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The excerpt on the left is continued from October 13. The one on the right is continued from yesterday.

Winston S. Churchill, Closing the Ring

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Fiercest Air Fight – 2
War News Summarized – 2
Nazis Reel in Italy (Bracker) – 3-4
Russians Take Zaporozhye; Threaten to Cut Off Crimea – 4-5
Nazis Admit Loss of Prestige in Retreat, but Say They Won Strategic Gains in Russia – 5
Allied Blockade Now Faces Rabaul (Kluckhohn) – 5-6
Japanese Base at Rabaul Under Attack by Allied Airmen (photos) – 6-7
Pacific Strategy-V (Baldwin) * – 8
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the Fighting in Various War Zones – 9-10

* This is the final installment of Baldwin’s series on the Pacific Strategy. After he submitted it he packed up his typewriter and toothbrush, grabbed a stack of gasoline ration stamps, and hit the road. In the coming weeks he will be reporting from military bases all over the U.S.A. For a sneak preview of his itinerary look at his entry in the author index on Homer’s profile, which is now updated through November 13, 1943. First stop: Aberdeen Proving Ground.