Allied Airborne Relief Push Proceeds Toward Nijmegen
British Second Army advances toward the German border by Boxmeer as American transports land in Holland with men weapons and supplies for the Nijmegen Arnhem sector. The Red Devil division’s fate remains unconfirmed amid shifting front lines and renewed heavy fighting.
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Germany
Meuse
Boxmeer
Nijmegen
Holland
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Rhine
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Neder Rhine
Veghel
Associated Press
A. I. Goldberg
Eindhoven
Arnhem
Rainstorms Hold Allied Advances in Italy
German defenders in the Gothic line launch counter attacks under heavy rain near Amorese as Fifth Army struggles to hold gains in rugged Apennines. Eighth Army makes a general one mile advance across the Rubicon and pushes six miles north of Rimini toward Ravenna while Kesselring rushes troops to mountain passes south of Bologna and Imola.
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U.P
Amorerces
Fifth Army
Apennine Mountains
Eighth Army
Rubicon River
Rimini
Monte la Fine
Pratolungo
Castel del Rio
Immigration quotas fall as war limits admissions
Attorney General Francis Biddle announced that wartime restrictions kept only one twentieth of the 153,879 immigration quota outside the western hemisphere in the past year. He said 28,551 aliens were admitted for permanent residence, with Europe totaling 8,694. Non immigrant admissions reached 113,641.
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Philadelphia
Francis Biddle
Western Hemisphere
Biddle
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Europe
Montana Weather Outlook With Showers and Mountain Snow
Mostly cloudy Montana forecast with showers in the south and east portions on Wednesday. Snow is expected in the mountains while temperatures stay cooler in the east and south regions.
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Montana
Jap Remnants on Peleliu Cornered by U S Forces
American Marines and Army troops have driven across Peleliu to trap the remaining Japanese garrison in a coastal pocket near Ngebebus. The push reached Akarakro point and captured a radio station and phosphate plant as forces closed in from Angaur.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
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Peleliu Peninsula
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81St Army
Peleliu Lagoon
Richard W. Johnston
Johnston
Akarakro Point
Tokyo Radio
United Press
San Francisco
Palaus
Coral Hills
Angaur
Mt. Amurbrogol
Butte Outlook Seen Bright by Anaconda Leader
C F Kelley, Anaconda Copper Mining chairman, told about 65 Montana staff members at the Butte Country Club that Butte’s future looks bright if private enterprise can operate under an appropriate economic system. He praised war production efforts and credited workers for keeping plants running at a high pace despite manpower shortages.
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C. F. Kelley
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Montana
Kelley
Anaconda
Swan Lake
Butte Country Club
D. M. Kelly
Great Falls
East Helena
Kelly
Anaconda Company
Boy Scout Drive Opens at Dinner in Butte Finlen Hotel
The annual Scout financial campaign opens at a Finlen hotel dinner with 161 Butte volunteers in attendance. Max Dean and George B. Schotte present the drive plan under the slogan Scouting doesn't cost it pays. Dean notes 1944 enrollment of 1,038 in Vigilante council and 1,550 boys denied Scouting due to lack of funds.
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Butte
Finlen Hotel
Max Dean
George B. Schotte
Dean
FDR and Churchill Agree on Italian Relief Measures
At Hyde Park talks Roosevelt and Churchill approve a plan of political economic and relief steps to help Italy attain a rightful place among free nations. The plan includes gradual Italian administration, reintegration into Washington and London, aid to the destitute and economic reconstruction.
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U.P
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Hyde Park
N. Y
Italy
White House
Quebec
Europe
London
Galveston News Backs Dewey in 108-Year Run
Galveston News announced its support for Gov. Thomas E. Dewey. The newspaper has been solidly Democratic for 108 years, but endorsed Dewey on Tuesday in the upcoming election.
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Galveston
Texas
U.P
The
Galveston News
Thomas E. Dewey
Invasion of the Palaus Toll Reported by Navy
Admiral Nimtz announced totals for the Pacific operation through September 25. U S Marines suffered 580 dead 401 missing and 3639 wounded in Peleliu Angaur actions. Overall 686 killed 406 missing and 4408 wounded across the Pacific effort.
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Pearl Harbor
Palaus
Chester W. Nimitz
First Division
Peleliu
Angaur Island
Angaur
Soviet Armies Advance Toward Riga in Baltic Campaign
Three Soviet armies swept toward Riga on Tuesday night capturing Ainazi and Cesis and freeing more than 300 towns in Latvia. Berlin said Germany’s Baltic troops were evacuating, while Red Star claimed the assault neared the end as planes bombed Riga and a fourth Soviet group massed to seal off the city.
