Allied Fifth Army Opens Full Scale Offensive at Salerno
Allied forces led by General Mark W. Clark advance inland from Salerno as Fifth Army launches a broad assault on German positions near Naples. RAF Beau fighters strike German transport while air and sea actions press the front. towns near Taranto and Matera report captures.
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Taranto
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Matera
Italy
Allien
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Office of War Information
Itpiens Eecapang Grom Neples
Democracy and the right to vote across groups discussed
A historical reflection questions whether the people can or should disenfranchise groups based on race or ability. It argues that democracy must protect equal rights and reject a Hitler like state where only a few govern. It warns against denying the vote to the uneducated or infirm.
Texas Labor Law Clash Sparks Courtroom Debate
A Texas labor law case features Detroit influenced executives and charges against four workers accused of violating a new statute by joining labor organizations. The court plans a trial date as officials defend constitutional speech rights and allege enforcement of the law against nonmembers. Background notes quote Attorney General Gerald and local court actions as the matter unfolds.
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Convicted in Strange Trial in Montreal Case
Luigi Stabile found guilty of killing his brother in law Carmeno Festa in a case stemming from Festa's 1916 disappearance. Stabile sentenced to death after a 12 man jury verdict. appeal planned. Evidence tied skeleton found in an artesian well at Stabile's former residence. Festa's children identified remains. Prosecutor Prevost argued Stabile knew of the death. no motive established, trial marked by unusual proceedings.
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Claude Prevost
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Japanese Must Be Nude to Surrender
Pittsburgh Calif September 24 A Japanese soldier who surrenders 16 United States troops in the Pacific must first strip completely and advance in the nude says Private Albert S Vedovelli Guadalcanal veteran. Vedovelli wounded explains why United States soldiers have been fooled by treacherous Japs who feign surrender and then use hidden grenades.
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Calif
United States
Pacific
Albert S. Vedovelli
Guadalcanal
Vedovelli
Germans Continue Withdrawal on Corsica Amid Allied Gains
Allied forces hold Boniifacio and Porto Vecchio as German withdrawal on Corsica continues. French air units strike ammunition dumps and tanks bound for evacuation. Bonafacio and Porto Vecchio lie on the island’s southern end as R A F fighters down several German aircraft. General de Gaulle praises liberation efforts on Corsica.
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Corsica
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Porto Vecchio
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Seversl Armunition
Bonifacio
Porto Vecco
R. A. F. Beaufighters
Father Draft Fight Dropped in Congress
Washington reports a push to outlaw deferments for pre Pearl Harbor fathers in the draft. House leaders say 600 draft age nonfathers in federal service may have avoided induction and Costello's committee cites about 300 900 federal workers eligible for draft who were not called. The effort seeks to reallocate men into uniform this year.
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House
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Costello
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Comello
Representative Harness
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Costello Committee
Legion Endorses Post War Program At Omaha
The American Legion endorses a post war program backing U S participation in a post war association of free nations to preserve peace. It backs current draft policies including 1 700 000 men by December 31 1943 and supports General George C Marshall's mobilization plan. The convention also selects a new national commander to succeed G Waring.
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American’ Legion
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Legion
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National Defense Committee
George C Marshall
Army
Atherton
Stockton
Calif
Waring
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Teon
RAF Blasts Four Nazi Cities in Major Night Raid
London reports the RAF hit Mannheim Ludwigshafen Sittard Darmstadt and Aachen in a heavy night assault. Thirty two aircraft failed to return as 1500 long tons were dropped in 45 minutes. Allied claims include bombardment of Nantes and Paris area with several enemy planes shot down.
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Aachen
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Nantes
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Britei Lant
Christmas Card Shortage Seen In 1943 Season
Indianapolis reports a predicted 1943 Christmas card shortage. wholesaler Carl Austin warns supply will be near last year’s level but demand could rise two to threefold. Paper limits 6 percent of last year’s usage. labor shortages curb wholesale orders. delayed deliveries and envelope shortages plague producers.
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Ind
Sept
Carl Austin
Austin
Wholemser
Mrs Roosevelt Returns to New York After Pacific Tour
Eleanor Roosevelt arrives in New York from a five week 2000 mile Pacific war theater tour. She greets her son Lieutenant Colonel James Roosevelt as she alights from a Trans Continental plane in New York. The first lady appears rested and in good health after the journey.
