Conference Notes on Churchill and President Talks
The piece recalls the 36th wedding anniversary of Prime Minister Churchill and his wife as Barry Cruikshank highlights personal talks with the President. It discusses broader war prospects, the Pacific theater, and ongoing high level exchanges with Stalin, framing two parallel conferences on military and international strategy.
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Barry Cruikshank
Churchill
Dewey
Milian
Hank
Cruikshank
Pacific
Bous
Phil
Stalin
Elt
Cairo
Thas
Allied air arm to pinch Reich with ground force
The Allied air forces ready to fulfill Lt. Gen. Spaatz's pledge by using bombers and fighters as part of a large ground air pincers against Germany. With one Allied army in place and others advancing from Holland Belgium to the Swiss border, aerial power backs the western advance.
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U.S
Fs A. Spaatz
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Reich
Ruhr advance and Moselle front reshaped in allied push
U S third army pierced Moselle defenses as German withdrawal extended from Pont-A-Mousson to above Nancy. Fort Eben Emael fell to Germans in 1940, Spa seized on the Liege road, and a solid front formed from the North Sea to the Mediterranean as Patton’s forces push toward Metz and Luxembourg. Allied bombers attacked German guns near Thionville and Metz.
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France
U. S. Third Army
Moselle
Pont-A-Mousson
Nancy
Fort Eben Emael
Liege
Spa
Malmedy
North Sea
Mediterranean
Third
Seventh
Germany
le Havre
Trier
Siegfried
George S. Patton
Maginot
Aumetz
Thionville
Metz
Courtney H
Eupen
Igian
Luxembourg
Red Army advances reach Romanian Transylvania and Hungary
The report notes Soviet and Romanian reports of rapid gains across Transylvania, including Petrosani in Romania and areas near Turnu Severin. Moscow did not confirm a German claim of a Krosno attack as Red Army units reportedly took 200 localities yesterday, many in the Hungarian-annexed Transylvania region.
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Warsaw
Moscow
Krosno
Poland
Slovakia
Transylvania
Danubian
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Romania
Danube
Transylvania Alps
Vulcan Pass
Petrosani
Hungary
Turnu- Severin
Danube City
Red Army
Hitler's grip frays as slave labor force swells risk
The piece discusses widespread anti Nazi sentiment in Austria and Europe with calls for revolt, noting Nazi arrests and camps for Austrian youths. It highlights a hidden danger from 12 million foreign slave laborers in Germany who despise the regime, potentially sparking internal upheaval and revolt.
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Hitler
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Czechooslovakia
Vienna
Stockholm
Britain
America
Moscow Radio
Eas
Carinthia
Moscow
Austria
Reich
Germany
Miners Delegates Clash Over Roosevelt and Dewey Endorsements
At the union convention delegates clashed and chanted while discussing the coal contract set to expire in April. A tally of 15 pro Roosevelt resolutions and five endorsing either Roosevelt or Dewey appeared as Lewis criticized Ray Edmunson, a leader of autonomy forces.
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John
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Mr. Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Lewis
Ray Edmundson
Foes Of President Take First Round In Texas Demecratic Battle
In Dallas on September 12 anti Roosevelt Democrats won the first round in Texas electors controversy. Pro Roosevelt forces planned to secure enough votes at today's state Democratic convention. The debate focused on whether the 23 Texas electors would be pledged to Roosevelt and Truman.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Roosevelt
Truman
North Carolina Weather Outlook
Cloudy and warmer today with light rain in the west and showers in the east. Partly cloudy and mild tonight with light rain in the mountains. Partly cloudy with moderate temperatures Wednesday.
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North Carolina
City Proclaims Day of Prayer For War News
North Carolina towns issue coordinated proclamations urging prayer and calm as civilians prepare for news. Greensboro and Winston Salem call church services and store closures. High Point and Raleigh set closing rules. ministers urge sane observance and unity while war news dictates schedules.
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Authority
Greensboro
Indus
High Point
Arnold J. Koonce
Lumberton Civile Clubs and Ministers Association
First Baptist Church
New Bern
L.a
Raleigh
Statesville
Allied air and sea strikes hit Japanese convoy and bases
Adm. Chester Nimitz reported 89 Japanese aircraft bombed Valencia to Surigao with eight planes contested and all shot down. About 60 grounded planes were destroyed as barracks and hangars were hit at air dromes. Strikes also hit Matina Cayand Surigao water front installations while a task force sank or damaged 16 small cargo ships and other vessels in Sarangani Bay, Davao Gulf, and near Surigao. U.S. losses were light. no surface ships damaged.
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Valencia
Cagayan
Buayan
Davao
Chester Nimitiz
Matina
Cay
Surigao
Adm
William Halsey, Jr
Philippines
Marianas
Allies push toward Bologna and north Italy front
Allied forces under Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark reach within 35 miles of Bologna in the Po valley as spearheads advance toward Pistoia Prato and the Gothic line. Germans claim detaching movements to the Apennine line completed as decisive north Italy battle nears Rimini remains four miles away.
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Florence
Bologna
Mark W. Clark
Pistoia
Prato
Italy
Rimini
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