Yanks Press Leyte Drive Amid Air and Naval Strikes
American forces push toward Leyte as carrier and land-based aircraft strike Japanese ships and bases in the Western Pacific. Mitscher says Task Force 58 has reduced Japanese naval power while warning for more shipping. North Leyte advances near Pinamungan as air patrols disrupt routes and a Burma airfield raid is reported.
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Ay Sue Assacis
Jaws
U. S
Pacific
Leyte
Marc A.ffitscher
Mitscher
Japan
Avwir Saida
Western
Marianas
Balpan
Maripans
Three Youths Hurt in Bexar County Road Crash
A late Friday night crash near Edgewood High left three youths injured and one driver jailed. Anderson and injured Edgewood players Charles Hate and James Lee Hime suffered serious and head injuries, with Malcolm Watson and others treated for minor wounds. One pedestrian, Juan Garcia, was struck and died later, while the driver faced charges for failure to stop and intoxicated driving.
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Quentin Andereon
Gommisstoney
Sam TH
Anderson
Ceralvy Street
Aranke General Hospital
Palo Alto
Edgewood High. Com
Charles Hate
Dever Hole Yard
James Lee Hime
Darby Street
Fourih
Malcolm Watson
Capples
Algo
Dedgewood
Edgenoa
Potect
Manur
Guadalupe
South
Trinity Streets
Juan Garcia
al Jean
Robert B. Green Hospital
Campaign Hits Home Stretch
Campaign reports the presidential race entering a final stretch with Roosevelt and Dewey slated for major nationwide addresses. Roosevelt to speak in New England from Boston’s Fenway Park, while Dewey follows with a Madison Square Garden rally. Both vie for crucial electoral votes as Truman Bricker campaign tours unfold in their states.
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Dewey
Ewalt
White’ House
New England
Boston
Fenway Park
Bop
CBS
NBC
Blic
Madison Square Gale
Muon Alk
Massachusets
Conneclicut
My. Roosevelt
Bridgeport
Hartford
Comn
Springield
Mass
Worcester
Wilsh
Hudson Valley
Harry S. Truman
Joly W. Bricker
Jils
Truman
Bricker
Ohio
Brickel
Philadelphia
America
Nazis Retreat From Greece as Allied Push Advances
Fragmented report states German forces fully cleared from Greece with retreats into Albania and Berbia in face of Allied advance. British forces pursue along the Vardar valley while Germans destroy bridges to delay. Partisan headquarters claim patriots push toward Skopje near the Greek border.
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Greece
Sali
Rome
Ilghts
Isl
Berbia
Albania
I Podest
Lake Prespa
Actos
Vardar
Serbias Chy
Skanije
Allies on Po Battle in mud slows advance in Italy
Rome dispatch says the Battle of Italy announced today has produced Allied casualties since Cassitt a May 9. The Po front remains stalled with patrols and light clashes as Allied commander General Harold Alexander reports German guards from May 11 totaling 494,000 casualties.
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Rome
Italy
Cassitta
Ex-Duce Visits Site Of Own Grave in Forli Italy
A Polish officer whose unit recently captured Predapple in the Forli sector of Italy visited the chapel at Assolni in Aur where Mussolini’s mother father and son Branoere are buried. The officer quoted a priest saying Mussolini looked very aged and depressed. A tenth grave at the chapel is intended for Mussolini himself.
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Rome
Predapple
Forli
Italy
Record of Bong Led Aces in Leyte Airbase Action
The 49th fighter group of the Far Eastern Air Forces, led by Maj Richard J Bong of Wisconsin, downed 32 Japanese aircraft and destroyed a long motor convoy near Ormoc. Other aces and crews described strafing tactics, while the 24th Division on Leyte captured a fortified pillbox with a bulldozer assault, reporting 1,300 Japanese killed and eight American losses as the Leyte valley drive continued.
