Germans Launch Undeclared War On Finland
German forces attacked Suursaari in the Gulf of Finland while Finland faces a possible war with Germany. Finnish dispatches report nine German ships sunk or set afire, with Finnish troops countering the landing as Sweden fears a broader Baltic conflict amid Premier Hackzell’s illness.
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Robert Sturdevant
Stockholm
Germany
Finland
Suursaari
Hogland
Russia
Finnish Gulf
Kotka
Narva
Estonia
Latvia
Baltic
Sweden
Aland
Helsinki
Foreign Affairs Committee
Hantti Hackzell
Surplus Property Bill Approved by Conferees
Senate House conferees approved a compromise bill to govern disposal of about 100 billion dollars in surplus war property. A three man board is to run it after striking a federal administrator and four man board. Will Clayton criticized the earlier plan as impractical and said he could not accept the appointment.
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Washington
U.P
Senate House
House
Senate
Will Clayton
Pershing Confined to Bed Amid Setback
General John J. Pershing, 84, has been confined to his bed at Walter Reed hospital after a severe setback in his physical condition. The War Department said there is no immediate danger and that a full diagnosis would be announced on Saturday.
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Washington
John J. Pershing
War Department
Walter Reed Hospital
Dewey in Billings and Westward Campaign Swing
Republican presidential hopeful Thomas E. Dewey met Montana leaders in Billings with Gov. Sam C. Ford and other GOP officials then traveled by train through Butte on a westward political tour. He addressed 2000 supporters at Livingston and assailed government wartime policies, claiming the army would shrink services by releasing soldiers.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Billings
Sam C. Ford
Butte
West
Dewey
New York
Montana
Livingston
Dewey Accumulates Souvenirs of Trip
Governor Thomas E. Dewey, Republican presidential nominee, adds souvenirs from a national campaign tour. In Billings a trio of 1922 silver dollars was given, wrapped in cotton and passed to his family. Sheridan County Republicans in Wyoming presented a cowboy hat with a three inch brim and inscribed band.
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Billings
Thomas E. Dewey
Sheridan
Wyo
Sheridan County Republicans
Dewey
Dewey Proves Unflustered Under Holiday Press Scrutiny
Governor Thomas E. Dewey remains unflustered as he tours the East South Midwest and West with reporters describing him as America's coolest man. He recalls and repeats long passages from speeches including 1940 campaign lines as he handles rapid fire questions in daily press conferences.
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Billings
Thomas E. Dewey
America
Middle West
Dewey
New York
Bricker Charges Roosevelt Sold Out His Party to CIO PAC
Gov. John W. Bricker of Ohio, Republican VP candidate, accuses President Roosevelt of selling out his party to the CIO Political Action Committee in a West Virginia campaign speech. He blasts Sidney Hillman and the New Deal, calls for full employment postwar and a climate favorable to industry with an outlined plan.
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E. E. Easterly
Parkersburg
W. Va
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Roosevelt
C. I. O. Political Action Committee
West Virginia
Bricker
New Deal
Sidney Hillman
Political Action Committee
United States
Man Hillman
Sensitiveness of Russians lengthens talks
Washington reports stress kid glove handling of Moscow in Dumbarton Oaks and Quebec discussions. Kremlin reactions shape every Anglo American move, dictating cautious steps and cooperation. Recent disclosures show basic postwar Germany principles agreed, while broader pacts remain withheld to avoid pressuring Russia.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Dumbarton Oaks
Quebec
Moscow
Russia
European Advisory Commission
London
Roosevelt
Hull
United States
Britain
Churchill
Stalin
Teheran
Eden
Molotov
Associated Press
Germany
Europe
Yanks Lose 2 870 Planes in Europe Since D Day
Washington reports American air forces in Europe from D day to September 11 lost 2 870 aircraft with 10 284 men killed or missing. Lt Gen Barney M Giles says 187 148 tactical sorties and 86 155 strategic bombing sorties flown while German positions erode within their borders. Total losses: 1 742 tactical planes 4 086 men. 1 128 strategic planes 6 198 crew.
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Washington
Europe
D-day
Barney M. Giles
Army Air Forces
Giles
Night aerial raids strike Kiel Berlin as Lancasters attack Kiel
London reports heavy air battles with the UP-R A. F. Lancasters and Havli faxes attacking Kiel on Friday night while Mosquitoes bombed Berlin. The war bulletin was issued Saturday.
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London
Kiel
Berlin
Montana Weekend Weather Shifts to Cloudy, Light Rain
The forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions in Montana then increasing to cloudy west of the Continental Divide. Light rain is expected west of the divide Saturday. Cooler conditions continue with a slight warm-up east of the divide Saturday afternoon.
