Allied Armies Threaten Reich in Coordinated Global Air Raids
Four Allied Armies near the Reich clash as 100 plus B-29 Superfortress flights raid Manchuria's Anshan Showa Steel Works and other targets. Palau Yap and Palau area defenses report heavy bombers. Axis broadcasts claim hundreds of carrier planes hit Paisa and Yap, signaling possible invasion prep.
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Reich
Manchurian
Berlin
Palau
Naziap
Germany
Yap
Philippines
Axis
Paisa
Haimahera
Tokyo
Anshan
Tapan
Manchuria
Twentieth
Bomber Command
Takao
Formosa
Kuriles
Pacific Command
Japan
Marcus
Iwo-Island
Southwest Pacific
Jin
Rae Gateway
Davao
Pacific
Resistance Stiffens As Nazis Back Up London-AP General Dwight D Eisenhower
Allied forces pressed a multi-pronged push along a 200 mile front near Liege Belgium and Metz France with the Seventh Army reaching Besancon, while bombers attacked Siegfried Line rear centers and Le Havre port. German reserves appeared insufficient to hold the line as Ike ordered a news blackout to keep the front guessing and potentially seize the initiative along the Albert Canal and Belfort Gap.
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London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Siegfried Line
Albert Canal
Canal
Liege
Belgium
Metz
France
Aleaaader M. Patch
Mediterranean
Besancon
Belfort Gap
Switzerland
le Havre
Second Army
Albert” Canal
Eisenhower
Hag
Limburg
Ardennes Forest
Heavy Fighting in Besancon Area as Seventh Army Advances
Allied forces report heavy combat in southern France around Besancon as Seventh Army pushes from Arbois. German units attempt to cover a retreat of the 19th Army toward Belfort Gap while French and American columns press west and south through the Saone Valley. Coastal bombardments by Ludlow, Montcalm, and Le Malin supported the operation.
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Rome
Seventh Army
Besancon
France
Arbois
19Th Army
Remnnavita
Belfort
Siwiss
Siegfried Line
Chalon
r-Seone
The
George &. Patton
Third Army
Besancan
Loue River
Foret de Chaux
Parey
Quigcy
Thergigvirucyver
le Valdahen
Mont-Sous-Vaudrey
Quingey
Villers-Fariay
Salins
le Valdahon
Chalon-Sur-Saone
Doubs River
Rhone-Rhine Canal
Navy
U. S
Ludlow
Montcalm
le Malin
Menton
Ligurian Sea
Dewey May Reveal Peace Plan Amid Criticism
President hopeful Dewey signals a forthcoming peace plan as he demolishes current administration’s approach. He cites unemployment and international tensions, promising a vigorous future with strong domestic policy to unite the nation.
Break-In Flurry Spurs City Crime Wave Report
Fragmented OCR notes describe break-ins across the city including a Clinchfield railroad area and a Market Street service station. A cash register was taken in one incident and a young parolee from Tennessee was ordered to a school after police connected him to multiple break-ins in town and on Long Island.
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Clinchfield
Kingslice
Irvice
Sny
Tennessee
Nashville
T. R. Bandy
Gatien
Sport
Long Island
C. S. Ark
Massive Allied Bomber Assault on German Targets
About 2,000 American and British heavy bombers with 500 Mustang fighters hit Ludwigshafen, Kastel, Gustavsburg, and other facilities in southwest Germany near the Siegfried Line. Thunderbolts destroyed hundreds of trucks and armor as weather favored visibility and Nazi air opposition remained minimal nearby. The strikes supported a push toward the upper Rhineland opposite Patton's Third Army in the Moselle basin.
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London
Germany
le Havre
Ludwigshafen
Siegfried Line
Kastel
Mainz
Gustavsburg
Frankfurt
Art
Rhineland
George $. Patton
Third Army
Moselle
Vos
Men, 18-Year-Olds May Fill Draft Quotas
In a Hershey letter to draft boards, 690000 physically fit men are projected as available for national service from 1-A and 28-year-old groups, plus 210000 youths turning 28, totaling 690000. Reclassifications from 1-A or 2-B may occur when deferments end, easing job deferment pressure while urging boards to maintain current employment.
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Lahington
Watt
Lewis B. Hershe
H Nes
Hershey
Vatay
Soviets Enter Balkans in Major Three-Pronged Drive
Soviet forces launched a three pronged advance across the Balkans aimed at severing German communications and trapping troops. Western units moved toward a junction with Marshall Tito's Yugoslav and Allied forces, while others pressed on Sibiu Transylvania as Bulgarians sought armistice. German reports placed Russian activity into Greece near Demotike as Red Army pushed northeast of Warsaw.
