American Warplanes Strike Manila Bay In Second Day
U S carrier planes of the Halsey Mitscher third fleet renewed aerial attacks on the Manila Bay area destroying 205 Japanese planes and sinking multiple ships. Nimitz said the first installment of Japan debt was exacted in the northern Philippines. American losses stood at 15 planes as Marines push along Peleliu Island amid strong defenses.
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YORK
A.P
Manila
U.S
U.S. PACIFIC FLEET
Pearl Harbor
Halsey- Mitscher third
United States
Manila Bay area
Chester W. Nimitz
Philippines
Marc A. Mitscher
Clark
Nichols
Cavite
Manila Bay
Nimitz
William F. Halsey
3rd fleet
Admiral Mitscher
Peleliu Island
Arnhem siege and Ruhr Valley advances reported by Allied lines
Allied dispatches describe British armored units reaching Arnhem and joining airborne troops as German counterattacks threaten to isolate the bridgehead. U.S. first army announces seizure of Soielberg near Aachen, while the Arnhem defense and Moselle bridgehead remain pivotal in the northern advance toward Germany.
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EW YORK
A.P
American broadcasting station in
Europe
Alsie
C.D.T
Arnhem
United States Office of War Information
STOLBERG FALLS
NEW YORK
United States
1st Army
Soilberg
Germany
Blue Network
Aachen
Cologne
Rhine
LONDON
Holland
Eisenhower
supreme headquarters
Dempsey
2nd Army
Nijmegen
MOSELLE
Ruhr
Waal
1st Airborne Army
U.S
3rd Army
Normandy
eich
Siegfried Line
Greek Units Take Rimini in Adriatic Offensive
Allied forces of the British 8th Army and Canadian command storm Rimini and push into the Po valley, while American troops seize Firenzuola opening Gustav line breaches. Simultaneous 7th Army bridgehead forms near Epinal as Arnhem assault advances.
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ROME
8th Army
Rimini
Adriatic
Firenzuola
Kesselring
Bologna
Eman
Marecchia
Nazis Quit South Greece as Peloponnesus Isolated
Cairo reports say Germany has abandoned most of Peloponnesus, a 8356 square mile region of southern Greece, now largely cut off from the mainland except a narrow land bridge. German moves continued as Field Marshal Von Weichs sought to withdraw forces amid Russian and Yugoslav offensives.
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CAIRO
C.P
Peloponnesus
Greece
Athens
Corinth
Sparta
Patras
Pyrgos
Kalamai
Romania
Bulgaria
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Baron Maximilian Von Weichs
Balkans
Early rockets in warfare and American history
The text traces early rocket use from 1232 against the Tartars to 1806 British actions at Boulogne, linking a rocket attack to Washington's surrender and the War of 1812 siege of Baltimore. It notes rocket bombs with heavy explosive charges and clarifies the Star Spangled Banner reference.
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Boulogne
Encyclopedia Britannica
Washington, D.C
Go AT DANGER POINT A A A News Bulletin
The bulletin warns that safety equipment in cars is deteriorating with thin tires weak side walls and failing lights. It notes rising traffic injuries and deaths due to worn gear and poor maintenance. The message urges renewed attention to tire, brake, steering, and lighting condition to reduce risk.
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A.A
Caruso Executed By Firing Squad
Pietro Caruso, Rome’s last fascist police chief, was strapped to a chair and shot by a firing squad for crimes during the German occupation. He had ordered 50 Italian hostages executed at the Ardeatina cave and is accused of arresting refugees in St Paul’s church. His secretary Roberto Occhetto received 30 years. A mob lynched the chief state witness as the sentencing occurred in Fort Bravetta. Viva Italia.
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ROME
Pietro Caruso
Viva L'fitalla
Caruso
Ardeatina
Drew Supports Statements By Connie Smythe
Premier Drew of Ontario returned to Queen's Park from a month abroad and affirmed there is no doubt about Major Connie Smythe's statement that some Canadian troops have gone into action without training in grenades or the Bren guns. He had not seen Smythe's note but said his knowledge confirms its accuracy and praised Smythe's leadership.
