357 Planes and 40 Jap Ships Hit in Manila Toll
Tokyo reports air attacks on the Philippines by seaborne US planes. Admiral Nimitz claims 357 Japanese planes, 40 ships and six small craft destroyed. Ground facilities damaged. Mitscher’s task force suffered 15 airmen and many planes lost. Halsey’s fleet credited with heavy enemy losses in the Central Pacific. Chinese defenses report Japanese advances halted in Yunnan lengthy Burma road campaign.
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Associated Press
Tokyo Radio
Fhippines
Nimitz Sain
Japan
Manila
Nonits
Vola
Nimitz
Adm
Marc A. Mitscher
Tokyo
Ting
Cebu
Legaspi
Philippines
Mashara Hommes
Tokyo Weekly Economic Review
Ly Jnfg AG
Chichi and
Taha
Bonins
Valosans
Marcus
Admiral Halsey
Third Fleet
Harbor
Crussey
Halsey
Marshal Harbor
Palau
Singapore
Yarrison
Prlelly
Chungking
Pingka
Yunnan
Burma Road
Canton
Kweilin
Alfied
China
Chuanhsian
Omranger
La Guardia Considered for General Post in Italy Armistice
Washington September 25 reports President Roosevelt will consider New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia for appointment to the Allied Centre commission for Italy. La Guardia would likely be named brigadier general in the army if chosen. The commission oversees Italy’s compliance with the armistice terms.
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Washington
Roosevelt
F.H. la Guillia
New York
Allied Centre Commission
Italy
la Guardia
Heanny
Sint Italy
INS
Eisenhower
Germany
BBC
American Broadcasting Station In
Europe
ABSIE
Fifth Army Breaks Gothic Line Near Bologna and Reaches Fo Valley
Allied dispatches report American Fifth Army smashing the Gothic line and driving northeast toward the Bologna area within twelve miles of the Bologna Rimini highway. Eighth Army faces heavy resistance north of the Po valley while Brazilian troops and Canadian corps advance along Italian fronts.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Bologlia-Rimin
Via Aemilla
Po Valley
Eighth Army
Broad Plains
Italy
Hin Anpiatic
Clark
T Firenenmunta
Monte la Fine
Della Croce
Monts Cucca
Polaris
Fo Valley
Florence
Bologna
Lombardy Plain
Prato-Vernilos Castle- Nona
Apennines
Marshal Kesselring
Federer Grande
Willes
Rimini
New Russian Drive On Prussia Looms
Moscow reports a major Soviet push nearing East Prussia with Riga under pressure as flanking forces threaten German garrisons. Cherniakhovsky’s troops probe East Prussia while air forces mass for a possible decisive strike. Romania and Russia push into Hungary and Romania, signaling wide-front action across Eastern Europe.
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Prussia
Moscow
Red Army
Riga
Junker
Aanivenland
Estonis
Gogorov
Leningrad
Gulf of Higa
Balkic
Bidiski
Cherniakhovsky
Balle
East Prussia
French interior forces urged to join French Army
London dispatch reports French forces of the interior seeking incorporation into the French land, sea, and air services. Lieut. Gen. Joseph Tierre Koenig underscored their wartime service as justification while acknowledging possible image confusion and undecided issues about officer equivalence and pay.
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London
Interior
Ministry of War
Pars
Joseph Tierre Koenig
Kounig
Paris Dispatch
Weather Outlook for San Antonio and East Texas
Forecast shows partly cloudy conditions for Monday afternoon and night into Tuesday. Maximum temperatures around 86 degrees in East Texas with scattered showers possible in the extreme south portion Monday afternoon.
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San Antonio
Vielatty
East Texas
Not Enough Japs to Shoot At Ace Business Hits New Low
Fifth Air Force in the Southwest reports 777 Japanese aircraft shot down by Ace pilots, but a shortage of Japs hampers new ace counts. Capt Homer laments the lack of enemy planes as pilots struggle to reach ace status. Top aces include Maj Thomas McGuire and Maj Jay Robb with 21 kills each, while Maj Richard Mong and Col Neel Keathley hold high totals.
