Nazis Launch Counter Thrust in Belgium and France
Allied headquarter reports say disorganized German forces attempted a two pronged counter attack between Lille and Ghent and along the Moselle in a bid to derail the advance. The pushes were repelled after heavy fighting with the Allies regaining most ground, though part of a Belgian town fell briefly.
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Belgium
France
Lille
Ghent
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Third Army
Moselle
Lille-Ghent
Russians Drive Into Bulgaria On Wide Front
Soviet forces pressed into Bulgaria on a broad 135 mile front sweeping toward Yugoslavia with a junction to Tito’s Yugoslav units. The advance reached the gates of Yugoslavia and pushed north of Sibiu toward Hungary as reported by Natalia Rene S. and staff.
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Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Moscow
Romania
Sibiu
Allies Push Toward Belfort Gap Amid Front Advances
Rome reports Seventh Army columns free Besancon after street fighting reach Doubs River. French units seize Maiche near Swiss frontier 27 miles from Belfort gap. Algiers radio says nine miles to Belfort as Germans retreat toward Reich. Fighting continues near Soane and Langneve Pass as Dijon approaches.
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Rome
Seventh Army
Besancon
Doubs River
Maiche
Belfort
Algiers
19Th Army
Reich
Siegfried Line
Pierre Fontaine
Soane
Germany
Beaune
Chalon-Sur-Soane
le Creusot
Dijon
Langneve Pass
Italy
Albert von Kessel
Four Mighty Allied Armies Push Forward on Reich Invasion
Four Allied armies push toward Germany as British Second Army widens Albert canal bridgehead and U S First Army advances past Liege toward the frontier while the Third American Army secures five Mosee river bridgeheads. Eisenhower quoted on complete Bourg capture.
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Siegfried Line
Calais
Rotterdam
U.S
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Germany
Reich
Albert Canal
Belgium
Liege
Mosee River
Antwerp
NBC
Reuters
Luxembourg
Thinoville
Moselle
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bourg
Rhine Valley Bombarded by 1000 US Bombers
Up wards of 1,000 heavy bombers pounded three key Rhine Valley cities in a strike aimed at crippling communications and industrial centers along the Siegfried line. The missions were escorted by American fighters and accompanied by Liberators and Fortresses.
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London
U.S
Siegfried Line
Rhine Valley
Ohio cities to switch to eastern time this month
Newspapers report most Ohio cities will revert to eastern standard time on September 24. Youngstown and Cleveland are included for the change. Pittsburgh sources mention forthcoming rules for V Day liquor sales likely next week. The week’s cool weather evokes early fall as trees take on autumn colors while summer remains on the calendar.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Youngstown
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for the 24 hours ending 9 a m report a high of 63 and a low of 42 with no precipitation. River stage is 4.2 feet. Year ago the date showed a high of 81 and a low of 53.
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United States
New Problems Rise From Turn In Balkans
Captain John H. Craige analyzes shifts as Red Army divisions reach Turnu near the Bulgarian Yugoslav border and Tito proclaims moves at a key junction. The piece notes freed Greece and a dwindling Turkey affecting sea routes to southern Russia and the Black Sea provinces, stressing the Balkans strategy amid air power advances and modern bomber fleets.
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John H. Craige
Red Army
Turnu
Marshal Tito
Spet
Greece
Dardanelles
Russia
Europe
Balan Dantnewia
Ice
Severin
Menseenesand
Dawn of Human Annals
Balkans
Turkey
Black Sea
Bulgaria Joins Soviet Armistice Drive Against Germany
Soviet forces sweep through Bulgaria toward Greece and Turkey with Bulgarian troops aiding the advance after Sofia declared war on Germany and accepted Moscow’s terms. Tolbukhin lists three conditions for Sofia: break with Germany, hand German POWs and ships to Russia.
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London
Bulgaria
Greece
Turkey
Sofia
Moscow
Theodore I. Tolbukhin
Germany
Russia
Bulgarian
Washington Roundup Sees Pacific Invasion Threat And Allied Plans
Washington officials warn a new Pacific invasion thrust may arrive soon possibly targeting the Philippines. MacArthur's air force dominates the southern Philippines as American sea and air forces tighten their grip. Roosevelt and Churchill expected to discuss Italy and Japan defeat strategy at a Canada meeting. Meanwhile Dies committee subpoenas prep for Sept. 25 probe of CIO ties to government workers. Rep White accuses army of burning low-test gasoline at Gowen Field, Idaho. Senator Bushfield calls prime beef ration removal political.
