Counter Blows By Axis Force Are Repelled
London reports that the British Eighth Army resumed offensive action in the Egyptian desert with reinforcements and no confirmed ground fighting yet. Cairo bulletins say Allied air superiority persists, with four enemy planes downed and Malta untouched by air attack, as U.S. fighters engage in dogfights.
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London
Eighth Army
DNB
Reuters
Montgomery
Cairo
Mediterranean
Atack
Crete
el Ademe
Desert
Malta
United States
US Air Force
el Daba
Maleme
Canea
Rommel
Two Nuns Escape From Guadalcanal
Two Catholic nuns Sister Mary Teresa of Holyoke Mass and Sister Mary Evangeline of Prince Edward Island Canada reached a South Pacific port after a month hiding in Guadalcanal jungle with enemy forces nearby. They were evacuated October 4 with seven priests and five other nuns and expect to return to Guadalcanal when it is safe, while others in the group go to Australia and New Zealand.
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William Hipple
U. S
South Pacific
Guadalcanal Island
Mary Teresa
Holyoke
Mass
Mary Evangeline
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Guadalcanal
M. J. MacMahon
Toronto
Solomons
Australia
New Zealand
Isal
Hulagi
Ishimoto
Tulagi
German War Report Questioned Amid Propaganda Claims
The war analyst notes German high command boasted a North Atlantic convoy attack sinking nine ships totaling 68 500 tons. He warns such midweek spikes aim to bolster morale and cites earlier Axis exaggerations like the 100 ship convoy, destroyed transports, and misidentified US battleships. The piece flags cautious reading of Berlin and Rome releases.
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North Atlantic
Britain
Axis
Berlin
Rome
Russia
United States
Reds Withstand Fierce Attacks For Caucasus
In Moscow on October 31 1942 the Soviet Information Bureau reported Red Army lines holding on the Nalchik Plateau in the central Caucasus despite heavy German pressure. A battalion of submachine gunners with 60 tanks and armored cars repulsed repeated attacks, 22 German machines destroyed, while another sector saw a Soviet unit kill 240 Germans and halt two more assaults. Red Army forces also claimed repulsing German attacks near Stalingrad in the 68th day of siege, with several German tanks destroyed and Soviet artillery hitting pill boxes and dugouts. The communique noted a fresh setback southwest of Mozdok but slow progress in the western Caucasus as Stalingrad held firm.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Red Army
Nalchik
Central Caucasus
Stalingrad
Soviet Information Bureau
Red Star
Mozdok
Caucasus
Smuts Urges Atlantic Charter Expansion for Healthy World
Prime Minister Jan Smuts in an international broadcast urged extending the Atlantic Charter into economic and social realms to guarantee a postwar healthy international life. He argued the League of Nations cannot secure peace and praised the United Nations for practical postwar cooperation.
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Jan Smuts
London
Field
Marshal Jan Christian Smuts
South Africa
United Nations
Smuts
League of Nations
Netherlands
Belgium
Europe
Remeber
Paper-Making Is Put Under Restrictions
North America limits paper production in wartime move. US and Canada impose ceilings on newsprint and paper products to the six months ended September 30. Authorities warn further curtailment will follow to balance supply and demand amid inventories above prewar levels.
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Claude A. Jagger
General Financial
New York
North America
United States
War Production Board
Washington
Prices and Trade Board
Ottawa
Canadian Board
New Strike Wave Hits France Amid Worker Protests
A new series of strikes broke out in occupied France, especially Haute-Savoie, with workers summoned for German labor as Nazi authorities prepare the go-to-Germany campaign. Strikes reported in Annecy, Marnaz, Scien zier, Closes, Annemace as fear and tension rise.
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France
Bern
Haut-Savoie
Germany
Annecy
Marnaz
Scienzier
Annemace
Haute-Savoie
Haute-Lavoire
Cay
Pierre 1Aval
FBI Praised By Edsel Ford At Exercises
Edsel Ford praised FBI education efforts at the FBI national police academy graduation. He recalled a time when the United States lacked law enforcement and credited the FBI with restoring public confidence by moving against gangsters with determination. Senator Mead urged graduates to treat their work as dangerous as frontline military service. Jettoover, FBI director, called on officers to protect the home front from lawlessness and national threats.
