Fifth Army breaks German last mountain positions near Salerno
Allied forces under Lt Gen. Mark W. Clark drove the Germans from their final mountain holds above Salerno and pushed toward Naples, with Castellammare and Pompei falling as the Fifth and Eighth Armies advance from coast to coast. Avellino and other inland targets threaten German defense lines while British and American units widen the breakthrough on multiple fronts.
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Noland Nogaard
North Africa
Fifth Army
Salerno
Naples
Sorrento
Bay of Naples
Gulf of Salerno
Emsd DW Usei
Mark W. Clark
Nocera
Falls
Castellammare
River Ventura
Avelline
Avellino
Eighth Army
San Angelo
Malfi
Adriatic
Bernard L. Montgomery
Margherita di Savoia
Zappanetta
Gulf of Manfredonia
Foggia Air Base
Safferno
Sala
Clark
Bloody battle near Finschhafen nears finish in New Guinea
Allied forces press toward victory at Finschhafen as Australian troops storm high ground and push toward Lebbe creek. Wewak base heavily bombed with 60 plus Allied planes destroyed on the ground and air resistance reduced, while ships and tankers supply the forward area.
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Southwest Pacific
Finschhafen
New Guinea
Wewak
Finschhaffen
Hansa Bay
Lebbe Creek
Japan
New Britain
Soviets Roll Forward To Kremenchug
London dispatch reports a three pronged Red Army drive toward Kremenchug on the Dnieper as Soviet forces press from east, south, and north. Nine miles from Kremenchug and other columns reaching the river, while Germans retreat and bridge sites are destroyed, signaling a widening Soviet advance toward Gomel Vitebsk and Vitebsk. Capt. Ludwig Sertorius notes German retreat possible west of the Dnieper with a new defender favored front.
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London
Kremenchug
Broad Dnieper
Adolf Hitler
Ukraine
Dnieper
Dnepro
Red Army
Kiev
Germany
White Russia
Baltic States
Gomel-Vitebsk
Vitebsk
Poland
Baltic
Gomel
Mogilev
Orsha
Leningrad
Berlin
Ludwig Sertorius
Three Killed When Trucks Explode and Burn
At Oxford and Concord two separate truck explosions killed three people and injured several. A collision on U S Highway 15 near Oxford left two men burned to death as two large trucks erupted in flames. A Burlington operated unit driven by a man named King collided with a Henderson unit driven by Mike Alston of Henderson. Witnesses cited a blown tire as the likely cause and heat prevented rescue. In Concord a gasoline tanker driver Alvin Booth, 34, died from burns suffered in a blast at a service station that also injured four others including Alfred Puckett John Mothershed B H Rayfield and Sam Foil all spectators except Foil
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Oxford
Here
U. S. Highway 15
C. M. Byrd
Associated Transport Company
Burlington
King
Vance Trucking Company
Henderson
Mike Alston
Nero
Concord
Alvin Booth
Kannapolis
Alfred Puckett
John Mothershed
B. H. Rayfield
Sam Foil
Foil
Food Shortages Dire Threat To Greece Populace
ISTANBUL Sept 28 Except the allies in vade Greece before winter sets in and bring large scale relief the countrys population especially the middle classes will be threatened with extinction from malnutrition and starvation a former official of the Athens government said Konstantin Sbarounas until recently general secretary of the ministry of finance in Athens told the United States Greek relief representative in Turkey Sbarounas now in Cairo reported that the Nazi armies of action had burned 200 Greek villages to crush the Andaris Greek patriotic organization creating a new refugee problem.
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Istanbul
Greece
Athens
Konstantin Sbarounas
Ministry of Finance
United States
Turkey
Sbarounas
Cairo
Armies of Action
Andaris
Senate Group Will Draft Its Own Postwar Policy Plan
A Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee voted to pigeonhole the House passed Fulbright lasting peace measure and draft its own declaration of postwar foreign policy. Chaired by Connally, the eight member panel will “express its attitude” rather than act now, with timing uncertain and likely after the Moscow conference.
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Washington
Senate
Connally
D-Tex
Subcommittee
George
D-Ga
Moscow
Congress
Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy Count In Nazi Info Case
DETROIT Sept 29 An other member of the group accused by the government of conspiring to send war production information to Nazi Germany pleaded guilty in United States District Court. Emma Elise Leonhardt 56 year old housewife whose East Side home FBI said was used as a meeting place. Previously her husband Carl Leonhardt and Walter J Abt a research engineer pleaded guilty. Five others including three women have been indicted on similar charges. Four have been arraigned and held in bonds of 25000 and 50000 for examination dates not fixed.
