East Prussia Evacuates Eydtkuhnen as Russians Press Front
Berlin radio reports Soviet forces and 500 tanks breached East Prussia reaching the town of Eydtkuhnen, the first major German border town abandoned. The drive aims at Insterburg and a broader break-through with heavy units moving from Finland and Estonia.
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London
East Prussia
Eyditkuhnen
Berlin
Eydtkuhnen
Insterburg
Red Army
T Own
Germany
Schirwindt
Eydkuhnen
Finland
Estonia
Ivan D. Cherniakovsky
Shirwindt
Kalvarija
Lithuania
CBI Roundup Defends Stars Over Seas Tour Criticism
The army newspaper refutes film stars Ann Sheridan Joe E Brown and Paul de Goddard for shortening overseas theater tours. It notes Sheridan ate the best food everywhere and that Brown was in the China Burma India theater as contracted but short of days. It asserts Goddard completed 44 of 60 days and canceled part of her tour.
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New Delhi
CBI Roundup
Ann Sheridan
Joe E. Brown
Paulce Goddard
Miss Sheridan
CBS Roundup
New Devil
CBS Rounup
Brown
Mentaserel
Battlefront
China
Military objectives attacked by American bombers in Germany
A thousand or more American heavy bombers attacked strategic targets in the Mainz Ludwigshafen and Mannheim area of southwest Germany today. The raid focused on important military objectives with broad coverage over the region.
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London
Mainz
Ludwigshafen
Mannheim
Germany
All Formosa Air Force Centers Are Levelled
Maj. Gen. Curtis Lemay, head of the U S 20th Bomber Command, announced that recent Superfortress raids on Formosa have levelled all major Japanese air force repair, assembly and modification centers on the island. He said the destruction should curtail Japanese aerial operations in the South China Sea area.
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U.S
West China
Curtis Lemay
U. S. 20Th Bomber Command
Formosa
East China
South China Sea
Nazis surrender on Santoria Island to British cruiser Ajax
The German garrison on Santoria Island north of Crete surrendered to the British cruiser Ajax. Allied authorities announced the capitulation after the island’s defenses fell.
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Rome
Santoria Island
Crete
Sea
Candia
Ajax
Alhed
Leaders Fall as Stocks Go Quiet in New York Trade
In New York trading at noon on October 197, rails and specialty stocks drew modest bids while many market leaders declined moderately amid tight profit cashing signals.
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New York
Radio Tokyo Claims Delayed Invasion and Great Navy Victory
Japanese radio commentators reported that American ships were knocked out by Japanese naval and air forces delaying the anticipated invasion of the Philippines by at least two months. The high command said the invasion began one day later and claimed a great navy victory near Formosa as October 20 approached.
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Prewa
Philippines
MacArthur
Great Navy
Formosa
Ney
Radio Tokyo
High Command
Casualties Since D Day Reach 174780
Washington reports World War II western front casualties from June 6 to October 3 totaling 174 780. Combat deaths 29 842 and wounded 130 227 with 14 711 missing. Navy figures rise as part of updated totals.
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Washington
United
Air Force
War Department
Seventh Army
France
Hurricane Threatens Atlantic Coastline
A severe tropical hurricane, having struck Florida’s west coast and moving toward Jacksonville, prompted warnings from Daytona Beach to Cape Hatteras. At 10 am winds were forecast at 60 to 80 mph with no reported deaths locally, while Cuba saw earlier casualties and vessel losses.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Daytona Beach
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Jacksonville
Weather Bureau
Daytona
Cuba
Same Amount Christmas Goods For This Year Washington
Christmas shoppers will find about the same amount of goods in department stores this year as last. The Federal Reserve Board said stocks at the end of August were one per cent above a year ago in dollar value, but Commerce Department officials saw this as a small decrease in actual quantity due to price rises. Retail stocks as a whole were about the same in value as last year, with quantity somewhat lower.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Commerce Department
Two Great Strategic Keys Needed By Allies
Allied victory in Europe hinges on rapid use of Antwerp and Warsaw to crack German defense. Clearing Antwerp approaches remains top Western front priority to enable a swift push to Berlin, while Soviet activity around Warsaw shapes a broader 1944 grand offensive.