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Marlin Spencer
Fifth Air Force
Pav Cifto
Delnyert
Tuth Air Forcr
Ifa
Homer
Calif. x
Kim
Rad
Southwest Pacific
RIN
Aethan
Maj
Richard 1
Mong
Poplar
W Reo
Fifth Fighter Command
Ainmery
Lieyt
Homag J. Lyte
Catasarina
Mtererthy
US Heavies Hit Rails to Front Lines
London dispatch reports American heavy bombers and fighters striking at rail yards supplying the Western front and the Ludwigshafen chemical works. The raid included 1206 aircraft and targeted Ludwigshafen, Frankfurt, and Coblenz depots on the Rhine. British heavy bombers also attacked Calais, Münster, Bochum, and other ground targets in support of Allied forces.
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London
Ludwigshafen
Frankfurt
Coblenz
Rhine
Calais
Munster
Bochum
Patton
Nancy
Wenese Au
Fai
Tare
Batten
Sinshed
Baccarat
Strasbourg
Epinal
Moselle
Felfort
Germany
Gaye Wan
Hack
Reichswald
Second Army
Arnhem
Rankin
George
W. Matatley
Arnshem
Mali
Quake Felt Across Southern Illinois and Nearby States
A sizable earthquake centered in southern Illinois was recorded at 6:37 a.m. on the Southeast Missouri State seismograph and felt as far as St Louis and Springfield. In Mt Vernon Indiana residents reported distinct tremors lasting several seconds with objects rattling but no damage reported.
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ST. Warts
St Lants
Springfield
Se. Lays University
MT. Vernon
Ind
INS
Mt. Vernot Joany
Greek Land Return Demanded Over Macedonia and Thrace
Rome report says Greek government demands immediate unconditioned handover of Greek lands in Macedonia and Thrace from Bulgaria. Greek minister George A. Carlalis says postwar settlements will grant Greece control of mountain passes used by Bulgarians. He refuted a Bulgarian press claim of an agreement on administrative and military questions in the northern Greek provinces.
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Rome
Macedonia
Thrace
George A. Carlalis
Greece
Cattalis
Bg Cattalis
Nerden Grek
Dewey Speech Attacks New Deal as Bureaucratic Overreach
Governor Dewey in San Francisco denounces the New Deal as a failed effort that erodes personal freedoms and expands bureaucratic control. He argues the federal government is greedy for power, unresponsive to economic needs, and incapable of responsible governance. He calls for a government that is accountable to the people and free from tyrannical bureaucratic influence.
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San Francisco
Dewey
New Deal Administration
Tt Las
New Deal
Dewey Elred
UNEM
Davey
Norwegians Held As Nazi Hostages
Montreal report cites Norway estimating 8000 to 9000 Norwegians in German prisons and 256000 Germans held as hostages. Norwegian ambassador Wilhelm Morgensdertte warns mass removals threaten Europe by decimating leaders among United Nations. He cites recent ship torpedoings and rounds up in Oslo signaling continued Nazi coercion.
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Montreal
Norway
Germany
Mans
Wilhelm Morgensdertte
Sweden
Oslo
Tie Andbassaddor
Europe
Jeaders
United Nations
Morgenslerne
U S Ship Survives Torpedoing Off N C
A median-sized American merchant vessel survived a torpedo attack off the North Carolina coast and a recent hurricane. It reached Norfolk under escort from tugboats and Coast Guard cutters Jackson and Bedloe. None of the crew were injured.
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U.S
N.C. Washington
America
North Carolina
Norfolk
Navy
Cnast Guard
Jackson
Bedloo
Merchan
Big Glider U S Threat Expands Invasion Plans
CAMP MACKALL NC Sept 2 An INS dispatch reports U S military researchers test a large glider with 20 troop capacity designed to deliver men and material rapidly to combat zones. The CG-13 model, 54 feet long with 85 foot wingspan, carries 30 fully equipped troops and is a development in newer footings craft for penetrating enemy lines.
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Farl
Marceres
Statt
Camp Mackall
N.C
INS
Adolf
Higey
Miliary Hoadachs
U. ‘Unity Group
Carrier Command
Normandy and
Holland Air
Airborn
North Carolina
Ikeita
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