Allied Air Triumphs Signal Big Pacific Move
The report from Washington notes a major Allied air victory in the Pacific. Between October 12 and 25 Allied daylight raids on Rabaul destroyed 378 to 475 enemy planes and sank 130 ships, with vast losses crippling Japanese air power in the Southwest Pacific. Analysts predict subsequent advances toward Truk and possible landings toward the southern Philippines as MacArthur and Halsey prepare operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark U Woodward
U. S. Navy
My International News Service
Washington
INS
Rabaul
Bolomons-New Gales
Pacific
Anvaul
Japan
Solomons
Southwest Pacific
Jap- Bo
Rubsul
Daval
Trahant
Bystermulic
Godas
Kiska
Breen Tempo
Alfred
Habanow West
New Britain
Burra Snd Malaya
Meir
South- West Pacific
Truk
Pearl Harbor
Dap
Marshall and
Caroline Islands
Tokyo
MackArthur
Admiral Halsey
Choiseul Island
North Solomons
Oh Mono
Sirlng Islands
Treasury Group
Choisel Les
Bougainville Island
Mono
Stirling
Hoursinville
MacArthur
New Guinea
Allied
Philippines
Obert
Marshail
UD Aea An
Stast Corresponsen
U. S
Alliea
Niger
Isle
Choiseut
Choisen
Mono 13
Pete
Mozart
Treasury Islands
Choiseul
Buin
Kehili
Kara
Bougainville
Chelsea
Tennaps
Almed
Buk
Bexar Population Set at 412 000
Texas city growth noted with San Antonio and Bexar County reaching 412 000 in war ration book records. Census report compares to 1940 figures, highlighting shifts amid national war mobilization and demographic changes in the region.
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Bexar
Texas
San Antonio
Bexar County
Bureau of the Census
Washington
Italian Patriots Fight Nazis in Northern Italy
Northern Italy saw renewed clashes as patriot forces battled German units with Yugoslav aid. A Harj radio broadcast reported 30,000 Italians harassing German supply lines in Trento province while Verona witnessed a 24 hour battle.
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London
CNS
Italy
Algiers
Venice
Reuters New
Harj
Marshal Badogno
Trento
Verona
Transport plane crash leaves fourteen dead in training
CAMP MADGRALL Oct. 90 Aboard an army transport plane during a routine training flight fourteen persons were killed and four wounded seriously in the crash, according to officers. The incident occurred during a split training exercise and is being investigated.
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Madgrall
W. C
Invasion Era Air Raids Rattle London and Cherbourg
Bombing and air raid alerts disrupt Cherbourg docks and Maupertus airfield area as RAF fighters escort Spitfires Typhoons and Boston formations. London experiences an 877th war alert with ack-ack bursts and damaged homes. two enemy planes shot down and two hospitalizations reported.
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Argue OS Borshe
Honne
RAF
White Bid
Boston
Ghbt
Assauls
Cherbourg
Maupertus
London
Thames
Mountain Climbing Course For Japanese Troops Opens
New York dispatch reports a five day training meet by the Japan Athletic Association to teach mountain climbing to Japanese troops. Instructors from Toyama army school will lead lessons on traversing slopes, long distance climbing, and lifting heavy loads from an expert viewpoint. The program follows lessons learned from combat in Salomons New Guinea and the Aleutians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Salomers
New Guinea
Aleutians
Japan Athletic Association
Tokyo
Ivan
Toyama Army School
Ttig
The
Athletic Association
Jee
Randolph Fliers Killed In Plane Crash Near Base
Two Randolph airmen died when their routine training flight crashed about three miles north of Randolph Field at 10 05 Saturday, Public Relations announced. Lieut Tall Nerheim of Minneapolis Minnesota and Lieut Warren Oppity of Milwaukee Wisconsin were identified as the officers.
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Wo Strand
Randolph Fields
Tall Nerheim
Felvert
Nerheim
Minneapoliz
Minn
Warren
Oppity
Rost H. Oppite
Milwaukee
Wis
155 Towns Taken in 22 Mile Drive
Moscow reports a Soviet steamroller advancing up to 22 miles toward Crimea with over 199 populated places captured and thousands of German troops killed. The drive includes heavy fighting near Krivoi Rog and Nikopol, with German reinforcements and counterattacks described as beaten back.
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Moscow
Russia
Crimea
Dnieper
Dniepropetrovae
Krivni Rog
Nikopol
Nogalsk
Azov
Genichesk
Goor
Grimea
Askapya
Schorsk
Dnicgropetroyek
Krivoi Rog
Mikopol
Folbukhin
Perekop
Askanya- Inova
Perekog
Allied invasion threats rise as 350 ships meet at Gibraltar
A Nazi report claims three Allied convoys totaling 350 ships met at Gibraltar, while observers note preparations for a possible Allied landing in Italy north of Rome. The piece cites German and neutral analyses, highlighting Mediterranean buildup, Corsica deployments, and the unreliability of radio reports amid strategic uncertainty.
