Russian Armies Smash At Nazis In Baltic States
Four Soviet armies push relentlessly to wipe out Nazi forces in the Baltic region. Gvorov reports Leningrad Army driving in a two pronged advance 44 miles on a 75 mile front. Narva area sees a deep thrust while Valga and Riga sector yield hundreds of towns captured. This multi front offensive threatens encirclement of large German forces.
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Baltic States
Moscow
Baltic
Leonid A. Govorov
High Command
Leningrad
Estora
Red Army
Tartu
Lake Peipus
Tartu-Tallinn
Narva
Gulf of Finland
Ivan I. Maslennikov
3Rd Baltic Army
Valga
Rigi
2Nd Baltic Army
Savac
Druliena Tymermaki
Ergli
Lizmums
Urieksty
Riga
Ivan D. Bagramian
First Baltic Army
Jelgava
Mitava
Armistice Terms Transform Finland Under Soviet Demand
CAPTAIN JOHN H. CRAIGE reports that Finland accepts stern Soviet armistice terms seen as a death warrant for the republic. Unofficial 23 points include expelling Nazi allies, placing the Finnish army under Russian command, and isolating Finland from the outside world for two months or more. Continued on Page Two.
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John H. Craige
Finland
Russia
Europe
American Bombers Hammer Davao Area in Philippines
American heavy bombers pounded Jap air fields, defense and supply installations around Davao with 120 tons of bombs Gen Douglas MacArthur reports. Despite bad weather there was no aerial interception and minimal anti aircraft fire over Susa.
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Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea
Philippines
Davao
Susa
Evidence Mounts That Hitler Still Holds Whiphand
Report from Third U S Army Headquarters notes Hitler maintains control at home amid Nazi propaganda in the army and aggressive purges of dissidents. Observers doubt the generals hold real power as Himmelrer’s agents execute mass dismissals and potential coup threats loom.
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Hitler
U. S. Army
Reich
Thefuehrer
Heinrich Himmler
Allied Troops Move To Aid Glider Forces
Allied forces and glider troops push to relieve paratroopers after British Second Army and American airborne units capture an intact Nijmegen bridge over the Waal. Official confirmation from Eisenhower headquarters notes joint assault and a potential turning point as German resistance stiffens.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Waal
Rhine
Nijmegen
Holland
Brussels
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Second Army
Arnhem
Paper streamers on street streamers
A paper streamer from a football game drifted down East Washington Street and tangled in a tree at Countyline and Washington while workers resurfaced the street. Community urges proper tying of recyclables for the Saturday salvage collection. A Kiwanis member notes many people misinterpret red and white canes for visually impaired individuals and still ask questions about their meaning.
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Washington Street
Countyline
Washington
Kiwanis Club
Daily Weather Report Summary for 24-Hour Period
United States weather statistics show a max temperature of 82 and a min of 57 with .10 inches of precipitation and a river stage of 43 feet for the 24-hour period ending at 9 a.m. today. Figures for the same date last year show a max of 76, a min of 33, and no precipitation.
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United States
Brest Left in Ruins After Battle This Fall
Brest reports from Brest indicate more than 35 000 prisoners taken by the Americans in the battle for the fortress. Military cemeteries around Brest are filled with German graves as surrender ceremonies took place in a plaza named for President Wilson. The city lies in ruins with burned shells lining streets, yet French plans to rebuild are already under way.
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London
INS
Brest
Exchange Telegraph Company
President Wilson
Polish Paratroopers Dropped on Warsaw
London dispatch reports Polish paratroop commandos were dropped on Warsaw by Allied planes. DNB News Agency cited the plan as carried out with the operation occurring as World War II actions continued in the city.
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London
Warsaw
DNB
Marines Press On On Peleliu Front Against Strong Japs
Marine forces push forward on Peleliu island amid heavy resistance as tally shows 7 045 Japanese killed there and 600 on Angaur by the 81st division. Americans seize field guns and machine guns while eastern shore gains reduce enemy resistance to near zero.
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Pearl Harbor
U. S
Peleliu Island
Palau
Pacific Fleet
Peleliu
Angaur Island
Dewey Plans Two California Speeches Tonight and Tomorrow
Governor Thomas E. Dewey travels aboard the campaign train toward San Francisco and Los Angeles for two major nationally broadcast speeches to win California's 25 electoral votes. He spoke after a 24 hour train ride from Portland and prepares for a key stop in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Thomas E. Dewey
California
Civil
Los Angeles
Dewey
Portland
Ore
Oregon
GOP
Oklahoma City
Albany
Japanese Forces Seize Lung Ling Reach Near Kweilin
Radio Tokyo reported by NBC that Japanese forces captured Lung Ling and are 19 miles from Kweilin. The bulletin indicates advances in southern China as World War II coverage continues.
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New York
Seupt
Radio Tokyo
NBC
Lung Ling
Kweilin
Stimson Reports Invasion By Air Split Nazi Flank
Secretary of War Stimson said Allied airborne invasion has split the northwestern Nazi defense near Berlin and created a new striking power threat. He noted France has 457,000 prisoners and American casualties total 337,743 through Sept. 6 with 64,468 killed, 177,235 wounded, 48,725 POWs, and 47,315 missing.
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Washington
Stimson
Berlin
Siegfried Line
France
Brest
Third Army Battles Heavy Nazi Resistance Near Luneville
Allied infantry under Lieut. Gen. Patton pressed one mile east of Luneville toward Nancy as German shells rained down. Dieuze counterattacks and panzer use marked fierce fighting while American forces report destroying 53 tanks that day, with 29 earlier. Farther north and around Metz heavy artillery and tank actions continued against German defenses.
