President Roosevelts rebuts senators and balks on bases
President Roosevelt dismissed Senator Lodge and others who urged using Siberian bases to fight Japan. He warned Soviet use could invite Japanese moves and said many trucks to Australia were civilian in name only. Berlin said Balkans landings abandoned this year, while Yugoslav Partisans held the Dalmatian coast and Germans threatened hostages and city destruction.
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Pietro Badoglio
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Yugoslav Liberation Army
Split
Novomeste
Zagreb
Zamerak
Daily Mail Attacks US Senators Over War Talk
The London Daily Mail editorial condemned five United States senators for their world tour findings, arguing their remarks create civilian indignation and prejudice that could hamper British and American war effort and production. It targeted Ellender’s debt claims, defended wartime unity, and warned against unintended harm to allied resolve.
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Louisiana
Britain
Russell
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Brewster
R.me
Mead
D-N. Y
Lodge
R-Mass
Chandler
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Daily Mail
United States
United Nations
Reds Open New Drive Near Kiev and Vitebsk Fronts
Soviet forces widen west bank penetration on the Dnieper and press toward Kiev while edging toward Vitebsk. The Berlin radio quoted the Red Army opening a new drive north of Kiev as they repelled German counter-attacks. Moscow reports claim 53 Nazi planes and 42 tanks destroyed, two artillery batteries captured, eight silenced.
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London
Dnieper
Berlin
Red Anmy
Kiev
Moscow
Red Army
Vitebsk
Discipline First Says Raft Survivor
Buffalo CP) Col Hans Christian Adamson urged youth to stay in school after 28 days adrift in the Pacific with Capt Eddie Rick. He told the Western Zone State Teachers Association that missing high school returnees equal forty army divisions. He said every man and woman should serve at their battle station.
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Buffalo CP
Hans Christian Adamson
Pacific
Eddie Rickbacker
Army Air Force
State Teachers Association
Adamson
English Coast Raided. German Air Attack on East England
Several German planes attacked the English east coast last night and were met by heavy anti aircraft fire. One aircraft was shot down. Some raiders flew inland but no bombs were reported.
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London
England
Murder Diggers Move Shovel to New Site
State police halted excavation on Pennsylvania Hill after a 180 foot trench yielded no bones or evidence of Frank Murphy, the man Stott claimed to have killed eighteen years ago. The shovel will be moved to Almond Road near Hornell where Stott says he buried his second wife, Esta. Hoyt doubts remains exist and suggests misplacement or disintegration.
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Frank Murphy
Samuel S. Stott
Hornell
Eugene F. Hoyt
Almond Road
Stott
Esta
Stowaway Bill Advances to House Action
The Senate yesterday passed a bill making aircraft stowaways a misdemeanor punishable by up to a $1000 fine and one year in jail. The measure now goes to the House for consideration.
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Washington LP
Senate
House
Allied Policy Toward Italy Held Wrong
Harvard professor Gaetano Salvemini told about 2,500 at a Columbus Day rally in Carnegie Hall that Allied policy toward Italy is flawed morally and practically. He accused King Victor Emmanuel III and Marshal Badoglio of betraying Italy by allying with Mussolini and Germany, calling for repudiation by future Italian generations.
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New York
Mussolini
France
Britain
United States
Attorney Milton Winn Named High OPA Post in Region
Milton Winn was appointed general counsel for the Office of Price Administration in the New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland and District of Columbia region. He previously served as general counsel for the Office of Civilian Defense in Washington after more than two decades of private practice in New York City.
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Milton Winn
Office of Price Administration
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Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
District of Columbia
Sylvan L. Joseph
OPA
Winn
Office of
Civilian Defense
Washington
New York City
Army Bans Prisoner Labor for Lumber
Brig. General B. M. Bryan testified to a House Committee that the War Department will not employ prisoners of war in general lumbering labor due to hazard. He cited the Geneva Convention forbidding such use and said he is seeking a ruling clarifying permissible tasks for prisoners.
