Po Valley Open As Allies Break Nazi Defenses In Italy
Allied forces in Italy shattered the Gothic Line as American Doughboys and British troops broke through near Bologna. Italian, British, Canadian, and Indian units advanced across peaks and towns, with Rimini and the Apennines key objectives. About 2500 prisoners were taken amid heavy combat and retreating German divisions.
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Rome
Linz
Bologna
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Geermans
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Undang
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Marechia River
Sant’ Arcangelo
Rimisi
Poggio Berni
Associated Press
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Yanks Did the Impossible In Capture of Nijmegen Bridge
Amid heavy fire U S airborne troops executed a bold river crossing near Nijmegen to seize the key bridge. The operation, planned in hours, involved crossing the Rhine at night with improvised boats, enduring German artillery and machine gun fire. Despite losses, 100 men crossed and linked to British and Dutch forces, securing a crucial lifeline for airborne troops isolated at Arnhem.
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Nijmegen Bridge
U.S
Holland
Tismegen Bridge
Tarawa
Crose
Arnhhem
Capitol Caretaker Fights Squirrels Beyond the Capitol Grounds
William A. Frederick, in charge of Capitol grounds, reports squirrels gnawing twigs and buds, hampering trees and shrubbery. He jokes about a “war to the death” but fears public reaction. He notes cars have reduced about 70 percent of the local squirrel population over ten years, leaving 36 percent still active.
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William A. Frederick
Capitol Grounds
Capitol
Frederick
Eastern Governors Cup Final score Binghamton 2 Utica 1
In a tight Eastern Governors Cup final, Binghamton defeats Utica 2 to 1 as the scoreboard shows a competitive game with limited scoring and key moments from both clubs. The day also features scattered National and American league results across multiple innings and matchups.
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Binghamton
Utica
Cabinet Split Over German Peace Terms
Washington Treasury experts under Morgenthau seek basic changes toward a hard peace in instructions for Allied military administrators handling German civil affairs. The proposed handbook aims to uniform control across the defeated Reich, with British agreement and Russian liaison, reflecting a wider split among American policymakers on how to shape postwar occupation.
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Treasury
Morgenthau
Associated Press
Trier
Reich
AMG
Dutch Officials Landed With Morotai Invaders
Dutch civil government representatives accompanied American invasion forces arrived at Morotai to reestablish the Netherlands Indies civil administration for a native population of about 10 000. Maj J G Wegner of the Hague led the party under a task force commander’s supervision.
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Netherlands East Indies
J. G. Wegner
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Hague
NICA
Setherlands. Indies Civadckoini Straziga
Sieh
Artillery Sniping Costs More Than Infantry Tactics
John Spooner of Wilmington North Carolina demonstrated marksman skills by picking off a German observer from a telephone pole at a long range with a field artillery gun. The feat1 cost the ammunition more than the infantry would, as the colonel noted the 100 rate per round versus five cents for infantry shots. The incident occurred during U S airborne operations in Holland on September 21 with delayed report.
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John Spooner
Wilmington
N.C
Spooner
Navy heavy air strikes hit Philippines sinks ships and wrecks bases
U S Pacific fleet reports a second strike on Manila area with 40 ships sunk or damaged and 169 aircraft destroyed in combat. Nimitz says Third Fleet pushed Japanese units from the Philippines, while Mitscher’s carrier planes damaged warehouses, oil facilities, harbor installations and other targets southeast of Luzon.
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Chester W. Nimitz
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U. S
Domel
Legaspi
Tiky
Luzon Island
Cebu
Visayans
Central Philippines
Coobat
Nimitz
William F. Halsey
Homb
Mimijiz
Mare A. Mitschers
Jap Reinforcement Effort on Peleliu Smashed by U S Ships
Pacific Fleet said American warships broke through mined waters to attack a Japanese convoy of thirteen barges and a sampan off Peleliu Island. Ten barges were wrecked on the reef to the northeast, with others sinking. Some enemy swimmers were seen ashore. A U S S cruiser bombarded two camouflaged Japanese ships in Malakal harbor in the Palau Islands.
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Pearl Harbor
Peleliuy Island
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Peleliu
American Minister Ordered to Leave India
Rev. E P Keithahn of Fairmont Minnesota was ordered to depart India after government charges that he actively participated in Indian politics. He had lived in a village near Bangalore for five years, linked with the American Madura Mission, adopted Indian dress and cuisine, and joined the student movement in southern Tadie. He is expected to depart before October 1.
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Keithahn
Fairmont
Minn
Yesterder
India
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Kengery
Bangalore
Madura Mission
Tadie
Six Small U S Ships Lost in Mediterranean
The Navy announced that six small U S naval craft were lost in Mediterranean action. The vessels included minesweepers 21 and 34, LST 282, and PT boats 202, 218, and S35. Commanding officers for the torpedo boats were not available. each craft carried about ninety officers and crew.
