Nimitz Reports Wake Island Bombardment Details Limited
A Pacific Fleet task force led by Rear Admiral Alfred E Montgomery bombarded Wake Island at dawn 5 October 1943 with carrier aircraft and ship fire. The communique gave no further details but noted heavier action than prior attacks and referenced a recent Pacific conference at Pearl Harbor with King Halsey and Nimitz.
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Pearl Harbor
Wake Island
Chester W. Nimitz
Fone
Comsuantica Vy
Alfred E. Montgomery
Pacific Fleet
Nimitz
Ernest J King
Navy
Admiral Halsey
Wake
Arcas
Gilberts
Jones Pledges Fair Price For Farmers
Washington Pi War Food Administrator Marvin Jones told Congress farmers will receive a fair and adequate price for producing the nation’s top food supply next year. He testified before the House Agriculture Committee on crop goals and farmer pocketbooks while the Commodity Credit Corporation funding and price supports were debated by the House Banking Committee.
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Washington
Marvin Jones
Congress
Jones
House Agriculture Committee
Commodity Credit Corporation
Zimmerman
D.-Mo
Agriculture Committee
House Banking Committee
Administration
Counter-attacks Fail to Budge Reds in White Russia
German counter-attacks pound Soviet spearheads in White Russia but gain nothing and cost 1,800 men. Moscow says no major Russian advances, while Berlin claims new Russian drives around Leningrad and increased pressure east of Vitebsk and between Gomel and Kiev.
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London
Russia
Moscow
North Central Front
Leningrad
Vitebsk
Gomel
Kiev
Vocational schools urged to retrain workers now
Lake Placid New York vocational schools should begin immediate retraining of current workers to boost available manpower. Seven plant training representatives declared yesterday and sent the recommendation to Lieut. Comdr. C. T. Schrage, regional training director for the War Manpower Commission, after praising the schools at a conference on vocational training for war production workers.
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Lake Placid UP
New York
C. T. Schrage
War Manpower Commission
Fourteen States Hit War Bond Quotas in Latest Update
Washington and six other states plus DC and possessions exceeded their Third War Loan goals, lifting the national total to 17.924 billion dollars with a daily gain of 191 million. Only six states and the District of Columbia fell short of their overall targets, while 34 states and possessions still lag on sales to individuals.
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Washington
Cos Still In British Possession Cos Still In British Possession
Allied communique states British and Italian defenders hold Cos in the Dodecanese despite German claims of occupation. Ankara dispatches note a broad aerial conflict across the Dodecanese and nearby islands, with Turkish coast residents saying the British control the group except Cos and Rhodes. RAF Beaus and Hudsons support from the Middle East, bombing Rhodes Crete airfields as German airstrikes continue. Intelligence outlines a four phase three week Cos operation from landing to German air offensive preceding further landings.
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Cairo
Cos
Dodecanese
Ankara
Aegean Islands
Rhodes
R. A. F. Hudsons
Beaufighters
Middle East
Maritza
Calato
Kastelli
Periada
Crete
Milkmen Ignore WLB Order. Strike Continues Across Areas
Milk deliveries to more than 400000 families stalled as pasteurizers did not heed the War Labor Board directive ending the three day strike. Sheffield Farms says some employees reported back, but no pasteurized milk reached customers. Borden reports some drivers returned to Brooklyn and Bronx plants, yet New Jersey and Westchester deliveries remained halted. The WLB ordered a return to work under penalties including loss of severance and pay.
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New York
War Labor Board
Sheffield Farms Co
WLB
Borden Co
Brooklyn
Bronx
New Jersey
Westchester
WLE
Churchill to Reply On Postwar Control After War
London report says Prime Minister Churchill will tell the House of Commons that the War Cabinet will keep main government controls on British industry for a transition period after the war. Rationing of foods and essentials, price limits, and controls on investments, exports, employment, raw materials, and transportation will be retained to curb inflation.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
War Cabinet
Alter Rules Associated Press Told
The federal court upheld the AP membership admission pass system but ordered by law changes to stop rival members in one city from blocking newcomers. It ruled against the government’s bid to force open access and deemed the Wide World Photos purchase lawful if by-laws are amended. A November meeting of AP directors will address the ruling and future steps.
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New York
Associated Press
Federal District Court
New York Times
War Shipping Above Goal Says Report
Washington reports United States war shipping facilities are 3,000,000 tons above 1943 expectations. The Kilgore subcommittee praised shipbuilding while urging War Shipping Administration control over all operations. It cited under 16,000,000 tons dry cargo and inefficiencies with ships sailing half empty.
