Badoglio Reveals Details of Downfall Of Il Duce
Italian High Command Headquarters in Italy Oct 2. Premier Marshal Pietro Badoglio speaks to Allied reporters detailing Mussolini's downfall. He says the new government will be democratic and that all former Fascist leaders will be excluded. He describes Fascism's end as a rotten apple, Mussolini's custody, and the July 24 grand council vote.
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Italy
Pietro Badoglio
Benito Mussolini
Hitler
Rome
Badoglio
Fuehrer
Mussolini
Fascist Party
Vittorio Emanuele
British Trap Foe By Surprise Sea Landing Behind Lines
Allied forces push along the Italian front with Adriatic landings 17 miles behind German lines enabling a leap frog advance by Montgomery’s Eighth Army to trap Nazi troops and seize Molmol? and Ter Molì while American Fifth Army crosses the Calore River near Benevento. German counterattacks fail as advances continue toward Volturno and positions north of Naples.
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Algiers
Adriatic Sea
Eighth Army
Bernard L. Montgomery
Africa
Sicily
Calabria
Termoli
Italy
Mark W. Clark
Fifth
Benevento
Naples
Calore
Volturno
Berlin
Giugliano
Rome
Mass Illness Halts New York Milk Deliveries
Sheffield Farms Milk Co reports a work stoppage halted operations across New York City area. About 370,000 families face no regular milk today as 3,500 workers joined the stoppage, growing from 260 to claim illness. Company calls it a strike linked to a War Labor Board decision on route staffing and skip a day deliveries.
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New York
N F. J. Andre
Sheffield
War Labor Board
Veronica Lake Seeks Divorce Over Temper Dispute
Hollywood actress Veronica Lake says temper clashes with Maj John Detlie former studio art director led to their separation and plans to sue for divorce. She described their split as amicable after returning from Seattle where Detlie is stationed with Army engineers. They wed September 26 1940 and have one child Elaine two years old. A stillborn daughter died in July.
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Veronica Lake
John Detlie
Studio
Seattle
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Detlie
Army Engineers
Elaine
40 Jap Troop Barges Sunk in Vella Gulf
Allied forces in the southwest Pacific intercepted gunboat escorted barges near Kolombangara island on October 12 and destroyed more than forty craft believed to carry enemy troops. A MacArthur spokesman said no immediate death toll was reported.
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Southwest Pacific
Kolombangara Island
Vella Gulf
MacArthur
Bastia Falls To Goumiers In Corsican Victory
Allied forces seized Bastia in northeastern Corsica after a heavy artillery bombardment. Goumiers entered the city at 10 am, driving German forces from Furian and pursuing remnants to the beaches as American Rangers and French units closed in.
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Adolf Hitler
Bastia
Corsica
Napoleonic Isle
Furian
United States
Rubber Director Criticizes Alarmist Shortage Warnings
Bradley Dewey of Washington LLP sharply rebuked executives from five Akron tire firms for warning that cold fabric and manpower shortages could trigger transport breakdowns. He outlined bottleneck steps and urged responsible tire care by the public to prevent disruptions.
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Washington LLP
Bradley Dewey
Akron
Dewey
OPA Concludes Lewis Trip Probe in Virginia Quizzed
United Mine Workers chief John L. Lewis answered questions from an Alexandria ration board about a pleasure driving trip to Minois last August. The OPA announced it was satisfied with the explanation and closed the investigation.
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Richmond
United Mine Worker
John L. Lewis
Alexandria
Minois
OPA
Russia Anxious To Collaborate With United States
New Soviet ambassador Andrei A. Gromyko told President Roosevelt that Moscow has an unswerving desire to maintain friendly relations and closest collaboration with the United States. He thanked America for material aid and said Allied campaigns in Italy and North Africa have created a favorable situation for decisive blows against the common enemy.
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Russia
Andrei A. Gromyko
United States
Roosevelt
Gromyko
America
Soviet Union
Italy
North Africa
Remark by New York official on wartime petroleum usage
Commodore Frederick G. Reinicke, Third Naval District port director, stated that in one typical day of all-out offensive, the European theater of operations consumed 42,000 tons of petroleum. The remark underscores fuel demands during sustained combat operations.
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New York
Frederick G. Reinicke
Third Naval District
Bombing Raids Hit Frankfurt Kassel. Allies Claim Heavy Losses
A joint U S Army and British Air Ministry communique says 75 Nazi planes were destroyed in raids over western Germany and the North Sea with the loss of 15 Allied bombers. Berlin notes damage to Kassel and civilian losses as German claims report 44 Allied aircraft downed. Frankfurt hosts major factories and rail facilities. Kassel houses Henschel works and auto plants amid continued Allied pressure.
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Adlex Auto
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Vienna
Rosensburg
Paris
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Congress Frowns On Treasury Tax Plan Fades Air Warning Posts
Civilian air observation posts and aircraft warning centers along coasts and border are reduced to alert status as a manpower conservation move. About 600,000 volunteers are affected while information centers stay active. General Arnold cites calculated risk of attack and Roosevelt warns against demobilization. Retained posts will resume full duties if needed, with military watch unchanged.
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War Department
Gulf
Ground Observer Corps
Aircraft Warning Corps
H. H. Arnold
Roosevelt
Flhter
Taft Bill Hurdled by Marshall on Draft By Age
General George C. Marshall attacked Senator Taft's proposed amendment to Wheeler's draft bill urging younger men first and delaying pre war fathers. He warned age grouped inductions would disrupt orderly manpower flow and hinder efficient utilization as heavy inductions of older fathers were anticipated next year.
