Red Army drives beyond Melitopol toward Krivoi Rog
The Red Army pushed to within six miles of Krivoi Rog and past Melitopol in a rapid advance in southern Russia. Moscow said 2,000 Germans were killed or driven from the road to the Crimea, with large captures of tanks guns and ammunition. The drive with Soviet air support broke German defenses and linked with forces to the north.
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London
Red Army
Krivoi Rog
Dnieper River
Melitopol
Crimea
Moscow
Dnieper Bend
Russia
Sea of Azov
Gomel
Dnieper
Paris
Krovoi Rog
Soviet Monitor
Losovatka
Krivai Rog
Jean Paquis
Germens
Krovoi Ro
Revision of Trai Work Rules Asked
Chicago report notes the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and five operating unions plan a strike vote among 350000 workers over pay. A referendum will decide rule changes authorizing wage demands and potential strikes. Unions rejected a four cent hourly raise and seek a 30 percent boost with a $3 daily minimum.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Railway
A. F. L. Backs Railroad Workers in Wage Fight
In Louisville, William Green, A F L president, pledged support of 15 non-operating railroad brotherhoods for an eight cents an hour wage rise. He criticized Fred M. Vinson for denying the raise as the greatest economic mistake, noting discontent among about 1,000,000 workers yet they resist a strike.
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Louisville
American Federation of Labor
William Green
A. F. of
Green
Kentucky
Fred M. Vinson
Vinson
Japs Eliminate Pearl Harbor Day
The Japanese will not observe the Pearl Harbor anniversary this year, citing the war situation. Tokyo radio announced in a broadcast recorded by U S monitors noting the wartime emphasis over commemoration.
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Pearl Harbor
New York
UPI
Tokyo Radio
United States
Tremor Felt in Bombay Earthquake Near Colaba Observatory
A strong tremor was recorded in Bombay just before midnight at Colaba observatory. The shock's epicenter is estimated about 1,290 miles away, possibly near the northern India border, with intensity described as great.
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Bombay
India
Colaba
Coal Strikes May Slow War Effort
Nationwide coal strikes threaten war production as hundreds return to work while others stay idle. Kentucky and Alabama miners resume duties. strikes affect Indiana to Arkansas. War Production Board warns prolonged stoppages could close steel plants and ships. War Labor Board reports partial progress amid a separate railway workers settlement.
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Washington
War Production Board
Tion
Tom Raney
International Boards
United Mine Workers
Kentucky
U. Sw
U.M.W
Alabama
Arkansas
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Kansas
War Labor Board
Los Angeles Railway
Coalition Bloc Fights Subsidies in Senate Clash
Washington reports that Roosevelt allies warn a Senate majority may oppose continuing and expanding food subsidies and may pass anti subsidy measures despite a veto. The House Banking Committee approved a bill to extend the CCC to July 1945 without extra borrowing power and without price support ceilings. The National Lawyers Guild urges rejection of the subsidy ban as inflationary and harmful to the war effort.
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Washington
Upi
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Senate
Mid- West Farm
House Banking Committee
Representatives
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
National Lawyers Guild
House Committee
Congress
Army to Provide Free Legal Advice For Service Men
The Army will offer free legal advice to wounded service members in hospitals. Sponsored by the War Department and the American Bar Association, JAG officers work with volunteer civilian lawyers from state bar associations to assist with debts, taxes, garnishments, foreclosures, and other financial worries affecting recovery.
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Washington
Army
War Department
American Bar Association
Judge Advocate General's Office
State Bar Association
Sweden Reports Massive Kassel Raid Death Toll
Stockholm AP reports that Aliehenda cited a clandestine German radio source saying 8,000 people were killed in the RAF raid on Kassel with widespread destruction and burning streets as residents fled the city in a moving mass exit.
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Stockholm
Kassel
Aliehenda
Two Killed When Tank Explodes in Easton Gas Plant
An explosion and six hour fire at Easton gas works killed two people and injured more than 35, cutting gas service to Easton and Phillipsburg war industries. Victims include John Kepie and Henry Jordan. FBI investigates a cause likely tied to plant equipment failure.
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Easton
Easton-Phillipsburg
N. J
John Kepie
Dunmore
Henry Jordan
Jordan
John F. Sears
Philadelphia
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Four Survivors Of Burning Tanker Collision Recovering
Four survivors of a Florida coast tanker collision are recovering from severe burns at Palm Beach hospital. Among 28 rescued were E V Rodriguez steward Michael Pacinski second pumper John L Dolenc machinist and Lieut Ivan V Merrick Navy gun crew member. Col Charles Demmer said their condition is good as the burning northbound tanker remains aground near a sunk freighter.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Navy
Florida
Charles Demmer
Army General Hospital
E. V. Rodriguez
Michael Pacinski
John L. Dolenc
Ivan V. Merrick
Wellsville
Kans
Col. Demmer
New Carriers Emphasize Pacific War Plans
Washington reports three gigantic aircraft carriers will be built, signaling war in the Pacific continuing past 1945. Secretary Knox says the 45,000 ton ships will be laid down soon, stressing sea borne airpower to overwhelm Japan with stronger firepower, armor, and speed than present carriers.
