Texas Coast Awaits Hurricane
A severe tropical hurricane with winds near 100 mph hovered in the Gulf 180 miles east of Corpus Christi. Forecasts said it would cross the coast in the Freeport to Galveston area and cause strong winds from Texas to New Orleans. Evacuations, Red Cross mobilization, and public buildings opened to shelter evacuees as warnings urged ongoing precautions.
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New Orleans
Avegia
Gulf of Mexico
Corpus Christi
Saja
Freeport-Galveston
Agansag Pass
Texas
Louisiana
Ue Tehfer
Weather Bureau
O'Connor
Vermilion
Cameron Parishes
Red Cross
Port O'Connor
Lake Iles
Lake Charles
New Orind
Port O'Connor Canons Pass
Nazis Reel in E Russia as Dnieper Front Tightens
Soviet reports claim German lines collapse along the Dnieper toward Kiev and Smolensk as Red Army advances wedge toward the river. Bryansk fall and Briansk area capture open a path to White Russia and Smolensk while redoubles push 130 towns gained with about two thousand German dead.
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Moscow
Hitler
Bryansk
Kiev
Red Army
Azov
Ossipenko
Briansk
Bezhits
Red
White Russia
Smolensk
Vitebsk
Minsk
Poland
Miss America 1943 Declines Swim Suit Photo Pose
Miss Jean Bartel of California, 19, holder of the Miss America 1943 title, refused to pose in a bathing suit in New York on September 18 as she prepares for a million-wide band tour and cites lack of time for frivolous pursuits.
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New York
iMiss Jean Bartel
Couple Rescued From Precipice At Palos Verdes
SAN PEDRO Calif Sept 18 A man and a woman were treated in a hospital after coast guardsmen soldiers and sheriffs deputies rescued them from a cliff two days after they fell. The injured are K M Aitken a Los Angeles truck driver with two broken legs and Mrs Lee Gloria Schuck 23 Wilmington with a broken right leg and possible broken back. They slipped while walking along the cliff Thursday afternoon and fell 50 feet to a ledge then slid 60 feet to another ledge before Aitken crawled to the bottom and collapsed. Rescue crews took them to a hospital by improvised stretcher and coast guard boat.
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San Pedro
Calif
K. M. Aitken
Los Angeles
Lee Gloria Schuck
Wilmington
Sit Oey
Thie
Palos Verdes
Aitken
Mrs. Schuck
Aitkeir
Sher- IC
Allied capture of Lae signals pivot toward Philippines
Allied forces seized Lae New Guinea after a 12 day drive aided by heavy air strikes and jungle assaults. MacArthur said with God's help we are making our way back. Australians entered Lae's control tower as air power pummeled defenses and a large enemy force perished or fled north.
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Southwest Pacific
Lae
New Guinea
MacArthur
Philippines
Lee
Inia
Solomons
Pacific
Salamaua
Jao
Bougainville
William F. Halsey
Slsigen
Repr Ang
Solomon
Munda
Mar ' Oan
Bonds Pass el Million Bonds Pass el Million
Bexar county's war bond drive nears completion as total subscriptions exceed 11 000 000 toward a 20 000 000 goal. County Chairman Williamson says small buyers are contributing heavily while nationalities groups hold rallies countywide. The Syrian Lebanese community reports 34 000 subscribed in bond activity.
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Bexar County
John D. Williamson
Hheadquar
Allies tighten Salerno bridgehead as Germans retreat
Allied forces push inland from Salerno as German troops withdraw from the south to central Italy. Capri and Elba fall to the Allies, with North Africa based planes striking Rome southward and Italians surrendering on Elba. Elba’s capture signals growing Allied air and ground pressure near Naples and Salerno.
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North Africa
Salerno
Selaing
Bay of Naples
Onr
Naples
Italy
Prorida
Navles
Irud
Ponts
Elba
Corsica
Napoleon
Rone
Beeling
Sir
Senmicht
Cir
Rome
Sclerne
Adriatic
Inter-Nazt
Stockholm
Zurich
Aftontidningen
Brauner
Pola
Igch
J Adriatic
Brazanville
Equatorial Africa
Fuse of Revolt Burns In Balkans
The fuse of revolt is sputtering in the Balkans as President Roosevelt appeals to Romania Hungary and Bulgaria to rise against Nazi domination. A violent outburst is seen as likely, with Finland also mentioned. The hour appears near for a possible Anglo American thrust, and revolution could pave the way for invasion led by Allied forces.
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Washington
Balkans
Roosevelt
Rumania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Finland
Europe
Congress
Hitler
He Maitland Wilson
Col
Uprisings Grow as Nazis Use Dive Bombers in Balkans
London dispatch reports Yugoslav partisans expanding through Dalmatia with heavy fighting near Split Ogulin and Knin as Nazis deploy dive bombers to dislodge guerrillas from Split and nearby Sofin. Guerrilla coordination alleged between Tito and Mihailovich leaders. Russian officers reportedly aiding Yugoslav operations.
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London
Balkans
Adriatic
Split
Italy
Fiume
Susak
Ogulin
Knin
Dalmatia
Yugosslav Ministry of Information
Sofin
WELP
Stockholm Aftontidningen
Yugoslavia
Alles
Dra Mihailovitch
Josip Tita
Berlin
Albania
Berlin Target in Non Stop Attacks
London dispatch reports Mosquito bombers bombing Berlin for the third straight night while Allied forces mount widespread air raids along the southeast coast toward Dieppe. American fighters and Fortresses hit Brittany and French ports including Nantes, La Pallice, and Modane with ships and lighthouses affected. reports note evacuations and alleged German destroyer loss as photos document possible hits on three large ships.
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London
PLR
AY PF
Berlin
Dieppe
Chhannel
Strangooort
Brittany
Novi
Nantes
Modane
Fi. A. PF
la Pallice
France
Germain
Baruch Plan Wins Support for War Plant Labor Pool
Washington September 18 Congress considers Bernard Baruch proposal to budget and pool manpower for war plants. The plan aims to solve shortages and avoid a general draft by prioritizing workers for essential equipment makers. Truman and Byrnes back exploring voluntary pooling to avert compulsory manpower legislation.
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Washington
Congress
Bernard M. Baruch
Baruch
Ilwar
Byrnes
Lombor
Serlecin
Vandenberg
Chinese Trained By 0.8 in Burma
New Delhi reports American trained Chinese troops selected for physical and mental ability have undergone fire baptism in Burma theatre and passed muster. Most were transported from China and brigaded with veterans evacuated from Burma. Officers say the force is a closely trained unit, capable of soon attacking in Burma after overcoming English obstacles. Those in action inflicted substantial injuries on about 200 Japanese in northern Burma.
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New Delhi
Indinj
China
Burma
Chines
Borns
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Associated Press
Ea Constructive Force
Iy Hsey Fublahibe
Genet
Russia
Beauty
Lae Falls
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