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September 13, 1943

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Mussolini Is Taken by Nazis From Italians, Berlin Reports; MUSSOLINI TAKEN BYNAZIS, REICH SAYS

By Telephone To the New York Times

Gers rept parachute troops rescued Mussolini from Badoglio Govt captivity; link to free Fascist Govt formation seen; rescue place unidentified; presence on Ventotene and Ponza Islands reptd; Wash reaction to Ger rescue

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DEFENDS POLICIES; Program for Post-War Cooperation Also Is Given by Secretary APPROVED BY ROOSEVELT Radio Speech Reflects Long Study by State Department -- More Are Promised HULL FAVORS FORCE TO MAINTAIN PEACE

By Bertram D. Hulenspecial To the New York Times

Radio s on US foreign policy; text; por

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DRIVE FOR BRYANSK GAINS MOMENTUM; Soviet Armies Now Within 12 Miles of Nazi 'Hinge' -- Foe Retreats on 6 Fronts MOSCOW'S ARMIES ON MARCH IN MANY SECTORS DRIVE FOR BRYANSK GAINS MOMENTUM

By the Associated Press

USSR troops take Belye Berega and other towns, Bryansk drive; close in on Nezhin, Kiev drive; gain, Poltava Prov; advance beyond Mariupol; Novorossiisk fighting noted; map

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Nazi Soldier, Dane Swim to Sweden

By Telephone To the New York Times

Dane flees to Sweden by swimming Oeresund, Ger corp by clinging to ferry

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Notable Births

1943Mildred D. Taylor, American author^[†]

Mildred DeLois Taylor is a Newbery Award-winning American young adult novelist. She is best known for her novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, part of her Logan family series.