Germany Uses Firing Squads in Prague Area
Prague reports martial law and executions as Nazi Germany extends crackdown in Bohemia Moravia. Three more people shot, bringing 32 killed in 48 hours. nine students executed yesterday. Reinforced forces occupy Prague area universities and schools.
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Nazi Germany
Vohemia- Moavia
Martia Law
Ter Prague
Iimt
Beraun
Horchovitz
Kladno
Horchow
Srul
Fmil Hacha
Industry at ten year peak as war boosts orders
New York reports US industry running at a ten year peak with factories pushing near capacity into next year. Forward orders eased slightly from September and October as war disruptions and prices influence buyers. Consumers keep buying, driven by job gains and higher crop prices for farmers.
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New York
United States
Colume
United States records 44 ships detained by belligerents
Washington reports 44 American flagships detained since war began with 83 percent by Britain. Most vessels were released. one British detention occurred yesterday. Four ships were stopped twice, totaling 48 incidents, as neutrality laws sought to bar U S merchant vessels from combat zones.
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State Department
Great Britain
France
Germany
United States
Expert gulps rum to test drunkometer martyr claim
Gary Indiana safety council president Richard Kaplan drank four drinks and waited an hour before using a drunkometer. His breath test showed .164 percent alcohol, higher than Indiana’s intoxication threshold. He called the test scientific and said he would be a martyr for safety.
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Ind
Gary Safety Council
Richard
Kaplan
William Fletcher
Indiana
Davidson Home Fund Lags in City Park Preservation Plan
Efforts to raise money to move the old Davidson pioneer home to a city park site have reached $390. The drive asks for roughly seven more dollars to complete the total, with contributors including Harry Kammer and C. Cheney among donors.
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Davidson
Harry Kammer
Cheney
FIRST U. S. ARMY AIR INSTRUCTOR PASSES
Maj. Earl Hill Wilson aged 58 died in Los Angeles. He was a circus performer and the first United States Army flying instructor. Born in Cumberland Maryland he ran away at 13 to join a circus and once rode an elephant 1500 miles across India. He enlisted in the Signal Corps during the Spanish American War and later studied medicine in Chicago.
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Earl Hill Wilson
United States Army
Cumberland
Wilson
India
Calcutta
Bombay
Army Signal Corps
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Africa
Dr James Smith Sent To State Penal Farm For Forgery
Dr James Monroe Smith former president of a law university attempted suicide in his jail cell Thursday and was moved by ambulance to the Angola state farm to begin a prison term for forgery. Warden L A Jones cited safety concerns as he was wheeled out after a gash on the instep required medical care. Smith received an eight to twenty four year sentence.
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Angola
Ipsieaippl
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Unbeatens fall as top teams share the gridiron spotlight
Iowa's Nile Kinnick stars as the Hawkeyes rally past Minnesota 13-9. Missouri edges Oklahoma 7-6 to clinch the Big Six title race. Duke shells North Carolina 13-3 while several big programs like Tennessee Texas A and M Notre Dame and Nebraska win to stay perfect or near-perfect. Tom Harmon powers Michigan over Penn 19-7 as Detroit tops Manhattan 36-13.
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Cross
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Inter
Philadelphia
Tom Harmon
Michigan
Penn
Francis Reagan
Detroit
Manhattan
West Virginia
Marquette
Texas Tech
Fordham
Catholic
George Washington
St. Mary's
Calif
Bombs explode in London's Piccadilly area startling theatergoers
Four bombs burst in the smart Piccadilly Circus district described as a renewal of IRA terrorism. Several storefronts were damaged yet no injuries were reported as theatergoers evacuated. A bomb lay within 100 yards of a police station with two others found and defused. Extra police squads planned for the area.
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London
Piccadilly Circus
Times Square
Administration of the Neutrality Act Proves Arduous
Washington reports the new neutrality act is harder to administer than the old one in its first fortnight. The state department is unlikely to seek new legislation, despite a flood of inquiries and required detailed information from arms manufacturers. Licenses for arms shipments are issued slowly as officials withhold exports pending cash payment and complete records.
