Nazi Forces Crumbling Below Maas
Allied forces pressed through the Low Countries as German pockets below the Maas fell under concentration air attacks. British Canadian and Polish units moved toward Beveland and the Antwerp approaches while fighting across flooded dikes and canals.
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Maas
Breda
Beveland Island
Falcheren Island
Beveland
Belgium
Tilburg
Loon Op
Atsheuvel
Saspik
Geertruidenberg
Antwerp
Walcheren
Vlissingen Ushing
Middleburg
Fifth Army Gains Ground Amid Italian Battlefield Push
American and British troops of the Fifth Army advanced in mountains southeast of Bologna as weather finally eased. Advances reached Casalecchio and Castel San Pietro, with efforts to Forli and Bologna increasing pressure on German forces holding high ground near the Bologna area. Red aircraft hit gun posts, rail transport, and a bridge as enemy shipping remained active in the Adriatic region.
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Ome
Bolo
Anned
Eighth Army
Marano
Casalecchio
Castel San Pietro
Bologna
Forli
Logna
No da Costa
To Mussolini
De Gaulle Order Triggers French Protests Amid Political Crisis
Paris reports nationwide demonstrations erupt as De Gaulle bans arms for all but regular forces, provoking clash with National Resistance Council which seeks legal status for the Patriotic Milice. Allies push in Burma, Chinese advance toward Bhamo while British move on Mandalay.
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Paris
de Gaulle
France
National Resistance Council
Council
Friends of the National
Reds Close Escape Route In Hungary
Russian forces blocked the last rail escape route for Germans in northeastern Hungary by seizing Csap on the upper Tisza river. Gen. Ivan Petrov's Fourth Ukrainian Army reportedly fought 50 miles across mountains as Soviet gains press Berlin’s Baltic flank. The Moscow and Berlin communiqués gave partial, conflicting reports on Latvia and East Prussia fronts with fighting described as of local importance.
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London
Hungary
Tisza
Berlin
Baltic Sea
Ruthenia
Ivan Petrov
Ine
Yenen
Moscow
Latvia
Priekule
Baltic
Liepaja
Alice
Lei
Arctic
Balkans
Petrov
Sec
Three Jap Prisoners Shot in Denver Uprising Attempt
In Denver at Fitzsimons General Hospital three Japanese naval prisoners who tried to commit suicide and then led a guard assault were shot and killed as they rushed guards. Brig. Gen. Omar H. Quade announced the incident following the failed uprising attempt.
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Denver
Fitzsimons General Hospital
Omar H. Quade
South Pacific
Hara-Kiri
Allies push in Holland to open Antwerp for supplies
The column notes Allied offensives in southwest Holland as troops clear German positions and press toward Antwerp. It argues opening the Scheldt estuary is key to moving heavy war supplies for a major Rhine crossing while Hitler strengthens western fortifications and aims to delay the war into next year.
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Holland
Antwerp
Belgium
Scheldt
Cologne-Arnhem
Fuehrer
Hitler
Rhine
United Nations
Veritas
Reich
Mentator
Ruhr
Saar
Germany
Gemany
Silesia
Czecoslovakia
England's Election Interest Not Academic Says Labour Paper
At Leyte airfield on Oct 19 Maj Richard J Bong added two more victories to his tally as he shot down two Japanese fighters. He survived damage to his aircraft and achieved his 32nd and 33rd wins. In London the Daily Herald edged toward a cautious editorial stance on the US election noting foreign policy stakes and urging focus on internationalist aims.
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England
Leyte
Richard J. Bong
States
America
Wis
Philippines
Bong
London
London Daily Herald
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Labor Party
the Herald
Dewey
Congress
Washington
London Times
British Take Kozani After First Greek Front Clash
Rome date line reports British forces seized Kozane, 58 miles southwest of Salonika, after a sharp clash with retreating Germans in northern Greece. The Allied communique notes German casualties and a warm welcome for the British, with patrols pursuing northward. Spitfires hit Salonika rail traffic, destroying locomotives and cars, while German radio claims an Allied landing on Melos near Crete.
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Rome
Kozane
Salonika
Greece
Hied
Melos
Crete
Wennonah Mills Reject Affiliation With CIO
The National Labor Relations board announced that Wennonah cotton mills of Lexington, North Carolina, rejected the Textile Workers Union of America, CIO, as bargaining representative in an October 19 election. The tally was 169 votes against and 148 for union affiliation.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Wennonah Cotton Mills Company
Lexington
N. C
Textile Worker's Union of America
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Ten Killed in Savannah B-24 Crash After Takeoff
All ten crew members died when their B 24 Liberator crashed shortly after leaving Chatham Field Savannah officials reported. A second Liberator crash during an attempted landing nearby resulted in four more airmen deaths.
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Savannah
Chatham Field
MacArthur Seizes Two Thirds of Leyte Island
General Douglas MacArthur announced control of two thirds of Leyte Island with Samar under tight Allied pressure ten days after amphibious landings. Japanese forces withdrew to hills or fled by barge as American PT boat patrols harassed retreat routes in the Philippines.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Leyte
Samar
Wie
State Officials Estimate Vote Next Week Exceed 44 Million
State officials project more than 44 million voters in the election a week away, including 3.392 million service men and women. The AP cites incomplete registrations and compares this forecast with 1940’s total 49.8 million. Roosevelt heads to Boston as Dewey campaigns there with Bricker. Massachusetts focus cited.
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J. W. Davis
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Dewey
Boston
Massachusetts
North Carolina
200 Planes Hit Manila And Clark Field
The United States reports a decisive victory in the Second Battle of the Philippine Sea with 24 Japanese warships sunk or damaged, including four carriers and two battleships. Alleged American casualties described as considerable. Tokyo claimed 200 carrier planes raided Manila and Clark Field shortly after the battle.
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Associated Press
U. S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Manila
Tokyo
U. S
Philippines
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Australia
Manila and
Clark Airfield
Lamon Bay
Luzon
Nimitz
Philippine Sea
Pacific
Formosa
Samar
Surigao Strait
Leyte
West Virginia
Maryland
Tennessee
California
Pennsylvania
Lexington
Wasp
Hornet
Japan
Coral Sea
Midway
Guadalcanal
State Republicans Report Large Campaign Contributions
The State Republican Party filed a report with Secretary of State Thad Eure showing receipts of 18,358.60 and expenditures of 17,111.97 for the period November 13, 1942 to October 27, 1944. Major donors included S. J. Craven of Winston-Salem 200, Willis Slane of High Point 250, and Dr. James W. Davis of Statesville 200.
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Ralzigh
Republan Party
Thad Eure
S. J. Craven
Winston-Salem
Willis Slane
High Point
James W. Davis
Statesville
Lew Ayres Joins Leyte Aid Effort in War Role
Melbourne dispatch says former film star Lew Ayres in torn khaki and dungarees assists Filipino bombing victims on Leyte. Ayres, a chaplain's assistant, volunteered for duty as casualties mounted, acting as a relief helper for the wounded.
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Melbourne
Australia
Lew Ayres
Leyte
Melbourne Herald
Ayres
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Mindanao
Miles
Clark Field
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Ifth
Burma
Chungking
Bhamo
Mandalay
Myothu
Hopin
Reds
Dewitt MacKenzie
Maj Bong
Wennonah Mills
CIO
U.S
Madison Square Garden
New York
John W. Bricker
Michigan
Senator Walsh
Dmass
James F. Byrnes
EWT
Democratic National Committee
House Committee On UnAmerican Activities
Dies Committee
CIO Political Action Committee
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Communist Party
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