Red Army drives toward Budapest as Keresmet falls
Soviet forces pushed deeper into Hungary capturing Keeskemer and nearby targets as they cut rail routes toward Budapest. The 43 mile advance sent German and Hungarian defenses retreating while a northeast drive gained dozens of small towns near the Czechoslovak border, signaling a widening push across eastern Hungary.
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London
Budapest
Dasube
Tisza
Moscow
Lajosniixse
Hellands
Keeskemer
Tey ¢Ity
Keeskemet
Kerekegyhaza
Hecs
Kemet
Raltway
Tskeeske
Hungary
Zsurk
Zahony
Cop
Czechoslovakia
Moscow Commmunique
Stalin
Pei‘samo
Arctic
Finland
Fifth Army repels German flame attack near Bologna
Allied forces repelled several German counterattacks south of Bologna as flame throwers and heavy machine gun fire were used by Nazi troops. American units on Rill Ave and near Castel San Pedro withstood mortars and close combat, Germans eventually withdrew. Bad weather kept air and ground actions limited across the Italian front.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Bologna
Rill Ave
Castel San Pedro
Bologna-Rimini
Russians Charged With Bad Faith In Iran Oil Deal
The BBC radio report asserts Russians acted in bad faith seeking oil concessions in Iran before the war’s end. It states Britain and the United States supported Iran in rejecting Soviet overtures and notes a Soviet mission arrived in Tehran in late September.
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Iran
New York
British Broadcasting Corp
Br Nboc
Teheran
German Report Indicates Use of Antwerp Port as New Base
Allied shipping has entered the Schelde River estuary bound for Antwerp as Berlin radio reports German E boats attacked shipping and that supplies move into the estuary to prepare for a major offensive. Allied thrusts press toward Germany along the Schelde, with heavy bombers and naval bombardment targeting Walcheren. Royal Marines land at Westkapelle and Canadian troops cross the estuary amid bombardment and flooded streets.
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London
Schelde
Antwerp
Berlin
Germany
Reich
Cherbourg
Normandy Channel
HD. Crear
Hansweerl
Walcheren Island
Royal Marines
Westkapelle
Warspite
Erebus
Bréskens
Western Front
Several U S Ships Damaged In Philippine Sea Battle
US Pacific Fleet commander Nimitz disclosed that several ships from the Third and Seventh Fleets were damaged in the October 22 to 27 battle of the Philippines Sea. He withheld exact vessel names and damage figures to prevent aiding the enemy.
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Pacific Fleet Headquarters
Pearl Harbor
Gi—Admi
Chester W
Niotitz
Philippine Sea
Nimitz
Philippine
Princeton
Navy
Peleliu Island
Palau
Carolines
Tokyo Radio
Peleliu
Kurile Islands
Japan
Maura
Marshalls
Central Pacific
Walsh Refuses To Speak For Fourth Term
Senator Walsh declines public speaking for Roosevelt campaign amid isolationist accusations. Massachusetts Democratic leaders say he will vote for Roosevelt and Truman and may not attend Fenway Park platform event. ambiguity over any radio address tonight persists.
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Boston
David Walch
Roosevelt
Clinton
Massachusetts
Truman
Walsh
William H. Burke, Jr
Democratic Party
Burke
Fenway Park
Nelson to Return to China in Munitions Drive
President Roosevelt will recall Nelson Willson as producer trouble shooter to aid China’s war effort. The Stilwell recall is described as a clash of personalities not policy, with Chiang Kai-shek maintaining desire for an American combat commander. Nelson’s return aims to reinforce munitions production and war plans.
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Washington
M. Nelson
Roosevelt
China
White House
Stilwell
Joseph W. Stilwell
Chiang Kai-shek
Stihwell
Nelson
De Gaulle Survives Paris Blast Amid Sabotage Theories
A moonlight Paris explosion damaged subway areas near a cemetery minutes after a De Gaulle speech. Officials called it possibly sabotage or accident as air raids rang out and authorities pursued the source, with many victims unclear.
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Paris
Moon
Charles de Gaulle
Fnany
de Gaulle
del Gaulle
Paralyzed Mother in Rare Poliomyelitis Case Gives Birth
In Glasgow Kentucky a woman paralyzed from the hips down due to poliomyelitis has borne a child at Samp son County Hospital. Doctors described the case as extremely rare in medical history. The mother Mrs Jack Towe of Scottsville is the daughter of an Allen County high school principal. A Caesarean section was performed after focal arrests and weakened respiratory and abdominal muscles necessitated the operation.
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Slasgow
Sampson Cotiemnity Hospital
Jack Towe
Scottsville
Alen County
Atlantic City Bombing Practice Shocks Beachfront
The Fourth Naval District Public Relations Office says distant bombing tests at sea caused shocks felt across Atlantic City Beach and nearby areas. Navy spokesman notes favorable winds carried the explosions and the routine exercise could not be heard at sea.
