Nazi Tanks Stop Allied Advance Along Italian Front
Allied and German forces clash along a 125 mile front as Germany deploys an armored division to the Adriatic coast and fortifies the Volturno line north of Naples. Montgomery brings American units forward in eastern Italy while Patton reportedly masss to strike the Balkans. The Volturno line holds in strength amid heavy rain and German demolitions.
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Algiers
Adriatic
Eighth Army
Italy
Bernard L. Montgomery
Highth
Reggio Calabria
United Nations
Rome
Jean Herold Paquis
Paris
Associated Press
Montgomery
Paquis
Balkans
Reuters
Stockholm
George S. Patton, Jr
United States Seventh Army
Volturno River
Waples
Mark W. Clark
Fifth Army
Volturna
Termoli
Fof
Yankees Complete Double Play In World Series Game
In the first inning of the third World Series game at Yankee Stadium Gordon threw to first to complete a double play as Stan Musial slides into second too late. The sequence started with Walker Cooper’s hit to Frank Crosetti who relayed to Gordon before a throw to Nick Etten at first.
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Gordon
Stan Musial
Yankee Stadium
Walker Cooper
Frank Crosetti
Yank
Crosetti
Nick Etten
Nazis Begin Mining Rome Forces move to destroy bridges and viaducts
NBC correspondent Merill Mueller says German demolition crews are preparing to blow bridges over the Tiber and target Rome's railways highways and water and power systems while avoiding downtown Rome. He cites an official adviser to Premier Pietro Badoglio noting the Vatican's proximity tempers some planned destruction.
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New York
Rome
Merrill Mueller
Italy
Tiber River
Mueller
Pietro Badognio
Sytem
Vatican City
Thomas Renamed To Direct U A W In 1938 Leader Reelected
Buffalo leader J. Thomas was re elected president of the United Automobile Workers. No opponent was nominated at the convention. Detroit Local 190 chief Norman Matthews announced his delegation would not vote for Thomas, while Local 190 members caucused to back Matthews.
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Buffalo Gpi
R. J. Thomas
C. I. O. Automobile Workers
U. A
Hitler Orders Pope Move if Rome Falls
Zurich dispatch cites Reuters reports that Nazi Germany plans to remove the Pope to a northern Italian town if Rome nears capture. The decision reflects Germany’s claim to protect the Pope and prevent harm to him amid street fighting.
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London
Reuter
Zurich
Switzerland
Rome
Delayed Action Mine Kills Neapolitans in Post Office Blast
A German delayed action mine exploded in the Neapolitan post office basement killing scores of civilians including many women and children and injuring many more. British and American Red Cross teams aided victims as anger and calls for vengeance surged among survivors.
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Associated Press
Naples
Via
Armanda Diaz
Red Cross
Via Roma
Bill Admitting Chinese to U S Gets Approval
Washington report notes the House Immigration Committee favorably reported a measure to admit Chinese immigrants on a quota basis. Chairman Dickstein said he hoped to bring the bill to the floor for action next week. The bill would repeal Chinese Exclusion Acts of 1882 and allow about 1035 Chinese annually under the 1924 quota law and would amend naturalization laws to permit Chinese to seek citizenship.
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Washington
House Immigration Committee
Dickstein
House
United States
Bee Stings Fatal Near Lawrenceville Georgia Farm
J Marior Nelson aged 77 a Gwinnett County farmer was killed when honey bees from three hives stung him as he unloaded the insects purchased from a neighbor. His wife assisting him was also stung and receiving medical care.
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Lawrenceville
J. Marior Nelson
Gwinnett County
Hitler Orders Jews Expelled From Europe
A Stockholm report claims Adolf Hitler ordered all Jews cleared from Europe by war’s end with a purge in Italy to follow Denmark. German and Italian sources allege Eichmann leads the purge to erase Jews from European life, with claims that few Jews or Poles will remain regardless of victory.
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Stockholm
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Italy
Denmark
Badoglio
Rome
Social Demokraten
Eichmann
Palestine
Japs Abandon Vila Air Base Says MacArthur
Allied Headquarters in the Southwest Pacific reports Vila air base abandoned by Japanese with heavy losses as they flee the southern half of Kolombangara island. MacArthur announced evacuation of the rest of the island is underway. Outflanking sea supply routes via Vella Lavella aided the Japanese pullback.
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Southwest Pacific
Upi
Vila
Kolombangara Island
Solomons
MacArthur
Vella Lavella
Kolombangara
Support by U A W Endorses Roosevelt Fourth Term
The C I O United Automobile Workers endorsed President Roosevelt for a fourth term after delegates backed a majority report. Wallace also received affirmative support. The endorsement was conditioned on a progressive program including price rollback, anti-speculation and a democratic rationing plan. A withdrawn minority report praised Roosevelt as a strong leader and promised labor input in peace negotiations.
