Roosevelt hints on Pearl Harbor probes and possible disclosures
President Roosevelt says further information may emerge before November 7 and urges those with knowledge of the Pearl Harbor attack to communicate with investigating committees. He notes no plan for court martial of military personnel and discusses ongoing inquiries. A separate Australian denial about advance warnings is released by the State Department.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Army
Rep
Church
Bill
Australia
School Head's Home Damaged by Dynamite Bomb
CHICAGO Sept 22 A dynamite bomb exploded at the home of William H Johnson superintendent of Chicago public schools last night shattering windows and injuring Johnson who sustained a slash on the right arm His wife and eight year old daughter Patricia escaped unharmed The blast described by police as an amateur job followed a two week city dispute over the superintendent's abolition of the school transfer system affecting thousands of pupils
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Chicago
William H. Johnson
Pharr elected president of Southern Combed Yarn Spinners
William J. Pharr of McAdenville becomes president of the Southern Combed Yarn Spinners association succeeding Caldwell Ragan of Gastonia. Ragan retires after noting failed wartime reports on cotton spindle yarn to rayon conversion and citing fierce rayon competition.
Route 29 Reidsville to Janville Va Reopened After Flood
Raleigh dispatch reports Roanoke River swollen with flood levels rising to 16 feet above normal near Weldon and Clarksville. Evacuations and road closures included Highway No 1 and a steel bridge crossing near Roxboro to South Boston. Officials expected reopening of state highway S01 and route 29 later today.
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Reidsville
Janville, Va
Bepen Norlina
South Hill
North
North Carolina Virginia flood highways reopen after Roanoke rise
Raleigh reports all highways over flood waters along the NC Virginia line reopened. The Roanoke River may reach about 50 feet later today. U.S. No.1 and stel bridge area water receded and traffic moved on other reopened routes. Weldon 301 bridge not expected to close.
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Raleigh
North Carolina-Virginia Line
U.S. Weather Bureau
Roanoke
Highway and Public Works Commission
U.S. No.1
Stel
North Carolina- Virginia Line
301
Weldon
Weldon Bridge Closure Depends on Roanoke Flood Crest
The bridge across the Roanoke River at Weldon would not be closed unless the flood crest reached 50 feet or more. Route No. 29 from Reidsville to Danville was reopened.
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Roanoke River
Weldon
Reidsville
Danville
Russians Break Through on Eastern Front Near Tallinn and Hungary
Russians push swift sweeps to within 40 miles of Tallinn and under 15 miles of the Hungarian frontier. General Bor reports from Warsaw that Russians crossed the Vistula and reached Warsaw with supplies dropped by air. German claims say river crossings were disrupted and Estonia actions proceed as planned.
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Tallinn
Bor
Warsaw
Vistula
Estonia
Russians Cross Vistula Contact Polish Patriots
London dispatch reports Russian units crossed the Vistula and linked with Polish Patriots while Allied aircraft conducted a 1,750 mile round trip from Italy to drop supplies and arms into a city. Attacks were reported near Arad and Tapa as Riga grows noted as a major Baltic port.
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London
Vistula
Italy
Important Port On Siang River Taken by Japs
Chungking dispatch reports Japanese forces captured Wuchow an important port on the Siang river in eastern Kwangsi province. Advices say Japanese were 92 miles away, with a northern descent and river sweep. Jungyun near Wuchow also fell as part of a broader push toward Tanchuk and Luichow.
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Chungking
Wuchow
Siang
Kwangsi
Canton
Kweilin
Luichow
Jungyun
Hainan
Hongkong
Kwangtung
China
Siang River
Tanchuk
Large air assault on Manila nets heavy claims
Japanese controlled Manila radio reports U S carrier planes attacked Manila harbor facilities and airfields in four waves between 7 30 and 10 a m Philippine time with about 200 planes. The broadcast claimed anti aircraft fire killed 115 Americans and shot down two interceptors. Jose P Laurel allegedly proclaimed martial law amid invasion fears.
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Associated Press
Manila
U.S
Comei
Federal Communications Commission
Grumman
Comet
Jose P. Laurel
Philippines
Raid on Manila Harbor Marked New Pacific Strike
The article reports a major U S war raid on Manila Bay with extensive air and naval activity. Allied forces claimed eleven enemy ships sunk and twenty six probably sunk while aircraft carriers and escort ships remained largely unharmed. The operation, led by Hal Sey and Mitscher, drew praise from Nimitz as highly successful.
