Americans Poised For Quick Victory in Balkans Drive
Dispatches report a coordinated Allied push through Bulgaria and the Balkan peninsula with Tito's partisans and Yugoslav commandos aiding. German forces are said trapped as roads clog with retreating transport and American bombers target sea lanes aiding Mediterranean deliveries to Black Sea ports and Ukrainian fronts.
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Moscow
Bul
Ikan
Medean
Marshal Tito
Partis
Yugoslavia
Balkans
Ion
Mediterranean
Black Sea
Asian Gulf
Pern Gulf Command
War developments loom in western Pacific operations
The article notes a planned Roosevelt Churchill meeting likely in Quebec to coordinate peace and project allied strength against Japan. It cites Eisenhower signaling possible German collapse by early November and reports heavy Allied air attacks on Palau as a precursor to a Mindanao strike, with Halmahera as a needed air base for MacArthur’s campaign.
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Japan
Western Pacific
London
Roosevelt
Churchill
Quebec
Hitler
Eisenhower
Germany
Palau
Singapore
Philippines
Mindanao
MacArthur
Halmahera
MacArthur eyes swift Philippine drive to crush Japan
Dewitt Mackenzie argues General MacArthur can move quickly to recapture the Philippines. He says its loss would cripple Japan by severing oil and rubber supplies. The emperor warns of grim consequences as Tokyo plans a total war effort amid reports of naval landings and MacArthur bombing seen as the calm before the storm.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Japan
Nippon
Indies
Ithout
Mikado
Koiso
Shanghai
Tokyo
Philippine
Western Pacific
Russians open new drive near Przemysl area radios report
Berlin radio said Russians opened a new advance in the Przemysl region about 55 miles west of Lwow and near Krosno, widening activity along the front.
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London
Berlin
Przemsi
Lwow
Krosno
Iran transfers and supplies fuel Eastern Front push
The report notes advancing Iranian supply routes aiding Russian offensives and the potential transfer of troops to a war theater. It cites large shipments funneled through Iran and warns that clearing Mediterranean and Black Sea ice would shorten supply lines for the final assault from the east amid autumn rains and mud in northern Poland as General Zakharov commands heavy German counterattacks.
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Iran
Avanl
Rusoffensiv.s
Poland
M. Zakharov
Ford ceases B 24 Liberator production in plant protests
Detroit September 9 Ford Wil Run bomber plant reduced 24 Liberator output as 000 riveters and crane operators protest transfers without seniority. Company says skeleton shifts kept and full operation unlikely before Monday while 15,000 workers sent home.
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Detroit
Wil Run
Motor Co
Ford
Trans
United Automobile Workers Cio
New York Plans Air Raid Alerts Despite Jibes
Col Edward Thomas, state director of civilian protection, says New York will continue air raid alerts as ordered by the army despite Stars and Stripes jibes. Mayor La Guardia and the Second Service Command offered no comment. Thomas warned that alerts will stop only when the army decides.
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New York
Rome
Army
Stars and Stripes
Edward Thomas
Civilian Protection
F. H. la Guardia
Second
Thomas
Sandy Hook
Fortresses Overwhelm Jap Forces
United States B 29 bombers in a heavy daytime raid on Anshan Manchuria overwhelmed Manchurian air defenses. American crews reported multiple enemy fighters shot down and stated antiaircraft fire was weak amid a successful mission. One B 29 is missing and presumed lost with the rest of the force returned.
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U. S.S
Japan
Anshan
Curtis E. le May
20Th Bomber Command
China
le May
Germany
Washington
Manchuria
20Th
Russians Fail To Reach Agreement At Dumbarton Oaks
Washington dispatch reports the Russian delegation will not concede a veto on self-referential questions in the world security council. The sticking point delays final pact among Russia Britain and the United States. The dispute ties to the Russo Polish conflict and Warsaw’s situation.
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Washington
Dumbarton Oaks
Great Britain
United States
World Security Organization
Russia
Britain
Messrs
Stalin
Roosevelt
Urchill
World Organization
U. S
China
France
Warsaw
Red Army
RAF
England
Dewey backs fast world security plan in Louisville rally
Governor Dewey announced support for a force wielding world security organization even before the war ends. He urged rapid, broad agreement among 60 nations and planned Michigan campaign stops with diverse groups. Dewey criticized opposing views and warned against peacetime barnstorming.
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Dewey
Thomas E. Dewey
Michigan
Louisville
World Security Organization
Lansing
Harry F. Kelly
Seattle
Wash
Warren Moscow
New York Times
Arthur Vandenberg
R-Mich
Louisville Armory
Lexington Boy Rescues Three Drowning Soldiers at Sea
Private Robert B. White 25 of Lexington North Carolina earned a wartime record while serving with the American Infantry in the Southwest Pacific. As a Bougainville lifeguard he saved three men in one rescue from treacherous currents by swimming through surf with an inner tube and pulling them to safety.
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Southwest Pacific
Pfe
Robert B. White
Hillcrest Drive
Lexington
N. C
Bougainville
White
Deformity Rates Low With Kenny Method for Infantile Paralysis
Dr Miland B Knapp reported at the American Congress of Physical Medicine that in 37 infantile paralysis cases treated with the Kenny Method deformity was extremely low and functional ability high. He noted severe involvement and that non-paralytic cases were rare. nerve crushing in later stages showed encouraging results by Dr J Wayne McFarland.
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Cleveland
American Congress of Physical Medicine
Miland BE. Knapp
University of Minnesota
Kenny
J. Wayne McFarland
College of Medical Evangelists
Los Angeles
Japs Threaten Major City In Kwangsi
CHUNGKING Sept 9 Japanese forces smashing down the Hunan Guangsi railway breached into the town of Tungan 90 miles from Kweilin the provincial capital of Kwangsi Chinese high command reported Lingling captured nearby and sanguinary street fighting raged in Tungan The drive suggested Kweilin may fall within weeks threatening South China defense.
