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  2. AIR ONSLAUGHT.

    LONDON, Oct 23.—A Brazillian Typhoon squadron took a prominent part yesterday in an attack by RAF fighter bombers on the heavily ...

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  3. LIBERATION COMES.

    WASHINGTON, Oct 22.—In a dispatch from Leyte a United Press correspondent reports: "General MacArthur has broadcast to the Filipinos a ...

    Article : 353 words
  4. LEYTE PROGRESS

    GENERAL HEADQUARTERS, South-West Pacific Area, Oct 23.—"Our ground forces are steadily extending their positions on all sectors on Leyte Island," states today's communique issued by General MacArthur. "Work has started on the captured airfields of Tacloban ...

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  5. ADRIATIC ADVANCE.

    LONDON, Oct 23.—The Eighth Army in a five miles advance across marshy country captured Cervia which is on the main highway from ...

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  6. TRIUMPHANT REDS

    LONDON, Oct 23.—While there is no official Russian news in support of the German reports that the Red Army is maintaining a powerful offensive against the northern area of East Prussia, Moscow speaks of continued progress in the drives through the Balkans, many more places ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. GAINS IN HOLLAND

    LONDON, Oct 23.—'"The battle for the use of Antwerp as a port looks like drawing to a close shortly," said the Exchange Telegraph Agency's correspondent with the British Second Army today. "Breskens has been captured by the Canadians and the German garrison in the Scheldt ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  8. NEW COMMANDER.

    LONDON, Oct 23.—Reuters correspondent at Mediterranean HQ states that Lt-General Joseph McNarney has arrived from ...

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  9. TAKEN BY COSSACKS.

    LONDON, Oct 23.—The capture of Nyiregyhaza, an important centre in Hungary about 50 miles north of Debreczen and 125 miles east-north- ...

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  10. CHINESE REACTION.

    CHUNGKING, Oct 23.—The Chinese War Minister (General No Yingchin) has congratulated General MacArthur on the successful ...

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  11. AEGEAN ISLANDS.

    LONDON, Oct 23.—It is officially stated that Allied forces have completely occupied Lemnos, in the Aegean Sea, says Reuters Rome ...

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  12. CORRESPONDENT KILLED.

    LONDON, Oct 23.—A British United Press correspondent reports from Aachen that David Lardner (25), war correspondent for the ...

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  13. ASSAULT SHIPS.

    WASHINGTON, Oct 22.—Rear-Admiral Edward L. Cochrane, chief of the Bureau of Ships, has issued a warning that delay in the Pacific ...

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  14. HARD FIGHTING.

    LONDON, Oct 23.—The 198th communique issued by Supreme Allied HQ today was as follows: "Inside the Scheldt pocket the Allied ...

    Article : 352 words
  15. MR CHURCHILL.

    LONDON, Oct 23.—The Prime Minister (Mr Winston Churchill) returned yesterday afternoon by air from his visit to Russia. He looked ...

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  16. HOW LONG?

    WASHINGTON, Oct 22.—The United Press states that Philippine sources said that the reconquest of the islands might require a year more ...

    Article : 206 words
  17. BRESKENS FALLS.

    LONDON, Oct 23.—"The Canadians yesterday captured Breskens, the chief port in the Scheldt pocket, and entered Fort Frederick Hendrik, from ...

    Article : 225 words
  18. DARING PRELUDE.

    NEW YORK, Oct 22.—In a dispatch to the New York "Daily News" from Leyte, Jack Tucott states: "Small bands of Rangers landed on ...

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  19. PAVING THE WAY IN THE PHILIPPINES.

    Smoke from bombed Japanese ships blackens the sky over Mindanao, large Island of the Philippines, during an attack by carrier-based planes of the US Third Fleet on September 8. This was one of many "Softening up" raids before the actual invasion. General MacArthur says the enemy expected him to land in Mindanao rather than Leyte. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  20. OSLO SABOTAGE.

    LONDON, Oct 2.—Norwegian saboteurs continue to make things lively for the Germans in the Oslo area, according to a newsagency ...

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  21. GREEK MONARCHY.

    LONDON, Oct 23.—A plebiscite to decide whether Greece will retain a monarchy will take place within the next four months, ...

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  22. COUNTER-THRUST.

    LONDON, Oct 23.—The new German offensive against Slovakia from the east and the south-east is gaining momentum. That in one sector ...

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  23. IN FAR NORTH.

    LONDON, Oct 23.—The Moscow communique issued last night said that the Red Army yesterday continued its offensive from the ...

    Article : 265 words
  24. ALLIED ADVANCE.

    LONDON, Oct 23.—"American infantry advancing on a six-mile front north of the Parroy forest yesterday cleared Coincourt and threw the ...

    Article : 69 words
  25. TOKEN RESISTANCE.

    KANDY (Ceylon), Oct 23.—Seven miles of the road beyond Tiddim has been cleared with little more than token resistance from enemy ...

    Article : 241 words
  26. SECOND ARMY'S PUSH.

    LONDON, Oct 23.—"Lt-General Dempsey's thrust south-west of the town of 's Hertogenbosch road progressed two miles by last night with ...

    Article : 120 words
  27. AFTER DEFEAT.

    LONDON, Oct 23.—"The British Ministry of Food will take over food distribution in Germany immediately Germany surrenders," says the ...

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  28. INVASION MISSIONS.

    MELBOURNE, Oct 23.—Special missions in preparation for the invasion of the Philippines have been flown by aircrews of the RAAF. In ...

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  29. HEAVY AIR ATTACK.

    LONDON, Oct 23.—Yesterday afternoon RAF Lancasters escorted by fighters made a heavy attack on Neuss, a satellite town of ...

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  30. RUSSIAN PROGRESS.

    LONDON, Oct 23.—"Russians and Rumanians in northern Transylvania have occupied Semi and a number of other localities," stated ...

    Article : 181 words
  31. TOKIO BROADCAST.

    NEW YORK, Oct 22.—Over the Tokio official radio Seizo Kobayashi, president of the Imperial Rule Assistance Political Society, which is ...

    Article : 133 words
  32. HIS LAST FIGHT.

    NEW YORK, Oct 22.—Richard Bergholz, Associated Press correspondent with Rangers in the Philippines, reports: "Ranger-Lt Tinnell, whom ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  33. "WAR CRIMINALS."

    LONDON, Oct 2.—The youngest "war criminals" to fall into Allied hands so far were taken into custody by Americans near Aachen, ...

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  34. EMOTION IN TACLOBAN

    GENERAL HEADQUARTERS, South - West Pacific Area, Oct 22.—William J. Dunn, representative of the Columbia Broadcasting ...

    Article : 340 words
  35. MASS REPRISALS

    LONDON, Oct 23.—"The fact that Italian patriots in some villages may have attacked Germans is no justification in any court of law ...

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  36. FINNS AND SOVIET.

    LONDON, Oct 23.—Marshal Stalin in a message to M Paasikivi, ex-Finnish Foreign Minister and now president of the newly-formed ...

    Article : 83 words
  37. ROMMEL'S DEATH.

    LONDON, Oct 22.—Eighth Tactical Air Force pilots under Wing-Commander Johnnie Baldwin, DSO, DFC and bar, killed Field Marshal ...

    Article : 81 words
  38. CONGRATULATIONS.

    CANBERRA, Oct 23.—The Acting Governor-General (Sir Winston Dugan) has sent the following message to General Douglas MacArthur: ...

    Article : 63 words
  39. AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS.

    Except where otherwise designated. overseas intelligence published in "The West Australian is transmitted to Australia by the Australian Associated Press ...

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