Greeks Claim Italians Beaten on All Fronts
Athens reports Italian invaders routed in Greece with Alpine Centaur Division annihilated. Greek high command says large units wiped out on the Pindus front and along the Kalamas River, with prisoners taken and war material seized. Crete bombardments continue as weather hampers Italian air raids.
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Greece
Albania
Italy
High Command
Pindus
Kalamas
Koritza
Pindus Mountains
Metsovon
Ioan
Epirus
Crete
Rome
Ubaldo Soddu
Red Cross
John Metaxas
Death of Neville Chamberlain Shocks Britain in War Years
Reports say Neville Chamberlain died Saturday at his Hampshire estate after a long illness. Plans for a memorial service formed in London with Westminster Abbey as a possible site. He led Britain from Munich to the early war period and resigned as prime minister May 10.
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London
Westminster Abbey
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
Munich
Germany
Norway
Hampshire
Chamberlain
The
Daily Mail
Pittman Dies After Weeklong Illness At Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee leader Key Pittman of Nevada died after a week with illness. He had chaired the committee since 1933 and was in the midst of reelection when stricken. Senator George of Georgia emerged as a likely successor. A funeral service is planned Thursday with full Senate and a 20-member House delegation to attend.
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Washington
Sen
Key Pittman
Nev
George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Pittman
Klondike
Senate
House
Ferry Collision Leaves 28 Feared Dead Off Conception Bay
In a snow storm last night a ferryboat and a small vessel collided a mile off shore in Conception Bay. The Garland sank quickly while the Golden Dawn, undamaged, rescued four survivors all men. The Garland had recently ferried passengers to Bell Island from the mainland.
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ST. Johns
Newfoundland
Conception Bay
Golden Dawn
Garland
Bell Island
Third Man Will Face Court in Coal Scandal
Edward G. Mathiott former Valley Camp Coal vice president stands trial on bribe charges totaling 2700 dollars. The case is the second of Cleveland's 130000 dollar coal scandal prosecutions. James Z Brady and Dickinson N Snetsinger were sentenced Saturday to prison terms.
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Cleveland
Edward G.mathiott
Valley Camp Coal Co
James Z. Brady
Morgan‘town
W. Va
Dickinson N. Snetsinger
Admiral Sir Richard Phillimore Dies at 65
Admiral Sir Richard Phillimore age 65, a pioneering naval aviator and Falklands War veteran, has died. His career spanned early naval aviation and World War II era service.
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London
Sir Richard Phillimore
Friend Sought After Cleveland Gang Killing
Police sought a "friend" of John J. Siville 26 of Cleveland to piece together his death after his body was found in a bullet riddled car on Route 0 near the Youngstown Warren Airport following an appointment at 7 p.m. Friday.
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John J. Siville
Cleveland
Sivillo
Siville
Route
Youngstown-Warren Airport
Sees AFL-CIO Peace If Lewis Quits Post
John P Frey president of the AFL metal trades department said reconciliation within AFL CIO is possible if John L Lewis resigns as head of CIO during an interview in New Orleans.
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Lewis
New Orleans
John P. Frey
AFL Metal Trades Department
John L. Lewis
C10
Catherine Moore 82 longtime Muskingum College dean dies
Mrs. Catherine C. Moore aged 82, longtime dean for women at Muskingum College, died yesterday at her son's home in Phoenix after arriving from Ohio last winter. Her son James survived. The report notes her move from Ohio to Arizona.
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Ariz
Muskingum College
Catherine C. Moore
James
Ohio
Defense Plant Workers Slain at National Supply Factory
Springfield police chief George Abele said saboteurs may have killed two men at a Diesel engine factory for the national defense program. Watchman Fred Frier, 45, was found outside the main building and machinist Jesse Ray, 41, died at his lathe. Both were bludgeoned and bloodstained pipe fragments were found nearby.