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Washington (P
Navy
Pacific
Knox
Japan
No Striped Trousers Freedom of Dress Is Worth $25
New York attorney Samuel Isseks paid $25 to avoid striped trousers and a cutaway coat for Supreme Court appearances. He offered the money to charity if allowed to wear business attire. Solicitor General Fahy approved sending the funds to the Community War Fund, noting formal dress is not required for court appearances.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Samuel
Isseks
New York
Justice Department
Anti-Trust
Charles Fahy
Fahy
Community War Fund
Yugoslavs Capture 2 000 Germans in Bosnia
Yugoslav Partisans under Tito stormed two fortified towns in western Bosnia and captured 865 officers and men plus four radio stations at Sanski Most on the Sana River, and 1,100 more Nazi prisoners at Kozarac. Prijedor was encircled as fierce battles raged near Krojovac in Croatia.
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London
Josip (Tito
Yugoslavia
Bosnia
Free Yugoslav Radio
Tito
Drajz Mihailovic
Peter
Mihailovic
Morocco
Erwin Rommel
Balkan
Aegean Sea
Naz
Levitha
Dodecanese
Disbarment Proceeding Opens Today in New York
A disbarment hearing opens for Thomas A. Aurelio, a rejected candidate for State Supreme Court justice, ordered by the Appellate Division. He is expected to testify, with completion before or after the November 2 election uncertain. if elected and then disbarred before oath, Francis Martin cannot preside, and removal would require impeachment.
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New York
Francis Martin
Supreme Court
Aurelio
Woman 22 Slain With Brass Candlestick
The nude body of Patricia Burton Lonergan, 22, wife of a US Marine, was found in a East 1st Street triplex. Police say she was slain by blows from a brass candlestick. A 25-detective detail investigates. focus on the Marine officer and others named in a diary kept by Lonergan.
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New York
Patch
Kenny
Lonergan
Surrendering Nazis Describe Volturno Front Casualties
German prisoners captured on the Volturne front report heavy casualties for Field Marshal Kesselring's army and critical supply shortages. They claim units are down to two battalions or fewer, with some regiments reduced to solitary battalions. An American unit notes a dozen Germans surrendered near the lines, as prisoners are interrogated about depleted forces and dire conditions.
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Volturne River
Volturne
Albert Kessel- Ting
Kesselring
De Marigny Jury Delivers Rifted Testimony In Bahamas Trial
The Crown prepares to press for a death sentence as evidence mounts in Alfred De Marigny’s murder case. Prosecutor Eric Hallinan will present police investigators who tied De Marigny to the slaying of Sir Harry Oakes with fingerprints hair evidence and a missing shirt. Lady Humice Oakes testifies on family conflict following De Marigny’s marriage to Nancy Oakes. Key witnesses remain to be heard as Hallinan plans strategic disclosures.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Alfred de Marigny
Harry Oakes
E. W. Melchen
Miami
Humice Oakes
Hallinth
DE Marigny
Polish Kosciuszko Division Goes Into Action on Russian Front
A Moscow broadcast from the Soviet sponsored union of Polish patriots said the Kosciuszko Division engaged German forces on the Russian front starting October 12. It quoted Gen Zygmunt Berling declaring revenge for ruined cities and victims, noting the division created with Stalin's consent.
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New York
Union of
Moscow
Kosciusko
Tadeus Kosciuske
Joseph Stalin
OWL
Zygmunt Berling
Presidential Yacht Mayflower Returns as Escort Vessel
The former presidential yacht Mayflower, famed for Spanish-American War service and state conferences, is fitted for combat and back in action with the fleet. Refitted at Norfolk navy yard with new guns, the 2,690-ton ship was commissioned last week and is manned by Coast Guardsmen.
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Norfolk
Norfolk Navy Yard
Soviet winter army not yet in battle estimated at two million
Berlin dispatch from a Madrid newspaper reports pessimism about the Soviet winter army. The correspondent says it is evident the force has not yet entered battle and locals estimate its strength at about two million men.
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Madrid
Democratic Rifts Help Republicans Victory Claim
Washington report quotes Republican national chairman Spangler stating the D D P is unified and future‑oriented while describing the New Deal as feuding and doomed. He urges that the 1944 election will be decided outside the Solid South, with graphs showing a Republican trend since 1928 and confidence in leadership mounting.
