Finns Repel Nazi Attack on Suursaari Island
Finnish garrison on Suursaari regains nearly all ground after a German assault aimed at protecting Baltic positions. Reports say one or no hills remain under German control as Parliament meets amid Finland considering declaring war on Germany to honor armistice terms with Russia.
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Stockholm
Germany
Finland
Suursaari
Hogland
Gulf of Finland
Tost
Russia
Waa
Hmit
Baltic
Suuiiaaari
Allies Seize Gothic Line Strongpoint Near Rimini
Allied forces breached the Gothic Line and captured the San Savino Coriano ridge as British, Canadian units neared Rimini and airfields. Adriatic front saw heavy German losses while Med air forces pounded positions. Canadian infantry and tanks crossed the Marano River and Coriano fell to the advance.
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Rome
Rimini
Eighth Army
Startedit
San Savino-Coriand
Adriatic
Italy
Marano
Coriano
Mediterranean
Scoreboard Eastern Governor's Playoffs Update
Eastern action shows Binghamton 2 Albany 0 as Hartford and Tuea 1 and 2 compete. National league notes Chicago vs St Louis 1 1 tied. Philadelphia 7 over New York. Cincinnati 5 over Pittsburgh 3 in 11 innings. Detroit 3 Cleveland 1. Washington 5. Only sporadic schedules listed amid incomplete game details.
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Binghamton
Albany
Tuea
Hartford
National
St Louie
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Daly
Cineinati
Pittsburg
Boston
Brooklyn
Detroit
LeDetroit
Cleveland
Washington
Sadton
St Laws
Palau Invaders Press Japanese Resistance in Palau Beachhead
American Marines of the First Division established a mile and a half beachhead on Peleliu in the Palau group after heavy fighting against entrenched Japanese forces. Morotai in the Moluccas was secured with light losses as Allied command reported all objectives captured and preparations underway for airfields and advances.
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Associated Press
Japan
Philippines
Palau Islands
Molucca Archipelago
Mindanao
Guadalcanal
Palau
Davao
Pelelitt Airport
Pele
Manila
Tokyo
Paleu
Pacific
Adm
William Halsey
Third Fleet
Morotai Esland
Moluccas
New Guinea
Morotai Island
Douglas MacArthur
Palau Group
Chester W. Nimitz
U S Lost 2870 Planes and 10284 Men Since D Day
Lieutenant General Barnes M Giles, deputy commander of the Army Air Forces, said US air forces in Europe from D Day to September 13 lost 2870 aircraft and 10284 men. He noted ISAT sorties in tactical support and 6155 strategic bombing missions while German positions remained within their borders. The losses were 1742 tactical planes with 0888 crew and 1128 strategic planes with 6498 crew.
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Washington
Europe
Barney M. Giles
Army Air Forces
Giles
Tatticalee
Borghing
Secretary Influenced By Dale Carnegie Wedding Plans
Dale Carnegie author of How To Win Friends and Influence People will marry his private secretary Dorothy Price. Vanderpool of Tulsa said the wedding would take place in Forest Hills on November 3. It will be Carnegie's second marriage.
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New York
Dale Carnegie
Private Soretsry
Dorothy Price
Vanderpool
Tulsa
Oklo
Carnegie
Forest Hills
Pershing Confined To Bed After Severe Setback
General Pershing has been confined to his bed following a serious setback in his physical condition. The War Department announced last night that he remains in immediate danger, causing concern among Allied and U.S. command staff.
Quebec Talks May Continue Informally
The Quebec conference between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill winds toward informal talks at noon. Plans for swift Pacific victories and pressing Japan toward submission are set, with details to remain secret. Officials indicate future personal talks beyond the Quebec meeting are possible and may occur off the record.
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Quebec
CPI
Roosevelt
Minster Churchill
Pacific
Japan
Britain
Far East
Stéphen Early
Churchill
Alsewhere
Dark Week Hits Downstate Areas With Power Outages
Downstate New York endured a dark week as power outages crippled lights and refrigeration. Nassau Hempstead and Floral Park Hospital faced outages. 15 tons of meat spoiled in Hempstead. Hudson Valley and Rockland suffered widespread outages with uncertain restoration timelines. Long Island Rail service resumed on its line but New England trains were delayed.
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New York
Long Island
B. ‘H. Nicoll
Long Island Lighting Co
Nassau County
Huntington Hempsteed
Hicksville
Flora Park
Floral Park Hospital
Hempstead
Hudson Valley
Rockland County
Power Company
Nyack
Cangetts
Valley Cottage
New City
Spring Wailer
Blauvelt
Grand View
Crookstown Township
New England
Albany
Associated Press
Atlantic Seaboard
Catelinas
Prince Edward Island
North Atlantic
New Jersey
Sttcken
New Jerseys
Long Beach Island
Manhattan
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Nantucket
Marthe’s Vineyard
Eden's Quebec dash tied to war aims with Russia
London reports Anthony Eden flew to Quebec to press Roosevelt and Churchill for a firmer British stance with Russia amid discord over Poland Soviet aims. Sources say Britain seeks a clear postwar understanding among the big three on smaller nations, while the war effort continues. The piece notes tensions could shift influence in Europe after hostilities end, and cites editorial questions about Russian aims.
