American Forces Press Advance in Europe and Pacific
American units shelled Meareus Island and Balikpapan while carrier planes raided the Ryukyu Islands and Luzon. The British Second Army advanced in the north through the Netherlands south of Gverloon as amphibious troops secured in Palau. Tokyo warned of an invasion as the U S Third Fleet roamed Japanese waters.
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U. S
Beserged
Anches
Netherlands
Gverloon
Pacific
Meareus Island
Ryukyu Islands
Far- Sosa
Luzon
Palau Islands
Balikpapan
Borneo
Tokyo
Philippines
Tokyo Says Philippine Landing Near
The War Department reports that American B29s attacked Japanese targets near Formosa as part of a large carrier air offensive. Adm. Nimitz expanded five days of strikes over a 2000 mile arc, with Luzon raids destroying ground targets and increasing enemy losses. The tally lifted to over 77 ships and 119 planes hit, and more than eighty ships or small craft sunk or damaged. No Japanese surface counterattack occurred as operations continued toward Formosa, the Ryukyus, and Luzon.
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Associated Press
Philippines
Formosa
Tokyo Radio
Ryukyus
Ixisa
Chester W. Nimitz
Luzon
Manila
Nimitz
Thrasta
Tokyo
Cuba Alerted For Hurricane Threat To Cuba
A hurricane watch was issued as a tropical cyclone nears the Bahamas and Cuba. The Miami weather bureau warned that strong winds and heavy rain could impact Cuba and the Cayman Islands, with the center expected to move north toward the south coast of Cuba.
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Miami
Equalis
Cuba
Tureau
Cote
Caymen Islands
Bureaua 14 Pan
EWT
Alee
Lanteics
Doreau
Barricene
Thanksgiving menu for troops in field revealed
Army announces a ceremonial feast plan for troops in the field. Breakfast includes grapefruit cereal milk and coffee. Dinner features roast turkey with gravy sage dressing mashed potatoes and vegetables. Supper offers cold lamb slices vienna sausage potatoes and bread with cocoa and fruit.
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Paris
Allies claim liberation of Athens amid confusing broadcasts
Reports say General Wilson announced Allied forces were about to land in Greece as the Greek government in exile urged unity and promised punishment for collaborators. London and Paris radios offered conflicting interpretations while Acropolis flag sightings fueled speculation of a Greek liberation after Nazi rule.
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Athens
Henry Maitsland Wilson
Mediterranean
Rome
Acropolis
Algiers
Piraeus
Corinth Canal
Greece
Wilson
London
Peloponnesus
Max Broad
Hollywood Stars Rally Over GI Theater Shows
Hollywood entertainers including Ann Sheridan Joel McCrea and others face a protest from soldiers in the China Burma India theater over claims they reneged on entertainment duties and sought nationwide publicity for patriotism. The Chicago Tribune cites the theater's Roundup weekly, edited in Delhi, India, detailing Maj. John E. Nixon’s complaints about big name stars returning home early and not fully supporting wartime entertainment efforts.
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Chicago
Chicago. Tribune
Star
Hollywood
China
Ann Sheridan
Joel McCrea
Paulette Goddard
Joe E. Brown
al Solson
The
Tribune
the Tribune
Cob. L
Ann Sheridan Attacks Editors In Open Letter
Ann Sheridan writes an open letter to the Roundups editor criticizing publicity methods and fame, alleging bias against performers who appear in films and stage shows. She questions editors about personal comfort, touring life, and access to publicity for topline performers in postwar entertainment circuits.
Soviets Capture Riga and Push To Memel In Baltic Breakthrough
Soviet forces seized Riga's eastern half and advanced toward Memel while Berlin admits losses. Tito announces Partisans reach Belgrade walls as Soviet and Allied pressure escalates across Latvia, East Prussia, and Poland in the wider drive toward Germany.
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Riga
Germany
Marshal Tito
Belgrade
Bell Potok
Balkans
Berlin
Memel
Narew
Poland
East Prussia
Stalin
Moscow
Latvia
Ivan Bagramian
Higa
Bologna Nazis Hold Ground After Cassino Style Raid
German troops near Bologna held positions despite a huge Allied air assault described as the war’s greatest on a single target. American bombers struck Nazi installations while ground fighting continued around Livergnano, south of Bologna, with Mount Delle Formiche and Monteramici captured as U S forces push forward and take prisoners.
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Rome
Bologna
Cassino
1Th
Po Valley
Livergrano
Neyi
Livergnant
Five Children Share Bulk of Smith Estate
The late 1923 Democratic presidential nominee Alfred E. Smith died October 4 and left the bulk of his estate to five children in equal parts. The will dated August 1, 1944 valued the gross estate at more than 15 thousand dollars, with 5 thousand bequeathed to sister Mrs. Marty A. Glynn. Executors named were Mrs. Walter and Francis J. Quillinan.
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Alfred 2. Smith
Marty A. Glynn
Alfred EL. Jr
John A. Warner
Arthur
Walter Smith
Robert F. Wagner
Smith
Mre
Walter
Francis J. Quillinan
Troy
Roosevelt hints at new meeting of Big Three
President Roosevelt suggested a possible summit with Stalin and Churchill within two months to discuss new three power agreements for Europe and world peace. He spoke at a news conference after reviewing Moscow talks and noted De Gaulle’s French administration as a de facto government, while confirming no firm plans yet.