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New York
Eleanor Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
Arma
San Francisco
Yugoslav Forces Reported Fighting German Troops in Trieste
Yugoslav guerilla units engaged German troops in Trieste and near Fiume amid broader partisan actions along the Adriatic coast. Reports from Yugoslav sources cite Slovene irregulars near the border and attacks around Idria while northern Yugoslavia sees heavy fighting between fronts near Ljubljana.
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Teton
Yugoslavia
Bjerica
Fentyitz
Ljubljana
Brith Broadcasting Corporation
Susak
Maryland Climbs to 116 Percent in State Totals
Maryland rose to 116 percent in the latest breakdown as Rhode Island reached 106 and several states posted varied percentages. The report lists percentages for many states including Alabama 64, California 47, New York 8, Texas 63, and Wisconsin 58, with Ohio noted at 44 percent.
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Salus
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Arizona
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Texas
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Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
German Workman Executed for Defiant Public Speech
A Berlin broadcast quoted by London radio reports a years old German workman executed for making defiant speeches in a public park. The CBS recording of the broadcast confirms the event.
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Zagreb
Erman
London
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Aid Today
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Choudrant Youth Fights Fox Attack on Way to Work
In Choudrant Louisiana on September 24, 17 year old Sims was attacked by a fox emerging from woods. During the melee his lunch pail became a weapon as he defended himself and ultimately killed the animal with blows to finish the encounter.
Allied Bombardment and Landing at Finschhafen
Australian artillery pounds Finschhafen as MacArthur announces the amphibious assault. Australians land six miles north of the town while warships shell positions and American bombers strike. Cape Gloucester defense also stifled, with Allied air and ground actions ongoing in the New Guinea campaign.
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Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Finschhafen
Perth
Lae
Selamana
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Germans Claim 21 Allied Ships Sunk In Convoy Attack
Berlin radio reported a surprise submarine strike against an escorted Allied convoy bound for America. Twelve destroyers and nine merchant ships totaling 46 500 tons were sunk, with three destroyers damaged and two more merchant vessels hit. Churchill had stated no Allied ships were lost in the four months to Sept 1. The German broadcast cited this claim and recalled the caveat about unconfirmed Allied sources.
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House of Commons
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War Loss Honored Scruggs Family Suffering
Staff Howard R. Scruggs, 19, son of Mr and Mrs J B Scruggs of Sil Cypress street West Monroe, killed in action August 12 in Europe. He was a 1942 Ouachita Parish High School graduate and Air Corps veteran of 46 aerial gunner missions. He leaves his parents and three brothers J B Scruggs in the Philippines Edward of Sterlington and Billy in the Navy Oakand California.
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Red Crom
Howard R. Scruges
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Air Corps
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Erty
J. B. Serry
Hppines
Edward Scruggs
Sterlington
Billy Scruggs
United States Navy
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Calif
Unregistered Voters and Military Ballot Rules Outlined
Baton Rouge La Sept H-4 An opinion by R H W Lee special assistant attorney general states unregistered men with women in service who reached voting age since the last registration cannot vote in state primary elections under federal public law 712 The act applies only to presidential and congressional elections The 1942 military ballot law requires registration to cast a military ballot by mail in state and parish offices Lee notes election commissioners must check ballots against precinct rolls and that service voters may be confused into believing registration is unnecessary
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Eleventh Judicial District Court
Twelve of a Belfast family killed in air raid 1941
In Belfast in 1941 a family of thirteen lost twelve members in an air raid including the father mother six brothers a sister and her husband and child. One surviving brother, Able Seaman Henry Clarke, was reported missing and presumed lost at sea, with the other surviving brother still in the war.
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Ireland
Henry Clarke
Russians Reach Dnieper Front as War Pushes West
Soviet forces reach the Dnieper in force and move toward Smolensk and White Russia. Red Star reports Novomoskovsk captured and forces pressing along the Dnieper while German defenses shrink at Kuban and Kiev sectors.
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Red Army
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U S Senate Committee Urges Pacific Naval Base Plan
Chairman Magnuson urges permanent acquisition of Pacific bases to turn the United States Navy into a postwar policeman for the Pacific. He says the navy must be built to protect shores, and that bases are essential to keep ships afloat and deter conflict, with plans to consult the state department and Navy officials on needed actions.
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