Allies Seize Lae in New Guinea Campaign
Allied forces capture Lae New Guinea wresting it from Japanese control in a major blow by Gen. Douglas MacArthur as momentum builds toward the anticipated return to the Philippines. The seizure follows earlier reports noting Allied gains on the Salerno front and three islands brought under Allied control.
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Southwest Pacific
Lae
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Solomons
Pacific
MacArthur
Salamaua
Guinea
Buna
Markham Valley
Bougainville
William F. Halsey
Roosevelt speaks to resolve and hints of new invasions
The President outlined allied progress and tough battles ahead, urging unity and warning of forthcoming invasions without specifics. He pressed for revolts in the Balkans and isolation of Hitler while promising bomber bases to devastate southern and eastern Germany.
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Roosevelt
F.D.R
Balkans
Rumania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Hitler
Finland
Eureau
Thefuehrer
Britain
America
Germany
Reich
France
Japan
Mandate Islands
League of Nations
United States
Pacific
Nazis Dnieper Lines Start Crumbling
Soviet advances push toward Bryansk and White Russia as Red forces take Bryansk region and approach Kiev. German defenses crumble under rain slowed drives, with Bryansk fallen and Dnieper front breached near Ossipenko as Red armies press toward autumn flood plains.
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Moscow
Red Army
White Russia
Desna
Bryansk
Russia
Moscow-Kiev
Berlin
Associated Press
Vyazma
Pravada
Orel
Gomel
Mogilev
Vitebsk
Minsk
Heinz Guderian
Pravda
Walter von Mohl
Adolf Hitler
Dnieper
Kiev
Smolensk
Ukraine
Sea of Azov
Crimean
Azov
Ossipenko
Allies Seize Ischia and Procida Near Naples
Allied naval forces captured Ischia and Procida within 16 miles of Naples securing an island chain on the west and opening a new phase in the Italian campaign. Wes Gallagher reports from Allied Headquarters in North Africa on September 18.
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Wes Gallagher
North Africa
Naples
Ischia
Procida
Italy
Salerno
Ponza
Stir
Bay of Naples
Capri
Elba
Corsica
Rome
Roccadaspide
Bulletin
Two Yank Warships Are Lost In Salerno Action
The U S Navy disclosed that the destroyer Rowan and the tug Nauset were sunk by underwater explosions off the Italian coast during the Salerno operation. The Navajo was also lost by an underwater blast in the South Pacific. The sinkings bring United States fighting ships lost to 117 since the war began.
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Washington
Fifth Army
Salerno
United States
Rowan
Italian
Mediterranean
Navajo
South Pacific
Navy
Street Fights Rage In Turin
Stockholm report details heavy street fighting in Turin as Italians and Germans suffer casualties. Residents form a home guard armed by the Italian garrison commander after capitulation. Rommel reportedly set up HQ at Hotel Diana Milan with armored cars patrolling to hinder resistance. The pope protests German treatment from the Vatican.
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Stockholm
Turin
Italy
Svenska Dagbladet
Erwin Rommel
Diana
Milan
Social Demokraten
Vatican
Los Angeles Hunter Kills Two Bucks in Opening Day
William Benedict of Los Angeles killed two bucks in Sequoia National Forest on opening day with a single shot. Officials said the deer stood together as the bullet pierced both necks.
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Porterville
Calif
William Benedict
Los Angeles
Sequoia National Forest
Benedict
Curious zookeeper lures giraffe with hay dangling
San Francisco Zoo keeper John Cotton climbed a 17 foot giraffe and used a long stick with hay at the end to coax the animal forward. The method succeeded as the giraffe moved toward the food lure.
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San Francisco Zoo
John Cotton
Cotton
Acquittal in Vanishing Liquor Case At Wilkesboro
The trial of SBI Agent Guy L. Scott and Lt. W. B. Lentz ended in a directed acquittal after Judge R Hunt Parker ruled the state failed to prove guilt. The raid on Phillip Yates seized over 600 cases of whiskey. Yates, indicted for violating prohibition laws, did not appear.