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Washington
Pacific
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Italy
Roosevelt
Churchill
Canada
Japan
Congress
Dies
House
CIO
Political Action Committee
Rep. White
Idaho
House Military Affairs Committee
White
Boise, Idaho
Gowen Field
Dewey Heads To Michigan For Weekend With Mother
Governor Thomas E. Dewey traveling on campaign train toward Michigan for conferences and a weekend with his mother after delivering a national speech. He asserted that isolationism is dead and peace plans must be lifted from politics. He told 12,500 at Louisville Armory that the United States does not intend a third world war.
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Dewey
Michigan
Thomas E. Dewey
Louisville Armory
United States
Mindanao Bombing Dominates Southern Philippine Islands
Gen. MacArthur confirms another large air strike against Mindanao by Liberators and Mitchell bombers. Lieut. Gen. George C. Kenney’s airmen are credited with dominating the southern Philippine area after the Wednesday attack totaling 113 tons of high explosives aimed at neutralizing Japanese air bases.
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MacArthur
New Guinea
George C. Kenney
Philippine Islands
Mindanao
Douglas MacArthur
Russians Cross Frontiers Of East Prussia
Moscow dispatch reports the first Russian patrols crossed the East Prussia frontier and returned with a batch of prisoners. The crossing location was not specified. News circulated via Reuters BBC CBS broadcasts.
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East Prussia
New York
INS
Moscow
Reuter
BBC
CBS
Lone B-29 Worries Japs Over Anshan
A single B-29 Superfortress appeared over Anshan in Manchuria, part of a reported assault by more than 100 planes yesterday. Tokyo said the lone craft fed. Western dispatches suggest reconnaissance activity rather than a full raid.
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New York
INS
Anshan
Manchuria
Tokyo
COMET
FCC
Once Palatial Italian Liner Rex Under Attack
RAF rocket firing fighters hit the Rex in the North Adriatic as it lay listing after a coast air force attack. About 120 rocket hits left the liner blazing while being towed toward Trieste, with raids aimed at bridges and gun positions along the Po valley to support the Italian drive.
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Rome
INS
RAF
Rex
Adriatic
Trieste
Po Valley
Italy
Eisenhower Honors French Forces at Arc de Triomphe
General Dwight D. Eisenhower laid a plaque at the Arc de Triomphe and saluted the French Forces of the Interior for helping expel the invader from Paris. The ceremony drew a host of Allied leaders including Tedder Ramsay Leigh Mallory Bradley Spaatz and other top generals.
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Paris
Arc de Triomphe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Arthur Tedder
Bertram Ramsay
Trafford Leigh-Mallory
Omar Nelson Bradley
Carl A. Spaatz
W B. Smith
Frederick Morgan
Humfrey Gale
R. W. Barker
H. R. Bull
R. Crawford
J. C. Holmes
Burns Porcupine Gets Burned Himself
Ten year old Billy Jackson of Chapin Idaho was in critical condition after trying to burn quills from a porcupine. Accompanied by his younger brother he poured gasoline on the animal and a splash of fluid lit his clothing when he struck a match.
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Driggs
Idaho
Billy Jackson
Dick Jackson
Chapin
Teton Valley Hospital
Billy
Yap and Ulithi Islands Bombed by Carrier Planes
Pacific headquarters announced a three day carrier air raid against Yap and Ulithi in the western Carolines. American carrier based planes dropped 110 tons of explosives on the two Japanese strongholds and reports indicated heavy damage and strategic disruption.
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Jap Islands
Carolines
Pearl Harbor
Pacific Fleet
Yap
Ulithi Islands
New Bulgarian Cabinet Formed Report Reads on Sofia Radio
Sofia radio reports a new Bulgarian government under former Premier Kimon Georgiev replacing Konstantin Muraviev. Muraviev's cabinet had yesterday declared war on Germany and asked for Soviet armistice terms, but the broadcast gave no timing or explanation.
