Japan's Guinea Thrust Halted Near Efogi
Allied communique reports Japan's Owen Stanley advance 44 air miles from Port Moresby checked south of Efogi with heavy casualties. Bomber raids hit Japanese jungle fighters and supply lines toward Myola, as Allied forces pressure the enemy in the rugged New Guinea terrain.
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MacArthur
Australia
Japan
Owen Stanley
New Guinea
Efogi
Port Moresby
Myola
Sup~ Lae
Salamaua
Red Planes Reach Berlin Environs in Wide Allied Air Offensive
Russian bombers struck across a broad arc over Berlin Budapest and Koenigsberg last night causing fires and explosions. Officials noted two bombers failed to return while German authorities acknowledged penetration near Pest and eastern outskirts as a nuisance raid.
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London
Berlin
Budapest
Koenigsberg
Moscow
East
Pectin
Pest
DNB
Nationwide gas rationing urged by Baruch panel
The Baruch committee and President Roosevelt approve nationwide gasoline rationing and strict civilian driving limits to avert rubber shortages. Proposals include a 35 mph speed limit, 5,000 miles per car annually, tire recapping, compulsory inspections, and a single rubber administrator under the War Production Board to streamline controls. The report also favors expanding synthetic rubber capacity and warns of potential shortages in 1943.
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War Production Board
Russia
Maccominy
Bernard M. Baruch
James 8. Conant
Harvard University
Karl T. Compton
Massachusetts Aes
Roosevelt
Congress
Office
Price Administration
Robert Eston
Arnall Adds To Lead In Georgia
Ellis Gibbs Arnall leads in unofficial Georgia governor race returns over incumbent Eugene Talmadge, with Arnall claiming victory and pledging to return government to the people. Talmadge denounces dictatorship and cites tax control and debt repayment. Counts show Arnall carrying 81 counties, Talmadge 49. totals reflect vibrant, contentious campaign dynamics.
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Arnall
Georgia
Atlanta
Ellis Gibbs Arnall
Eugene Talmadge Amegen
Talmadge
Arne
Timadge
Senate committee cuts income tax for low brackets
The Senate finance committee eased taxes on incomes under $2,000 and raised rates for $1,500 to $8,000, adding about 33 million yearly. Morgenthau argued war spending makes forced savings necessary, urging a broad personal income tax as the best revenue method. The panel also approved raising the normal tax on individuals from 4 to 6 percent.
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Morgenthau
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate
Treasury
the Treasury
Mittee
George
Roosevelt
Seven recommendations from rubber committee report
Washington workers report that the rubber investigating committee urged seven measures to Roosevelt to curb shortages. They include speed limits of 35 mph for cars, reducing annual mileage per car to 5 000, recapping tires, a national gasoline ration plan tied to mileage, nationwide restrictions, periodic tire inspections, and a voluntary conservation program until gas rationing begins.
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Washington
Rubber Investigating Committee
Roosevelt
Sempeanes
Hitler Pressed In Stalingrad As Winter Closes In
Allied observers debate Hitler’s drive at Stalingrad as mud and cold slow the German advance. Analysts warn the city offers little strategic value and suggest Axis setbacks and possible command changes threaten the campaign. Some speculate Japan may wait for Stalingrad’s fall before pressuring Russia.
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Stalingrad
Caspian
Russia
Nazi
Hitler
Sitchon Molter
Axis
Shall
Egypt
Germany
Japan
Chungking
Tokyo
Boissevain Tot Crushed To Death Porch Collapse
James Edward Murphy Jr. a 3 year old of Boissevain Virginia was crushed to death when a porch collapsed Wednesday evening. His 5 year old sister Edith Ellen was injured and taken to Bluefield sanitarium in satisfactory condition. The accident happened while the children played on the porch and their father worked nearby at Pocahontas Fuel CompanyBoissevain operations.
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James Edward Murphy, Jr
James E. Murphy
Boissevain
Edith Ellen
Bluefield Sanitarium
Bothen
Jare
Bluefield
Jimmy
Little Ath
Mr. Murphy
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Boissevain Oper
Martin Confident of November Gains
House minority leader Joseph of Massachusetts says Republicans expect gains in November. He asserts support from Pennsylvania Illinois and Ohio and claims a predominantly Republican delegation. He emphasizes confidence but cautions more must be said later.
