Solomons Battle Rages as Japs Shell Guadalcanal Airfield
U S navy reports renewed Japanese landing of troops on Guadalcanal amid heavy sea bombardment and reinforcements. A major battle for the airfield is anticipated as fighting intensifies with Japanese transports moving to the north coast under naval cover.
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JOHN FH. WIGGINS
Associated Press
WASHINGTON
Solomons
Guadalcanal
United States navy department
Gesitover
MAJDER BATILE
oni
nava
Police Guard Nazi Consul Chief In Chile
In Santiago Chile Oct 1547 Dr Hers Borchers former German consul general in New York who faked credentials is reported under police guard. Surveillance was placed on the roaming German after a US official accused Axis operations against UN shipping in Boston.
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SANTIAGO
Chile
Hers Borchers
New York
un uder
Sumner Welles
Boston
Cuile
Argentina
United Nations
Fire lookouts tested by married couples in Coeur dAlene forest
Forest service reports success in its first experiment using marred couples and honeymooners as fire lookouts in the Coeur dAlene National Forest. Officials say two pairs of eyes improve fire surveillance in high, isolated towers once led by forestry students.
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forest service
Coeur d’Alene
Trial of Redolf Hess Opens in Allied Courts
Reported in 1941 Allied authorities prepare to try Rudolf Hess, former deputy Führer, held as a British prisoner with concerns over Russian involvement. Frau Hess reportedly seeks to influence proceedings and assist her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
REDOLF HESS
agai
fuenrer
Frau Hess
Stalin proposes special tribunal for Axis leaders
Moscow reports Premier Stalin suggests a special tribunal to punish top Fascist German leaders held by states opposing Hitlerite Germany. Rudolf Hess is not named, but he appears to be the primary prisoner in mind, with action sought by Russia.
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MOSCOW
Tre Rusett
Stalin
pice
Germany
Rudolf Hess
Russia
Willkie Endorses Feasibility of Second Front
Wendell Willkie said public opinion must push for a second front and that it is feasible. He noted his 14 nation tour convinced him the United Nations will win and Russia will not be defeated by Germany. He argued leaders rely on military counsel but he is qualified to judge the issue.
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Sy J. F. SANDERSON
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
Russia
China
uip
nis orn
Willkie
United Nations
Germany
Britain
Wikkie
Churenil
United States
RAF Men Steal Two Bombers From Nazis Behind Lines
Two British airmen shot down in the Egyptian desert crawled to a German airfield at night and stole two bombers. They overpowered guards, started the engines, and began the trek back toward their lines with the enemy aircraft.
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AIRO
C.P
Bruton
Seventeen Dieppe Heroes Return to Montreal
Seventeen veterans of the Dieppe raid arrived in Montreal to receive national tribute. Leaders described the homecoming as a well kept wartime secret as the group prepared for a press conference and plans to return to their hometowns.
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MONTREAL
Dieppe
France
troun
United States
HL DesRosiers
national defence
Windsor hale
hotel isaby
Dollard Merard
Quebec
Les Fusiliers
Slant-Royal
Gnepps
W. 5. Osler
Warines
Cameron Highlanders
Smites
aonster
Ronald B. Macrar
Kingston
Ont
Royal Canadien
Ship Sunk Off Quebec In U Boat Attack
A westbound merchant ship torpedoed and sunk off Metis Beach, Quebec, late Thursday night on the St Lawrence River. Twelve crewmen are missing, while 18 were rescued by Canadian naval vessels. The loss was disclosed for naval security reasons and the ship’s name and details were withheld pending confirmation.
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FRANK, FLABERTY
METIS BEACH
Que
simmer
St. Lawrence River
Stalingrad Stalemate With Small Scale Actions Reported
The battle of Stalingrad remained deadlocked as German tanks and infantry probes were repulsed and Red Army lines held. The Red Star reported a concentrated push to seize the northern quarter but German units were repelled by Soviet fire, with casualties cited.
