Canadians Press Across Schelde Estuary Front Near Antwerp
In persistent offensives, Canadian and British forces advanced toward the Schelde Estuary, widening a front near Antwerp and pushing north toward the Dutch border. German holdouts in a 20 square mile pocket declined as Allied pressure increased.
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Germany
Fuehrer
Aachen
Cologne
Schelde
Roosendaal Canal
Ant
Jeestwoust
Antwerp
Beveland
Schelde Estu
Leopold Canal
Charles Foulkes
London
Ont
Harry Foster
Montreal
Normandy
Caen
Dunkerque
Third Army
Metz
Nancy
George Ss
Lake
Etang de Lindrew
Seille River
Third
Vosges
Roosevelt Sees Isolationists in Congress in 1944 Rally
President Roosevelt assailed isolationist lawmakers led by Nye and Fish while defending allied unity and a strong world peace council. He warned that a Republican victory would install isolationists in key posts and argued for swift, enforceable action to maintain peace.
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Congress
Pearl Harbor
Gerald P. Nye
Foreign Relations Committee
North Dakota
Appropriations Committee
Joseph W. Martin
House
Roosevelt
Committee On
Hamilton Fish
Saigning
Sertee
Tenn Ticket
McCormick- Patterson-Hearst-Gannett
Rosesvelt
Hiram Johnson
Teapot Dome
Germany
America
World Court
Hull
Soviet Drive Advances as Berlin Reports Key Front
Soviet forces push along several highways and threaten Krakow and Budapest while advancing toward Silesia. Marshal Konev nears Krakow. Ma linovsky’s units reach near Debrecen and approach Satu Mare as Transylvania nears conquest under Vienna award fallout.
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Berlin
Tisza
Budapest
Warsaw
Tarnow
Poland
Rakow
Ivan S. Konev
Ukraine
Krakow
Silesia
Vistula
Hungary
Moscow
Rodion V. Malinovsky
Debrecen
Transylvania
Ivan Petrov
Czechoslovakia
Satu-Mare
Ansylvania
Romania
Eighth Supports Troops With Armor In Counterattack
British units drove into Cesana from the south and cleared Germans in street fighting as Eighth Army supported the assault with tanks and self propelled guns.
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Cesana
American Drive Deepens In Leyte Sector
Allied forces widened their wedge near Tacloban as 24th Division battles the Japanese in the Tacloban area and Palo. American armor took some damage but forced the enemy from gun positions and pillboxes while dive bombers and artillery aided the push toward the east coast of Leyte. General MacArthur warned Japan of responsibility for prisoner and civilian protections.
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Richard K. Sutherland
MacArthur
George C. Kenney
Kenney
Leyte
Bataan
Seventh Fleet
Visayan
Palawan Islands
Pedro Bay
Tacloban
Philippines
Dulag
Palo
Fred Hampson
Associated Press
MacArthur Returns to Philippines in World War II Return
wartime dispatch notes General MacArthur’s forces reoccupying the Philippines promising to stay until liberation is complete. Tokyo broadcasts shift from celebration to warning of a decisive battle as Allied momentum grows in Europe around Aachen and the Scheldt estuary. Allied efforts push toward the upper Rhine while Soviet columns threaten Budapest amid Hungary’s turmoil.
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Japan
Philippines
MacArthur
Tokyo
Manila
Europe
Aachen
Schelde
Holland
Eisenhower
Upper Rhine
Hungary
Budapest
Hitler
Germany
U Boat Patrols and Atlantic Armadas Move Toward Allies
A speaker defended the measures of the German U-boat command while discussing Churchill disclosures. He stated the first part of a large armada is underway to join American forces in the Atlantic theater.
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Churchill
Alexander
Virginia Solon Takes Stand For Roosevelt
Ashton Covell of Williamsburg former speaker of the house assailed Virginia Democratic leadership for hostile opposition to President Roosevelt for twelve years and failure in education and public health. He spoke for Roosevelt on WRVA in Richmond under the committee of 100 for Roosevelt and progressive Democratic principles.
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Richmond
Ashton Covell
Williamsburg
House of Delegates
Virginia
Roosevelt
Dovell
Democratic
House
WRVA
Committee of 100
Colgate W. Darden, Jr
Harry Ford
J. Louis Reynolds
New Basketball Coach For White Phantoms
Lieut Ben L Carnevale former NYU star and freshman coach will be UNC head basketball coach succeeding W J Lange who left to be athletic director at Kenyon College Athletic Director Fetzer says Carnevale volunteers to help in the emergency He played at NYU 1936 38 and served as gunnery officer on merchant ships during the war.
