Allied Armies In Italy Seize Two Important Positions
Allied forces in Italy report two key gains against Nazi defenses. Fifth Army moved west of Venito to seize Sapimucrs Ridge, gaining control of the Rome road head. Indian troops reportedly held a spur near Tommaso, while U.S. air units bombarded Bulgaria and Yugoslavia rail hubs, disrupting supply lines and troop concentrations as Canadian formations pressed toward the Adriatic shore.
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Asped
Auers
Italy
Bulgaria
Vyseslavia
Fifth Army
Venntro
Sapimucrs
San Vittore
Rome
Tommaso
Te Adriatic
U.S
Doboj
Sarajevo
Yugoslavia
Trevnils
Perth
Alb
Adangs
Wiley Towing
Cade
Stata Loomotives
Jerry Wells
Harry L. Smith
Denton
Bethesda Ad
Ron Bret
Slinnes
Claude Ay Skinner
Pinehil
Ala
Tani
Toy
Ave
San Vingenio
Balgorang
Caskino
India
San Tammaso
Ortina-Migliamica
Elmost
Tello
Lve Adviade
Shratagic
P Na
Russian Pravda Attacks Willkie Over New York Times Article
Moscow Pravda condemns Wendell Willkie for an article in the New York Times about Russia and the Baltic states. It accuses him of muddying waters to win U.S. support and of interfering in Soviet borders, saying his remarks risk harming confidence in the Soviet Union.
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Moscow
P—Pravda
Wendell Willkie
New York
Timies
Russia
Poland
Baltic States
Dmitry Zaslavsky
U.S
Soviet Union
Pravde
Wittte
Finland
Balkans
Weiter
Willkie
Analavelty
Willie
Wilde
Pacific Action Hints At New Allied Landings
Allied air power pounds Japanese positions across the Preifle front with potential new landings on enemy bases. American and Australian flyers target Southeast Pacific areas while U S forces strike in China Thailand and Yunnan and observers note progress near New Britain and Saidor amid ongoing campaigns in the Pacific theater.
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Central Pacific
China
Japan
U.S
Thailand
Lampang
Pingha
Yunnan
Paramushiro
Tonininad
Chungking
United Nations
Tokyo
Marshall Islands
Knox
Gilbaria
Marshalls
New Britain
Rabel
Cilien
Saider
Lines Idle At Alcoa Metal Plant
Alcoa metal plant operations halted with lines idling amid disruptions described in fragmentary notes. Report mentions Alumina Company of America and wartime production pressures affecting the facility and surrounding communities.
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Alcoa Metal Plant
Leese Replaces Montgomery as Allied Army Commander
Sir Oliver Leese takes command of the British Eighth Army marching toward Tunis replacing Gen. Montgomery who moves to London to lead Allied ground forces under Gen. Eisenhower. Leese, 40, a Coldstream Guards veteran wounded three times, led the 8th Army in North Africa and earned the DSO with mentions in dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alli¢d
Supreme Allied Commandirg
Barone
Italy
Gale Leese
Ninfaplen
Eese
Senate Group Fights War Contract Changes
A Senate group condemns war contract renegotiation changes citing a possible loophole that could erode the contracting framework. The report lists alleged profits and calls for oversight, warning of increased profiteering and potential economic impact.
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Senate Group
Cites Take
Berlin Hit By Speedy Mosquitos
Allied air forces launched a massive daylight assault across Germany and France. More than 3,000 Allied planes targeted Kiel Muenster and Hamburg while heavy bombers and escorts rained explosives and fires, with some 8,000 airframes involved in coordinated strikes from France to Germany.
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Lonion
P— Salt Masquito Pomders
Berlin
Frances
U. S
Kiel
Muenster
Germany
Air Ministry
Hie
Poth
Tarects
France
Allied Air
Laxsee
Muens
L8tel
English Channel
Paz de Calais
Dary
Nira
DNB
London
Tia Woo
FDR Reopens Board to Study Nonoperating Rail Workers Claims
President Roosevelt orders the reconvening of the Shaw emergency board to review unsettled wage claims of 1,100,000 nonoperating railroad employees. The board, led by Judge Elwyn R. Shaw, will weigh overtime pay and the proposed 10-cent hourly increases amid carrier objections to expanded arbitration. The executive order directs a report within 20 days and specifies effective date rules.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Elwyn R. Shaw
Springfield
White House
Shaw
Bombing and Political Forecasts Reach Across Front Lines
Soviet commentator in Moscow says the Schweinfurt raid dealt a terrible blow to Hitler and warned of disastrous effects on the eastern front. Sixty U S bombers were lost in the October attack as war industries suffered a severe strike. Tobin predicts Wendell Willkie wins the Republican nomination and defeats the New Deal if the war ends by election day.
