Secret instruments aid B 29s in target strike on Japanese plants
The Associated Press reports B 29s used secret instruments to locate targets through clouds, bombing the Omura aircraft factory in Kyushu, plus key Shanghai and Nanking ships and storage sites. One plane missing, at least two enemy planes shot down, seven probably destroyed, eleven damaged. The strike involved a large force operating from China bases with three targets of vital wartime importance. overcast skies limited observable results.
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Washington
China
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Kyushu
Nanking
Shanghai
Tientsin
Manchuria
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Air Force
20Th Air Force
British eighth army gains near Forli press report
Allied troops halted just outside Forli at the Haraldine canal facing strong German defense. Snow flurries and heavy drifts hinder communications as German positions along the Montone river and Cast Tocaro hold. Indian divisions seize Monte Budrialto east of Faenza road amid patrols and artillery exchanges.
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Associated Press
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Eighth Army
Forli
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Montone
Cast- Tocaro
Desert Air Force
Fifth Army
Bologna
Monte Budrialto
Faenza Road
Japanese General Hints Allies May Invade Java
Dutch press quoted Lieut. Kamakichi Harada commander of Japanese forces in Java saying the Allies might invade Java to turn the tide of war. The report circulated via Batavia radio and was relayed by Aneta, the Netherlands news agency.
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Elbourne
Australia
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Harada
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Netherlands
Aneta
Batavia
France Gains Advisory Group Role In Peace Plans
Churchill in Paris seeks restoration of France as a first rate world power. The Big Four invite de Gaulle government to full membership on the European Advisory commission to shape postwar peace and security amid talks with the French provisional government.
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Turk Envoy Dies In Washington
Mehmet Munir Ertegun 61 longtime Turkish ambassador in Washington died after a heart attack suffered 12 days earlier. President Roosevelt sent condolences praising his integrity and spirit. Ambassador Robert Van der Straten Panter of Belgium becomes senior diplomat in Washington.
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Washington
Mehmet Munir Ertegun
Turkey
Inanu
Roosevelt
Ertegun
Robert van der Straten Panther
China to welcome foreign airlines after war at ICAO meet
China outlined postwar aims to join global air travel and open skies to foreign operators on a non discriminatory basis. Kia Nguai Chang, former Chinese minister, said China will rebuild domestic services and develop regional links before expanding worldwide. He backed an international aviation authority with strong technical powers, aligned with U S views.
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James J. Strebig
Associated Press
Chicago
China
United States
Kia-Ngau Chang
Chang
Weather Outlook for Virginia Weekend
A weather note reports considerable cloudiness and cool conditions into Sunday, with Monday turning fair and warmer. Local temperatures show low values on Saturday morning and higher readings by Saturday afternoon. At 9 p.m. the thermometer reads around 39 to 42 degrees.
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Virginia
Roosevelt Holds Wide Lead With 3.1 Million Margin
President Roosevelt leads Governor Dewey by 3,099,284 in unofficial returns from most precincts. Major party totals show Roosevelt 24,333,663 and Dewey 21,234,379.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Thomas B. Dewey
Dewey
Attack On Budapest Renewed As Soviet Drive Advances
Soviet forces pushed southeast toward Budapest within 43 miles and struck within 11 miles of Mis kolc as they widened a wedge between German defenders. They seized Ujszasz rail junction and Draszladany near the capital while threatening to encircle Budapest from the Danube.
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London
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Miskolc
Hungary
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Szolnok
Draszladany
Pely
Berlin
Danube
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
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Herosalonta
Stil
Veles
Patton closes on Metz in decisive ten mile sweep
Allied forces push toward Metz with Patton guiding a multi division advance southeast of the fortress. American bombers fly 700 sorties as German resistance tightens around the citadel and surrounding approaches near Saarbrucken.
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Austin Bealmear
Associated Press
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Paris
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Aachen
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Major Bong Reaches 36 Aces In Philippine Skies
Major Richard Bong shoots down two more Japanese planes over Ormac boosting his confirmed total to 36 as he faces some of the war’s toughest aerial foes. The Associated Press reports the Leyte airbase broadcast the milestone.
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Richard Bong
Leyte
Philippines
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International Soundphoto
Associated Press
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Paptur
Pacific Carrier Strength Doubling in Western Pacific
Rear Admiral George D. Murray reports the U. S. Pacific Fleet will soon operate twice as many carriers in the Western Pacific as six months ago. The fleet can field about 1,000 planes, with all aircraft and pilot losses replaced after battles near the Philippines. Japanese losses are rising, with reports of heavy air battles and favorable U. S. ratios.
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Memory Lane to Open November 19 in Raleigh County
Raleigh County plans a memory lane with native and Norway maples planted along U S 19-21 to honor local World War II servicemen and women. The Beckley club will plant the first tree November 19 at 2 30 p m near Scott Field airport, with two dollar trees available through club members.
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Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
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Raleigh
Servce
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Woman's Army Corps
California
Beckley Business and Professional Women's Club
Snow ‘Thornton Florist Shop
Beckley
Helen Granilla
Harper Road
Colin
McLuckey
Dexter Avenue
2000 American Planes Batter Reich Austria
Allied air forces launched a large strike over Germany Austria and Czechoslovakia in bad weather. 700 heavy bombers struck oil plants steel works and bridges while 450 escort fighters protected them. German defenses claimed limited resistance as the raid unfolded with warnings of approaching enemy formations.
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London
Berlin
India
Heligoland Bay
Germany
Eighth Airforce
Sweden Protests Nazi Declaration Over Baltic Threat
Sweden lodges a formal protest with Germany after Berlin declares the Baltic Sea and Bothnian Gulf a war area where ships may be attacked without warning. Stockholm warns consequences will be held against the German government as the move endangers Swedish interests.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
Sweden
Legation
Berlin
Baltic Sea
Bothnian Gulf
Hud
Allied naval air victory halts Japanese Leyte reinforcements
Carrier aircraft destroyed an entire Japanese convoy of four transports and six destroyers near Ormoc Bay, limiting the second Leyte reinforcement attempt in three days. Adm. Nimitz notes 13 Japanese planes shot down, while seven Allied planes were lost. Ground forces advance south of Cariguna as American and Filipino troops tighten grip on Leyte.
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Marlen Spencer
Associated Press
MacArthur
Philippines
U. S
Third Feet
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Leyte
Douglas MacArthur
Malaya
Ormoc
Cariguna Bay
Ormoc Bay
1St Cavalry Division
Carigura
24Th
Nazis Report Use Of New V-4 Tank
Berlin radio said the V-4, a German wireless controlled tank, has gone into action as reported by CBS. In France, American troops faced rockets weighing about 12 to 13.5 tons, with several landing in a single American sector over two days. The rockets are long about 45 feet, weigh roughly 13.5 tons with nine tons of fuel, and carry almost a ton of explosives in the warhead.
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France
Western Front
U.S
Ex Reporter Spends Night In Battlefield Ambulance With FFI Unit
Former Register reporter John C. Hodel describes a night in an improvised battlefield ambulance near Belfort France with the American Field Service unit. He recalls moving from Riviera areas to a quiet town of Bletterans and Gray as they waited for orders while the war pressed on.
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