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B. M. Bryan
Army
House
War Department
Judge Blames Coed School For Youth Delinquency In Davenport
District Judge W. W. Scott calls discontinuing coeducation from third grade through high school a step toward juvenile delinquency. He remarks boys need male teachers and cites three girls, aged 15 to 17, sentenced to the state training school for girls after attempting hotel registration at 3 a.m. He condemns parental neglect and says girls once thought to escape punishment now face the same consequences as boys.
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W. W. Scott
Scott
Civilians to Get Less Gas for War Efforts
An Office of War Information survey forecasts cutbacks in civilian gasoline use amid rising military demand. It warns supply will remain short by roughly 500,000 barrels daily, and quality may decline as shortages deepen through the war. The report coincides with the Petroleum Administration's shift to expand foreign oil sourcing and broader use of American fields and facilities to prevent lag in war consumption.
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Washington
Office of War Information
Sassen Y
United States
Ickes
Foreign Operations Committee
Proposal to End Truck Strike May Be Accepted
Atlanta UP) Representatives of striking truck drivers unions tentatively agreed on a plan to ask members to return to work and end a week long walkout snarling freight in six southern states. They await validation of offers from operators and other parties, conciliation commissioner John Lacy said. The preliminary proposal was agreed by unions, operators, the War Department, and the United States Conciliation Service.
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War Department
Lnited States Counciliation Service
Thunderbolt Debuts in New Guinea Air Battle
Allied reports show four Thunderbolt fighters engaging 32 Japanese over Wewak New Guinea. Eight enemy planes were shot down with possible ten. News also notes Allied air blows in the Solomons and Australian forces killing over 400 Japanese in the region. Mopping up northwest of Finschhafen continues.
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Wewak
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Finschhafen
Patchwork repair on Tirpitz faces long voyage
A Stockholm naval source says German repair ship works on a makeshift water line patch for the Tirpitz, torn by British midget submarines at Alten Fjord Norway. The job may take a month and could drive the battleship toward a perilous 1500 mile dash to a German harbor for permanent repairs.
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Alten Fjord
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Norwegan
Government Turns Back Coal Mines Seized Industry Returns to Owners
Interior Secretary Ickes ordered the return of 1,700 government held coal mines to private owners and announced liquidation of the coal mines administration. The move follows Roosevelt’s May seizure during a strike and precedes a decision by the National War Labor Board on UMW contracts with private operators. Gregg Lewis offered no comment as unions await the next step.
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Washington
Ickes
Coal Mines Administration
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United Mine Workers
National War Labor Board
U.M.W
Roosevelt
Navy Hellcat shown superior to Zero in combat reports
First combat reports on the Navy Hellcat say the fighter is an excellent aircraft, bigger and faster than the Grumman Wildcat, with superior maneuverability and climb. It is reported to have destroyed 21 Zeros with only two Hellcats lost. Solomons pilots expect continued successful hunting of Japanese aircraft.
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Washington DP
Navy
Grumman
Solomons
Postwar Housing Program to Expand Springfield
National Housing Agency eyes a postwar housing program to exceed all past output in quality and quantity. NHA administrator Jonn B Blandford Jr spoke to the Illinois Savings and Loan League, noting direct public financing will be limited while private enterprise handles most of the effort.
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al Upi
National Housing Agency
Jonn B Blandford, Jr
NHA
Yester
Illnois Savings and Loan League
State Department Withholds Hull Location
The State Department refused to disclose Secretary Hull's whereabouts denying reports that he traveled via Natal Brazil en route to Moscow for bi partisan conferences. Department officials called those reports incorrect and would not confirm any travel details.
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Washington
State Department
Hull
Natal
Brazil
Moscow
Frult
Portugal Grants Britain Naval Air Bases in Azores
Prime Minister Churchill announced in the House of Commons that Portugal has granted Britain naval and air anti-submarine bases in the Azores. The bases, immediately usable, will aid the Allies against German submarines and support preparations for a European invasion. Britain will withdraw these facilities at war’s end, with Portugal receiving essential material and economic support.
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United States
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Commons
Spain Maintains Vigilant Neutrality After Azores Bases Move
Generalissimo Francisco Franco declared Spain a supreme refuge of civilization in this hour of universal anguish while Madrid reiterates a policy of vigilant neutrality after Portugal granted Britain use of Azores bases. Spain remains nonbelligerent in the face of growing European tension.