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Martin
Washington
House
Joseph
Massachusetts
Cairk
Pennsylvania
Mlllnois
Ohio
Autumn Begins in Northern Hemisphere September 23 at 12 17 P M
The Naval Observatory reports autumn will start in the northern hemisphere on September 23 at 12 17 p m Eastern War time. The change marks the transition from summer to fall with precise timing announced by authorities.
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Washington
Nore Hemisphere
Jap Magazine Praises Yanks Scorched Earth Policy
Washington reports a Japanese propaganda magazine printed in English in Shanghai unintentionally lauds the American scorched earth approach. It notes fires at Cavite naval base near Manila and claims no U S warplanes have dared over Nippon soil, remarking on April raids on Japan.
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Jap Magazine
Washington
Shanghai
Cavite
Manila
America
Japan
U. S
Nippon
Doc Mittle
German Legions Press Red Army Back Near Stalingrad
German tanks and infantry drove the Red army from three positions west of Stalingrad in a fourth retreat in as many days. Soviet airmen reportedly inflicted heavy losses as fighting raged along the Volga and on the Black Sea coast near Novorossisk. The Soviets claimed they halted a German push on several fronts and destroyed tanks, trucks, and dumps while shifting forces west of the city.
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Stalingrad
Moscow
Red Army
Volga River
Novorossisk
Mordok
Grozny
Terek
Voronezh
Upper
Don River
Black Seacoast
Airman Receives Third Navy Cross
Bremerton aviator Noel Arthur Meredyth Gayler, 28, becomes the first war hero to receive Navy Cross awards a third time. He earned his first cross for downing an enemy flight near the carrier in February, a second for shooting a seaplane and bombing two ships, and today a gold star in lieu of a third cross for destroying two Japanese aircraft and damaging two more in May. The citations praise extraordinary heroism and fearless service in the Pacific theater.
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Washington
Noel Arthur Meredyth Gayler
Bremerton
Wash
Gayler
Western Pacific
Edward O'Hare
Gaylor
Knox
Pi Sea
Price Ceiling Violator Fined in First Triple Damages Conviction
Baltimore reports a retailer fined $50 and costs for a two cent overcharge on toothpaste. The case, believed the first under the triple damages clause of the price control act, involved the defendant paying triple costs to the plaintiff. The record notes the purchase amount and related penalties.
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Baltimore
Workmen Court Death To Repair Furnace
In Monsanto Tennessee on September 10 a repair crew at the Monsanto Chemical phosphorus plant labored in extreme heat to fix an electric furnace cooling jacket leak without halting production. Workers faced the danger of white hot slags spilling from a hot plug near the repair site.
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Monsanto
Tenn
Montsanto Chemical Company
Mrs Lincoln Loses Plea for Support
Mrs Dorothy C Lincoln failed in her bid for support from her wealthy husband Charles Jr in Los Angeles. The court sustained a jurisdiction objection by Lincoln's lawyer noting the divorce suit filed in Marion Virginia. She claimed he owned over two million dollars in property and associated with other women.
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Los Angeles
Dorothy C. Lincoln
Charles, Jr
Mec
Lincoln
Marion
British assault targets Madagascar ports in anti axis drive
The British launched a combined sea air and land offensive aiming to neutralize three west coast Madagascar ports and curb Japanese submarine fuelings in secret harbors. Reports say Japanese planes reconnoitered southern Madagascar and German spies, aided by some local officials under Vichy orders, aided axis efforts.
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Madagascar
Majunga
Morondava
London
Vic
Britis Navy
Royal Air Force
East
Africa
Mozambique Channel
Indian Ocean
Vichy
Japan
Germany
Italy
War Office
Fish
United Nations
Giants Indicted Over Plastics Conspiracy in Warplane Tech
Newark Sept 10 government charges giant firms led by B I du Pont with conspiracy to restrict production fix prices and divide markets for acrylic products including methyl methacrylate used in dental and industrial plastics. Indictments name Rohm and Haas L D Caulk Kerr Den and Vernon Ben shoff Zz burgh among others with 12 tires on distribution and sale. Page 2.
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Newark
N. J
B I. du Pont de Nemours
du Pont Company
W Ton
Del
Rohm and Haas Company
Bistol
du Pont, Rhem and Haas
L. D. Caulk Co
Milford
Kerr den Manufacturing Company
Detroit
Vernon-Benshoff
Zzburgh
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Mountain Pass
Foe
Baruch Committee
Sate
Belittles
BY Kirkel, Simpson
Wakefield
Harold Gardner Bradbury
Port Angeles
Philippine Islands
Aganda Corps
Isle
French Island
du Pont
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