Russians Reach Near Kiev Amid Baltic Drive On Dnieper
Soviet columns push within 37 miles of the Dnieper Bend and 44 miles of Kiev after capturing Pavigrad and Bobrovitsa rail towns. The drive covers 600 miles with 733 villages taken, 8,700 Germans killed, 2,000 wounded, and 500 captured. Priluki and Chernihiv areas fall under Red Army pressure as Pavlograd blocks the Dnieper line.
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James M
Long London
Dnieperopetrovsk
Boulder
Dnieper River
Kiev
Thekraine
Pavigrad
Bobrovitsa
Moscow
Kiev-Nezhin
Monitor
Chernigov
Vibli
Priluki
Kiev-Poltava
Mairgorod
Poltava
Dnieper
Pavlograd
Return Of U S Envoy May Bear On 3-Power Parley
Admiral William H Standley, the U S ambassador to Moscow, is returning to Washington to report to Secretary Hull and President Roosevelt, a move seen as possible prelude to a three power conference with Britain and the Soviet Union. Reports of a Moscow foreign ministers meeting linger amid doubt over Hull attending, while the action echoes Litvinoff’s recall. Weathered war updates include Ischia and Ponza occupations near Naples and fighting around Salerno as Allied forces press inland with air and sea dominance.
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Washington
William H. Standley
U. S
Moscow
Hull
Roosevelt
State Department
Standley
Russia
London
Cordell Hull
Vyacheslav Molotov
Anthony Eden
Maxim Litvinoff
Quebec
America
Ischia
Naples
Dwright D. Eisenhower
Bay of Naples
Ponza
Precida
Capri
Berlin
Elba
Corsica
Salerno
Hitler
Europe
Roccadaspide
Mark W. Clark
Eisenhower
Carl A. Spaats
Italy
London Joy Sobered By Reverses
London observers note a shift from victory euphoria after Italy's capitulation to sober assessments of setbacks at Naples and Salerno. Military voices caution that initial German gains were met with determined Allied countermeasures, despite challenging terrain and limited beachhead expansion.
Voice Of Mussolini Bids Italians To Side With Axis
A radio speech in London purports to be Benito Mussolini urging Italians to join Germany and Japan. The message calls for arming again, reorganization of armed forces, elimination of traitors, and ending plutocratic methods to restore Fascist order.
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Associated Press
London
Benito Mussolini
Vittorio Emanuele
Germany
Japan
Mussolini
U. S
Was
Rome
Duce
Governors Unite On Rail Rates And Sugar Production
Governors from the south and west met in Denver to press for lower railroad rates on southern manufactured goods and to boost 1944 sugar beet production. They approved a study of freight rate discrimination, urged WFA support for sugar beet output within capacity, and planned a joint liaison committee for mutual interests. Governor Ford backed the sugar resolution after revisions amid objections from Florida and Louisiana leaders.
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Denver
South
West
War Food Administration
Sam C. Ford
Montana
Spessard Holland
Florida
Sam Jones
Louisiana
Blast Toll Reaches 25 at Norfolk Naval Blast
The death toll from the ammunition blast at Norfolk naval air station rose to 25 as another sailor, Joseph Ray Bair, avia tion machinist's mate third class, died. About 250 were injured. Navy officials began collecting eye-witness accounts for a board of inquiry. Cause undetermined though unofficially linked to a fire touching off 24 depth charges. Navy released 30 more names as critically or seriously injured, on top of 16 previously listed.
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Norfolk
Naval Air Station
Joseph Ray Bair
Navy
Bond Sales Near Nine and a Half Billion in War Loan
The Treasury reports 10 day bond sales at 9.532 billion in the Third War Loan drive, including 516 million from government trust funds. Excluding these, about 60 percent of the goal is raised, with New Hampshire Rhode Island New York Utah among leaders. Summit County Ohio reports one bond for every three residents.
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Washington
Treasury
Daniel W. Bell
The
Federal Reserve System
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
New York
Utah
Delaware
Maine
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Virginia
Summit County
Ohio
American planes strike Solomons once more in June raid
Allied headquarters in the Southwest Pacific report American warplanes attacked Kahili and Ballale airfields near southern Bougainville, engaging 50 enemy scouts. Bombers of all types, including Liberator, Mitchell, Avenger, and Dauntless, bombed twice while fighters provided cover amid renewed Japanese reinforcement efforts.
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Bob Binson
Southwest Pacific
Solomons
South Pacific
Japan
Kahili
Ballale
Bougainville
Truk
Rabaul
New Britain
New Georgia
Vella Lavella
Munda
Guadalcanal
Henderson Field
Nazis Weaken Norway Forces To Meet New Invasion Threat
Stockholm reports Germany is reducing its military strength in Norway and Finland and pulling troops from Smolensk and the Sea of Azov to blunt a new Allied invasion. Estimates say 20,000 to 40,000 men have left Norway in a month with more from Finland, while elite units move to the Balkans and Italy to bolster Kesselring and Rommel. The withdrawals are not acknowledged by German militarists, though observers have noted troop shifts.
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Wes Gallagher
North Africa
Italy
Naples
Salerno
Norway
John H. Colburn
Stockholm
Germany
Finland
Smolensk
Sea of Azov
Russia
Albert Kesselring
Erwin Rommel
Dad Draft Opposed By Senator
Washington Sept 18 Senator George D Ga declared it is apparent the move to draft fathers is intended to force men into essential industry and I don't think that's the way it should be done He noted the army does not want married men over 30 Wheeler D Mont author of the measure said he will push for a show down vote next week The bill is No 1 priority with army and navy officials testifying they need more men for strategic plans Wheeler spoke at a press conference saying Every officer in the army wants the cream of the nation manpower
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Washington
George
D-Ga
Wheeler
D-Mont
Senate
Army
Navy
U S Army developing new short range bombers
The United States army air force is developing new short range bombers to carry larger explosive loads for closer targets in Germany and France. Plans emphasize converting existing fighters and bombers by swapping fuel for bombs to cut distances, aiding basing within bombing range of Germany.
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Gladwin Hill
London
United States Army Air Force
Germany
Atlantic
Pacific
Italy
Alps
Roosevelt
France
WAC backs attack as Montgomery rallies sell million bond
In Montgomery Alabama Eleanor Miller of Chicago sold a one million dollar war bond during a downtown rally staged by Gunter Field personnel. The bond was bought for several anonymous purchasers by W A Cottingham treasurer of the Alabama National Bank. The drive netted one million ninety five thousand six hundred fifty dollars in ten hours.
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Montgomery
Ala
WAC
S Corp
Eleanor Miller
Chicago
Gunter Field
W. A. Cottingham
Alabama National Bank
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