Allied Offensive Opens in Egypt Before Dawn
Allied forces led by Britain launched a full scale push on the El Alamein front 80 miles west of Alexandria with strong air support possibly including U S planes. The attack crossed No Man's Land under the cover of warplanes as Poles Free French Greeks and other allies surged along a 40 mile front from the Mediterranean to the Attara desert. Rommel was reportedly ordered to open a major counter offensive while American tanks and air units aided the British.
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Cairo
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Syria
Malta
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North Africa
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Senate Amends Draft Law to Guard Teens from Combat Duty
The Senate voted 39 to 31 to amend the teen age draft bill, barring inductees under 20 from combat outside the continental U S without at least one year of military training. Senators Capper Reed supported the amendment, while Norris Hill and others debated training needs and military efficiency.
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Continental
United States
Capper and
Reed
Kansas
O’daniel
D.-Tex
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Ind.-Neb
Gurney
R.S.D
House
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Alabama
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D-Md
Missing Ace Eddie Rickenbacker in Pacific Search
Honolulu reports Army search for Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker missing since Wednesday after reporting only one hour of fuel. As planes scour Oahu and neighboring islands, officials confirm an extensive hunt with crews and surface craft, noting Rickenbacker’s 1917 18 aces fame and a hopeful, cautious public.
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Honolulu
Pacific
Eddie Rickenbacker
Sam
War Department
Rickenbacker
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Force
Oahu
Hawaii
United States Army Hawaiian Department
Army
Navy
Hawaiian Islands
Rick
America’s
Dewey Rickenbacker
Beverly Hills
Calif
Eddie
Elizabeth Rickenbacker
Allied air and land offensives begin in Western Desert
Allied air forces from the United States joined British Eighth Army and other allied crews in a first phase assault against the Axis in the Western Desert near Alamein. The air campaign began four days before land forces breached the Alamein line as fighters bombers and coordination with RAF South African and Australian units increased pressure on German Italian positions.
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Western Desert
Egypt
United Nations
Eighth Army
Desert Army
Alamein
United States
R.A.F
Wintry Weekend Expected Over Kansas
Topeka October 24 forecast predicts a wintry weekend with snow and strong winds across Kansas. Light rain shifts to snow in the northwest then spreads south and east. southeast parts see winter conditions by tomorrow forenoon with a hard freeze anticipated. Rain reports include Dodge City .26, Goodland .20, Garden City .18 inches.
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Althe Tenver
Cheyenne
Wyo
Flora
Wichita
Stock Market Index Shows 60 Stocks At 40.1
The index for sixty stocks averaged 40.1, down from yesterday's 40.0 reading as market activity fluctuated.
Japanese Attack Hints On Guadalcanal Amid Command Shakeup
Japanese forces show signs of preparing a full attack on the Guadalcanal airfield as Vice Admiral Halsey is relieved of command in the South Pacific. Allied air and naval strikes continue, with ships sunk or damaged and Japanese landings on Russell Island prompting renewed alarms.
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Food costs in Kansas dip slightly in September
Kansas labor department reports a small 0.2 percent fall in food costs from August, though the retail average remains 14.7 percent higher than a year ago. Among 42 items, 15 rose, 19 fell, and 8 held steady.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Labor Department
Duke Dominates Pitt In 28 0 Victory
Duke Blue Devils overwhelmed Pittsburgh 28 to 0 in an intersectional game before about 15 000 fans. The Dixie juggernaut used swift passes for two touchdowns and added others from long奔 runs.
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Pitt
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U S Navy Raids Gilbert Island Area Toll Reported
The U S naval forces operating far north of the Solomon Islands sank two enemy patrol vessels and damaged a destroyer and a merchant ship in the Gilbert Island area. The action near Tarawa involved a reconnaissance force, with no heavy enemy forces encountered. The exact participating units were not disclosed.
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U. S
Solomon Islands
Navy
Gilbert Island
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Truk Island
Tarawa Island
Gilbert Chain
Lawrence Women Seek Donations in Citywide Drive
Nearly 200 Lawrence women will canvass door to door next week to raise contributions for the Community Chest and U S O campaign. Mrs. Deal Six heads the effort with workers in each ward and precinct, urging residents to give on first call to meet the year’s $13,880 goal and the $4,000 U S O quota.
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Community Chest
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Deal Six
United Service Organizations
Women’s
Classified listings guide to new homes and rentals
The fastest path to a fresh home or extra room is to check the classification page for available choice offerings. Readers are urged to scan the listings for options, pricing, and locations to compare without delay.
Kansas Jayhawks lead Wildcats in early Homecoming clash
At Memorial Stadium Kansas holds a 13 to 0 lead as KU drives 90 yards for a touchdown after a fumble recovery by Paul Hardman. Ed Lindquist adds a 30 yard interception return for a TD and a subsequent extra point amid pregame guest Gov. Payne Ratner.
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Ed Linquist
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Gov. Payne Ratner
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le Tho
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McNell Penny
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Heath Hardman
R. E
Fengelland Baker
Merriman Evans
Wwe Peters
We Quick Sherwood Willlama
Douglas County Nears 2000 Tons in Scrap Drive
Douglas County neared 2000 tons in six week scrap collection with 1 960 tons as the tally and 155.7 pounds per person amid strong local turnout. In the week’s first five days total rose 620 818 pounds, with 200 tons from the War Production Board and 220 818 pounds purchased at the local yard. The campaign ends tonight and officials note the county’s solid performance despite fewer heavy industrial scrap sources.
