Yanks Break Siegfried Line Ire Aachen Assault Front
American forces pierced the Siegfried Line at Aachen driving toward the city from the south and widened a beachhead across the front. The First Army moved through tank traps and fortifications, seizing Belgian border towns and advancing into Germany while artillery pounded Aachen. Continued fighting described the German delay and a major assault on the West Wall.
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First Army
Siegfried Line
Aachen
Aathen
Ruhr
Rhineland
Germany
Pruem
Trier
Siegfried ‘Line
Ninth Air Force
France
First
Hergenrath
Gememenich
Forgtebeach
Agthen
Gothic Line Under Heavy Allied Attacks In Italy
Allied forces push along a 23 mile front from Pistoia to Lucca northwest of Florence as Fifth Army and Eight Army strike major Nazi defenses. German resistance is described as increasing with fortified positions and mine fields delaying the drive toward the Po Valley and Italy's industrial heart.
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Rome
Albert
Kesselring
I. 3
Fifth Anny
Mark Clark
Fifth Army
Great Barrier
Italy
Pisteia
Lucca
Florence
Adriatic
Id Blyaniy
Jag
Rey
Postponed Games Highlight Eastern Playoffs
In the Governor's Cup playoffs Albany vs Binghamton and Etes vs Hartford were postponed due to rain. The scoreboard shows New York 12 Philadelphia 1 with rain delays, Brooklyn 5 Boston 4, Cincinnati 3 Chicago 2 in 13 innings, and Chicago 4 Cincinnati 2 with only one game on schedule.
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Albany
Binghamton
Hartford
MacArthur Forces Make New Invasion
General Douglas MacArthur announced the Morotai landing as part of a larger push toward the Philippines. Invasion forces crossed 12 miles off Halmahera with light resistance after bombings lured Japanese ground units south. Heavy air and naval campaigns preceded the landings with minimal losses.
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General Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
Philippines
Morotai
Moluccas Islands
Mindanao
Douglas MacArthur
Halmahera
Macarthur
Halmahera Island
Gaid
Reds Capture Suburb of Warsaw
Soviet and Polish forces captured Praga, the industrial suburb on Warsaw's east bank, after a night battle and began siege operations against the German-held capital. A Soviet communique noted heavy fighting as Polish patriots inside Warsaw aided the relief effort and bridgeheads formed across the Vistula.
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Warsaw
Praga
Vistula
Konstantin K. Rokosyevsky
Zigmund Berling
Mos[Pat
Wagner to Open State Democratic Campaign
The New York Democratic state organization announced its election campaign with an opening rally in Binghamton. Senator Robert F Wagner will address the gathering as he seeks reelection, joined by state and national party leaders including Paul E Fitzpatrick Oscar R Ewing and Doris E Burt g.
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New York
Qigahet Upstate
Binghamton
US 3
Robert F. Waegner
Paul E. Fitzpatrick
Buffalo
William H. Good
Oscar R Ewing
Doris E Burtg
Wet Spot Floods: Water Reaches Restaurant as Hurricane Hits Hoboken
In Hoboken New Jersey last night a hurricane caused two feet of water to flood the restaurant area while the bar remained dry atop its four levels. The venue suffered flooding except for the bar which stayed high and dry amid the rising waters.
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Hoboken
N. J
Japs Lose 84 Ships 233 Planes in Philippines Raids
U S Navy reports two more days of carrier strikes against the Philippines. Total enemy losses since Sept 8 reach 301 aircraft and 133 ships, not counting sampans. Raids focus on Panay Cebu Negros Leyte with airfield targets on Peleliu Angaur and Ngesebus islands.
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Philippines
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Sampans
Central
Philippine
Panay
Cebu
Negros
Leyte
U. S
Rncan
United States
Astore
LA. 3
Paleu
Angaur
Peleliu
Ngesebus
Manila
Panay Island
Troy War Council Defers Major Celebration to End of Pacific War
The Troy War Council votes to postpone any large civic celebrations until final victory in the Pacific and V Day is observed with sobriety. Mayor Ahern presides as bells call for prayers, while officials plan traffic control with State Guard aid if news breaks.
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Troy War Council
Court House
Europe
John J. Ahern
Japan
Pacific Theater of War
Public Safety
Frank M.ames
W. Frank Leversee
Troy
Ahern
State Guard
Traf
Austrian Throne Pretender Arrives In Quebec
U archduke Otto, claimant to the Austrian throne, arrived in Quebec yesterday from Washington. Friends call it a periodic visit to his mother, former Empress Zita. He planned talks with Quebec conference statesmen amid postwar independence assurances from Churchill Roosevelt and Stalin at Tehran.
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Quebec
Archduke Otto
Austria
Washington
Zita
Otto
Bricker Declares New Deal Echoes Nazi and Fascist Doctrines
Ohio Governor and Vice Presidential candidate John W. Bricker told the Republican state convention that the New Deal has adopted Nazi and Fascist doctrines. He urged that November 7, 18? is as pivotal to America as V-Day to the war’s end, framing Election Day as a decisive moment.
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Columbus
O. G
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Sor
Orice
America
Seventh Army Dents Belfort Gap Defenses
American and French Seventh Army units breached three German outposts guarding the Belfort Gap and moved about twenty miles from Belfort. The Germans clung to the gap as a retreat route north of the Doubs and west of the Vosges while Lieut. Gen. Patch’s forces pressed toward the upper Rhine Valley amid stiff opposition.
