Russian Offensive Claims Massive German Losses
The Soviet Information Bureau said in a special statement that in the first two months of the summer offensive the Red Army killed over 420,000 Germans, wounded more than 1,080,000 and captured 38,600, with large material losses including 6,729 planes and 8,400 tanks. Moscow reported continued advances along a 600 mile front and recovery of about 30,000 square miles since July 22, with heavy battles near Donets Basin and around Stalino as Berlin and Moscow cited intense resistance and counterattacks.
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London
Red Army
Moscow
Donets
Stalino
Berlin
Soviet Information Bureau
Soviet
Monitor
Draft Board Ousted in Haverhill Mass By Selective Service
Five members of Haverhill draft board No 76 were ordered removed from office by Maj. Gen. Lewis B Hershey the national Selective Service director. The officials had announced they would not call pre Pearl Harbor fathers for induction while single men were exempted.
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Haverhill
Mass
Lewis B. Hershey
National Selective Service
Roosevelt Accepts Williams Resignation From NYA
President Roosevelt announced Aubrey Williams resigns as NYA administrator with the agency to be dissolved next January. Williams’ resignation takes effect tomorrow. The White House released letters showing Roosevelt regretting the termination of the great activity for American youth.
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Washington LP
Roosevelt
Aubrey Williams
National Youth Administration
L. Willams
White House
Williams
War End and Peace Talks Hint at Delay and Meetings
The United States backs a cooling off period after hostilities before postwar peace treaties. President Roosevelt suggested a meeting with Churchill and Stalin may occur soon, after Quebec progress. He discussed lend-lease repayment in postwar terms and a Mediterranean commission with Soviet representation to foster peace in the region.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Quebec
Church
United States
Mediterranean Commission
Mediterranean
End of Ban on Recordings Sought by Musicians Counsel
Counsel for six major musical concerns urged the War Labor Board to order the American Federation of Musicians to end its ban on recordings for broadcast use. The move aims to allow musicians to return to work as they demand.
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New York
War Labor Board
American Federation of Musicians
Scoreboard shows Detroit and Chicago results
National league games list Detroit 5 Chicago 0 and Detroit 6 Chicago 5. Eastern and American fixtures appear incomplete with stray characters.
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Petroit
Chicago
Detroit
Marshall Reports Final Phase Of War With Allied Offensives
General George C. Marshall declares the war entering its final phase with Allied offensives aimed at crushing Axis power. He reports growth from 1.5 million to nearly 8 million U S troops, notes Japanese losses in the Pacific, and confirms the Western Front offensive plans discussed at Casablanca, though he reveals no new operational details.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Stimson
Philippines
Marshall
Europe
Pacific
United Nations
Casablanca
Allies Close In On Lae In New Guinea Action Report
General MacArthur disclosed that American reinforcements already fly into the Nadzab air strip seized by paratroopers. Australian forces moved within five miles of Lae while advancing from the sea. Paratroopers cleared the air strip area and pushed toward the Markham Valley as air power pounded Japanese positions.
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Southwest Pacific
Lae
New Guinea
MacArthur
Nadzab
Markham Valley
Busu River
Huon Gulf
Palmi Falls to Invaders as Allied Punch Deepens Italy Drive
Allied forces extended the invasion bridgehead in Italy to at least sixty miles by capturing Palmi and pressing ten mile advances along the Santo Stefano wedge toward Delianuava. British and Canadian troops face rugged terrain with demolitions hindering progress as heavy Allied air power pounds the Naples region and Calabria fronts.
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North Africa
Eighth Army
Italy
Palmi
Naples
Santo Stefano
Delianuava
Seilia
Aspromonte
Axis
Calabria
Melito
Tonian Sea
Bagnara
Berlin
Gioia Tauro
Ionian Sea
Reggio Calabria
Senecas Welcome Parley Says Treasury Chief Testimony
Cornelius Seneca, former president of the Senecas, testified in a legislative inquiry into Indian affairs that a federal state and Seneca conference could solve issues arising from conflicting jurisdiction on reservations. He said the Indians would welcome such a meeting and framed its success as dependent on federal actions.
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Salamanca
New York State
Cornelius Seneca
Senecas
Seneca
Pennies from Heaven Sues Fonda for Child Support
Los Angeles UPI A domestic relations court ordered film actor Henry Fonda to show cause why he should not pay 3000 dollars for medical expenses and 2000 dollars monthly for the support of a child claimed by Barbara Thompson of Long Beach California. The writ returnable October 26 also seeks 10000 dollars in attorney fees and 2500 dollars court costs. Thompson, a divorcee and former wife of Navy Lieutenant J D Taylor, says the child Sharon Fonda was born last June 21. Fonda denies paternity and is married with three children.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Henry Fonda
Barbara Thompson
Long Beach
Cal
United States Navy
Sharon Fonda
Thompson
Navy
J. D. Taylor
Fonda
Money Blows From Eighth Floor Window In Baltimore
A roof gust sent about $12,000 in bills fluttering from an eighth floor window in downtown Baltimore. Abraham Watner, manager of Meadowridge Memorial Park, watched as pedestrians helped recover nearly $9,910 with police aid, leaving an unsettled amount.
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Baltimore
Abraham Watner
Meadowridge Memorial Park, Inc
Watner
Wetner
Defense Planned Bern Paris Fortifications Signal German Defense
A Paris dispatch reports that a chain of fortifications around Paris and its outskirts confirms German plans to defend the city street by street in case of Allied invasion. The note frames defense as a strategic response to potential attacks and underscores fortified outer lines.
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Bern
Switzerland
Paris
Tribune de Geneve
20th Century Crash Kills 3 Near Canastota
Four investigations were under way in Canastota to determine if human or mechanical failure caused a boiler explosion that wrecked the New York Central 20th Century Limited two miles east of town early Tuesday. Three crewmen in the cab were killed and seven others injured as the eastbound Queen of the Rails derailed at 4 34 a m carrying 173 passengers.
