Allies Strike Munich and French Dutch Airfields
Allied and American bombers attacked Munich and airfields in France and Holland. Marauder bombers, escorted by RAF and Allied fighters, hit Weensdrecht Haamstede Amsterdam Schipol and Beauvais Tile. 14 enemy fighters downed, two Spitfires lost. US P-47s swept northern France and Belgium. Munich endured 500 tons of bombs in 25 minutes, reinforcing its role as a dual air assault target.
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London
U. S
France
Holland
Munich
Air Ministry
United States
Weensdrecht
Haamstede
Amsterdamschipol
Beauvais-Tile
Bremen
Calais
Friesland
Botteneck
Germany
Italy
Reich
Russians Aim To Rebuild Own Nation's Industry
The Twentieth Century Fund reports postwar plans of Soviet Russia focus on industry, agriculture, and internal resources to lead in per capita production of basic goods. It notes China’s modernization push and recalls a 1941 twelve year plan to surpass capitalist nations in iron, steel, fuel, and consumer products, disrupted by the 1941 German invasion.
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New York
Twentieth Century Fund
Russia
Edward A. Firene
China
United Nations
Communist Party
Soviet State Planning Commission
Archbishop Hopes We Won't Destroy Rome
Archbishop Francis J. Spellman pleaded for prayers to spare Rome from destruction and cautioned that baiting by the enemy should not lead American forces to destroy the city. He spoke in his first public address since returning from an overseas tour.
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New York
Francis J. Spellman
Rome
Scoreboard shows several baseball results across leagues
National league scores include St Louis 5 New York 4 Cincinnati 6 Brooklyn 1 Chicago 7 Boston 0. Boston 5 Chicago 2. Philadelphia 3 Pittsburg 1. 72 Philadelphia 11 Pittsburg 3. American results list New York 5 St Louis 2 Detroit 4 Washington 1 Cleveland 8 Philadelphia 4. Chicago 4 Boston 2. Chicago 3 Boston 0. plus a fragment of a political ad titled Open Letter in the People of Troy From Daniel W Carhart Page 3.
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National
St. Louis
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
American
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Bchicaco
People of
Troy
Daniel W. Carhart
Germans Launch Sea Air Attack on Cao Island
German forces attacked the Allied positions on Cao in the Aegean Sea with sea and air power. While progress and force size were not clear, officials noted Germany faces material limits and may rely on captured or hastily built craft. Crete’s proximity provides bases for possible further German thrusts in the area.
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Cairo
Germany
Cao
Aegean Sea
Europe
Coe
Lero
Samos
Aegeans
Greece
Aegean
Crete
Jews Flee Denmark To Sweden
Hundreds of Jews escaped Nazi persecution by crossing from Denmark to Sweden amid German deportations. Skirmishes occurred in Copenhagen and along Jutland as Gestapo pursued resistors, while refugees arrived by rowboat and fishing craft. Sweden warned of serious repercussions and noted its offer to accept 8000 of Denmark’s 10000 Jews, excluding 2000 who had fled from Germany and other countries.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Adolf Hitler
Denmark
Copenhagen
Jutland
Germany
Poland
Berlin
Austria
London Air Raid Alert Sets London As Second Night
London woke to a second air raid alert in as many nights. Sirens sounded late last night as anti-aircraft batteries opened fire. A single unidentified plane was noted on Saturday night but failed to penetrate defenses and was turned back.
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London
Predicts Postwar Rationing for England
Morrison, British Home Secretary, said postwar rationing and wartime controls must continue in Great Britain while abnormal conditions persist. He warned against premature lifting after 1918 and noted appeasing pressures from capital holders could hasten a renewed low financial mood.
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Dundee
Scotland
t—Herbert
Morrison
Great Britain
German Submarine Crews Mutiny Reported in Norwegian Port
Stockholm reports confirm Norwegian findings of mutiny and low morale among U boat crews in Troms in northern Norway. Residents describe disorder ashore and frequent fights between officers and marines as subs resume coastal predation after a quiet summer.
