Yankees Fight Way Back Into Vossenack
U S infantry driven from Vossenack under German counterblows fought back Monday night into the stronghold 13 miles southeast of Aachen. Fighter bombers set forests ablaze to flush enemy from positions guarding the Cologne plain. Canadians British Americans and Poles advanced to the Maas front along a 50 mile line as minesweepers began clearing the Schelde estuary to Antwerp.
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London
U. S.S
Vossenack
Aachen
Cologne
Hurtgen
Maas
Moerdijk
Willemstad Ferry
Schelde
Antwerp
Walcheren
Middleburg
Veere
Allied Air Blitz Drives Through German Front Lines
A vast Allied air offensive spans Coblenz to Vienna with 4,000 Allied bombers and 1,500 fighters striking four German cities. British and American air forces report heavy bombardment of Hamburg Harburg Glesenkirchen and Vienna surrenders to air assault while losses include several missing bombers and fighters.
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London
Coblenz
Heligoland
Brenner Pass
Cobenz
Air Ministry
Eighth Air Force
England
Hamburg
Harburg
Glesenkirchen
Ruhr
U. S
Hitler
Vienna
Holland
France
Russians Say Jap Future Is Grim
Moscow dispatch reports an editorial in War and the Working Class, a Soviet trades union magazine, declaring Japan cannot compete with Allied production, its transport in the Southern seas is paralyzed, and Allied raids on Japan intensify as bombing targets expand, threatening the home islands.
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Moscow
Japan
Germans Hold Russians At Budapest Gates
German shock troops held the Russian besiegers at the gates of Budapest while Soviet bombers attacked rear strongholds. Moscow said no major front changes and that 16 German tanks were destroyed. Berlin reported fighting slackening at southern entrances as refugees flood the city and Hungarian officers face tension with German managers.
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London
Budapest
Moscow
Berlin
Germany
Rome
Danube
Ferenc Szalasi
Buda
Pest
Paris
Fallen Cegled
Szolnok
Chinese Halt Japanese Drive Near Liuchow
Chinese forces halted a Japanese push 45 miles north of Liuchow in Dwangsi province rail hub and former U S air base area. Japanese columns aimed at Liuchow, bypassing Yungfu on the Hunan Kwangsi railroad in a rapid advance.
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Chungking
Liuchow
Dwangsi Province
China
High Command
Yungfu
Hunan-Kwangsi
Girls Secret Agents Parachute Into Southern France
The Royal Air Force disclosed that French and Polish girl demolition experts were among secret agents who parachuted from British planes into southern France before the Mediterranean D day.
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London
Royal Air Force
France
Roosevelt Urges 50 Million Vote For Fourth Term
President Roosevelt spoke from Hyde Park calling for 50,000,000 votes to secure victory and peace. He argued citizens must monitor officials, back good policy, and press for protest when needed as Americans await tomorrow’s election across the nation.
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Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
U.P
Hudson
Mr. Roosevelt
Stalin Urges Postwar Peace Group
Premier Stalin urged creation of a postwar armed organization of peace loving nations to avert or liquidate aggression. He cited Japan and Germany as aggressors, warned Germany would again seek power, and said the UN must make future wars impossible with a ready alliance and armed forces.
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London
Stalin
Japan
Germany
Moscow
United Nations
Pearl Harbor
Philippines
Pacific
Hong Kong
Singapore
Great Britain
Durward Moore Wounded in Action in France
Pvt. Durward Moore former resident of Butte and Dillon was wounded in France on October 14 while serving with the Army infantry. The War department notified his wife and provided no details on his wounds. He entered service March 22, 1944 and has been overseas since September 10.
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Durward Moore
Butte
Dillon
France
Army Infantry
War Department
Pvt. Moore
Dorothy Lee Shelton
Lee Shelton
Portland
Ore
Rigby
Idaho
Mining executives visit Butte to inspect Montana properties
J. R. Hobbins and fellow Anaconda Copper Mining officers from New York arrived in Butte after a stay in Great Falls. They will review company properties in Butte and Anaconda for part of the week, accompanied by Captain John H. Jones of Metropolitan Life Insurance.
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J. R. Hobbins
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
W. H. Hoover
C. E. Weed
New York
Butte
Great Falls
Montana
Anaconda
John H. Jones
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Montana Weather Forecast With Light Showers
Partly cloudy conditions in Montana on Tuesday with few light showers west of the continental divide. Snow showers expected in the mountains. No significant temperature change expected.
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Montana
Continental Divide
Fourty Four Million Voters Set To Cast Ballots In Wartime Election
The 1944 campaign ends as 44 million Americans vote on Tuesday to choose president and other officials. Dewey and Roosevelt lead two wartime paths, with 130000 polling places opening at 6 am ET and closing 17 hours later. Soldier ballots, around 3.46 million, may swing a tight race while 11 states delay service vote counts.