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TORONTO
Drew
Ontario
Queen's Park
Connie Smythe
Smythe
France
Twister ravages Ontario farms near Ottawa
A powerful twister plowed through Renfrew district about 50 miles west of Ottawa on Thursday night, tearing down barns and farm buildings and sending debris over a mile. The storm caused thousands of dollars in damage with no injuries reported though some livestock were killed.
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OTTAWA
Renfrew
here
Vargas aide Laughs at Rumor of Overthrow
Rio de Janeiro dispatch says secretary to President Getulio Vargas laughed when told a Buenos Aires pro Axis paper reported a Berlin broadcast claiming Vargas was overthrown. A foreign office official called the report how silly.
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RIO DE JANEIRO
Getulio Vargas
Buenos Aires
Berlin
Vargas
foreign office
Three Canadian Divisions May Fight In Pacific
OTTAWA Sept 22 It was understood Canada may announce within 10 days its plan to enlist servicemen for Pacific duty provide Asiatic campaign pay and partial demobilization While Britain announced campaign pay for operations against Japan and partial demobilization Canada’s offer of car and naval aid in the Pacific was scaled down from Quebec conference speculating that a corps of three or fewer divisions could be Canada’s contribution
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OTTAWA
Canada
Japan
Pacific
Quebec
Dominion
LONDON
Germany
Asiatic
Escape from a flak hit bomber over Belgium
Canadian Press war correspondent Charles Bruce recounts a midair attack during a mission to a dropping zone. The big plane was struck by flak, doomed to a nosedive, as crew tried to escape and then crash landed in Dutch or Belgian territory.
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Charles Bruce
C.P
Holland
Belgium
London
auner
Bruce
BRUSSELS
CP. Cable
Doug Robertson
Norman Roseblad
Stobbie
Lem Prowse
Peter
Robbie
Road to Berlin fronts shift in World War II
Canadian Press report maps advances on multiple fronts. Western front now 305 miles from Arnhem, Russian front 312 miles from Pulatsk, Italian front 380 miles from Bologna. Details highlight distances and theatre positions as Allied forces push toward victory.
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Arnhem
Pulatsk
Bologna
Tallinn Falls To Russians Tallinn Falls To Russians
Russian forces captured Tallinn the Baltic capital, Moscow announced. Reports from Moscow and AP describe rapid advances toward Valmiera and the Hungarian frontier, with Riga besieged and Russian troops near Dukla pass as the Kremlin claims seizure of Tallinn at midnight.
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ONDON
Tallinn
Estonia
Moscow
Vallina
Bor
winside
Warsaw
Vistula
RIGA
Arab
Hungary
Tapa
Latvia
Baltic states
Carpathian
Czechoslovakia
Dukla pass
Kremlin
Japanese Capture Wuchow Port On Signa River
Chungking reported Japanese forces seized Wuchaow an important port on the Signa River in eastern Kwangsi province. Wuchow lies about 180 miles west of Canton and 170 miles southeast of Kwellin where U S fliers had eastern China bases. Advices last night said the Japanese were within nine miles.
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CHUNGKING
Wuchaow
Signa River
Kwangsi province
Wuchow
Canton
Kwellin
Sumatra Railway Network Hit by Carrier Bombers
Aboard a British carrier off Sumatra on Sept 18, planes from a swift task force bombed Sumatra's main railway and repair centers near Sich and Sidi. The strike, led by Rear Admiral Clement Moody's force, left the northern tip area defenceless as Japanese forces offered no interference. Since April, Moody's group has conducted six largely unopposed attacks on Sumatra's railway infrastructure.
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CHARLES A. GRUMICH
Associated Press
UMATRA
Sumatra
East Indies
Sich
Sidi
Strait of Malacca
Singapore
Clement Moody
R.N
Castren Becomes Finland Premier After Cabinet Shuffle
Castren, ex president of the supreme court, was named premier of Finland as President Mannherhim reshuffled the cabinet due to illness of former premier Hantt Hackzvell. The change follows a political shake up in Helsinki.
