Rulings Seen Not to Delay Nation's Defense Program
House investigators voiced privately that NLRB decisions would not impede the defense program or contract awards. Attorney General Jackson and defense officials Knox Patterson and Hillman testified, stressing speed in delivery as the priority while denying implied limits on defense contracts.
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NLRB
Jackson
Navy
Knox
Patterson
Sidney Hillman
National Defense Commission
Smith Committee
Labor Board
World War Raiding Tactics Used Again
Berlin reports another auxiliary cruiser sinks 52 000 tons of enemy merchant ships in overseas waters as part of merchant war efforts. Recent reports show German surface raiding extends from the Indian Ocean to the South Atlantic near South America, echoing the Emden in World War I.
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Berlin
Indian Ocean
South America
South Atlantic
Exemption Rules Clarified for Selective Service
Official regulations on draft deferments emphasize two main categories: civilian-need and dependents. Occupational deferments are case by case, decided by local boards with regard to individual status and family impact, allowing broad discretion.
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Washington
Willkie Campaign Tour Denounces Appeasement
Wendell L. Willkie travels through New England after NYC speeches denouncing appeasement of dictators. He pledges to let the people decide on war and calls for a strong defense while urging prompt production of supplies for Britain. He criticizes Roosevelt and supports equal treatment for all races.
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Willkie
Connecticut
Wendell L. Willkie
New England
New York City
Bronx
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Europe
Asia
125Th Street
Manhattan
Roosevelt
Great Britain
United States
Harlem
Edward J. Flynn
Chicago
America
Status of Candidate Challenged in Meigs
J E D Hartinger Republican candidate for Meigs County surveyor filed an injunction in common pleas court to stop the election board from listing George Angeletti, Democratic nominee, on the November ballot. Hartinger contends Angeletti is not a registered professional civil engineer or surveyor and has not served as surveyor in any Ohio county.
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Pomeroy
J. E. D. Hartinger
Meigs County
Common Pleas Court
Election Board
George Angeletti
Surveyor
Hartinger
Angeletti
Ohio
First American Fliers To Fight for Britain
London announces the Eagle Squadron the first fighter unit composed entirely of American pilots will join Britain’s air defenses. Squadron Leader William Erwin Gibson Taylor of New York will command in action.
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London
Britain
Archibald Sinclair
Eagle Squadron
William Erwin Gibson Taylor
New York
Tarred Highways and Gasoline Fumes Linked to Larynx Cancer
Cleveland report to the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology by Drs. Chevalier Jackson and Chevalier L. Jackson argues tarred road surfaces and gasoline fumes may contribute to laryngeal cancer. They note tar dust and oil in tobacco smoke as risks, with higher incidence in men and potential future changes as smoking rises among women.
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Cleveland
American Academy of
Chevalier Jackson
Chevalier L. Jackson
Philadelphia
Academy
Senate group to probe relief job politics in election year
Chairman Gillette announced the Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee will investigate charges that federal relief jobs rose before the election. He will seek reports from WPA on claims of 100000 extra rolls since July 1 and exam AAA political activity in the Middle West. The Hatch Act limits political activity by federal workers. The committee may dispatch its own investigators and study the $3 million national campaign fund cap and a $630000 deficit from 1936.
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Washington
Gillette
Iowa
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Works Projects Administration
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
Middle West
Agriculture Department
AAA
Department
Republican National Committee
Army Open to Communists Bund Members May Enter Ranks
Washington officials confirm draft law allows admission of Communists and Bund members to army ranks if deemed acceptable by land and naval forces. The policy bars employment changes but regulation stresses no discrimination for race creed color or organization. Col Draper notes the act requires acceptability for training and service.
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Washington
Bund
Congress
Selective Service Headquarters
War Department
William H. Draper, Jr
Enlistment Expansion Aims to Grow Regular Army
Washington sources say the War Department plans to raise enlisted strength to as high as 500000 by continuing three year enlistments after the draft starts. The expansion, 25 percent above the 400000 limit, would be authorized by a provision in a 1482693363 defense appropriation bill signed by President Roosevelt. The measure funds the conscription program and increases total army strength to 1400000 by next July.
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Washington
War Department
Roosevelt
Banks To Be Closed Over District Saturday
Banks in Athens and surrounding district will close all day Saturday October 12 as a legal holiday. Officials said closing is required since it is illegal to transact business on a national holiday.
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Athens
Yuk
House Votes Millions For Defense Housing
The House approved 150 million dollars to construct about 40 000 housing units for national defense workers and military personnel in the army and navy.
