Baltic Drive Rolls Nazis Back Steadily
Soviet front dispatches report a major Baltic offensive pushing German lines back toward Riga and threatening the Estonian and Latvian fronts. Gen. Bagramian’s forces advance 25 miles on a 75 mile front as Valga falls and a coastal corridor is contested. Romanian Russian troops seize Timosoara near the Yugoslav border as Warsaw siege pressure increases.
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Moscow
Riga
Red
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Gulf of Finland
Yugoslavia
Ivan Bagramian
Estonia-Latvia
Ivan Maslennikov
Valga
Gulf of Riga
Esia
Jelgava
Romania
Timosoara
Belgrade
Istula
Vistula
Warsaw
Rokossovsky
Leaks Clear Atmosphere Delivers Fresh Insight Abroad
J M Roberts Jr notes rising frankness about China and Russia after recent relaxations in censorship. He cites Farnsworth and Atkinson on China’s leaders and free speech, Hightower on Anglo American pressure toward Stalin, and Tito’s Italy controversy over Versailles borders.
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J. M. Roberts, Jr
DeWitt Mackenzie
United Nations
China
Russia
Clyde Farnsworth
Associated Press
Kuaming
Brooks Atkinson
New York Times
Chungking
Europe
John Hightower
Washington
America
Britain
Stalin
Italy
Marshal Tito
Yugolavia
Tito
Versailles
Dewey Train Crash Halts Pacific Rail Service Near Castlerock
News from Castlerock Washington reports a Dewey party train crash halted Seattle Portland service. Two hospital cases include Loren Cosner and Jean Dolan with injuries. 60 trains were tied up on a single track. Great Northern investigates while other Allied action in the Pacific advances with Morotai and the Palaus offensive details and naval losses noted.
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Castlerock
Wash
Here
Thomas E. Dewey
Great Northern
Dewey
Loren Alvin Cosner
Sailor
Tuolumne
Calif
Jean Dolan
Omaha
Nebr
Longview
Kelso
E. A. Wells
RAF Bombs Rail Hubs as Bombers Hit Munchen Gladbach Rheydt
London reports heavy RAF raids last night targeted railway junctions near Munchen Gladbach and Rheydt behind the Siegfried Line. Five planes were lost in the operation which also included Mosquito attacks on rail and road movements deeper in the Reich. Berlin said allied raids over Bavaria and a Budapest strike were in progress with almost 2,000 planes involved.
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London
RAF
Munchen-Gladbach
Rheydt
Siegfried Line
Aachen
Cologne
Ruhr
Holland
Air Ministry
Reich
Berlin
Budapest
Bavaria
Legion Urges U S Role in a League of Free Nations
The American Legion at its Chicago convention urged U S participation in a free nations league backed by force if needed to prevent wars. It called for unconditional surrender of enemies and permanent occupation and disarmament of Germany and Japan. The group affirmed faith in U S foreign policy and said the people should be kept informed on foreign affairs.
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Chicago
American Legion
United States
Germany
Japan
Legionnaires
Legion Urges Universal Training Law
The American Legion urged immediate enactment of universal military training. A 12 month program for every qualified young American would fit education and work life, with continued control of key bases. The convention backed a strong navy, retention of first line ships, and preservation of merchant marine.
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Chicago
American Legion
Congress
Legion
National Defense Committee
National Guard
ROTC
Montgomery says Hitler may be tightening grip on war in the west
Field Marshal Montgomery told troops in Belgium that Hitler could be taking closer command of western fighting. He praised Hitler for directing operations and mocked the bomb attempt against the Fuehrer. Allied HQ had no evidence Hitler was more than his usual behind the scenes influence.
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London
Bernard L. Montgomery
Belgium
Hitler
Montgomery
Thefuehrer
Supreme Headquarters
Reich
Ies
Eindhoven
Nijmegen
Heinrich Himmler
Holland
Rotterdam
Amsterdam
Paris
Utrecht
Berlin
Schelde
Hulst Canal
Antwerp
Germany
Sittard
Amstenrade
Aachen
Simpelveld
Trier
U.S. First Army
Japs Deny Rumor Of War End Peace Talks
A Japanese board spokesman called rumors of peace talks with the Soviet Union and with Britain and the United States false. Sa dao Iguchi said such rumors are absurd and reflect war weariness in the United States and Britain.
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Japanese Board of Information
Stockholm
Crermany
Soviet Union
Japan
United States
Tokyo
Federal Communications Commissions
Sadao Iguchi
Britain
Allies Press Across Lower Rhine as Reinforcements Arrive
British armor and airborne troops drive to secure Rhine crossings in Holland near Nijmegen and Arnhem. U S forces push from Nancy toward Strasbourg while Germans defend Siegfried line. linked Allied forces threaten northern Germany and Ruhr strongholds.
