborates a Tokyo broadcast report. date corrections adjust initial Oct 1 to Oct 20.
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Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Tacloban
Leyte Island
Philippines
Tokyo
Federal Communications Commission
Tacloban bombardment forces close on airfield outskirts
Allied troops pressed toward the Tacloban area as a northern 6,000-foot bomber field was approached by one force while another fast-moving unit under Al Cocking neared an airfield near Dulag, challenging pursuit to keep pace.
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Tacloban
al Cocking
Papacinted Press War Core
Duelag
Tokyo radio report on Leyte invasion losses not confirmed
NRC said Tokyo radio claimed six aircraft carriers and six battleships were sunk in the Leyte island invasion. Dispatches from the scene reported a torpedo hit on one vessel and light damage to some landing crafts.
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New York
NRC
Tokyo
Leyte Island
Japan’s 16th Division Remains on Leyte Front
The 16th Division, infamous for torture during Bataan surrender, has not mounted a large counterattack. American planes from escort carriers attacked the estimated 20,000 defenders on Leyte, aiming to seize air bases and blow up pill boxes.
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Japan
Bataan
Leyte
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