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Leyte
P. I
49Th Fighter Group
Far Eastern Army Air Forces
wnsta_ America’s
Dee
Richard J. Bong
Poplar
Wis
Ormoc
Mad. Thomas
B. Maguire
Bate Antonia
Richard Bergholz
Associated Press
Ghiates Mekiray
Bhreveport
Ming
Shen LE
Leyte Valley
Lient
G. H. Chapman
Evanston
Wyo
Allies Gain on 500-Mile West Front
Allied reports from London describe gains along a broad front as American and Allied forces push toward the Roer and Rhine. Advancing units seized small pockets, captured Ospel, reached near Groonwood, and extended bridgeheads over the Maas while pressuring German defenses and securing river lines.
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London
Armec
Jopal
Berlin
Eisenhower
Garmany
Aachen
Schmidt
Dn Thik
First Army
Tast
Roer
Rhine
Aimerleany
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Meuse
Vivo Bulge
Holland
Ader Lou Peps
Yne
Willems Canal
Negerweert
Ospel
Groonwonl
Uwe
Vento
Atarle
Willemstad
Termlin
Moerdijk Bridge
Breda
Mie
Mark River
Walcheren Island
Schelde
Antwerp
Viissingen
Flushing
Westkapelle
Vu.b
Third Army
Reherry
Vaxain
Rectonville
Baccarat
University of Texas faculty push Rainey return amid board clash
In Austin the UT faculty voted unanimously to support Dr Homer B Rainey and urge the regents to reinstate him after his dismissal. Dr Painter resisted a permanent presidency and Rainey, in San Antonio, said he remains connected as professor of education, awaiting relief from duties.
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Austin
Elie Fate
Rainey
The
BELL
University
Fn San Antonio
Len C. Haynes
Board of Regents
Haynes
Regents
Dr. Rainey
San Antonio Rotary Chuir
Ingerferoppe
Ada
Beard
Air Production Again Cut 5 Percent
Washington reports a 5 percent cut in next year's air production plan, lowering a target to about 7,000 planes from 100,000. The shift reflects ongoing losses in air combat and a reorientation to Pacific-focused aircraft. October output fell, while some larger transports and bombers see stepped-up plans. naval cargo ships and transports show improved October delivery.
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Washington
Pacific
J. A. Krug
Afrevatt Production Board
Widow fires on prowler near home in Reid county
The widow of a man named as aland scatened fired four times at an intruder in her yard along Wredericksburg road late Friday. The prowler fled toward a back fence. deputies found a rifle and blood in the area. The wounded man sought medical treatment as hospitals were watched.
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Mars
Fulton
Aland
Innjon
Rio Lyaces
Wredericksburg Road
Germans Fall Back as Budapest Struggle Blooms Near Capture
Reports from Reuters and a Berlin desk describe German and Hungarian defenses near Budapest collapsing under fierce Red Army pressure. Encirclement moves threatened the capital on the Danube east bank as thousands fled toward Vienna. Captured Hungarian leadership reportedly routed outside the city. heavy losses claimed around the Danube tributaries. The battle for Budapest loomed as a decisive blow with Soviet forces inching closer to the capital and potential invasion of Hitler’s homeland. In a separate item, 19 year old Rano Rivas was stabbed in a city street altercation and refused to name his assailant.
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Apo
Asuras
Budapest
Retk
Iself
Ted
Graat
Elf
Damnibe
Vienna
Hed Star
Agia Remy
Garmaty
Red 7
Pest
Huda
Sthey
Flint
Red Army
Hitler
Rano Rivas
Mercedes Street
Triniity Street
Fiia City
Belday
Bus Reappears After Vicksburg Abandonment
A Greyhound bus that vanished from Vicksburg station Thursday night was found abandoned on a roadside near Camp Van Dorn. Police believe it was borrowed by a person who missed the last train from Vicksburg.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Greyhound
Vicksfar
van Dorn
Hungary Capital Once Two Cities
The article traces the history of Budapest formed from Buda and Pest. It notes ancient roots in Roman times, Magyar invasions, and Slavic settlements. It states modern Buda founded long ago, with Budapest uniting in 1872 as Hungary’s political, commercial, and intellectual center.
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Buda
Pest
Hungary
Budapest
Umpary
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