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Washington
State Department
Congress
Norris opposes large arms outlay in new session
Senator Norris of Nebraska announces he will oppose increased defense appropriations, arguing funds should relieve unemployment and agricultural distress. He says focus should stay on domestic problems and criticizes claimed cost figures for army and navy expansion.
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Norris
Ind
Congress
Nebraska
Army
Navy
Woodring
War Department
Chrysler Accord Near as Night Conference Aims Settlement
Detroit November 18 negotiators entered a night conference as a tentative understanding nears on arbitration grievances and production control in the Chrysler UAW-CIO dispute. Money terms including pay increases and vacations with pay remain unsettled, with James F. Dewey and Richard T. Prankensteen cautious but hopeful for an early peace and return to work for about 100,000 idle workers.
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Detroit
Chrysler
Cio-United Automobile Workers
James F. Dewey
Dewey
Richard T. Prankensteen
Uaw-Cio
Official Decree Keeps Italians Under Arms
Rome reports a government decree keeps about 1.5 million Italian troops under arms. It authorizes active service for reservists born in 1902 1903 1910 and 1913 called up in August for 10 weeks. All other conscripts and enlisted men remain in service beyond current terms.
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Rome
Front Activity Reports Differ as War Continues
Reports from France Germany and Britain describe rising front activity with air raid alarms in England and attacks on Wilhelmshaven. The French plan mobilization and extended service while Japan expands in China and Hong Kong as both sides push wartime measures.
Aides Hint at Roosevelt Third Term and Library Plans
Aides suggest Franklin D. Roosevelt may face a third term questions as plans for the presidential library near completion. William D. Hassett said Roosevelt’s papers would be preserved in the library and likely made available for research sooner than in past administrations. The cornerstone is set for tomorrow with the library expected to open officially not earlier than the summer of 1941.
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Atential
Satie
Roosevelt
War Briefs Amid North Sea Sinkings and Bohemia Martial Law
Dispatches report the Simon Bolivar sinking in the North Sea with 140 lost on board. Explosions shake Piccadilly Circus as Britain blames outlawed Irish Republic. Prague declares martial law in five Bohemia Moravia districts. Paris notes activity on the western front and army mobilization of 1939.
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North Sea
Piccadilly Circus
Irish Republic
Prague
Cvzechs
Bohemia-Moravia Protectorate
Paris
Prench
Goal production takes downturn in coal output
Coal production, once boosted by wartime demand, shows a slowdown. National Coal Association reports last week’s output near 9.9 million tons after a rise early in the war, with experts citing warm weather and evolving troop movements as factors. John Battle, executive secretary, notes the easing trend.
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National Coal Association
John Battle
The
Coal Associaion
British and French Wartime Payments via U S Banks
The British and French governments are paying wartime purchases in the United States through the New York Federal Reserve Bank. Wall Street sources say the move raises questions of neutrality under international law. Reserve Bank officials declined comment as bankers note the change aligns with revised neutrality laws passed by Congress.
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United States
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Wall Street
Reserve Bank
Otters
Congress
Forest Fire Alarm Grips West Virginia With 11 New Blazes
Charleston dispatch reports 11 new fires adding to a dozen existing blazes as 2,600 smoke stained workers battle on for another night. One day of strong winds, limited visibility from smoke, and safety checks accompany reports of injuries including pinned and fractured crew members.
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W. A. McNees
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McDowell County
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Elkins
Arthur A. Wood
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British Claim Nazi mine sank liner Simon Bolivar
The Netherlands liner Simon Bolivar, carrying about 400 aboard, struck a mine in the North Sea and sank with potential 140 dead. British admiralty blamed German mines laid without warning to neutrals, while 260 survivors were landed at an unnamed British port. Two other ships were damaged near the strike site as diversions followed.
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Netherlands
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North Sea
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Britein
Germany
Germany Boosts Working Hours To Ten Per Day
Berlin reports Nazi leaders have raised the labor day in essential industries from eight to ten hours. Robert Ley announced the move with tax free pay for ninth and tenth hours. Women avoid night shifts but extra pay rate applies for night and holiday work. The move follows measures to increase production amid labor shortages.
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Kwangtung
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Nazi Germany
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Reich
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