Court widens Federal authority over streams and navigation
The Supreme Court in a 6-2 decision holds federal power extends beyond navigation to flood control and watershed development. It rules that a river can be navigable with reasonable improvements even if not naturally navigable, and cases may hinge on more than natural conditions. The ruling affects Radford project and federal power act licensing.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Reed
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Radford
North Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
Commission
Friends of the Courts
British hard rock miners start Gibraltar tunnel work
Hard rock miners from every Canadian province are engaged in tunneling operations on the Rock of Gibraltar. Maj. Colin Campbell, head of the engineer detachment, returns from Gibraltar noting the sappers are under way and will have tunnels named after Canadian provinces.
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London
Rock of Gibraltar
Britain
Mediterranean
Colin Campell
Ontario
Agree Engineers
Gibraltar
Campbell
Little Jimmy Triumphs Again As Christmas Program Lauded
Roosevelt returns from a Caribbean cruise to push faster rearmament amid urgent need for machine tools. Knudsen urges industry to triple output, warning delivery times of six to twelve months. Defense commission chairmanship discussions surface as Congress seeks unity to overcome wartime shortages.
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Jimmy
Washington
Roosevelt
William S. Knudsen
Defense Commission
Knudsen
Warm Springs
Generel Motors Corporation
Neras
House
Sumners
Texas
House Judiciary Committee
FDR Tackles-See Page 14 WODEHOUSE IN INTERNMENT CAMP
British humorist P. G. Wodehouse, 60, is reported to be in an internment camp in Selesia according to a letter from his daughter Mrs Leonora Cazelet of Tonbridge England. He was captured by German forces last June near his villa at Le Touquet France.
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New York
P. G. Wodenhouse
Selesia
Leonora Cazelet
Tonbridge
Kent
England
Wodenhouse
le Touquet
France
Electors vote for Roosevelt third term in varied ballots
The electoral college met in state capitals and cast 449 votes for Franklin D. Roosevelt and 82 for Windell L. Willkie amid absences and last minute substitutes. Final popular totals showed Roosevelt 27,245,422 and Willkie 22,333,801 after Rhode Island and Nebraska completed canvass.
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Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Windhell L. Willkie
Rhode Island
Nebraska
Willkie
Colorado
Texas
Congress
Michigan
An Bing
Missouri
Poe
Aear
Indiana
Storm
West States
Thousands tune in as Bluefield radio show fills Granada
The WHIS radio revue for the Community Christmas Tree fund drew thousands to the Granada theater, delivering eight hours of entertainment from noon to 8:30 pm. The event showcased Bluefield talent and raised more than three thousand dollars for local children.
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WHIS
Community Christmas Tree Association
Granada Theatre
Little Jimmy
Community Christmas Tree Fund
Cream of Bluefield
Granada
Bluefield
Clyde E. Elliot
Association
Daily Telegraph
Santa Claus
Rangeley dies after abdominal surgery in hospital
John A Rangeley died at a local hospital after an abdominal operation. He was a sales representative for Sterling Grocery Co of Princeton and lived with his mother on Sesstain View avenue. Survived by mother and four brothers Douglas G Joe Guy and Neals Rangeley. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
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John A. Rangeley
Bluefield
Ngeley
Sterling Grocery Co
Princeton
N. Rangeley
Sesstain View Avenue
Beath
Sterling Grocery Company
Washington and Lee College
Bridges Branded Communist In Report
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover said a 3000 word report declares Harry Bridges west coast labor leader a Communist and that the Communists advocate overthrow of the U S government. He would not reveal evidence or predict actions in Bridges case.
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Bridges
FBI
Miami Beach
Fla
Harry Bridges
West Coast
United States
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
St&izes
British Forces Pierce Libya In Steady Drive
Cairo reports British motorized desert army units breached the Libyan Egyptian frontier as part of a steady push. UK air and ground commands announce strikes against Italian targets in Africa and Europe, including attacks near Naples and on cruisers and destroyers.
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Libya
Cairo
Egypt
Britain
Middle East
Italy
Naples
Snow and Sleet Paralyze Roads Across Much of U S
The Associated Press report describes a vast storm system bringing snow, sleet, and rain to the eastern half of the United States with Florida spared. Iowa reports up to 18 inches. Minnesota and Wisconsin suffer drifts. multiple fatalities occur from ice and exposure.
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United States
Florida
Midwest
Mississippi
Ohio
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
Platte River
Wisconsin
Maryville
Kansas
New York State
Connecticut
California
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Frick to Renovate 400 Coke Ovens in Uniontown Area
Frick Company will renovate 400 coke ovens at its nearby collier mine in Uniontown Pennsylvania. The project, costing several hundred thousand dollars, will increase the ovens in use in the region to about 5700 to meet steel industry demand.
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Uniontown
Nazis May Occupy All Of France Fate Of Petain At Stake
London reports German raids on Berlin and two other Reich centers as British bombers strike back. RAF waves hit Berlin factories and railways, starting fires, with a second raid clearing to a hour of bombardment. Berlin junctions and Kiel Bremen targets damaged. four British killed, 12 wounded. Sheffield attacked but fewer deaths than expected. London modest alarms amid wartime tensions. other raids on Frankfurt and Bremen inland port noted.
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London
Berlin
Britain
Sheffield
Air Ministry
RAF
Frankfurt-on-the-main
Kiel
Bremen
East Anglia
West Midland
Liverpool
Easteia
Piccadilly
Britain seeks financial aid from United States in query
Washington reports indicate the British government formally asked the United States for financial assistance. Officials declined to specify amount or type, suggesting it is not a loan. Secretary Morgenthau avoided definitive comment and said any aid requires congressional approval.
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Washington
United States
New Ee
Pee Engag
Greeks Making New Advances In Albania Front
Greek forces driving toward Valona stormed and captured a contested height, killing an Italian general and a colonel, as dispatches from the southern front said. Hopes rose as Greece pressed both ends of the battlefront against retreating Italians in near Arctic conditions.
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Athens
Greece
Valona
Visit of Abetz Causes Concern in Vichy France
Bern reports that Otto Abetz visited Vichy to confer with Marshal Philippe Petain, a move observers say could shape French governance and possibly foreshadow greater Nazi control. German officials wait for Laval’s foreign minister successor to show power, while Berlin warns news may depend on actions by Petain.
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Bern
Switzerland
Adolf Hitler
Otto Abetz
Paris
Vichy
Mars Philippe Petain
Foret
France
Marshal
Abetz
Pierre Laval
Berlin
Germany
Laval
Vichy Foreign Ministry
Petain
Europe
Pierre- Etienne Flandin
Otto Abers
Phillipe Petain
Fresh Omens Of Disaster Haunt Italian Retreat In Albania
Fresh omens of disaster dog the retreating Italian army in Albania as Greek advances threaten Elbasani and Tempeleni. Imminent fall of Tempeleni reported in Athens and London, risking loss of Valona port and possible Italian evacuation of southern Albania. Collapse of Tempeleni could force a wider Italian withdrawal along the front.
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Albania
Elbasani
Tempeleni
Athens
London
Valona
Nce
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