Berlin Hit by 2500 Tons of Bombs in Dual Day Night Raids
Berlin and Ludwigshafen endured the heaviest two-pronged aerial assault of the war as American Flying Fortresses bombed western German targets in daylight while 2,500 long tons of bombs fell on Berlin in a night attack. Reports say four German radio stations went silent and German defenses struggled through clouds and frost. The raids, part of a three day pre invasion offensive, left great fires burning in southern and southwestern Berlin and significant damage to elevated rail lines and freight yards.
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London
Germany
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Ludwigshaven
Eighth Air Force
Stockholm
French British Lebanon accord seen as likely move
The French Committee of National Liberation pushed for a quick Lebanon settlement with Britain, endorsing Gen Georges Catroux's report. It acknowledged British interests in the Arab world and pledged to uphold the Atlantic Charter while warning against extreme Lebanese nationalists tied to Axis influence.
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Committee of National Liberation
Lebanon
Georges Catroux
Catroux
Arab World
Britain
Middle East
Carrier planes bomb Nauru as Pacific offensive widens
Carrier aircraft dropped ninety tons of bombs on Nauru, a Japanese island about 700 miles northeast of Guadal canal, extending the six day old central Pacific air offensive. Admiral Nimitz said squadrons added pressure 500 miles west of the Gilbert Islands and Marshalls, setting fires at airdromes and shops, destroying grounded planes and igniting a ship at Natiru.
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Pearl Harbor
Japanese Island
Pase
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Chester W. Nimitz
Gilbert Islands
Marshalls
Natiru
Divorce Denied in Reno
In Reno Nevada Judge William McKnight denied Herman I Fliegal a divorce from Freda Fliegal after testimony failed to prove extreme cruelty. It was Reno’s first divorce denial in several years.
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Reno
Nev
GPI
William McKnight
Herman I. Fliegal
Freda Fliegal
Pete
League Backed Food Subsidies as House Elite Heads to Clash
Washington reports the League of Women Voters urging continued consumer food subsidies while a strong House coalition presses toward a Monday showdown to outlaw such payments. The bill would end government funds for subsidies, revive CCC operations, and test presidential wage and inflation controls amid sharp partisan rhetoric from Monroney and Ford.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
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D.-Okla
Monroney
First Lady Backs Use Of Subsidies
Washington (4) Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt urged consumer price subsidies as an anti inflation tool to ease postwar burdens and criticized a group she said stirs congressional opposition for higher prices. She argued tariffs act as subsidies to industry and warned against surrendering control to a government feared to be needlessly centralized.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Aussies Edge Forward on Finschhafen
Australian jungle troops on the Huon Peninsula push toward Sattelberg within a mile, eight miles northwest of Finschhafen, aided by heavy artillery and air strikes. Japanese positions guard a 3000 foot plateau as Gen. Douglas MacArthur reports progress amid heavy rains and rugged terrain.
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Huon Peninsula
New Guinea
Sattelberg
Finschhafen
Douglas MacArthur
Dlive
Knox says Jap campaign ahead of schedule in Pacific
Secretary of the Navy Knox declared that American forces are ahead of schedule in the campaign to drive the Japanese from the southwest Pacific. He said U S positions in the south and southwest Pacific grow stronger as Japanese strength weakens. On Bougainville, Army troops and Marines advance inland and strengthen beachheads while naval and aerial hunts yield few Japanese contacts.
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Knox Washington
Southwest Pacific
Knox
South
Bougainville
Bolomons
Change in Treaty Ratification Urged
Henry Breckenridge former assistant Secretary of War urged amending the Constitution to require majority vote in both Houses for treaty ratification instead of two thirds in the Senate Speaking to a citizens for Victory group he argued the Senate may not reflect the majority of Americans and urged letting the people speak on peace through majority representation in Congress
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New York
GPI
United States
Congress
Senate
Henry Breckenidge
Secretary of War
Citizens For Victory
Breckenridge
Houses of Congress
Soviet Official to Join Allied Italian Affairs Panel in Algiers
Moscow radio said Vice Commissioner for Foreign Affairs Andrei Vishinsky left with his staff for Algiers to participate in the joint Allied commission overseeing Italian affairs. The broadcast was captured by the Soviet monitor.