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Washington
Harrison EB. Spangler
Republican Party
United States
New Deal
Roosevelt
Spangler
Solid South
Glen Ford Weds Eleanor Powell in Beverly Hills
In Beverly Hills California CPi Screen actress Eleanor Powell and Marine sergeant Glenn Ford formerly of films wed in a ten day honeymoon after a double ring ceremony Saturday night at Miss Powell’s home officiated by Rev Ray Moore. Powell’s mother Blanche Helen Powell gave her in marriage and matron of honor was Mrs Joel Delston. Ford, attached to the mating photographic section at Camp Pendleton, California, had not been married before.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Cpi
Eleanor Powell
Glenn Ford
Marine Corps
Ray Moore
Miss Powell
Blanche Helen Powell
Joel Delston
A&b
Ford
Camp Pendieton
British Start El Alamein Style Push Across Trigno Line
Allied Headquarters in Algiers reports the British Eighth Army advancing five to six miles Saturday along the Trigno river line on the anniversary of El Alamein. Montgomery leads veterans toward Baia-E Latina and Venefra while the Fifth Army assault drives into Axis defenses along the Volturno and toward Rome, as German positions along the Adriatic face continued pressure.
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Algiers
Eighth Army
Trigno
el Alamein
Bernard L. Montgomery
Egypt
Italy
Fifth Army
Volktuno
Baia-E Latina
Dragoni
Venefra
Rome
Adriatic
Montgomery
North Africa
Volturno
Conference Reaches Vital Phase in Three Power Talks
The Moscow foreign ministers conference moved into a vital drafting phase as Hull Eden and Molotov set the agenda and discuss points in principle. Ministers attend ballet as delegates push papers, with aides shaping terms while ministers confer, signaling growing Allied collaboration and trust in the tri power talks.
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Moscow
U. S
Cordell Hull
Anthony Eden
Vyacheslav Molotov
Bolshop Theater
Eden
Diplomatic Corps
Hull
W. Averell Harriman
Kathleen
Stalin
Molotov
Italy
Aleady
Famine and Cholera in India Ravage Bengal Districts
Reports from Calcutta indicate famine and cholera devastate parts of eastern Bengal. In Jessore district 379 lives were lost in September and 456 in the first ten days of October. Calcutta hospitals evacuated 81 starvation deaths and admitted 188 new cases, while streets yielded more bodies. Nationalist official Kunziu warned of widespread misery as small farmers sell lands to buy scarce food.
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Delhi
UPI
India
Jessore
Calcutta
HON Kunziu Nationalist Council
Benga
Chile
Churchill Grounded from State Journeys by Advisers
The weekly News of the World reported that Prime Minister Churchill has agreed not to undertake future state journeys unless in cases of extreme necessity, following urgent advice from his advisers.
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London
Min- Churciil
News of the World
One Week Left Draft Delinquents Reminded Of 1 A Classification Rule
The Department of Justice issued a reminder to draft delinquents that one week remains to comply with the Selective Service Act or face penalties. After November 1, those 18 to 33 will be classified 1 4 and ordered to report if eligible. 38 to 45 face 1 A pending acceptance by the armed forces. FBI reports show 6,036 convictions since October, with 736 arrests and 1,131 delinquencies corrected last week.
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Washington (P
Department of Justice
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Road to Rome: Allied Command Post in Italy
Gen Sir Harold Alexander said progress to Rome would be increasingly slow as roads and bridges are mined. He noted Rome is a tremendous objective and that holding it would win the heart of the Italian people, while acknowledging the slog across the countryside remains costly and slow.
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Italy
Harold Alexander
Rome
Alexander
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Allied forces report eighth attacks on central front
An Allied officer notes the situation is fairly static with Canadians and British in the center where the Fifth and Eighth Army fronts connect. Reports indicate eighth attacks aimed at breaking the line as the theater of operations remains tense and fluid.
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Massice Ridge
U S Submarine Dorado Believed Lost After May Launch
The U S submarine Dorado, launched last May, is overdue and presumed lost. The Navy informed next of kin of Dorado personnel. The incident, likely in the Pacific, makes Dorado the thirteenth American submarine lost since entry into the war, with two sunk, ten overdue and presumed lost, and one destroyed to prevent capture. Dorado was commanded by Lieut. Comdr. Earle Caffrey Schneidler of Arnold, Maryland, with a standard crew of 63.
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Washington
United States
Navy
U. S
Pacific
Crica
Earle Caffrey Schneider
Arnold, Md
Educator Warns of Misleading Politicians at ColgateCommencement
Everett Case of Colgate University urged Americans to guard against postwar politicians who twist the lion's tail rather than prevent Germans and Japan from fearing. He warned that American leaders would burn their own chestnuts before admitting their role in saving England and Russia.
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Hamilton W
Everett Case
Colgate University
Germans
Japan
Aftic
America
England
Russia
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