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Washington
Edsel Ford
Ford Motor Company
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI National Police Academy
Ford
United States
FBI
Mead
Jettoover
FBI, & Wie
Nazi Swedish Relations Put Under Stress
In New York on October 31 a Swedish disclosure of a mysterious letter to German nationals in Sweden reported to contain secret instructions for action under unspecified circumstances strained German Swedish relations. Berlin dispatches noted Dagens Nyheter called for a rapid inquiry and warned that authorities would seek a full clarification amid suspicions of maneuvers.
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New York
Sweden
Germany
Berlin
Transocean
Wilhelmstrasse
Stockholm
Dagens Nyheter
No Prisoners Freed For Regions Missing Labor Quota
Industrial Minister Bichelonne warned workers in the unoccupied zone that Germany would not free prisoners of war for regions failing to meet labor quotas. He said refusals to enlist for labor in Germany would increase drafts from the occupied zone, with measures already prepared by the Germans.
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Vichy
France
Bichelonne
Germany
Japanese attack repulsed near Shasi in Hupeh province
A Chinese high command communique says a Japanese assault from east of the upper Yangtze port Shasi in Hupeh province was repulsed with considerable casualties. It adds that Japanese regimental commander Midorigaku was killed in earlier fighting in the Chekiang Kianesi zone.
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Chungking
Yantze River
Shasi
Hupeh
High Command
Midorigaku
Chekiang-Kianesi
Allied air raid hits Buin harbor ships in Solomons clash
General MacArthur reports three waves of Allied bombers hit Buin harbor on Bougainville, scoring two hits on a heavy cruiser or battleship and damaging an aircraft carrier and a light cruiser. A third wave hit an unidentified vessel as forts advance at Alola, New Guinea, aiding the Solomon Islands campaign.
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U.S
General MacArthur
Australia
Buin
Solomon Islands
Bouganville Island
Solomons
Brain Harbor
New Guinea
Afola
Nokoda
Alola
Friction Among Allies Threatens Pacific War Effort
Australian press warns that a rift among Allies could cost the Pacific War while urging unity and long, hard fighting. MacArthur and Curtin remarks are seen as clearing the air on grand strategy and Australia’s role. criticism of Australia’s effort is labeled potentially damaging.
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Melbourne
Sydney Morning
Douglas MacArthur
John Curtin
Melbourne Age
MacArthur
Commonwealth
Australia
Adelaide Advertiser
United States
MacaArthur
Sydney Herald
Solomons
War and indifference to politics trim Tuesday voting
AAP canvass estimates 33 to 35 million voters in next Tuesday elections due to wartime priorities and general apathy. About 65 percent of eligible voters, or roughly 53.6 million qualified, may cast ballots, well below 1938 congressional totals. Officials cite armed service absences, migration, and mail voting limits as reasons for a light turnout. President Roosevelt urged citizens to vote to defend democracy.
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Washington
Congress
Associated Press
Cial
House
Hun
Armed Services
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Japanese Fleet Retreated From Guadalcanal Solomons
Washington reports Japanese warships withdrew from Guadalcanal area after heavy Allied air and sea strikes. MacArthur planes bombed enemy bases, hittin g a warship and possibly damaging a carrier and cruiser. Navy Secretary Knox praised U S Marines and soldiers for holding every inch of ground, noting ships may return with reinforcements.
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Knox
Guadalcanal
United States
Rising Sun
New Hebrides
New Caledonia
Fiji Islands
Navy
Solomons
Manpower conference urged to curb compulsory drafting
Senator Thomas urged President Roosevelt to call a nationwide manpower conference involving Congress government management labor and agriculture leaders to plan unified war mobilization. The aim is to hedge against compulsory labor drafts by aligning procurement production and manpower under a single directing body. A prior conference guided labor policy in war. The administration studies manpower legislation for potential 1943 crisis while labor leaders favor volunteer service and oppose national service.
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Washington
Thomas D
Utah
Roosevelt
R Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Congress
Murray
Thomas
Senate
Education and Labor Committee
Murrray
William Green
American Federation of Labor
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