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STOGKHOLM
Frhu Castren
supreme court
Finland
Gustaf Mannherhim
Hantt Hackzvell
Alberta Sets Seventh Victory Loan Quota at 3.3 Million
Edmonton Sept. 22 Fred E Osborne chairman of the national war finance committee announced Alberta's quota for the forthcoming Seventh Victory Loan campaign is 3.3 million. The quota in the sixth loan was 3.99 million.
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ERMONTON
Fred E. Osborne
Albert
national war finance committee
700 Bombers Raid Kassel In Allied Assault
London reports a large force of American heavy bombers numbering about 700 struck Kassel, a major Prussian raid center, as German fighters engaged from Dutch skies. Four American planes were lost. Medium bombers hit Ehrang Cerolstein and Pronsfeld rail centers, totaling 16 supply ports bombed since Tuesday. Fighters supported the invasion of Holland for a fifth day. Continuous coverage noted in continuation.
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LONDON
Kassel
Arnhem
Holland
Germany
United States
Ehrang
Cerolstein
Pronsfeld
Creche forest
Belgian Government Resigns Reported from Brussels
London dispatch says Brussels radio reports Premier Hubert Pierlot's government has resigned. Details unclear but confirmation follows recent political tensions in Belgium. officials expected to name a successor and outline next steps for stabilization.
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LONDON
C.P
Brussels radio
Hubert Pierlet
Berlin Broadcast Claims Allied Entry at Arnhem
German communiques said the Allied push from Nijmegen was halted and an all-out attack had been launched. a Berlin broadcast reported airborne troops entering Arnhem.
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Berlin
Arnhem
Nijmegen
Poles Join Reds in Warsaw Battle Report
Gen Bor, Polish Partisans leader in Warsaw, said Soviet units crossed the Vistula and linked with embattled forces in the Zoliborz and Mokotow districts. He claimed five German divisions were pinned down as food and ammunition were dropped to sustain the fight and Soviet artillery aided the defense.
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LONDON
Bor
Warsaw
Vistula
Zoliborz
Mokotow
cones
Towarowa
Zalazna
Two Ex-Premiers Of Bulgaria Held By Russ Police
Moscow radio report says former Bulgarian premier Bogdan Prilov and Debri, Bulgaria’s ex regent Prince Cyril, were arrested by Soviet police. The German ambassador to Sofia was also mentioned in the dispatch.
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Bulgaria
Russ Police
LONDON
Moscow
tomigat
Prince Cyril
Sofia
Bogdan Prilov
Debri
Jefferson Caffery Named U.S. Envoy to De Gaulle’s Provisional Government
President Roosevelt appointed Jefferson Caffery, newly returning from Brazil, as United States representative to General de Gaulle's provisional government in France. The promotion places Caffery at the helm of U.S. diplomatic efforts amid wartime coordination with Free French leadership.
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WASHINGTON
Roosevelt
Jefferson Caffery
Brazil
United States
Gen. de Gaulles
Storm Damage Reaches Two Hundred Thousand in Ontario
News bullets report a violent storm in the Renfrew district causing damage estimates up to 200000 dollars. Other dispatches note heavy bombing missions over Kassel and Munich, Finland cuts relations with Japan, Russian and Polish forces meet near Warsaw, and the Canadian Army accepting Boulogne surrender as part of ongoing operations.
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ONTARIO
OTTAWA
Renfrew
KASSEL
MUNICH
LONDON
A.P.J
England
Italy
Siegfried Line
Belfort Gap
FINLAND
JAPAN
WARSAW
R.A
BOULOGNE
C.P.Reuters
Heim
Lefectel
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Stolberg
Po Valley
7TH ARMY
Epinal
Vosges mountains
South
Twister
Royal Engineers
Roseblale
Lem
Wuchow Port
Castren
Finn
Alberta
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