Soviet forces seize Kremenchug as German retreats falter
Soviet troops captured Kremenchug on the east bank of the Dnieper as part of a three pronged drive across the river. The Lenin radio reported heavy Soviet advances north and south of the city and a broader push that threatens German positions from Kiev to Dnepropetrovsk. Russian forces said more than 1,000 villages were seized in the campaign toward Vitebsk and Gomel, with German troops retreating in disorder along the front.
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Kremenchug
Kiev
Vitebsk
Gomel
ONDON
Dnieper river
Dnepropetrovsk
Moscow radio
Red army
Dnieper
Germany
Moscow
White Russia
Gomel-Vitebsk
Leningrad
Baltic states
Caucasus
Taman
Kerch strait
Sea of Azov
Melitorol
National Liberal Federation forms new leadership and program
Ottawa report from Canadian press outlines a reorganized National Liberal Federation with a new president Senator Wishart Robertson of Halifax and a new executive. The two day meeting closed to press adopted resolutions likely to be released later as part of an educational campaign. Additional officers include J. A. Blanchette and Mrs. S. C. Tweed with Gray Turgeon noted. annual meetings mandated. Continued on Page Three.
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Federation aev.sory council
Wishart Robertson
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Shelburne County
A. K. Hugessen
Montreal
McLarty
J. A. Blanchette
House of Commons
Compton
Quebec
house
Allied advance nears Naples in Italian campaign push
Allied forces breach mountain defenses near Salerno and push toward Naples as Nocera and Castellammare fall. British 8th Army and Canadian 1st Division seal western flank while 5th Army nears Avellino and Pompei. German retreat accelerates toward River Ventura line. continued on Page Three.
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Noland Norgaard
Associated Press
ULIED
North Afrca
Naples
North Africa
Sth
Salerno
Sorrento
Bay of Naples
Gulf of Salerno
Mark Clark
Nocera
Castellammare
Avelling
8th Army
San Angelo
Mali
Adriatic
Sir Bernard Montgomery
Margherita Di Savoia
Zappanetta
Gulf of
Manfredonia
Fogga
Britis
Allies Sink 7 Jap Ships At Wewak New Guinea
Allied bombers sank seven Japanese ships at Wewak New Guinea three tankers and four merchantmen. Airfields at Wewak were hit destroying 50 planes and downing eight in air battles. The raid also sank 29 barges and pushed Allied aircraft destroyed in the sector to over 460 since mid August. In Huon Peninsula ground fighting near Finschhafen Australian troops inflicted heavy casualties while advancing toward their objective. Twenty five Japanese planes raided northwestern Australia hitting Drysdale division. A strong bomber force escorted by fighters attacked Wewak at low level. Three Allied bombers were downed by anti air fire.
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ALLIED
Southwest Pacific
Wewak
New Guinea
Lae
Finschhafen
Huon Peninsula
Bumi
Australa
Drysdale
har I
Boram
Dagua
But
Sodium fluoride paste relieves toothache in exposed dentin
The American Dental Association reports from Boston that sodium fluoride paste has shown promising results for long standing toothache from exposed dentin. Dentists note short treatments stop sensitivity, but warn of toxicity and call for caution until further study.
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American Dental Association
William H. Hoyt
Basil G. Bibby
Boston
E. H. Lukomsky
Moscow State
Heat wave sewing machine joins plastic sheets fast
A new sewing machine uses heat generating electric waves instead of thread to join plastic sheets. The device simplifies and speeds the production of useful articles by fusing the materials at the seam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotarian Magazine
Rex Falls Into German Hands Amid War Action
Italian naval officers said the liner Rex fell into German hands at Trieste and that the Conte Di Savoia was scuttled at Venice. The Giulio Cesare and Duilio, both 24 000-ton passenger liners, were also sunk by their crews in the northern Adriatic.