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London
Moscow Radio
Andrei Vishinsky
Moscow
Algiers
minter-Allied Commission
Richelieu Reconditioned Battleship Joins Allied Fight
The 35 000 ton Richelieu arrives in fighting trim from the United States and prepares to join Allied operations against Japan. Gen Henri Giraud inspects the ship with other Allied commanders prior to its undisclosed voyage. Crew members express pride in restoring the French fleet's strength for the United Nations war effort.
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Richelieu
United States
Henri Giraud
Genoa
United Nations
Allies Win Ground Near Archi in Italy Front
Allied units under Montgomery press north of Archi near the Adriatic, taking high ground despite floods and stiff resistance. In Greece, Eleusis air base near Athens is nearly destroyed after continued U S bombing. nine hangars damaged and multiple planes destroyed.
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Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Archi
Adriatic
Eleusis
Athens
German International Information Bureau
Montgomery
Costal
Associated Press
Sangro River
Ategsa
Sangro
Greece
Wilson Says He Will Stay With War Production Board
Charles E. Wilson agreed to remain as executive vice chairman of the War Production Board until President Roosevelt sets his resignation date. He yielded to pressure from industry and discussions with James Byrnes and Donald M. Nelson after a request to stay on amid wrangling over leadership.
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Washington (P
Charles E. Wilson
War Production Board
Roosevelt
Wilson
James F. Byrnes
Office of War Mobilization
Byrnes
White House
WPS
Donald M. Nelson
Nelson
Nazis Agree Vatican Property Protection Steps Reported
Berlin radio said agreements between the Vatican and German authorities have been concluded to protect Vatican property in Italy. Works of art in Italy owned by the Vatican will be collected and transferred to Vatican City, with museum premises in Vatican City to house them.
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London
Increase of Crime In Germany Seen
The Hamburger Fremdenblatt reports Gestapo Chief Heinrich Himmler has banned Germans from seeking police or court help for small thefts or minor complaints citing wartime strain. The decree suggests major crimes have risen as the overburdened police and courts struggle to cope.
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Stockholm
Hamburger Fremdenblatt
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Germany
Woman Convicted of Kidnapping Baby Sentenced to Alderson
Mrs. Mary Penora Tilove, 20, convicted of kidnapping two year old Jimmy Di Magego and taking him to Nashville Tennessee to prove to her ex husband the child was theirs, was sentenced to two years in Alderson Federal Women's Prison in West Virginia.
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New York UP
Mary Penora Tilove
Jimmy di Magego
Nashville
Tenn
Federal Women's Prison
Alderson
Lw. Va
Navy May Save Billions Amid Budget Talk
Washington reports indicate the Navy may avoid spending 5 billion dollars this fiscal year, lifting total armed forces savings to over 18 billion. An Army cut of 13.16 billion from 71 billion was disclosed, with Rep. Taber predicting Navy savings up to 34 billion. Lawmakers see potential for a 25 billion budget reduction next year, while Treasury notes tax needs persist. Navy and Army actions reflect a favorable supply position according to Chairman Cochran. Continued discussion expected on page 22.
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Capitol Hill
Navy
Rep
Taber
New York
House Appropriations Committee
Cochran
D.-Mo
Appropriations Committee
Treasury
Congress
Kaiser Proposes Vast Private Credit Pool
Henry J Kaiser, shipbuilder and production expert, urged a large private credit pool backed by banks, insurers, industry, government and labor unions to finance peacetime reconversion. He also proposed a 10 percent sales tax on consumer goods with proceeds used to reduce government debt and debt service. He argued current policy lacks a constructive peace financing program.
