China and Chiang Split War Powers In Wake Of Stilwell Recall
Our Daily Bread argues China’s internal strife between Chiang Kai Suk and 80 million Communist Chinese harms the Allied war effort against Japan. The piece suggests Britain and the United States backed Chiang, while Russia supported the Communists, and contemplates a political settlement to shorten the war and save American lives.
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China
United States
Stilwell
Ulsc
Militry
Department of State Cenors
Generalissimo Chiangon
Chiang
Japan
Sun Yat-Sen
Russia
Britian
Joe Stilwell
Jap Capital Confused on Facts of Raid
The Associated Press reports that Japan issued a muddled account of a Wednesday air raid on Tokyo by B-29s. Japan says American bombers panicked residents but dropped no bombs, while Kenichi Kumagai cites the planes as B-29s and hints at reconnaisance.
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Associated Press
Japan
Tokyo
Marianas
Kenichi Kumagai
Air Defense
20Th American Air Force
Japanese misjudgment leaves U.S. fleet strength unknown
Pearl Harbor report cites Nippon miscalculation off the Philippines. Admiral Nimitz confirms six U.S. warships lost with further damage to Seventh and Third Fleets. Names and extent withheld to avoid aiding the enemy. Casualties include the light carrier Lexington and several escort vessels. Japanese losses exceed two dozen ships.
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U.S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
America
Nippon
Chester W. Nimitz
United States
Nimitz
Philippine
Rnecon
Meme City Founded by Teutonic Knights in 1252
A medieval account states Meme! city founded in 1252 by crusading Teutonic knights as a military base against Lithuanians. The narrative frames the settlement as part of broader crusading efforts and regional power dynamics.
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Meme
Teutonic Nights
Lithuanens
Yanks Push Past Aachen Into Forest
American doughboys attacked through Hurtgen forest southeast of Aachen and advanced one to over two miles amid brutal, wooded fighting. Lt. Col. Robert Ewing guided artillery into position as air support was limited by weather. Allied bombers hit a German power plant near Archweiler and destroyed a heavy freight train near Rheinbach.
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William Smith White
Germany
Hurtgen
Aachen
Germeter
Hurgen
Durn
Vassnack
Robert Ewing
Columbus
Ohio
Archweiler
Rheinbach
Allies face mud and hills in Po campaign stalemate
Allied leaders report limited progress as rain and mud stall advances in the Po valley and Apennines. Gen. Sir Harold Alexander says German forces hold, with 51,000 square miles liberated and roughly 194,000 enemy casualties since May 11. Polish and Indian troops push north from Predappio toward the Po valley bridgehead near Meldola, while American units clear Casetta from German forces. Continued shelling and a major west coast counterattack mark the latest front activity.
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Lynn Heinerling
Rome
Italy
Po Valley
Apennines
Harold Alexander
Gheuio Line
Mem
Alexander
Europe
Gothic Line
France
Predappie
Forth
Eighth Army
Roneo
Meldola
Forli
Bologna
Casetta
Fifth Army
Catagnana Fareda
Storekeeper Slain Second Suspect Charged in Jonesboro
Jonesboro police say Phil Banks 45 owner of a Jonesboro department store died from four gunshot wounds and his wife 55 died later from shock. Ike Bleiden 65 former retailer was charged with first degree murder after allegedly firing at Banks in the store. Bleiden to be arraigned November 14.
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Jonesboro
Phil Banks
Ike Bleiden
Banks
Louis Williams
Bleiden
L. R. Strickland
Marcus Feitz
Filipino Kids Hold First Hallowe'en Party on Leyte
Leyte Philippines Nov 1 Delayed UP reports Halloween celebrations by 25 local teens in a Japanese occupied town. The party at the United Press domicile featured dancing to Andrews Sisters Benny Goodman and Harry James with Prize games and a kiss scene as air raids rattled in the distance.
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Leyte
Philippines
United States
Domingo
Butch
United Press
Andrews Sisters
Benny Goodman
Harry James
Kalamazoo
Crosby
Ellen
Dewey Ramps Up Maryland and Pennsylvania Campaign Tours
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey seeks Maryland eight electoral votes with a 414 mile rail trip from Boston after a Baltimore speech decrying the Democratic faction as a Communist infil tra tion. He plans Pennsylvania stops in Wilkes Barre and Scranton tonight as Martin questions a January inauguration. Dewey claims Roosevelt aims to perpetuate power and auction off the party to the highest bidder.
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Jack Bell
Dewey
Baltimore
Thomas E. Dewey
Maryland
Boston
Pennsylvania
Wilkes Barre
Scranton
Massachusetts
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
House of Representatives
Martin
Boston Garden
Roosevelt
Rosevelt
Booh
The
United
Japs Being Mopped Up on Leyte
On Leyte the town of Carigara nears capture as American forces of the 24th Division press from Tunga and Jaro. The 14th Division closes in from the Jaro area while air and PT boat actions disrupt Japanese reinforcements at Ormoc Bay. Major combat centers on Carigara and surrounding roads as US units push toward Pinamapan.
