Allied Fifth Army presses Naples hills amid fierce day night assault
In North Africa on September 25 Allied forces under Lieut. Gen. Mark W. Clark assault toward Naples. Fifth Army supporters smash up Kalher hills with heavy artillery while German tanks and strong emplacements resist. Allied air units down Junkers-52 transports as evacuation planes suffer damage. British Eighth Army advances along Adriatic coast toward Molfetta. Casualties are heavy for the Axis, with about 2,000 German prisoners captured since Salerno landing.
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North Africa
Mark W. Clark
al- Men
Fifth Army
Ts Why
Onko
Naples
Corsica
Eta
Tunisia
Sicily
Clark
Vesuvius
Pompeii
Salerno
Eighth
Adriatic
Bari
Molfetia
London
Maly
Tyrrhenian
Eighth Army
Montgomery
Altamtura
Balkan Battle Grows in Yugoslavia War
Stockholm reports Svenska Dagbladet that a full scale operation is under way against German and Nazi satellite troops in Yugoslavia with about 180 000 Allied commanded soldiers. Berlin says Germans rush reinforcements to Dalmatia while Yugoslavian forces hold mountain positions in Bosnia Serbia Montenegro Dalmatia the Croatian coast and Slovenia Istria.
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Stockholm
Budapest
Svenska Dagbladet
Yugoslavia
Berlin
Napis- Mary
Bosnia
Serbia
Montenegro
Dalmatia
Croatian
Slovenia
Istria
Post War Plan Meeting Slated For IRD War Loan Effort
Young people are invited to the second in a series of postwar planning meetings held Sunday in the W. C. A. club rooms. Capt. George L. Zorn, assistant chaplain of the Third Army headquarters at Fort Sam Houston, will lead the discussion. About 25 men and girls attended the previous session.
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George L. Zorn
Third Army
Fort Sain Houston
Child Hit by Car Receives Bruise Treatment
Alice Pearazine aged 6 of 230 Pear Walk was struck by a car driven by Frances W. Schuringer of 107 Yorkshire Place at 8 pm Friday in the 200 block of Pear Walk. She was treated at Brooke General Hospital for bruises.
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Alice Pearazine
Pear i Walk
Frances W. Schuringer
Yorkshire Place
Pear Walk
Brooke General Hospital
Bus rollover injures 19 near El Dorado
A crowded Mt. Holly school bus overturned fourteen miles west of El Dorado injuring a woman driver and 18 grade school pupils. Also noted is a USO dance by the Red Rangers at the Bath division, first appearance Saturday at the Crockett Street USC club, sponsored by the girls service organization.
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EL Dorado
Ark
Mt. Holly
Here
Red Rangers
Bath
Crockett Street
USC Club
Girls' Service Organization
Jap Losses Biggest in China Raid
Fourteenth United States Air Force headquarters in China reports the Japanese suffered heavy losses in a raid on the Hankow area. The attack involved 27 bombers with 15 shot down, seven destroyed, three damaged, and two Zero fighters destroyed. U.S. fighters claimed several Zero escorts shot down or damaged while two P-40s were downed with the pilot safe. The week’s operations targeted Hankow shipping, rail yards, and targets of opportunity, with no U.S. planes lost.
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United States Air Force
China
Daps
Edgar Gienn
Og Ghent
Clatre
Glenn
U. S. A. Alf
Hankow
Fourteenth
Yangtze
Gloria
Nampings
Werudert -Ammuni
Siunweiyao
Livkiang
Naval Auxiliary
Nanking
Glenn Sii
De Gaulle and Giraud Feud Over Corsican Campaign
NBC correspondent Don Hollenbeck quoted reliable sources in Algiers reporting a heated clash between Generals Henri Giraud and Charles de Gaulle over Corsica. De Gaulle allegedly sought Giraud’s removal as commander in chief, criticizing Italian involvement and claiming Corsican patriots acted without either leader’s interest. Giraud reportedly dispatched a battalion to Corsica, triggering accusations of a coup attempt.
