Americans Win New Victories Over Japs In Pacific War
American forces report air and land successes in the south Pacific. Douglas MacArthur says 67 Japanese planes were destroyed while U S Marines aided by troops and tanks wipe out a sizable enemy force at Empress Augusta Bay Bougainville The effort cost the Japanese many planes as Allied air power dominates ongoing combat with New Guinea also yielding heavy enemy losses.
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Associated Press
South Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
William F. Halsey
United States
Augusta Bay
Bougainville
Tland
Solomons
Empress Augusta
Robert Carney
Halsey
Rabeul
New Britain
Washington
Alexishafen
New Guinea
Tokyo Radio
Bougeinvvlle
Navel
Pacific
Truk
Rabaul
Incoherent Testimony Roils Washington Sabotage Case
Fragmented R porting portrays Congressman Ed Hebert of New Orleans confronting an imposter linked to the C I O union leader Posner. The exchange centers on plane production delays and a vow from a labor official to “let Americans die” to defend a way of life amid a wartime controversy.
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Edd Hebert
New Orleans
Rewster
Washington
C. I. O. Union Oes
Harry Poster
Thomas Vincent de Lorenzo
Navy
Posner
United Automobile Workers
Power
Hebert Hoff
Tim
Mnan Maas
Minnesow
Guadalcanal
Iden Praises Moscow Meet
Iden praises the Moscow meet highlighting strong performances by local athletes and noting notable results across events. The report cites multiple competitors achieving personal bests and team momentum ahead of upcoming championships.
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Iden
Moscow
United Nations Relief Agency Slates U S Officials
Nov. 11 report from Santic City notes Dean Acheson and Herbert Lehman slated for top posts in the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. The announcement marks a major step in postwar relief coordination with two prominent Americans named for leading roles.
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Santic City
N. J
Secreaf
Dean Acheson
Herbert Lehman
New
Grew to Speak at Farm Meet in Jackson Mississippi
Joseph C. Grew former ambassador to Japan and Governor-Elect Thomas L. Bailey were among speakers at the final session of the Mississippi Farm Bureau federation in Jackson. Senator Eastland and Walker Hammond also attended as the three-day meeting adopted resolutions on post-war rehabilitation and state debt retirement. One resolution urged the federal government to discontinue using agencies to push social reforms in agriculture and remake the southern agricultural economy.
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Jackson
Miss
Joseph C. Grew
Japan
Thomas L. Bailey
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation
Janes O Eastland
Mississippi
Walker Hammond
Texas Farm Bureau Federation
Department of Agriculture
Federation
12 Story Plunge Interrupts Plans in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles a 12 story plunge from a hotel window killed 39 year old Benjamin R. Fry. Police found a Cincinnati chauffeur's license and a memo in the room listing plans for Wednesday Thursday and Friday. Fry's hair was freshly trimmed when discovered.
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Los Angeles
Benjamin R. Fry
E. J. Bechtel
Cincinnati
Nassau Jury Told No Evidence of Fabrication in De Marigny Case
Chief Justice Sir Oscar Bedford Daly urged Bahamas Supreme Court jurors to acquit Alfred De Marigny if reasonable doubt exists in the Sir Harry Oakes murder. He warned that most murder verdicts rely on circumstantial proof and rejected claims of evidence fabrication. Defense complaints centered on a fingerprint allegedly not from the bedscreen found in the victim’s bedroom.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Oscar Bedford Daly
Supreme Court
Alfred de Marigny
Harry Oakes
Godfrey Higgs
de Marigny
James 0. Barker
Miami Police
Harry
Barker
Britain Provides Over a Billion in Mutual Aid to Allies
A British white paper reports Britain has furnished more than one billion dollars in reverse lend-lease aid to the United States, with ongoing expansion to raw materials and bulk foods from the UK and colonies. It notes major support in base facilities, barracks, hospitals and air and land force needs, totaling 871 million to the US and 716 million to Russia up to June 3.
