US forces land on Palau and Morotai amid bold Pacific push
Allied troops hit Palau reefs and Morotai as heavy bombardment of the Philippines continues. MacArthur announces the decisive stage in the drive toward the Philippines while Nimitz reports landings with fierce Japanese resistance and limited beach casualties. Air and naval strikes by Halsey’s forces cripple Japanese bases, aiding the two-pronged invasion plan.
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Leonard Milliman
Associated Press
Philippines
Palau
United States Navy
Morotai
Philipines
U.S
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
MacArthur
Palau Islands
Adm
William F. Halsey
Third Fleet
Chester W. Nimitz
Tokyo
Peleliu
Pearl Harbor
Halmahera Island
East Indies
Nimitz
Halsey
Coastal States Hit By West Indian Hurricane
A West Indian hurricane swept up the Atlantic coast from North Carolina to Massachusetts, leaving twelve dead over nearly 1,000 miles. Winds reached 80 to 100 miles per hour, destroying buildings, power lines, and trees, with Atlantic City and New Jersey coastal resorts hardest hit. Long Island, southeastern Massachusetts, and Rhode Island bore the full force, while New York City area and Connecticut saw moderate damage.
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North Carolina
Massachusettts
Maine
Atlantic
Long Island
New England
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New York City
Connecticut
New York
Boston
D Day Plans Found by Sgt Maj Couture in War Memo
Sgt Major Emile Couture, a French Canadian who issued stationery at a 1943 Quebec conference with Churchill and Roosevelt, found a wastebasket memorandum detailing Normandy invasion plans. He handed it to Canadian Army HQ, then traveled to Washington, took a secrecy oath, and received the British Empire Medal for his conduct.
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Emile Couture
Quebec
Churchill
Roosevelt
Normandy
Couture
Washington
Sgt
Maj. Couture
International
Logan Caravan of Trailer Homes Surges in City Growth
Logan expands with rapid trailer home settlements on vacant lots near South Mulberry Street across from the new locker plant. Each trailer’s hinged room doubles living space. camps provide sanitation and water, resembling permanent homes. Army chauffeur Sgt. Glenn L. Wilson, a Fifth Army motor sergeant from Gibisonville, notes the taxi unit’s safe, long-distance service on shell-pitted roads, logging over 500000 miles since May offensive.
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Logan
Mulberry Street
Glenn L. Wilson
Gibisonville
Army
Wilson
Fifth Army
Italy
Maastricht and Nancy Fall to Allied Forces
Allied forces captured Nancy in northeastern France below the Moselle, as Patton's Third Army advanced with minimal opposition. Maastricht likewise fell to American troops, after German withdrawal from the Dutch city. Allied HQ reported piercing Siegfried line defenses on a six mile front in effort toward Koblenz, with two other spearheads pushing toward the Rhine between Aachen and the Koblenz-Cologne area.
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George S. Patton
U. S. Third Army
Nancy
France
Moselle
Marne Canal
Rhine
Netherlands
Maastricht
Moselle Valley
Meuse
Belgium
Aachen
Patton
Koblenz
Bricker Campaigns West Virginia Visit Speech
Gov. John W. Bricker extended his vice presidential bid effort into West Virginia after addressing the Ohio Republican convention. He accused the New Deal of embracing Nazi doctrines, promising to open the GOP campaign in Parkersburg with a 9 PM broadcast, outlining plans to control employment, production, and prices.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
West Virginia
EWT
Parkersburg
Bricker
Reiterates Repudiation Of Murder Confession
In Mercer Pennsylvania a crowded court heard William Morell again repudiate a police confession he allegedly made after the triple farm murders to shield Janice Graham. Morell, 21, had been acquitted on two counts and convicted of manslaughter in a related death.
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Mercer
William Morell
Janice Graham
Commonwealth
Morell
Janice
Ohio
Catherine Wilson
Robert McKay
Helen Wilson
Invasion Preparations Set by MacArthur Forces
The column notes MacArthur Nimitz and allied forces have secured Palau and Molucca islands to prepare an amphibious approach to the Philippines. Palau, recently assaulted by Marines, positions reach within 600 miles of Davao Mindanao as invasion plans unfold with Western Allied command.
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MacArthur, Nimitz and Co
Philippines
Palau
Molucca
Halmahera
Palau Islands
Nimitz
Davao
Mindanao
P. I. MacArthur
Train Crash Toll Reaches 28 in Indiana Collision
TERRE HAUTE Ind Sept 15 The death toll from the head on collision of the Dixie Flyer and an express train north of here rose to 28 with the hospital death of T/Sgt Edward C Gillan Dixon II Sgt Gillan's death raised the number of servicemen killed to 25 all Air Force veterans Three crewmen of the Flyer were killed and about 25 other trainmen and civilians were injured.
