Servicemen Demonstrate About
Strike
Group Marches on Bomber Plant
Despite Pleas of Officers
The servicemen seized his placard
which bore the inscription "NAA-CIO-UAW, Local No. 31,' tore it up, and
then destroyed several others. Another group moved on to other gates likewise
tearing down placards. (See article below)
GALVISTON,
TEXAS, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1M4 -THIRTY-TWO PACES
Warning
Given
To
Japanese
By
MacArthur
Important Strait
Is Now
Controlled
by Forces of U.
S.
Gen. MacArthur's HeadquartersPHilippines,
Oct. 22..(Sunday) AP
American invasion forces on Leyte
in the central Philippines' penetrating four miles inland along an 18-miles front
have captured two airfields, the capital city of Tacloban, the town of Dulag and
won control of a strait leading to inland seas of the archipelago, headquarters
announced today.
The airfields, first to fall
into Yank hands as potential bases from which army planes can expand
the air coverage now provided by carrier aircraft, were overrun
near Tacloban and Dulag.
As success on success was scored by
the largest invasion army yet massed in the Pacific Ocean areas. Gen. Douglas
MacArthur solemnly warned the Japanese government and military leaders they
would be held accountable for the tortures at Bataan In 1942 and for any repetitions
against either solders
or civilians.
The 1st Cavalry Division which overran
Tacloban airfield the first day of fighting surged Into Tacloban itself last
night. The capture of Tacloban gave the Americans control of San Juanlco strait
between Leyte and the Island of Samar.
Both the airfield and the capital
city were abandoned by the Japanese.
Americans
Go
Beyond
Aachen
Into
Reich
Formal Surrender
Made in City by
German Commander
London, Oct. 22. (Sunday). I\AP
American troops, struck swiftly last
night following the unconditional surrender of Aachen, pushing approximately
one mile eastward toward Duren, 34 miles away from their positions in the
Wurslen area four miles north of Aachen.
T h u n d e r b o l t
fighter-bombers ranged ahead of the American attack, following leaflets and
explosives on towns along the highway.
To the northwest the Canadian First
Army, with British aid, advanced nine ml lea in the Dutch Belgian border region
in a drive to clear the Scheide estuary so
the allies can use the great port
of Antwerp.
Russians
Go
Across
River
In
Hungary
Germans Tell
About
Gigantic Battle
on
East Prussian
Soil
London, Oct. 22. (Sunday). AP
Powerful Russia and Romanian
columns plunged across Hungry’svital Tiaza River defense line within 50 miles
southeast of imperiled Budapest yesterday, and also cut nazl escape lines by
reaching the Danube 87 miles south of the Hungarian capital in an outflanking drive
aimed at crossing into the western half of the tottering Axis satellite nation.
Berlin in a broadcast late last night
meanwhile said the Russians had broken through to the Guldap- Gumbinnen
highway, from ten to 18 miles inside German east Prussia, and that the battles
on that front "surpass anything previously seen on the eastern
front."
Axis, radio commentators had said
earlier the Russians were at least I8 miles inside East Prussia, and had
expanded their attacking front to 100 miles on the eastern and
northeastern sides of East Prussia.
Servicemen
Demonstrate
About
Strike
Group Marches on
Bomber Plant
Despite
Pleas of Officers
Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 21. AP
A group of servicemen, aroused by
the work stoppage which paralyzed huge North American Aviation Co.'s bomber
plant, stormed the plant entrances today, dispersing pickets and tearing up
union placards.
Only a skeleton force of pickets was
on duty because of the usual Saturday afternoon holiday. All but one left when
the soldiers and sailors assembled in downtown Kansas City, appeared.
The servicemen seized his placard
which bore the inscription "NAA-CIO-UAW, Local No. 31,' tore it up, and
then destroyed several others. Another group moved on to other gates likewise
tearing down placards.
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