Dewey Hits Roosevelt Plan to Sell Special Privilege
En route to Albany Governor Dewey accused Roosevelt of backing a scheme to invite $1,000 contributors into a New Deal fourth term fund. He warned the idea would create political privilege and a warped administration, urging a change in government.
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Albany
Thomas E
Roosevelt
Democratic Fourth Term
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GOP
United States
Nance
Poeta
White House
Allon
House
Enemy's Fleet Given Lacing
Official reports from Pearl Harbor credit U S Pacific Fleet with crippling Japanese naval power. In the Philippines clashs Adm Nimitz and Gen MacArthur announce eight ships sunk two carriers one battleship and five cruisers, with further likely sinks and extensive damage across battleships cruisers destroyers. The three engagements threaten Japan and may shorten the Pacific war by months.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Philippines
Japan
China
Chester W. Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
One Battleship Sunk and One Damaged in Leyte Gulf
Japanese and Allied bulletins recount heavy losses in the Leyte Gulf clashes. Tokyo says one battleship sunk and another damaged, while Allied and Japanese reports note multiple ships and carriers damaged or sunk across three days of action near Leyte and Tacloban.
Weather Tonight and Friday Bright but Warmth Rises
Tonight cooler with a light breeze and lower temperatures. Friday will be warmer with the high in the upper range. No further details available.
Reds Drive Deep Into Norway and Capture Satellite Towns
Russian troops pushed into Norway beyond Kirkenes as Arctic storms drive temperatures down. The Kremlin claimed the capture of a dozen satellite towns east of the Vistula as Soviet and Finnish forces press an offensive in East Prussia and northern Transylvania amid German resistance and food shortages.
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Norway
Kirkenes
Warsaw
Kremlin
Vistula
East Prussia
Berlin
Nazis Drive Toward Warsaw as East Prussia Stalemate Continues
The Russians isolate Mukaveco nine miles from the Polish city and tighten the noose on Warsaw, threatening Berlin and East Prussia. German counterattacks around Gumbinnen and Goldap slow the East Prussia drive, with Goldap reportedly retaken as Germany regains initiative in the Junkers province.
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New York
Guderian Takes Regional Command as Nazi Front Leaders Shift
London broadcasts report Gen. Heinz Guderian, tank expert, has become commander in chief of Nazi armies on the eastern front, while Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt remains in command in the west. The change follows Hitler's earlier removal of Rundstedt from the western role.
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London
Heinz Guderian
Foreign Office
Gerd von Runstedt
Hitler
Eisenhower
Western Front
Erwin Rommel
Balkans
Withdrawal of Wisconsin Theta Chi Charter Over Hazing
University of Wisconsin dean of men said the student life committee asked for withdrawal of the Wisconsin Theta Chi charter and disbanding of the chapter after reports a disabled veteran and two pledges were paddled and subjected to heat treatment near a hot fire. The veteran was Quentin F. Soik, a Milwaukee pre law student with a 30 percent disability from wartime service.
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Madison
Wis
Scott H. Goodnight
University of Wisconsin
University
Wisconsin
Theta Chi Fraternity
Frederick W. Ladue
New York City
Goodnight
Quentin F. Soik
Milwaukee
Nazi Atrocities Not Exaggerated Asserted by Harriman
Ambassador Averell Harriman told reporters that Nazi mass killings on the eastern front in Poland and Russia cannot be exaggerated. He said differing victim counts do not change the magnitude of the Nazi atrocities and methods, following the Moscow conference with Stalin and Churchill.
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W. Averell Harriman
Poland
Russia
Harriman
Roosevelt
Moscow
Marshal Stalin
Churchill
War Crime Arrest Demanded of 100 Finns by Armistice Commission
Stockholm reports the Allied armistice commission has demanded the arrest of 100 Finns including four generals on charges of war crimes. The list was said to have been delivered to the Finnish government, per a trusted Stockholm source.
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Stockholm
Two Army C-46 Planes Collide Near Reno
Two cargo planes collided and crashed in flames near Reno. The Army reports 12 men believed killed in the incident involving C-46 transports. Authorities investigate cause and confirm the wreckage location.
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Army
War Fund Solicitors Urgently Needed In Area
Volunteers to solicit in Shelby Campbell and West La Crosse are asked to call 4274 at the Rivoli Building War Fund office immediately. About 13 percent of the county quota has been reached in La Crosse city said Otto Nelson campaign director. many towns expect to go over the top in the drive.
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Campbell
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la Cruese
Otto Nelson
U S Casualties Rise to 472 779 in War Update
Washington reports U S armed forces total casualties through Oct 14 at 472 779. Army losses 403 074 and Navy 69 705. The Italy ground force total to Oct 16 stands at 91 063 with increases since Sept 25.
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St@retary
Navy
Army
United States Army
Italy
Stimson Won’t Say How He Will Vote for President
War Secretary Stimson, a Republican who has served under both Democratic and Republican administrations, declined to endorse any presidential candidate at a Washington news conference. He said the army must be free from partisan influence and that he has refrained from disclosing his vote.