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Chapel Hill
Ben L. Carnevale
New York University
University of North Carolina
Carnevale
W. J
Bill) Lange
Kenyon
Ohio
Lange
Robert A. Fetzer
N.Y.U
Violets
Torpe
Alabama Tennessee Battle Ends in Scoreless Tie
In Knoxville Alabama and Tennessee played to a scoreless tie as heavy punting dominated the first half. Alabama center Caughn Mancha anchored the line while Harry Gilmer limited connection on passes. Billy Fields missed a late field goal and a Crimson Tide drive stalled on Tennessee’s 12.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Alabama
Tennessee
Caughn Mancha
Birmingham
Crimson Tide
Harry Gilmer
Billy Fields
Purdue Beats Iowa 26 to 7 in Homecoming Clash
Purdue overcame a first half Iowa lead to dominate the second half and win 26 to 7 in Iowa City. The Boilermakers, aided by servicemen, stay spotless in Big Ten play after two conference wins while Iowa suffers a third straight conference defeat.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Purdue
Boilermakers
Hawkeyes
Ohio State
Illinois
California Beaten by Blue Jacket Club
Fleet City Bluejackets underdogs defeated California 19 to 2 in Berkeley. A 60 yard interception return set up a second quarter touchdown, followed by a 25 yard score later. The Bluejackets added a third TD in the third period on a short drive. California scored two points on an opening period safety.
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Berkeley
Calif
Fleet City Bluejackets
California
Sailors
Bluejackets
Campaigns Aimed at Crushing Japan’s Military Might
The speaker pledges a campaign to systematically destroy Japan’s military strength. He envisions a Pacific fleet capable of engaging the Japanese navy in general action and notes that movement of much of that fleet and its support trains is already underway.
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Japan
Pacific
Cleveland Fire Toll Rises to 83 in Gas Plant Blast
The Cleveland disaster after a string of mysterious blasts at the East Ohio Gas liquid gas tanks killed at least 83 and left about 165 in hospitals. Eight bodies were found in a small structure, with others beneath a wall as investigations with FBI, military intelligence, and local authorities continue.
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Cleveland
East Ohio Gas Company
S. R. Gerber
Red Cross
Stanley Orr
Cleveland Red Cross Unit
Offic
Samuel R. Gerber
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Army and Navy
The
Gas Company
Gerber
Viola Moore
American Gas Association
Kansas Ends Long Reign Of Nebraska
Kansas defeated Nebraska 20 to 0 in Lawrence. Kansas kept the ball in the air, completing 10 to 20 passes, with Charles Moffett and Don Barrington guiding the offense. Warren Riegle scored twice, including a spectacular circus catch for Kansas' third TD.
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Lawrence
Kas
Kansas
Warren Riegle
Jayhawkers
Riegle
Dwight Sutherland
Texas Gridders Beat Arkansas 19 to 0 Behind Bobby Layne
In Little Rock on October 21, seventeen year old Bobby Layne starred for Texas as they defeated Arkansas 19 to 0. Layne passed for two touchdowns and scored another, including a 44 yard pass to Hubert Bechtel set up on the Arkansas one yard line while the Longhorns built an early lead before a crowd over 10,000.
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Little Rock
Ark
Bobby Layne
Texas
Longhorns
University of Arkansas
Oklahoma
Ace
Hubert Bechtel
Arkansas
Layne
Guatemala City Falls to Revolutionary Unrest
Crowds in Guatemala City sacked the homes of former President Jorge Ubico and ex-chief of police Jose Bernabe Linares as a 12 hour uprising toppled Acting President Gen. Federico Ponce. A triumvirate of Maj. Francisco Arana Capt. Jacobo Arbenz and civilian Jorge Kello formed the new regime.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
Jorge Ubico
Jose Bernabe Linares
Frederico Ponce
Ubico
Ponce
New Orleans
San Jose
Matamoros
Francisco Arana
Jacobo Arbenz
Jorge Kello
Iowa State and Missouri Tie 21 to 21 in Coluia Exhibition
In Columbia Missouri 6500 fans saw Iowa State and Missouri duel to a 21 21 tie both teams emerging as Big Six contenders. Missouri’s Bill Dellastations starred with passing and rushing driving two quick late touchdowns before ISU rallied to even the score with 2 1/2 minutes left.
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Columbia
Towa State
University of Missouri
Bill Dellastations
Missouri Tigers
Tigers
Iowa State
Texas Christian Tops Aggies In Upset Victory
Texas Christian University defeated Texas A&M 13 to 7 in College Station as Joe Kucera spearheaded a late pass attack. The Rice product heading to service on November 1 sparked the first Horned Frog touchdown and Merle Gibson added the air score.
