Relief for air troops near Angaur and Peleliu battles
Allied communiques report American forces advancing on Peleliu with heavy fighting, claiming progress and minimal Japanese resistance on Angaur. In Europe, Nijmegen bridge is seized intact as British and American airborne units push toward Arnhem, while German defenses crumble along the Moselle and Rhine fronts.
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Peleliu
Nijmegen
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Angaur
Chester W
Nimitz
Comcan
Gover
Edwards
Prielia
Pelelia
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Startur
Sorotai
Molucca
New Guinea
Morotai
London
Holland
Germany
Arnhem
Sky
Second Army
Rhine River
Moselle
U.S. Third Army
T&nic
France
Nancy
Upper Rhine
Third Army
Flin
Bacarrat
Joe Nancy
Waal
Andy
Rhine
Emmerich
Bomd Coblenzl
Mainz
Western Front
American Planes Hit German Rail Centers in West
Allied air forces attacked Mainz Ludwigshafen Coeln Coblenz and other targets along the Rhine as 460 bombers and fighters pressed the airborne invasion. Heavy bombers dropped thousands of tons of bombs in a daylight strike while escort fighters protected the raid and supported advancing Allied ground forces across western Germany and France.
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Mainz
Ludwigshafen
U.S
Eighth Air Force
Frankfort
Trier
Coeblenz
Lud- Coblenz
Trionville
France
George
Third
Thunderbolt
Holland
Calais
Dover
Road To Berlin Front Lines Report From ARDEN and Bologna
The Associated Press dispatch describes advancing fronts near Arnhem and Paletsk with distances cited. Mentions a stride toward Berlin with distances of roughly 903 miles from Arnhem and 680 miles from Bologna, noting positions near Malian and Stegest. The brief emphasizes progress and distance to the German capital.
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The
Associated Press
Ip Stern
Arnhem
Paletsk
Malian
Tom
Bologna
Dewey Campaigns in California for 25 Electoral Votes
President Roosevelt faces renewed pressure as Thomas E. Dewey tours California for its 25 electoral votes. GOP claims Roosevelt must campaign harder while Democrats warn a Dewey win could prolong the war. Oscar R. Ewing argues a new president would need time to gain background.
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Associated Press
Thomas E. Dewey
California
Roosevelt
Dewey
Pep
Dirksen
R-Id
Washington
Oscar R. Ewing
Democratic Natonal Committee
Ewing
Malone
Eight Nations To Care For Each Other's Citizens
A multilateral agreement among Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Poland, France, Greece and Yugoslavia to treat UNRRA displaced nationals as their own. Poles and French abroad would receive home-country treatment until repatriation. Scott notes food and relief challenges in Germany and outlines verification by national repatriation committees.
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United Nations of Europe
Germany
United Nations
France
Poland
T. T. Scott
European Council of
UNRRA
Scott
Norway
The
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Greece
Yugosslavia
Congress Votes To Adjourn To Meet On Nov 14
Washington Congress voted to adjourn until November 14 after the House concurred with the Senate resolution. Members began leaving the capital to finish political campaigns as Congress could be recalled for a national emergency by its officers or by a joint written request from leaders of both houses.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Greeks Gain On Gothic Line Anchor In Italy Front
Allied troops drive toward Rimini and Santa Lucia as Canadians breach defenses west of Rimini threatening encirclement. American forces seize heights near Firenzuola and push toward Monte Montale to near Florence while Fifth Army and British units advance along Pietrasanta and Pietra Santa sectors amid rain hampering air support.
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Greei
Eighth Army
Rimini
Adriatic
Fifth Army
Firenzuola
Bologna
San Lorenzo
Marecchia
San Marino
Italy
Monte Montale
Monte Acuto
Monte Frena
Barco
Florence
Firenzuela
Santa Lucia
Pietrasanta
Pisa
Apennines
Valdicriote
Parade Marks Kingsport Fire Prevention Week
Kingsport officials announced details for Fire Prevention Week October 8 to 14. A parade Thursday October 12 will assemble at 5 p.m. at the Circle with the Tennessee State Guard Dobyns Bennett High School band and city Fire Department. The parade ends at East Market Street with live fire demonstrations and firefighting equipment displays.