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Washington
Brrth
United States
United Kingdom
British Isles
London
Britain
United Nations
British Information Service
Russia
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Mysterious New Orleans death investigated after butcher’s disappearance
Police in Jefferson parish probe the death of Gene Mano, a French Market butcher who vanished after opening a shop in New Orleans. His body was found in a shallow grave near Boutte highway, with a chemical residue on the right hand and a donor license bearing his name. Autopsy set as detectives seek Mano’s wife, who left their St. Ann Street home and may have disposed of his business.
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New Orleans
Boutte Highway
Wilswood
Jefferson Parish
Andrew Arnold
William Grosch
Gene Mano
Mano
New York
M. M. Odom
Armistice Day Service Honors Fallen Heroes at First Presbyterian
An Armistice Day service at the First Presbyterian church featured Rev. R T Watson of the First Christian church praising the sacrifices of World War I and II veterans. He hailed the Shrine of Remembrance in Australia, urged duty to society, and urged citizens to support freedom and human rights while honoring the fallen. John M Bride of Northwestern National Life Insurance urged personal heroism and responsibility in supporting those at the front.
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First Presbyterian Church
R. T. Watson
First Christian Church
Duke of Gloucester
Monroe
Wilson
John M. Bride
Northwesternm National Life Insurance Company
Methodists Adopt Charter Changes in Louisiana Conference
The Louisiana Methodist conference unanimously adopted a resolution to amend charters of Methodist institutions to allow election of directors by the annual conference. Nominations would be by conference boards for Ruston orphanage Centenary College Ruston Shreveport New Orleans depository. Police?
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Lafayette
The
Methodist Church In
Louisiana
B. H. Andres
Methodist Orphanage
Ruston
Centenary College
Shreveport
New Orleans
Methodist Church
Fire sweeps Violet New Orleans area causing major damages
Fire swept a portion of Violet in St. Bernard parish about 15 miles from New Orleans yesterday damaging the Violet bakery Soab bar grocery and residence and the Canal store. Equipment from the New Orleans fire department aided in subduing the blaze. damage estimated at 35 000 to 50 000.
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Violet
New Orleans
St. Bernard Parish
Armistice Day Observed Amid World War II War Effort
Armistice day is subdued as Americans press on with wartime tasks and industry. King George VI urges extra effort for the United Nations while Germany tightens control of occupied areas and calls for strikes in factories. President Roosevelt plans wreath ceremony at Arlington.
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Associated Press
George VI
Britain
United Nations
Europe
Algiers
France
Washington
Roosevelt
Unknown Soldier
Arlington Na
Allied Air Attacks Hit Modane and Bolzano Rail Targets
RAF four engine raids struck Modane at Mt Denis tunnel and Bolzano freight yards in the Brenner corridor. American Flying Fortresses bombed Bolzano while Mosquitoes hit western Germany. Earlier strikes and weather aided the operations with several targets in France and Cherbourg area also attacked.
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London
Britain
Mediterranean
Germany
Italy
Brenner Pass
Austria
Mt. Denis
France
Modane
Alpine
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bolzano
Alps
Fortress of Europe
Cherbourg
Universal military service urged by Navy secretary
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox urged universal military service as essential policy for the future at the New York Athletic Club on the 75th anniversary. He said one year of service is required for sacrifice and that North Atlantic lines are secure. He claimed U S Pacific fleet halted Japanese advances and that Japan dares not meet the challenge.
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New York
U—P
United States
Navy
Frank Knox
New York Athletic Club
Knox
America
North Atlantic
Pacific
Roosevelt Honors Unknown Soldier on Armistice Day
President Roosevelt marked the 25th anniversary of the WWI armistice at Arlington Cemetery. A moment of silence at 11 00 a m followed by taps opened the ceremony as wreaths were laid and a national anthem echoed over the graves. Roosevelt stood with aides and officials, declining to speak after recovering from illness.
