8th Breaks Into Po Valley After Capturing Rimini
Ex bootlegger Waxey Gordon, also Irving Wexler, described surplus war commodities as a "swell thing" in testimony to the Senate war investigating committee. He denied racketeering and said he has two firms. Mayor LaGuardia urged reforms to curb illicit access to surplus materials.
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Senate War Investigating Committee
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Consolidated Industries, Inc
World Wide Mercantile Corporation
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LaGuardia
Albert T. Fahye
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New York City
Waxey Gordon" Wexler
Rimini Seized as Allies Break Gothic Line in Italy
Allied forces capture Rimini and advance along the Gothic line reach Pietrasanta near Pisa. American Fifth Army drives toward Lucca and Pietrasanta while Brazilian troops push north. German divisions suffer heavy losses, signaling a major shift in the Adriatic front.
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Pisa
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Lucca
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Capture of Wuchow Verified by Japanese Forces
The Associated Press reports Japanese forces captured Wuchow the port on the Siang river in eastern Kwangsi province about 180 miles west of Canton and 170 southeast of Swatow. British and Chinese patrols advance in Burma and along the Yunnan front. Population in New York's lower east side shows a 50 percent decline since 1805.
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Kwangtung
China
Burma
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Mandalay
Hopin
Myitkina
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Yunnan
Kovine
New York City
Lower East Side
Dumps Hit 600 in Brest Shelter Die
A French survivor recounts a disastrous explosion at an ammunition dump inside a shelter in Brest. He says 600 people including 600 German parachutists Todt workers and French civilians perished when shells hit the dump as Allied troops closed in. The shelter housed laborers and the mayor and a countess among the dead.
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Granada
Tir Hall
Caution Urged After Parking Lot Thefts In Downtown
San Antonio detectives warned Alto operators to park cars more carefully after five vehicles were stolen in 24 hours from the downtown area with keys left in ignitions. Victims include Benny F Schaffner Jr and Scott Toothaker among others. a wife’s suitcase containing clothing was also stolen from Carlos Cardona’s auto on Tonoya Street.
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Ad Cael Heinrich
Choe
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Funnels
Scott Toothaker
Mission
Alvin ©. Movcross
Regina Street
Letty Rust
Bowers Walk
W. BP. Yeary
Young Ace Peterson Aims at Jap Air War Return
In New York on September 22 INS reports Lt Col Chesley Gordon Peterson, famed fighter ace and Ninth Air Force veteran, on leave with wife Audrey Boyes. He predicts Allied air superiority will shorten future battles against Japan, while noting German buzz bombs and jet fighters pose limited threat. He plans Army school at Leavenworth and may seek Pacific assignment after studies.
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