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House
Defense
Washington
National Defense
Army
Navy
Protest Vote Against FD Seen by Neffner
Columbus Secretary of State George M. Neffner said reports show a protest vote against Franklin D Roosevelt. He noted Ohio may reach a record voter registration this year but clerks report many registrants are Republicans.
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Columbus
George M. Neffner
Franklin Roosevelt
Ohio
Neffner
Election Board
Village council asked to install meters on hitching posts
Middlefield village officials asked farmers to attach nickle parking meters to hitching posts. Many farmers refused to replace their Dobbins with automobiles due to religious beliefs and protested that Saturday night latecomers would tie up several blocks from the square.
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Middlefield
U S Keeps Close Watch On Far East War News
Washington reports the United States monitors Far East tensions while Europe’s air war continues. Secretary Knox says the Pacific fleet will be reinforced by about 4200 sailors and downplays a fixed 15 day war forecast with no one certain of the timing.
Plan Quick Action on Home Guard Service Plan
Washington report notes the Senate, ready to quit work until November 18, was urged to quickly act on a bill creating home guards to replace National Guard units mobilized for a year of active service. The plan aims to maintain state defense with organized citizen units.
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Home Guard’ Service
Washington
Senate
War Today assesses Japan Britain clash and wider Far East tensions
The piece argues Japan and Britain will not retreat amid global pressures over Eastern Asia. It notes Tokyo may avoid direct conflict with the United States while Russo American talks revive wary coordination. It highlights Japan's resource limits and strategic risks if war spreads.
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England
Japan
Tokyo
America
John Bull
Russia
Washington
Moscow
London
Britain
Germany
Italy
Dutch East Indies
Retired Admiral Warns Britain Over Far East Crisis
Rear Admiral Harry E. Yarnell, retired, warned that Britain may invite drastic action from Japan by reopening the Burma Road as the United States embargo on scrap iron tightens. He said Washington seeks to avoid war but faces a triple Axis threat and that the U.S. navy could be ready for a showdown before the two-ocean fleet is completed.
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Great Britain
United States
Far East
Orient
London
Harry E. Yarnell
Asiatic Fleet
Frank Knox
Adantant Toews
James VW
Ninarason
Yarnell
Britain
Burma Road
China
Japan
Washington
Germany
Italy
Burma
Bombers Fall and Explode in South Coast Park
In a South Coast town in England two of three German planes were shot down during a raid. Residents reported machine gun fire in streets and at least three fatalities. One aircraft was hit by anti aircraft fire and crashed in a park with bombs on board, exploding and destroying a chapel and several homes.
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England
Japan Counters U.S. Advisory on Citizens Abroad
Foreign office spokesman Yukichiro Suma says Japan will not urge its citizens to leave the United States. He expresses astonishment at the U.S. action advising Americans to return home amid the Burma Road crisis.
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Yukichiro Suma
Foreign Office
United States
Japan
London Bombed Across Night as 300 Tons Felt
Berlin reports German raiders dropped 300 tons of bombs on London in a night of terror described as the war’s most destructive assault. Rescue workers cleared debris from an air raid shelter housing 160 refugees and a hospital with 108 patients, eight bodies recovered.
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Berlin
London
Nazis Report Bombing of British Transports
Berlin says dive bombing struck a convoy of transports carrying thousands of men from the British Empire en route to defend Britain. The high command adds a new disclosure of surface raids in overseas waters.
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Berlin
British Empire
Britain
High Command
Excess Profits Tax Law Signed by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt signed a broad defense era tax measure using an excess profits levy to curb profiteering on military contracts and aid defense firms. The act imposes 25 to 50 percent excess profits tax and raises the corporate tax to 24 percent on 1940 income plus allows 20 percent annual deduction for five years on defense facility costs. Small corporations under 5000 dollars of profits are exempt.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Relief Expenditures Dip to New Low in September
State Welfare Director Charles L. Sherwood reports a September relief bill of 1 781 000, about 107 000 below August and the lowest 1940 total. He cites improved employment as the reason, noting 81 700 in September versus 85 069 in August, with the 750 000 appropriation covering roughly 41 percent of the month’s relief.
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Columbus
Charles L. Sherwood
Sherwood
Opro Etaoin Shrdluuupp
Infant dies of paralysis in Madison County
London dispatch reports Madison County's first infantile paralysis fatality, eight year old Macia Ruth Allen, daughter of Mr and Mrs Rogers Allen.
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London
Madison County
Macia Ruth Allen
Rogers Allen
Australian Wool Exports To U S Begin Under Allocation
Australian wool shipments to the United States have started under the allocation program and about 1.25 million pounds are expected to clear South Pacific ports soon. U S raw wool imports for the first seven months reached 109.24 million pounds, up from 52.83 million a year earlier.
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New York
United States
South Pacific
British Empire
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