Allied Air Attacks Hit Athens Area Airfields and German Shipping
American heavy bombers from Italy blasted three Athens area airfields Eleusis Tatoi Kalamaki to disrupt German evacuation traffic. RAF also attacked Salamis and near Piraeus with fragmentation bombs. Mustangs shot down two enemy fighters, and ships off Salamis were sunk. Ninth Air Force claimed locomotives barges and wagons hit along the Rhine and Siegfried line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Italy
Athens
Greece
RAF
Eleusis
Tatoi
Kalamaki
Salamis
Piraeus
Ath
Adriatic
Germany
Britain
Relatians
Northwy
Holland
U. S
Ninth Air Force
Rhine
Ray F. Jackson
Canton
Rhine Ween
Coblenz
Siegfried Line
Aachen
Toll of Wreck Dead Reaches 28 Total Toll of Wreck Dead Reaches 28
In Terre Haute Indiana Sgt Edward C Gillan of Nixon Iowa dies in hospital as toll from the head on crash of the Dixie Flyer and a local train rises to 29. The disaster killed three crewmen and injured about 25 others with 14 airmen severely hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Here
Edward C. Gillan
Eixon
Gillan
Air Force
Chicago
Nine Nazi Ships Are Destroyed By the Finns
Stockholm reports that German forces attacked Hogland island during the night but were repelled in most sectors. A weak bridgehead was established and nine German ships were sunk or set afire as mopping up continues and Finland concludes German force clearance per the armistice terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Hogland
Finland
Invasion Report On Peleliu Island By U S Forces
Tokyo radio claimed 2,500 American casualties in a Peleliu landing on the Palau islands with over 40 ships involved. The broadcast said the invaders repulsed the enemy in the first hours but had no confirmation and did not mention Morotai.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tokyo Radio
Palau Islands
Peleliu
Morotai Island
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Philippines
U. S
Adm
William F. Hasley
Third Fleet
Palau
Amer- Shane
Admiral Insitz
T. S. Wilkinson
Julian C. Smith
Marine Corps
Guam
End Quebec Conference Tomorrow
The second Quebec conference will close tomorrow as Allied leaders consult on the war in Europe. Roosevelt Churchill Eden Cadogan Mackenzie King and Morgenthau attend a final dinner at the Citadel with plans for further talks amid the German campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Europe
Churchill
Stephen Early
Citadel
Early
Washington
Eden
Roosevelt
Churchhill
W. L. MacKenzie King
Canada
Cadogan
the Treasury
Morgenthau
Lord Cherwell
U. S
Two Black Convicts Escape From Road Gang Near Randleman
Raleigh dispatch reports two Negro convicts, Lottie Smith, 28, and John Henry Maultsby, 25, escaped from a road gang after hitting guard Ed Milliken with a shovel and stealing a parked car. They are at large near High Point. Milliken was not seriously injured. Smith has prior escapes. Maultsby is serving 18 to 25 years for second degree murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Randleman
High Point
Lottie Smith
Durham County
John Henry Maultsby
Robeson County
Still At Large Two Escapees From Road Gang Near Randleman
High Point police said no information yet on the whereabouts of Lattie Smith and John Henry Maultsby who escaped yesterday from a road gang near Randleman and are believed to have occupied a stolen car found abandoned in town last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Lattie Smith
John Henry Maultsby
Randleman
Torchlight Parade Marks Dewey Campaign Stop in Billings
Torchlight crowds greet Republican nominee Thomas E. Dewey in Billings Montana as he campaigns across the west promising a vigorous effort to win the war and change administrations. He cites support from Gov Sam Ford and vows a first class fight to election day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Mont
Thomas E. Dewey
Montana
Sam Ford
Sheridan
Wyo
New York
Dewey
West
Owosso
Mich
Des Moines
Iowa
Valentine
Nebr
Nebraska
Wyoming
Brough ton to Speak at Medical College Graduation
North Carolina Governor J Melville Broughton will speak at the Medical College of Virginia commencement in Richmond on Saturday September 23. The event marks the graduation of the college's latest class at the Mosque venue.
Invading Palau and Morotai Open Pacific Push
Allied forces under Adm. Nimitz and Gen. MacArthur landed on Palau and Morotai as the Philippines defense strained. Invasions aimed to fast track air bases and choke Japanese sea lanes, with initial beachheads secured and minimal resistance reported.
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Pearl Harbor
Philippines
Palau Islands
Morotai
Manila
1Sl
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Centeral Pacific Command
Palau
Mindanao Island
Douglas MacArthur
Mindanao
Japan
New Ginea
Morotai Island
East Indies
Road to Berlin Front Distances Continue
Continued on page eight the road to Berlin lists distances for major fronts. Russian front 312 miles from outside Pulatsk, Western front 318 miles from near Aachen, Eastern France 440 miles from near Monthbeliard, Italian front 583 miles from below Rimini.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Pulatsk
Aachen
France
Monthbeliard
Rimini
Russians and Poles Hit Warsaw Front Across Vistula
Moscow reports Russian and Polish troops storming into Warsaw across the Vistula from Praga as four bridges remain standing. German dispatches claim a major offensive with up to 60,000 men may be in the Baltic region and Finland.
