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October 26, 1943

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HUSBAND IS HELD FOR QUESTIONING IN HEIRESS' MURDER; Lonergan, Picked Up in Toronto Without His RCAF Uniform, Says Soldier Stole It Here

By Unknown Author

husband held, Toronto; admits NYC presence; lays uniform lack and scratches to encounter with US solider; denies connection with murder; death declared due to strangling; struggle seen; Gabellini held in bail as material witness; Lonergan companion, Mrs J M Jaburg, questioned; Mr and Mrs Lonergan and Gabellini pors

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Allies Capture Sparanise, Flank Nazis on Regia Canal; Germans at Western End of Line Face Encirclement as Road Junction Falls -- Eighth Army Extends Its Bridgehead

By Milton Bracker

5th Army captures Sparanise and threatens Gers with encirclement north of Regia Canal; repulses 4 counter-attacks; Eisenhower watches advance; 8th Army extends its Trigno River bridgehead; Allied fliers continue offensive; bomb Pistoia rr yds northwest of Florence; 11 Ger planes downed; Gers bomb Naples; Lt Gen Wittinghoff said to have replaced Kesselring as Ger comdr in south; map

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Notable Deaths

Aurel Stein

1943Aurel Stein, Hungarian-English archaeologist and academic (born 1862)[†]

Sir Marc Aurel Stein, (Hungarian: Stein Márk Aurél; 26 November 1862 – 26 October 1943) was a Hungarian-born British archaeologist, primarily known for his explorations and archaeological discoveries in Central Asia. He was also a professor at Indian universities.