Allied Tanks Break German Lines Across Volturno Front
Allied and American troops stormed across the Volturno river establishing several bridgeheads on the north bank supported by warships and heavy armor. British and American forces, under Lt. Gen. Clark, pushed eastward in Italy while air power pounded German positions and Allied siege lines expanded toward Campobasso and Vinchiaturo.
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Volturno
Italy
Algiers
Rome
Clark
Capua
Guardia
Benevento
Ponte
Calore
Bernard L. Montgomery
Hidith
Ricca
Gildone
Eighth Army
Campobasso
Vinchiaturo
Balkans
Tirana
Albani
Red Army Pushes Toward Key Ukrainian Cities and Crimea
Soviet forces entered or neared four major targets Kiev and Melitopol in Ukraine and Gomel in White Russia as they pressed toward large-scale victories. Front reports say Kiev could fall before German demolitions, while Melitopol and Crimea defenses faced rail links severed by Soviet advances.
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Moscow
Red Army
Russia
Kiev
Gomel
Zaporozhe
Melitopol
Dnieper
Molochna
Sozh River
Crimea
Kherson
Repulse to Nazis Blast Island Base In Yugoslav War
Nazi attempts to storm Tuzla were repulsed and forces retreated toward Doboj as Tito’s headquarters reported the Venezia division joining the partisans. Fighting raged around Ogulin Karlovac Zagreb Libanik Zadar Imotski and along key rail lines in the region.
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London
Tuzla
Belgrade
Doboj
Yugoslav National Liberation Army
Free Yugoslav Radio
Drug Tito
Venezia
Libanik
Zara
Imotski
Dalmatia
Slovenia
Istrian
PT Boats Rescue Large Japanese Naval Prisoner Group
PT boats based at New Georgia in the Solomon Islands describe capturing the largest group of Japanese naval personnel ever taken as prisoners in a single operation. Officers recount rescuers stripping inmates and binding them in tarpaulin to prevent escapes after the Vella Gulf battle.
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U. S
New Georgia
Solomon Islands
R. E. Keresey
Montclair
N. J
Vella Gulf
Keresey
R. D. Shearer
Chicago
Shearer
Gene Foncanon
Kansas State University
Milwaukee Train Derails West of Miles City
The Milwaukee Road Olympian bound for Chicago from the west coast derailed at Paragon eleven miles west of Miles City Montana on October 14 injuring twenty people. None seriously and all hospitalized. many passengers had only minor bruises and received first aid.
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Milwaukee
Miles City
Mont
Milwaukee Road
West Coast
Paragon
Here
Reds Take Dnieper City Near Dnieper Dam
Soviet forces seized the Dnieper bend city of Zaporozhe five miles from the Dnieper dam in an advance that threatened German Crimea occupation and the Nazi river defense line, Moscow announced tonight.
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Dnieper City
London
Dnieper
Zaporozhe
Dnieper Dam
Crimea
Moscow
Sulzberger urges end to waste by industry and labor
Arthur Hays Sulzberger, president of the New York Times, argued that both industry and labor must face public opinion to end wasteful practices in war mobilization. He cited examples from theater, trucking, and advertising, urging universal military service as part of national life.
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New York
Arthur Hays Sulzberger
The
New York Times
Sulzberger
New York City
Brooklyn Technical High School
Teamsters
Japs Install Puppet Philippine President Laurel
Japan proclaimed the independence of the Philippines and inaugurated Jose P. Laurel as president in a puppet government under Japanese authority. The Tokyo radio claimed Laurel took oath in Manila and issued a declaration of independence, praising Japan as a force for East Asian freedom. Prospective renters and home buyers are noted on the classifieds page.
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New York
Japan
Philippines
Jose P. Laurel
Office of War Information
Tokyo Radio
Laurel
Manila
Philippine Republic
Tokyo
East Asia
Turning point raid at Rabaul breaks Japanese air power
Allied forces under General MacArthur launched a massive day raid on Rabaul, destroying or damaging hundreds of enemy planes and ships. The operation, hailed by Lt. Gen. Kenney as a turning point, crippled defenses at the New Britain base and granted Allied air superiority over the Solomons. Bougainville also saw renewed air actions with Japanese losses.
