Allied Forces Press Corsica Seizure and Naples Demolitions
Allied sea and air power surround Corsica cutting off 12 000 German troops as Bastia nears capture. Bombardments near Solenzara and advancing Fifth and Eighth armies push 10 to 15 miles, with Naples docks set ablaze and ships destroyed as German demolition crews wreck harbor facilities. American bombers hit routes and shipping in the Naples area while air forces also strike targets in Greece and Crete.
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Associated Press
Corsica
Bastia
Solenzara
Nevies
Naples
Europe
Daily War Bulletin
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Acerno
Sa Jerno
U. S
Fifth Army
Avigliano
Ginosa
Salerno
Ginosa Iles
Taranto
Eisenhower
Adriatic Sea
Middle East
Eleusis
Athens
Greece
Maritza
Rhodes
Maleme
Crete
East African Troops Reinforce Ceylon Base
A large force of East African soldiers arrives to reinforce the British naval base at Trincomalee under Lieut. Gen. Harry Edward Wetherall. Veterans of the East Africa campaign join the garrison on Ceylon, strengthening defenses south of India.
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SoLouse
Ceylon
East Africa
Harry Edward Wetherall
India
Los Angeles Garbage Dept Overhaul Demanded
An editorial blasts Los Angeles for penny pinching that worsens health risks as the garbage system fails. It cites full dumps, inadequate incinerators, and trucks wearing out while workers salvage items from waste at no payroll cost, urging householder disposal of yard waste to ease the load.
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San Antonio
Exposition Grounds
Garbage Department
Hein Faces More Garbage Trouble at Exposition Park
San Antonio Park Commissioner Henry Hein warned that military authorities are encroaching on 27 acres of Exposition park used for garbage disposal. Guards blocked city trucks on the tract and the army seeks extra space and access to the ledge for dumping near Menger creek. The issue was referred to the city attorney for study. Fort Worth councilman Malvern Marks plans to refuse the new 60 cent monthly garbage collection fee added to the water bill and will seek court action to protect service.
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San Antonio
Henry Hein
Exposition Park
Wednesay City
Hein
Menger
Army Project
Army
Exposition Grounds
Houston Street
Artesia Avenue
Menger Creek
Fort Worth
INS
Malvern Marks
Marks
J Court
Axis Rumor Ties 36th Division to Fifth Army Fight
The War Department rejected rumors that the Texas National Guard based 36th Division is heavily engaged with the Fifth Army at Salerno. It cited statements by General Mark W. Clark that Fifth Army losses were not excessively high and that the situation was not as dire as some reports suggested.
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Washington
War Department
36Th
Texas National Guardsmen
Fifth Army
Salerno
Italy
Texas
Department
Mark W. Clark
Clark
Red Drive Crumbles Nazi Front
Stalin announced Poltava fell to a Russian offensive pushing into White Russia near Gomel. Soviet radio claimed troops enter Gomel direction as German front from Smolensk to the Caucasus collapses. Poltava, 90,000 population, last major stronghold guarding the northern Dnieper approach. 9200 Nazis killed, 864 towns captured, Demidov stormed with 8000 killed. Kiev nears as three Soviet columns approach the capital. Anapa seized. Kerch strait contested. War loan plant resumes after B 25 crash. three dead, one critical.
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Russia
Poland
Moscow
Smolensk
Kiev
Ukraine
Orel
Caucasus
Poltava
Dnieper
Kharkov
Red
Demidov
Ino
Stalin
Pereyaslav
Kiry
Anapa
Kerch Strait
Crimea
Million Yanks Reported in Africa
The Vichy correspondent of the official Spanish news agency reported that the American army in North Africa totals 1,000,000 men and that the British have 500,000 in that theater.
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Madrid
INS
Today
North Africa
Nazis Fire On Rome Civilians Quelled Disturbances
An Algiers broadcast quoted in the London press said German occupation authorities in Rome opened fire on civilian demonstrators in the streets to quell disturbances. The report ties to the 73rd War Loan coverage from London dispatches.
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Rome
London
INS
Algiers
RAF massive raid hits Hannover and France targets
British air forces carried a fourfold strike on Hannover and Nantes with RAF bombers, American Marauders hitting Conches and Emden, and RAF raids on Vannes- Meucon and Berlin Bastard. The Hannover attack damaged rubber industry amid heavy fires, with 26 bombers lost and the operation completed in about 30 minutes.
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London
Europe
Reich
Hannover
Nantes
France
Air Ministry
Britain
Ministry
Emden
Germany
Oldensburg
Bremen
Vannes- Meucon
Berlin-Bastard
Evereaux-Fauville
Paris
Conches
Continental Gummiwerke
Hull
R. A. . Fliers
Dunlop
Monthiron
Bay of Biscay
Y Nantes
Atlantic
Crucifix Moves Toward Honor Roll at Glen Cove Church
Hundreds of worshippers gathered at St Rocco's Catholic Church in Glen Cove New York after a 20 foot crucifix atop a marble base reportedly bent toward an honor roll of service men. The Rev Dante Del Fiorentello called the movement phenomenal though weather warping the wood is possible.
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Glen Cove
N. Y
St. Rocco’s Catholic Church
S. T
Dante del Fiorentello
Lieutenant Evans of San Antonio Fights Tanks at Salerno
Lieut. George Evans of San Antonio led a detachment on the Eboli Battipaglia line after a 100 hour siege, holding high ground against German armor and infantry. Other soldiers recalled the brutal fighting as tanks crushed trenches and men stood firm, with continued shelling and close combat along the Gulf of Salerno beachhead.
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George Evans
San Antonio
Fifth Army
Italy
INS
Eboli-Battipaglia Line
Theodore Klein
Jackson Heights
Eboli
Battipaglia
Gulf of Salerno
Leo Bishop
Canyon City
Colo
Lieut
Joseph Driscoll
Dorchester
Mass
John Smith
Astoria
L. I
Waverly Avenue
Rm Evans
Oklahoma
Jack Bloomer
Ardmore
Italy Campaign Pleases Stimson
Secretary of War Stimson said the Italian campaign was progressing and Nazis may be driven from Corsica. He noted broad Allied success across fronts, expected further troop deployments, and that Italian civilians and some troops aided the Allies while many Italians welcomed Allied forces. He said the Italian effort helped accelerate Germany's retreat in Russia.
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Washington
INS
Stimson
Corsica
Secretary Knox Visits King At Buckingham Palace
Navy Secretary Frank Knox was received at Buckingham Palace by King George VI in London on September 23. Prime Minister Churchill also called and stayed for lunch.
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London
UPI
U. 8 Navy
Frank Knox
Buckingham Palace
George VI
Churchill
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Glenn L. Martin- Nebraska Company
Fort Crook
E. D. Walborn
Merle Walborn i
Enid
Okla
Elmer Murphy
Army Air Force
Martin
James J. Leach
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Africa
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Brole
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S. A
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