Footsore Nazi Army of 20,000 Quits Without Firing a Shot
Germanys footsore lost army of about 20 000 troops trapped while fleeing to the Reich surrendered to the U S Ninth Army at the Loire river without a single American life lost In a simple dramatic ceremony Maj Gen Erich Elsner handed over prisoners of war after leading a mixed force from the Spanish border toward homeland French Maquis harassed the retreat while U S air forces pounded the route The surrender followed a daring Loire bridge landing by Lt Samuel McGill Young of Ashtabula Ohio who commanded the joint American force It was the only readable American element in a long operational escape attempt ongoing at Orleans Mer and surrounding areas with large German columns abandoning arms only after reaching the Loire river.
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Beaugency
France
Germany
Reich
U. S. Ninth Army
Stubby
Erich Elsner
Seventh Armies
Ninth Air Force
Loire River
Leutenant
Samuel McGill Young
Ashtabula
Ohio
Loire
Orleans
Mer
Here
Parachutists Land Behind Nazis in China Raid
U. S. airmen under Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault blew up the Keilin base in eastern China after a stubborn but doomed Chinese defense against two Japanese armies. American engineers who built the B-29 airfields supervised the destruction to deny use of the airfield, described as a major strategic defeat in seven years of war.
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14Th Air Force
China
Kumming
U.P
Claire L. Chennault
U. S
Kewilin
Keilin
Kweilin
Try To Skirt Siegfried Line By Allied Airborne Forces
Eisenhower launched the First Allied Airborne Army to breach the Siegfried line and push toward Berlin with over 1,000 air transport and glider loads into Holland. American British and Polish troops reportedly landed near Nijmegen and Tilburg Eindhoven while the British Second Army advanced from the south. The operation aimed to breach the German defenses and threaten Cologne as Patton’s forces pressed in from the Prum Trier region.
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London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Holland
Siegfried Line
Berlin
Reich
Supreme Headquarters
Sky Troopers
Nijmegen
Kleve
Lewis H. Brereton
Tilburg
Eindhoven
Rhine
North Sea
Miles C. Dempsey
U. S. First Army
Rhineland
Cologne
Aachen
Associated Press
Don Whitehead
Germany
Prum
Trier
George S. Patton
Soviet Troops Near Riga Pressing Baltic Offensive
Soviet forces have fought within 14 miles of Riga as part of a three day offensive aimed at crushing two German armies in Latvia and Estonia. Warsaw resists German attacks while Red Army shells west of the Vistula and forces defend Praga.
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London
Riga
Baltic Sea
Latvia
Estonia
Berlin
Warsaw
Red Army
Vistula
Praga
Moscow
Jelgava
Baldone
Targumures
Transylvania
Hungary
Satu-Mare
Cluj
Csap
Satu- Mare
Slovakia
Feodor I. Tolbukhin
Ukraine
Three Ships Lost in Hurricane in Atlantic
The Navy reports the destroyer Warrenton with 230 on board and two Coast Guard patrol craft Jackson and Bedloe lost in the recent Atlantic hurricane. Survivors include Commander Samuel Frank Quarles. other commanders are unnamed. Next of kin will be informed as survivors are confirmed.
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Washington
Navy
Coast Guard
Warrenton
Jackson
Bedloe
Samuel Frank Quarles
Nathalie
Suspect Held for Slaying in Queens Family Tragedy
Peter Demetrakoupoulos a 43 year old machinist was arraigned and held without bail on a homicide charge in Queens felony court. His wife and two children were found slain in their apartment yesterday in New Oak.
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Newoak
Peter Demetrakoupoulos
Queens
Partly Cloudy and Cool Monday Forecast
Partly cloudy and continued cool conditions are expected on Monday. Highs around the mid 60s with no major precipitation expected across the region.