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New York Central Railroad
Here
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Interstate Commerce Commission
Syracuse
New York
Wayland
Rochester
Erie
Port Jervis
Hempstead
L. L
Jean Rankine
Rahway
N. J
George Pierce
Bridgeport
John C. Larsen
Charles M. Wicker
Albany
Canastota
Oneida
New York Central
Philadelphia Railroad Disaster Toll Surges With 78 Bodies
News reports list 78 dead bodies at the Philadelphia morgue from the Pennsylvania Railroad Congressional Limited wreck on Monday night. Four women, 74 men, three boys, and three girls identified. 27 still unnamed. About 123 injured in hospitals. search continues for any remaining debris. An axle journal from the burned wreck is examined as investigators rule out sabotage.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Congressional Limited
Republicans Map Policy on Postwar World and New Deal Attack
A Republican advisory council on Mackinac Island announced a foreign policy charter urging responsible participation in a postwar organization among sovereign nations to curb aggression and seek lasting peace with justice. The group, led by Senator Vandenberg, approved a domestic statement condemning New Deal fascist tendencies and prepared for the 1944 platform while Wendell Willkie’s absence was noted.
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Mackinac Island
Mich
Wendell L. Willkie
United States
Vandenberg
Michigan
Wreck Casualty Ex-Trojan Killed Near Canastota
Charles M. Wicker, 32, fireman on the New York Central’s 20th Century Limited, perished in the Canastota wreck. A native of Albany, he lived in Troy 1930–35, later returning to Albany. Survived by wife Ursula Fitzgerald Wicker, mother Mrs Clarence M Wicker, sister Mrs Henry Hanhurst, and sister-in-law Mrs Lillian Bour. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Charles M. Wicker
New York Central
20Th Century Limited
Canastota
Troy
Albany
Rawson Street
Wicker
Stow Avenue
Ursula Fitzgerald
Cohoes
Attorney General's Office
Clarence M. Wicker
Henry Hanhurst
Lillian Bour
Johnston Avenue
New York Board Approves Substitutes for Aurelio Nominee
The Board of Elections unanimously approved Democratic Mathew M. Levy and Republican George Frankenthaler as substitutes for Magistrate Thomas A. Aurelio in the First Judicial District Supreme Court race. Attorney Graziano warned that Supreme Court action may challenge the move within six days as objections to the certificates and reconvened conventions surface.
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New York
Board of Elections
Thomas A. Aurelio
Supreme Court
First Judicial District
Mathew M. Levy
George Frankenthaler
Anthony J. Graziano
Aurelio
No News on Sumner Welles Resignation Status
President Roosevelt told reporters yesterday he had no news on the status of Sumner Welles whose resignation as Undersecretary of State is said to have been submitted to the Chief Executive.
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Washington
Froosevelt
Sumner Welles
Screen Actors Marry Fluid Milk Sales Control Proposal
Washington plan from the War Food Administration would prioritize home deliveries and store sales for home consumption while limiting sales to public eating places. It aims to prevent rises in fluid milk use above recent levels as butter cheese evaporated milk and other dairy products face supply threats.
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Washington LP
War Food Administration
WFA
Dainty
Welles and Hayworth Wed in Santa Monica Vow
Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth married yesterday by Superior Court Judge Orlando Rhodes in Santa Monica California. The couple, both active in film and stage, took a short break from work and planned to resume today. Welles, 28, Hayworth, 34, were joined by members of Hayworths cast at a quiet celebration after the ceremony.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Orson Welles
Rita Hayworth
Superio
Orlando Rhodes
Welles
Muss Hayworth
Miss Hayworth
Hull Dentes Aid For Argentina
Secretary Hull rejected Argentina’s bid for lend lease aid, arguing Argentina has not shared in defending the Western Hemisphere. He delivered a blunt note to Foreign Minister Segundo Stoini in Buenos Aires stating the United States must allocate military supplies where most effective for hemispheric defense. The Ramirez government signaled Argentina would not employ its armed forces to advance New World security under current conditions.
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Washington
Hull
Argent
New World
Segundo Stoini
Buenos Aires
United States
Pedro Ramirez
Death List Revised for Congressional Limited Wreck
A revised death list related to the Congress limited wreck is noted to be found on Page 8. The notice directs readers to consult the later section for updated casualty tallies and names.
Wreck Victims Identified by Remnants as Cranes Hoist Ruins
In a city morgue a calm crowd files past mangled remains recovered from the smashed coaches. Authorities separate investigations into the wreck's cause while cranes lift the wreckage for identification by rings and clothing fragments.
Worse Than Battle
John A. Partin, killed in the Congressional Limited wreck in Philadelphia, had just been released from a Washington hospital where he was recovering from New Guinea injuries. He was en route to visit his uncle in The Bronx when the accident occurred. Partin's home was in Jamasca near the Interstate Commerce Commission area. Railroad investigators and IC C representatives planned to visit the scene and hold a closed meeting as the first train wreck coverage resumes.
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New York
John A. Partin
Congressional Limited
Philadelphia
Washington, D. C
New Guinea
Partin
Gus Boris
Bronx
Jamasca
Interstate Commerce Comemission
Public Utility Commission
City Police
Coroner's Office
Bailroad
China to Receive Liberty Ships Under Chinese Flag
The War Shipping Administration announced two Liberty ships will be assigned to the Chinese government and operated under the Chinese flag for the duration. The ships will be manned by Chinese seamen with American officers aboard until Chinese replacements can be trained.
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Washington
United States
China
War Shipping Administration
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Mackinac
Argentina
Croword Comics
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