Inside story on Aleutians loss at Dutch Harbor
Washington columnist Drew Pearson outlines Navy Army friction over Umnak air base and Dutch Harbor defenses. He cites Brewster Buckner and Horne, notes delayed base completion, and claims lack of early air cover aided Japanese strikes. Also touches Henderson Grillo Hoover FBI roles and Truman committee personnel moves.
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Washington, D. C
Aleutians
Aleutian Islands
U. S
Dutch Harbor
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Pearl Harbor
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Umnak Island
Senator Brewster
Maine
Truman Committee
Naval Affairs Committee
Alaska
Arthur Wilson
Kodiak
Simon Bolivar Buckner
Ulysses S. Grant
West Point
Grant
Tennessee
Buckner
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Senate
Umnak
War Department
Frederick J. Horne
Bor
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United Rubber Workers
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Frank Lowe
Maine Repub
Hollywood
Washington
FDR Urges Congress to Halt Rising Living Costs
President Roosevelt addresses the nation and Congress urging immediate anti inflation action by October 1 to stabilize farm prices and wages. He warns that failure undermines the war effort and vows to use constitutional powers if needed, with powers reverting to the people after victory.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Rommel gains El Hemeimat ridge as El Alamein standoff continues
Cairo reports Rommel retains El Hemeimat ridge observation point despite a renewed push toward the Nile valley. German Italian forces retreat west of mine fields as Maj. Gen. George von Bismarck is killed. Separately the War Manpower Commission freezes essential war industry labor in 12 western states, restricting nonferrous mining and logging without separation certificates.
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Valley of the Nile
Erwin Rommel
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Cairo
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el Hemeimat
George von Bismarck
Otto von Bismarck
German Empire
von Bismarck
Hitler
U. S. War Manpower Commission
Paul McNutt
U. S. Employment Service
Moves to Stabilize Living Costs With Deadline Ultimatum
Western Newspaper Union editors report a push to curb living costs with a Congress deadline while 12 states keep labor steady on jobs. A new Pacific action increases casualties for Japan, signaling heightened wartime measures.
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New Pacific
Back for More in South Pacific Operations
The Jap returns despite losses as marines and Allied forces hold Solomons bases. Guadalcanal sees small landing parties ashore amid heavy enemy losses. In New Guinea, Jap ground forces push toward Port Moresby after breaching Owen Stanley range and resuming frontal assaults.
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United Nations
Guadalcanal
Solomon Group
U. S. Navy
New Guinea
Melbourne
Australia
Owen Stanley
Port Moresby
Russians Halt Nazi Drive As Stalingrad Bombardment Intensifies
The front reports heavy fighting west of Stalingrad where a German air attack, including 1 500 dive bombers, targets the city while the Red Army resists amid mixed Moscow Berlin updates. East of the Volga German claims and Russian counterattacks reflect a volatile northern Caucasus and Black Sea theater with possible Novorossisk fall threatening Soviet naval action.
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Caucasus
Stalingrad
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Berlin
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Novorossisk
Black Sea
Sevastopol
Japs on Kiska Must Be Thrown Out Warning
Senator A B Chandler urged removal of Japanese forces from Kiska as a military priority after a Senate investigate trip. He warned of a possible Japanese path to the American mainland via the Aleutians and called for immediate Alaska defense improvements and new ferry routes to Asia. The piece also notes Franco era Spain shifting stance as Suner is replaced. Donald Nelson pressed scrap iron urgency to newspapers to keep steel mills running.
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Kiska
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A. B. Chandler
Senate
Alaskan
West Coast
United States
Chandler
High Command
Alaska
United Nations
Francisco Gomez de Jordana
Franco
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Hitler
Mussolini
Latin-America
Central
South America
Donald Nelson
War Production Board
Washington
Nelson
Hyde Park notes autumn scenes and wartime reflections
The writer describes peaceful Hyde Park days with outdoor meals and fall foliage. She recalls Roosevelt Home club events, a recording from Fort Corregidor, and a mother’s hopes for her son as he serves. A Washington visit introduces British delegates. letters praise young servicemen and calls for duty and peace.
