Roosevelt's London tour tours wartime Labour and transport programs
In London Eleanor Roosevelt tours wartime training centers for the Air Transport Auxiliary and Auxiliary Territorial Service. She observes women pilots learning to fly and service mechanics, cooks training with improvised methods, and the recourses and facilities at recruitment and secondary training sites. The visit also covers Red Cross nursing hubs and civilian defense demonstrations with uniform methods across the United Kingdom.
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London
England
Mr. Churchill
Mrs. Churchill
Hobby
Bandel
L. V. ‘Hately
Auxiliary Territorial Service
Air Transport Auxiliary
Ferry Command
USA
Jacqueline Cochran
Va Ses
Red Cross
Anthony Biddle
Elliott
Ambassador Winant
United Kingdom
Guadalcanal Combat Update Covers Tank Losses and Air Strikes
American forces on Guadalcanal destroyed 12 Japanese light tanks in the past week and torpedo boats hit a Japanese destroyer aiding enemy reinforcements. Air operations west of the airfield continued, with fighter planes destroying seaplanes at Pekata Bay and bombers striking enemy positions as naval suspense grows in the Southwest Pacific.
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Guadalcanal
Washington
Navy
Solomon Islands
Pekata Bay
Southwest Pacific
U. S. Army
South Sea
U. S
Solomons
New Hebrides
Fiji Islands
Australia
Rekata Bay
German High Command Reports North Atlantic Convoy Sinking Nine Ships
News confirms U boats attacked a fully laden convoy bound for Britain sinking nine vessels totaling 68 500 tons with no Allied corroboration yet. In separate local item Oliver J Partlow and his dog chased mice in Fulton and recovered 623 dollars in old large size bills from a closet behind baseboard.
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Berlin
High Command
North Atlantic
Britain
Cardington
U.P
Oliver J. Partlow
Partlow
Fulton
Allied Troops in Africa Quietly Gather in Liberia
Allied forces possible squeeze against Axis in North Africa. U S Army troops believed in Liberia since July, with two air ports built. Liberia sits near Dakar and Monrovia capital. contigent size undisclosed but rumored to include crack Negro troops. In Egypt, Axis show-down tests armored strength as U S fliers shield desert fighters. American ground troops not yet in Middle East action. USAAF pilots score 22 enemy kills in five days with two losses.
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North Africa
Liberia
United States
Sierra Leone
Ivory Coast
Monrovia
Vichy France
Dakar
Axis
Associated Press
Cairo
U. S. Army
Middle East
United States Army Air Force
Roosevelt Avoids Comment on U.S. Troop Presence in Liberia
President Roosevelt said he would withhold comment on reports that American troops may have been stationed in Liberia. The remark came during his Washington engagement and addresses the wartime diplomacy issue without confirming or denying the deployment.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Liberia
Italians report repulsed British landings near Matruh and Alamein
The Fascist war bulletin claims British attempts to land troops near Matruh 100 miles west of the front were repulsed with heavy losses. It says initial penetrations at Alamein 80 miles west of Alexandria were halted. Cairo dispatches note Montgomery's Eighth Army advancing through minefields at night and expanding gains as fighting continues.
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Alamein
Alexandria
Cairo
B. L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Field Marshal
Erwin Rommel
Manpower Draft Policy Tightens Federal Labor Control
Manpower officials work to finish a broad executive order that would tighten federal control over labor resources instead of enacting draft legislation. President Roosevelt has tentatively agreed to the order and may approve it next week after including several specific provisions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Cop Catches Lady Speeder Turns Five-Year Anniversary
Miami Beach police Lt. Paul High arrested a young woman for speeding five years ago. Today they celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary. In Washington, Secretary Wickard said subsidy payments to farmers could end after the war if industry returns to full production.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Paul High
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude R. Wickard
Tornado Ravages Berryville Arkansas Leaving Dozens Dead
A devastating tornado hit Berryville Arkansas killing 27 and injuring many as the town of 1485 faced collapsed railroad station fires and ruined drug supplies. Hospitals were overwhelmed with three doctors and supplies arriving from nearby towns as emergency crews worked by torchlight.
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Missouri and Arkansas
Harrison
Eureka Springs
Harrison Hospital
Camp Robinson
Berryville
Red Cross
Little Rock
Patrolman Delivers Baby, Gains Local Doctor Status
New York, Oct. 30. Patrolman Bernard Jennings assisted in delivering a baby for a friend asked by a woman who soon will have a child. The woman said, From now on you re my doctor, impressed by his skill and composure during the birth.
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New York
U.P
Bernard Jennings
Jennings
Reds Gain Ground Near Stalingrad In Renewed Drive
Soviet forces renewed their push south of Stalingrad driving back Germans, capturing three villages and threatening a fourth outskirts. Stalinist Red Star reports fierce resistance, repelled German battalion assaults, and destruction of 16 German tanks among ongoing industrial district fighting.
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Moscow
U.P
Stalingrad
Red Star
Volga
New League Of Nations? Story On Page Seven
A feature questions the viability of a new League of Nations proposal, weighing global cooperation and potential reforms. The piece surveys political reactions and historical lessons while outlining possible routes for diplomatic coordination.
White Collar Workers May Get Raises
Treasury experts draft detailed salary stabiliza tion rules indicating that only earners over 25 000 net income are guaranteed no raise. Most workers under 25 000 may still receive increases, though under tighter scrutiny and possible IRS approval. Employers may write unwritten agreements for blanket approval or rejection.
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Washington
Treasury
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
War Labor Board
John L. Sullivan
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Bureau
Sullivan
Revenue Bureau
Murray Blames Poor Materials Handling In War Effort
President Philip Murray of the CIO tells a Senate subcommittee that irresponsible planning has marred the nation’s handling of vital materials for war production including planes tanks and guns.
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Washington
W.P
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Senate
Amarillo Weather Outlook Says Cooler Tonight Across West Texas
The forecast notes cooler conditions this afternoon and tonight with wind in the Panhandle and South Plains. New Mexico expected to stay warm this afternoon then cold tonight with light snow flurries over higher mountains. Temperature extremes show a 24 hour spread from 40 to 14 with noon reading at 56. Local bookstore and Russel Stationery Company listings appear at article end.
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Vicineity
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
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