Germans Press Crimea Advance As Black Sea Fleet Fights On
Berlin reports say Russian defenders in Crimea are split and pressed to the sea as German air forces hammer Sevastopol and Kerch. Analysts warn seizure of the peninsula would open access to Caucasian oil and shift naval power, with Novorossisk and Rostov cited as next focal points.
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Berlin
Crimea
Black Sea
Caucasian
Sevastopol
Kerch
Anothe
and Nikolaev
Novorossisk
Rostov
Capive Mines Survey Planned by Defense Board
Washington reports the defense mediation board appointed a four member committee to count how many captive coal mine workers belong to the United Mine Workers Chaiman William H Davis said the action follows a fuel board meeting with UMW President L Lewis and steel executives He noted a prior report stating 95 percent of the 53 000 captive mine workers were CIO UMW members and suggested the figure may be reviewed in current hearings on the captive mines See Page 2
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Washington
Defense Mediation Board
United Mine Work
William H. Davis
Fuel Board
L. Lewis
UMW
Cio-Umw
Davis
Crimea Sees Evacuation Likely as Red Commanders See No Value
The article argues the Crimea has lost strategic value for the Russians aside from a narrow coast strip and the Kerch promontory. It notes a possible coastal corridor to Kerch and hints that Sevastopol could move across the Kerch Strait into the Caucasus, with bases in the Caucasus and along the Kerch area.
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Crimea
Peninsula
Black Sea
Kerch
Red
Sevastopol
Kerch Strait
Caucasus
Sea of
Azov
Berlin
Hitler Has Given U S Cause For War Connally Says
Senator Connally told the senate that revision of the neutrality act does not equal a declaration of war. He argued Hitler has shown fixed determination to sink American ships and that the United States must not yield to dictation from a world conqueror. The debate followed questions about when the measure might pass the Senate as leaders expected a Wednesday action.
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Hitler
U.S
Connally
Washington
D-Tex
Senate Today
Adolf Hitler
Conally
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Wheeler
Mont
Taft
Ohio
Clark
Missouri
Pilot Describes Futile Fight To Keep Transport Plane Flying
Moorhead Minnesota November 3 a dramatic account by Clarence Bates Northwest Airlines survivor of a near disaster. The 12 ton transport plane fluttered with controls dead and speed indicators out as Bates recounted the attempt to regain flight. He described yelling for gear up while stepping toward the aircraft. The tragedy killed 14 aboard the flight including 12 passengers and three crew members. The report notes theories about ice formation and mentions a formal Sentipipa Ane deposit.
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Moorhead
Minn
Polit
Clarence Bates
Northwest Airlines
Bates Co
Onegard
Film Shakedown Boasts Revealed in Bioff Trial
New York November 3. Federal court testimony today described William Bioff as orchestrating shakedowns of Warner Bros. with boastful claims that jail would not stop him and that other film executives would follow. James E. Coston testified of payments totaling 71700 since 1935 to Bioff and his Chicago representative. Dean, a Bioff associate, is a fugitive. Moskowitz of Loew's Inc. corroborated.
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New York
William Bioff
Warner Bros. Picture Corp
Joe Schneck
Stalin
Hitler
James E. Coston
Chicago
Warner Bros
Bioff
Coston
Browne and Bioff
Nick Dean
Dean
Charles C. Moskowitz
Loew's Inc
Metropolitan Theatres
Burma Premier Says Dominion Talks Inadequate
Burma's premier U Law announced in London that discussions on Burma's dominion status have been unsatisfactory and not commensurate with the incoming fee. The remarks followed talks with British officials and are linked to India's status debate.
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Burma
London
U Law
India
Eight airmen survive bomber crash in Sierra Nevada
Georgetown California November disaster report details eight crew members escaping from a stricken bomber as it split open in a mountain storm. A ninth crewman, Lieut M H Walker, is missing presumed alive as a parachute tied to a fence post is found. Fragments litter 50 acres of Bassi Ranch foothills amid multiple crashes in northern California and Utah.
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Georgetown
Calif
California
Lieut
M. H. Walker
Bassi
Sierra
Nevada
M ’ Cane
Utah
Stookey Pvt
A. H. Stookey
Corning
Richard N. Long
Connellsville
Stockton
Moffett Field
Robert Agnew
Donalds
8. C
Dan Ps
University of San Francisco
Hull Warns Finland to Halt War on Soviet Russia
Secretary Hull disclosed that the United States has warned Finland to stop offensive operations and withdraw troops against Soviet Russia or risk losing American friendship. The note underscores a shift in policy as Finland fights back in what the State Department sees as contrary to U.S. aims in aiding Russia against aggression.
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Washington
United States
Finland
State Department
Helsinki
Soviet Russia
Hull
Soviet
Russia
Rusener
Mussolini breaks silence on war aims in Rome address
In Rome on November 3 Premier Mussolini told a crowd at a monument unveiling that Italians do not forget and warned against drawing conclusions from his silences. He noted France's wartime actions and reminded listeners of Italy's unification struggles including Garibaldi’s battles.
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Mussolini
France
Rome
Italy
Germany
Roman Republic
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Tokyo to Act With Own Judgment on Charge of Attack
Tokyo says it will act with independent judgment on Berlin s claim that the United States attacked German forces. Government spokesman Koh Ishii indicates Japan will withhold conclusions until it has exact information on Atlantic clashes between American destroyers and German U boats and will interpret the tri party pact independently.
