Red army pushes toward Kiev as German lines crumble
Soviet dispatches report the Red army advancing toward Kiev across the Dnieper front after breaking German defenses at Chernihiv. Berlin troops suffered heavy losses with hundreds of tanks and planes destroyed while Soviet air forces targeted rail concentrations at Gomel and Vitebsk. The Kiev region and Melitopol rail link loom as critical fronts in the broad summer offensive.
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Vitebsk
Dzhankai
Smolensk
Red
Melitopol
Crimean
Fires Scar Naples as Germans Fortify Defenses
Allied front reports huge fires and heavy demolitions in Naples as German forces rush to form a defense line from the Salerno area. Fifth Army advances east and northeast from Salerno, capturing Campagna and Montecorvino Rovella. British units drive Germans from San Cipriano. Corsican patrols press a 12,000-strong German garrison toward the eastern shores while Liberator bombers hit evacuation routes at Bastia and Legnho. Potenza falls to Montgomery’s Eighth Army, tightening inland control south of Salerno. Clark’s Fifth Army meets fierce artillery while German withdrawals rely on mining and demolitions.
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North Africa
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Corsica
Bastia
Leghorn
Winston Churchill
Sardinia
Pietro Badoglio
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Potenza
Pierce
Mark W. Clark
Clark
Hess Bore Peace Plan To England
Foreign Secretary Eden told the House of Commons that Rudolf Hess, Hitler’s deputy, arrived in Scotland in 1941 seeking a peace mission. Hess said he came to Britain to urge a quick, unconditional peace, insisting he acted without Hitler’s knowledge and citing Germany’s air and U boat strength as leverage.
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Churchill outlines postwar unity and Russia balance
The British Prime Minister says there will be an early conference of America Britain and Russia followed by a Roosevelt Stalin Churchill parley. He warns that Russia may dominate Europe and Asia and stresses need for cordial Anglo American Soviet relations to resolve postwar governance of Germany Italy and other defeated powers.
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Moscow
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Italy
Treasury proposes new tax plan for postwar revenue
Washington September 22 Treasury outlines a plan to raise 1944 revenue by at least 8 billion dollars from individual income taxes while refunding about 13 cents after the war. It would raise the withholding to around 30 percent and increase brackets, with a 32 percent basic rate and a 13 percent postwar refund. If rejected, Morgenthau may propose higher social security taxes instead.
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MacArthur Forces Roll Forward In New Guinea
Allied Headquarters reports MacArthur units seized Kaiapit 60 miles northwest of Lae as air bombardment hit Japanese bases from Mandang to Wewak. Australian transport troops secured Kaiapit amid continued attacks. Allied air forces blasted bridges and airfields in New Guinea and Solomons campaigns.
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Bena Bena
Astrolabe Bay
Japan
Nadzab
Birgest
Sarakoma
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Solomons
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Guadalcanal
Move Begins To Shelve Draft Bill
Washington dispatch reports a move to shelve the Wheeler father draft deferment bill without Baruch testimony. A poll shows support fading. debate postponed until Tuesday likely blocks action before the Oct 1 induction deadline, as Wheeler doubts Baruch will bolster his cause. The House military committee also postponed action awaiting Senate outcomes.
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Bernard M. Baruch
Military Affairs Committee
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Senate
Wheeler
House Military Committee
May Day
House Favors Expectant Army Wives Fund
The House appropriations committee recommended an emergency appropriation of 18 620 000 to aid enlisted men's wives who become mothers before June 30. Based on an average cost of 44 50 per case and estimates that nearly half of 645 528 service men’s wives will need aid, the program started last March with 1 200 009 and 4 400 000 more, applying only to wives of non commissioned officers and administered as outright grants to states.
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House Appropriations Committee
Children’s Bureau
Held For Conspiracy In Spy Act Case In Detroit
Mrs. Theresa Behrens a 44 year old social worker was held for trial on a conspiracy charge under the espionage act in United States District Court before Judge Edward J. Moinet and fainted moments after being led from the courtroom today.
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Theresa Behrens
United States
Edward J. Moinet
Second Relief Draft Plan Completed for UN Relief Organization
Washington Sept 22 A second tentative draft for a United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Organization has been completed and sent to allied governments for approval. Herbert H. Lehman is expected to be director general. The Netherlands urged changes to ensure the central committee of Britain, the U.S.S.R., China and the United States is accountable to the UN council. The plan allows the central committee to act between council meetings and ties commitments to each member’s constitutional procedures.
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United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Organization
Herbert H. Lehman
United States Foreign Relief
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United Nations
Netherlands
Britain
U.S.S.R
China
Council
Relief Organization
Churchill Mum On Marshall Reports In Commons
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Winston Churchill refused to comment in the house of commons on Washington reports that General George C. Marshall had been nominated as global commander in chief of allied offensive forces. Churchill answered No, sir when asked if he had any statement to make on the matter.
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House of Commons
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Germany
Japs Move Toward Evacuation of Tokyo and Key Cities
London reports the Japanese government will relocate government departments, industry, and the civilian population from Tokyo and other major cities. Measures include total civilian mobilization, abolishing age limits for national service, expanding anti aircraft defenses, protecting government buildings, tightening control of industry, and centralizing transport while mobilizing students and extending woman labor.
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Tokyo
Tokyo Radio
Hideki Tojo
Government Information Office
Japan
Manchukuo
Invasion Seen This Year For Balkans
London reports a Balkans invasion this year and a spring push into western Europe. Churchill's Commons review, allied shipping gains, and Marshall’s pledge of readiness frame cautious optimism amid expectations of future heavy fighting.
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Balkans
Bargain leads to cache of cash in battered satchel
Leroy R. Cor tell bought a worn satchel six months earlier from a passerby who needed 15 cents for coffee and doughnuts. While cleaning the bag yesterday before a resale, Cor tell found three folded bills totaling 60 dollars hidden beneath the lining.
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