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Washington
Mediterranean
Navy
Rey
Red Army Breaks Into Czechoslovakia and Hungary
Soviet forces pushed 25 miles into Czechoslovakia and crossed the southern Hungarian frontier in a sweeping operation aimed at Hungary’s exit from the war. Baltic coast port Paldiski fell as red army and Romanian troops moved toward Szeged. Moscow radio and London monitor report the advance near Kassa and Hasite with heavy German divisions rout in the Balaton region.
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Hungary
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Moscow
Poland
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Humerine
Bucharest
Szeged
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Mossow
East Beskid Mountains
Kassa
Hassa
Budapest
Finnish Forces Drive Germans From Suomussalmi Front
Finnish divisions push from Suomussalmi in northeastern Finland as they press to eject about 10 000 Austrians and Nazis. Helsinki communique says progress continues with hopeful completion within four weeks. Reports say German garrisons at Reme and Peisamo near collapse amid scorched earth policy and frictions between Austrian and German troops.
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Siang
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Peisamo
Ausitian
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Stockhlom
Aftonblade
Beans Fall Kills Sheridan Worker Miss Geraldine Schultz
Sheridan resident Miss Geraldine Schultz aged 19 was fatally injured when ten 10 pound bags of dark beans toppled in a warehouse yesterday while she worked there. The incident prompted an investigation by local authorities.
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Dunkirk
Geraldine Schultz
Sheridan
Dewey Vows to Punch Back in Oklahoma City Broadcast
Gov Thomas E Dewey on the move toward Oklahoma City vows candor in a national broadcast at 9 pm CT. He accuses Roosevelt of quotes from Mein Kampf and promises to review the rival’s record unvarnished, while stressing unity for war and peace and a forward looking America. Dewey travels from New Mexico to rally support.
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Belen
N. M
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Thomas E. Dewey
Beten, N. M
America
New York
Jap Push May Outflank Key Chinese City
Chungking reports the Japanese may outflank Hovellin in northern Kewangsi Province by advancing from Chuexhsien toward Kweilin and cutting the railway south of Keitin. A separate column from Wuchow engaged by Chinese troops nine miles northeast of Weichow as observers note a stall near Hweilin.
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Chuexhsien
Hunan-Hoangsi
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Kwanvatg
Keitin
Linchow
Hweilin
Wuchow
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Weochow
Catnyking
Kroejlin
Bombs Hit Catholic Boys School in Southern England
German flying bombs struck Southern England again last night with one device exploding on the grounds of a Catholic boys' school injuring 12 people. The buzz bomb raid was sporadic and limited to a token attack for the second night in a row.
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London
England
Greeks Demand Bulgars Leave Macedonia and Thrace
Greece asserted at a Rome press briefing that Bulgarians must surrender all Greek territories in Macedonia and Thrace without delay or terms. George A. Cartalis, information minister, said the demand rejects any postwar settlements allowing Bulgarian administration or policing in northern Greek provinces. He warned Greece cannot reopen paths for invasion and recalled repeated Bulgarian incursions on Mount Pass.
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Macedonia
Thrace
Mdupiaia
Greece
Italy
George A. Cartalis
Cartalis
Woman Found Dead in Pentagon Lagoon Identified
Authorities identified the woman as Margaret Finwater, 63, found slain in the lagoon in front of the Pentagon Building near Virginia. Holmes, 65, who lives nearby, heard a scream about midnight and notified police after discovering the frail widow's body at dawn.
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Washington
Margaret Finwater
Pentagon
Virginia
Horpe
Holmes
Potomac River
Units of 79th Division and 131st Regiment in French action
It was officially disclosed last night that G.S. units identified with the American Third Army in France are in action with the American Third Army. The 79th Infantry Division and the 131st Infantry Regiment are involved in operations.
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Third Army
France
79Th Infantry
131Th Infantry Regiment
Supply Lines Reopened to Nijmegen
Allied troops reopened supply lines to Nijmegen and support arrived for the surrounded British pocket near the Neder Rhine. Polish units aided the relief effort as German roadblocks were bypassed and airborne operations continued under dim weather. The British Second Army pushed from Eindhoven toward Maaseyck while Canadian forces advanced toward the canal, with heavy aerial bombardment aiding the Nijmegen Arnhem front.
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Nijmiegem
Arnhem
Nancy
Nanty
Strasbroug
Dieuze
Nelson Home After Trip To China
Nelson returns from a presidential mission to China enthusiastic about boosting industrial wartime output while keeping plans under wraps for a report to President Hoovers. He carried recommendations approved by Chiang Kai Shek and noted strong Chungking cooperation with ambitions to expand production for convoy efforts. Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Tindley remained in China assisting cooperation talks.
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Donald WM. Nek
China
War Production Board
Hoosaveln
Nelson
Chiang Kai Shek
Welson
Chungking
Patrics J. Tindley
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