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Rome
Seventh Army
Belfort Gap
Belfort
Doubs’ River
Vosges Mountains
Alexander M. Patch
France
Vesoul
Patch
Perth
Champlitte
Versoul
Belfont
Fhine
Ich
Hurricane wrecks freighter off Delaware coast
The 250 foot freighter Thomas Tracy broke in two after grounding off Rehoboth Beach as winds of hurricane force lashed the coast. All 32 crew were rescued unharmed by the Coast Guard amid huge waves and widespread damage. Lewes and Rehoboth residents were evacuated to Lewes High School as trees and lines littered the area. Commander Osborne called the loss total.
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Rehobvih Beach
Thomas Tracy
Ths
Coast Guard
Opest
Osborne
Lewes Beach
Lewes-Rehoboth
Lewes
Rehoboth Beath
Dewey Attacks New Deal in Sheridan Campaign Stop
Thomas E. Dewey pressed his critique of Roosevelt in Sheridan Wyoming saying only a free society can provide security and jobs while accusing the New Deal of prolonging economic malaise. He framed the choice as a path toward totalitarianism versus liberty.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
United States
Counirs
Senate Hears Testimony On Rabbit Breeding Shift
Lawmakers debate HR 3404 moving rabbit breeding and marketing from the Interior to the Agriculture Department. Senators and rabbit breeders voice support and mock concern as Rep Jerry Voorhis notes the industry now straddles agencies.
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Washington
United States Senate
House Senate
Interior Department
Agriculture Department
Eilison D
Smith
Agriculture Committee
South Carolina
Harold L Teckesx
Interior
Southwest Rabbit Breeders Association of
Fort Worth
Tex
Sear
Hal
Pal
Boy Scouts of America
H. F. Pediga
Boone, Cole
Jerry Voorhis
D-Cal
Fish and Wildlife
Dixie Flyer Wreck Kills 27 Veterans in Collision
A headon collision near Terre Haute Indiana killed 27 people, including 24 air force veterans who had completed up to fifty missions. About 65 others were injured as two trains on a single track collided in heavy fog. Officials withheld full casualty lists until next of kin could be notified.
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Chicago
Terre Haute
Ind
Dixie Flyer
Air Veterans of Fifty
Oehrstad
Air Force
Here
Florida
Chiesso
Eastern
Pullmans
Army
Dinie
Eden Arrival Seen Sign of Polish Talks
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden arrived by air to join the Roosevelt Churchill conferences in Quebec. His swift 37 hour flight from London speeded up the meeting with Churchill and Roosevelt, with Hull's attendance uncertain. The talks focus on European postwar plans and Polish relations as Eden pressed for Russian involvement and a Polish government stance.
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Quebec
Anthony Eden
England
Roosevelt Churchill
Eden
London
Churchill
Roosevelt
Hull
Washington
Advisory Council of
Sian
Moscow
Sanislaw Mikolajczyk
Russia
Goebbels Defiantly Claims Germany Won’t Capitulate
Goebbels told the Japanese that Germany would not capitulate and cannot be conquered in a broadcast interview conveyed by the Mainichi newspaper correspondent. He asserted unwavering resolve amid wartime pressure.
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London
Germany
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Mainichi
Atlantic City Steel Pier Split in Half in Hurricane
The Atlantic City Steel Pier was split in half by a hurricane with waves washing away sections of the million dollar structure. A watchman and two others were rescued by police and Coast Guard after being stranded on Heinz Pier. One death reported, numerous injuries and property damage expected, refugees sought shelter as sections of the boardwalk and promenade were destroyed.
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Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Heinz Pier
Coast Guard
Cits
Damarce
Joan di Cicca
Philadelpnia
Eyéc
Es Fens
German Targets Bombed After Daytime Lull
A battered report notes daytime lull over a frontier region with fear and no clear ceasefire. Brest port remains under German siege as a French garrison holds out despite a week of intensified attacks.
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Pees
Brest
Navy Surgeon Warns of Higher Casualties in Pacific
Rear Admiral William Chambers, veteran Navy physician, stated after two years in the Pacific theater that casualties there are higher than in other areas because the enemy fights an uncivilized war. Chambers spoke at Temple University School of Medicine graduation events.
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Philadelphia
Wiliam Chambers
Navy
Pacific Theater
Chambers
Navy Medical Equipment
Temple University School ‘of Medicine
Hurricane Rages Aboard New England Coastline
Severe winds gusting to ninety miles an hour lash Jersey and Long Island. The storm toppled trees, flooded shores, shut ferry services, and disrupted rail and electric utilities. Police and officials describe widespread damage from Hicksville to Watch Hill with trains halted and windows blown in.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
New England
Izlane
Long Island
Bar
Hicksville
Riverhead
W. C. McCollum
Suffol
Hoboken
Newasd
Nll
Lackawanna Railroad
23Rd Street
Barkley Street
Southampton
Rhode Island
Watch Hill
Weekapaugh
New York
Grand Central Terminal
Manhattan
Albany
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William H. Simpson
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Goebbels
Atlantic City Steel Pier
Jersey
Worcester
Boston Weather Bureau
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Chensing & More
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