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Kingsport
Kingsport Safety Council
WKPT
Tennessee State Guard
Dobyns-Bennett High School
Fire Department
East Market Street
Officials Worried Over Race Against Time to Keep Chinain Fight
Washington officials voice grave concern over China’s war role as Allied drives in the Pacific and Europe race ahead. The strategy hinges on supply routes to Free China and preventing Japanese–backed factions from reorganizing. China’s seven years of war, blockade, and internal political shifts threaten continued Allied trust and future East Asian influence.
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Washington
P— Chine
Japan
Central Pacific
China
Pacific
Germany
Europe
United Nations
Asia
Russia
East Asia
Wke
Driver Of Bus Freed Court Term Concluded
Sullivan Circuit Court wrapped up September session with mixed verdicts. Ralph E. Davis was acquitted of manslaughter in a three vehicle crash that killed P. W. Young. Steve Godsey was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to four years in the state penitentiary along with fines and jail time for drunken driving. Other defendants faced larceny charges with brief sentences. John Fulkerson was granted a divorce from Leslie Blanche Fulkerson. Robert F. Wagner’s endorsement prospects were noted by the New York State Federation of Labor.
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State News
Blountville
Sullivan Circuit Court
Ralph E. Davis
Kingsport
Godsey
WTECK
Davia
Dolen
Frank Whitlock
Shelburne Ferguson
John Fulkerson
Leslie Blanche Fulkerson
Ober Hale
Commuters Cheer Man on Front Page News Morning
A Dagwood style commuter is congratulated by early busmates for making the front page in yesterday's paper. A new Barley high school boy in a frilly apron rides a tricycle down Broad Street during evening calm amid traffic, while a line of trails of young addicts trudges to class after a surprise downpour.
Reds Push Toward Nazi Escape Port Tallinn Advance From Narva and Tartu
Soviet forces led by Marshal Leonid Govorov pushed toward Tallinn from Narva and Tartu after breaking German defenses between Lake Peipus and the Baltic, racing to trap retreating German troops from Finland in Estonia.
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Moscow
Leonid A. Govorov
Red Army
Leningrad
Estonia
Tallinn
Govorov
Narva
Ranska
Talline
Tartu
London
Lake Peipus
Finnish Gulf
Finland
Americans Trap German Column In Holland Tank Ambush
An American command post in Holland credited a small force led by Major Roy Craft with delaying a German column of 217 vehicles for 15 minutes until American tanks could ambush. The action left about 300 enemy dead, one half escaping, with no American casualties. The trap, described by Craft as classic, involved one machine gun and small arms against German armor and vehicles.
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Holland
Roy Craft
San Francisco
Ickes appeals to miners to keep digging coal
Secretary Ickes urged coal miners not to strike and to continue digging under Roosevelt era gains. He criticized John L. Lewis’ political motives, avoided direct sparring, and said he had sent information to the Justice Department under the Smith Connally Act regarding strikes at two government seized mines in McVeigh Kentucky and Glen Rogers West Virginia.
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Washington
Ickes
John L. Lewis
Roosevelt
United Mine* Workers
Lewis
Justice Department
McVeigh
Glen Rogers
W. Va
OPA Sees Price Stability Despite Wage Formula Shifts
Washington reports Office of Price Administration economists believe reconversion prices can stay near 1942 levels even if the War Labor Board cracks the wage formula. The WLB panel indicated the President may modify wage controls, while Bowles notes some manufacturers expect to roll 1942 price tags into consumer goods. OPA economists say many firms could absorb wage increases without raising costs beyond overtime loss, though a substantial boost remains under discussion.
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Washington
Office of Priced Administration
War Labor ‘Board
WLB
OPA
Brice
Chexter
Bowles
Germany
Bomenute Bowles
WLP
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
CIO
CIO Steel
United States War Casualties Reach 400000
United States war casualties of the armed forces exceed 400,000 with Army totals rising to 37,743 and Navy at 63,017 through August 29. Secretary of War Stimson noted a weekly increase, reflecting slower fighting in Normandy and Brittany as Allied forces closed on the German border.
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Washington
United States
Stimson
Normandy
Brittany
Fel
Lowery
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Bertram Kallsch
Eft
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River Loire
Bordeaux
Pyrénees
Signal Corps
NEA Telephoto
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Gop
Fdr
News
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Chiang
South,east Asia
Burma
Louis Mountbatten
Mountbatten
Wagner
New York
Robert F. ‘Wagner
National Labor Relations Act
Wage
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