Two Nations Clash At Sea In Leyte Engagement
The United States and Japan faced their strongest maritime confrontation in decades as Leyte invasion drew out the Japanese fleet. U S forces proved superior while the Japanese fleet endured crippling blows, with Philippine passages San Bernardino Strait and Surigao Strait pivotal and the Seventh and Third fleets poised for action.
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United States
Japan
Leyte
Philippines
San Bernadino Strait
Luzon
Samar
Surigao Strait
Mindanao
American naval losses in Pacific battles summarized
The Navy released war records showing at least 16 battleships and 37 cruisers in the Pacific with 23 battleships in commission. About 60 ships from three Japanese task forces were defeated last week, with 2 battleships and several carriers sunk and many ships damaged or crippled under Admiral Nimitz.
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Pacific
Navy Department
Pacific Theater
Phillips Visits Fletcher General Hospital in Cambridge Ohio
Ted Phillips surveys Fletcher General in Cambridge Ohio and describes the veterans hospital grounds facilities and wards. He notes wounded soldiers receiving care and families reuniting praising the spirit and call to offer veterans every advantage after discharge.
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Fletcher General Hospital
Cambridge
Ohio
United States
College News In Ohio Signals New Lab And Elections
Ohio universities announce a 400 student photography lab and a BA in photography. Heidelberg mock election favors Republicans for president and governor with 227 ballots cast. Miami students audition for radio roles. Drake Greek houses pledge 120. New Denison admissions director Charlotte Weeks returns. Drake survey shows Dewey leading for president. Purdue enrollment rises with Three thousand expected. Navy Marine training to 840.
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Heidelberg College
Tiffin, O
Charlotte Weeks
Denison University
Granville
Miss Weeks
Denison
Bryant Teachers Bureau
Philadelphia
Purdue University
Wes Lafaytte
Ind
Navy
Campus gossip and social notes reveal student antics
A collage of campus whispers mentions Grace Seeley visiting Chicago to see Ernie, friendships blooming, and requests to view photos. Other items note Englemanites lining up for chow, comparisons among students, couples, alumni gatherings, and a steel mix of romances and rumors across the campus scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Seeley
Chicago
Ernie
Martha Long
Robert Taylor
Carmen Alvarez
Englemanites
Lenny Williams
Lou McAllister
Ranky
Clarkson
Williamson
Morgan
George Farres
Ruth Howell
Doris Wilks
Don Kemp
PESCO
George Papp
Wally Tucker
Lil Sokoll
Lois Bittinger
Michigan State
Roosevelt Leads in Polls Across Three Surveys
Three polls show Roosevelt ahead of Dewey in popular vote. Gallup puts Roosevelt at 51.5 percent with 165 sure electoral votes, while Elmo Roper’s Fortune survey gives Roosevelt 53.6 percent. War fronts report Soviet tanks near Pest and Allied assaults along a 50 mile front. German 15th army cited as largely destroyed. Christian Wolf unveils a new three dimensional film screen in Los Angeles.
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Gallup
Roosevelt
George Gallup
Elmo Roper
Fortune Magazine
Maas
15Th Army
Holland
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Kent Stater
EN Warren
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio
Elizabeth Ersley Piotter
Ted Phillips
Norma Knisely
Sports
Society
Helen Platt
Harry Daniels
Carol Linder
John Thomas
Pat Doherty
Jean Cirbes
Mary Louise McClaren
Ted Ruskin
Jean Goncher
Janet Morrow
Dorothy Shay
Marion Cole
Carlton Austen
Arnie Richards
Felice Faust
Associated Collegiate Press
Collegiate Digest
Kent
Commercial Press, Inc
East Main Street
Chester W. Nimitz
Phillips
Fletcher General
By Ted Phillips
Ohio University
Athens
Miami University
WMOH
Drake University
Chi Omega
Dewey
Lou Zaremba
Edna Feicht
Harriet Shobert
Peggy Voigt
Peggy Curry
Tri Sigs
Marge Keith
Jean Carey
George Insche
Beta Gammas
Wayne Leroy
Eileen Warren
Terry Atkinson
Spoon
Benton, Streeter and Wright
Gloria Morris
Dick Donovan
Daylite
Ginnie Goldie
Russ O'’Conke
Budgerber
Brady
P. S
Kay Bamberger
Thomas E. Dewey
Russia
Buda
China
Luchow
Stuttgart
London
Los Angeles
Christian A. Wolf
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