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Tokyo
Japan
Berlin
Germany
United States
Koh Ishii
Atlantic
Italy
Ishii
Wavell Checks Malay Defense
London reports Gen Archibald Cavell arrived in Singapore to assess Malayan defenses amid Britain's concern over German gains in Russia. The move signals focus on Malaya before shifting strength toward the Caucasus, with India as a manpower link for eastern and middle eastern fronts. Observers note the decision carries large logistical implications.
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London
Archibald P. Cavell
India
Singapore
Russian
Caucasus
Britain
Russia
Hore- Belisha
Wavell
Malaya
Indo-China
Hedy Lamarr Adopts 2 1 2 Year Old Son
Los Angeles on November 3 and off screen, actress Hedy Lamarr became a mother to a 2 1 2 year old boy named James Lamarr. The child’s father died before his birth and his mother died soon after, leaving Lamarr to care for him. Lamarr recently divorced film producer Gene Markey and kept his surname legally.
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Los Angeles
Hedy Lamarr
James Lamarr
Miss Lamarr
Gene Markey
Navy Orders 50 Escort Vessels for Britain Under Lend Lease
Washington reports the navy will build 50 high speed escort ships for Britain at about 6 million dollars each, to be produced on both coasts at roughly two per month. The vessels will use diesel electric propulsion due to turbine shortages and are designed to combat Uboat threats with 4 inch guns and about 200 crew, with Mare Island and Boston among the busiest yards.
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Washington
Pacific
Atlantic
Britain
Canada
Navy
Mare Island
Calif
Navy Yard
Boston
Puget Sound Yard
Seattle
Philadelphia
Congress
Samuel M. Robinson
Bureau of Ships
Navy reports 142 aboard Reuben James with 45 saved
Navy confirms 142 crew members were aboard the destroyer Reuben James when it was torpedoed near Iceland. Of those, 45 were saved and 37 uninjured, while seven officers and 88 men remained unaccounted for with little hope of rescue. One body recovered, one died after rescue, eight injured.
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Washington
U.S
Reuben James
Iceland
Navy
Navy Department
U. S
W. H. Merrell
Arrival Of Destroyer Kearny Aboard After Battle
Delayed Reykjavik dispatch recounts the sinking of a U S destroyer Kearny after a submarine attack near Oct 17. Seven enlisted killed in the forward fireroom, four missing overboard and presumed lost.Lieutenant R W Rommel aided wounded, plasma from a parachute transfusion saved Chief Mate Leonard Frontakowski. ship escorted by USSGreer into port.
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Reykjavik
United States Navy
United States
Kearny
U. S. S. Greer
Beestonne
Seeray
Coastanaine
Cane Mience
Onida
N. Y
Munson
Leonard Frontakowski
Norfolk
Germany Refuses Reply To US Damages Claim In Robin Moor Case
Washington reports Germany will not respond to the US demand for 2,967,092 dollars in damages over the sinking of the American freighter Robin Moor. The development comes as the nation seeks word on survivors from the torpedoed destroyer Reuben James whose fate remains uncertain. The Robin Moor was sunk May 21 off the South Atlantic after being torpedoed and shelled by a submarine.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Robin Moor
A Department
U. S
Reuben’ James
Iceland
South Atlantic
Roosevelt
Congress
Hans Thomsen
State Department
Gotham Chooses 13 Mayor Tomorrow In Close Race
New York voters faced a tight mayoral contest between Fiorello H. La Guardia seeking a third term and William O Dwyer the Brooklyn district attorney. Polls open 6 am to 7 pm est with 2,451,659 registered to pick the city leader for four years at 25000 a year.
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New York
Betwen Fiorello H. la Guardia
William O'Dwyer
Brooklyn
George J. Abrams
Honest Ballot Association
la Guardia
Guardia
Virginia to Cast Light Vote Today
Virgina voters head to polls for governor lieutenant governor and attorney general with light turnout forecast. Polls open 6 39 a m close 5 08 p m in Richmond as Democratic nominees Darden Tuck Staples show limited campaigning amid national emergency and GOP challenger Muse runs a more active bid.
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Associated Press
House of Delegates
Richmond
Col W. Darden, Jr
Iliam M. Tuck
Abram P. Staples
Virginia
Benjamin Muse
Dinwiddle
Huge Ship Lost In Atlantic Disaster Third Major Wreck In Two Weeks
Navy reports a missing bomber found with 12 dead aboard including an Army officer Lieutenant W P Robinson. The vessel likely a large PBY flying boat operating in the Atlantic. Navy lists 11 crew and one army passenger. origin and exact type withheld. Earlier in two weeks the Kearny torpedoed and Reuben James sinking noted. total details pending.
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Washington
Atlantic
Navy
Army
W. P. Robinson
Navy Department
Atlantic Ocean
U. S. Army
Chicago
War Department
Robinson
Carl M. Thornquist
Naval Reserve
Newton, Maas
Carl Batlek
New Hackensack
N. Y
Coy M Weems
Aviation Ordnanceman
Ocean View Avenue
Ocean View
Joseph 8. Wanek
Escondido
Calif
Vern H. Anderson
West Freemason Street
Norfolk
Andrew R. Brazelie
Wilkes-Barre
Ocran G. Knehr
Allen Street
Ben
Roosevelt Foresees US Victory Over Nazi Challenge
President Roosevelt expressed confidence that democracy would prevail over the Nazi threat and cautioned that America should not stand alone. He hinted at ongoing discussions with Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King and noted a continuing continental bond in the effort to defeat Nazism and keep the new order from the western hemisphere.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
America
Canada
W. L. Mackenzie King
Western Hemisphere
White House
Ihanette
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