Narrows Bridge Collapse Ends Era Of Engineering Marvel
Tacoma engineers failed to steady the world’s third longest suspension span as gale winds toppled the Narrows Bridge over Puget Sound. No lives lost. engineer And Lt. Col. Murrow estimate rebuilding at about 3 million. Insurance and grants totaled over 5 million in coverage.
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Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Puget Sound
Tacoma
Wash
Vivian
Tubby
Leonard Coatsworth
Coatsworth
F. Q. Farquharson
Ea Eisteen
Eir
A. F. Andrew
Washington Toll Bridge Authority
Lacey V. Murrow
PWA
RFC
Fort Lewis
U. S. Navy Yard
Bremerton
Anti British Literature Spread in Youngstown
Police say a distribution of anti British material appeared in Youngstown on the South Side. The leaflets, stamped as printed in Hamburg Germany, allege a history of traitorous grabs and link the claims to a German printing house.
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Youngstown
Germany
Grand
Hamburg
Officials To Investigate Freight Train Crash
Pennsylvania Railroad officials investigated a freight train collision near the Doodlebug shuttle wreck site where 43 people were killed last July 31. An 80 car double header crashed into a standing train. the lead locomotive overturned and the second derailed. The caboose and a car were thrown off the tracks. No injuries reported.
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AKRON
Pennsylvania Railroad
U S Declares Near Elimination of Bovine Tuberculosis
Washington report says the United States is practically free of bovine tuberculosis after 23 years of testing. More than 230 million tests and retests have been conducted and about 4 million infected cattle slaughtered.
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Washington
United States
Agricultural Department
Denmark on butter rations in postwar need
Denmark, longtime butter and egg supplier to Europe, has been placed on a weekly ration of 12.35 jounces per person as wartime shortages persist.
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Denmark
Copenhagen
Europe
Three Hunters Drown in Lake Caucomgomuc Maine
Paul M. Macklin of New York vice president and general manager of Wickwire Spencer Steel Company dies with two companions near Caucomgomuc Lake Maine. John Macklin son and George W. Nelson, supervisors at the Buffalo plant, also killed. Survivors reached a phone 30 miles away. the party died transporting a canoe over thin ice.
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Greenville
Maine
Paul M. Macklin
New York
Wickwire
Spencer Steel Corporation
Macklin
John
Buffalo
N. Y
George W. Nelson
Caucomgomuc Lake
Republicans To Appoint Director of Education
In Columbus Republicans gain a chance to appoint the education director for the first time since 1920 after Gov Bricker’s re election. E N Dietrich continues as education director on a four year term expiring August 15.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
E. N. Dietrich
Martin L. Davey
Predicts Weakening of Supreme Court Power
Oklahoma City reports Ameri can Bar Association president Jacob M. Lashly predicted the Supreme Court will become more reluctant to restrain the executive and legislative branches of the federal government.
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Oklahoma City
Jacob M. Lashly
American Bar Association
Supreme Court
Two WPA Workers Die In Tunnel Train Accident
Cleveland report says William B. Graner aged 50 and Paul Graner aged 21, WPA workers, were killed yesterday when struck by a fast freight train while trapped in a one track tunnel during surveys of underground structures.
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Cleveland
Wiliam B. Graner
Paul Graner
WPA
RAF Attacks Krupp Works In Night Raid
Greek successes on the Balkan front were reported as Italy’s big push faltered in the north west and center. The RAF bombed the Krupp works at Essen and targeted invasion ports and oil targets while German night raids hit England with limited casualties. Japan and the Netherlands East Indies eye oil and alliance terms as tensions rise in the Mediterranean and Balkans.
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Balkan
Athens
Italy
Koritza-Phlorina
Pisoderi Pass
Britain
Germany
Royal Air Force
Krupp
Essen
England
London
College Turns Process Over to Government
Antioch College officials announced sale to the General Motors Corp of the assets and license rights of a non ferrous metal casting process developed in the college foundry. The method covers bronze aluminum and magnesium and was tied to a Renaissance era art. The transfer brings the process under national defense program oversight.
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Yellow Springs
National Defense Program
Ohio
Antioch College
General Motors Corp
Neville Chamberlain Reported Gravely Ill in London
Mrs Neville Chamberlain issued a London press statement saying former prime minister Neville Chamberlain's strength has been failing in recent days and he is gravely ill. The report notes his condition is serious and ongoing.
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Neville Chamberlain
London
War Department plans expand army to one million in four months
The War Department reports preparation near completion to raise the army to one million men within the next four months.
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Washington
War Department
Ohio Draft Calls First Group to Report November
Ohio's first draftees are ordered to report November 19. Seventy five men from Franklin County boards will serve three-man contingents at the Fifth Corps Area. The state quota totals 996 draftees, with most expected to come from volunteers.