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Henry C. Ca
Associated Press
OSCOW
Get
Stalingrad
Red army
Red Star
heapon
Dame Marie Tempest Dies at 75 in London Home
Dame Marie Tempest 75 a celebrated actress known as The Queen of the Stage died in her London home after a period of poor health. Born Marie Susan Etherington in London on July 1 1864 she rose to fame in the theatre world and endured wartime hardship with resilience. She collapsed Tuesday as illness lingered and had been forced to sell treasures from her beloved home to cope. Her career spanned many columns in Who's in the Theatre and she remains a noted figure of the stage.
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LONDON
Dame Marie Tempest
tress
Marie Terpest
knombers
Mare ‘Ferrpest
Marie Susan Etherington
Pars
Ontario man urges creation of federal food ministry
General Gordon Censni of Ontario urged Canada form a ministry of food during a speech at the South Ontario plowing match in Columbus. He noted wartime controls by Minister Gardiner, head of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board.
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OSEAWA
Ont
ministry of food
Canada
Gordon Censni
Ontaro
Columbus
Gardiner
Prices and Trade Board
Canadian Airmen Bag Jap Sub In Patrol Over Alaska Shores
Canadian airmen patrolled Alaska shores and attacked a Japanese submarine sighting. Pilot Len, Paul Lélandass, and Pembroke squadron members joined the Royal Canadian Air Force after escape from internment. The sub was confirmed after a dive near 500 feet, then the patrol moved to search and return due to fuel limits.
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Alaska
ts sunheen
Alaska science zone
Paul Lélandass
ano
RCAF
Pembroke
Cat. Shebeski
Thoma
Laer
Russian-born trader Paellis Kahn fined in Bow Street court
Paellis Kahn, Russian-born former peddler turned furniture magnate, was fined 445000 dollars for failing to offer for sale to the treasury 135505 dollars. He collapsed in Bow Street court upon hearing the sentence in London.
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LONDON
Pa—ellis Kahn
treasury
United States
Kahn
Bow Street court
Child Drowns In Water Barrel Accident
RYLEY Alta Oct 15 A boy named Har ver Helleson Tee S found drowned after falling into a water barrel while trying to fill a bottle. Local authorities reported the cause as accidental death with no foul play suspected.
Malta Bags Another 23 Axis Craft
British fighters shot down 23 Axis planes over Malta in a reduced scale clash. Allied bombers hit targets near Szlum and El Baba. Two direct hits were reported on a large merchant vessel in Tobruk harbor. RAF and Middle East HQ cited five aircraft lost and three pilots safe.
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CAIRO
Malta
RAF
Middle East
saidiracti battle front
Szlum
El Baba
Tobruk
stonghold
myrare
United States
Axis
Swedicce
Nazis Describe British Raids Along French Coast
German broadcasts claim British commandos conducted raids on the French coast last month and suggest Britain seeks a second front for Soviet pressure. The report cites early September raids and hints at a planned landing on Normandy coast, with a British attack on a Sound island near Cherbourg noted.
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BERLIN
iFrom
Getlin BYE
German news and propaganda agency
France
Wermandt
Normandy
Dominions
Clement Arties iola
house of commons
DNS
Smell
Casqueis
Algermey
Channel Islands
Ainieh
Cherbourg
erudite
Wartime Briefs From Europe Asia and North America
Reports from London Le Havre and Malta note Allied air and sea clashes with Axis forces with fighters escorting dock attacks and repeated flights. Chinese high command says a Japanese landing raid near Hong Kong was repulsed. Australia reports Japanese losses and retreat in New Guinea. Edmonton notes tin mining may rise in Yellowknife. Washington notes a House committee approves lowering the draft age from 20 to 18.
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LONDON
Besten combers
RLF
Le Havre
CHUNGRING
fas Bay
Hong Kong
high command
MALTA
VALECIA
Matta
ugut
NEW GUINEA
instralia
IC.P
Joan Cerim
YELLOW KNIFE EDMONTON
The
Journal
Saxa
Yellowknife
Dominion
HOUSE MILITARY COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON
house of representatives military affairs committee
legile
aison
RLUF
THICE
EMMNS
LE FAVRE
FRANCE
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Nanaimo
K. H. Sutherlane
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Whitby
St. Lawrence
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