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College Station
Tex
Joe Kucera
Texas Christian University
Texas A. & M
Rice
Naval
Horned
Merle Gibson
Aggies
Fighting Frogs
Brown and Holy Cross Battle to 24 24 Tie at Fitton Field
Brown Bears recover six of Holy Cross eight fumbles but settle for a 24 24 tie with the undefeated Crusaders at rain soaked Fitton Field Worcester Mass. Bill Moody returns a loose ball 95 yards for a TD and Stuart Goodman connects on a 25 yard scoring pass.
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Worcester
Mass
Brown
Bears
Holy Cross
Crusaders
Fitton Field
Bill Moody
Moody
Stu Goodman
Illinois Romps Over Pittsburgh Eleven
Illinois defeated Pittsburgh 39 to 5 at Pitt Stadium. Ray Eliot’s Illini used a ground game with a limited passing attack and scored on six touchdowns and two extra points. Greenwood led with two TDs, followed by Young Patterson and Johnson.
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Pittsburgh
Ray Eliot
University of Ilinois
Pitt Stadium
Pitt Panthers
Eliot
Pitt
Clark Shaughnessy
Illini
Teesa
Illinois
Greenwood
Young
Patterson
Johnson
Butkovich
Roussos
Phillips
Birds Need Runway Gaps for Takeoff Like Planes
Ornithologists note long winged short legged birds require a runway-like space for initial surge before lifting off. The study highlights the build up of speed and air flow as essential to lift.
New Electronic Tube To Take Photo Of Ghost
New York reports a General Electric team unveils an electronic timing tube to photograph the invisible and capture heat and air movement, claiming ghost images are possible. The device exposes in one millionth of a second and aids shadowgraph and Schlieren methods to reveal faint air shadows and nostril air flows.
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New York
Optical Society of America
Norman F. Barnes
S. Lawrence Bellinger
General Electric Company
Asec
Two Hurt In Hit-Run On Asheboro Highway
E L Wilson 25 and Herman Suits 22 were struck by an unidentified hit-run driver just outside the city limits on the Asheboro highway. Both were treated at a local hospital with injuries described as painful but not life threatening. Wilson said the third car ran the two down as it sped toward Asheboro at a high rate of speed.
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E. L. Wilson
Clara Cox
Wilson
Asheboro
St. Marys Preflight Upsets UCLA Bruins Behind Davis
Julius Davis an 18 year old aviation cadet without college football experience leads St. Marys Preflight to a 21 to 12 upset victory over UCLA Bruins in Los Angeles. Davis dominates early scoring all three third quarter touchdowns before UCLA rallying drive by Jay Roesch comes up short.
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Los Angeles
Julius Davis
Ed St. Mary's
U. C. L. A. Bruins
Davis
Clarksdale
Miss
Navy
Jay Roesch
Bruins
Baseball Congress Plans Regional Association Of Leagues
In Chicago on October 21 the National Baseball Congress announced plans for a regional association of leagues. The program aims to have 20 000 amateur baseball players organized outside the United States within a decade. Ray Dumont, head of the press global program, spoke of immediate internationalization and inviting 32 foreign champions to compete in the United States for the world title. Dumont noted eight countries would send representatives in 1945 for the York series. The congress will issue baseball guides in Spanish as part of the program.
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Chicago
National Baseball Congress
Ray Dumont
United Nations
United States
Dumont
Onl
N York
World's largest chlorine shipment leaves Pittsburgh plant
A 380 ton chlorine shipment, the largest ever, was dispatched from New Marshville plant of the Pittsburgh Plate Company down the Ohio River to Charleston Virginia for war work. The chlorine will be discharged through Carbide and Chemicals pipelines for purification and use in war production.
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Charleston
W. Va
Ohio
Pittsburgh Platel Company
New Marysville
Carbide
Chemicals Corporation
Pla
New York Draft Boards Aid Sixth War Loan Drive
New York draft boards are to be drafted aid in the sale of war bonds the Sixth War Loan drive according to F W Gehle state chair of the war finance committee During the Fifth War Loan more than 200 of the citys 280 boards sent letters to families of service men urging the purchase of bonds.
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Draft Draft Boards
New York
INS
Forty six percent of Ameri women change one sheet per week
A study reports forty six percent of American women change one sheet each week. Data highlights hygiene and household routines across demographics.
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Bologna
Harold Alexander
Italy
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Galeata
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Nye
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Fish
RN. Y
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Barton
McCormick-Patterson-Hearst - Gannett Press
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World Organization
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New York City
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Council of the United Nations
Marshall Count Terauchi
William Dickinson
Joseph Cole
Plateu
Ala
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Soviets
CBI
WAC
Elsie Gibson
Milwaukee
India
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U Boats
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Blue Jacket Club
Billy M’hugh
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