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New York
Sept. V-Y
Algiers
Don Hollenbeck
NBC
Henri Giraud
Charles de Gaulle
de Cruille
Corsica
de Gaulle
Giraud
Hollmberk
Te Gaulle
Allies Take Finschhafen Airfield in New Guinea Advance
Allied headquarters report the Finschhafen airfield in New Guinea has been captured from the Japanese. Australian forces advanced about three-quarters of a mile from the town, opening a base 75 miles from New Britain’s key bastion. The drive grinds on with air cover and long-range fighters moving into Gasamata and Rabaul corridors, while B-25 and Mitchell bombers hit targets across the island chain.
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Southwest Pacific
Finschhafen
MacArthur
New Guinea
New Britain
Lae
Cape Gloucester
Gasmata
Rabaul
Salamaua
Ting
Mitchell
Benuinris
Seb
Kimbe Bay
Rabatl
Lae-Salamaus
Mitchells
Markham Valley
Tae
Ragit- Suma
Lag
Nazis Burn 2 Greek Towns in Reprisal
Cairo dispatch reports Greek sources saying Germans killed patriots in Messenia and started a reign of terror after replacing Italian troops. Reprisal actions include gathering hostages and allegedly burning the villages of Aetas and Rodaklno.
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Cairo
Messenia
Aetas Fad Rodaklno
Ana
British Cabinet Shuffled Beaverdocked Back In London
Lord Beaverbrook returned to the British cabinet as privy seal after a 20 month absence to aid post war planning. Sir John Anderson becomes chancellor of the exchequer, Richard Law rises to minister of state, Viscount Cranbourne stays in Dominion affairs, Clement Attlee continues as deputy prime minister, and R G Casey takes a state role in the Middle East.
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London
Lord Beaverbrook
Jord
Churchill
Beaverbrook
Downing Street
John Anderson
Council
Vust
Sir Kingsley
Wood
Kingsley
Joan
Richard Law
Foreign Office
Law
Hot Springs
Viscount Cranbourne
Fortresses raid German seaplane rescue drama near Halifax
U S Fortresses chased a Junkers Dornier seaplane near the North Sea and Halifax as RAF crews tried to rescue German fliers. An exchange of gunfire ended with the Dornier shot down and the crew picked up by a rescue launch while a second Dornier was pursued. The incident occurred amid wartime furor over anti freeze rule relaxations and factory fuel policy.
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U.S
England
RAF Halifax
North Sea
Sohem
Gertign Dornier
Forteses Santé
Dornier
Junkers
Piso
Ths
Washington
Fere
Halifax
Forturas
O¢land Dornier
War Production Board
Greeks Serbs Plot Fight on Nazis in Greek Yugoslavia
Greek and Serbian guerrilla forces plan joint action against German communications and troop concentrations. Three Andaris leaders met Allied Middle East officials and will soon meet with Gen. Draja Mihailovic or representatives in Yugoslavia to coordinate tactics.
Hungarian Actress to Wed Sailor in War Loan Tie
Eva Gabor, 22, Hungarian actress, and Charles Isaacs, boatswain, announce their engagement and planned wedding next Monday. It will be his first marriage and her second after divorcing Dr. Eric V. Drimmer, Swedish psychologist, last year.
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Tos Angeles
Pi— Eva Gabor
Hungaria
Charles Isaacs
Srie
Eric V. Drimmer
Hitlers Victory Hopes Fade After Smolensk Loss
German high command acknowledged a major defeat as Smolensk fell back toward Moscow. Kiev and Raslavl were reported lost or under threat. Red Army advances near Kiev and Dnieper fights intensified. Evacuation measures sped up, and fighting continued around Smolensk and in northern sectors as Germany reeled.
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Raslavl
Smolensk
Ukraine
Kiev
Russia
Baltic
Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia
Hitler
Europe
Berlin
Dnieper
Ernst von Hammer
Mazi International Information Bureau
DNB
von Hamner
Uneahs
Lake Ladoga
Leningrad
Murmansk
Cherkasi
Stalingrad
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Hector
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IRD
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