German plan to bomb America from sea reported
A Stockholm dispatch to the London Daily Mail says Germans are concentrating submarines and surface ships with robot bomb platforms in Norway for raids on the United States. They reportedly intend to launch jet propelled V-1 bombs against New York Philadelphia and inland towns from offshore decks.
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End of World Scene Precedes Yank Attack
United Press war correspondent describes a massive Allied bombardment across German countryside near Aachen. Over an hour of heavy air and artillery fire, 2600 bombers and hundreds of guns pound the area as American tanks and troops push forward. German resistance persists in fortified towns while medical crews render aid amid the assault.
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CIO approves expanded Political Action Committee plan
The executive board of the Congress of Industrial Organizations voted to retain the political action committee and to present a resolution at the CIO zonal convention. The plan expands the PAC to include state county and local groups and aims to elect fair minded public office candidates without mandating member assessments. Hinman noted unfrozen funds will be used for immediate PAC needs and financing will be determined by the executive committee.
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More Leftists in New Firm Cabinet
Stockholm reports a new cabinet under Premier Juho Paasikivi includes leftists and wartime leaders who helped cover the 1939-40 Soviet winter war. Observers see it aligned with expectations and potentially more cooperative with Russia, replacing Erho Castren who led after Hackwell illness. Karl Enckell becomes foreign minister, with other Castren ministers retained.
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Rains Slow Yanks on Leyte as Pacific Raids Continue
Tropical rain hindered the Leyte offensive while forces 900 miles southeast seized Mapia islands. American air raids sank 16 Japanese ships in Manila Bay and targeted Bonin Volcano airfields. MacArthur reported Pagan and Bras islands secured with mop up underway, Japanese warnings and rail advances noted in Kwangsi Province with Ishan fall near Liuchoy.
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Short Rations for Striking Prisoners
About 300 Italian prisoners of war at Fort Crook and in Omaha have joined a sit down strike over assigned jobs. They will be kept on a restricted diet as discipline for continuing the strike, according to Seventh Service Command.
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Timeframe Seen for Russo Japanese Pact Fate
Washington observers say the five month window is decisive for the Russo Japanese pact. Russia faces five months to decide denouncement or automatic prolongation to April 25, 1951. Officials refrain from predicting Russia’s exact stance as Moscow has recently begun commenting on Japan after silence on the Far East war.
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Draft Dodger Nabbed Here
Federal officers arrested Paul Houser after he refused army service following a pre induction physical. He worked in the radio department at Montgomery Ward and, moved from Minnesota to Fayette County for draft processing, then began toward West Union before returning to work and pledging noncombatant Jehovah’s Witness beliefs. He is the first draft evader picked up in Jarrett county.
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Gillette Campaign Expenses In Iowa Senate Race
Gillette campaign expenses reported to the Secretary of State totaled 587,?08 with receipts listed. The candidate, Des Moines upstate Senatorial contender iGuy Al Gillette of Cherokee, was defeated by Gov Bourke B Hickenloope in the general election today.
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Peace riots in Reich reported
Swiss travelers report German women staged peace demonstrations in Mannhein over the weekend, suppressed "bloodily" by gestapo and Nazi guards. Earlier reports said 21 people were hanged in Cologne for protests. Dispatches say Germany faces its gravest military crisis as HimmCher allegedly succeeds Hitler, with arrests of officers and a drive to quell defeatism. Generals Fromm executed in Berlin. letters and threats rise as St Naziled walls grow with anti Hitler inscriptions. Continued on Page Seven.
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Roosevelt urges winter action on peacetime draft
President Roosevelt said Congress should act this winter to set one year of peacetime service for 18 to 23 year olds, with debate over whether it should be military. He noted uncertainty about women’s inclusion and contrasted with civilian programs. Catholic bishops and five peace groups opposed permanent conscription, urging delay until after the war to gauge international conditions.
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Carter Ace News Commentator Dead
Harold H Boake Carter 46 renowned as a top American news commentator died from cerebral hemorrhage shortly after a daily radio broadcast He began in journalism with the London Daily Mail after RAF service in WWII came to the United States in 1920 work at Tulsa World Mexico City Excelsior Philadelphia Evening Bulletin and Philadelphia Daily News His BBC like clipped British accent made him a popular voice in radio news.
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Smith Colorful Senator Ellison D Smith Dies at 80
LYNCHBURG SC UP Sen Ellison D Cotton Ed Smith 80 colorful south era statesman dies of heart disease at Tangiewood Plantation a few weeks after finishing his sixth Senate term Celebrated 80th birthday Aug 1 a month after losing renomination to John D Johnston Known nationwide as Cotton Ed Smith served 28 years in the Senate and left a controversial legacy advocating white supremacy states rights and king cotton
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Bond Drive Plans for C G W Here Amid Payroll Deductions
Committees outline Sixth War Loan Quota of 263 875 for the Chicago Great Western. Payroll deduction rates vary by department with notable percentages in motive power store and car departments. Officials in Chicago set the quota and highlighted needed additional amounts for each unit to reach the target.
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Bradfield Son Missing in Action in Navy Mystery
Mr and Mrs William A Bradfield receive a telegram from the Chief of Navy Personnel stating their son William B Bradfield Seaman Second Class U S Navy is missing in action. Close relatives awaiting word include his three sisters Mrs Chas Erwin of Mexwood Pearl Bradfield Army Air Corps Nurse stationed in Miss Ruth Bradfield of Marwood and one brother Leen at home.
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Marwood
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Iowa War Vote Returns Show 68 Percent Ballot Return
Des Moines reports indicate 69,669 ballots mailed to servicemen and women and 37,352 returned in time to be counted. Total ballots received numbered 69,896, with 230 fewer counted due to discrepancies. Fayette County issued 691 ballots, 436 returned by November 6.
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Allied drive reaches Cologne plain road hub 11 miles east of Aachen
American forces push two miles into the Cologne plain center of Gressenich as Patton’s 3rd Army advances toward the Saar coal region. The Rhineland offensive sees heavy fighting near Stolberg and Aachen with tank duels, mine fields, and several Siegfried Pillboxes captured while air bombardment softens German defenses.
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Military Rites for Senator Brookhart
Former Senator Smith W Brookhart, aged 75, who died after a long illness, will be buried here today with full military rites. The Rev Carl W Klein of Web ser Grove Mo and the Rev Fred E B Miller of Washington will officiate as interment follows at Mount Hope cemetery. Brookhart served nine years in the senate and died at Whincle veterans hospital in Arizona.
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