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Washington
Roosevel Jefi
Marshal Stalin
Churchill
Europe
Charles de Gaulle
Stalin
iMoscovw
Moscow
Roosevelt
Quebec
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Britain
United States
Rooseveltt
Wanted Photos of Japan to Aid Invasion Plans
Nazi issued an urgent call for photographs of the Japanese mainland and occupied territories to assist invasion planning. The request, from 12th Naval District Headquarters in San Francisco, seeks aerial and ground level images of key areas including Korea Formosa Kuriles Manchuria the Philippines and occupied China to map invasion landings and equipment needs. The Navy also asks for interviews with individuals who have knowledge of those regions.
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San. Francisco
Meriland
Japan
12Th Naval
Partiowiar
Mandsish
Korea
Formosa
Kuriles
Manchuria
Philippines
China
Netherlands East Indies
Indo Citing
Thailand
Malaya
Burma
Navy
Movies Return to Paris Theaters After Occupation
Paris moviegoers saw Hollywood stars again last night marking the resumption of electric service. During the Nazi occupation Paris theaters showed only German supervised pictures, and locals now celebrate the return of American film premieres.
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Paris
Jim Houses
Troy Registration Totals Shift in First Day Rise
The Troy General Elections registration opened with 8 883 names on the first day, 2 150 more than last year’s first day total of 6 714. Several wards showed gains from 1940, and Cohoes Watervliet and Rensselaer districts posted varied figures as boards set 10 am to 10 pm for day two. Democratic Albany fell short with 3 795 fewer registering.
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Troy
Boards of Registry
Cohoes
Watervilet
Rensselaers
Rensselaer
Albany
Trend Downward Across New York State Election Day
Albany reports suggest early registration for the November 7 election may be slightly below the presidential contest of 1845. Initial city totals show a net drop of about 3.514, with Rochester and a few others up. New York City’s figures rose, while several key cities remained unaccounted for.
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Albany
Upstate
Rochester
York City
Dempsey and Carpentier Reunite in Paris Night Club
Former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey and retired French boxer Georges Carpentier met again after more than a decade in a Champs Elys es night club during an overnight Paris visit. Dempsey, now a Coast Guard instructor, was touring from England while inspecting athletic programs.
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Dempsey
Georges Carbettier
Champs Elysees
Coast Guard
England
France
Carpentier
Air Force
Oil heiress Georgette Bauerdorf murdered in Hollywood
Police say Georgette Bauerdorf twenty year old oil heiress was attacked and strangled in her sister’s apartment. autopsy ordered as investigators search for a soldier tied to the crime. her car was found abandoned and fingerprints are being compared from the vehicle to prints at the scene.
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Hollywood
Georgette Bauerdorf
Garner Brown
Gher
Oll
Miss Bauerdort
George Bauerdort
Inning Executive
York City
Miss Bauerdorf
Laead
June Ziegler
Georgette
Hollywood Canteen
Dis Arras
Robert
Brown
Negra
Harry James Settles Alimony Dispute
James, husband of actress Gradie, reached an out of court settlement in an alimony dispute with his former wife in Angeles. The agreement provides that he will pay six thousand dollars annually for the support of his wife and two children, plus nine hundred eighty seven dollars to the ex-wife and three thousand three hundred ninety seven dollars into a trust fund for the children.
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Angeles
James
Gradie
Louise Tobin
Toner
Archbishop Spellman Leaves Rome for New York
Archbishop Francis J. Spellman of New York, who has been conferring with Pope Pius at the Vatican, departed Rome yesterday to return home. Vatican radio reported in an Indian language broadcast monitored by the Federal Communications Commission.
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New York
Francis J. Spellman
Pius
Vatican
Rome
Vatican Radio
Federal Communications Commission
Americans Repel Nazi Tank Attack at Aachen
American troops battled through desolated Aachen pushing from the east and south as German forces attempted a desperate relief bid. Allied reports say 34 tanks destroyed with heavy air bombardment and fierce ground fighting, while German claims of 5,000 American deaths are contradicted by front-line notices of only light casualties.
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London
Aachen
Mederan
Northeas
Wurselen
Fatsen
Eischweiler
Berlin
Courtney H. Hodges
First Army
Arnhem
Dewey Talk Promises Honesty Competence in Government
Dewey said his St Louis speech would stress the urgent need for honesty and competence in national government. A spokesman noted the talk may discuss Roosevelt support and wartime peace, with a broadcast over two networks from St Louis. The New York governor pressed for integrity and a higher standard of government.
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Albany
Ger. Thomas
E. Dewey
St Louie
Dewey
Roosevelt
St Louis
S. B.C
New York
Roosevelts
Oklahoma
White House
United States
Price violator jailed in New York for whisky price violation
George L. Davis, 82, former salesman for Hiram Walker Distributors, was sentenced yesterday to a jail term and fined $1.40 by Federal authorities for selling whisky above the price ceiling set by the CFA.
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New York
George L. Davis
Hiram Walker Distributors, Inc
Yestentay
Dnége
Sactue
Mazdelsacm
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