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Douglas County
War Production Board
Rush to Register for Voting Before Deadline
A flurry of registrations yesterday added 123 names to Lawrence voters for the general election on November 3. A third moved precincts since the last election, bringing total registrations since the primary to 492, with 8,966 registered at the August primary. It is now too late to register. deadline was 10 o'clock last night.
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Lawrence
Boston College Cruises Past Wake Forest 27-0
Boston College defeated Wake Forest 27 to 0 to remain undefeated. About 20,000 spectators watched as the BC offense broke through after a scoreless first three quarters, sealing the win with a decisive air attack.
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Winston
Boston Collage
Wake Forest
Deacons
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Eagles
Football finals and Vichy war labor figures update
Football finals show Colgate 10 Penn State 13 Georgia Tech 21 Navy 0 and Manhattan 10 Duquesne 7. A note from Vichy dated Oct 24 reports GPS A figures in the German-occupied zone reveal France supplied 25 000 workers and remains 125 000 short of the demanded 50 000 for war prisoner release.
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France
Rubber travel rationing and 35 mph limit urged by czar
U S rubber director William M Jeffers urged motorists to curb travel and keep within a 35 mile per hour speed limit to conserve rubber. He ruled out delaying gasoline rationing beyond November 22 and said rationing would cover petroleum producing states with no exemptions. Trucks and buses would face the same limit, though a future increase was possible.
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Washington
William M. Jeffers
Jeffers
Universities plan accelerated 18 week summer term
University deans and department heads will meet for more than a month to shape curricula and budget for a full semester summer term. Ray mond Nichols says approval steps include government acceleration, course selection, funding, legislative authorization, and Board of Regents approval, amid wartime deferment and women workers concerns.
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Board of Regents
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Lawrence milk producers push for higher prices
Dairy men in Lawrence demand more money for Grade A milk or they will drop standards to sell Grade C milk. A public meeting, chaired by county health sanitation officer Howard Weindel, is set for Monday at 7 30 in the courtroom with Evan Wright of the state health board in attendance. A producers committee including Elmer Ousdahl S Q Gentry and Dick Dillon met Weindel this morning. A follow up producers meeting is planned for Tuesday at 8 in the courtroom.
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Howard Weindel
Health Unit
Evan Wright
Food and Drug Division
State Board of Health
Douglas County Milk Producers Association
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Elmer Ousdahl
S. QO. Gentry
Dick Dillon
Wichita
OPA
Producers Association
Two Merchantmen Down in North Atlantic Sinking
The navy reports two medium US merchant vessels sunk in a North Atlantic convoy bound for a Russian port after an enemy air torpedo attack in mid September. Survivors have arrived at an east coast US port.
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Washington
United States
Navy
May Court Term Closed by Judge Means
Judge Hugh Means closed the May term of district court at noon. The next term will open on November 2.
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Hugh Means
District Court
Schoeppel Campaign Swing Through Eastern Kansas
Republican governor candidate Andrew Schoeppel will spend about seven hours in Douglas County Monday with Congressman Guyer and A B Mitchell. They visit Lawrence Eudora Baldwin and KU, speak on radio at 12 15, lunch at Eldridge hotel, and plan handshakes in Baldwin and Olathe with a Miami County stop.
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Douglas County
Kansas
Schoeppel
A. B. Mitchell
Lawrence
Eudora
Baldwin
Republican
Massachusetts
Party
Ths
University of Kansas
Scoeppel
WREN
Eldridge Hotel
Miami County
Olathe
Baldwin City Drives Scrap Metal Effort In Douglas County
Baldwin City plays a key role in the Douglas county scrap metal drive. Tom Evans of the Rotary Club heads the effort, with a third freight car shipped and a fourth loading next week. Will Hey reports heavy loads headed to Kansas City and more than 100 tons expected from his yard.
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Douglas County
Tommy Evans
Rotary Club
Baldwin
Will Hey
Kansas City
Hey
Baldwin Drive
Women Volunteers for Red Cross Work in Lawrence
Women in Lawrence are asked to help fold 60 000 surgical dressings for U S soldiers sailors and Marines wounded in battle. The Red Cross room at the Junior high school will host groups starting Monday at 9 30 AM with supervisors hoping for many more volunteers. No previous training is required and volunteers will start work promptly in a crucial war program task.
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Red Cross
U. S
Lawrence
William Thurston Dies in St. Paul Soldier of Twenty Third Kansas
William T. Thurston, former Lawrence resident and member of Company B Twenty Third Kansas Infantry, died in St. Paul Minnesota. A military funeral will be held there with burial at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Comrades of Lawrence praise his service and friendship.
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Wiliam T. Thurston
Twenty- Third
Kansas Infantry
Leonard Clark
Thurston
Lawrence
St. Paul
National Cemetery
Fort Snelling
Weather Update From Kansan Sultry Rain to Snow
Light rain shifts to snow in the southwest with strong winds. Cold air moves in from the northwest tonight. A hard freeze begins northwest first, spreading north and west late tonight. Southeast areas see freezing temps by Sunday forenoon.
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