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Washington
War Shipping Administration
Army
Navy
United States
Live Stock Liquidation Aims 1944 Meat Goal Boost
Washington reports War Food Administration sets 1944 meat target 2 billion pounds higher than current slaughter. Officials foresee farmers selling more cattle for slaughter next year, expanding to 3 million head, plus hogs and poultry shifts. Total meat output could reach about 30.69 billion pounds if forecasts hold. Non civilian needs may rise 23 percent, aligning with WFA goals.
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Washington
War Food Administration
WFA
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Allies Cross Volturno and Biferno in Italian Drive
Allied Fifth and Eighth armies crossed the Volturno and advanced toward Naples and the Adriatic coast, with crossings forced at multiple points amid heavy fighting and tank and artillery use. German counterattacks and air raids persisted as engineers fled southward, leaving destruction along retreat routes toward the sea. The Yugoslav Liberation Army reportedly cut the Austria to Trieste railroad aiding German reinforcements.
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Algiers
Fifth
Eighth
Volturno
Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
Biferno
Adriatic
Aversa
Maddatem
Lago di Patria
Valturno
Maddaleni
Germon
Austria
Trieste
Italy
Alles
Slain WAC Ate Peas Before Death
Sioux Falls reports autopsy shows WAC Second Lieut Naomi Cheney ate peas within an hour before being killed Monday night. Her purse was found near her body, suggesting robbery was not the motive. The light calm probe notes she asked a guard at the gate if she should walk and was advised to decide herself.
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Sioux Falls
WAC
Naomi Kathleen Cheney
Army Air Forces Technical Training School
Fred Searls
Sears
John McDowell
Cheney
Hanley Seeks Intact Team For Efficiency In Campaign
Senator Joe R. Hanley, a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, urged maintaining an intact team to ensure harmony within the party. Speaking at the Yates County Republican committee in Penn Yan, he warned that if Tam is elected, the team remains intact. otherwise, a lieutenant governor would be a destabilizing force, omitting direct references to opponents.
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Hanley
Joe R. Hanley
Tam
Yates County Republican Committee
Penn Yan
New York
William Haskell
Willkie Upholds Free Speech in St Louis Meeting
Wendell L. Willkie challenged the Missouri Republican State Committee over selling box seats at 30 each for his October 15 speech in St Louis. The committee planned ticket sales to offset meeting costs and a party deficit. T Mattingly offered to personally cover the hall costs and requested no charges for the gathering.
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St Louis
Penicillin Potential Aid for Meningitis, Report Says
Chicago doctors report penicillin injected into spinal fluid may aid meningitis treatment. Drs. Cobb Pilcher and Meacham, in JAMA, base conclusions on animal studies. Meningitis is infection of the brain and spinal cord membranes caused by staphylococcus.
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Chicago
Nashville
Tenn
Cobb Pilcher
Meacham
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Cards Triumph In World Series Game Two Drama at Yankee Stadium
Mort Cooper pitched the St Louis Cardinals to a 4 3 win over the New York Yankees in the World Series game two at Yankee Stadium. He faced tragedy with his father’s death announced hours earlier and still held the club to six hits. The Cardinals stabilized a series tied 1 1, avenging Tuesday’s loss with clutch defense and steady relief.
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Klein
Yankees
Yankee Stadium
New York
Morton Cooper
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees
Mort
Walker Cooper
Redbirds
Dad Proud in KC as Cardinals win World Series
Mrs Verne Cooper recalls her late husband while her sons Mort on and Walker play in the World Series. The Cardinals claim victory with strong pitching and clutch hitting as Martin Marion and Kay Sanders spark the offense and fielding, erasing past bad showings in All-Star games.
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Kansas City
Verne Cooper
Morton
Walker
St. Louis Cardinals
Ning
Yankees
Cardinals
Cooper
Martin Marion
Kay Sanders
Rage
RED Birds
Allied Troops Push Through New Guinea Jungle Toward Madang
Allied forces under General MacArthur hacked through central New Guinea terrain toward the Japanese coastal base at Madang. Australian troops crossed into the Ramu River valley from the Markham area, taking Kaigulin sixty miles south of Madang as signs mounted of new blows planned against dodging enemy forces.
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Southwest Pacific
Central New Guinea
Madang
Douglas MacaArthur
Wampun No Rast
Kaiguln
George C Marshall
S. Army
Kaigulin
Ramu River
Markham Valley
Save Coal if Youd Keep Warm This Winter
Syracuse reports the 33rd annual convention of the New York State Retail Solid Fuel Merchants Associations warned that conserving coal is vital this winter. Frank C Wright Jr, Washington representative of the anthracite industry, cited mine and dealer yard labor shortages as a cause of potential coal shortages and urged every burner to conserve anthracite to keep homes warm.
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Syracuse
New York State
Solid Fuel Merchants Associations
Frank C Wright Jr
Washington
Senate Passes Child Allowances For Fathers Inducted
The Senate approved a revised bill to cushion the impact of pre Pearl Harbor fathers entering the armed forces by authorizing monthly payments for dependent children. The measure, amended from Wheeler’s draft, provides 30 dollars for the first child and 20 dollars for each additional child, with a 78 to 1 vote in favor. The final passage was 69 to 0.