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Kea
Balkans
Hitler
Marshall'Tito
Yugoslavia
Sibiu
Transylvania
Bulgaria
Aegean Sea
Greece
Balkan
Black Sea
Albania
Poland
Red Army
Warsaw
Balkan turmoil and revolts reported as war widens
Reports from Cairo and Rome describe fighting on the Serbian border between Bulgars and Germans with Yugoslav radio claiming a mass uprising against occupation forces. Tito forces reportedly grow, Bulgarian leaders seek peace, and German withdrawals from Aegean posts are hinted. Rail routes evacuated by Germans are said to be destroyed as Yugoslavia aims to resist a Russian push toward the Adriatic. Street scenes close the piece with a chaotic parade of pets and twin girls.
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Ceiro
Free Yugoslav Radio
Hungary
Marshal Tito
Balkans
Germany
Caironn
Balkan
Greece
Balan
Rhodes
Dodecanese Islands
Crete
Cyclades
Rome
Serbia
Yugoslavia
Adriatic
Ex Senator Reed Dies In Michigan
Alpena Mich James A Reed 82 former Missouri senator died today at 1230 pm of bronchitis He was hospitalized two weeks earlier for a severe cold and later moved to his ranch home at Fairview Michigan Oxygen was administered this morning by Dr J Burkholder
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Alpena
Mich
James A. Reed
Missouri
Reed
Hare
Fairview
J. Burkholder
Blue Tokens Go Out October 1
Washington reports the Office of Price Administration will scrap the seven month old blue token system for processed foods. From September 17 to October 1 most canned foods leave the ration list. shoppers will not receive blue tokens, and processed food discs can be spent only in tens. Red tokens for meat and dairy stay unchanged.
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Washington
Office of ‘Price Administration
Salvage Committee Initiates Monthly City Collection
The Sullivan County Salvage Committee begins a monthly drive for paper, rags, tin, waste fats, and scrap metal covering Kingsport. Mrs. Carey Brown urges households, schools, and businesses to cooperate as zones 46 map routes, with additional notes on wartime supply needs and future troop returns.
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Sullivan County Salvage Committee
Carey Brown
Kingsport
Germany
Iss
Kingsport Times
Kiwanis Auction Of Roosters From 4 H Clubs
Kingsport Kiwanis Club will auction roosters at the Farmer's Market Saturday at 2 p.m. Proceeds from sale of 50 chicks financed last spring by Sullivan County 4-H clubs go to repay the stuteles, with prizes donated by local merchants for participating 4-H members.
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Kingsport Kiwanis Club
R. H. Harkieroad
Kiwanis Club
Sullivan County
Kingsport
Churchill and Roosevelt to Meet in Quebec for Postwar Plans
Reports say Premier Churchill and President Roosevelt are expected to meet soon in Quebec to coordinate a master postwar strategy. Topics likely include handling Nazi wreckage in Europe, occupation governance, liberated nations' self-government, and Pacific operations with Russia's role and demobilization concerns after Germany's defeat.
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London
Churchill
Roosevelt
Quebec
Japan
Germany
Hitler
Europe
United States
Britain
Russia
Pacific
Road To Berlin: Frontline Distances Noted Across Front
Road to Berlin report notes 32 miles from outside Pulutsk and 362 miles on the Western front, detailing advancing positions and map references as Allied push continues.
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Maselan
Pulutsk
Germans Fight Back Hard In Iitary Rome Coast Battle
Allied fronts report a fierce German counterattack along the Adriatic coast near the Marano River four miles from Rimini while inland German forces stall the Allied advance with tanks. American troops close on Pistoia, Lucca fronts, as coast artillery shells US positions north of Pisa.
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Rome
Adriatic
Marano
Rimini
Nish
Pistoia
Lucca
Pisa
France
Salerno
Fifth Army
Cassino
Eighth Army
Marane
Harold Alexander
Corpiano
E. J. Triebe to Head Kingsport Recreation Group
E J Triebe of the OCB Council becomes chairman of the Kingsport Recreation Commission at a Civic Auditorium meeting. R D Delius is named vice chairman and Mrs Henry K Tice serves as secretary. Mayor Glen Bruce outlines group responsibilities and service opportunities as the commission reviews the citys long running recreational program.
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BE. J. Triebe
OCB Council
City Recreation Commission
Day
Civic Auditorium
D. Delius
Henry K. Tice
Glen Bruce
Triebe
France Seeks Role in Pacific Battles and Colonies
France wants to contribute forces in the Pacific and retain colonies in Indo China and Africa. Washington debates status of French possessions and possible lend lease participation. Though Charles De Gaulle’s National Committee exists, formal talks and terms remain unsettled amid U.S. policy to involve allies in campaigns.
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Washington
France
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Far
Wignad
Poet Gaulle
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