Luftwaffe defenses battered as RAF bomb raids hit Saar and more
London reports heavy Allied air strikes across the Saar region including Saarbrucken and Golden near the Dutch border. Bombers struck railway yards and fortifications while Liberators and Fortresses supported the four day offensive, with 7300 sorties logged and minimal losses.
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London
Saaren
Geland
Goldern
Ninth Airforce
Britain
Jich
Raf Mositon
Brunewick
Germany
de German
Reich
Coast Patrol Maintains Vigil as CAP Records Losses
The Civil Air Patrol coastal unit based at Beaufort North Carolina, formed in 1942, reports 80 volunteers logging 8,447 patrol hours, rescuing 45 shipwrecked sailors, aiding 11 vessels in distress, and sighting six enemy submarines. Commander Lt. Col. Dawson of Charlotte described the service in a release. Two flyers died and five planes were lost during anti submarine patrols.
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Harlotte
Civil Air Patrol
CAP
Beaufort
N.C
Disi
N. E F. Dawson
Charlotte
Eastern
Durham High and High Point clash at Millis Stadium tonight
Durham High School and High Point football teams prepare for a game at Jon Millis Stadium tonight at o clock. Durham arrived this afternoon, as confirmed by local high school authorities.
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Durham
High Point
Jon Millis
Germans unveil 14 ton V-3 projectile in France
American Third Army reports details on the German V-3 long range rocket. The weapon measures almost 60 feet, five feet five inches in diameter, and weighs 414 tons at takeoff. Propelled by liquid air and alcohol, it rises vertically and is guided by radio. No confirmation of operational use.
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France
Third Army
Germany
Halsey Leads Third Fleet Pummeling Philippines
Admiral Halsey’s Third Fleet extended air strikes into the Philippines for a seventh straight day, destroying or damaging hundreds of enemy aircraft and ships. The campaign reportedly sank a Japanese destroyer and several escorts while American losses included ten planes and crew. General MacArthur’s air forces also harassed Japanese shipping with a seven-ship convoy spotted in the Sulu Archipelago.
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U. S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
William F. Halsey
Japan
Solomons
Philippines
Navy
Halsey
Itwo
Douglas MacArthur
Sulu
Tue
U. S
Catalina
Philippine Islands
Manila
Gloomy War Picture From China Reflects Setbacks
Report from Chungking describes renewed Allied losses in China as Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault’s 14th Air Force may surrender three forward bases, while Japanese forces push toward Kweilin and Tanchuk. Street fighting at Paoching worsens the strategic position, signaling a prolonged conflict and damaged government prestige.
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Chungking
14Th Air Force
China
Japan
Claire L. Chennault
Kweilin
Tanchuk
Lieuchow
Paoching
Kwangsi
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Kwagsi
Kwangi Province
Hongkong
Nehura
Two Deserters Caught Near Thomasville
Two U S Army deserters identified as Carlie Noah and Albert Williams were captured south of Thomasville by Davidson county officers with assistance from Camp Sutton military police. They were jailed in Lexington to await transfer to a military prison.
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Thomasville
U. S. Army
David‘son County
Camp Sutton
Carlie ‘Noah
Albert Williams
Jesse Green
Bob Kennedy
T. C. Beck
A. A. Graves
Gobble
Davidson County
Lexington
Russians Press 100 Mile Arc Against Hungary Front
Moscow reports a three way Red offensive from Romania and Slavia toward Hungary as Russian forces push 100 miles along the front. Hungarian defenses weaken as mountain positions are stormed and Tito grants limited crossing to attack from the south.
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Moscow
Reda
Hungary
Romania
Slavia
Budapest
Hitler
Marshal Tito
Churchill link to second wartime meeting with Stalin and Roosevelt
In Moscow on September 29 authorities noted Prime Minister Churchill's call for a second meeting with Marshal Stalin and President Roosevelt. The public saw potential large benefits from a sequel to the wartime conference.
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Moscow
Churchill
Marshal Stalin
Roosevelt
Russia
Soviet 11 Breaks Front Into Czechoslovakia Near Vydran
Soviet 11 forces fought into a pass from Poland toward Czechoslovakia and captured Vydran, a rail station nearly three miles inside the frontier. The advance along the Beskid range toward the Hungarian plain narrows gaps with Slovak patriots, signaling a nearing front with the Fourth Ukrainian army. Hungary’s premier reportedly sought Turkish mediation to learn Allied peace terms and to discuss exit from the war.
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Pass
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Vydran
East Beskid
Shoe
Budapest
Hungary
Red Army crosses Danube near Turnu Severin
The German news agency DND reports a new Red Army crossing of the Danube river south of the Iron Gate on the Romanian Yugoslav border seven miles west of Russia held Turnu Severin.
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London
DND
Red Army
Danube River
Iron Gate
Turnu Severin
Enemy war report cites Rodion Y Malinovsky in command
A fragment notes Rodion Y Malinovsky commanding allied Russian forces in a broader war context. The wording refers to a marshal figure shaping frontline efforts and organizational leadership during a combat phase.