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Associated Press
Thomas E. Dewey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Record Vote Expected in Silver Bow County
Election day in 1944 raises expectations of a record turnout in Silver Bow County as polls open 2 am to 6 pm. Campaigns wrap with radio addresses by Governor Ford Wetmore Hodges Leif Erickson and Senator Murray. Saloons liquor stores and banks close during voting hours. many government offices shut. post office remains open. Two constitutional amendments and an initiative appear on the ballot.
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Sam C. Ford
Wetmore Hodges
Montana Stockman
Leif Erickson
James E. Murray
al McLeod
Bart Riley
British Envoy Moyne Assassinated in Cairo
Lord Moyne Walter Guinness the British resident minister in the Middle East was shot dead outside his home in Cairo. His chauffeur died as attackers fled but were captured. Egyptian police said the assailants were not Egyptians and were held for custody. Moyne, 64, had served as colonial secretary and held key posts in government.
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Cairo
Lord Moyne
Middle East
Walter Edward Guinness
Dublin
House of Lords
Americans Vote Today: Senate and House Seats At Stake
The nation faces elections for 35 Senate seats and 432 House seats. Democrats hold 58 of 96 Senate seats with Republicans at 37 and one Progressive, while the House is split 214 Democrats to 212 Republicans with several vacancies and minor parties. Analysts foresee possible shifts. Democrats seek to retain control, Republicans aim for a majority.
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Associated Press House
Washington
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Senate
Congress
German Forces Press On In Italy Front Clash
German patrols jabbed at Allied positions in Italy as weather eased and sun returned. American patrols tested defenses near Bologna while British fire forced German tanks back from Forli. Mud and swollen streams slowed operations as three German planes conducted minor raids along highway 65.
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Rome
Italy
Bologna
Rimini
Ronco
Forli
One Ship Sinks and Five Warships Damaged in Manila Bay Raid
The U S Pacific Fleet reports carrier planes sank a Japanese sub chaser and probably a heavy cruiser, damaged a light cruiser and three destroyers in Manila Bay. The Saturday raids by Third Fleet aircraft also hit cargo ships and knocked out 191 planes, with heavy airfield damage and significant enemy losses at Clark field.
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U.S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Manila Bay
Japan
Pacific
Navy
Adml
William F. Halsey, Jr
Third Fleet
Philippines Sea
Manila
Luzon
Douglas MacArthur
Leyte
Samar
Chester W. Nimitz
Clark Field
Nimitz
Tokyo Radio Claims U S Vessels Sunk By Japanese Attacks
Tokyo radio broadcasts reported by the FCC say Japanese submarines and planes sunk several U S ships in the Pacific. The claims include a carrier sunk off Luzon and another heavily damaged near Lamon Bay, with attacks near Suluan Island and the U S Pacific coast.
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Philippine
Tokyo Radio
Pacific
United States
Federal Communications Commission
Luzon
Imperial
Lamon Bay
Suluan Island
Philippines
Tokyo
U.S. Pacific Coast
Yanks Advance Four Miles Toward Ormoc
American infantry of the 24th division pushed four miles toward Ormoc on Leyte island along the Ormoc valley highway after repulsing three small night counterattacks from Japanese forces. Forward artillery shelled enemy bivouacs and lines of communications as Dagami area clashes with elements of the 96th division continued.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Ormoc
Leyte Island
Ormoe Valley
Limon
Pinamopoan-Ormoe
Ormoc Valeley
Dagami
Leyte
96Th
Cisayas
Thanksgiving Services Planned in Butte
The Silver Bow Ministerial association began plans for two Thanksgiving services on November 23. At 10 30 a.m. both services will be led by Rev J Homer Magee at the Baptist church and Rev M R Fenner at Grace Methodist church. The group also endorsed a congressional resolution to create a commission to design a memorial honoring contributions of all religious faiths to American military and naval history and sent a copy to Senator Albin Barkley.
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Butte
Silver Bow Ministerial Association
J. Homer Magee
Baptist Church
M. R. Fenner
Grace Methodist Church
Congress
Sen
Albin Barkley
Library Committee
The
Senate
Dewey Urges Every Qualified Voter Cast Ballot
Governor Thomas E. Dewey urged a Republican victory as he wrapped up his presidential campaign from the New York state executive mansion. He planned to vote at 108 East 48th Street in New York City with his secretary and family members, then return to Albany for election returns.
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Dewey
Albany
Thomas E. Dewey
New York State
Roosevelt
New York City
Grand Central Station
East 48Th Street
Roosevelt Suite
Paul E. Lockwood
Anne Dewey
Owosso
Mich
Katherine Dewey
Boston
James C. Hagerty
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