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South Pacific
George C. Kenney
Rabaul
Simpson Harbor
Wake Island
MacArthur
New Guinea
Wewak
Japan
Solomons
Bougainville
Vella Lavella
Three Cabinet Members Quit Argentina Government
In Buenos Aires on October 14 the Ramirez administration accepted resignations of three cabinet members deemed to favor breaking with the axis. The move leaves government unity intact as Argentina maintains relations with Germany. Demonstrators filled Calle Florida near the U.S. embassy, police used tear gas, and over twenty people were arrested while Norman Armour arrived back from Washington.
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Buenos Aires
Pedro Ramirezas
Axis
Argentina
Germany
Calle Florida
United States
Norman Armour
U.S
Washington
Stock Market Index Report For 60 Stocks
The index shows 60 stocks with a value near 49.8 and yesterday’s reading around 4.0. Investors monitor broader market movement and daily shifts in key equities.
MacArthur vows to smash Rabaul with all air power
Gen Douglas MacArthur, in New Guinea, announces a mobilization of all available planes to crush Rabaul. He reports a massive strike Tuesday destroying 177 enemy aircraft, sinking three destroyers and three merchant ships, and leaving New Britain ruined. He calls the defeat crushing and pivotal, saying God blessed their arms.
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Japan
Rabaul
New Britain
Allied
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Air Force Battle Operation
New Guinea
MacArthur
Senators Spar Over Federal School Aid Plan
Washington discussion centers on a proposed federal school subsidy bill to distribute 300 million dollars annually to local education funds. Senator Thomas argues subsidies are needed to raise educational attainment for a modern economy while opponents warn of federal control and potential federalization of public schools.
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Washington
Thomas
Utah
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Wherry
R-Neb
Bushfield
R-S.d
Hill
D-Ala
All Must Contribute To Victory Scrap Drive
M N Penny chairman of the county committee urged Douglas county to boost the Victory Scrap Bank before the drive ends November 15. He appealed to farmers especially to contribute scrap metal from worn machinery and urged every home to give any metal, aiming for 15,000,000 tons nationwide.
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Douglas County
M. N. Penny
Penny
Deadline Looms for Overseas Christmas Package Mail
The article notes tomorrow as the last day to mail Christmas packages to service members overseas without recipient consent. Post offices report a surge in parcels with 125 mailed yesterday and 25 by 9 am today, average 50 daily since September 15. Rules cap weight at 5 pounds, length 15 inches, and combined length and girth at 36 inches. navy marines and coast guard parcels may be mailed until November 1 for Christmas delivery.
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Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
Score Update From Lawrence Shawnee Mission Football Game
The Journal-World will publish the score of the Lawrence Shawnee Mission high school football game tomorrow evening at the half and final. The game starts at 8 o'clock and a telephone number is given as 22 for updates.
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The
Journal-World
Kansas Electric Power workers win 5.5 cent hourly rise
The War Labor Board orders a retroactive average wage increase of 5.5 cents per hour for about 60 percent of Kansas Electric Power Co employees, including roughly 50 in Lawrence, amounting to about 15 000 dollars yearly in the state and 3 300 dollars for Lawrence. The directive also requires a union membership clause and a standard arbitration clause. The company disputes the figure, saying the agreed increase was about 8 cents per hour.
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Kansas Electric Power Co
Regional War Labor Board
Lawrence
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
AFL
Southwest Ordnance Plant
Ft. Leavenworth
WLB
R. W. McClure
Kansas Electric Company
Journal-World
Kansas City
War Labor Board
Kansas Electric Power Company
Agreement Reached On Union Contract Provisions
The War Labor Board delays hindered contract effect though agreement with the union was reached months ago. Provisions include a union membership requirement, an arbitration clause to be added if missing, and effects on employees in schedules under the union as well as others. The company has maintained a 1938 contract with the union for certain plants and departments.
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War Labor Board
Capper links food subsidies to bureaucratic control
Senator Capper assails the administration’s subsidies plan in the senate saying subsidies can broaden bureaucratic power over voters by promises or threats. He backs the National Cooperative Milk Producers Federation view that a milk subsidy would strengthen government control over farm people.
