Red Army Drives Westward Near Smolensk and Kiev
Soviet forces under Gen. Andrei Yeremenko crack through toward Smolensk as the Red army pushes west along a 700 mile battle line. Advances near Smolensk and Kiev, with towns captured and villages cleared, signal a widening push on the German front.
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Moscow
Red Army
Andrei Yeremenko
Stalingrad
Smolensk
Kiev
Dneiper
Dukhovschina
Nezhin
Ukraine
Yeremenko
Vassiliy Sokolovsky
Yartsevo
White Russia
Poland
Baltic States
Rosiavi
Desna River
Dubrovka
Bryansk
Trubchevsk
Heavy Raid On Gilbert Islands by Allied Forces
The Associated Press report from Pearl Harbor Sept 20 describes heavy U S naval strikes against Tarawa and Nauru in the Gilbert group and westward toward Marcus Island. Admiral Nimitz stated the operations operated through Sept 19 as carrier task forces executed prolonged night to day raids with details to follow.
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Pearl Harbor
T. H
America
Japan
Pacific
Tarawa
Nauru Islands
Hawaii
Marcus Island
Tarawa Island
Gilbert Group
Nauru Island
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Tokyo
Nimitz
Nauru
U. S
Gilberts
M Marshall Island
Ellice Islands
Lae Victory Signals New Phase in Pacific War
The article notes General MacArthur’s Lae capture in New Guinea as a turning point and predicts a new Allied offensive in the South Pacific. It cites future major naval and air actions, including operations at Tarawa and Nautu, and outlines the strategic aim toward Rabaul and the Truk base.
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Hitler
Adolf
Mediterranean
General MacArthur
Lae
New Guinea
Salamaua
South Pacific
Tarawa Island
Gilbert Group
Nautusland
Gilberts
Roosevelt
Congress
Solomons
MacArthur
Shipf
Washington
Far Pacific
New Britain
Rabaul
Truk
Mikado
Philippines
East Indies
Japan
Nippon
United States
Uncle Sam
General Clark visits Salerno battle area
General Mark W. Clark of the Fifth Army in Italy toured the central Salerno sector by jeep, passing a mined field with dead animals and German corpses. He inspected outposts and entered two captured cities to assess damage and meet his troops, earning the nickname the front line general.
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FIFTH
Italy
Mark W. Clark
Salerno
Clark
Decca to resume record and transcription work after ban
Decca Records and its Transcription Subsidiary will start making orchestral records today after a ban that began August 1, 1942. The agreement, announced by Milton Diamond, follows talks in Chicago and awaits formal signing this week. War Labor Board hearings on the dispute will resume, with other studios expected to reach terms.
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New York
Decca Records, Inc
World Broadcasting System
James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
Milton Diamond
Decca
AFM
Chicago
Bing Crosby
War Labor Board
Petrillo
Marshall Warns Congress Against Cutting Drives
General George C. Marshall testified before Senate and House committees urging Congress not to curb selective service. He warned that delaying fathers eligible for induction could cripple the Army’s manpower and weaken overall operations as heavy fighting looms. He said quotas could be met without drafts but warned interference would force emasculation of units and hinder the war effort.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Congress
Orree
Senate
House
Marshall
Sen. Austin
RVI
Allied Air Attacks Hit France and Holland in daylight raids
Allied air crews backed by Spitfires bombed targets across France and Holland including Lille Merville and Woensdrecht, following RAF Mosquitos and bomber command mine-laying. British and American planes reported losses as Hamburg raid details show vast destruction.
Refugees Say Allied Ships Gathering Near Aegean
Refugees report allied fleet moving up the Aegean off western Turkey with talks of a Balkans push. Italians in Turkey say Castelrosso, Samos, Lero, and Cos are occupied as Rhodes nears German control. News notes 25,000 Italians on Rhodes overwhelmed by 5,000 Germans aided by Crete air power. Allied air superiority and Italian fleet surrender reduce sea danger. German reinforcements rush into south eastern Europe while Greek vessels are pressed for supplies. Mihailovich leads growing Balkan resistance. Italians join guerrillas with Allied aid. Rumor of Romanian officials seeking contact in Ankara on wartime shift.