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Europe
Sixes Philadelphia Soldier Reunion in Oct 1947
James D. Sin, one of the six Six boys in the armed forces, is home on furlough in Philadelphia in October 1947. Four of the other Six are in the Army and the sixth is a sailor.
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Philadelphia
Cow Found Alive in Cesspool Near Mt Airy
A missing Holstein owned by Ralph Beck near Mt Airy was found alive in an abandoned cesspool on adjacent property after two weeks. The cow crawled out through a straw filled hole and a makeshift door, weighing about 900 pounds, with no injuries. Authorities were asked to discontinue searching.
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Ralph Beck
Mt. Airy
Sheriff's Office
Seattle
Cesspool
Beck
Recks
More Peaks Captured by Fifth Army Troops
Rome. Oct. 148 Fifth Army troops have captured several peaks and villages in the southern approaches to Bologna. The Fight Army forced a bridge head across the Pisatello river north of the Bologna Rimini highway in the Adriatic sector. The bridgehead east of Cesena was gained against strong German opposition. Indian troops of the Eighth Army captured Acquarola and Rover sano in the foothills south of Cesena.
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London
Venlo
Maas
Meuse
Halland
Antwerp
Holland
Breskens
Schelde
Aachen
U. S
First Army
East Prussia
Rhine-Ruhr
Associated Press
Second Army
Miles C. Dempsey
Venray
Amerika
Duisburg
Ruhr
Berlin
Dempsey
Maass
Venray- Amerika
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Venray-Deurne
Deurne
Rome
Fifth Army
Bologna
Fight
British Take Tiddim Base in Western Burma
British troops advancing into western Burma have captured the Japanese base at Tiddim. Allied headquarters says the base was used in the April invasion attempt on India. British forces pushed south after driving the retreating Japanese from Imphal toward the south along the escape route. The fate of the Tiddim garrison was not disclosed.
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Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Burma
Tiddim
India
Bithh
Tidding
Imphal
Tidsim
Fence Removal Ordered Over Ith Street Across Property Line
Aldermen told owner to remove or revert fence that crosses East Ith Street, citing overstep onto city line. City attorney expects a negotiated settlement with neighbor who fenced property to keep cows from straying. Board to plan fire protection updates and water line eliminations while approving a backfill tamper and a water connection at Fishing Creek cabin.
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Oiv
Board of Aldermen
Attormey EL
Austin James
James
T Board
Adomiant
W. Raymond Walter Oitas
Jesse Brightwell
Tokyo Report Hints Landing On Suluan Island In Leyte Gulf
Tokyo radio quoted by Domei and aired by Blue Network reports American landings in Leyte Gulf near Suluan Island as U S forces invade the central Philippines. The broadcasts claim carrier forces and heavy naval bombardment with Japanese forces intercepting near Mindanao Luzon and Samar.
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Leyte
Samar Islands
Philippines
Tolyo
Tokyo
Suluan Isle
San Francisco
Blue
Mindanao
Luzon
Associated Press
Japanese High Command
Leyte Gulf
Federal Communicattions Commission
Domei
Suluan Island
Manila Radio
Manila and
Clark Airfield
Imperial Headquarters
Suluan
Douglas MacArthur
U.S
Pacific
Philippine Islands
Lauzon
Pacific Ocean
Philippine Archipelago
Gulf
Manila
Samar
Leyte Istana
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Hitler
Russia
Fern AG
Agayan
Sular Se
Bullibarchipelac GS
Tiddim Base
Western
Tokyo Radio
United States
Pacific Fleet
Marc A. Mitacher
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Tame
Int
Pinland
Fifth Fleet
Raymond Spruance
Taiwan
Federal Communications Commission
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