Pressure for Second Front Dominates London Debate
London papers weigh Wen dell Willkie's call for a second front in Europe as Africa’s offensive continues. The public sees direct assault on Hitler as essential to draw strength from the eastern front, with air power and strategic bombing as the prelude to any major invasion. Britain and America vow a Western Front once feasible, after readying war industries and communications.
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London
Wendell Willkie
Europe
Africa
Russia
Hitler
Egypt
Thitter
Mediterranean
Germany
Allied High Command
Britain
Britain's Wood Mosquito Bombers Fastest Yet
London October 27. The new British mosquito bombers used on the continent are mainly wood, air commentator Peter Masefield said in a BBC broadcast that they are the fastest bombers ever built. The mosquito is one of the fastest airplanes in the world and carries a surprisingly formidable bomb load.
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London
Peter Masefield
BBC
Masefield
First Wartime Navy Day Observed Across Nation
Washington marked the first wartime Navy Day as Uncle Sam’s sea forces fought on seven fronts. President Roosevelt praised the Navy’s heroic work and implied the nation’s ships and crews safeguarded vital supply lines and troop convoys. Navy public relations chief Lovette cited 600,000 American troops ferried overseas with no losses.
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Washington
Sam
America
Navy
Knox
Roosevelt
Leland P. Lovette
Pittsburgh
Russia
Two RAF Escort Bombers Attack Burma in Akyab Area
British communique says two formations of fighters escorted RAF bombers attacked targets in Japanese occupied Burma yesterday. Bombs hit buildings housing the enemy and fires started as fighters conducted low level machine gun attacks. No raiders were lost.
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New Delhi
Ind
Akyabi
Burma
Willkie's perilous Egypt leg on world trip told by reporter
Raymond Finenscoe recounts Wendell Willkie's dangerous journey as Roosevelt's emissary. A near miss occurred when German planes were shot down close to his route to Alexandria while his crew slept late. The tale notes Tokyo gangsters anticipated luxury parlor cars for his travels.
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Ray Tucker
Wendell Willkie
Harry
Roosevelt
China
Egypt
Mr. Wendall
Alexandria
Japanese Held Kiska Island Bombed Twice
Navy reports two bombing raids on Kiska Island in the Aleutians by Army Liberator and Flying Fortress aircraft targeted the camp area and the submarine base. Anti air batteries fired. no enemy planes appeared and damage could not be assessed.
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Washington
Kiska Island
Aleutians
Navy
Alaska
Kiska
North Pacific
Old Battleships Not Being Used In Pacific Area
In Cleveland on Oct 27 Vice Admiral Richard S Edwards said both Japan and the United States hesitate to deploy World War I era battleships in the Pacific. He noted sea engagements have been limited to outpost skirmishes with Midway the notable exception and predicted no immediate showdown of main striking forces.
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Coast Guard
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Navy League
Navy
Theodore Roosevelt
Cleveland
Japan
Richard S. Edwards
Midway
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Ernest J. King
U. S
Navy Secretary Knox Says Solomons Battle Still Uncertain
Navy Secretary Knox described the Solomon Islands campaigns as a war of attrition and said the outcome is not clear. He noted the Japanese are pressing with reinforcements while the Wasp’s loss is part of a fierce Pacific fight. Knox hailed Navy Day as the fleet shows a gamer fight. Capt. Sherman said the Wasp would have been missed if torpedoes fired moments later.
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Navy
Knox
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Guadalcanal
Forrest P. Sherman
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Pearl Harbor
Italians Admit British Using Strong Forces At Alamein
Rome dispatch says Italian high command reports the British Eighth Army used new and powerful forces on the El Alamein front yesterday. It notes Allied losses include 111 tanks and 38 armored cars destroyed. Axis air forces were highly active, downing 15 Allied planes in fights with Italian and German fighters. Seven more Allied aircraft were reported shot down over the Mediterranean. The report praises the 6ist Trento division for bravery and notes an Italian submarine failed to return while an Italian naval unit sunk an Allied submarine.
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Eighth Army
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Mediterranean
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Trento
Reds Recapture Foothold in Stalingrad as Nazi Drive Rebuffed
Moscow dispatch reports a Red Army counterattack recapturing a foothold in the southern industrial zone of Stalingrad and driving back German assaults on restored defenses near a city factory. Soviet briefings claim 10 machine-gun posts and 26 dugouts destroyed on the outskirts, with heavy losses to German forces. Red air forces claim sustained bombing of southern and northwestern fronts and more than 1,300 enemy flights in the sector.
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Stalingrad
Volga River
Soviet Information Bureau
Izvestia
Red Army
Pravda
Red-air Force
Invasion- jittery Nazis bolster defenses learned from Soviet clash
London report says Nazi leaders fear invasion and hasten continental fortifications from Lille to Amien with about 100000 troops in Stalingrad style defense, while air reconnaissance over Britain signals anxiety. Distinct factions around Hitler press on toward Stalingrad. others favor fall back to stronger positions.
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Stalingread
Lille
Amiens
France
Switzerland
Britain
United States
Adolf Hitler
Alfred Jodi
Fedor von iBock
Franz Halder
Hitler
Jodi
Stalingrad
Volga
von Bock
Halder
Japs Admit 25 Ships Lost In Solomons
Tokyo reported Japanese naval losses in the Solomons from August 25 to October 23 including two cruisers two destroyers five transports and one submarine sunk and three additional ships damaged. American losses cited include the aircraft carrier Wasp three cruisers five destroyers six submarines and six transports sunk with 403 planes shot down and 116 destroyed on the ground.
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Tokyo
Solomons
Wasp
United States
Tokyo Radio
Imperial Headquarters
Santa Cruz Islands
Navy
U. S
Japanese Version Of Solomons Action Reports Six Warships Lost
Japanese broadcasts claim six U S warships sunk in the Solomons area including four aircraft carriers and a battleship with minor Japanese losses. The U S Navy reports the Porter sunk and a carrier damaged while two Japanese carriers and three cruisers were damaged. Both sides trade claims amid a two month tally of losses.
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Solomons
Jin
Santa Cruz Islands
Solomon Group
U. S. Navy Department
Guadalcanal
U. S. Navy
Porter
Main Forces Yet To Clash In Key Fight
Cairo dispatch reports deep desert fighting as Allied forces push toward Rommel. British advance widens a way through mine fields while U S and RAF air power dominate skies. Daily air battles yield 18 Axis planes down. US bombers strike supply lines and bombard enemy ships and barges along the North Africa front.
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Don Whitehead
Cairo
Army of the Nile
Rommel
North Africa
Denial Is Filed By AP To Count Of Monopoly
The Associated Press denied monopoly charges in a U S District Court filing. It argued that denying it the right to select members would erode impartial news reporting and cooperation among AP and its members. The response said mandatory open access could turn AP into a commercial agency and undermine its long standing goodwill. The filing totaled about 14 000 words with a general denial of the government’s complaint.
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