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Springfield
George Abele
National Defense Program
Fred Frier
National Supply Company
Jesse Ray
Abele
Investigators Probe Cause Of Acid Plant Blast
Bound Brook New Jersey investigators studied Ameri can Cyanamid corporations three story acid plant after an explosion killed the plant superintendent and injured three workers. The blast tore through masonry and steel as employees were about to quit work and officials suspect a nitric acid vat exploded.
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Bound Brook
N. J
American Cyanamid Corporation
R. M. Taylor
Armistice Day Reflections Across Allied Nations
The piece recalls the 11th hour of the 11th month 1918 and United States tribute at Arlington to the unknown soldier. It contrasts Britain and France with Washington's observance under Roosevelt and notes youth groups and civic bodies debating war and fascism amid armament concerns.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Arlington National Cemetery
American Youth Congress
Soviet Premier Molotov to Meet Hitler in Berlin Talks
Soviet Foreign Commissar Vyacheslav Molotov travels to Berlin with Joachim von Ribbentrop for discussions likely to center on the Turkish question and Britain’s guarantee to Turkey as Germany and Russia set the stage for talks in the German capital. Italy's Count Ciano may attend. Hitler to receive Molotov before formal discussions begin.
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Vyacheslaff Molotoff
Turkey
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Molotoff
Joachim von Ribbentrop
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National Zeitung
Moscow
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Germany
Tokyo
Romé
Italy
Galeazzo Ciano
Adolf Hitler
Soviet Union
von Ribbentrop
Fear Georgia Boy Kidnaped
State police pursued kidnapping theory in the disappearance of two year old Murray Upshaw Jr after a three day search of the countryside near his farm home failed to find a clue. The sandy haired boy and his white dog Nicky were last seen in the back yard at noon last Friday. Public safety commissioner Lon Sullivan said the likely conclusion is that someone took the boy and his dog.
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Cartersville
Murray Upshaw
Nicky
North Georgia
Public Safety
Lon Sullivan
Lorain Leaders Urge Unity After Campaign Burn Reminders
A truckload of election literature was burned in Lorain while Republican and Democratic leaders urged foes to forget hard feelings. The Lorain Journal urged unity as a healing gesture after the campaign.
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Lorain
Lorain Journal
Gallia Woman Killed as Auto Overturns Near Gallipolis
Mrs. Lloyd Angell age 23 was killed in a Saturday midnight crash on State Highway No 7 between Bladen and Rosebud. Willard Austin age 19 drove the car and claimed brakes locked causing the overturn. Five other occupants were injured including Bonnie Angell 18 in fair condition with multiple fractures and head injuries. Lloyd Angell 31, the husband, and Kenneth Lambert 17, Howard Campbell 30, are hospitalized with injuries. Funeral services for Mrs Angell set for Tuesday.
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Gallipolis
Lloyd Angell
Bladen
Rosebud
Morton Dickey
Willard Austin
Austin
Dickey
Bonnie Angell
Earl Angell
Kenneth Lambert
Great Britain Mapping Drive In Near East
Britain aims to strike Axis forces in the Near East at the earliest moment and is reinforcing its army there with every available gun tank and plane. A high British source says the Near East could become the winter’s major war theater and Egypt must be held at all costs. Italian strength in Libya is estimated at 250000 troops plus German technicians and experts. Western desert defenses are reportedly improved with better armaments.
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London
Britain
Near East
Egypt
Libya
Suez Canal
Western Desert
Winter's Fury Strikes West
A brutal cold snap and blizzard conditions hit the Rocky Mountain and Plains states. Lewistown Montana recorded 21 degrees below zero, Utah saw two and a half feet of snow in the Wasatch, Garden City Kansas had 50 mph winds, and Dallas suffered rain as Denver plunged from 58 to 15 in 24 hours. Forecasters warned of continued subfreezing weather and rancher livestock protection across Colorado Nebraska New Mexico West Texas and the Oklahoma Panhandle.