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New York
Andy Frain
Aioe
Dewey
White House
Roosveeit
Robert E. Hannegan
Edwin Pauley
Washington
Stimson
United States
B 29s Raid Omura Air Base in Kyushu
A U S B 29 base in west China reports a strong force of Superfortresses attacked the Omura airbase on Kyushu island. Pilots say the target area was perfectly patterned by bombs. General Lemay calls the raid highly successful. Japanese claim five bombers shot down and 19 damaged. the American communique notes one aircraft lost.
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China
Omura
Kyushu
Curtis Lemay
Philippines Liberated Already Says Japan
Japanese radio quoted Sadao Iguchi spokesman for the board of information calling it utterly improper for Gen. Desiree MacArthur to think of liberating the Philippines. Japan claims the Philippines has already been granted independence.
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Ange Francisco
Allied Forces Land on Beveland and Press Southwest Holland
Allied forces landed on the south shore of Beveland and pushed through fog to clear the Schelde approaches to Antwerp. Canadian troops captured Rilland and fought through flooded wetlands toward Oostburg while British units moved on Tilburg and Hertogenbosch as German resistance stiffened elsewhere. The French interior army bolstered the Ist army by 50,000 troops replacing Senegalese pioneers in winter warfare.
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Antwerp
Beveland
Schelde
Berlin
Walcheren
North Sea
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Holland
Bergen Op Zoom
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Rilland
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Cadzand
Frederick Hendrik
Groede
Montgomery
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Maas
Meuse
Nijmegen
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Orten
Tilburg
Zorden
Hertogenbosch
Swiss Alps
Epinal
Vosges Mountains
Arnheim
Associated Press
Roger D. Greene
Walther von Model
American Air Fleet Bombs German Industrial Centers
An American air fleet of over 1200 heavy bombers and 659 fighters attacked targets in Hannover Bielefeld Munster and western Germany focusing on rail facilities and industry.
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London
Hannover
Bielefield
Munster
Germany
Decision to split Seventh Fleet saves Leyte invasion
Gen. MacArthur reports a bold move by Vice Adm. Kinkaid split the 7th Fleet and an Australian squadron to block two Japanese battle groups near Leyte Gulf. American carriers and battleships responded with air and surface attacks, driving off the attackers.
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Thomas C. Kinkaid
7Th Fleet
Leyte Gulf
Surigao Straits
Americans Press On Leyte Front In Mud and Rain
Mud coated advances push toward Burauen as the 24th corps seizes the road hub nine miles inland. The 10th corps completes shore to shore moves, securing Samar coast and isolating Leyte from the north via San Juanico strait.
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San Juanico Strait
Nimitz Praises American Courage In Pacific Battle
Adm. Chester W. Nimitz lauds fleet victory over Japan in Philippine waters and honors air surface and submarine crews. President Roosevelt urges steadfast support for the Navy Day tribute, calling sea power pivotal in American destiny and world history.
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Pearl Harbor
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Coast Guard
Marines
Navy reports heavy Japanese losses near Leyte Gulf
U.S. surface ships and aircraft sunk two battleships one cruiser and three destroyers as Japanese force of eight warships tried to force through the Sulu sea and Surigao strait. Only a cruiser and a destroyer escaped damaged after dawn battle near Leyte gulf with heavy casualties on the Japanese side.
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Daniel Barbey
Leyte Gulf
Philippines
United States
Sulu Sea
Surigao Strait
U.S
Artificial Moonlight Aids British West Holland Advance
Supreme Headquarters says artificial moonlight aided the British advance in west Holland by night and day. Synthetic moonglow, once secret, is produced by floodlight batteries focused toward enemy positions while Allied movements stay in shadows.
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AEF
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Eisenhower view of war ends like pushing wagon uphill
Rep. Hele of Maine met the supreme commander in France and quoted his wartime analogy. Eisenhower compares the war to pushing a heavily loaded wagon up a steep hill in a fog, requiring constant effort without a known finish.
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Eisenhower
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Hele
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France
Spain and Russia in sparring over Franco regime tensions
The Spanish press accused Russia of waging a campaign to ruin relations between Franco's regime and the Allies. Dispatches indicated Madrid fears renewed guerrilla clashes could spark a larger effort to topple Franco amid ongoing Civil War hostilities.
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London
Russia
Francisco Franco
Madrid
Spain
Franco
Canberra reports HMS Australia damaged in Philippines invasion
Prime Minister Curtin announced HMS Australia suffered superficial damage on October 20 during the early Philippines invasion. Captain E F V Dechaineux was fatally wounded, and 19 officers and men were killed aboard. The 10,000-ton cruiser carries eight-inch guns and carries patrol aircraft with a crew of about 679.
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Australia
John Curtin
HMS
Philippines
E. F. V. Dechaineux
Curtin
Japanese Losses in Philippine Sea Battle Revealed
Japanese naval communiques admit the loss of one battleship two cruisers and one destroyer with damage to another battleship as U S carrier planes and ships press pursuit after a day and night clash near Formosa Samar and Sibuyan Sea The box score shows carriers sunk three battleships five cruisers and four destroyers damaged with American losses expanding as pursuit continues.
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