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London
Rega
Ainazi
Cesis
Germany
Baltic States
Berlin
Riga
Red Star
Baltic
Latvia
East Prussia
Supplies Sent to Polish Partisans
Moscow reports Soviet backed Polish Patriots say Russian planes dropped 300 tons of food and ammunition to Warsaw partisans on September 13 and 14. Lt Eva, new from Warsaw via Liblin, describes heavy German shelling of the capital as the underground army fights.
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Warsaw
Union of
Red Army
Russia
United States
Britain
Union
Eva
Liblin
William Hixson, 75, Dies at Home After Illness
William Hixson, a 75 year old retired farmer, died Tuesday at his home south of Hamilton after a lengthy illness. He formerly lived in Wyoming and is survived by his widow and several sisters and brothers.
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Hamilton
William Hixson
Here
Wyoming
Churchill to address Commons on war and Pacific theater
Prime Minister Churchill, back from Quebec talks with President Roosevelt, will deliver a major statement in the House of Commons Thursday on the war and international situation. He is expected to discuss the Pacific theater, the Dumbarton Oaks talks, and efforts to keep Nazi criminals from safe havens.
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Quebec
Roosevelt
House of Commons
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Britain
Adolf Hitler
United States
Russia
China
Anthony Eden
House
Europe
Victory Remains to Be Won in 1944
London dispatch notes the week’s events shift focus from bold claims of final victory to realism. Allied forces push on Siegfried Line’s northern flank while three American armies slow near the Rhine. one penetration is reported but no decisive breakthrough achieved. The German army is defeated in France yet still fights on beyond the week’s end.
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London
Siegfried Line
Rhine
France
German Planes Fall Like Leaves in Fight
Allied reports credit U S Eighth Air Force fighters with a major dog fight near Haltern. Col Hubert Zemke led 43 Mustangs and Lightnings against 40 plus German fighters, downing 28 outright, one probably, and eight damaged with one American loss.
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London
Eighth Air Force
Haltern
U. S
Hubert Zemke
Missoula
Mont
Dewey Accuses Roosevelt of Promoting Disunity on Campaign Train
On Sept 26 in Tulsa, Gov. Thomas E. Dewey challenged the Roosevelt administration for fostering disunity for political purposes. He spoke to reporters after arriving by campaign train, plans an October 6 speech outside New York in West Virginia, and pledged to avoid dividing the nation upon taking office.
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Dewey
U.P
Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt
Tulsa
Okla
New York State
West Virginia
Dewey Campaign Stops Set in Philadelphia and California
Gov Dwight H Green of Illinois will speak in Philadelphia on October 13 as part of the Dewey Bricker campaign. Gov Earl Warren of California has canceled an October 5 address due to duties at home, announced by Republican City Chairman David W Harris.
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Philadelphia
Dwight H. Green
Illinois
Dewey-Bricker
David W. Harris
Earl Warren
California
Harris
New York Governor Urges Unity in Tulsa Address
In a large Tulsa audience the New York governor pledges that the new administration will not incite conflict between groups nor undermine national unity for political gain while critiquing Secretary Ickes. The remarks continue on Page 3.
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New York
Tulsa
Dewey
Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Controls Lifted for Veterans Return to Civil Life
John E. Gross of Denver, regional director of the War Manpower commission, said Chairman Paul McNutt informed him that all wartime manpower controls for veterans have been lifted. The move aims to speed re-employment and remove obstacles to civilian life for returning veterans.
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Denver
John E. Gross
The
War Manpower Commission
Paul McNutt
Gross
McNutt
Bombers Smash Nazi Targets Across Germany and France
About 1200 American heavy bombers struck Nazi war plants and rail yards in Germany for a second day, dropping over 3,500 tons of bombs with minimal fighter opposition. RAF heavy bombers attacked Calais in support of the Canadian drive and hit Cap Griz Nez radio facilities and enemy batteries along the British coast. Additional raids focused on Osnabruck Hamm Bremen and other industrial targets in northwestern Germany.
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London
Germany
R. A. F P. Heavies
Calais
Channel
France
Cap Griz Nex
Osnaburck
Hamm
Bremen
Proposals for Unification of Montana Education Adopted
The Montana board of education on Tuesday accepted revisionary proposals from the Montana commission on higher education. They backed unification of the state higher education system, central budgetary control, and increased board powers. The board cited benefits of unified authority to avoid past fragmentation hampering efficient administration.
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Motana Board of Education
Montana Commission On Higher Education
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