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London
Anthony Eden
Quebec
Roosevelt
Churchill
Russia
Europe
Britain
Eden
Churchhiill
Spain
France
Balkans
Baltic
Time and Tide
Iden
Rail Crash Toll Reaches 29 in Fog Shuts Lines
Terre Haute Ind officials said normal service resumed on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad after a head on collision between the Dixie Flyer southbound to Miami and a northbound fast mail express in heavy fog. Twenty dead tied to two sergeants and two engine crews. two other servicemen seriously injured. Investigators cited heavy fog as a contributing factor and continued probe with by-pass track in use.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Chicago and Eastern
Timois
Miami
Talk Road
Robot raids resume after pre-dawn incident in Britain
In a pre-dawn raid, German robotic devices landed in southern Britain and the London area for the first time in two weeks. The surprise arrival unsettled even veteran observers, as the sudden disturbance broke a quiet period and disrupted sleepers across the region.
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London
Britain
Doitz
WLB Chief Foresees Inevitable Wage Change
Washington chairman Wil fist H. Davis of the War Labor Board asserted yesterday that a change in the country s wage pattern is inevitable due to shifting economic conditions. He warned the wage policy must adapt to the evolving labor market.
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Washington
Wilfist H. Davis
The
War Labor Board
Bricker Sees GOP Gaining Miners Votes
Governor Bricker of Ohio predicts coal miners will vote Republican in November after a WV rally. He declines to comment on the United Mine Workers convention in Cincinnati. Bricker says miners are moving Republican and West Virginia looks favorable for the GOP.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
John W. Bricker
Ohio
West Virginia
United Mines Workers’ Convention
Cincinnati
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewer
Bricker
Lobia
Republcan
London records huge wartime housing losses
London officials disclosed that about 107,000 homes and flats have been totally destroyed by enemy bombing and mines since the war began. Minister Brit ish reconstruction chief Woolton warned that destruction may still continue as eighty days of bombing take their toll, with hundreds of thousands more structures damaged or uninhabitable.
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Nazia
London
Lord Woolton
Her
Reds Extend Holdings on Vistula River
Soviet and Polish reports describe Red Army gains along the Vistula east bank north of Praga with new bridges contested toward Warsaw. Berlin cites a large Baltic offensive, as Soviets push across Latvia Estonia and into Slovakia and Transylvania with many localities seized.
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London
Upi
Vistula
Faden Praga
Latvia
Estonia
Ainal
Baltic States
Bansk
Rigs
Valga
Moscow
Poland
Enipkow ‘Pass
Slovakia
Liso
Sanck
Dekla
Transylvania
Targa-Mures
Sovate
Toplits
Brasovom
Carpathian Mountain
Finns Call German Attack a Pearl Harbor
The Finnish Vaegtra Nyland newspaper described the German assault on Suursasyi Hogiard as a Pearl Harbor act on a small state, noting a strong clear rejection among Finns. It said the attack converts diplomatic questions into direct war actions.
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Hewinki Upi
Vaegtra Nyland Weday
Suursasyi
Hogiard
Pearl Harbo
Germans halt Finn Swedish frontier to curb refugees
German forces announced they would block Finnish refugees from reaching Sweden and cut contact across the border. Swedish frontier guards reported no cross-border movement as northern frontier was closed overnight.
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Stockholm
UPI
Sweden
Yanks Reach Rhine Front After Breakthrough Near Aachen
Allied forces led by Patton's Third Army pushed toward the Rhine from Aachen, crossing into northern Germany. Tanks and engineers shattered Siegfried Line defenses, routing Dutch Nazis and advancing into Stolberg Prum and near Maastricht as Aachen by-passed.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditions
de. Aachen
Cologne
Rhine
Rhineland
Nancy
France
George
Patton
Third
Aachen
Germany
Trier
Prum
Maastricht
Stolberg
Berlin
United Mine Workers Attack Roosevelt and Praise Dewey
The United Mine Workers condemn the Roosevelt administration while praising Dewey as delegates debate the need for a housecleaning and a square-deal reform in Washington. The report cites internal divisions, with some leaders urging focus on the resolution and others endorsing Roosevelt. Continued discussion promised on page thirteen.
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United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
Dewey
Cincinnati
Jin Washington
Joha L Lewis
Thomas E. m
Dewer
Rooseven
Deweyes
Éapadie
Lewis
Arst
Sn Aif
Roose
Presid
Washington
Pfs
U. FW. A
Ita
Birmingham
Ala
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