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London
Schweinfurt
Germany
Hitler
Moscow
U. S
Tobin
Willkie
New York
Raniel
The
Brocherhood of Teamsters
AFL
Wendell A. Willish
Kingsport Units Plan Fourth War Loan Drive Effort
Kingsport War Loan Committees meet at the Kingsport Inn to map early actions for the fourth war loan drive. Plans cover payroll deduction, bond purchases, and promotional work as OCD officials coordinate with local leaders to reach Batlivan County’s $3,629,400 quota, with Kingsport’s share still undecided.
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OCD
Kingsport Inn
Drivy
B. M. Brown
OCR
Wart Finance Committee
Elly M. Dixon
Batlivan
Deriva
Kingsport
Brown
Japs On Defensive After Southwest Pacific Landings
Eyewitness reports indicate Allied landings at Arawe New Britain Mee Cape Gloucester and Cape Gloucester in New Guinea have pushed Japanese forces into a defensive posture across the Southwest Pacific. Marine units under General MacArthur report 3500 Japanese killed at Cape Gloucester and praise joint Navy Army and Air Force coordination in the operations. Diversions at Arawe drew minimal opposition while Japanese forces west of New Guinea began to retreat toward Huan Peninsula and Saidor as the campaign widens.
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New Guinea
Sintlh
Arawe
New Britain
Mee
Cape Groncaster
New
Betain
Dee
Squlder
Southwest Pacific
Cape Gloucester
Headquart
MacArthur
Sixth Army
Borgenay
Cane Glousester
Huon Peninsula
Saldor
New York May Bid For Both Conventions
New York interests may bid for the Republican and Democratic National Conventions where the presidential candidate will be named. Officials of several major hotels indicate their attendance at the events and Martin Sweeny of the Hotel Association says the Convention Bureau has discussed inviting them.
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New York
Cstranger
Enyvenlons
Martin Sweeny
Agsacialinn
New Yorks
Anti-Saloon Group Steers Clear Of Prohibition Talks
The Anti-Saloon League of America avoided direct involvement in a congressional fight over prohibition. Dr George W. Crabbe, the league's superintendent, suggested a presidential order could achieve the same goal. A House subcommittee plans hearings on Rep Bryson's bill to ban beverages with more than half a percent alcohol. Crabbe, interviewed near Capitol Hill, said the league would pressure the president to act if drinking hinders the war effort, and that he might testify if asked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Anti-Saloon League of America
Hiquor
George W. Crabbe
League
Bryson
Bouse Judiciary
Grabbe
Grabke
Brieson
Crabbe
Reconversion Czar Proposed To Guide Change Over From War
Rep Tolano advances plan for a reconversion czar to oversee shifting U S industry from war to civilian production. Appointment of a single administrator, advisory councils, and a national coordinating agency would manage manpower, draft boards, and postwar employment channels. A congressional committee and a new small war plants corporation are envisioned to steer the transition.
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Czar
Washington
Tolano
Singin
Tudlerul
Mia Loveland Divin
Agus
Am Penge
Hauge
Senate
Agrivaliure, Labor
Induatcy
Jongeronge
Wiremondeys
Corporation -Iasidite Industries Jad
Reds Seek To Trap 500000 Dnieper Nazis
London AP reports German troops evacuated Berdichev near Zhitomir as Red Army drives through central Ukraine. Soviets claimed Belaya Tserkov fell and 4,000 Nazis killed with 65 tanks destroyed in the Vatutin front while other detachments reported gains near Nevel and along the Bug River as German defenders faced encirclement and retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berdichev
Zhitomir
Ukraine
Belaya Trerkov
Kiev
Dnieper
Berlin
Zhitomi
Vitebsk
Mogsson
Jonomy
Dnieper Bend
Moscow
Cherkasy
Ben Jaya Tserkov
She Ety
Stalingrad
Wiless
von Muonvstel
Bug
Rumoenia
Olovsk
Nikolai Vatutin
First
Nevet
Pilegli
Novograd-Volynsk
Yanks Stage New Bulgarian Raids
Allied forces launched raids in Bulgaria, attacking coastal targets and harbor yards near Serbs Bay, with reports of casualties and damage to military facilities. Sofia came under new aerial pressure as operations continued.
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Bulgaria
Copity
Lacirbucl
Tome Taubsavies
Sofia
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