Roosevelt Withdraws Marines From China Amid Pacfic Tensions
President Roosevelt announced the withdrawal of the remaining 970 U S Marines in China, leaving protection to Asian forces. The move comes as a Japanese envoy arrives in the United States seeking peace terms, with observers noting timing may influence Japan U S relations and possible closer action in the Pacific. The administration cited a House vote loosening shipping restrictions and arming merchants as strengthening its foreign policy stance amid the crisis.
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Berlin Broadcasters Banned from Air by Reichs Broadcasting
Berlin officials ban NBC CBS and MBS affiliates from air citing unjustified complaints and lack of prior negotiation. Reichs Broadcasting Company says it will not cooperate with these representatives and informs their companies of the decision.
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Floating Mine Found Off Atlantic Beach
A floating mine encrusted with barnacles was found in the Atlantic Ocean off Atlantic Beach by a Nassau County official. The mine was turned over to the Navy. origin could not be determined. Earlier, in June, U S army coast artillery mined a section of New York harbor northeast of Sandy Hook.
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Torpedo Sinks The Ark Royal
The British aircraft carrier Ark Royal was torpedoed and sunk east of Gibraltar while en route to port after an attack by a submarine. Losses totaled 32 dead, 60 injured, and about 50 missing, with 60 planes able to take off before sinking. Most of the 1,600 crew were saved as British ships aided the stricken vessel.
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Envoy’s Plane Reported Safe After Allied Flight
The ministry of information announced the Soviet bound airliner carrying Sir Walter Monckton and possibly U S Ambassador Laurence Steinhardt and Maxim Litvinov had landed near Pavievi Iran after weather delays. No confirmation of other occupants was provided.
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Middle East
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Maxim M. Litvinoff
Washington
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Pavievi
Caspian Sea
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Litvinoff
Axis Troops Get Across 10 Libya
Alexandra Nov 14 P A British admiral said Axis troops are crossing toward Libya but many are chilled by wet shirts at sea. He cited British Mediterranean naval success delaying any axis drive toward the Nile and Libya as convoys and ships suffer losses.
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Nile
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Adolf Hitler
Fire damages defense plant in Fort Worth
A warehouse at the Consolidated Aircraft Fort Worth defense plant was destroyed in a fire that caused up to 100000 dollars in damages. The facility produces components for the Liberator heavy bomber with a planned operation by July and a workforce reaching 5000 by 1943.
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Army Officers Visit Section for Troop Billeting Plans
Army officers were in the area to arrange billeting of troops in case soldiers are called to the region. The visit aimed to prepare logistical support for potential mobilization and housing arrangements.
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Japanese diplomat Kurusu arrives in San Francisco for peace talks
San Francisco reports first ranking Japanese diplomat Saburo Kurusu arrives aboard the California Clipper with a hopeful message for peace in the Pacific. He declines to detail proposals, saying talks will be in Washington with Ambassador Nomura. Kurusu, bound for Los Angeles then New York, stresses Japan's duty to its people and world.
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Battle of Crete survivor injured in Portland visit
A Warspite crewman, wounded during Crete fighting, arrived in Portland for rest while the battleship undergoes repairs at Bremerton. The hospital report confirms his condition as he recovers from shrapnel injuries to the body and face.
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Million Dollar Damage From Heaviest Earthquake Since 1933
An earthquake centering near Torrance and Gardena caused estimated damage over a million dollars with no deaths or injuries. Torrance faced about 1 million in damage, mostly to windows and older buildings, while Gardena reported thousands in losses. The tremor hit at 12 42 a m and was felt across Los Angeles, Long Beach, and other coastal cities, with aftershocks and structural cracks wider in Torrance and Redondo Beach.
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Hawthorne
Redondo Beach
Torrance Pueblo
British Student and American Lass Meet After Courtship by Mail
Ray Keeling Dean, a 21 year old RAF flight student from Liverpool, meets Doris Mae Stevens, 20, of Baltimore, his pen pal of four years, at Carietrom field Arcadia. Doris flew from Baltimore for a weekend visit and plans a Sarasota trip with friend Robert Fowler before Dean resumes training at Riddle Aero Nautical Institute.
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Carietrom Field
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Tampa
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Riddle Aeronautical Institute
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Sarasota
Labor And Steel Men Resume Direct Talks On Union Shop Issue
Labor and steel industry negotiators reopened direct talks on the union shop question after an initial meeting failed to produce a decision. The session aimed to resolve disputes over employment practices amid ongoing labor tension in the sector.
Moscow front battles mark German retreat on many sectors
Russian and German forces clash along the Moscow front with heavy fighting described as a tug of war over yards. Tass reports battles around Nasta, Kerch and Sevastopol as both sides push and counter push amid artillery and air activity.
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Ottraya
U S Sailor Describes Sinking of Three Submarines
In Idaho Falls Kenneth Skow, an American sailor, writes that U S destroyers protecting British merchant ships were attacked by submarines and reportedly sank three U boats. He notes depth charges, torpedoes, and near misses as the subs strike from below.
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Kenneth
Aliens Must Get Permit Leave U. S.
Washington notes that aliens must obtain a permit to depart the United States. The document outlines the regulatory requirement and potential penalties for noncompliance. It underscores government oversight of international travel and clarifies who is affected by the permit rule.
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Japan mobilizes reserves as crisis looms before special session
Tokyo reports the cabinet backing an extra war fund of 3.8 billion yen and a 510 million yen general account. Conscription is revised, reinstating thousands aged 20 to 30 and widening access for reserve officers and noncommissioned officers ahead of a pivotal parliamentary session.
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War Office
Truck drivers call off strike averting Midwest halt
Chicago November 14 union officials and truck line operators reached a deal to avert a threatened strike by nearly 300,000 AFL drivers in 11 midwestern states. Locals had authorized action at contract expiry but the call was not issued after talks led by Joseph L Keenan, OPM labor representative.
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AFL
Midwestern
Joseph L. Keenan
OPM
Washington
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