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Norwegian
Stockholm
Norway
Tromsne
Trondheim
Tromsoe
Osio
Allied Forces Break through Italian Front from Naples to Benevento
Allied and Fifth Army advances push toward Rome as German lines retreat from the Melfi salient. Benevento strengthens control over the Calore and Volturno valleys while forces surround towns including Avellino Frigento and Lucera along the Adriatic front. Moroccan goumiers seize Teghime hill near Bastia as engineers repair Naples port.
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Melfi
Benevento
Naples
Calore
Volturno
Rome
Fifth Army
AMG
Allied Military Government
Frigento
Fortore
Adriatic
Eighth Army
Vallata
Monteleone
Blecari
Orsara
Savignano
Torremaggiore
Lucera
Apricena
Bisaccia
Grottaminarda
Lesina
Tripartite Conference Plans Made
Washington sources report negotiations on time and place for a meeting of foreign secretaries from the United States Great Britain and Russia near completion A London Moscow decision is expected in days with Hull attendance to be announced If Russia joins signaling tighter alliance against the Nazi fortress of Europe and coordination among allied commands is anticipated
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Russia
London
Moscow
Hull
Associated Press
Europe
Junketing Senators To Impart War Views
A Senate inspection committee spokesman said matters likely to affect wartime conduct and peace terms will be laid before the chamber in a secret session Wednesday. The flying lawmakers gained information to share promptly with the 91 senators who stayed home.
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Washington T
Senate
Capitol Hill
Off With His Head Decree From Goebbels In Berlin Crowd
Propaganda Minister Paul Goebbels told a Berlin harvest crowd that Germany would have enough food for the winter and warned that anyone placing personal comfort above the honor of the people would be beheaded. He asserted the Fuehrer knows hardships in bombed areas and warned against cowardice among the public.
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London
Berlin
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Germany
Fuehrer
Supreme Court Opens 1943 44 Term with 400 Cases
The Supreme Court begins its 1943 44 term with about 400 cases on the docket. Wartime litigation looms including draft act conscientious objectors, rent control regulations, and Negro voting rights in state primaries. Chief Justice Stone nears retirement age but remains active as Owen Roberts, the only Republican appointee, ranks next in age. A new ceremony chant will replace the old tolling as John A. Kenning becomes marshal after T Perry Lippittt departs for Navy duties. The session schedule starts with admission of attorneys and motions only, with White House rites planned once an appointment is set.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Wiley Rutledge
Owen J. Roberts
Roosevelt
Roberts
Pennsylvania
Hoover
Orier
John A. Kenning
OG Este
T. Perry Lippittt
Navy
Lippitt
White House
Four Marines Die In Timber Fire Near San Diego
A timber and brush fire near Carrett Lake southeast of San Diego surged to 2000 acres with four Marines killed and 78 wounded among 76 Marines injured and two civilian firefighters trapped. Naval officials opened an investigation as firefighting forces from civilian and military units fought the blaze with Red Cross volunteers aiding at Camp Lockett Army Hospital.
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San Diego
Cal
Carrett Lake
Naval
Camp Lockett Army Hospital
Red Cross
Flyer Gets Medal For Attempted Air Rescue
Allied Headquarters in the Southwest Pacific reports PI Lieut John M Donegan of Phoenix earned the Air Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster after 483 combat missions with the 13th Air Force. He and navigator attempted a parachute rescue. the navigator died when the chute fouled.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
John M. Donegan
Phoenix
Theth Air Force
Donegan
Hudson Soldier Found Murdered in Georgia
The badly battered body of aviation cadet Roger Dardis McNamee, from Hudson, was found in a creek near Albany, Georgia, on Saturday. Coroner W Thomas announced the verdict of death at the hands of a party or parties unknown after testimony from Louis Horn, who found the body, and Col. John P. O'Brien, Turner Field Hospital commander.
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Albany
Roger Dardis McNamee
Hudson
Creek Mear
Co. W. Thomas
Louis Horn
Col
John P. O'Brien
Turner Field Hospital
Japs Make Inroads Into Southwest China
Reinforced Japanese divisions have launched a new offensive in southeastern China and the Chinese high command announced yesterday its troops had been forced to give up several towns including the railway city of Suancheng, eighty miles south of Nanking.