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Town Hall
Amy Roosevelt
Garson Offered Broadway Play Queen Elizabeth by Webster
Greer Garson, after Mrs Miniver success, faces Broadway offers with a role titled Queen Elizabeth from Margaret Webster. She has read many scripts and may accept if Random Harvest timing allows. Frances Gifford tested for Dorothy Lamour part in Tarzan project after Lamour impersonation buzz. Clark Gable’s Somewhere I’ll Find You tops MGM grosses except Boom Town. Jean Arthur autograph spree follows army camp tour after The Talk of the Town.
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Ronald Colman
Frances Gifford
Tarzan
Dorothy Lamour
Henry Aldrich
William Thiele
Clark Gable
Lana Turner
Scrap metal drive frees Old Ripley jail cells
The town of Old Ripley Illinois with population 415 disposed of six tons of jail cell scrap in a wartime drive. Ottawa reports 170 Canadian fatalities in the Dieppe raid. Rep Sam Hobbs pushes nationwide fingerprinting of all residents to aid law enforcement.
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U. S
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United States
Sam Hobbs
Chinese off ensive recaptures key positions across China
Chinese high command reports strong offensives in central Anhwei and southern regions retook multiple towns near Samshui and extended control to air bases at Chuhsien Lishui and Yushan. They have regained about 350 miles of the Chekiang Kiangsi railway and over 10 000 square miles of terrain amid withdrawals by Japanese forces.
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Anhwei
Samshui
Canton-Samshui
Canton
Chuhsien
Lishui
Chekiang Province
Yushan
Kiangsi
India
Siberia
The Revolutionists: L'Ouverture and Christophe Play
A reader notes Seldon Rodman's play The Revolutionists about Toussaint L'Ouverture and Henry Christophe. The piece praises the historical tale of Haiti's citadel and anticipates its stage performance.
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Seldon Rodman
Toussaint L’ouverture
Henry Christophe
Haiti
Loretta Young Wears New Parchment Substitute Dress
Loretta Young, in her latest film The Frightened Stiff, discovered she wore a new parchment substitute material in an evening gown. The novelty fabric, processed parchment, is highlighted as a trendy substitute in period costumes.
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Loretta Young
Veronica Lake Receives First Request for Photo From Wake Island Marines
It is reported that Veronica Lake received the first known request for a photograph from an American prisoner of war in Japan. The appeal came from marines captured at Wake Island and was forwarded by the International Red Cross.
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Hyde Park
International Student Service Assembly
Scott Walden
Dieppe
Cochran
Libya
Richard Miles
Allan Booth
Lincoln Memorial
Ussr
Veronica Lake
Japan
Wake Island
International Red Cross
Hollywood Couples and Cast Shakeup Headlines
Ruth Hussey's bridegroom Robert Longenecker saw a newspaper photo of the actress and clipped it with the note Here s the girl I d like to marry He later added Here s the girl I did marry The photographer Eric Carpenter photographed the couple s wedding Nelson Eddy and announcer Bob Garred joked on air Nadine Connor fears the sawin a woman in half stunt will end her partnership Kay Harris headlined Columbia western The Fighting Buckaroo in her first film Tillie the Toiler.
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Ruth Hussey
Robert Longenecker
Eric Carpenter
Nelson Eddy
Bob Garred
Nadine Connor
Eddy
Kay Harris
Columbia
Duffy's Tavern to Return October 6
_odds and ends_ Duffy's Tavern, praised as a top new program, returns to air on October 6. Lou Nova and Leslie Charteris appear as extras in The Big Street Miami Beach scenes while Bette Davis Miriam Hopkins and George Brent lead in Old Acquaintance. Marjorie Reynolds and Barbara Britton co star with Bing Crosby in Dixie about Dan Emmett.
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Lou Nova
Leslie Charteris
Miami Beach
Bette Davis
Miriam Hopkins
George Brent
Warner Brothers
Marjorie Reynolds
Barbara Britton
Bing Crosby
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