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Lewistown
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Oklahoma Panhandle
Support of Red Cross Urged by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt appealed for national support as the Red Cross opened its annual membership roll call. He said the Red Cross has an essential place in the country's Great Program of national defense and urged generous contributions from the public.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Red Cross
Roosevelt predicts democracy endures despite modern dictators
In an Armistice Day radio address from Arlington National Cemetery, President Roosevelt defended democracy and warned against recent antiwar efforts. He argued that people under iron heels would rebel, and stressed the need to curb aggressive armaments and restore honorable global exchange. He praised WWII-era democracy’s resilience and America’s role in preserving it.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Arlington National Cemetery
Mr. Roosevelt
Three Men Die in Alabama Army Plane Crash
Centerville Alabama officers report an army plane crashed into a hillside during a rainstorm last night killing three. Pilot Lieut Benjamin F Avery from Aurora New York is identified. two other victims, Lieut R R Wilson of Fort Riley Kansas and Pvt G A Catlin of Maxwell Field, could not be identified due to burned papers.
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Ala
Maxwell
Montgomery
Benjamin F. Avery
Aurora
N. Y
Avery
Atlanta
R. R. Wilson
Fort Riley
Kas
Pvt
G. A. Catlin
Maxwell Field
Willkie Broadcast Post Election Statement Tonight
Wendell Willkie speaks from 10 30 to 11 p m EST on radio networks of the three major companies. The defeated Republican candidate is expected to outline the course for his supporters under Roosevelt's next administration.
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New York
Wendell Willkie
Roosevelt
McNutt Reports Gains In Private Employment
Federal Security Administrator McNutt announced the U S employment service placed 305000 workers in private industry in September the largest month since October 1939 Unemployment benefit payments dropped 29 percent to 36600000 the lowest since December 1939.
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Washington
McNutt
U. S. Employment Service
Driver for Jewelry Salesman Kidnapped and Robbed
A 23 year old chauffeur named Alvin John son told police he was kidnapped at gunpoint in Painesville on Saturday. He said two men robbed him of sample gems valued at 11000 then bound him to a tree but he freed himself.
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Willoughby
Alvin Johnson
William Evans
Johnson
Painesville
Seek Higher Tax Revenue From New Levies
Treasury officials said the administration aims for about 1 billion dollars in added revenue from new taxes on items such as soft drinks and securities and higher levies on individual income and corporate excess profits. They noted no definite plan yet and expect Congress input. an upward revision of the Excess Profits tax could yield up to 500 million dollars.
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Washington
Treasury
Morgenthau
Congress
Damaged liner reaches port in Great Britain
The steamship Empress of Japan arrived at a United Kingdom port under her own steam with some damage from an enemy air attack, the admiralty announced. A Japanese correspondent aboard the liner relayed an SOS from the 26,032 ton former flagship of the Canadian Pacific fleet.
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Great Britain
London
United Kingdom
Admiralty
Domel
Britain
New York
Canadian Pacific Steamship Company
John Hamilton to Wed Widow in Florida
Mrs. Jane Kendall Mason of Tampa and John D. M. Hamilton, former executive director of the Republican National Committee, announced their engagement and planned marriage at Mrs Mason's home in Tampa Florida within a few days.
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Tampa
Fla
Jane Kendall Mason
John D. M. Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Young Athlete Dies After High School Game
Half back Charles Kohler Jr of the six man Strassburg Tuscarawas team died yesterday after being injured in Friday’s football game.
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Dennison
Charles Kohler, Jr
Tuscarawas
Romania Quake Kills and Injures Thousands as Rescue Efforts Press On
Debris and fires from a three minute earthquake devastate Bucharest and surrounding towns. Officials fear the final death toll may exceed one thousand with hundreds still entombed. Rescue workers face hazards as rail lines collapse and communications fail. local oil facilities ignite, and aid pours in from German troops and international observers.
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Bucharest
Romania
Iron Guard
Kingdom
Union Auto Workers To Get Increase in Pay
The CIO United Automobile Workers at White Motor Co in Cleveland vote to approve a contract expiring July 1942. It includes general wage increases of five cents an hour, wage adjustments for about 400 workers, and some vacations with pay.
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CIO
United Automobile
White Motor Co
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