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Ernest Agnew
London
Aegean Sea
Turkey
Balkans
London Morning
Castelrosso
Dodecanese
Rhodes
Samos
Lero
Cos
Britain
Ninth Army
Middle East
Crete
Europe
Salonika
Aegean
Labor Chiefs Forecast AFL CIO Consolidation in Illinois
SPRINGIELD Ill Sept 20 Top ranking Illinois Federation of Labor leaders forecast speedy consolidation of AFL and CIO forces possibly within a year It will foreshadow all else in the labor movement Reuben G Soderstrom veteran state president told an interviewer Consolidation is approaching speedily Victor A Olander state federation secretary treasurer for 28 years said there is a strong likelihood that the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organization will join forces under one leadership within the next year
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Springield
Ill
Illinois Federation of Labor
AFL
CIO
Reuben G. Soderstrom
Victor A. Olander
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organization
Churchill Returns To London To Map War Review
Prime Minister Churchill lands in Britain after a six week tour of Canada and the United States and begins drafting a war review to present to Parliament. The two day debate will cover Italian surrender details and the Allied conferences with the U.S. and Russia. Churchill arrives with Mrs. Churchill and daughter Mary, is welcomed by officials, and proceeds to 10 Downing Street with reports on the home front.
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London
Churchill
Britain
Canada
United States
House of Commons
Commons
Benito Mussolini
Badoglié
Russia
AMG
Mary
ATS
Anthony Eden
Lord Halifax
John G. Winant
U. S
A. V. Alexander
The
Admiralty
No. 10
Downing Street
Quebec
Germans Driven From Sardinia By Italian Forces
Allied HQ in North Africa reports Italian forces have driven Germans from Sardinia and that the American Fifth Army seized the south side of the Bay of Naples by capturing the commanding heights of the Sorrento Peninsula.
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Sardinia
Wes Gallagher
North Africa
Fifth Army
Bay of Naples
Sorrenton Peninsula
Allied air campaign expands in Bougainville and Solomons
Allied headquarters report a second week of sustained air attacks on Bougainville reducing enemy defenses. Mitchell bombers hit Kahili and Ballale airfields at Solo island, while Dauntless and Avenger planes led a daylight assault on Ballale. 60 Japanese fighters engaged, 16 shot down. Meanwhile British and American forces press Salerno corridor as Sardinia is reported evacuated by Germans under Badoglio, opening more airfields for future operations.
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Southwest Pacific
Bougainville Island
Kahili
Ballale
Solomon Island
Solomons
Rabaul
New Britain
Japan
South Pacific
Castellamare
Torre Ane Nunziata
Salerno
Fifth Army
Montecorvino
Battipaglia
Geroamns
Greece
Fifth Corps
Capturioja
Taranto
Bari
Sardinia
Mussolini
Italy
Pietro Badoglio
Corsica
France
Naples
Morocco
Mark W. Clark
Battipagla
Altavilla
Pietro Badoglii
Standley Enroute To Capital
U S Ambassador William H Standley left Moscow by plane for Washington for consultations amid uncertainty over return He is 71 and not planning another Russian winter unless necessary Maxwell M Hamilton remains in charge Standley’s departure fuels speculation of a three power Moscow conference involving W Averell Harriman and possible shifts in Soviet relations Readers recall earlier denials by Roosevelt Hull and Standley about American policy toward the Soviet Union.
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Moscow
U. S
William H. Standley
Washington
Russia
London
Admiral Standley
W. Averell Harriman
Standley
Maxwell M. Hamilton
Ward
Successor Named for U S Marshal Post in North Carolina
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the federal nomination of Folmey Ridge to succeed the late William Thomas Dowd as U S Marshal for the Middle North Carolina district. Chairman Van Nuys announced the approval.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
van Nuys
D-Ind
U. S. Marshal
Middle North Carolina
Folmey Ridge
Thomas Dowd
Quick Fall Of Corsica Is Expected
London reports Corsica’s rapid fall seemed certain after Sardinia’s evacuation by Germany. Analysts say holding both islands would stretch German forces too thin, and the retreat saves German lives while opening airfields to harass northern Italy.
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Corsica
London
Sardinia
Salerno
Italy
Sicily
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Selma
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Indiana
Guy A. Owsley
Billings General Hospital
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Gilbert Islands
Associated Press
Gen. Clark
Salerno Battle Area
By Jack Bell
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Rhineland
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Lille
RAF Typhoones
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Woensdrecht
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Coventry
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Istanbul
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