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Wilkesboro
SBI
Guy L. Scott
W. B. Lentz
Highway Patrol
R. Hunt Parker
Scott
Lentz
Wilkes Superior Court
Phillip Yates
Yates
Carlyle Ingle
Parker
Huge Yank Bomber Force Heads For Germany Raid
RAF Mosquito bombers struck Berlin for the third night while large Allied formations crossed the Channel toward Dieppe to launch a round the clock aerial offensive. American Marauders returned near noon with no listed targets. Berlin called the raid a nuisance as air shelters filled. Nantes and La Pallice were hit by Flying Fortresses with claims of widespread destruction and a sunk German destroyer.
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Gladwin
London
Berlin
Dieppe
Faineth Raw
Germany
Brittany
Air Ministry
Nantes
Modane
la Patllice
France
Paris
Mussolini to Broadcast from Berlin Radio
Berlin radio announced Mussolini would speak tonight at 9 30 p m German summer time, to be transmitted by the German Italian wireless. The notice gave no location for the broadcast and followed news of a Republican Fascist government in Mussolini's name after his July 25 ouster.
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London
Berlin
Benito Mussolini
Associated Press
Mussolini
Duce
Chinese Prove Worth Under Fire In Burma Theater
American trained Chinese troops selected for high physical and mental standards have passed their baptism of fire in India. Brought from China and brigaded with Burma evacuees, they underwent intensive commando style training and emerged as a tightly knit, capable fighting force. Officers say they will be assigned to a sector in Burma to confront Japanese forces, though exact numbers are undisclosed for military reasons.
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New Delhi
India
China
Burma
Waiting for Victory New York Chin Whiskers Dare UN Win War
Fred Yaeger of Portsmouth Ohio attends the national Disabled American Veterans convention in New York with a foot long chin whisker crop promising not to shave until the United Nations wins the war.
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New York
Fred Yaeger
Portsmouth
Ohio
United Nations
Navy Fears Rise in Blast Toll at Norfolk Air Station
In Norfolk Virginia authorities fear the death toll may rise beyond 24 after a devastating ammunition blast at the Norfolk Naval Air Station. About 250 injured, 13 critically, as witnesses say depth charges and aviation gasoline sparked the explosion tearing a trench in a concrete runway and damaging hangars.
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Norfolk
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Elizabeth Korensky
Philadelphia
Navy
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Man Wears Missing Marshal's Pants in Odd Town Case
In Kas PERA the city marshal’s assistant warned police to watch for a man who swiped a revolver, billfold and trousers. Officers found the suspect in jail on vagrancy charges. the missing items were taken from the marshal. The thief was found wearing the marshal’s pants.
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Pera
Kas
Peter L. Alumburg
Sharon Springs
Father in Texas Desires Immediate Draft Reclass
A 36 year old father of three in Des Moines asks his draft board to reclassify to 1-A claiming Congress may bar fathers after October 1. He lives in Portland with his wife and children, works in a war plant earning 83 000 annually, and says his family will be fine while he fights. The board will grant the request after his wife submits consent.
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Des Moines
Congress
Harry B. Grund
Polk County Selective Service Board No. 4
Portland
Ore
Grund
Mr. Grand
Italians Say Mussolini Is A Very Sick Man And Discredited
At an Allied command post in the Mediterranean area Italians declare Mussolini is very ill and discredited among the people. They recount his overthrow and arrest, note Fascists renounced him, and discuss his captivity and attempts to influence German aid and propaganda.
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Mussolini
Mediterranean
Aera
Benito Mussolini
North Africa
Gestapo
Rome
U.S. Envoy Returns From Moscow Talks
Admiral William Standley, U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union, sails for home for consultations on discussions with Britain and the Soviet government. Officials offer no further comment. Speculation centers on a possible three-power conference of foreign ministers, though Secretary Hull declines comment.
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Washington
State Department
William Standley
Soviet Union
Standley
Moscow
Hull
London
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Lee
Uncle Sam
Old Glory
U. S
Day
Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service
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