Boy Unfolds Battle Ordeal From Frontline Camp
Petya recalls hiding as Germans burned a village house with relatives inside. He joins partisans, then a Red Army unit after hunger and illness. He trains as shooter and messenger, rides a horse named Rocket, dreams of schooling after the war, and hopes to fly in America someday.
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Emma
Petya
Kal- Inen
Shura
Red Army
Kalia
Genla
Varadia
Pavlov
Rocket
America
George Washington
Washington
Henderson Acknowledges Unclear Postwar Outlook
Price Administrator Leon Henderson told Hunter College listeners that the postwar shape of policy remains unclear. He questioned who will own government financed tools and transportation assets and wondered if wartime controls will be abandoned. He affirmed commitment to the four freedoms with Donald Nelson.
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Henderson
New York
INS
Leon Henderson
Hunter College
Donald Nelson
Hitler
Princeton Carrier to be Launched at Camden Yard
The U S S Princeton, the second aircraft carrier launched by Camden in 2 1/2 months, will be launched tomorrow at New York Shipbuilding Corp yard in Camden New Jersey Named after the state city that was the site of a major revolutionary battle Mrs Harold Dodds wife of Princeton University president will sponsor the ship
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Princeton
Camden
N. J
INS
Uncle Sam
U. S. S. Princeton
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Camden Yards
New Jersey City
U. S. S. Independence
Harold Dodds
Princeton University
James D. Bruce Retires as UM Vice President Emeritus
Dr. James Deacon Bruce of Michigan ends 38 years at the University of Michigan. He rose from assistant instructor to vice president and retires automatically on his 70th birthday, Regents naming him vice president emeritus.
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James D. Bruce
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Mich
James Deacon Bruce
University of Michigan
University
Bruce
Naval battle looms near Guadalcanal as fleets mass
Reports from the Solomons indicate a large Japanese naval force approaching Guadalcanal from the northwest. Admiral Nimitz expresses confidence in American defense while U S forces brace for a possible giant sea battle and coordinated air strikes against the enemy fleet.
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Guadalcanal Island
Solomons
Chester W. Nimitz
Guadalcanal
U. S. Navy
Navy
Marine
Rekata Bay
Continued 137 Lives Lost As Sub Sinks Coast Ferry
Survivors recount chaotic night when the submarine surfaced and sank the Coast Ferry Caribou off Newfoundland. Fifty aboard at one point, only six remained when rescued. a mother and baby lost, several families mourn, and a nameless infant buried tomorrow. The narrative names include Mrs Gladys Shiers and Leonard, and Canadian Navy personnel among the dead and survivors.
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Newfoundland
Taverner
George Smothers
Toledo
U. S. Navy
Cook
Gladys Shiers
Leonard
St. John’s
Elmer Shiers
Agnes Wilkie
Margaret M. Brooke
Ardath
Saskatchewan
Purser Fleming
Per Capita Scrap Yield Tops 43.3 Pounds Nationwide
International News Service reports a wartime scrap metal drive reaching 2,106,506 tons nationwide. Delaware leads per capita with 83.3 pounds, followed by Pennsylvania 83.1, Montana 78.2, and New York 66.5 as states push to convert metal into bombs for the war effort.
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International News Service
United People
Germany
Richard W. Slocum
United Scrap Metal Drive
Hitler, Hirohita and Company
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Montana
New York
Weather forecast and temperatures from J S Weather Bureau
Rain is expected to end early tonight with cooler temperatures to follow. Saturday highs around 100 degrees are listed, with morning readings from 8:00 to 10:00 AM and afternoon values near 38.
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J. S. Weather Bureau
Russian Children Swear Oath Against Nazis in Moscow
In Moscow on October 17 rebels will pledge pioneers aged 10 to 15 in the Communist Child Movement to hate the Fascist invaders. The oath, adopted by the Central Committee of the Comsomol, commits youths to live, study, and work to deserve the title of young Leninists and vows disciplined, honest, hard-working, brave defense of the Fatherland.
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Moscow
Communist Child Movement
Comsomol
Courage and Vision Shown by Willkie Declared by Alfange
Alfange praised Wendell L. Willkie for courage and vision after his world-wide trip. The American Labor party candidate for Governor called Willkie an example of the readership needed in these crisis days, criticizing Republicans for attacking the liberal leader and his patriotic trip.
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Willkie
Alfange
New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Dean Alfange
American Labor Party
Greater New York Industrial Union Council
Fange
Wenidell Willkie
Wille Lkie
Army Bomber Crash Kills Six Near Dallas Texas
Six soldiers were killed when a medium bomber crashed near the Dallas Tarrant County boundary during a routine mission. Identification of the crew was incomplete, per the Lave Field commander as investigators probe the crash.
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Dallas
Tex
INS
Tarrant County
Lave Field
Porter reported safe after Canada trip departure
Porter, a Vocational High School graduate and former local electrical firm employee, left Syracuse for Canada three weeks ago for a war job. His brother Laurence J. Porter of Nottingham Road says he is well and safe.
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Porter
Syracuse
Canada
Laurence J. Porter
Nottingham Road
Herald-Journal
Gandhi's currency carries anti British slogans
Gandhi's underground publicity agents spread civil disobedience messages by stamping anti British notes with slogans like Britishers quit India. Activists also chalk walls and use the postal system to circulate seditious propaganda across cities such as Calcutta.
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A. T. Steele
Chicago Daily News, Inc
New Delhi
Mohandas K. Gandhi
India
George
Calcutta
All India National Congress Party
Flynn Faces Accusations In Incident At Bel Air Party
Los Angeles, Oct. 17. Actor Errol Flynn and three studio workers are accused in a complaint from District Attorney Dockweiler of a reported incident involving a 17 month old girl at a Bel Air party hosted by Fred McEvoy. Flynn denies the charge though bail is set at 1000 dollars for a preliminary hearing.
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Betty Hanson
Dorothy Pulas
Los Angeles
Errol Flynn
John F. Dockweiler
Flynn
Jack Marsden
Miss Hansen
Armand
Knapp
Morrie Black
Joseph! Gerald
California
Pulas
Miss
Mexico to Draft Men 18 to 45 for Army of 500000
Mexico moves to universal conscription for 18 to 45 year olds to build an army of 500000. Legislation was introduced in the Senate by Senator Joaquin Padilla after talks with Foreign Minister Ezequiel Padilla. Farm workers now in the United States would be exempted from the draft. Approximately 10000 Mexican laborers are in California and other Western states.
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Mexico
Mexico City
INS
Senate
Joaquin Padilla
Ezequiel Padilla
United States
California
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Rowland Street
Howard H. Porter
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Dockweiler
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Erle Gosta
Barbara Hutton
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