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Columbus
Ohio
Franklin County
Army
Fifth Corps
Selective Service
Congress May Shelve All Bills and Adjourn in 10 Days
Congress faces a swift adjournment within ten days as lawmakers move to wind up session. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau warned of fiscal strain, seeking higher taxes and a larger debt limit while defense spending pressures restraint on new legislation and potential pay as you go constraints.
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Congress
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
The
Treasury
Two Die in Scranton Car Bomb Blast
In Scranton Pennsylvania a bomb placed near the steering wheel of a family car killed William Reb horn 19 and Lois Reb horn 18 as they prepared to enter their vehicle outside their home. Police and prosecutors investigate a possible disgruntled patient motive while state police note the blast may have been triggered by opening a door or the girl's touch on the starter.
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Scranton
Scranton Director of Public Health
Michael J. Eagen
William Rebhorn
University of Scranton
Lois
E. H. Rebhorn
Kenneth Werfth
Ohio relief costs seen dropping in 1940 total
Columbus Welfare Director Charles L. Sherwood forecast that Ohio's 1940 direct relief expense would run about 24.5 million, over 1939 by less than a half million, with October costs up from September but still below October 1939. He attributed the rise to fuel and clothing needs amid a 5,738 case load decline.
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Columbus
Charles L. Sherwood
Ohio
Sherwood
Roosevelt to Broadcast Armistice Day Address
The White House announced President Roosevelt will deliver an Armistice Day address from Arlington National Cemetery at 11 a.m. EST Monday under the auspices of the American Legion.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Arlington National Cemetery
American Legion
London Tower and St Clement Danes Hit by Bombs
Raids struck the Tower of London and the church of St. Clement Danes in the Strand with bombs. Authorities authorized disclosure of the hits today.
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London Tower
London
St. Clement Danes
Strand
Canton Painter Killed in Roadside Crash
Zeldon D. Zimmerman, 58, a Canton painter, was struck and killed by a car on the Canton Massillon Road last night, authorities said.
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Canton
Zeldon D. Zimmerman
Canton- Massillon
Fear of Farm Land Shortage Sparks Rural Migration
In Lafayette Indiana Mrs Raymond Sayre reports 24702 rural families could not find farms in the Corn Belt for the year. She says youth returning to farms due to urban unemployment has reversed the long cityward trend.
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Lafayette
Ind
American Country Life Association
Raymond Sayre
Ackworth
Springfield Tragedy Claims Columbus Woman in Garage Paint Incident
Kelsey Lawrence, 38, of Columbus, died last night after a can of paint thinner exploded in a garage. Fire officials say the accident occurred at her residence and is being investigated as a fatal household chemical incident.
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Springfield
Kelsey Lawrence
Columbus
Election May Stop War in Labor Ranks
CIO and AFL leaders in Pittsburgh predict that John L. Lewis will step aside if Roosevelt wins a third term. They expect peace talks to reconvene between the rival unions with Lewis seen as the main obstacle. The CIO gathering is set for November 18 in Atlantic City and the AFL meeting for November 19 in New Orleans.
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Usburgh
Labor
CIO
A. F. of L
John L. Lewis
Roosevelt
CIO Steel City Industrial Union Council
AFL Central Labor Union
Atlantic City
AFL
New Orleans
Lewis
House of Labor
Active Service Begins For 5700 Marines
Some 5700 Marine Corps reservists in many cities donned uniforms for active service, swelling the navy and Marines to over 225000 officers and men. In Los Angeles Captain James Roosevelt and director W S Van Dyke were among 580 officers and men of the 22nd Battalion assigned to San Diego for training and duty.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Navy
Los Angeles
James Roosevelt
W. S. van Dyke H
22Nd Battalion
San Diego
War in the Balkans Shapes Axis Strategy for Eastern Front
Dewitt Mackenzie describes Axis aims to press through the Balkans, consolidating states from Romania to Bulgaria as a base for Dardanelles pressure and a widening eastern offensive against Britain. He notes Greek resistance, Mussolini’s Greece progress, and Yugoslav resolve amid harsh winter terrain and territorial gambits.
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Balkans
Balkan
Mediterranean
Hitler
Romania
Fuehrer
Aunt Agatha
Balkan States
Dardanelles
Britain
Mussolini
Greece
Axis
Hungary
Bulgaria
Boris
Italy
Germany
Staff Battles On Domestic Issues Seen
Roosevelt gains in votes signal tougher fights ahead as Willkie outlines Republican plans. Roosevelt declares aid policy for Britain and Canada while Willkie plans a new general address. Senate GOP gains, House Democrats rise slightly, party balance shifts noted with 1942 and 1944 predictions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Car Crash Claims Life of Louis Sickles in Zanesville
A 63 year old man Louis Sickles was fatally injured while pushing a cart on Route 22 in South Zanesville yesterday. Police reported the accident occurred when a passing automobile struck him.
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Zanesville
Louis Sickles
South Zanesville
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