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Chungking
Kweilin
South China
Churchill FDR Conference Talk Persists on Threshold
Washington dispatch reports Premier Churchill and President Roosevelt near a historic conference driven by victory over Nazi Germany and Japan’s downfall. London cites Quebec as a likely meeting place with first considerations on military matters, occupation, and economic control amid Eisenhower’s push toward Berlin. Stalin is absent from this outline.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Germany
Japan
London
Quebec
Washon
Eisenhower
Berlin
Stalin
Marine General Forces Saipan Relief of Army Chief
Lt. Gen. Holland M. Smith says he was forced to relieve Army Maj. Gen. Ralph Smith during the Saipan campaign. He declined to give details, deferring to the War Department while stressing unity of command in the Pacific.
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Saipan
Washington
Holland M. Smith
U. S. Marines
Army
Ralph Smith
Fleet Marine Force
Pacific
Marianas
War Department
Smith
Gunshot Wounds Fatal to Sgt s Wife in Charlotte
Mrs. Lillian Hemphill wife of Fort Louis Hemphill of Morris Field died in a Charlotte hospital after being found on a porch with wounds to her side. Police say a note in her hand claimed abuse and requested care for their one year old son.
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Charlotte
Lillian Hemphill
Louis Hemphill
Morrisfield
J. W. Yandle
Yandle
Jap Air Raids Hit Celebes and Halmahera Islands
Allied reports from Tokyo describe 60 bombers with escorts striking Manado in Northern Celebes while Liberators Mitchells and P 38s attacked Thekua Bay on Halmahera. MacArthur says Allied air dominance expands in the Southern Philippines as Nimitz carriers hit Yap and Ulithi.
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Japan
Celebes
Halmahera
Phili
Tokyo
Manado
Celebres
Thekua Bay
New Guinea
Philippines
MacArthur
Adm
Nimitz
20Th
Manchuria
Indies
Gen
Mindanao
Philippine Island
Yap
Ulithi Islands
Carolines
Axis
Weeast
Former Bulgarian Premier Reassumes Power Amid War
The Sofia radio reports former Premier Kimon Georgiev has assumed the premiership from Kon Istantin Muraviev and formed a new government. Muraviev’s cabinet had declared war on Germany after seeking an armistice from Russia. Georgiev previously led Bulgaria after a 1934 coup but was ousted by rightist opponents the following year. He was said to be arrested for opposing Nazi collaboration after Bulgaria joined the Axis.
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Associated Press
Sofia Radio
Kimon Georgiev
Bulgaria
Kon
Recluse Woman Leaves Over 140000 in Home
Police found more than 140000 in the home of 86 year old recluse Mrs Lucy C Armstrong after she died. A bank book showed 40000 in deposits and stock certificates valued about 100000.
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Cleveland
Lucy C. Armstrong
Allied Bomber Swarm Hits Ruhr Rhineland Targets
More than 1,000 Flying Fortresses Liberators and over 250 Mustangs attacked Ruhr and Rhineland rail and industrial sites including Mainz Mannheim and Dusseldorf as part of a second daily Allied offensive. RAF Mosquitos struck Nuremberg while Brest Le Havre and Boulogne areas were hit again by heavy bombers. Ninth Air Force Thunderbolts and Lightnings targeted Brest gun emplacements tanks and a rebuilt fort.
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London
Ruhr
Rhineland
Germany
Mainz
Mannheim
Dusseldorf
Nurenberg
Brest
le Havre
Boulogne
Ludwigshafen
Karlsruhe
Acea Oe
Glum
Schelde
Rotterdam
Ninth Air Force
William Greenfield
Dayton
Ohio
Allies Penetrate Le Havre Defenses Reported by Germans
German high command said Allied forces penetrated Le Havre defenses on the Seine and destroyed 29 Allied tanks and armored cars in the fortifications. They claimed Seventh Army forces advanced from the Mediterranean toward the Belfort gap while both sides rushed reinforcements and formed new divisions for tank shock columns.
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Associated Press
le Havre
Seine
New York
Seventh Army
Mediterranean
Burgundy
Belfort
Americans Prepare Heavy Blow At Siegfried Line
British and American forces push toward a major attack on the Siegfried Line as Patton's Third Army engages near the Moselle amid renewed German reinforcements. British bridgehead across the Albert Canal expands east of Antwerp while Nazis mass reserves for a possible break. observers note the assault mirrors Normandy efforts and aims to split German fronts.
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Channel
Albert Canal
Belgium
Meuse and
Joselle River
Belfort
France
London
Siegfried Line
Normandy
Antwerp
Associated Press
Wes Gallagher
Patton
Thionville
Third
Moselle
Ardennes Forest
Lone Fortress Over Anshan Japanese Say
New York dispatch reports a single B 29 flew over Anshan in Manchuria as a followup raid on the industrial city. The Domeisa broadcast claimed six of the American bombers were heavily damaged in yesterday's raid, with three shown, but no U S confirmation was available.
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New York
Domeisa
Anshan Inte
Manchuria
Federal Communications Mission
Sovern Manchurian
Fierce War Sees Rimini Front Hold Amid Heavy Casualties
In Italy, the Battle for Rimini intensifies as German and Allied forces clash along the Adriatic front. British and Eighth Army efforts resist Kesselring counterattacks from Croce to Gemmano, with rain hindering advances and both sides suffering significant losses.
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Rome
UPI
Rimini
Eighth Army
Harold Alexander
Italy
Gothic Line
Albert Kesselring
Adriatiie
Crece
Croce
Marano
Palazo
Hi 151
Menghio
Gemmano
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