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U.S
France
Third Army
George S. Patton, Jr
Luneville
Nancy
Dieuze
Metz
Thionville
Moselle
Charge Finland Not Living Up To Armistice Terms
Izvestia the Soviet government organ says Finland delays peace terms and refuses to disarm or hand over remaining German troops after Sept 15. It claims Finnish authorities help Hitlerites withdraw and notes Red Star reports German troops still in Petsamo.
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Moscow
INS
Izvestia
Toagay
Finland
Red Star
Arctic
Petsamo
Russia
French Scientist Arrested Over Robot Bombs In Nancy
Paris dispatch reports Georges Claude, noted French scientist and industrialist, arrested at Nancy on charges of inventing robot bombs used by Germany and facilitating mass production for the Nazis. He allegedly worked against the Republic before the war and lent his enterprises to the occupiers.
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Paris
INS
Georges Claude
Nancy
Claude
Republic
Fate of Janice Graham Goes To Mercer Jury
Five women seven men at Mercer County Court began deliberations on the three slayings at the Everitt Wilson dairy farm. Janice Graham, 21, faces first degree murder charges amid testimony about alleged relationships with Everitt Wilson and William Morell. Defense argues she is not a killer and Morell coerced or framed her.
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Janice Graham
Mercer
International News Service
Everitt Wilson
George H. Rowley
Donovan Henry
Janice
William A. Morell
Helen Wilson
Katherine Wilson
Everitt
Robert McKay
Morell
T. A. Sampson
Allied Forces Push Toward Rimini Port in Italy
Allied Eighth Army troops along the Adriatic coast reach within 2000 yards of Rimini port as Fifth Army widens the Gothic line breach above Florence toward Firenzuola. Canadian and Greek forces help break German positions near San Lorenzo and San Fortunato Ridge amid heavy rain and counterattacks.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Italy
Adriatic
Rimini
Mark W. Clark
Fifth Army
Florence
Firenzuola
San Lorenzo
San Fortunato
Ceriano
Fortunato
Henry Maitland Wilson
Albert Kesselring
Gothic Line
Futa Pass
Pietrasanta
Camaiore
Congress to recess from today until mid November
Senate and House adopt resolutions to suspend sessions from this afternoon to November 14 or 15 as Congress heads into a seven week recess. Assurances say unemployment compensation for federal employees will be addressed in separate postwar legislation upon reconvening. President Roosevelt expected to critique delayed action but unlikely to veto the bills.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Roosevelt
White House
Barkley
Europe
Two Trainmen Die In Coast Wreck
Two trainmen died and five were injured after a head on collision between two local freight trains on a single track Northern Pacific line about 15 miles south of Olympia. The wreck marked the third railroad accident in western Washington in three days on the Puget Sound to Grays Harbor route.
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Seattle
Wash
Olympia
Washington
Northern Pacific
Puget Sound
Grays Harbor
Deaths of Domenick Rouzzo and Paul Cullinan Listed
Two death notices appear for Domenick Rouzzo aged 14 months of 101 North Wayne Street and Paul Carthage Cullinan aged 27 of 643 Line Avenue Ellwood City.
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Domenick Rouzzo
North
Wayne Street
Paul Carthage Cullinan
Line Avenue
Ellwood City
Scheiberling Is New Legion Head
Delegates at the American Legion national convention elected Edward N. Scheiberling of Albany New York as national commander after supporting subjugation of Germany and Japan and endorsing a postwar United Nations security body. John Steel of Illinois stepped aside with the unanimous vote.
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Albany
N. Y
American Legion
Chicago
Germany
Japan
World Security Organization
The
United Nations
Big Edward N. Scheiberline
John Steel
Trinois
Allied raid hits Sumatra railway depot
A Southeast Asia command communique reports carrier based planes attacking northern Sumatra with Barracuda torpedo bombers and Corsair escorts. The Sigh railway maintenance depot was destroyed, about three quarters ruined, with only one aircraft not returning.
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London
INSI
Sumatra
Southeast Asia Command
Sigh
Nijmegen Bridge Captured Intact
The Brussels BBC correspondent reports the Nijmegen bridge captured intact by Allied forces. The assault involved American airborne troops and British troops securing the bridge with a rapid thrust behind German defenders. Heavy fighting continued around Nijmegen as the victory was secured with no demolition of the bridge.
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London
INS
Brussels
BBC
Nijmegen
Second Army
Canning Season Promises Bounty and Hard Work
The verse describes jars of tomato and grape juice, pickles, jam, apricots, corn, cherries, peaches, beets, and other produce turning into preserved foods. It notes the labor of canning in fall with washing jars and peeling and hints at hot weather turning cooler, 82 degrees.
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Natalia Renes
By Frank Robertson
Morotai Island
Halmaheras
Morotai
Moluccas
Haroekoe
Laha
Ceram
Langoan
Celebes
Pierre J. Huss
Charles A. Smith
PA Newc
Daily Weather Report
Marines
Richard V. Haller
I. N.S
Gov. Dewey
Secretary of War
Port of
James L. Kilgallen
N.S
Gls
Maginot Line
Coney Island
Nal
Washington Report
Bulletin
William Theis
1. N.S
Scheiberling
Legion
By Saul Pett
Arthur Mometer
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