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September 29, 1944

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Notable Births

1944Isla Blair, British actress and singer^[†]

Isla Blair Glover is a British actress and singer. She made her first stage appearance in 1963 as Philia in the London debut of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.

1944Mike Post, American composer and producer^[†]

Mike Post is an American composer, best known for his television theme music for various shows, including The White Shadow; Law & Order; Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; Law & Order: Criminal Intent; The A-Team; The Byrds of Paradise; NYPD Blue; Renegade; The Rockford Files; L.A. Law; Quantum Leap; Magnum, P.I.; Hill Street Blues, and Mammoth. He was also the producer of the Van Halen III album by the band Van Halen.

Notable Deaths

1944Douglas Crawford McMurtrie, American typeface designer, graphic designer, historian and author (born 1888)^[†]

Douglas Crawford McMurtrie was an American typeface designer, graphic designer, historian, author and bibliographer of printing.

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Headlines from September 29, 1944

MOSCOW'S FEARS ARE NOT RESOLVED BY 3-POWER PARLEY; Lingering Distrust of U.S. and Other Western Powers Is Said to Prompt Boundary Views OLD LEAGUE IS RECALLED Russia, While Seeking World Cooperation Now as Then, Recalls Years of Exclusion SOVIET FEARS BLOCK SECURITY ACCORD

By James B. Restonspecial To the New York Times

lingering USSR distrust of Western Powers seen in disagreement on security issue veto; situation discussed; Chinese talks to begin; Sec Hull to welcome chmn, Amb Koo, and staff

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HALSEY'S 4TH BLOW; Carrier Planes Striking Central Philippines Sink 22 Ships, Damage 43 WIDE HAVOC IS INFLICTED Installations at Many Bases Smashed -- Only 7 Japanese Planes Rise, All Downed HALSEY'S 4TH BLOW HITS PHILIPPINES FOE'S POWER IN PHILIPPINES SAPPED AGAIN

By Robert Trumbullby Telephone To the New York Times

Halsey-Mitscher carrier planes raid Visayas group of Islands, central Philippines; sink 22 ships, damage 43; sink or damage 20-30 small craft; destroy 36 planes; bomb and strafe Cebu, Leyte, Negros, Luzon, Panay and Mactan; attack airfields, shipping and shore installations; map; US patrol plane attacks 7-ship convoy, near Jolo in Sulu archipelago; sinks 1 Jap transport, badly damages another; map

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32 Japanese Ships Blown Up by British

By the Associated Press

Brit submarine activity, Port Owen, on Burma southern coast noted

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Eisenhower Assures Reich Allies Will Bar Oppression; Eisenhower Eschews Oppression In Message to German Public

By the Associated Press

Eisenhower issues 1st proclamation to Gers; states Allied armies come as conquerors, not as oppressors; text

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Red Devils' General Captured, Escapes

By the Associated Press

Brit War Office repts Brit airborne div comdr at Arnhem, Maj Gen R S Urquhart, was captured by Gers but later escaped

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Argentina to Bar War Criminals; Hull Reveals Warning to Neutrals; ARGENTINA TO BAR CRIMINALS OF WAR

By the Associated Press

Foreign Office informs GB of war criminals asylum ban; US State Dept denies knowledge; Hull warning revealed; text

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V-E DATE WILL FIX AUTO RECONVERSION; 6 Months Needed if It Comes Soon, but War to July Would Allow Tooling, Leaders Say V-E DATE WILL FIX AUTO CONVERSIONS

By C.p. Trussellspecial To the New York Times

Sponsors round-table conf with auto industry leaders on reconversion problems

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Browder Forecasts Dire Results To U.S. and World if Dewey Wins; BROWDER WARNS OF DEWEY VICTORY

By Unknown Author

Browder urges Roosevelt re-election, s at Communist Pol Assn Madison Sq Garden meeting; attacks Dewey

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RED ARMY DRIVES OVER CZECH BORDER; Pushes Into Pass From Poland -- Gains in Yugoslavia and Hungary Also Reported RED ARMY DRIVES OVER CZECH BORDER

By the Associated Press

USSR repts troops under Col Gen Petroff cross Czech border; take Vydran and 30 other places, east Beskid Mts; USSR forces reptd gaining along 100-mi southeastern Hungarian front; Gers rept USSR troops cross Danube into Yugoslavia, Orsova sector; Czech patriots role cited; map

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TERRIFIC AIR-BLOWS DEALT TO GERMANY; 2,000 U.S. and RAF Bombers Pound Strategic Points -- We Lose 49 Big Planes in Day TERRIFIC AIR BLOWS DEALT TO GERMANY

By Sydney Grusonby Wireless To the New York Times

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS, Allied Expeditionary Force, Sept. 28 -- Two thousand or more Allied heavy bombers pounded German targets within the last twenty-four hours in the latest nonstop air offensive to strangle German communications and reduce the war industries, according to Allied communiques today.

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