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Buffalo
Roosevelt
C. I. O. United Automobile Workers
Wallace
Resolutions Committee of the
Little Steel
America
Errors Help Yanks Beat Cards in 1943 World Series
The St. Louis Cardinals faltered on defense as the New York Yankees broke through with five eighth inning runs to win 6 to 2 in Game Three before a record 69,990 at Yankee Stadium. The crowd filled the hazy October afternoon with high hopes for the Yankees in the classic series.
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Yankee Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals
Wizards of Defense
New York Yankees
Yanks Abroad Hear Play by Play of World Series Game
A World Series game broadcast to American troops in the Mediterranean via short wave radio followed Eisenhower’s request for full play by play on the third game. The Yankees, aided by Alpha Brazie’s cool pitching, trailed early before Bill Johnson’s three-run blast sparked a rally. the Cardinals led early, but New York pulled ahead with timely hits as the series paused before the final game in St. Louis.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
St Louis
Cardinals
Yankees
Alpha
Bet) Brazie
Bill Johnson
Brazie
Yanks
Hank Barony
Danny Litwhiler
Must Produce Book 3 For Ration Book 4
Washington P Persons registering for War Ration Book Four the latter part of this month will be required to present copies of Book Three for each family member for whom application is made. Registration and distribution will be in the nation's school houses between October 18 and 30. Exact times and places will be announced locally. OPA said issuance of the new book will be noted on Book Three, which will then be returned to the applicant. As in the past, one member may obtain all of a family's books.
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Washington P
Office of Price Administration
OPA
College Makes Basic English Experiment Pennant
The Keuka College student weekly the Keukanian was issued in basic English as a test of its adaptability to news writing. The issue marks an experiment promoted by the publication and notes Prime Minister Churchill’s word international language as a guiding concept.
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Keuka College
Churchill
Airplanes Destroyed In Axis Italy Count Reaches 302
Allied Air Headquarters reports the tally of destroyed Axis aircraft found on Italian airfields has risen to 302 as of yesterday. The figure reflects airpower losses in the Italian theater of operations.
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Allied Headquarters
Algiers
Italy
Allied Air Headquarters
Red Army Drives Deep Into German Lines At Dnieper
Soviet press declares a major offensive across a 2,000 mile front. Red Army establishes three west bank bridgeheads above and below Kiev and advances from Nevel to Vitebsk while repelling German counter attacks with heavy losses. The drive threatens Romania and Poland, with battles at multiple fronts including Leningrad, Volkhov, and near Riga.
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London
Red Army
Kiev
Leningrad-Vitebsk
Caucasus
Moscow
Dnieper
Rumania
Poland
Nevel
Vitebsk
White Russia
Leningrad
Volkhov
Latvia
Stalin
Laity Favors Liberalized Marriage at Episcopal Convention
At the 14th triennial convention debates on liberalizing church marriage canons ended with no accord. A revised canon allowing first marriages without baptism and permitting remarriage after divorce with bishop’s permission failed by one and a quarter votes to reach a majority. Voting by dioceses gave laity a preponderant edge, but clergy abstention prevented concurrence. Discussions resume today with another proposal to vote.
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Cleveland CP
Convict Sheriff for Fatal Prison Beating Albany Ga
Sheriff M Claude Screws of Baker County was found guilty by a United States District Court jury of violating civil liberties statutes in the bludgeon death of a Negro prisoner. Judge Bascom Deaver sentenced him to three years in prison and a $1000 fine. Convicted with Screws were Jim Bob Keltx a special deputy and Frank Edward Jones a former Newton policeman. The three faced two counts for violating civil liberties protections and conspiracy to violate the statutes.
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Albany. Ga
M. Claude Screws
Baker County
United States District Court
Bascom Deaver
Jim Bob Keltex
Frank Edward Jones
Newton, Ga
Slain WAC's Father Enlists in Seabees
In Birmingham Alabama Navy Seabees sworn in yesterday Frank E Cheney Sr Jasper postal clerk and father of WAC Second Lieutenant Naomi Kathleen Cheney slain last Tuesday in Sioux Falls South Dakota vowed to fill a niche Kathleen served.
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Birmingham
Ala
Frank E. Cheney
Jasper Ala
WAC
Naomi Kathleen Cheney
Sioux Fall
Navy Seabees
Cheney
Armed Services
Kathleen
Chewed Shoe Stamp Redeemed at Pat Rochester
A fond mother fed her child a gumdrop yesterday with a Number 18 shoe coupon mixed in. She rushed the gumdrop to the rationing board and received a new coupon after proving what happened to the original.