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Philadelphia
Dld
Atlantic
Fourth
Natal District Public Relations
Naval
Dewey Says New Deal Sold Out to Communists
Dewey told a Boston crowd that Roosevelt has offered the Democratic Party for sale to the highest bidder in his bid for a fourth term. He charged the President weakens the party and warns that communists and Sidney Hillman’s political action committee are seizing control of the New Deal.
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Dewey
New Deal
Democratic Party
Boston
Thomas FE
Roosevelt
One Thousand Club
Political Action Committee
Sidney Hillman
Earl Browder
Massachusetts
Weiting
Fenwar Park
House Repub
Joseph W. Martin
Martin
New York
Worcester
United States
Diver
Dever
Leverett Saltenstall
U. S. Senate
Sidney
Dubinsky
International Ladies
Gamient
Workers’ Union
American Labor Party
Boston Garden
Hilliman
R W
York
Hillman
Japs Break Chinese Lines At Kweilin
The Chinese high command reports Japan outlines several columns pushing toward Kweilin. One column crossed the Kwei River and reached near the city station while another entered northern suburbs and a third moved east of the town. Lingchwan and Hunan Kwangsi areas were reported lost amid fierce fighting and heavy casualties.
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Chungking
Kweilin
Kiwangsi
Hweilin
U. S
Kwei
Lingchwan
Hunan-Kwangsi
Hiv
Sou Erm Kwangsi
Pingnam
Indiana Calls Session To Extend Poll Hours
Gov Henry F Schricker called a special Indiana General Assembly session for Saturday to consider extending poll hours beyond the usual 6 pm closing. The move aims to address election day operations after discussions with Inc leaders and agricultural representatives. The session date is set for November 7.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Henry F. Schricker
Indiana General Assembly
Polis
Aid Inc
Thomas
Asor
New York
Plan 75,000 Statue For Alfred E. Smith
Park Commissioner Robert Moses named chairman of a committee to plan a $75,000 campaign for the design and construction of a bronze Memorial statue of Alfred E. Smith. The statue would stand in a playground at a state housing project to be built in the lower East Side, named for the former New York State governor.
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New York
New York City
Robert Moses
Lave Alfred E. Smith
Park Department
Lower East Side
New York State
Quad Birth News Shocked Nation As Mother Delivers Four
A 30 year old former government stenographer Kathleen H Cirminello gave birth by Cesarean to quadruplets, three girls and a boy, at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. The babies and mother were reported as doing well. The event marked the first quadruplet delivery in medical history.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Pennsylvania
Kathleen Hatcher Cirminello
Cir*minello
Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
Joseph Cirminello
SEC
Cirminetlo
Cirmintilo
Mfk
Cirminello
Ulery
Technicality May Close Polls In Mississippi
In Jackson Mississippi attorneys said a special legislative session called by Gov Thomas L Bailey may force cancellation or delay of a presidential election in Mississippi next Tuesday. Efforts focus on removing three Democratic electors who oppose Roosevelt with proposals to replace them through the present commission method of nominating electors. The noon text report notes uncertainty and possible legal action.
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Jackson
Miss
Thomas L. Bailey
Mississippi
Roosevel
President to Deliver Radio Talk Tonight Amid Pre Election Drive
President Roosevelt opens his final drive for a fourth term with a one minute White House radio address during a half hour Democratic program at 9 p m EWT. The talk will be broadcast by NBC. A second address is planned for Saturday in Boston with Hyde Park neighbors and several informal appearances on the New England tour.
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Roosevelt
White House
Pam
E.W.T
NS. B.C
Boston
Hyde Park
New England
Seesaw Battle For Carigara Control Rocks Leyte Front
Reported clashes around Carigara and Barugo on Leyte Island as Japanese forces attempt to escape toward Ormoc Bay. American units including the First Cavalry and Sherman tanks engage in heavy bombardment and dismounted infantry action to seal routes and prevent a breakout to Pinamopan and Pinamopoan.
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Cari
Verne Medge
Bay Coast
Barugo
Carigara
Sores
Epg
Pinamopan
Ormec
Fred Irving
Irving
Cariira
Csrizara
Ormoc
Leyte Island
Orimoc
Cormaiunique
Carigera
Catmon Hill
Dulag
Leyts
24Th Corps
Sati
Ormoc Bay
Pinamopean
Ormoc Say
Carigere
Leyte
Leyte River
Leyte Bay
Howebver
Pinamopoas
Oraigg
U. S
Jaro
Tokyo Raid Shocks Japan As U S Bombers Fly Over
Reports from Tokyo describe a confused broadcast of Superfortress raids on the capital. Some lines say one plane, others several, remained over the area for about 30 minutes. Factories rallied nervously while air defense urged vigilance amid conflicting, unconfirmed accounts.
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Associated Press
U. S. War Department
Tokyo
Geo
James B Deolittle
U. S
Nippon
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