Dewey Speaks on Farm Prices and Washington Confusion
Dewey campaigned in Utica on the way from Philadelphia, pledging to support prices for major farm products and criticizing what he called bickering chaos in Washington. He blamed the Roosevelt administration for dual power and a reshaped food policy, urging clear responsibility for hog price support and farm relief amidst alleged White House conflicts.
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Food Administration
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White House
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Europe
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CPA
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Agriculture Department
Roosevelt decries Republican stance on world peace alliance
President Roosevelt condemned Republican hints at cooperation with a Republican president to found a world organization for peace as a political maneuver. He argued the effort endangers country and risks more war deaths, casting it during a Philadelphia appearance tied to Pennsylvania’s 35 electoral votes.
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World Organization For Peace
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Roosevelt
Yanks advance on Leyte amid Japanese resistance
US forces liberate at least 55 on Leyte as Maj. Gen. Frederick A. Irving and Maj. Gen. Archibald V. Arnold lead drives against the 16th division positions. Bridges blown slow the advance but makeshift spans allow continued pursuit toward Dagami and Burauento.
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Frederick A. Irvings
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Santa Fe
Pastrana
Archibald V. Arnold
James L. Bradley
Burauento
Dagami
Japanese Troops praised as 96th Division advances
A Guadalcanal Bougainville veteran notes faster pursuit possible but praises the 96th division driving northwest to sever the Tanauan coast Dagami road. He credits the new unit with a swell job in difficult terrain, saying they fight terrain more than the enemy.
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Bougainville
Soviet push to Budapest halted as German counterattacks loom
Russian forces in Central Hungary faced sharp counterattacks near Nyiregyhaza and Szolnok, halting the advance toward Budapest from the southwest. In Yugoslavia, Soviet units aided by Marshal Tito’s partisans captured Novi Sad on the Danube, 42 miles northwest of Belgrade.
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Belgrade
Conference Judgment Shapes Action With Full Case Knowledge
The article discusses making decisions based on a correct problem statement that includes external actions in international conduct rather than presumed intentions of groups. It cites U S Secretary of State Cordell Hall declaring Argentina a headquarters for a fascist movement in the hemisphere during a Sept news conference and notes Argentina’s refusal to join hemispheric defense plans since the war began.
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Cordell Hall
Argentina
Kaladan valley progress reported by Mountbatten in Burma
West African troops advance in the Kaladan valley on the Arakan front as Admiral Mountbatten reports progress. In Burma other operations are limited to patrols while Eastern air command planes strike enemy concentrations on the Chindwin front.
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Arakan
Louis Mountbatten
Burma
Eastern Air Command
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Farmers Seeks Fair Return Through Prices Loans Plan
A political plank proposes government aid to agriculture via support prices and commodity loans to ensure a fair return relative to labor, business, and industry, amid calls for a more accountable administration free from regime manipulation.
British land on Piscopi and bomb Melos in Aegean action
Allied headquarters announced British forces from the cruiser Sirius landed at Piscopi in the Dodecanese northwest of Rhodes on October 26. The same day four British warships bombarded Melos, with no resistance reported at Piscopi. Melos lies 70 miles east of the Peloponnesus and hosts an airfield near Trapani.
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Allied logistics praised as immense Normandy build up
The article credits the Allied transport system with landing 2,500,000 troops 500,000 vehicles and 17,000,000 tons of materiel in 109 days. It notes the challenge of moving cargo across damaged France and by rail and the potential quick path to Antwerp easing Eisenhower's supply issues as Canada and Britain push out German forces in Holland.
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North Carolina Weather: Continued cool spell inland
Pair and continued cool conditions bring freezing interiors tonight. Moderate to fresh winds rise along the coast today, diminishing late tonight as Sunday brings fair skies and milder temperatures.
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Allies push through Dutch towns as Meijel falls to Germans
Allied forces advance across western Holland with Dutch populations giving a tumultuous welcome. British armor moves from Loon Op Zand toward Oosterhout, while Americans hold along the Afterwatering canal. Meijel falls to German counterattack as Bergen Op Zoom seizes as a major loss. Canadians near Cadvand with 609 more prisoners raised to 5,922 in one day, total casualties 14.
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