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Moscow
Warsaw
Vistula
Praga
Baltic States
Riga
Finland
Red Fleet
Pravda
Warka
Transylvania
Hitler
Hungary
Cluj
Mine Workers Condemn Roosevelt and Praise Dewey in Resolution
In Cincinnati on September 15 the United Mine Workers adopted a report condemning President Roosevelt and praising Governor Thomas E. Dewey after a 30 minute debate. The measure argues Roosevelt's administration harmed organized labor and notes the only endorsement in UMW history was Roosevelt in 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Dewey
Cincinnati
Resolutions’ Committee
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Resolutions Committee
UMW
State's Roads Suffer From Hurricane Elizabeth City
Fragmentary reports from Roanoke Island and the outer banks describe yesterday's storm as unprecedented with winds estimated at 120 miles per hour causing extensive damage to roads and infrastructure across the region.
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Elizabeth City
Roanoke Island
Outer Banks
West Indian hurricane damages totals reach Elizabeth City and Edenton
State Highway Patrol reports a hurricane moving up the coast caused 25000 dollars in damages in Elizabeth City and 10000 dollars in Edenton with no injuries or loss of life.
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Raleigh
State Highway Patrol
Elizabeth City
Edenton
Damage to highway and hotel owner dies at Nags Head
Damage to the highway and communications will require weeks to repair and caused the probable death of L. S. Parkerson, owner of the Parkerson Hotel at Nags Head, who was shocked shortly after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. S. Parkerson
Nags Head
MacArthur and Nimitz Reach Key Palau Morotai Landings Near Philippines
The column notes MacArthur and Nimitz have established footholds on the Palau and Morotai islands ahead of a planned Philippines invasion. Morotai lies 300 miles south of Mindanao as the northern Moluccas are secured, with operations continuing and leaders predicting a decisive campaign phase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur, Nimitz and Co
Philippines
Palau
Molucca
Halmahera
Palau Islands
Adm
Nimitz
Davao
Mindanao
Pe MacArthur
Morotai
Molucca Islands
MacArthur
Ponese
Mikado
Quebec talk linked to Japan war burst and pledge
Dewitt Mackenzie notes Roosevelt Churchill meeting in Quebec focused on final assault on Japan. Churchill and Foreign Secretary Eden vow Britain will fight Japan to the finish, with Mrs Churchill delivering the message in a Canadian broadcast. The push aims to reassure the United States that England will go all out, up to the hilt, to secure a complete victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Japan
England
Churchill
United States
Uncle Sam
London
Ins
Britain
Ede
Eden
Germany
Fifth Army captures Monte Catino and Ponte Di Moriano in Italy
Fifth Army troops battering the Gothic Line seized Monte Catino and Ponte Di Moriano about four miles north of Lucca, boosting a 16 mile advance beyond the Arno. Canadian forces on the Adriatic front crossed the Marano river with tanks and infantry and neared Rimini airfield. The Eighth Army cleared the Coriano-San Savino ridge, continuing the offensive against Nazi forces.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Italy
Monte Catino
Ponte di Moriano
Lucca
West Coast
Mark W. Clark
Arno River
Adriatic
Marano River
Rimini
Eighth Army
Coriano-San Savino
Highway Measure Trimmed by Congressmen in Senate
The postwar highway bill returns to the Senate with a softer design but still costly. Proposals drop federal contributions for a three year program from 650 million to 450 million annually and reduce the federal share on main highways from 60 to 50 percent. Senator Byrd says total three year commitments of about 1.475 billion remain demasiately high for an empty treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Byrd
D-Va
Ito
Yanks Break German Sixty Mile Front with Aachen Envelopment
American forces ring Aachen and advance 10 miles into Siegfried Line, capturing Maastricht and Maastricht’s vicinity as Lt. Gen. Hodges’s units push toward Trier and Coblenz. Maastricht and Nancy fall amid the broader drive to breach the German defenses along the Rhine border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Aachen
Maastricht
Germany
Tem
U. S
Europe
Ney H. Hodges
Sinried
Can
Hitler
Viow
Antwerp
Tende
Cologne
Ostende
Sels
Trier
Adolf Hitler
Luxembourg
Witt
Coblenz
Rhine
Eysden
Nancy
Meruthe
Selle
George
Ton
Netherlands
Meuse
Belgium
Man
Chinese Take Over Key Trail Linking India and China
Chinese forces in North Burma and Yunnan have achieved full control of the Myitkyina to Tengchung overland route, aiming to open a direct supply line to China from India. Tengchung fell after a siege that began June 6 amid Allied air bombardment. Myitkyina has been Allied for some time, and Japanese positions retreat as the Burma road corridor tightens. Farther east, Hunan Kuangsi railway advances place Kweilin within reach of Japanese forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Burma
China
Yunnan
Myitkyina
Tengchung
Ild
India
Myitkina
Hunan-Kwangsi
Kweilin
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Pacific
G.A.R
Fred Fisher
Humeston
Gov. Dewey
State Board of Health
Cumberland
Guilford
Yadkin
Durham
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