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Marshall Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Hitler Minister Succumbs To Illness
Joseph Buerskel, a high ranking Nazi official who served as civil administrator in Lorraine, Moravia, and governor of the Saar, died today at Neustadt from inflammation of the lungs at age 49, announced by German radio.
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Associated Press
Joseph Buerskel
Hitler
Lorraine
Moravia
Czechoslovakia
Saar
Germany
Bureckel
Berlin
Neustadt
Roosevelt orders speed-up of postwar German economic planning
President Roosevelt directed faster economic studies on Germany after surrender, placing the effort under the State Department. The move, issued to Leo Crowley, follows cabinet divisions over Morgenthau’s plan for Germany and aims to preserve a rebuilt German industrial base to deter future wars.
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Washington
Roosevelt
State Department
Leo T. Crowley
Foreign Economic Administration
Morgenthau
Stimson
Hull
Germany
Ull
Crowley
Department of State
Foreign Service
United Nations
Allied Balkan role grows as Russian influence expands
The article notes Allied minor operations in Albania and a new Allied command for Greek partisans, with about 25,000 armed and aided by Albanian forces. It highlights the rise of the Russian sphere of influence and the potential rise of Bulgaria's SNOF in Yugoslavia, while stressing a southeastern front may outpace the Italian campaign in shaping the war’s end.
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Albania
Greece
Italy
Austria
Balkan
Russia
SNOF
Peoples National Liberation Front
Bulgaria
Argentina Bans War Criminals as Britain Informed
Buenos Aires announced it will bar entry of war criminals and prevent them from depositing funds or acquiring property in Argentina. The foreign office said Ambassador in London was instructed on Sept 73 to convey the message to Britain, delivered Sept 26. It denied Axis leaders seeking refuge in the Argentine republic.
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Buenos Aires
Great Britain
Foreign Office
London
Britain
Argentine Republic
Yanks Capture Mount Battaglia in Po Valley
American Fifth Army troops seized Mount Battaglia near Imola and three key heights along the Bologna Rimini highway in the Po valley. British Eighth Army gains edged the southeastern Po valley as German defenses and foul weather limited air support. Observation over the road extended for many miles north.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Mount Battaglia
Imola
Po Valley
Bologna-Rimini
Doughboys
Bologna
Adriatic
Eighth Army
Fiumeino
Highway 65
Controversy Blamed For Salisbury Ration Board Troubles
Mrs Minnie G Thornton, resigning chief clerk of the Salisbury ration board, accuses former Board Chairman R C Mills of refusing cooperation and failing to meet legal requirements. An OPA nominated committee plans to select a new ration board chairman and executive committee at an afternoon meeting in Salisbury.
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Salisbury
Minnie G. ‘Thornton
Salisbury Ration Board
Salisbury Post
R. C. Mills
OPA
Roosevelt Denounces Argentina For Nazi Influence Claims
President Roosevelt denounces the Argentine government for Nazi fascist influences in Argentina while Nazi forces face defeat. He cites repudiation of inter American defense commitments and broadcasts seeking to sow division, while noting the Argentine people remain steadfast in democratic traditions and allied sacrifices.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Germany
Argentina
Jon
Churchill
Great Britain
Hull
Agreement Reached on Russian Phase of Security Conference
The Dumbarton conference conferees announced a large measure of agreement on plans for a world organization during the Russian phase. The talks, six weeks long, concluded yesterday. American and British delegates were to meet a Chinese group this afternoon for concluding security talks expected to last about ten days.
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Washington
Dumbarktanks
Stellinius
Alexander Cadogan
Andrei A. Gromyko
Sala
Former New York Central President Frederick Williamson Dies
Frederick E. Williamson aged 68, former president of the New York Central Railroad, died in New York today after resigning last August due to illness. Born in Norwalk Ohio, he began with the line in 1898 as a Mohawk division clerk in Albany.
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New York
Frederick E. Williamson
New York Central Railroad
Norwalk
Ohio
New York Central
Albany
N. Y
Famous Spot Within Sight Of 2 Armies
American units under Patton and Patch push toward Belfort Pass and into the Rhine gap within 20 to 25 miles of key passes. First Army gains near Echterbosch and Remich. British advance near the Maas Meuse. Canadians overrun Calais guns.
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London
Belfort
Vi Mountains
Rhine
Germany
Aachen
U. S
First Army
Echterbosch
George Patton
Third
Alexander M. Patch
Patton
Rambervillers
Nancy
Maas
Meuse
Hollong
Kieve
Reichswald
Remich
Britain
Cap Gris Nez
Calais
Moselle
Luxembourg
Luxembo
Trier
Hurtgen Forest
Germany Warns Hungarians of a Break with Europe
The Voelkischer Beobachter warned that Germany would not tolerate another Bulgaria incident and hinted the message targeted wavering Hungary. A Berlin broadcast cited Foreign Minister von Ribbentrop's spokesman calling the article fully aligned with Wilhelmstrasse aims. The spokesman warned against betraying subversive elements and urged a firm line to protect Germany’s existence.
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Associated Press
Voelkischer Beobachter
Germany
Bulgaria
Hungary
Berlin
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Foreign Office
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Pacific
U. S. Mane Corps
Ulletin
J. M. Roberts, JR
Mt. Battaglia
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