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Associated Press
Arearl Harbor
Manila
Corregidor
Clark Field
Nichols Field
I Cavite Naval Base
Subic
Sions
Philippines
United States
Adm
William F. Halsey, Jr
Marc A. Mitscher
Chester W. Nimitz
Americans seize Stolberg in Germany as battle widens
The American First Army occupied Stolberg near Aachen, a 22 000 population industrial town four miles east of Aachen and 32 miles from Cologne on the Rhine. Allied forces reported rooting out Germans house by house under heavy mortar fire, with 500 civilians found hiding for nine days while SS troops tried to evacuate them.
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New York
Stolberg
Germany
Blue Network
Aachen
Cologne
Rhine
Ocen
Upreme
Patton’s Third Army Inflicts Losses in Major French Tank Battle
In France on Sept 22 General Patton’s Third Army pressed a major tank battle near Nancy. Allied infantry crossed the Lille river northeast of Nancy but faced a German counterattack. The clash north of Arracourt saw 45 German Mark Vs amid heavy fog and fiery exchanges as Thunderbolts joined the air effort.
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Third Army
France
George S. Patton
Nancy
Lille
Alsace - Lorraine
The
Reich
Arracourt
War Today: Allied Drive Ahead in Europe Outlook
The piece discusses Allied advances in Europe with reports suggesting ongoing momentum and improved position for a final battle. It weighs potential breakthroughs at Arnhem, German defenses, and worsening weather impacting supply lines as November looms and a decisive push nears.
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Europe
Quebec
Front
France
Germany
Arnhem
Germans Said to Abandon Peloponnesus Section in Greece
CARO Sept 12 Reliable reports say Germans have abandoned most of the Peloponnesus, a 8256 square mile region of southern Greece nearly cut off by a land bridge west of Athens. The area includes Sparta Patras Pyrogs Kalamas and lies hard pressed as Soviet advances push through Romania and Bulgaria and Marshal Tito attacks Yugoslavia rail lines.
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Peloponnesus
Greece
Athens
Sparta
Patras
Pyrogs
Kalamas
Romania
Bulgaria
Marshal Tite
Yugoslavia
Rimini Falls to Allies on Italian Front After Four-Week Drive
Allied forces swept into Rimini on the Adriatic coast and American troops seized Firenzuola in the Gothic Line heartland. The twin victories threaten Keselring’s positions, with Canadian infantry taking San Fortunato and the Marecchia river as German casualties pile up and supply routes shrink toward the Po valley.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Rimini
Adriatic
Fifth Army
Firenzuola
Albert Kesselring
San Fortunato
Marecchia
Caruso Executed in Rome for Nazi Collaboration
Pietro Caruso the chief of police in Rome under German occupation was executed by firing squad at Fort Bravetta after an Italian court sentenced him for turning over hostages to the Nazis and other acts of collaboration.
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Rome
Pietro Caruso
Fort Bravetta
Allied Airborne Hold Arnhem Gate Amid Fierce Rhine Fighting
British and Polish odds clash with German counterattacks to keep the Arnhem bridge crossing open. Allied commanders report critical conditions as Lt Gen Dempsey pours armor toward Nijmegen and the Waal crossing while air support strains to reinforce. Germans claim heavy losses and ongoing efforts to wipe out isolated remnants at Arnhem.
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Germany
Siegfried Line
Arnhem
Nijmegen
Rhine
Scherpen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Supreme Headquarters
Miles Dempsey
Gs Army
Supreme
Ruhr
Dempsey
Lower Rhine
Waal
Yanks Bomb Kassel and Munich In Wide Allied Air Offensive
American heavy bombers from England and Italy attacked Kassel behind the Siegfried line and Munich behind the Bel fort Gap. Reports said 30 Kassel factories already blown in earlier raids. rail and locomotive works serve Ruhr. German postings cited large air effort by Allied forces and enemy fighters clashed over clouded skies with several American losses.
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London
England
Italy
Kassel
Siegfried Line
Munich
Belfort Gap
Gerhard Fieseler
Ruhr
Western Front
Bavaria
French
Cap Griz Nez
Reich
Absenteeism In Textile Plants Scored By Governor Broughton
Gov. J M Broughton praised the combed yarn industry for its war production record and urged action on absenteeism seen as a threat to victory. He cited 125000 NC workers in cotton goods, 83 million weekly payroll, and a 66 percent employment rise since the war began, with 70 percent of combed yarn going to the armed forces and many plants in Gaston county.
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Charlotte
J. M. Broughton
Edmund B. Gregory
Army Quartermaster General
Southern Combined Spinners Association
North Carolina
Gaston County
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