United States Recognizes De Gaulle Provisional French Republic
The United States and Britain recognize the De Gaulle led provisional government in France as the provisional republic. Moscow radio says Soviet Russia, Ottawa and Canberra echo the move. Stettinius states Paris and most of France are an interior zone under Allied control while elections are planned.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
de Gaulle
Republi
Moscow
Russia
Ottawa
Canberra
Stettinius
France
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
French Republic
Dewey Turns To Agriculture Policy Shift
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, in Albany, argued that full production and employment in business and industry are essential for a prosperous farming sector. He said all elements of the nation must pull together to achieve prosperous farming and a good diet, ahead of a national farm program outlined during a Minneapolis broadcast Tuesday night.
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Albany
Thomas E. Dewey
State Food Commission
Minneapolis
Patch's Son Killed in Action in France
Lt. Gen. Alexander Patch of the Seventh Army notified his wife in Staunton that their son Captain Alexander M Patch III 24 was killed in France. The War Department telegram said he was killed instantly while assaulting enemy positions.
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Staunton
Alexander Patch
Seventh Army
France
Alexander M. Patch
War Department
Mac
Roosevelt Plans Campaign Swing Through Philadelphia Chicago and Beyond
President Roosevelt will resume campaign travel this week with a speech on business at Philadelphia’s Shibe Park on Friday night. Possible engagements include Chicago Saturday and Boston and Cleveland dates around November 4, with election day set for November 7. Analysts predict a tight race centered on New York and Pennsylvania, while other states like Maryland West Virginia and Kentucky may influence the outcome.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Cn Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Shibe Park
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Midwest
Dewey
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
Ken
Who Willkie Would Have Supported Is Engrossing Political Mystery
The 1944 campaign question splits readers as Edith Willkie says her husband had not decided. Campaign manager Davenport and others weigh where Willkie might have stood, with governors and associates offering varying views on a possible Roosevelt or Dewey alignment.
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Willkie
Bushville
Ind
Wendell L. Willkie
Edith Wilk Willkie
Rushville
Russell W. Davenport
New York
Davenport
Six Allied Armies Pound The Nazis In Holland Front
Six Allied armies pressed German lines from Holland to the Saar, with the British Second Army advancing to within three to five miles of S Hertogenbosch and the Canadian army moving toward Roosendaal from Esschen as they seek to clear sea lanes to Antwerp.
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Holland
Frye
London
Switzerland
Berlin
Antwerp
Brenda Max
Aachen
Saar Valley
Vosges
S-Hertogenbosch
Esschen
Roosendaal
Breda
Maas
Meuse
Bergen Op Zoom
Cleveland Fire Death Toll Rises in Gas Storage Blast
Coroner Dr. Samuel R. Gerber estimated as many as 200 may have died in the east side explosion and fire. The official death count stood at 99 with more than 100 missing, including 49 East Ohio Gas workers.
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Cleveland
Samuel R. Gerber
East Ohio Gas Company
Gerber
Stanley Orr
Cleveland Red Cross
Frank J. Lausche
Case School of Applied Science
American Red Cross
The
Red Cross
East Ohio
Aegean Island Cleared Of Huns
Allied headquarters announced Euvoia island near Athens was cleared of Germans with Khalkis surrender to British and Greek patriots. Lemnos occupied. Cyklady fleet freed as German mainland retreat continued. Mudros seizure reported. RAF planes targeted Volos rail lines. Civilian relief funds totaling about 120 million dollars were provided by the two nations.
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Rome
Aegean
Euvoia
Euboea
Athens
Khalkis
Lemnos
Cyclades
Greece
Mudros
Dardanelles
Volos
United States
Britain
AP Fights SCOTUS Bid Over News Agency By Laws
The Associated Press asks the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling that AP must change its member ship by laws. The brief argues news gathering agencies are not public utilities and should not be regulated by courts. The case, under the Sherman Act, targets AP the 18 directors and about 1 200 members. Government briefs due November 6 with AP reply the week of November 13. The district court decision was October 6 1943.
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Washington
Associated Press
United States Supreme Court
A. P
New York
United States Group
Supreme Court
District Court
First American Prisoners Rescued From Philippines
The first 83 American POWs to be rescued in the Philippines were announced. The prisoners, aboard a torpedoed transport, were hidden by guerrillas until extraction by General MacArthur's forces. Included is Pfc. Buster Parker of Clear Creek West Virginia.
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General MacArthur
Philippines
Pfc
Buster Parker
Clear Creek
West Va
Paris Journalist Goes On Trial
Paris, Oct. 23. George Suarez, veteran Paris journalist, faces trial on charges of collaborating with the Germans. As director of the Nazi sponsored Aujourde Hui, he allegedly received $15,000 a month during the occupation. The purge system has been set up nationwide with 254 courts to handle more than 100,000 accused as trials begin.
