Yanks Reach Vosges Passes in Bold Offensive
Red troops drive deep into Hungary and Romania as leaflets drop over Axis lands. Soviets crack a 90 mile frontier line along the Czech-Polish border and push through Transylvania toward Yugoslavia, with forces reportedly entering Hungary at multiple points.
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Moscow
Rus
Hungary
Hitler
Balkan
Tulate
Transylvania
Beskids
Sanov
Romania
Yugoslavia
Red Army
Danube
Ude
Jlans
Oradea
Nagyvarad
Bucharest
Poland appoints Sosenkowski as armed forces chief in move to ease Russia ties
Gen Kazimierz Sosenkowski named commander in chief to placate Moscow and pave way for resumed friendly relations with Russia. President Rack signs decree dismissing former leader and transfers military command to Gen Tadeusz Komorowski who may fit Moscow needs.
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Kazimierz Sosenkowski
Poland
Russia
Premielaw Mikolajczyk
Wladyslaw Rack
Warsaw
Upris
Tadeusz Komorowski
London
Moscow
Bor
Zymierski
War Liberation Committee
Stalin
Lovell
Reds
Pol
Glass Industry Seeks to Maintain Present Wage Ceilings
Washington reports that the glass industry pressed to keep current wage ceilings. Roosevelt's advisory committee members said the wage policy would not be relaxed before the November election. A conference of AFL and CIO leaders indicated possible Little Steel Wage for revision or elimination, with indications of timing from the President.
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Ashington
Roosevelt
AFL
CIO
J. Roosevelt
Ber
La Guardia Reported En Route to Rome for Italy Assignment
New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia was reportedly bound for Rome to discuss a possible assignment in Italy. Roosevelt in Washington hinted at news soon, while Baldanzi of the CIO Textile Workers suggested his departure could be for a significant post, with Newbold as acting mayor if he leaves.
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Addie Daniels
Savannah
S. S
Josephus Daniels
Secretary of the Navy
Mexico
Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation
Mr. Daniels
Raleigh N. C
News and Observer
Elizabeth Bagley Daniels
Washington
Patricia Bagley Daniels
Vondon
Fier
la Guardis
New York City
Rome
Roosevelt
Ishington
la Guardia
Italy
New York
E Baldanzi
Textile Workers
CIO
Newbold Is
Coun
Heavy Rainfall Sends The Yadkin Out Of Its Banks
The Yadkin river rose beyond its banks in North Wilkesboro amid abnormally heavy rains. The flood pushed the river toward its highest level since the 1940 disaster that killed nine and caused extensive damages. Rain also fell at Elkin and Winston-Salem as forecasts said the western state rains would ease by afternoon.
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North Wilkesboro
Yadkin River
Yadkin Valley
Elkin
Winston-Salem
Japs Score Successes Near Hingan and Tiddim
The Chinese high command reported fighting near Hingan with Japanese advances around Paching and Tanchuk. US air units sank a 15,000 ton whaler in Formosa strait while Liberators bombed Samsui and targets near Kweilin. Southeast Asia command said the British Fifth Indian division pressed toward Tiddim with encounters against small Japanese groups.
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Chungking
Hingan
Kweilin
Paching
Tanchuk
Hengyang
High Command
U. S. Fourteenth Air Force
Formosa Strait
Joseph W. Stilwell
Samsuui
Canton
Lydestone
Kwangsi Vince
Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Fifth Indian Division
Tiddim
Burma
Tiddim Road
British Paper Cards U S Argentina Stand
The Manchester Guardian editorial critiques U S coercive steps against Argentina. It notes ships barred from Argentine ports and expresses sympathy for Argentine beef over American pork while warning a blockade could harm the wrong people if American food shortages persist.
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London
The
Manchester Guardian
United States
Argentina
Cordell Hull
Reds Picture Japs Position As Hopeless
Moscow dispatch reports Pravda branding the blitzkrieg theory as destructive to Japan's war plans. The Sept 27 Axis alignment is noted as Japan's entry into the conflict, with Pravda portraying Japan in an almost hopeless position and delivering the bleakest wartime assessment yet without reference to Japanese Russian relations.
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Moscow
Berlin
Tokyo
Pravda
Japan
Poa
Vital Cities In Germany Bombed In Allied Offensive
London reports RAF bombers attacked Munster Hamm and Bielsfeld in western Germany with 750 to 1,000 Fortresses and Liberators. Karlsruhe was hit by Mosquitos in a heavy strike. Allied air forces flew nearly 2,500 sorties as U S Ninth Air Force Second Tactical Air Force and Air Defense Command supported ground troops amid dark weather and ongoing German fighter activity.
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London
Munster
Hamm
Bielsfeld
Germany
Karlsruhe
Air Ministry
U. S
Ninth Air Force
Second Tactical Airforce
Arg
Nijmegen
Eee
Japan claims Guam and Tinian destroyed as civilians perish
Tokyo radio broadcast reported Japanese garrisons on Guam and Tinian annihilated by late September. It cited Lt Gen Hideyoshi Obata as overall commander and listed army and navy leaders on both islands. The broadcast noted 15 000 civilian on Tinian including 3 700 in a voluntary battalion and said many civilians died after enemy breaches.