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Montana
Continental Divide
Yanks Tighten Their Hold in the Pacific
U S Pacific Fleet reports marines and infantry expanding beachheads on Peleliu and Morotai in the Palau and Halmahera groups. Forces tightened pressure on Peleliu airport and other objectives as engineers began airfield work. About 300000 Japanese in central and southwest Pacific areas were cut off as operations continued.
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The
Pacific
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Guadalcanal
Peleliu Island
Palau Group
Davao
Peleliu
Palau
U. S. Pacific Fleet
U.S
Halmahera
Philippines
Morotai
Central
Southwest Pacific
Halmaheras
U. S. Army
Allied forces surge toward Cologne and the Rhine
U S First Army breaches Siegfried line east of Aachen and drives 30 miles toward Cologne and the Rhine as Patton’s Third Army advances from Nancy. American forces also push north of Trier and into Prum while Maastricht falls to American units and Dutch patriots.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
U. S
First Army
Aachen
Cologne
Rhine
Courtney H. Hodges
Hitler
Rhineland
France
Nancy
George S. Patton
Third Army
Germany
Trier
Prum
Maastricht
Stolberg
Aaachen
Berlin
German People Welcome Yanks Arrival
Reporter Henry T. Gorrell describes a shift in German sentiment as civilians in Siegfried Line territory express relief and gratitude toward American forces. They say the German army is weakening, they trust U S troops will not harm them, and they believe the war is nearing its end.
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London
Courtney H. Hodges
U. S
Siegfried Line
Disabled American Veterans Urge Collaboration for World Peace
Milton D. Cohn of Buffalo was elected national commander at the 23rd D A V convention in Denver. More than 1,000 veterans urged U S and allies to preserve peace by force if needed, support a year of training, and maintain a two ocean navy. Rochester N Y was picked as 1945 convention site. The auxiliary reelected Maudie Sargent. Several officers and the blind veterans chapter leader were named.
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Denver
Milton D. Cohn
Buffalo
N. Y
James L. Monnahan
St. Paul
Minn
United States
Rochester
Chicago
Cincinnati
Maudie Sargent
Kansas City
D. A. V. Women's Auxiliary
Veterans Division
Erie County
Manford Bennett
Los Angeles
Calif
Loyal West
Ogden
Utah
Blind Veterans National
National Defense Committee
Regular Army
Navy
Marine Corps
America
Secretary of State Certifies Original Electors in Texas
Texas Secretary of State Sidney Latham announced he would certify the presidential electors chosen at the May 23 Democratic convention for the November ballot. He called his decision careful and legal, dismissing political arguments as irrelevant. Dallas elector George W. Eddy indicated a potential suit to compel certification, with filing possible Saturday or Monday.
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Austin
Tex
Sidney Latham
Latham
George W. Eddy
Dallas
Executive Committee
Eddy
Quebec Talks to End as Roosevelt and Churchill Meet
The eighth or final war conference in Quebec concludes with a noon joint news conference. Plans await the Pacific victory, with Britain to divert immense forces to the Far East after Germany is defeated. Both leaders will go off the record Saturday and may hold further talks elsewhere.
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Quebec
Roosevelt
Churchill
Pacific
Japan
Britain
Far East
United States
Stephen Early
Nazis Report Powerful Red Offensive
Soviet and Polish forces pressed a widening assault northwest of Warsaw driving German units toward the Vistula and Narew. Moscow announced a major drive across the Nyemanek river near Riga, with up to 400,000 troops on a 150 mile front from Bauska to Estonia, as Red Army advances near Valga and Praga.
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London
Vistula
Narew
Warsaw
Berlin
Nyemanek
Riga
Baltic Sea
Bauska
Estonia
Valga
Moscow
Finland
al Ready
German East Prussia
Romania
Bulgaria
Balette
East Prussia
Praga
Red Army
Warsaw-Danzig
Vistual
Allied Break Gothic Line Near Rimini Seizes San Savino Coriano
Allied forces push through the Adriatic front as the Eighth Army breaches the Gothic line. British Canadian units reach Rimini air field within a mile and advance to the Rimini corridor. The San Savino Coriano ridge falls, most of the 289th German regiment is killed or captured, and the last water barrier before Rimini is overcome.
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Rome
Rimini
Eighth Army
San Savino-Coriano
Adriatic
Italy
Marano
Coriano
Mediterranean Command
Greenadier
San Lorenzo
Marano River
U.S. Fifth Army
Mark W. Clark
Monte Catino
Pietrabuona
Ponti de Mariano
Lucca
Pistoia
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William F. Bont
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Henry T. Gorrell
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Uncle Sam
Allies
Beatrice Hogan
Josephine Jebs
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