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Paris
George Suarez
Aujourde Hui
Palais de Justice
Ministry of Justice
France
American Engineers Duplicate German Robot Bombs In 60 Days
Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio announced that American engineers duplicated German robot bombs sixty days after receiving dud parts from England. Ford Motor Company and Jack and Heintz Co. of Cleveland are building jet impulse engines for further testing, with others including Republican Aviation Corp and Monsanto Chemical Co. assisting.
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Dayton, O
Wright Field
England
Air Technical Service Command
Army
Aviation Laboratory
Ford Motor Company
Bennett E. Meyes
ATSC
Ranom
Jack & Heintz Co
Cleveland
Meyers
Cco
Ford
Jack and Heintz
Farmingdale
N. Y
Republican Aviation Corp
Monsanto Chemical Co
Russians reach 18 miles inside Germany in East Prussia blitz
London dateline reports Russian troops have captured the East Prussian highway center of Gokiap 18 miles inside Germany and widened their offensive along the province's eastern edge. Berlin acknowledged deep penetrations near Goldap and Suwalki as fighting continues with Luftwaffe defense and rapid attacks and counterattacks described.
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London
Gokiap
Germany
Comunique
Goldap
Suwalki
Memel
Augustow
East Prussia
Berlin
Moscow
Rai
Silsi
Niemen
Napoleon
Alexander
Prussia
Elbe
David Lardner Fatally Injured Near Aachen
David Lardner son of Ring Lardner and New Yorker correspondent was fatally injured when the jeep he rode in struck a mine near Aachen. Russell Hill of the New York Herald Tribune suffered injuries. The jeep driver was killed. Lardner had just joined the First Army press corps on his first war assignment. Hill is a veteran of the African campaign.
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U. S. First Army
Aachen
David Lardner
Ring Lardner
New Yorker Magazine
Russell Hill
New York Herald Tribune
Lardner
First Army Press Corps
Hill
Postponed sale of household goods in Braddock Street home
The M. M. Bailey at 501 S. Braddock St postponed its sale of household goods to Thursday October 26 at 10 o'clock.
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M. M. Bailey
S. Braddock St
Help Wanted: Male for cider mill at Valley Pike
Help wanted notices call for male workers for the H. J. Heinz Co. cider mill on Valley Pike and for men to pick by crate or pack in the orchard with positions listed in the classified page.
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H. J. Heinz Co
Valley Pike
Nicodemus Orchard
Senator Ball Endorses Roosevelt for President
Senator Joseph H. Ball of Minnesota, a Republican, announces he will vote for President Roosevelt. He cites Roosevelt’s foreign policy record on the League of Nations and the United Nations security organization, arguing Roosevelt supports forming the UN and using military force as needed without delaying.
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Washington
Joseph H. Ball
Minnesota
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Ball
League of Nations
United Nations Security Organization
United Nations Organization
Dewey
Allied advances slowed by bad weather in Italy
Eighth Army troops inching up the Adriatic coast reported taking Cervia and advancing near Cesenatico and Ravenna, while Fifth Army operations were hampered by bad weather. Allied headquarters said the Savio river bridgehead has been enlarged.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Ervia
Cesenatico
Ravenna
Fifth Army
Cervia
Rimini
Italy
Savio River
MacArthur Presses Westward On Leyte Front As Forces Overrun Defenses
American troops advancing on Leyte Island’s southern front broke through Japanese positions and push toward the Leyte Valley. Units led by tanks moved inland from Dulag, with Lt. Col. Herbert Edmundson directing actions as the valley patterns favor tank warfare. Tacloban serves as temporary capital after capturing air field and the first free Philippine government begins, while MacArthur announces plans for further construction.
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General
Herbert Edmundson
Georgia
Dulag
Leyte
Forces of Liberation
San Pablo
Burauen
Dagami Highway
Tacloban
First
Free Government of the Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Reverend Wilson to Lead Boy Scout Drive Campaign
Reverend Bornald S. Wilson pastor of the South Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church and chairman of the Frederick Clarke county Boy Scout fund drive will open the advance campaign with a radio address at 6 30 p m tonight Basil F Starkey Scout Executive announced Winchester seeks a 6000 goal Volunteer workers include Mrs Robert T Barton Horace C Brown J A Holinger L G Sjostrom and V R Strac er Retail divisions are organized and will canvass for funds in coming days The campaign ties to Camp Rock Enon growth and over subscription hopes.
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Bornald S. Wilson
South Loudoun St. Presbyterian Church
Frederick-Clarke County
Basil F. Starkey
Winchester
Robert T. Barton
Horace C. Brown
J. A. Holinger
L. G. Sjostrom
V. R. Stracer
Camp Rock Enon
Millionaire Father Objects To Proposed Marriage Of Soldier Son
Maj. Horace Dodge Jr plans to travel to Denver to oppose the marriage of his soldier son Corp. Horace Dodge III to Margery Gehman. The 21 year old corporal intends to wed despite his father's objections and possible restrictions at the army post.
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Denver
Horace Dodge
Corp
Margery Gehman
Buffalo
Dodge
R. P. Todd
Corporal Dodge
Miss Gehman
Harry M. Gehman
The
University Buffalo
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