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St. Louis
Henry J. Kaiser
Erabeses
Kaiser
St. Louis Chamber of Commerce
Britain May Get U S Power Shovels
American officials said most of the equipment used to build the 1630 mile Alaska highway including dragline power shovels will be shipped to Britain under lend lease. The plan targets coal fields in Wales for surface mining and was to be coordinated by the War Production Board.
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Edmonton
New Italian Party Demands Abdication of King Vittorio Emanuele III
The Action Party in Bari calls for Italy to become a republic, citing the king's Mussolini era ties and urging abdication due to external and internal conditions. Its stance mirrors a Communist move, while the liberal democrats show reluctance to fully back the monarchy.
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Italy
New Action Party
Vittorio Emanuele Iiit
Benito Mussolini
L'Italia del Popolo
Mussolini
Action Party
Liberal Democrats
Vittoria Emanuele
Mine Owners Protest Use of Money for Federal Mine Operations
Soft coal operators protested that their funds were used to pay for federal operation of the mines without consent and demanded official assurance of higher prices to cover costs. They warned they may not finance government operation beyond next week unless the government acts promptly to ensure recouped losses.
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Washington
Stabilzation
Fred M. Vinson
Vinson
Aluminum Union Seeks Higher Pay Amid Local Wage Rules
Aluminum workers allied with the CIO pressed for a license raises of about one cent per hour claiming the War Labor Board steel formula limits wage gains. About 50,000 workers across 26 Aluminum Company of America plants seek full compensation for living-cost increases and government price controls.
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Associated Press
War Labor Board
United Auto Workers
Steel
Aluminum
C. I O
Pittsburg
Ttl Steel
New Kensington
Aluminum Company of America
Moonshine Industry Shows Revival in October Figures
Washington reports a revival in moonshine activity with arrests in October up 132 from September and 236 from the same month year ago. The Treasury notes seizures rose from 490 in September to 602, while prosecutions climbed to 473, with 2,650 persons impacted. data reflect activity during 1942.
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Washington
Treasu
Arle
No Use Worrying Yanks in England Prepare Invasion Rehearsal
Evacuation of a Southwest English countryside continues as American Army maneuvers unfold a dress rehearsal for the invasion of Europe. Lanes fill with cars and traffic snarls while residents face uprooting with a mix of tears and brave resolve. One elderly resident, 86, seeks to view the journey as an adventure and will live with her son as evacuation proceeds.
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England
Europe
Matilda Beavan
Grannie Beavan
Russians Bolster Defense In Eastern Front Retreats
The report notes a Russian setback at Zhitomir with a major airborne push across the Dnieper near Kiev and Dnepropetrovsk. German forces claim a sizeable victory, while Soviet raids recapture equipment and seize towns. Moscow counters with casualty figures and air strikes as both sides pursue a stabilized winter line.
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Zhitomir
Moscow
Ecommunique
Monitor
Russia
Berlin
Dnieper
Kiev
Dnepropetrovsk
Cherkasi
Ovruch
Koro- Sten
Germany
White Russia
Ukraine
Protest over Mosley detention shocks London crowd
Workers and protesters in London demand freedom for Sir Oswald Mosley and his wife as the government promises a full explanation to parliament. Home Secretary Morrison cites order for detention and faces widespread anger in public demonstrations across the city amid calls for release and political accountability.
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London
Oswald Mosley
Herbert Morrieson
Arthur Deakan
Transport and General Workers Union
Butavis B.gztest
Morrison
Sis
Trafe
Mosi
WACS to Share Turkey London F-WACS Near European Theaters
WACS attached to the U S Army nearquarters said yesterday they could share indir Astah turkey Gas Bin hang ranging tnere from 19 to 12 years, idea was that of Mess Serge Constance Delahoyde of Roches les N OE ter of operation.
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London
U.S Army
Turkey
Hang
Tnere
Serge Constance Delahoyde
Rochesles
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