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George Co. Marshall
Marshall
Taft
R-O
Wheeler
D.-Mont
Pearl Harbor
Reynolds
D.-N.c
Insurance Executive Murdered at Desk in Chicago Skyscraper
Walter J. Habenicht, 45, executive at Connecticut Life Insurance Co., was shot at his desk in the Field Building by former associate J. Walter Tappy, 42, who later surrendered to federal agents. Tappy warned workers to stand back before fleeing the office.
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Chicago
UPA
Loop
Thomas Duffy
the Feredal Bureau of Investigation
Duffy
Walter J. Habenicht
Connecticut Life Insurance Co
J. Walter Tappy
Habericht
Hersholt Retires From Screen To Lead Denmark-America Aid
Danish-born actor Jean Hersholt announces retirement from film to focus on the Denmark America Association where he serves as president, saying he will devote his time to war efforts and relief work until victory is achieved.
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Lox Angels
Jean Hersholt
Denmark-America Association
Diary of Japanese Beheading Revealed and Naples Booby Traps
Disclosures from General MacArthur's force publish a captured Japanese soldier diary detailing the execution of an American airman at Salamaua. Separate Naples reports describe a 1,700 pound German booby trap found in a Naples hotel possibly saving Top Allied leaders including General Clark from a planned blast.
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Southwest Pacific
MacArthur
Fifth Army
Naples
Mark W. Clark
Clark
Associated Press
Stenar Corps
Air Lines Chief Calls For Monopoly in World Air Traffic
United Air Lines executive W A Paterson urged that the United States maintain monopoly control over international air traffic. He said private business must not hinder national negotiations and that the nation should regulate international aviation under existing law.
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Washington
United States
W. A. Paterson
United Air Lines
Eight Marines Die In Forest Fire Near Camp Lockett
A brush and forest fire blackened 6900 acres and killed eight Marines after a surge of flames swept a canyon between Morena and Barrett lakes, 45 miles southwest of San Diego. Six more Marines were seriously injured as 600 firefighters fought the blaze and the fire was brought under control.
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Camp Lockett
Morena
Barrett Lakes
Here
Admiral Cunningham Named First British Sea Lord and Chief of Staff
Admiral Sir Andrew Browne Cunningham was chosen as First British Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, Britain's highest naval post. He follows Admiral Sir Dursley Pound, who resigned yesterday due to ill health after Britain’s celebrated victory over the Italian fleet.
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London
Andrew Browne Cunningham
Britain
Nelson
Cunningham
Dursleyw Pound
Harriman Lands in London for Tripartite Conference
Averell Harriman, newly named U S ambassador to the Soviet Union, arrived in London from the United States and will go to Moscow once Senate confirmation occurs. He was greeted by John G. Winant and Gen. Jacob L. Devers and a Churchill representative to discuss a forthcoming three-way Allied conference.
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GPI
W. Averell Harriman
United States
Soviet Union
Moscow
Senate
Great Britain
John G. Winant
Jacob L. Devers
Churchill
Harriman
Train Aflame Before Wreck
Witnesses at an inquiry described flames shooting from a passenger car wheel as the Congressional Limited wrecked on September 6. Howard H. Milligan, a plant guard nearby, said he signaled danger and alerted passengers moments before the collision that killed 79.
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Philadelphia
Congressional Limited
Howard H. Milligan
Pennsylvania Railroad Limited
Coffee rationing rumors denied by OPA
The Office of Price Administration stated yesterday that no coffee rationing will be resumed. Stamps labeled coffee in War Ration Book Four were cited in rumors as the basis for a possible renewal, but officials explained that coffee rationing had been suspended and would not be restarted.
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Washington U
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Supreme Court Reopens Under New Crier in Wartime Term
The Supreme Court ended a summer recess and opened a new term to consider rulings on rent controls, wartime legislation, and the Selective Service Act. Nine justices convened briefly under a 17 year old crier, J Alec Kenning, who replaced T Perry Lipitt after entering the Navy. The court will review 400 cases during the eight month term, including cases on OPA rent regulations and voting rights in a Texas primary.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Oyez
Oye
Ilong
Office of Price Administration
Texas
J. Alec Kenning
Gennantown
T. Perry Li~pitt
Navy
Kenhing
Ovez
Burden Too Big Doughton Deflates Tax Plan
Representative Doughton criticizes the Treasury plan to raise about 10.5 billion dollars via income taxes and excises, arguing the increases are too large for taxpayers to bear now. He, as Ways and Means chair, casts doubt on any bill reaching the House and calls portions of the plan indefensible and inflationary.
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Washington
Treasury
Doughton
D.-N.c
House
Ways and Means
Morzenthau
Reds Link Nazi Barges Sunk as Reds Hammer Caucasus War
Moscow said Soviet airmen sank six barges carrying troops and supplies while the Red Army pressed near Gomel and killed about 4,000 Germans in White Russia. Black Sea air forces destroyed trucks and dispersed a battalion as Berlin hinted at Caucasus liberation slowing due to weather and German resistance along the Dnieper.
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London
Caucasus
White Russia
Dnieper
Ukraine
Red Army
Moscow
Thomas May Be Offered As Auto Union Head
Buffalo dispatch reports tension at the UAW eighth convention as R J Thomas, UAW president since 1938, faces possible opposition to his re election. He urges delegates to go on record behind Roosevelt and Wallace and hints at seeking endorsement for a Roosevelt fourth term and Wallace reelection.
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Thomas
Auto Union
Buffalo
R. J. Thomas
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Roosevelt
Wallace
Axis Diplomats Now Segregated in Staunton Va
State Department yesterday separated German and Italian diplomats who had been held at the Ingleside Hotel near Staunton Virginia since the invasion of North Africa. The move reflects wartime security measures as tensions and coordination with allied powers continue.
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Staunton
State Department
Ingleside
North
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