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Europe
Portugal
Britain
Azores
Portugal keeps neutrality as Britain seeks Atlantic shipping pact
Britain and Portugal announce an agreement to expand shipping in the Atlantic while both governments reiterate a steadfast policy of neutrality on the European mainland. Prime Minister Salazar affirms Lisbon’s aim to preserve a peace zone in the Iberian Peninsula amid war rumors.
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Portugal
Britain
Churchill
Iberian
Antonio de Salazar
Lisbon
Withdrawal of Spaniards From Russia Urged by U S Lawmaker
Representative Celler urged the United States to demand Spain withdraw its troops from the Franco front in Russia. He said Spain was receiving Lend‑Lease goods while maintaining the Blue Legion, opposed to Russian forces, and warned that Franco's actions cannot be neutral. He called for a firm warning to Spain, likening it to the Argentina stance.
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United States
Ces Ler
Russia
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Spain
Argentina
Franco
Hunter's Bullet Hits Boy at Play in Durhamville
Edward J. Donlon, 12, was wounded in the neck by a hunter's accidental bullet while playing near his home in Durhamville. He was reported in good condition at Rome Hospital. Police said the hunter was unaware of the accident.
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Durhamville
Rome
Bases May Be Available To U S
President Roosevelt described Britain's use of antisubmarine bases in the Azores as important news. He said the bases would be available to the United States in emergencies and noted joint operations with Britain as allies. He stated no current Portugal agreement but implied emergency use to protect American ships and fires.
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Britain
Azores
Portugal
Roosevelt
United States
Churchill
Atlantic Islands
P + dent
United Nations
Cape Verde Islands
Senate Passes WAVES Benefit Bill Limiting Overseas Service
The Senate approved a measure giving WAVES and women reservists equal allowances with male personnel while restricting women doctors to shore duty in the continental United States. The bill also sets the WAVES commanding officer’s rank at captain and returns it to the House for consideration.
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Washington LLP
Delri Nz
Senate
House
Navy
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
Continental
United States
Purified Wind May Clear Indoor Air Of Colds And Infections
Dr Starr Mudd described two early methods to purify indoor air for biting postwar disease fears. Ultraviolet light treats room air at intakes while floor tags target dust carrying germs. vapors from propylene glycol or triethylene glycol promise safe, nonflammable disinfection in halls and auditoriums.
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New York
American Public Health Association
Starr Mudd
University of Pennsylvania
Universty of Chicago
Northwestern University
Mudd
Flooded Volturno Delays Allied Push Toward Rome
Allied reports describe the Volturno river floodwaters delaying Gen. Mark W. Clark Fifth Army as heavy rain swelled the stream and hindered supply lines. Despite weather, British Eighth Army made limited gains on the Adriatic front while German defenses along the Volturno shore grew stiffer with concealed machine gun nests and barbed wire.
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Italy
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Rome
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Capua
Naples
Voleturng
Farm Slayer's Companion Held As Accessory
Mercer Pennsylvania district attorney Edwin C Moon said new evidence in the Everett Wilson dairy farm triple slaying case leads to charges against Janice Graham a 20 year old blonde girl of being an accessory after the fact She accompanied suspect William Albert Morell 20 when he fled the farm and was arrested near Claribon Ohio She will be arraigned before Justice of the Peace Thomas McClain and has retained an attorney Moon did not disclose the new evidence previously stated the girl may have known nothing of the killings and was held as a material witness
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Mercer
Edwin C. Moon
Everett
Moon
Graham
Thomas McClain
Justice of the Peace
Tirpitz Damage Declared Defeat by British Submersibles
London reports Admiral Si Welham James said midget British submarines damaged the Nazi battleship Tirpitz, marking a clear defeat of Germany's surface threat to Allied supremacy. The British chief of naval information broadcast that Tirpitz could have caused far more convoy losses in a single night than months of routine disruption.
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Si Welham James
Titepitz
Germany
Chief of Naval Information
Tirpitz
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