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Detroit
Nazi Germany
United States District Court
Emma Elise Leonhardt
East Side
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Carl Leonhardt
Walter J. Abt
Jones Seeks CCC Hike to Back 1944 Farm Prices
War Food Administrator Marvin Jones asked Congress to extend the Commodity Credit Corporation life and boost borrowing by 500 million dollars to guarantee higher prices for 1944 crops. He told the House Banking and Currency Committee the plan would support increased production with a definite season long price, cover rising production costs, and absorb potential losses from surplus purchases. CCC would back farm prices and losses, with the current 500 million available and an expected total around 1 billion after the extension.
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Washington
Marvin Jones
Congress
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
House Banking and Currency Committee
WFA
Inite
Downey Warns Senate Army Size Too Large For War
Senator Downey challenged Army chiefs on prewar manpower needs and urged passage of the Wheeler bill to delay inductions. He argued airpower could shorten the war and that only about 30 percent of military power was in aircraft, while bombers and fighters caused most enemy damage.
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Erest Bo Vaccaro
Washington
Downey
D-Calif
Senate
Germany
Californian
Smaller War Plants Heads Quit Posts
Detroit September reports seven Michigan regional division members of the smaller war plants corporation resigning and submitting a resolution. They claim five months of effort and substantial expense yielded no real benefits to the war effort and criticize lack of organized policy to promote and assist small industry. Their critique notes duties focused on Washington requests, statistics, questionnaires, and favorable publicity.
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Detroit
Michigan
War Plants Corporation
Washington
SWPC
Allied Air Units Strike Jap Supply Lines in Burma
Allied air forces from American and British units attacked Japanese supply routes in central Burma. U.S. Mitchells hit Myo tha hub on the Mandalay to Myingyan railroad, destroying buildings and sparking fires, while raids damaged Taungtha rail yards and the railroad station. RAF Beaufighters targeted transport along the Chindwin and Irrawaddy rivers in a major patrol move.
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New Delhi
Burma
Myotha
Mandalay
Myingyan
U. S
Tenth Air Force
Taungtha
Chindwin
Irrawaddy
Boost For Dependents Favored by War Departments
Washington Sept 29 The War and Navy departments endorsed a bill to raise dependency allowances for enlisted servicemembers dependents and opposed requiring wives to prove dependency. Maj Gen Miller G White said the allowances are part of a soldier s pay and supported full first payment within 15 days after a man leaves home to reduce hardship from delays.
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Washington
War and Navy Departments
Miller G. White
Army
House Military Committee
Senate
White
Thomason
D-Tex
FDR Expected to Send Food Situation Message to Congress
Washington Sept 29 Congressional leaders after a White House conference said President Roosevelt plans a message to Congress on the food situation. Senate Leader Barkley said the address would cover the whole food and production situation, Fulbright resolution, and postwar planning. He noted no firm mention of manpower national service act or taxes.
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Washington
Congressional
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
Barkley
White House
Wallace
Rayburn
House
McCormack
George C. Marshall
Army
Comemand
Marshall
Indications Italians Active Against Nazis
London dispatch reports strong indications that Italian crews and troops ashore are actively fighting the Germans in organized effort. The alliance basis is said to be Italy working her passage with the future status to depend on her performance.
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London
Italy
Once Beautiful Naples Port Is Ravaged
With the U S Navy in the Gulf of Salerno the once beautiful port of Naples is a ravaged city of horrors German troops rule the city by terrorism and are firing on civilians forcing labor and destroying harbor facilities Refugees recount hand grenades machine gunning boats and mines delaying naval operations Capri shelters refugees as fires rattle the port amid fall of Naples during invasion efforts
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U. S
Gulf OF Salerno
Naples
United Nations
Vesuvius
Capri
Capture of Foggia opens major Allied air offensive
The report hails the fall of Foggia in Southern Italy as a pivotal Allied victory. It promises a surge of bombing and air power, accelerating the drive through Italy and toward Germany while signaling potential Nazi withdrawals from Naples and broader reach into European targets. The article also notes substantial destruction of German industry and hints at the widening fronts with Soviet advances.
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Foggia
Italy
Italian
Naples
Germany
Hiteler
Balkans
Europe
Hitler
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