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Washington
Senate
George C. Marshall
Army
House
Wheeler
D-Maont
Bailey
D-N.c
Clark
D.-Ma
Majority
Barkley
Taft
R-O
Ball
President Roosevelt Seeks Philippine Independence and Aid
President Roosevelt urged Congress to proclaim the Philippines' independence as soon as possible citing Filipino heroism and loyalty. He asked authority to begin negotiations with President Quezon to secure mutual protection and Pacific peace, and to adjust U.S. Philippines economic laws to help a future independent Philippines become economically secure.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Philippines
Manuel Quezon
Philppine Commonwealth
United States
Pacific
Haskell Won't Play Politics Declares Campaign
Lieutenant General W. N. Haskell, Democratic and American Labor Party candidate for lieutenant governor, opened his campaign by saying he would not play politics if elected and would not follow President Roosevelt on the office. He challenged opponents who would make Roosevelt’s leadership the issue, insisting the election should hinge on state issues and a liberal progressive government with efficient administration.
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Buffalo
Wham
Haskell
American Labor Party
Smith Roosevelt
Lehman
Five Die as Oil Barge Explodes in Jacksonville Yard
An oil barge exploded at Gibbs Gas Engine Co. along the St Johns River in Jacksonville Florida killing five people and injuring 12 others. The blast shattered windows and sent debris far from the scene but officials said no Navy personnel or equipment were involved.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Gibbs Gas Engine Co
St Johns River
Navy
Nash Chicago Democrat Dies at 80 Leader of Cook County Party
Chicago Democrat Nash died last night in Columbus Hospital after a short illness from pneumonia. He was co leader of the Kells Nash Democratic dramaton of Chicago and chairman of the Cook County Democratic Committee, a longtime political chieftain.
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Chicago
Kells-Nash Democratic
Carcago
Columbus
Cook County
Democraty Committee
Danish Jews Face Deportation Crisis in Nazi-ruled Denmark
Reports describe mass Jewish despair as deportations to Germany loom. Censorship hides death notices and fatalities amid a Danish refugee’s claim of widespread suicides. Nazi patrols tighten coastal controls while some Danish communists are said deported to Germany. Police chief removed for criticizing German treatment of Jews. Berlin press notes Germany ignores Sweden’s offer of refuge.
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Stockholm .P
Denmark
Sweden
Germany
S. S
Gestapo
Knud Salomonsend
Copenhagen
Panish Coast
Martin Nielsen
Ludwig Hansen
Dock Workers’ Union
Einar Mellerup
Berlin
Yugoslav Partisans Fight German Forces In Tough War
Dankel De Luce reports from a Yugoslav Partisan brigade headquarters as fighters with homemade red stars wage a fierce campaign along the Adriatic coast to the Danube, lacking tanks or planes but bolstered by veterans of 29 months of woodland combat under Josip Broz Tito.
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Daniel DE Luce
Yugoslavia
Adriatic
Daube
Italy
Josip Broz
Drug Tito
Droog Teeta
Slavs Get Planes at Roosevelt Ceremony
In a ceremony at King Field President Roosevelt and the Yugoslav ambassador witnessed a Yugoslav combat unit joining the Army Air Forces. Four Liberator bombers were dedicated, crews to fly to North Africa and Italy for action, with objectives to strike the foe at key points and deliver supplies to their comrades.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Army Air Forces
King Field
North Africa
Italy
Tito’s Yugoslav Partisans and Two Factions at War
The piece profiles Tito style guerrilla leaders in Yugoslavia, detailing two groups the Voiska National Liberation Army and the Partizanski Odred. It notes their dual aims to fight as an army while operating where fronts lack, with Partisans displaying red stars and hammer and sickle symbols and a mix of Communist affiliation among ranks.
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Tito
Tse
Vasile Novikov
Caucasus Army
Iran
Nardona Oslohodilacka Voiska
National Liberation Army
Partizanski Odred
Jugoslavije
Voiska
Yugoslav Communist Party
Lisbon Vehicles Requisitioned for Army Man euvers
The Ministry of War ordered private automobiles trucks and buses seized for military use as army maneuvers begin Sunday. Drivers and vehicles may be mobilized if under 48, with replacements by volunteers. Those who fail to report face court martial.
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Lisbon
Ministry of War
Priest Executed by Japanese Troops in Taiyuan
The Chinese Central News Agency quoted a Mandarian broadcast stating Japanese troops in Shansi Province executed a Catholic priest at Taiyuan on September 12. Two others were arrested at Fengcheng and several churches were burned after Italy’s surrender. The U S government monitored the broadcast.
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New York
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