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Washington
Capper
R-Kan
Senate
Kansas
National Cooperative Milk Producers Federation
PAY UP LEAGUE DUES
London reports the British empire has paid its League dues through 1942 and 14 other nations have done the same. Six empire countries including Canada are listed as 1943 paid up members. The League's fiscal year runs January to December and about $2,000,000 supports health studies, technology, opium control, labor, justice, and refugee work.
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London
League of Nations
British Empire
Canada
League
Germans establish Balkans HQ in Belgrade with Weichs in command
Belgrade reports that Germany has set up a new general headquarters for the Balkans in Belgrade. Field Marshal Baron Maximilian von Weichs is named supreme commander with a large staff of generals and high officers. Yugoslav sources said today.
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Balkans
Cairo
Belgrade
Baron Maximillian von Weichs
Paratrooper Captures Pillbox in Sicily Wins Silver Star
Sgt Lee E. Lovelady of Parsons Kansas single handedly attacked a Sicilian pillbox after his group stalled advancing without cover. He forced the position to surrender and earned the Silver Star and Purple Heart per a citation received by his wife.
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Lovelady
Sicily
Kansas Masons to Honor Judge Means With 50 Year Button
In Lawrence tomorrow evening the Thirteenth Kansas district Masons will honor Judge Hugh Means with a 50 year button. Presentation by Charles S. McGinness of Independence and Kansas grand lodge master. Judge Means has held many Masonic offices in his fifty years of membership. Walter Varnum, district deputy.
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Masons
Thirteenth
Kansas District
Lawrence
Hugh Means
District Court
Charles S. McGinness
Indepense
Kansas Grand Lodge
Judge Meanes
Order
Walter Varnum
Masonic Temple
Judge Means
Freezing Weather Expected North and West Kansas
Freeze misses state but will hit extreme northern and western Kansas tonight. Frost is forecast for the northeast as S. D. Flora notes little crop damage but slows immature sorghums. No rain expected. Temperatures ranged from 40 at Ellis to 50 in most areas. Goodland reached 77 yesterday.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Ellis
Goodland
Eisenhower Birthday Observed At Allied Command Post
General Dwight D. Eisenhower marked his 43rd birthday with a surprise staff party at an advanced command post in Algiers. He spent the day conferring with military chiefs on the Italian campaign's progress.
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Eisenhower
Algiers
Dwight D
Ike” Eisenhower
Paralyzed Sunflower Works Inspector Contracted Polio
A mild poliomyelitis case was reported to the county health unit. The patient is John C. Hurgeton, a powder inspector at the Sunflower Ordnance Works, residing at Brady apartments 1530 Tennessee street. Onset date is October 8. He is 27, married.
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County Health Unit
John C. Hurgeton
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Brady Apartments
Tennessee Street
Hurgeton
Welfare costs and September case load in Douglas County
Douglas County spent 15078.27 for welfare in September with 5645.63 in federal reimbursements and 2275.45 from the state, yielding a net cost of 7157.19. Welfare director Mrs. Mildred Watson reported 578 cases on October 1, with breakdowns for old age, aid to the blind, dependent children, general assistance, administration, and county home costs.
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Douglas County
Mildred Watson
County Welfare Board
State Welfare Department
War Ration Book No 4 Issued Early in Lawrence
Lawrence begins issuing War Ration Book No 4 two days ahead of nationwide dates due to weekend events at the Community Building. Distribution runs October 19 22 in Lawrence with night sessions October 20 21 and October 21 23 in townships. 37 000 books allocated for Douglas County. applicants must show Ration Book No 3. Civilian Defense coordinator W C Boardman leads registering and appoints volunteers for issuing.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
George T. Wetzel
W. C. Boardman
William Allen White Hospital Visit In Rochester
William Allen White renowned Kansas editor entered Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota for examination yesterday. Doctors indicated the seating would require several days.
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White Eaters Hospital
Rochester
Minn
William Allen White
Kansas
Mayo Clinic
Frontier reopening hinted after Mussolini fall
Paris radio said the Italian Swiss frontier, previously closed after Mussolini’s fall and Italy’s capitulation, has been reopened. The report came from Gere rar controlled services in London on October 14.
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London
UPI
Paris
Benito Mussolini
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E Dorado
Kan
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Okanogan
Wash
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Joe Foss
Keneth Walsh
John L. Smith
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Mrs. Watson
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