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BADOGLIO
ITALY
Rex
Trieste
Conte Di Savoia
Venice
marins
Naples
New York
Giulio Cesare
Duilio
Adriatic
Yugoslav King Peter Arrives in Cairo With Premier
King Peter of Yugoslavia lands in Cairo from London, accompanied by Premier and foreign minister Dr Bozhidar Puritch and Army Commander Gen Zivkovitch. The royal party relocates Yugoslav government to Cairo as Allied advances echo in the Balkans and across the Middle East.
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CAIRO
Peter
Yugoslavia
London
Middle East
Balkans
Port Said
Bozhidar Puritch
Zivkovitch
Foggia
Italy
George
Greece
Ten RCAF Men Win U S Medals at Aleutian Base
At an Aleutian base on September 29 the Eleventh Air Force announced air medals for ten Royal Canadian Air Force fighter pilots attached to the unit. Recipients include posthumous award for Flt Lt D W N Wakeling of Vancouver and others from Ontario Quebec Nova Scotia Manitoba and Alberta for participation in attacks on Kiska and for skillful flying and devotion to duty.
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ALEUTIAN
United States army
eleventh air force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Kiska
Dufferin W. N. Wakeling
Western Air Command
Archbishop of York Leaves Moscow After Nine Day Visit
The Archbishop of York departed Moscow after a nine day visit, BBC reported Tuesday night in a broadcast heard by NBC.
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NEW YORK
Archbishop of York
Moscow
BBC
NBC
Yanks Grab Pacific Isle
Pacific fleet headquarters announced US marines occupied Nanumea, the northernmost Ellice island, on Sept 4 with unopposed landing likely for an airfield. The base would bring US planes within striking distance of Tarawa’s defenses, while Funafuti airbase remains active south of Nanumea.
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PEARL HARBOR
Nanumea
Ellice group
United States
Pacific fleet
Gilbert Islands
Tarawa
Pacific
Funafuti
Samoa
Indian Freed On Murder Count In Alberta News
Sam Paptiste Desjarlais an 18 year old Cree Indian from Lac La Biche was acquitted by a six man jury in Edmonton on murdering fur buyer George Pappas. He is to face a charge of murdering Karl Hemmingsen from Lac La Biche last November. His cousin George 21 also faces Hemmingsen murder charges and the second trial opens today.
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EDMONTON
Sam Paptiste Desjarlais
Lac La Biche
supreme court
George Pappas
Pappas
Desjarlais
Karl Nikolai Hemmingsen
George 21
Hemmingsen
High Air Officers Inspect Mackenzie Region Airports
Senior RCAF officers led by Air Marshal Breadner depart Edmonton by plane on an inspection tour of Mackenzie river airports. The group includes S L deCarteret deputy minister for air and Air Vice-Marshal R R Collard. After the Mackenzie visit they travel to Fort Nelson Prince George and Vancouver.
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EDMONTON
RCAF
MacKenzie river
S L. deCarteret
L. S., Breadner
R. R. Collard
Mackenzie
Fort Nelson
Prince George
Vancouver
20 Die In Crash Near Calcutta United States Officers Killed
Twenty persons including United States army officers and soldiers were killed when a US transport plane crashed past Tuesday near Calcutta. Reports renewed Tuesday confirm the fatal incident and list the nationalities and ranks involved.
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NEW DELHI
United States army
Calcutta
Duce Returns to Rome in Axis Driven Move
Axis radio reports say Benito Mussolini, protected by Nazi forces, has returned to Rome and assumed nominal control of the Fascist Republic. A Rome dispatch quoted Mussolini promising a swift constitution and vowing punishment for those who ousted him. He urged creation of an Italian army to fight with Germany and Japan.
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LONDON
Benito Mussolini
Rome
Berlin
Associated Press
Mussolini
Germany
Japan
Behind the Steel Wall exposes Nazi inner dissent in Sweden
Swedish journalist Arvid Fredborg reveals in Behind the Steel Wall that secret enemies operate within Nazi party ranks and are aided by militia and even protected by German authorities. His report marks the first independent inside Germany assessment since the war began.