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Keishi Ogata
Goichi Oya
Tinian
Japa Information Bureau
Guam
Chester W. Nimitz
Tinian Islands
Nimitz
Saipan
Marianas
President Roosevelt to speak at rural education conference
President Roosevelt will address the rural education conference at the White House on October 4. The announcement came from Charl Ormond Williams, executive chairman of the conference and the national education association field service director.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Charl Ormond Williams
National Education Association
Soviet naval base in American port reported by Seattle paper
Seated in Seattle on September 30, the Post-Intelligencer cited Mel Meadows report that the Soviet government operates a naval base on American soil as a rendezvous and refueling point for Russian armed vessels under lend lease terms. Senator Warren G. Magnuson said inquiry confirms the base has functioned for about 15 months, with Soviet ships transshipping cargoes and using the harbor as a coaling station under Russian command.
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Seattle
The
Post-Intelligencer
Mel Meadows
Warren G. Magnuson
D Wash
Maguson
House
Naval Affairs Committee
James V. Forrestal
Dover Declares End to Gun Ordeal for London Residents
In Dover on Sept 30 officials announced that long range guns on the opposite shore have been captured, ending the bombardment that began over four years ago. Loudspeakers and cave broadcasts conveyed the news to hopeful residents sheltering from shellfire in the city.
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Dover
Eng
Yanks Hold 9 Islands In Palau Group
U S forces report control of nine Palau islands including Kangaura and Ngesbus and a new airfield as they push toward the Philippines. The Peleliu bomber field gains protection, expanding bases within about 500 miles of the Philippines.
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Palau
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Philippines
U. S
Palau Group
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Kangaura
Ngesbus
U.S
Peleliu
Palaus
New Tokyo Radio Reports Raids on Koror and Marcus Island
Tokyo radio said 70 small type planes raided Koror in the Palau group north of Peleliu on Thursday Japanese time. The FCC recorded domestic broadcast noting Marcus Island, about 874 miles northwest of Wake, was raided yesterday afternoon by several Liberator bombers.
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New York
Tokyo Radio
Koror
Palaus
Peleliu
Federal Communications Commission
Marcus Island
Wake
Nelson Leaves WPB Chair After Roosevelt Acceptance
President Roosevelt accepted Donald M. Nelson's resignation as chairman of the War Production Board and said Nelson would remain in government in a high post of major importance. Julius A. Krug was named Nelson's successor, with Krug already serving as acting WPB chairman. White House secretary Stephen Early said a formal assignment for Nelson would be announced soon.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Nelson
Julius A. Krug
Krug
WPB
White House
Stephen Early
German V-3 Rocket Described As Large Alcohol Fueled
The V-3 rocket, described from France, is about sixty feet long and five feet in diameter. It reportedly uses liquid air or liquid oxygen with alcohol as fuel, lacks the buzz-bomb engine, and has an explosive radius around three kilometers. Takeoff weight is about 14 tons, with radio control depending on range.
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Howard W. Blakesled
Hitler
France
Robert Rd
New Mexico
London
Italian Front Scene Of Some Fierce Fighting
Italian and American forces report steady progress in the central Italian front near Bologna and Firenzuola while German counterattacks pinch the Rimini bridgehead and Monte Battaglia. American units seize Giugnola and push toward Belvedre. Montefre dente and Monte are also reported as captured. In the Pacific, Nimitz reports 17 Japanese craft sunk or damaged as Peleliu and nearby islets face intense fighting.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Fiumecino
Rimini
Monte Battaglia
Imola
Fifth Army
Giugnola
Firenzuola
Belvedre
Bologna
la Mazetta
Iligare
Monte Rattaglia
Apennines
Bologna-Rimini
Montefredente
Monte
Douglas MacArthur
Palaus
Philippines
Peleliu
Angaur
Fightin
Nimitz
Ngesebus
Kangauru
Six Persons Killed By Flying Bombs
Flying bombs killed at least six persons in the southern counties and London area. The German raids exploited overcast weather with two attacks, the second just before dawn, causing numerous injuries.
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London
Finns Break German Rearguard South of Pudasjarvi
Stockholm reports Finnish forces have broken German rearguard resistance south of Pudasjarvi on the IT river and advance. West of Pudasjarvi the Finns crossed the Olhava river. Fighting near Kuminki, eight miles northeast of Oulu, left German troops with casualties as they retired.
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Stockholm
Pudasjarvi
Finland
Helsinki
Olhava River
Kuminki
Bothnian Gulf
Oulu
Ration Board Reappointed in Salisbury
A Salisbury ration board and panels were fully reappointed by local leaders named by the OPA district office. The move added 21 new names after the board had been wiped out by discharge and resignations in the past week.
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Salisbury
OPA
Struggle For Holland Nears Its Climax
Allied forces pressed toward a decisive phase along a broad front from the Rhine to the Netherlands. American Third Army shattered at least 113 enemy tanks in two days while First Army punched through Siegfried defenses near Prum and Aachen. British and US units clashed near Nijmegen and Arnhem as Calais resumed fighting after a civilian evacuation truce.
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Arnhem
Belfort
Seventh Army
Holland
Calais
Ridor
Nijmegen
Luftwaffe
President lauds nation’s press during Newspaper Week
In a message to Editor and Publisher, the president hails the free press as a living symbol of democracy. He says it leads in democracy’s battle for survival, helps win the peace, and supports soldiers and workers by providing honest news and upholding sacrifice and censorship codes.
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Week
Velt
Free Press of America
Messa
Press of America
Newspaper Association
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