Broad powers for president trimmed in wartime bill
A House Ways and Means sub-committee narrowed the wartime power bill by removing temporary immigration suspension authority. The action aims to win passage this year with a compromise, while leaving open future consideration of lifting tariff rules for the president in war.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House Ways and Means
White House
Congress
Doughton
N. C
Ways and Means Committee
War, Navy, Justice and State Departments
Board of Economic Warfare
Tariff Commission
Cooper
Tenn
Italy Turmoil Forecast by Hull After War News
Secretary Hull said explosive events could recur in Italy amid wartime broadcasts and bombing. He noted unrest among war weary Italians and discussed Albania, urging Albanians and all citizens to shoot on sight Italian troops invading their country.
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Washington
Hull
Italy
Cent
Churchill
Mussolini
Albania
Gasoline Frenzy Grips Bluefield Stations in Final Fill-Up
Motorists rush to gasoline stations in Bluefield and nearby areas as the city experiences one of the largest sales eras. By 6 pm most stations ran dry and several bulk plants could not replenish quickly. The run lasts days with lines of cars at pumps and staff pulled from other duties to cope.
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Greater Bluefield
Bluefield
Stat Nother
Bituminous Coal Price Ceilings Could Be Adjusted
Washington reports price administrator Leon Henderson stating that bituminous coal price ceilings may be raised to cover higher production costs if the soft coal industry lengthens its work week. He cautioned that adjustments depend on actual cost data and cannot be implemented immediately. He noted cooperation among mining groups and interior department officials to speed up information and support increased coal output for war needs.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Department of Interior
OPA
Senate to Investigate Censorship Setup Next Week
Washington November 30 The senate judiciary committee will summon Byron Price head of the Office of Censorship for an inquiry into the censorship system. Gov Ernest Gruening of Alaska had complained of abuses in censoring mail between Alaska and the continental United States. The senate also moved to extend censorship to communications among possessions and territories.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Byron Price
Office of Censorship
van Nuys
Dem
Ind
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Continental
United States
Senate
House
Judiciary Committee
Gruening
Admiral La Borde Held by Germans After Toulon Scuttling
French naval sources report Admiral Jean de La Borde, commander of the home fleet, is interned as a civilian by Germany at Aix-en-Provence after ordering the scuttling at Toulon. Berlin cited that he was alive but persuaded not to go down with his ships.
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Spain
Jean de la Borde
Toulon
de la Borde
Dunkerque
Strasbourg
Aix-en-Provence
Berlin
Admiral la Borde
Ore Petain
Ishal Petal
Masset
North Africa
Intensive Probe Into Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire
FBI and naval officials attended an official inquest as investigators probe the Cocoanut Grove fire toll of 480. Fire officials testified conditions at the club were “good” with adequate exits and extinguishers while witnesses described panic and inability to reenter. Blood plasma from Washington and more doctors were dispatched to aid the injured.
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Boston
Cocoanut Grove
Charles
Buck) Jones
Washington
The
Red Cross
Fire Department
Navy
Frank J. Linney
Fire Prevention Bureau
William Arthur Reilly
Linney
Stanley Tomaszewski
John W. Bradley
Japs Crash Dives Show War Tactics In Pacific Battles
Editor notes a Charles Mc Murtry report from the Southwest Pacific describing Japanese crash dives on U S ships. He argues pilots chose fire and explosions over suicide, citing incidents in October at Santa Cruz and mid November near Guadalcanal where bombers failed to crash into ships or killed crew while escaping.
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Charles McMurtry
Associated Press
Navy
Pacific
U.S
Southwest Pacific
Santa Cruz Islands
San Francisco
Guadalcanal
Russians Slaughter Nazis Along Six Mile Advance
Allied forces push along a six mile front as British troops seize an air field. U S armored forces provide crucial aid in field seizures with Italian forces concentrating north of Gabes guarding the northern coastline.
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Gabes
Navy reports show Japan seeks Solomons base in center archipelago
Washington reports indicate Japan’s amphibious forces may be building a central base in the Solomon Islands after failing to break American control of the southeastern Solomons. American air action targeted New Georgia and Guadalcanal as mop up operations continued since Japan’s great reinforcement force was wrecked two weeks ago.
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Solomons
Washington
Japan
South Seas
America
Navy
New Georgia Island
Wmy Flying
New Georgia Group
Guadalcanal
United States
Lunga River
Henderson Airfield
British Chutists Seize Air Field Near Capital
Allied forces seized an airfield near Tunis ahead of U S and British armor moving toward the Axis capital. German mine fields slowed progress as Axis airmen strafed advancing troops and radio reports noted disruptions of communications between Tunis and Bizerte.
Ration Board Votes to Reject Mileage Applications
Amarillo Texas November 30 The Potter County war price and rationing board voted to reject preferred mileage requests by nearly all state and federal agencies Only law enforcement agencies were granted all the gasoline they needed The deputy collector of internal revenue was denied as was the farm security unit for migrant worker transport All government agencies deemed to compete with private interests were denied extra mileage allowances Tax enforcement staff in the state comptroller's department also denied priority mileage
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Amarillo
Tex
Amarillo News Globe
Potter County
Collector of Internal Revenue
Farm Security Unit
News Globe
State Comptroller’s Department
Twin offensive rolls on despite counter attack
Russian forces push on near Moscow and Stalingrad amid heavy German losses. Central front battles claim 7,590 German deaths and 75 tanks knocked out. Russians report gains up to six miles near Stalingrad as counterattacks fail to halt the advance. Casualty tallies rise across the central and Soviet operations.
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Moscow
Red Army
Stalingrad
Rzhevazmavelikie Luki
Central Front
Submarine Escapes Reach Allied Hands After Toulon
French submarines reportedly escaped capture at Toulon with two reaching Allied hands in Algiers. The 597-ton Iine was interned by Spain at Barcelona with 21 crew. Casablanca Marouin and Le Glorieux reportedly fled toward North Africa or Valencia before vanishing in transit.
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Toulon
Algeriers
Barcelona
Algiers
Casablanca
Madrid
Valencia
Spain
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Africa
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