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Chungking
China
Chinese High Command
Suancheng
Nani King
Luxury taxes to soar as liquor gum and luxuries taxed
The administration will seek Congress support for unprecedented luxury tax hikes on liquor beer wine tobacco gum and travel aiming to raise about 10.6 billion dollars in revenue with 3.56 billion to be refunded postwar. Proposals include higher individual and corporate rates and expanded excises alongside a merged victory tax. Meanwhile Allied forces report capture of Finschhafen eliminating Japanese defensive value on New Guinea and advancing toward Madang as Australian troops seal Huon Gulf control.
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Washington
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Morgenthau
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea
Finschhafen
Medang
Huon Peninsula
Huon Gulf
Madang
Vitiaz Strait
Lae
Nazis Reshuffle Troops to Meet Allied Attacks
Madrid dispatch reports a continent wide German troop reshuffle due to retreats on Russian and Italian fronts. Young veterans head to the Riviera while younger troops relieve elders in Paris. Guard changes occur along the Atlantic wall in Britain and near Bordeaux. Correspondents say German morale eroded by Allied air raids and fear of sudden bombings.
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Madrid
France
Balkans
Riviera
Paris
Atlantic Wall
Brittany
Bordeaux
Berlin
Ane
Reds Cross River Sink Nazi Ships
The Red Army crossed the Pronya River east of Mogilev in White Russia, penetrating toward Mogilev and Gomel as 2,000 Germans were killed and 70 villages seized. Soviet airmen reportedly destroyed German barges, boats, and trucks, while claiming to have shattered the upper Dnieper line and repelled counterattacks near Gomel. Moscow announced 120 German prisoners taken.
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London
Red Army
Pronya
Mogilev
White Russia
Moscow
Caucasus
Crimea
Dnieper
Gormtel
Berlin
Staro-Tamanskaya
Kerch Strait
Gomel
President and Farm Bloc Showdown Over Food Program
Washington insiders anticipate a clash between President Roosevelt and the congressional farm bloc as a veto looms against bills that would ban subsidy payments to keep retail prices down. Roosevelt prepares a 1944 food program message for Congress as Marvin Jones and advisors back no subsidies to curb inflation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congressional
Congress
Marvin Jones
Television May Help Identify Criminals New York NY Crime Brief
Television broadcasts of missing persons photos were shown by the New York Police Department. A ten minute program on station WeOXWY reached about 20 000 viewers within a limited radius. Officials predicted criminals whose faces will be as familiar as movie heroes would be found using this method.
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New York (P
New York
Charlie's Heir Aims To Tie Chaplin To Baby Girl Carol Ann
Joan Berry 23 gives birth to a six pound five ounce girl named Carol Ann. she claims Charles Chaplin is the father. Baby born at 10:20 Saturday night in New York. footprints recorded for potential paternity tests at four months. Berry sued Chaplin last June seeking medical care, support and legal fees. Chaplin agreed to pay substantial fees though denying paternity.
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Hollywood
Joan Berry
Charles Chaplain
Carol Ann
Mr Berry
Gertrude E. Berry
New York
Chaplin
Miss Berry
John Doe Chaplin
Superior Court
Santa Barbara
Oona O'Neill
Eugene O'Neill
John J. Irwin
Quit Nazis Bulgarians Are Urged
Istanbul reports a Bulgarian manifesto from the patriotic front urging Bulgarians to break with Germany and align with the Atlantic Charter framework. The document calls for alliance with the United States Britain and Russia, and stresses preventing Bulgaria’s entry into Hitler’s war, recalling armies fighting other Bulgarians, and restoring political freedom while asserting future decisions lie within the Allied framework.
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Istanbul
Patriotic Front of
Bulgaria
Balkan
United States
Britain
Russia
Black Radio
Sofia
Germany
Nazi Excommunicated From Belgian Church
New York wires report Belgian Nazi leader Leon Degreiler was excommunicated by the Catholic archbishop for being in uniform during a Belgian priest’s Holy Communion. The BBC quoted a Nazi Rexist source and noted Cardinal Van Roey’s order not to attend church in uniform.
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New York
Wph
Leon Degreiler
BBC
Vice
Cardinal van Roey
Corsican Key Taken by Allied Forces at Algiers
Allied headquarters reported Corsican key taken near Algiers at Teghione Hill and Bastia area as French forces announced the capture yesterday.
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Algiers
Teghione Hill
Bastia Oeran Goums
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