Allies Plan to Free Rome Avoiding Destruction
President Roosevelt said allied forces aim to free Rome and the Vatican while avoiding damage. He noted uncertainty about where Germany might make its next stand and said the advance from Naples would continue with efforts to spare Rome and the pope.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Italy
Rome
Vatican
Pope
Naples
Dwight D. Eisen
Mediterranean
Howard
Bilke
Iielan
Doer
Gerten Tronge
Pioneers Solve New York Moving Oddity
Barbara Elliott and Anita Moore, two Worcester, Massachusetts girls now living in New York, solved the moving problem by hiring a van and wagon during the October rush. They traveled without mishap despite jeers, and the tale highlights a quirky city transport moment.
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Associated Press
Gotham Pioneers
New York
Barbara Elliott
Anita Moore
Worcester
Mass
York
New England
Payrolls to Stay Flat Despite Data Analysis
An analysis of payroll data suggests costs remain elevated and payroll increases are unlikely. The bureau notes padded payrolls may inflate figures, affecting outlooks on spending and budgeting.
Draft fathers issue looms in Congress debate
Washington Oct 1 The draft fathers bill remains contested as selective service calls go out for 3 A fathers Administration leaders consider stripping federal payrolls of militarily useful fathers while not committing fully Senators Bailey and Clark push a proposal to remove such fathers from payrolls Barkley cautions the move might not ease army needs, potentially affecting 15 000 men and a division while not fully offsetting 446 000 needed to meet quotas.
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Washington
Barkley
Kentucky
Selective Service
Pompeii ruins battered as British forces strike German rear guard
The Fifth Army advances toward Naples as heavy fighting again rocks Pompeii. German retreat through the ancient city meets artillery and tank fire, with the amphitheater and surrounding temples damaged. British units push to Torre Annunziata 12 miles from Naples amid renewed sniping and self-propelled guns.
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Tke Brith
Naples
Veruvius
Pompei
Torre Annunziata
Scafati
HITS DEFERMENT FOR SINGLE MEN
Major General Lewis B. Hershey warns against occupational deferments for single men to preserve morale as induction of fathers proceeds. He tells an American Management Association audience that management must ensure no deferment is sought for a man capable of military service unless necessary and no alternate worker exists.
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New York
Lewis B. Hershey
American Management Association
Selective Service
Recognition of Badoglio Seen in Allied Plan
An Italian government led by Badoglio and King Victor Emmanuel is expected to be recognized by the Allies. An American source says General Dwight D. Eisenhower already is engaging with the Badoglio government as a co beligerent with Allied approval. AMG officers show resentment at civil power shifts as they prepare to take over southern Italy.
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Washington
Marshal Badeglio
Victor Bermacine
Mussolini
Duight D. Einenhower
Baloglio
Ameren
Badoglia
United Nations
AMG
Italy
Badoglio
Little Rock Widow Slain In Baffling Mystery
Detectives probe a puzzling murder in Little Rock as 56 year old Mrs Juna Browning is found slain in her home. The family spaniel is also beaten to death. Police note rooms ransacked but valuables largely untouched. Survived by four sons and a late husband.
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Little Rock
Ark
William Browning
Juna Keers Browning
O. N. Martin
Mrs. Browning
Martin
William
Kiev Fight Rages as Forces Strive for Dnieper Control
European front reports stir for a decisive Kiev battle with German defenses on the Dnieper line while Soviet forces push across the White Russian frontline. Soviet units claim gains near Orsha and rail hubs as Stalin issues orders to halt Krichev’s fall and German losses mount.
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London
Kiev
Dnieper
Crimea
Black Sea
Red Army
Krichevy
Mogilev
Minsk
Bulletin
Bayeve
Lebedevo
Orsha
Zhlothen
Svetilovichi
Staiki
Ivanova
Joseph Stalin
Krichev
White Russa
Moscow
Gemel
Sde
Double Cross Ties Chicago Gang Deaths to Old Mob
State's Attorney Thomas J. Courtney disclosed that two Chicago hoodlums, Danny Stanton and Martin Quirk, were killed in a gangland double cross tied to revived south side gambling. An ex-convict confession implicated members of a Capone-era syndicate, shifting control after Stanton’s murder. Quirk had plotted to lead the gang, but was killed in the aftermath.
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Chicago
Thomas J. Courtney
Danny Stanton
Martin
Sonny Bey
Courtney
Cook County
al Capone
Stanton
Capone
Quirk
German News Agency Claims 18 Allied Merchantmen Sunk
Berlin reports by DNB say 18 Allied merchantmen totaling 113 200 tons were sunk in September with 88 700 tons from U boats and three destroyers and a cruiser damaged. A separate Berlin broadcast claims a battleship three cruisers three destroyers and 37 merchantmen totaling 202 500 tons were sunk by the German air force in the Mediterranean. No Allied confirmation is provided.
