Prisoners Guarded in German Town As Yank Patrol Advances
American troops in Geilenkirchen encounter German prisoners of war and guards during a tense advance. A U.S. officer is wounded, several Germans and Americans are killed or wounded, and prisoners are hustled behind buildings as Yank troops level weapons and prepare to move deeper into the town. Eyewitnesses named include Pvt Sylvester Lopez and Edward Plossay, with sergeants Meinecke and Dixon among the guarding squad. The scene shows troops securing houses, gathering captives, and facing hostile fire as the street monitors the fragile pause before further action.
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Ninth Army
Geitenkirchen
Gerany
U.S
Gellenkirchen
West Munroe
Spurhe Bend
Jnd
Sylvester Lopez
Naomi
Los Angeles
Cal
Sitnt
George Almy
Black Street
Pelham Manor
Angers
Jerry
Taig
Meinecke
Belbi
Tex
Sergt Thomas Dixon
Berges Avenue
Far Rockaway
Germany
Vane
Reich
Roy Long
Bruceville
Ind
Armande Rodrigues
Yuma
Ariz
Pet Alvin Roberts
Temple
Okla
Silent snipers and prisoners moved under dusk
Gunners died earlier while snipers were quiet. Snaily began returning prisoners to cages as they shuffled along. A rear guard officer trudged on, 2009 lapsed into the coma of onlookers. They bore their wounded, leaving one dead soldier in the courtyard. A GI covered the corpse with a shroud, an unspeakable obituary by comrades.
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Brat
Campaign Costs Not Deductible in Taxes
The Supreme Court refused to allow a county court judge to deduct election campaign costs on federal income taxes. The decision, cited as a matter for Congress to define, involved Luzerne County judge candidate Michael F. McDonald of Ashley, Pa, who sought 13.07 dollars for campaign expenses. The IRS denial and circuit court upholding are noted along with a dissent by Justice Black.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Frankfur
Justice Black
Head
Douglas
Murphy
Michael F. McDonald
Ashley
Common Pleas
Luzerne County
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Third Federal Circuit Court
Skytrain crash kills 26 American soldiers
Air force headquarters reported twenty six American soldiers were killed and four injured in a Sunday crash of a M7 skytrain troop carrier en route from England to France. The transport plane crashed near a 800 foot peak north of Brighton in southern England. Six victims were taken to a nearby hospital with two dying en route. officials cannot confirm a cause yet.
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Lesdon
England
France
Air Force
Skytrain
Brighton
Air Force Headquarters
Prairie County Montana Tops Sixth War Loan Drive
Prairie County Montana became the first in the country to go over its Sixth War Loan quota, with 135 percent of its target on deposit at the Federal Reserve Bank by November 1. Daniels County had been named first earlier, and nine counties overall have exceeded quotas, including Treasure and Judith Basin.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Parsie County
Mont
Montana
Daniels
Aid Prairie
Federal Reserve Bank
Montana Treasure
Judith Basin
War Worker Held For Slaying Wife in Worcester
Frederick des Fosters, 31, arraigned for the strangulation murder of his wife, a mother of five, who reportedly spurned him after returning home near midnight. Des Rosiers confessed to choking her and garroting with an electric cord to ensure she was dead, then told police he needed someone to care for the children. A judge postponed the case to allow counsel.
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Worcester
Mass
itPy
Frederick Des Fosters
Severnl
Frank Riley
Des Rosiers
Daisy May
Des ‘Rosiers
Worcester Teper Pin Ca
Norwegian Province Laid Waste by Germans
Crown Prince Olav said Finnmark, larger than Holland, was burned and evacuated by German forces retreating from the Russians. Thousands, including women and children, are wandering snowbound roads in zero temperatures. many invalids and young children are dying. Evacuation aims to shield Norwegians from Allied air raids and sea bombardment, with over 61,000 people facing starvation and freezing.
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London
GPI
Giav
Norway
Nor Wegian
Finnmark
Olav
Ratite
Holand
Eest
De Gaulle vows big army and navy for France prediction
Gen Charles de Gaulle in a radio preside chat pledged that France would develop a large army and navy within eight months to back the liberation bond drive. He cited rising coal production from 254000 tons weekly in September to 422000 tons last week and electric output near prewar levels with 1228 repaired bridges and lines. Pope Pius XII later received German envoy Weizsacker for a lengthy audience in Rome to hear about German developments.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
Rome
INS
Pius XII
Vatican
Weizsacker
Germany
France Moves to Nationalize All Steamship Lines
France plans nationwide state control of merchant shipping after wartime losses. government to form public service societies for North South Atlantic and Mediterranean Far Eastern routes under tight oversight. provisional committee to manage subsidized fleets, while sea air cooperation is urged for postwar transport development.
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Hava
Renae Mayer
Society of Public Service
Earyy
French
Senegal
Condo
Unclear OCR fragment depicts wartime street scene
Fragmentary report from Brussels describes crowds, soldiers, and children signing autographs amid flags and souvenirs. Mentions British and American troops, vendors with tar balloons and mechanical dogs, and United Nations flags in a festive street scene.
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Brussels
Guy
Solgiera
United Nations
Streetcar Conductors News Tidbit From Allied Front
A fragment notes metous streetcar conductors and a soldier with a Belgian civilian 18 and a family accepting fares from Allied troops. It mentions four senileomen soldiers Comratatte between Allied faces.
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Allied
Tastic
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Josep Pullan
Walter Fullerton
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