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October 17, 1943

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Headlines from October 17, 1943

THE NEWS OF THE WEEK IN REVIEW; Crescendo

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Area retaken by USSR since July 12

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CADET IN LONG RUNS; Davis Scores Thrice on Columbia, Racing 82 and 46 Yards 23,000 CHEER LIONS' START But Outmanned Eleven Tires After Holding Army to Two First- Half Touchdowns ARMY SPEED ROUTS COLUMBIA, 52 TO 0

By Allison Danzig

For seven minutes at Baker Field yesterday Columbia outplayed one of the best of all Army teams. Then the lightning struck, in one stabbing flash after another, and the brave start of a hopelessly outmanned team ended in a 52-0 rout of the Lions.

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WMC Finds Bears Broke No Job Rule

By the Associated Press

Chicago Bears: WMC absolves players of violating job regulations by quitting post-season war jobs

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DEWEY LIFTS BAN ON STATE HUNTING; Governor Reopens Areas Closed to the Public as Rain Removes Fire Hazard DEWEY LIFTS BAN ON STATE HUNTING

By the Associated Press

3-day ban lifted as rains remove fire hazard; extension planned at close of regular season

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Notable Births

1943Ignacio Rupérez, Spanish diplomat and journalist (died 2015)^[†]

Ignacio Rupérez Rubio was a Spanish diplomat, journalist, and writer. Rupérez was appointed Ambassador to Iraq on 3 June 2005, becoming the first Ambassador to Iraq since 1991, when the Spanish embassy in Baghdad was closed during the Gulf War. He served as Ambassador to Iraq from 2005 until 2008. He was later appointed Ambassador to Honduras. Rupérez was the brother of Javier Rupérez, a diplomat and politician.

Historical Events

1943The Burma Railway (Burma–Thailand Railway) is completed.^[†]

The Burma Railway, also known as the Siam–Burma Railway, Thai–Burma Railway and similar names, or as the Death Railway, is a 415 km (258 mi) railway between Ban Pong, Thailand, and Thanbyuzayat, Burma. It was built from 1940 to 1943 by abducted Southeast Asian civilians and captured Allied soldiers forced to work by the Japanese, to supply troops and weapons in the Burma campaign of World War II. It completed the rail link between Bangkok, Thailand, and Rangoon, Burma. The name used by the Imperial Japanese Government was Tai–Men Rensetsu Tetsudō (泰緬連接鉄道), which means Thailand-Burma-Link-Railway.

1943Nazi Holocaust in Poland: Sobibór extermination camp is closed.^[†]

Sobibor was an extermination camp built and operated by Nazi Germany as part of Operation Reinhard. It was located in the forest near the village of Żłobek Duży in the General Government region of German-occupied Poland.