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London
DNB
Berlin
Mediterranean
Oregon's 7 Men Rescued After 13 Days on Navy Raft
Seven Oregon war workers who survived 13 days on a river raft near Portland were pulled ashore as the state met its 104 million dollar war bond quota. They spoke of meager rations, heavy fatigue, and hopes of rescue within days but endured longer, losing weight as doctors limited食 juice and small portions.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Evacuation Under Way as Japanese Quits Kolombangara
Allied dispatches report Japanese forces withdrawing from Kolombangara toward Choiseul and Bougainville as Vila air base was shelled. American air power hit Vila and Kahili while Australian troops retook high ground near Finschhafen. Chinese forces counterattacked east of Canton and in Kiangsi province with heavy fighting continuing.
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Solomons
Choiseul Island
Kolombangara
Bougainville
United States
Vila
Kahili
New Guinea
Finschhafen
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Kiangsi
Canton
Kwangtun
Public not getting war news, OWI committee says
Washington reports the Office of War Information advisory committee says high naval and military authorities withhold war news from Americans. It blames disinclination to share information and praises war correspondents while urging full public reporting within security limits.
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Washington
Office of War Information
Churchill
House of Commons
O Leary Leaves OPA Post for Cornell Return
Paul M. O'Leary resigns as deputy administrator of the OPA in charge of rationing to resume teaching economics at Cornell University. The Cornell professor on leave since 19 62 headed the OPA rationing division and will be replaced by Bowles' appointee.
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Ithaca
N.Y
Paul M. O'Leary
OPA
Cornell Universty
O'Leary
Cornell
O'Leery
Harriman Named Envoy To Russia
Averell Harriman was nominated by President Roosevelt to be ambassador to Russia, succeeding Admiral William Standley who returned to report on Soviet attitudes toward war talks. Harriman, 52, has led administrative duties in London and has been involved in Roosevelt Church conferences. He is expected to join Hull at a three power conference ahead of a Roosevelt Churchill Stalin meeting.
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Averel
Harriman
Roosevelt
Russia
William H. Standley
Moscow
Standley
London
E.H. Harriman
Hull
United States
Early 3 Nation Meeting Planned
London dispatch reports a planned early three nation military staff conference among Russia Britain and the United States with possible participation by Russian officers and hopes for a three party diplomatic meeting. General George C Marshall may arrive with Cordell Hull for the talks.
Heavy Luftwaffe Losses Reported by US Eighth Air Force
United States Eighth Air Force monthly summary shows over 200 German planes downed by Flying Fortresses in September 10 raids. Additional kills by Swift Marauders and Thunderbolts could nearly double the fighter losses, with British RAF also destroying many planes though exact totals aren’t released. Stuttgart battle on September 6 saw Fortress gunners claim 70 fighters. US losses about 10 heavy bombers in September.
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London
United States
Eighth Air Force
Royal Air Force
Hitler
Stuttgart
Gasoline ration revisions cut B and C cards nationwide
The Office of Price Administration adjusted B and C stamps to two gallons nationwide except the Rocky Mountains and Pacific coast, while east coast A cards rose to 1 1 2 to 2 gallons weekly. The changes aim to equalize supplies and align consumption with availability, affecting midwest southwest southeast regions and northeastern states.
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Washington
Rocky Mountains
Office of Price Administration
Rockies
Pacific Coast
OPA
Mid-West
Southwest
CPA
Princess Maria and Prince Louis Placed Under House Arrest
Swiss dispatches report King Vittorio Emanuele’s youngest daughter Princess Maria and her husband Prince Louis of Bourbon Parme are under house arrest by German forces at their Cannes estate.
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London
Vittorio Emanuele
Maria
Prince Louis of Bourbon-Parma
Cannes
Switzerland
Allied forces seize Naples as Rome drive continues
Allied headquarters report General Mark W. Clark’s Fifth Army captures Naples with Germans fleeing toward Rome 120 miles north. Avellino and Avellino corridor terms noted as advances press toward Foggia, Capua area bombed, while Montgomery’s Eighth Army advances along the Adriatic.
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Noland Norgaard
North Africa
Mark W. Clark
Naples
Italy
Rome
Avellins
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth
Adriatic
Avellino
Foggia
Capua
Landon Warns Against Postwar Imperialism and Alliances
In Topeka Kansas on October 1, former 1938 Republican presidential nominee Alf Landon warned the American mind risks being conditioned for a British American balance of power. He attacked hush hush postwar talks and urged restraint on imperialism while criticizing lease lent gifts and a hallelujah foreign policy. He argued America must not be the world’s sugar daddy with WPA relief and blank checks.
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Topeka
Kans
Landon
Columbia Broadcasting System
Russia
Britain
Churchill
America
Fighting heavy in Kiangsi and Canton area
Chinese forces continue heavy fighting in Kiangsi Fu river region after checking a Japanese advance and launching a counteroffensive. In Kwantung province they attacked positions east of Canton near the Canton Kowloon railway, inflicting heavy losses on Japanese forces.
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Fu River
Kiangsi
High Command
Kwantung Province
Canton
Canton-Koweloon
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