Allies Seize 20 Towns In Italian Advance
Allied forces drive in three sectors of Italy, with the Fifth and Eighth Armies capturing more than twenty towns and villages as they press toward Genoa. British and American units push to secure Mount Massico, Pietracro, and along the Trigno River while heavy daylight bombardment targets Genoa’s docks, railyards, and defenses.
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Edward Kennedy
Italy
Fifth
Mark
Clark
Ragone
Seacoast
Mount Massico
Sfolk
Pietraro
Temure
Trigno
San Salvo
Allied Air
Geno
Genoa
Mediterranean
Ter
Red Armies Close In On Nikopol
London dispatch reports Soviet forces pressing the German retreat toward Nikopol and Perekop. Russian columns recaptured Genichesk and Askaniya Nova while driving across the Nogai steppe, seizing munitions and rail lines as 2,100 Germans fell in one sector.
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London
Cridor 2
Perekop
Genichesk
Crimea
Askaniya Nova
Asea
Noaisk
Moscow
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Nikopol
Manganese Center
Rbozhedarovka
Dnepropetrovsk
Krivoi Rog
Order Restricting Deliveries Of Coal Goes Into Effect
Emergency regulation by the solid fuels administration bars delivery of anthracite coal to domestic consumers with more than ten days on hand Aimed at curbing supplies during a broad mining strike the rule also forbids retailers from delivering and consumers from accepting coal as part of wartime conservation measures. The strikes threaten a near total industry shutdown by Monday with 115000 workers on strike and policy makers considering government action to end the dispute.
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United Mine Workers Policy Committee
Roosevelt
War Production Board
Alabama
Indiana
WPB
The
Solid Fuels Administration
Pennsylvania
John Mitchell
Allied Aircrews Destroy Japanese Vessels in Southwest Pacific
Allied headquarters report October as a record month with 775 Japanese destroyed in the Southwest Pacific. The tally includes 350 tons bombed at Rabual and a squadron of planes shot down, with Japanese shipping losses across destroyers, auxiliary vessels, merchant ships, cargo ships, and barges totaling heavy material impacts.
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Southwest Pacific
Rabaul
New Britain
Rabau
Yugoslav Guerrillas Push Across Hungarian Border
Yugoslav guerrillas reportedly crossed the Hungarian border amid bloody clashes with Nazi forces. In Dalmatia a German column was defeated after ten hours of fighting with about 150 casualties. Tito’s forces were aided by 20 Allied planes bombing near Ston, Metkovic, Split, and Knin.
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London
Yugoslavrtsan
Fiume- Trieste
DNB
Berlin
Italy
Yugoslav Army of Liberation
Hind Gary
Nort
Zagreba
Dalmatia
Josip Broz
Tito
Ston
Metkovic
Split
Knin
Shelving Of Italian King and Prince Proposed For Italy
Naples reports a plan to shelve King Vittorio Emanuele and Crown Prince Umberto in favor of a regency for Prince of Naples, aimed at a stronger government under Premier Badoglio. American Minister Murphy and British Minister MacMillan met with Italian leaders Croce and Sforza to discuss Italy’s future governance.
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Naples
Vittorio Emanuele
Umberto
Prince of
Italy
Benedetto Croce
Prince
Pietro Badoglio
Badoglio
Robert Murphy
Harold MacMillan
Croce
Carlos Sforza
Murphy
MacMillan
Sforza
United States
Sorrento
Germans Anxious Over Red Parley At Moscow Three-Power Talks
London dispatch reports Berlin fears a Soviet backed western front after Roosevelt revealed the Moscow talks may be progressing. Nazi propagandists cite Swedish reports of a fixed date while US Britain hints at concessions to Moscow. Hull Eden Molotov met in a high, cordial mood as declarations potentially near publication.
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London
Moscow
Berlin
Russia
Europe
Roosevelt
United States
Britain
Germany
Stockholm
Svenska Dagbladet
England
America
Soviet Union
Cordell Hull
Fore
Anthony Eden
Vyacheslav Molotov
Paratroopers Split Japanese Forces On Choiseul
Allied in vaders on Treasury Island push the few hundred Japanese defenders toward the northern tip while U S paratroopers on Choiseul split enemy forces and consolidate positions in the newly opened offensive toward Bougainville. Japanese air attacks were repelled by Allied fighters with at least a dozen shot down. A coastal vessel bombed north of Bougainville hinted at inland reinforcements.
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Southwest Pacific
Treasury Island
Choiseul
Solomons
Bougainville
Treasury
Boungainville
WPB Bans Sale of 500000 Gallons Bad Anti-Freeze
The War Production Board forbade all sales of an estimated 500,000 gallons of two unsafe anti-freeze solutions. Twenty two brands were barred from manufacture earlier and dealers may still have inventory sold to unsuspecting vehicle owners. The prohibited types use inorganic salts or petroleum distillates and harm radiators and ignition systems. Names include All-Winter and No-Freeze among many others.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
National Bureau of Standards
Bertelli Paces Notre Dame In 33-6 Triumph Over Navy
Notre Dame routed unbeaten Navy 33 to 6 before 82 000 at the stadium as Angelo Bertelli excelled. He completed five of eight passes, two touchdowns, added three points, and led the Irish to their sixth straight win while Army and Penn battled to a 13 13 tie.
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Bertelli
Notre Dame
Navy
Orlo Robertson
New York
Angelo Bertelli
Parris Island
United Navy
Siath
Army
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Franklin Field
Quakers
Joe Michaels
Bob Odell
Penn
Purdue
Tony Butkovich
Boilermakers
Wisconsin
Bill Daley
Michigan
Illinois
Merv Pregulman
Don Buffmire
Herman Frickey
Northwestern
Wildcats
Minnesota
Gophers
DUKE
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Tulane
Steve Filipowicz
Fordham
Pat Harder
Southern California
Nazi Light Raid On London Misses Major Targets
Nazi raiders triggered London sirens but hit only a private residence. German planes lost two aircraft in the raid, while RAF bombers on Cherbourg and Maupertus attacks faced no opposition and caused extensive damage to docks, warehouses, and airfields.
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London
RAF
Cherbourg
Maupertus
Boston
Airedrome
Britain
Signposts on Connally peace measure outline uses
Washington Oct 30 six signposts for negotiating the peace treaty outline Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee interpretations of the Connally proposal. They say the plan avoids a world super state and keeps U S sovereignty while inviting free nations to cooperate for future peace, with caveats on France India Canada and New Zealand participation.
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Washington
Senate
Connally
United States
France
India
Canada
New Zealand
Journal Boosts Rates for Subscriptions
The Atlanta Journal and Atlanta Constitution announce a rate hike effective November 1 raising weekly subscriptions from 25 to 30 cents. Officials cite higher production costs and newsprint restrictions as the reason for the increase.
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William T. Peacock
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Selective Service
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