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Rochester
Drug Tito: Yugoslav Leader Commands Partisans
Daniel De Luce reports from a Yugoslav Partisan brigade headquarters on Josip Broz Drug Tito. The article describes Tito as marshal and spokesman for Yugoslavia’s Partisan forces, an organizer of a political system, and a master of guerrilla warfare, with a deputy commander recalling Tito’s past and origin in a Croat Catholic family.
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Danial de Luce
Josip Broz
Tito
Daniel DE Luce
Yugoslavia
Partisan Free Corps
Germany
Quisling
Zagreb
Belgrade
Drug Tito
Partisan Supreme
Bosnia
Split
Milk Strike Seen Ended in Metropolitan Area
New York reports a four day milk strike by Borden Co. employees disrupting deliveries to thousands in the metropolitan area and northern New Jersey. Workers returned to plants and routes yesterday morning. F L J Andre of Sheffield Farms Co. said he was assured by the Milk Drivers Union his employees would resume. Steps were taken to restore operations by tomorrow as milk trains were set to rail into city pasteurizing plants.
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New York
New Jersey
Borden Co
FL J. Andre
Sheffield Farms Co
Woman Becomes First Woman Tuning Leader for St Louis Symphony
Lois Warn has been engaged as the first woman in a major American symphony orchestra to hold the tuning position for the St Louis Symphony Orchestra this season. The orchestra tunes to the A of the oboe as part of its standard process.
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St. Louis
Lois Warn
Trooper Soule Convicted on One Bribe Count in Poughkeepsie
State Police sergeant David J Soule was found guilty of accepting a 1500 bribe from Earl C Stacks in a Rhinebeck trucking case dated between Sept 3 and Sept 25 1942. He was acquitted on a second bribery charge totaling 1300. He awaits sentencing Oct 4 in the State Supreme Court before Justice Charles W Froessel.
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David J Soule
Supreme Court
Poughkeepsie
Soule
Earl C. Stacks
Rhinebeck
Sonle
State Supreme Court
Charles W. Froessel
Froessel
Senate Privy Battle Map Report Sees 1 Million Lives Saved
Senate officials revealed a secret briefing from three globe-spanning members on Pacific frontline toughness and a Russia aid plan to base Siberian bombers for Japan victory. Senator Lodge estimated up to a million American lives could be saved with Allied air superiority if Moscow opens bases, while Senator Russell criticized Britain for Lease Lend credits without U.S. acknowledgment.
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Washington
Senate
Japan
Russia
Siberian
Lodge
R.-Mass
Pacific
Russell D-Ga
Ihe
United States
Third War Loan Campaign Passes Record Total
The Third War Loan exceeded 518 billion dollars with a week left for late sales reports. Secretary Morgenthau cited delays in recording individual bond sales at Federal Reserve Banks and remained confident the $5 billion per bond issue cap would be met as tabulation showed progress toward the target.
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Washington
Treasy Mogenthau
Federal Reserve Banks
All Is Forgiven A F L Dusts Welcome Mat For Errant Machinists
The American Federation of Labor welcomed the International Association of Machinists back into the fold amid signals a grand gesture for the United Mine Workers will be offered if John L. Lewis yields on jurisdictional conflicts involving District 30. Machinists had quit last May over rights, and now report 625,000 members for per capita tax, surpassing the Teamsters by about 23,000. the Teamsters have long been the AFL’s largest union. The restitution committee says members favor reintegration of the United Mine Workers. Lewis agreed to surrender District 40 workers whose work jurisdiction overlaps with AFL unions. AFL leaders see the dispute as principled rather than substantive and believe Lewis’s position can be reconciled with the AFL.
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Boston
American Federation of Labor
International Association of Machinists
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Aa. F. of L
Carpenters
Teamsters
A. F. of L. Union
A. F. of L
Lewis
District 40
A. F
Two Planes Shot Down Over London During Heavy Raid
The German air force launched its heaviest raid on London and southeast England in two years as RAF bombers attacked the continent. Two German planes were shot down, one in flames above London after searchlights tracked it. Bombs hit a convent yard housing 100 children during the day, with no casualties reported. ARP crews and soldiers labored through the night to recover victims amid wreckage across several districts.
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London
England
Channel
Bern
R. A. FL
Germany
Reuters
Zurich
Switzerland
North Africa
Italy
East Anglia
Wake Island raid shows Japanese defenses exposed
Washington reports a Wake Island attack that questions Japan's west central Pacific hold. If the Japanese fleet avoids battle, Tokyo's island fortress could be vulnerable to early American conquest, signaling a strategic shift in the war’s long run.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Wake Island
Pacific
Tokyo
E Marshall
China Sea
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