Marines Reach Angaur as Peleliu Battles Rage
U S Pacific forces report American troops land on Angaur island in the Palau group while First Division marines push toward Peleliu ridge entrenchments. Allied air cover remains tight as Morotai consolidation continues and Japanese shipping is damaged or sunk in Celebes and Ceram.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Angaur Island
Palau
First Division
Peleliu Island
Angaur
Peleliu
Pacific Fleet Headquarters
Morotai Island
Moluccas
Davao
Philippines
Celebes
Ceram
MacArthur
Dutch Celebes
Halmahera
Halmahera Island
Navy
Dewey to Discuss Labor Problems on Nationwide Broadcast
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey will address the labor issue from Seattle in a nationwide radio talk. His secretary said the speech will critique Washington bureaucracy and overlapping regulations affecting workers. The broadcast from Civic Auditorium, Seattle, at 8:30 p.m. Mountain Time, marks a west coast campaign push.
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Washington
Seattle
Spokane
Wash
Thomas E. Dewey
West Coast
Paul E. Lockwood
America
Lockwood
Dewey
C. B.S
Civic Auditorium
New York
Solons Plan Recess as Conversion Bill Faces Stalemate
Washington dispatch reports congressional leaders intend to delay all disagreements on the postwar conversion measure until after the election. The House will vote on two disputed Senate provisions and then submit the rest to a conference, aiming for a recess by week’s end.
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Washington
House
Conference Committee
Senate
Allied Invasion of Holland Faces Light Luftwaffe Opposition
London reports a massive Allied landing in Holland faced scattered German air resistance. Allied aircraft hunted Luftwaffe, bombing flak posts and air ports as transports landed. Nine FW-190s downed, 142 flak positions knocked out. Allied losses include two bombers and 16 fighters missing. British bombers then struck Walcheren, dropping 700 tons, while RAF forces hit German garrison on the island.
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London
Holland
Netherlands
U.S. Strategic Air Force
Walchren Isle
Flushing
Germany
German Action Angers Finns
Stockholm Sept 17. The Finnish cabinet met as anger rose over German scorched earth tactics in northern Finland and Suursaari Hogland and Kotka harbor actions. Finland warns it will not tolerate German aggression and may declare war without notice. The Finnish press cites desperation by German command and calls for decisive steps.
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Stockholm
Finland
Germany
Helsinki
Suomisaalmi
Kuusamo
Arctic Circle
Suursaari
Hogland
Gulf of Finland
Kotka Harbor
Hogland Island
Gunnar Mullern
Montgomery Says Germans Won’t Endure Much Longer
London dispatch reports Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery telling troops that German forces in the west have suffered massive losses and face inevitable defeat. He cited about 400,000 enemy prisoners and urged forward into Germany with pride and luck.
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London
B. L. Montgomery
West
Germany
Montgomery
Breton
Pas de Calais
Airborne Landings In Holland Spark Rapid Allied Advance
Allied parachutists and glider troops landed behind German lines in Holland on September 7, liberating villages as they push toward a major objective near the German frontier. The operation involves American troops seasoned by Normandy and uses air support to suppress German anti aircraft fire.
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Holland
Normandy
Bricker to Launch 9250 Mile Campaign Tour
Gov. John W. Bricker of Ohio the Republican nominee for vice president will start a 9250 mile campaign tour on October 1. He will travel through the Northwest Pacific coast mountain and Southwest regions speaking in 20 states and meeting GOP leaders, following an American Legion convention address in Chicago.
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Chicago
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Northwest
Pacific Coast
Mountain States
Southwest
Bricker
American Legion
Vessels Collide Off Miami Sink One Ship
Two United Nations vessels collided in the Atlantic a week ago and one sank in seven minutes. All hands were saved, according to Capt. Arthur Jensen master of the Panamanian flagged ship.
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Miami
Fla
United Nations
Atlantic Ocean
Arthur Jensen
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Albert V. Ravenholt
First Marine Division
Palau Islands
AP Wirepnoto
Marine Corps
Sky
By Howard Cowan
By Tom Yarbrough
Palau Group
U. SS. Pacific Fleet
Anguar
Pacific Time
William L. Worden
Gardner Bridge
Solons
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