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Arvid Fredborg
Stockholm
Svenska Dagbladet
Germany
United States
EDWIN SHANKE
Associated Press
Hitler
new paperman
iis new bopk
Churchill Warns Britain to Sustain All-Out War Effort
Prime Minister Churchill told Britain the present full war effort must be maintained through the next two years if needed, warned against apathy, and predicted larger armies and stronger air forces will strike at the enemy. Labor Minister Bevin added it will be a tough winter and spring as Britain faces its greatest task. Churchill and Bevin spoke to 6,000 women at Albert Hall urging continued support for the home front.
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E C. DANIEL
Associated Press
LONDON
A.P
Churchill
Britain
Ernest
Bevin
Albert Hall
Probers Named in Coal District Pay Dispute
Calgary Sept 29 Two federal labor commissioners will investigate the coal mining dispute in District 18 Alberta and British Columbia where 8000 UMWA members voted for action. Justice B O Connor of Edmonton and F E Harrison Vancouver will lead the inquiry with sessions slated to begin this weekend.
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CALGARY
Distriit
Alberta
British Columbia
federal
department of labor
United Mine Workers of America
Justice
B. O Connor
Edmonton
F E. Harrison
Vancouver
Harrison
cnoeen
coal opera
Six Canadians Die In Alaska Base Crash
Six members of the Royal Canadian Air Force were killed when an aircraft crashed at a station in Alaska on Saturday. Victims include LAC Robert Haslett and LAC Harv Harvey of Vancouver and PC John Gordon McRae of Agassiz, BC. Next of kin for the remaining three have been notified, names to be released shortly. No crash details were provided.
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VANCOUVER
RCAF
Alaki
LAC Robert Haslett
LAC Harv Harvey
John Gordon McRae
Agassiz
Ritter Assassinated by Terrorists in France
Berlin broadcast reported by Reuters says Julius Ritter, 50, chief of the German manpower organization in France, was assassinated by several assailants as he left his home by car. The report aired Tuesday night.
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LONDON
France
Julius Ritter
Berlin
Reuters
Ritter
Spain Quits Axis as Franco Faces Rising Falangist Pressure
London dispatch says Spain abandons Axis as Allied strength grows and Franco’s regime teeters. Observers warn Falangist leader’s grip may erode with Mussolini’s fate, signaling potential political collapse for Franco.
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LONDON
Spain
Hitler
Franco
Italy
Mussolini
Evacuation of Split Port Amid Allied Pressure
A Yugoslav liberation comm unique broadcast by UN radio says the Adriatic port of Split was evacuated under enemy pressure. War materiel in town reportedly saved as Germans yesterday reported occupation of the seaport.
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NEW YORK
LFP
United Nations radio
Almers
Adriatic
Spitt
westerday
Nazis Evacuate Areas North East of Naples
Berlin radio reported German troops pulled back from several towns and villages northeast of Naples amid prospects of an Italian advance. Castel San Giorgio and Baronissi named in the broadcast, while others were reported southeast of Naples amid urgent speculation.
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NAPLES
LONDON
Berlin
Castel San Giorgio
Nocera
Baronissi
Salernea SELK
BOYD
B.C
PRINCE RUPERT
Porcher Island
ANAS
BURMA
NEW DELHI
PS—RAF
RCAF
Chindwin
Irrawadds
ITALY
OTTAWS
C.PJ
Hom
Malcolm MacDonald
United Kingdom
Canada
PACIFIC WAR COUNCIL
WASHINGTON
A.P
Pacific
Roosevelt Wednesdy
Ronald Campbell
KING
MacKINNON
OTTAWA
C.P
Joaquin Fernandes
Mackensie
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O.K
England
R.AF
Pompei
Organization
Liberal Aim
Senator Robertson
C. R. BLACKBURN
Heart of Naples
U.S
York
Pacific Isle
Territories
Duce
Predborg sa
Alaska
Split
PWSPAPERR
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