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Arlington
America
Rooseveltt
Arlington National Cemetery
Potomac
Roosevelt
Wilson Brown
E. M. Watson
Brown
Mr. Roosevelt
War Stimson
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
National Cemetery
John J. Pershing
Mr.Roosevelt
Bricker Enters 1944 Presidential Race For Republicans
Governor John W. Bricker of Ohio announces for the Republican nomination in 1944, declaring in Chicago that he will enter Ohio's May 9 primary. Observers note Bricker joins Wendell Willkie and Thomas E. Dewey as top GOP contenders as the field gathers. Bricker’s backers insist he is pursuing the nomination, not a mere favorite son push, while Willkie and Dewey camps weigh the move.
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Washington
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Bricker
Chicago
Wendell L. Willkie
Thomas E Dewey
New York
Willkie
Dewey
Davis Adds Three To Davis Ticket For January Primary
New Orleans November 11 Three more candidates join the Davis gubernatorial slate for the January 18 Democratic primary. Fred S LeBlanc Baton Rouge mayor for attorney general Zachary T Gallion New Orleans former Natchitoches Parish school board president for state auditor H F Magee Franklinton businessman for register of the state land office J Emile Verret New Iberia chosen for lieutenant governor.
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New Orleans
James H
Jimmie) Davis
W. H. Talbot
Davis
Fred S. LeBlanc
Baton Rouge
Zachary T. Gallion
Natchitoches Parish
H. F. Magee
Franklinton
Register of the State Land Office
J. Emile Verret
New Iberia
Russians Press Westward Into Ukraine Near Poland and Rumania
Berlin reports show Soviet forces advancing through wet snows in western Ukraine toward Poland and Rumania with heavy offensives across multiple fronts. The German communique cites 217 tanks destroyed near a White Russian rail hub and pushes from Zhitomir toward Kiev, with gains reaching near Kerch and threats along the Crimean land bridge.
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London
Ukraine
Poland
Rumania
Berlin
Crimea
Nevel
Gome
Sozh River
Dnieper
Zhitomir
Moscow
Kiev
Crimean
Kerch
Perekop
Dnieper Bend
Krivoi Rog
Chernigov
Smolensk
Axis strength cited as greater than 1939 levels
Representative Outland quotes Major General George W Strong claiming Germany's war force is larger now than in 1939 and Japan still strong in Asia. He says Germany has about three times as many combat divisions as at Poland invasion, with 300 trained divisions and 60 new or rebuilt this year. The Reich rebuilt armored and motorized divisions to replace losses at Stalingrad, and the Luftwaffe is larger. Nazi wartime labor rises to millions in occupied territories.
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Washington
Germany
Japan
Asia
United States Army
Representative Outland
California
George W. Strong
Army
Outland
United States
Strong
Poland
Reich
Stalingrad
Luftwaffe
Grieving Dog Reunites With Soldier in Albany
In Albany New York Special Technician Franklin E Higgins returns from Camp Crowder Missouri to his Airedale Pal after four months apart Pal had suffered a stroke and regained moments of life as Higgins, granted a Red Cross furlough, embraces the dog Pal recognizes him and shows affection while the dog’s health remains weak and its future uncertain.
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Albany
N. Y
uPi
Pal
Airedale Shephord
Franklin E. Higgins
Camp Crowder
Red Cross
Frank A. Higgins
Pat
Allied Troops Push Forward in Italy as Germans Evacuate Ports
Allied forces report Fifth Army gains on Mount Rotondo and new positions near the Sangro river while Luftwaffe demolition efforts wreck Leghorn and Pescara ports. British Eighth Army advances toward Isernia Caasino region as air forces target rail yards and factories in northern Italy.
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Algiers
Fifth Army
Mount Rotondo
Mignano
Rome
Cassino
Leghorn
Pescara
Eighth Army
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Apennines
Ruonero
Isernia
Gaeta
Adriatic
Come Munique
Villa
Turin
Italy
Alps
Bolzano
Brenner Pass
Allegnien
U S Warships Lost in Pacific Denial Stated
Washington reports American fleets in the Pacific have not lost any warships after a naval spokesman dismissed enemy claims of sinks. The denial follows the October loss of two destroyers the Chevalier and Henry in the South Pacific and amid Japanese claims of Allied carriers battleships and other craft.
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Washington
Pacific
United States
Chevalier
Henry
South Pacific
Knox
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