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London
Lower Rhine
Holland
Ruhr
Germany
Netherlands
Rhine
Nijmegen
Arnheim
Dutch Rhine
Second Army
Sky
Nijemgen
Ead
Aachen
U. S
Duren
Essen
Krupp
First Army
Siegfried Line
Third
France
Baccarat
Nancy
Chatel
Moselle
Charmes
Epinal
Waal Rhine
Arnnheim
Nancy-Metz
Belfort
Strasbourg
Brest
Brittany
Boulogne
Algiers
Bernard L. Montgomery
Congress Finalizes States Rights Demobilization Bill
The House passed a four way mobilization and reconversion bill to guide the end of wartime production. It creates a war mobilization office, protects unemployment compensation, desks $100 billion in wartime property disposition, terminates war contracts, and enacts the G I bill of rights for veterans.
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Washington
Europe
House
Roosevelt
Rayburn
D.-Tex
Congress
War and Navy Departments
Pacific Fleet HQ reports Angaur island captured
The 81st infantry fully captured Angaur Island in the Palau group according to a dispatch from Pearl Harbor. Reports from Moscow cite Soviet advances near Tartu Estonia with 1500 communities taken and a 43 mile gain on a 75 mile front in four days as Marshal Stalin forecasts. In Twin Falls Idaho over 20 scarlet fever cases prompt health fear warnings. Belgium’s Parliament hears Hubert Pierlot announce King Leopold, captive in Germany, will return to the throne. British air raids hit Hungary rail hubs near Budapest and target Czechoslovakia to aid Russian forces.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Little Angaur Island
Palau
London
Tartu
Estonia
Red Army
Marshal Stalin
New York
Hubert Pierlot
Leopold
Germany
Belgium
Waves Recruiting May Stop Soon
Navy recruiting for women near completion as Waves and Spars prepare to close shops within two months. Representative Smith notes Waves expect quota of 75,000 enlisted women by end of November while the Army's War Strength exceeds 80,000 and the Women's Army Corps is authorized at 200,000.
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Washington
Navy
Waves
Spars
Coast Guard
Marine
Western Hemisphere
Smith
R. Me
Army
Women's Army Corps
Democratic Group Urges Roosevelt Vote With Soldier Ballot
A letter from Edward J. Kelly chairman of Cook County Democratic central committee urging Roosevelt reelection was sent with a soldier ballot application to Sgt Gene Metz for Grover Dalton Missouri Republican chairman in St. Louis. Dalton said the letter may be unethical but not illegal.
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Poplar Bluff
American Republic
Chicago
Guadalcanal
Roosevelt
Edward J. Kelly
Central Committee
Democratic Party
Cook County
Grover Dalton
Missouri
St. Louis
Eldon W. Palmer
Gene Metz
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Missouri , State
Republican Committee
Democratic Central Committee
Ill
Kelly
Dalton
Allies Block Nazi Escape Around Crete
Allied forces seal Crete with a strong blockade to stop German garrison escape as carrier planes destroy 11 vehicles and damage more on Crete. A JU-52 is wrecked on the ground and 25 more vehicles are knocked out next day. Aurora bombs Melos on Sept 17 amid multi force strikes freeing Mljet Korcula and Brac.
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Rome
Crete
Aegean
Aurora
Melos
Mljet
Korcula
Brac
Dalmatian
Adriatic
London Bombing Intensifies As Night Attacks Continue
For the third night in a row German flying bombs pounded London and southern counties causing scattered home damage. A fire watcher died in the strikes, underscoring officials warnings that danger remains and evacuees should not return home.
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London
Weather Forecast for Pocatello and Vicinity
The report from the Weather Bureau at Pocatello Municipal Airport notes a clear southern area with showers arriving in the southwest by Thursday. Temperatures show little change with high 64 and low 38, and a mean of 48 for the 24 hour period ending noon on Sept. 20.
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Pocatello
Vicnity
Clear South
United States Department of Commerce Weather Bureau
Pocatello Municipal
Finns Agree To Terms Of Armistice
London reports Finland signs an armistice with the Allies after Soviet and British terms. Karelia is ceded to Russia, Petsamo also transferred, Porkkala leased for 50 years. Finland to pay 300 million dollars in reparations over six years and allow use of its merchant fleet for war materiel.
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London Times
Moscow
Romania
Bulgaria
Finland
Europe
Russia
von Burn
Karelia
von Born
Leningrad
Lake Ladoga
Viipuri
Petsamo
Porkkala Peninsula
Finnish Gulf
Italian police chief testifies on Kesselring reprisal order
Former Rome police chief Pietro Caruso testified that Field Marshal Albert Kesselring ordered 80 Italian hostages to be executed in reprisal for an SS column bombing. He said the demand came via Kappler and that he reduced the number to 50 after seeking guidance from Buffarini Guidi.
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Rome
Pietro Caruso
Albert Kesselring
Italy
Caruso
Kesselring
Kappler
Buffarini Guidi
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Pelelieu Island
Koror Island
Chichi
Bonin Islands
Tokyo Radio
Perry
Noa
U.S
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G. T. Parkinson
South Central District
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Bismarck Eee
Ernst von Born
Great Britain
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