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Marlin Spencer Generel MacArthur
Philippines
Carigara
Leyte
First Cavalry Division
Jaro
Tunga
Pinamapan
Ormoc Bay
24Th Corps
Fred Irving
Jaro-Carigara
24Th
MacArthur
Licenses On Sale For 1945 Autos In Arkansas
State Revenue Office in the Court House began selling 1945 auto license tags yesterday November 1. I L Pilkington reports tags not yet received due to manufacturing delays but expected soon. Purchasers must bring a registration certificate or gasoline ration book with form R 569 and may meet Pilkington at county locations starting November 20 to buy without coming to the court house.
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Arkansas
State Revenue Office
Court House
I. L. Pilkington State Revenue Inspector
Hempstead County
Office of Price Administration
Pilkington
Little Rock
Frank Clancy
The
Revenue Department
Motor Vehicle Division
Ben Laney to Speak at Barlow Banquet Tonight
Gov. Ben Laney will address a Hope Chamber of Commerce banquet at Hotel Barlow at 7:30 this Thursday. Officials expect a large turnout as he is billed as the next governor of Arkansas.
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Ben Laney
Barlow
Arkansas
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Russians Close on Budapest from 30 Miles
Soviet armored spearheads pressed toward Budapest within 30 miles as they advanced on a 50 mile front southeast of the city. Red Army gains included Kecskemet and other rail centers, with 5,518 enemy prisoners taken and 2,000 dead in recent fighting. Moscow announced the Petsamo region cleared of German resistance.
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Daniel DE Luce
Moscow
Budapest
Red Army
Lajosmizse
Kecskemet
Danube
Tisza
Izsaj
Tedel
Kecel
Pulatsk
Narew
Warsaw
Poland
Kerekegyhaza
Keeskemet Ob
Ujkecske
Keeskemet-Szoinok
Petsamo
Artic Finland
Russia
Antwerp Is Nearly Clear of Germans
Allied forces push toward Antwerp from both land and sea as German resistance weakens along Walcheren and the Schelde. Increases in captured troops and shattered units illuminate progress on the Dutch coast near Vlissingen Westkapelle and Fort Knocke with pockets defending the approach to the port collapsing.
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William Frye
London
Antwerp
Viissingen
Flushing
Walcheren Island
Westkapelle
Domburg
Associated Press
Wiliam F. Boni
Vlissingen
Bent
South Beveland
Walcheren
Maas
Holland
Moerdijk
Hollandsch Diep
Geertruidenberg
Venlo
Spa Gamblers Raided by Arkansas State Police Again
Returning to Hot Springs for the first time in weeks, state police raided two gambling dens and arrested seven men on gambling charges. The establishments targeted were the Main Cigar store and the Cameo Club. The report also notes the Arabian Sea has two key branches, the Gulf of Aden and the Gulf of Oman.
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Arkansas
Hot Springs
Cameo Club
Arabian Sea
Gulf of Aden
Red Sea
Strait of Bab-El-Mandeb
Gulf of Oman
Persian Gulf
Nurses of 9th Evacuation Unit Remembering Invasion Roots
HAL BOYLE profiles the Ninth Evacuation Hospital in France as it marks 25 months overseas. Despite two deaths in auto accidents, the unit maintains 75 percent original personnel and has treated nearly 40,000 soldiers since landing in France. The staff, known as Stone's Rangers, is famed for unity and surgical uptime while dreaming of warmth, stoves, and Paris on leave.
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Hal Boyle
France
England
Africa
William E. Stone
Booneville
Stone
America
Corp
Alan W. Bjighler
Allen, Mich
Anzio
Ninth Evac
Anna M. Turse
Hazleton
Paris
Allison Hale
Garrison Ave
Jersey City
N. J
Showdown in France for Communists
Paris Nov 2 The De Gaulle government faces a showdown over whether to allow Maurice Thorez, French Communist Party leader in Moscow, to return. He is charged with 1939 army desertion, and the party argues to quash the charge while Thorez seeks a seat in the consultative assembly. The dispute tests free representation versus desertion codes.
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Joseph Dynan
Paris
de Gaulle
Moscow
Maurice Thorez
Communist Party
Thorez
France
French Communist Party
Consultative Assembly
Charles de Gaulle
Camden Plant Construction Is to Begin
Little Rock on November 2. Construction of the $60,000,000 naval ordnance plant near Camden will start within a week. T. J. Collier Jr says temporary offices are at Camden airport and hangar remodeling has begun. Kansas City regional WMC officials visited Little Rock to survey material and labor needs.
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Little Rock
Naval Ordnance Plant
Camden
T. J. Collier, Jr
The
War Manpower Commission
Collier
Kansas City
WMC
Ordnance Plant
Harry S. Jacks
Frank A. Cisura
C. L. Wetzel
Editorial: Arkansas ballot items on November seventh
The Star urges votes on eight proposed acts and amendments. Act 2 repeals betting on horse and dog racing. oppose repealer. Act 3 Hollingsworth Hospital Bill would spend millions and raise wartime taxes. oppose it. Amendment 34 authorizes county libraries with possible tax changes. vote for. Amendment 35 Free dom to Work would affect unions. vote against. Amendment 36 removes Fish and Game Commission from politics. vote for. Amendment 37 allows armed forces to vote without poll tax. vote for. Amendment 38 creates a four year governor term with two year terms for other officers. oppose it.
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Hollingsworth Hospital
Fish & Game Commission
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