Carrier Planes Strike Manila In Major Pacific Action
Carrier planes of the Halsey Mitscher Third fleet attacked Manila returning to the city for the first time since Corregidor. They fought through Japanese air opposition to sink 11 ships and probably sink 26 more while contending with 205 enemy aircraft.
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Manila
Corregidor
Halsey -Mitscher Third Fleet
Philippine Islands
Bay
Bataan and
Nimitz
Philippines
Adm
Marc A. Mitscher
Martial law declared in Philippines by puppet president
Tokyo radio says Jose Laurel declared martial law as U S forces attack Manila. Nimitz confirms dramatic carrier strike hitting Clark Nichols Cavite and Manila bay targets, with 110 Japanese planes shot down and minimal American losses. The advance claims ships sunk or damaged and a large assault on southern Palau islands continues.
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New York
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Manila
Tokyo Radio
Jose J. Laurel
Philippines
Japan
Clark and
Nichols Fields
Cavite Naval Base
Nichols
Manila Bay
Halsey
Palau Islands
Palau
Halsey-Mitscher
North Idaho considers split to join Montana or Washington
North Idaho and the southern part of the state debate a breakup to form a new state aligned with either Montana or Washington. The Lewiston chamber warns of funds for the Lewis and Clark highway, while San Jose accuses Boise of past exploitation as talks turn toward annexation or separate statehood.
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North Idaho
Montana
Washington
Lewiston
Idaho
San Jose
Calif
Chamber of Commerce
C. A. Bortolfsen
San Jose Chamber
Lewiston Chamber of Commerce
Russell Pettit
South Idaho
Pettit
Panhandle
Boise
California
Salmon River
Russians Drive Toward Hungarian Border and Tallinn
Russian forces race across Estonia to 45 miles from Tallinn and push along Romania toward Hungary's plains 48 miles from Szeged. The Second Ukraine army nears Hungary's frontier while Govorov’s troops break Nazi defenses, with Berlin noting bridgeheads on the Vistula.
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Estonia
Tallinn
London
Romania
Szeged
Hungary
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Ukraine
Budapest
Transylvania
Germany
Berlin
Vistula River
Warsaw
Mixed reaction to FDRs Missouri Valley Authority plan
Washington dispatch reports a split response from Congress as President Roosevelt urges creation of a TVA like agency for the Missouri River basin. Senators Murray and Gillette back separate bills, Robertson opposes federal control preferring state oversight, Langer backs the idea, Wheeler says TVA style reform should be studied.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley Authority
Missouri River Basin
Murray
Mont
Gillette
Iowa
Missouri Valley Authority
Robertson
R-Wyo
Langer
R-N.d
T. V.A
Wheeler
Allied Bombers Hit Celebes Airdromes in Prolonged Strikes
Allied forces blasted more than 100 Liberator Mitchell and Lightning aircraft bombers and fighters against Japanese airdromes on Celebes Island's northeastern coast. The bombardment dropped 155 tons of bombs, advancing the 17th day of attacks in 18 days, with total tonnage reaching 1 705 on northern Celebes. Carrier planes raided Halmahera, sinking a troop freighter near Morotai and a lugger south of Celebes.
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Allied Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
U.P
Celebes Island
Halmahera
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Halmahera Island
Southwest Pacific Command
MacArthur
Morotai Island
U. S
Mindanao
Indies
Dewey Outlines His Plan for Free American Economy
In a national broadcast from San Francisco on September 21, Thomas E. Dewey urged drastic tax reform to foster a free economy. He argued current laws penalize initiative and hinder job creation, proposing government only to spur private business and, if needed, create jobs when private employment falls short.
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Dewey
San Francisco
Thomas E. Dewey
California Welcome for Dewey Highlights State Leaders
Governor Dewey greets California in San Francisco praising Earl Warren and Lt. Gov. and Senate candidate Frederick F. Houser. He speaks of a postwar peace as the nation nears total victory over Germany and Japan, underscoring political freedom as a goal.
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San Francisco
Calif
U.P
Thomas E. Dewey
California
Earl Warren
United States
Frederick F. Houser
Germany
Japan
Montana Weekend Weather Outlook
Clear skies in the east with increasing cloudiness across the east Friday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms spread to the central region. Strong winds ease in the far west Friday with cooler conditions there.
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Montana
Registration Closes This Afternoon for General Election
Registration for the November 7 general election will end at 5 PM today in the office of Addis A. McGrath county clerk. Re registrations are running higher than in recent years and voters who changed address since the last election must update records before the Friday deadline. Residents who did not vote in 1942 or voted by absent ballot must re register.
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Addis
Allied forces seize Nijmegen bridge and push into Netherlands
American airborne troops seized the lower Rhine bridge at Nijmegen while British tanks crossed it and moved deep into Holland. British Second Army advanced from Nijmegen toward Arnhem as German forces countered south of the Siegfried line. The crossing disrupted German defenses and boosted Allied momentum in the Holland campaign.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Lower Rhine
Nijmegen
Holland
Ruhr
Berlin
Arnhem
Transocean
Waal Rhine
Neder Rhine
Rhine
Ijssel
Germany
Kleve
Waal River
Batle
Siegfried Line
U.S. First Army
Sky
Congress Quits For Campaign Recess Until November Fourteenth
Washington reports the Senate and House adjourn for an electioneering holiday after an eight week session. A joint resolution urges nations to adopt press freedom to bolster peace. Return date set for November fourteen with possible peacetime draft debates. Incumbents face tough reelection battles in coming contests.
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Washington
Congress
War department reports Sgt. Ritchey as safe POW
Nadia Benson Ritchey said the War department advised her husband Sgt. Lou Ritchey reported missing in action over Italy August 28 is safe and a prisoner of war. Ritchey served as a radio gunner with the American Air Forces.
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Hamilton
Nadia Benson Ritchey
War Department
Lou Ritchey
Italy
Ritchey
French Neon Light Inventor Admits Flying Bomb Link
A BBC broadcast reported Georges Claude, French scientist and neon light pioneer, who was arrested for alleged collaboration, admitted inventing the flying bomb and transferring his patents to the Nazis.
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London
U.2
Georges Claude
Hull Says a Lot of Germans Are Going to Be Shot
Washington reports Secretary Hull stated at a news conference that many Germans would be executed after the war ends. He indicated Hitler as the leading candidate for a firing squad and suggested other top war criminals like Goering Himmler and Goebbels are on the list.
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Hull
Washington
Nazi Germany
Hitler
Fuehrer
Goering
Himmiler
Goebbels
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Bial
U.S
Charles H. Miurtry
U. S. Pacific Fleet Headquarters
Bataan
Chester W. Nimitz
William F. Halsey, Jr
Mitscher
W. W. Hercher
Leonid A. Govorov
Leningrad
Leningrad-Tallinn
Sonda
F.D.R
Agency For
Missouri Valley
Celebes Isle
Halmahera Base
Ralph Teatworth
Pabedan
By Howard Cowan
Solons
House
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