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Chi and
Eastern Illinois Railroad
Terre Haute
Ind
Overseas Air Force
International Soundphoto
Here
Edward C. Gillan
Dixon
Gillan
Air Force
Chicago
Chicago Host to Vets Convention Draws Heavy Legion Attendance
Chicago dispatch notes American Legion members arriving as war headlines run, signaling a likely large turnout for the organization annual convention. Members arrived with mixed focus on the war and veteran affairs, hinting at significant attendance.
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Chicago
American Legion
Uncle Held in Death Of Columbus Child
Columbus, Ohio AP Harry H. Herron, 23, confessed to beating his 21 month old niece Ardell May Brobst. The girl died Monday afternoon from a ruptured liver and brain hemorrhage, labeled homicide by coroner John B. Gravis. Herron was held in city prison after three days of interrogation. his wife Patricia and the mother Flora Brobst were questioned.
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Columbus
Harry H. Herron
Ardell May Brobst
Leo Phillips
John B. Gravis
Herron
Patricia
Flora Brobst
Second Explosion Rocks Navy Depot
The Hastings Naval Ordnance Depot suffered its second blast in six months, sending a huge smoke plume over the plant area nine miles from Hastings. Windows along the town’s main street were shattered, and emergency crews rushed to the site. The April explosion killed eight, with three bodies recovered and five missing. Initial reports say the earliest casualties were African American sailors, with other injured not named.
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Hastings
Nebr
Ordnance Plant
Main Street
Powhatan Mine Rescue Pauses After Casualties
BELLAIRE Ohio Sept. 15 AP rescue operations at the Powhatan mine halted after 53 of 66 trapped miners’ bodies were recovered. Marcus Kerr, chief of the Ohio Division of Mines, said teams are exhausted and will rest before resuming in a couple of days.
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Bellaire
Powhatan
Marcus Kerr
Ohio Division of Mines
War Casualties At 389 125 Mark
Official U S fighting forces casualties total 389125 Secretary of War Stimson said Army losses through August 29 total 327616 up 21821 in a week Navy list 61509 up 1545 Army breakdown shows killed 62357 wounded 172042 prisoners 48181 missing 45036 next of kin figures revised from prior week
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Washington
United States
Secretary of War
Stimson
Navy
Mine Leaders Condemn Roosevelt
At the United Mine Workers convention in Cincinnati a resolutions committee report condemned President Roosevelt and praised Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York after a brief debate. The vote showed strong support for the condemnatory stance, with 2,500 delegates in attendance and a vast majority backing the resolution.
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Cincinnati
United Mine Workers’ Convention
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
John L. Lewis
Lewis
UMW
Bricker Praises GOP Platform At Ohio Convention
Ohio Republican convention adopted a 2,000 word platform defending Gov. Bricker and Dewey. It pledged to spend the 90 million state surplus on permanent improvements and to cut taxes without risking a balanced budget. Bricker framed the election as a clash of New Deal collectivism and American fundamentals. Mayor Stewart of Cincinnati pledged independence as governor candidate.
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Columbus
Ohio Republican Party
John W. Bricker
Thomas E. Dewey
Bricker
James G. Stewart
Cincinnati
Wartime travel curb urged for football ticket sales
The Office of Defense Transportation urged high school and college teams to limit ticket sales and distribution to local towns to avoid adding to wartime transport burdens on inter-city buses and trains.
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Cleveland
Office of Defense Transportation
Thanksgiving Day Proclaimed in Ohio for Nov 23
Gov John W Bricker announces that Thursday November 23 will be Thanksgiving Day in Ohio aligning with the national date. The proclamation confirms the state observance follows the federal schedule.
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Columbus
Ohio
John W. Bricker
Congress
Finish of German Militarism Sought
In Quebec British Foreign Secretary Eden joined Roosevelt and Churchill as Allied troops fight on German soil. The discussions focus on ending German militarism and the industrial network fueling aggression, with Eden carrying fresh proposals on the European Advisory Commission for occupation by Anglo American Soviet forces.
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Quebec
Anthony Eden
Eden
U. S
Cordell Hull
Ede
European Advisory Commission
Germany
Dewey Campaign Opens Montana Stop With Torchlight Parade
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey outlined a fighting campaign policy, saying it would not interfere with the war effort, during talks with Sam Ford and others in Billings. A torchlight parade greeted the Republican nominee as about 7,000 people cheered in the Sheridan, Wyoming hero's coverage.
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Billings
Mont
Thomas BE. Dewey
Montana
Sam Ford
Sheridan
Wyo
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