Brown introduces price control bill to aid wartime costs
Sen. Pren tiss M. Brown of Michigan and Sen. Robert F. Wagner of New York propose a bill directing Roosevelt to stabilize prices wages and other cost of living factors on August 15 1942 levels as a wartime measure. The plan limits wage and farm price actions to avoid conflicts with existing acts and seeks rapid Senate hearings starting tomorrow ahead of a Monday debate.
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Washington
Sen
Prentiss M. Brown
Michigan
Roosevelt
Brown
Senate
Robert F. Wagner
New York
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Wagner
Defense of Stalingrad Braces for Bloody Clash
Nazi forces push to storm Stalingrad as Soviet defense fights to hold the city on the Volga. Reports say Soviet tanks halted a German penetration southwest of Stalingrad while heavy fighting rages west and south of the city and along surrounding fronts.
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Eddie Gilmone
Moscow
Stalingrad
Red Army
Lower Volga
Soviet Information Bureau
Pravda
Balkan Revolt in Full Swing
A Balkan revolt surged following an attempted assassination of Bulgarian Interior Minister Peter Gabrovski. Reports from the continent described widespread unrest and diplomatic tensions as authorities faced mounting challenges.
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John A. Parris
London
Peter Gabrovski
British Troops Press Across Madagascar in Multiple Columns
British forces push through Madagascar with four moving columns from Diego Suarez Ambanja Majunga and Morondava toward Tananarive and Andreba. Ambanja harbor now occupied after light resistance with Nosy Be landings possibly supporting the effort. Casualties reported as light amid stiff Vichy opposition.
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Maevatanana
Majunga
Betsiboka
Madagascar
Tananarive
Andreba
Morondava
Ambanja
Diego Suarez
Nosy-Be
British try raid on Tobruk repulsed by Axis garrison
From Rome broadcast reports sea borne British troops with Parachutists attacked Tobruk, 300 miles west of the Egyptian front, but were repelled by German Italian forces after a heavy RAF bombardment. Two British ships were hit and one reportedly sunk. Berlin radio echoed the claim with no Allied confirmation.
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Rome
Tobruk
Berlin
Simar
Cairo
Texas Governor vows grudging compliance with gasoline rationing
Governor Coke Stevenson says Texans will give only grudging submission to the gasoline rationing order. He sent letters to Leon Henderson, Sam Rayburn, and Tom Connally stating the issue has stirred Texans more than any other subject while reviewing correspondence from business, labor, and farmers.
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Austin
Coke Stevenson
Texas
Leon Henderson
Sam Rayburn
Tom Connally
Trains and Air Travel Compete for Civilian Passengers
In New York and Washington travel flows rival intercity rail and air routes with trains like The Legislator and The Senator running hourly between the two cities and key stops in Philadelphia Baltimore and Trenton. Officials note most travelers can secure seats with advance reservations though government priority travelers may bump others.
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New York
Sept
Washington
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Trenton
Pennsylvania
The Big Air Show Nears
The community gears up for a major air show as preparations intensify. Organizers confirm venue arrangements and schedule details while inviting local residents to similar events and demonstrations.
British and Soviet Air Blows Hit German Targets Morning Raid
British bombers attacked Bremen for the 100th time as a strong force and dumped tons of explosives over the Weser port. Soviet bombers were active over eastern Germany and attacked Bucharest and Ploesti but with limited damage.
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Germany
Air Ministry
Bremen
Weser
Berlin
Bucharest
Ploesti
Focke-Wulf
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Nearby
The forecast shows no significant temperature change across Amarillo and surrounding area. West Texas will see scattered storms near El Paso and Panhandle with warm conditions both this afternoon and tonight. New Mexico will have widely scattered storms with similar temperatures to the previous day. Temperature extremes over the last 24 hours ranged from 62 to 86 degrees. Noon temperature was 80 degrees. Neely Greenhils Lowndes Insurance.
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Amarillo
West Texas
el Paso
Panhandle
New Mexico
Will trade 1938 Packard for horse and buggy ad reflects rationing
Chicago ad in the Barter and Exchange column shows a motorist offering a 1938 Packard with good tires in trade for a horse and buggy as rationing begins. In Beaumont a minesweeper USS Prevail and destroyer USS Wicks were launched yesterday at shipyards.
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Chicago
Packard
Beaumont
Wicks
Consolidated Steel Corporation
Orange
Uss Prevail
Potter County Bond Drive Tops Weekend Totals
Potter County bond and stamp sales surged over a weekend, totaling $65 792 75 exclusive of theater receipts, lifting September to $190 416 50. Bonds bought by Wednesday convert to tickets for the Stars Over America show at Municipal Auditorium, with exchange possible at the Paramount Theater for the Wednesday event.
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Pearl Harbor
Potter County
Municipal Auditorium
Hollywood
Paramount Theater
Unidentified planes bomb Bulgarian targets at night
Radio Sofia said unidentified planes bombed several Bulgarian points during the night. The Bulgarian high command attributed the raids to Soviet bombers or Allied aircraft operating from the Middle East, with possible Flying Fortresses. Other reports placed Soviet attacks over Eastern Germany Hungary and Bucharest Ploesti.
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Jugoslavia
Macedonia
Greece
Bulgaria
Jugoslav
Skolpje
Sofia
Struma
Radio
Budapest
Hungary
London
Radio Sofia
United Press
Europe
Germany
Bucharest
Ploesti
Romania
Middle East
Cargoes In corporated tests Seamoible model for torpedo-proof ship
Government owned Cargoes In corporated completed tests and asked Congress for a full scale Seamobile model. The modified Sea Otter shallow draft cargo vessel would ride high to avoid torpedoes and be produced cheaply with gasoline motors. President Roosevelt disclosed lend lease expenditures in a report to Congress.
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Washington
Cargoes Incorporated
Roosevelt
Congress
British Detachment Lands Off Cherbourg Boat Sunk
German broadcasts report a British unit of seven men tried a landing on the French coast east of Cherbourg on Saturday night. The boat was sunk by shellfire and all aboard were killed or captured.
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Berlin
High Command
Cherbourg
Weather Outlook Notes Gentle Fall Conditions
The Bureau reports little change in the weather with pleasant conditions and a light breeze. Yesterday’s high reached 85 degrees and this morning’s low was 62 as a fall haze lingers.
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Bureau
News Tip Winners Named In Week's Contest
Mrs. T E Keisler at 707 North Lincoln wins $5 first prize for reporting a dog with false teeth. Ann Moreland and Bill Jordan take $3 and $2 for tips about a skunk and a bicycle accident. A list of other tipsters follows with names and addresses.
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Lincoln Street
Ann Moreland
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset
Bill Jordan
Ong Street
Gordon Hickman
East
14Th Avenue
Billy Burrus
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