Strasbourg Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 26, 1944, Strasbourg, Alsace Stars Ano Middle East october 1944 yanks slug toward Bologna against heavy resistance slugging through mud filled roads and fifth army troops Early in the week inched to within 10 Miles of heavy nazi resistance and bad weather brought the Allied Advance to halt wednes fifth array Long Toms Are steadily hammering the Leo Logna Rimini Highway positions High in Twig concentrating the Toig guns on a 20mile Bologna and Emolu to halt German transport toward the Rimini area where the eighth army is the outskirts of Bologna Wero also hit with il8 rounds from ame rican heavy artillery fighting reported outskirts of liver a 11 Miles month of to where counterattacks were being the Gorman counter blows wednesday were made along n nine mile front be tween the roads from Florence to Imola and but the Hea Viest resistance was met at liver yanks now hold Road Junction h Miles from and positions two Miles North and 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have criticized the hut when 1am to put out t am not going to stand and fun Joel with the fir chief even though i previously opposed for this and similar other state Willkie was referred to on the floor of Congress As an Alarin fifth Trojan horse and never he continued to expound his militant convictions the Axis nations rolled up victories and he warned americans that unless we fid will be too Early this the first avowed candidate for the my presidential withdrew from the race following in the wis Consin lie remained on the political sidelines and was not invited to participate actively in the gop nor did he Ever either Roosevell or often stood Lafone following his the president and Iju Wey led a Host of figures in praising Wilgues the nation Long remember Willkie Ais a forthright said and calling Atten Tion to tremendous he this courage was Bis Dominair Iii trait which prompted him More than once to stand alone and to Challenge the Wisdom of counsels taken by powerful interests his 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officer of Aii the Navy disclosed thai Karn Shaw with four years of Active duly behind him received a com inundation ribbon for his conduct during the Carrier attack on Utnik last Goldwyn plans Paris film Hollywood producer Sam announced that he is producing a comedy called fancy based on fall of Paris and starring Danny Danny will play a i Casanova who has trouble getting rid of French girls who want to accompany him to the cordon red Cross club director for is putting a final touch of canned milk on the Murali he designed a la ancient Egypt for the snack the milk acts As a Binder on Reynolds explains to miss Candy Smith of the snack centers manage reynolds1 cd Joes and Janes of the 20th Century will be something of a he to the excavators of who will find the Khaki uniforms in classic poses scholarly in peacetime bostonian Reynolds was president of the Massachusetts school of staff photo by