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New York
INS
Sofia Radio
Kimon Georgiev
Konstantin Muraviev
Germany
FCC
Death of Mrs Gladys Taylor Badger 43 at 509 Sumner Ave
Mrs Gladys Taylor Badger aged 43 of 509 Sumner Avenue is reported dead on Saturday September 9 1944. The obituary notes her residence and age with no additional details available in the fragment.
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Gladys Taylor Badger
Sumner Avenue
One B-24 Bomber Lost in Manchuria Raid
Washington dispatch says the War Department announced a B-28 Super-Fortress was lost in the raid on Japanese steel works at Anshan, Manchuria. Command headquarters report seven enemy fighters shot down, ten probably destroyed, eleven damaged, with most bombers accounted for. Direct hits reported in the target area.
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Washington
War Department
Anshan
Manchuria
Twentieth Air Force
Roosevelt Bets On Germany Collapse Hidden Date
President Roosevelt and British Ambassador Lord Halifax made a private wager on when Germany would surrender. Halifax refused to reveal any dates, arriving from the White House in good spirits after a discussion on Europe’s war progress and the upcoming Quebec conference.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Lord Halifax
Germany
Europe
Quebec
Halifax
Over 300 Robot Bomb Sites Captured in Northern France
London report states that more than 300 flying-bomb sites have been captured in northern France by Allied forces. Reuters correspondent Charles Lynch, filing from Canadian 1st Army headquarters, reports the development.
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London
France
Reuters
Charles Lynch
1St Army
Two Boys Die in Souvenir Rocket Explosion
In Delaware City Delaware two brothers aged 11 and 9 died when a live rocket shell they found on a Fort DuPont range exploded in their yard. The boys collected shell remnants for a basement museum and hid the weapon before it exploded.
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Delaware City. del
Sept
INS
Delaware Ies
Ft. DuPont
John Webb Jr
Henry
Thier
Siegfried Line Reinforcements Suffer Heavily
U S Third Army reports heavy casualties as Nazi reinforcements attack Siegfried line near the Moselle. Allied forces under Lieut Gen George S Patton push toward Metz amid improved weather, with American pilots and ground troops delivering strong attrition to German defenses.
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U.S
Moselle
Metz
Romanian peace terms public in London and Moscow
The Turkish radio aired alleged armistice terms imposed on Romania after talks in Moscow. Key points claim Bessarabia and Bukovina would return to Russia, Russian troop passage and transport would stay under Soviet control, Romania would pay an indemnity, some territory might stay unoccupied for military use, and the Vienna Award would be recognized as unjust with Soviet support for Transylvania claims.
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London
Moscow
Romania
Juliu Maniu
Bessarabia
Bukovina
Russia
Transylvania
Burial Planned for Former Senator Reed
Former U S Senator James A Reed died in Alpena at 82 after acute bronchitis. His body was taken by train to Kansas City for funeral and interment with wife Mrs Reed and physician Dr E H Bower accompanying.
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Alpena
Mick
INS
U. S
James A. Reed
Kansas City
Marines Ready to End War Quickly Say Saipan Victory Has Shown Strength
Washington dispatch quotes Lt. Gen. Holland M. Smith saying Marines can take anything from the Japs and are eager to finish the war. He notes Marines are fit after rest and that Saipan proves Japan’s threat is overrated, as he urges ships and air power for new landings.
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Washington
Saipan
U. S
Holland M. Smith
Fleet Marine Forces
Pacific
Marianas
Smith
Waiting for the War to End The Call to Duty
A wartime letter urges perseverance at work as Allied victory remains distant. The speaker, Arthur Mometer, anchors readers to duty despite ongoing conflict and hopeful weather, stressing continued effort until Japan surrenders and peace is declared.
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James L. Kilgallen
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Saarbrucken
By Charles A. Smith
PA Newc
Daily Weather Report
Red
Tolukhin
International News Service
Capitol Hill
Bushfield
R S. D
Leo W. O'Brien
SN. S
Philippine Group
Frank Robertson
Michael Chingo
Gen. Eisenhower
John E. Lee
M. S
Yap and
Richard V. Haller
Stockholm
Sweden
Norway
Yank
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Hitler
Pierre J. Huss
Arthur Mometer
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