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United States Fifth Defense Line
Italy
Mondragone
Tyrrhenian
DNB
Gibraltar
Nazi Secret Service
America
North Africa
Sicly
Rome
Teason
Thaly
Btockholm
Mediteranean
France
Corsica
Major Attacks Reported In Italy By Allied Forces
Allied forces launched major operations along the Italian mainland with the Eighth Army advancing near San Salvo and Montemitra while British units captured Mondragone and Pietravirano. American and other Allied units pushed toward Rome flank positions as Genoa bombardments targeted railyards and steel works.
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London
Rome
Eighth Army
Reuter
Algiers
Mount Massico
Italy
Regia Canal
Mondrigone
Pietravair~ano
Eighth
Montemitra
Trigna
San Salvos
Adriatic
Irigno
Fit
Genoa
Chasseto
Dewib Grnog
Pires
Ansaldo Steel Works
San Giorgio Instrument Factory
Grossetonan Shailing
R. A. F. Wellington
G. B.S
Ibid
Ttaly
Vattintrong
Tas
Mondragone
W. Clark
Fifth
Aegirhenean
Gancelin
Clark
Raviscarina
Pietravairano
Volturno River
Caput-Rome
Pitt Lermy
Massico
Capital Route
Stalin Hosts Dinner for Hull and Eden at Kremlin
Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin hosted a state dinner at the Kremlin on Saturday night for U S Secretary Cordell Hull and British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden. The gathering marked the first time Hull and Eden dined with Stalin and followed a conference of Anglo American Soviet talks in Moscow. Officials suggested an announcement of the conference results could be imminent. The dinner continued Stalin’s routine of hosting foreign visitors after talks in Moscow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
INS
Joseph Stalin
Kremlin
Cordell Hull
Anthony Eden
Stalin
Hull
Fden
Two Naval Fliers Die In Crashes Near Sunflower Ala
ENBACOLA Oct 30. One naval flier was killed and another narrowly escaped death when two planes collided near Sunflower Alabama. Lieut Jack L Brown of Tallequon Okla killed while Cadet B L Glack parachuted to safety. JACKSONVILLE Fla Oct 30. Death of Ensign Doorell Smith 21 USNR of Denver Colo in plane crash Friday was announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enbacola
Sunflower
Ala
Pensacola Nova Air Base
Jack L. Brown
Talle~quan
Okla
B. L. Glack
Jacksonville
Pia
INS
Ensign
Doorell Smith
USNR
Denver
Colo
Weather Forecasts To Be Issued For Public Use
The Weather Bureau announced forecasts identical to prewar releases will be published for newspapers and radio beginning Monday at 7 p m CST. Restrictions since December 1941 were eased after a censorship review, allowing broader weather details to aid public use amid current conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Weather Bureau
Office of Censorship
United States
W. Reichelderfer
Brazilian Catalina sinks U boat off Cabo Frio
A Brazilian Catalina flying boat returning to base at Rio de Janeiro was riddled with bullets but credited officially with sinking a Nazi U-boat off Cabo Frio, northeast of Rio. The co pilot was slightly injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
Cabo Frio
Rio de Jairo
Smuggled Letter Claims Anti Hitler Peace Move
A purported letter smuggled from Germany alleges high level anti Hitler sentiment and calls for peace negotiations. Dutch and British authorities questioned its authenticity while the Netherlands OWL agency reported the claim, noting it may be distributed to discredit peace efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etter
Germany
Ithereich
Nether
Janda Mews
Erich Foch
Prussias
Genletter
Te- Action
Reich
New York
Koch
Holland
England
Netherlands
The
OWL
San Antonio Area Weather Forecast Keeps Warm Trend
Forecast for San Antonio and vicinity shows a warm Sunday with minimal temperature changes along the coast. The western portions remain near warm levels with light or no significant cooling expected. The outlook notes mild breezes and continued dry conditions across the region.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Texas
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Dragisha Vasich
Secretary of the Navy
Fennx
Howston
Harris
Dallas
Fort Worth
Tarrant
Austin
Travis
Hnox
Tomgram
Green
Bell
Willacy
Webb
Cameron
Randolph Fliers
Lower
Berne
Stockholm
Aftontidningen
Ses
Vaesteres
Bwerlen
Quoia
3. G. Oestreicher
Foreign Eidlier
Ttaty
Eisenhower
Mediterranean
Oceue Pled
Sicily
Gerald
Diepps
Eden
Weadher Om Tare
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