Tokyo Reports Day Basis for Truce Reached
Persistent reports from Tokyo and Washington indicate a basic understanding on a truce between Japan and the United States. Details suggest a mutual exchange allowing British and Japanese ships to facilitate citizen movements while diplomacy seeks a broader rapprochement amid East Asian concerns.
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TOKIO
Japan
United States
Fumimaro Koclimax
Vladivostok
Talland
Singapore
Netherlands East Indies
Britain
Konoye Seeks Halt to Encirclement Policy Proposals
Washington report notes Japan may press for resuming trade, easing ABCD encirclement, limiting aid to China and Soviet Russia, and assurances against attacking British and Dutch interests in the Pacific. U S officials study Konoye message as the fate of the Far East hangs in the balance.
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Washington
INS
Far East
State Department
Japan
United States
Fumimaro Konoye
Roosevelt
Abandoutak
America
Britain
China
Soviet Russia
Vladivostok
Pacific
Prince Konoye
United Front
Dent
Axis Leaders Discuss Invasion Oil and European War Plans
Rome reports five day Axis sessions ended with focus on raw materials and supplies for war, including oil to fuel Italy and Germany. Talks covered U S Britain invasion possibilities, U S Japan relations, Russia front strategy, North Africa fighting and winter equipment, with a German agency noting a Europe program free of hemispheric interference.
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Rome
Germany
Hitler
Fuehrer
United States
Japan
Russia
Turkey
Mussolini
North Africa
German News Agency
DNB
Europe
Roosevelt and Hopkins Speak at Hyde Park Home Club
President Roosevelt and his aide Harry Hopkins arrived in Hyde Park from Washington and addressed the Roosevelt Home club Saturday afternoon. The event was expected to focus on local interests with broader U S relations tension influencing Monday remarks.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Harry L. Hopkins
Washington
Roosevelt Home Club
Thrill stories sparked Negro's urge to kill, police say
Jarvis R. Catoe, 36, admitted choking about 10 women after reading detective thrillers. He described urges from obscene stories and said he would be killed for his acts. Seven victims identified, including Jessie Elizabeth Strieff, a 23 year old Des Moines clerk. Senator Herring praised DC police for arrest but noted the case continues.
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Washington
Jarvis R. Catoe
Keck
Negro
Catoe
Jessie Elizabeth Strieff
War Department
Des Moines
District of Columbia Police System
Iowa WPA Leader George J. Keller Dies in Des Moines
George J. Keller 56 Iowa WPA administrator died in a Des Moines hospital after a car accident involving two bicycles. He led Iowa relief work since 1933, holding posts from chief engineer of IERA to state WPA administrator. Survived by widow Bertha Keller two daughters Mrs Kenefick Jr and Mrs Grothe and son John L Keller.
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Grinnell
George J. Keller
Iowa
WPA
Des Moines
Roe
Keller
Clyde Herri
IERA
State Rural Rehabilitation Administration
Anaes
CWA
Engineering
State University of Iowa
New York Central Railroad
Sedinecsiele
Tix Stier Wen A
Oan
Beach Grove
Ind
Oen
Iowa City Waterworks
Iowa State Bank and Trust Company
Bertha Keller
Thomas W. Kenefick, Jr
Eagle Grove
Howard L. Grothe
Minneapolis
John L. Keller
Iowa City
Post Office Clerks Debate Union Affiliation at Detroit Convention
Delegates at the United National Association of Post Office Clerks convention in Detroit on Saturday rejected a proposal to affiliate with the American Federation of Labor and chose to continue discussing the matter.
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Detroit
United National Association of Post Office Clerks
Npa
American Federation of Labor
Finns Announce Capture of Viipuri City
Helsinki reports that Finnish forces captured Viipuri as Soviet resistance stiffened. The city, housing about 75,000 residents, faced a shrinking chance of relief as fighting continued.
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Viipuri
Helsinki
Finland
Indictment in Chicago Vending Machine Mail Fraud Case
Ten Chicagoans were indicted by a federal grand jury on mail fraud tied to a vending machine scheme. About $315,000 was invested. victims paid $55 to $87.50 for machines costing $12 each, with a promised 20 percent return and lease back but only small payments to investors. Witnesses include Kathryn Cedar Rapids and Mrs. sear Cotlaunk among others.
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Chicago
Mra
Kathryn Cedar Rapids
Sear Cotlaunk
A. Cooper
Hermes
Terville
British Bombers Hit German Points
British bombing planes targeted southwestern Germany during night operations according to authoritative sources. Details on locations and results were not fully disclosed, but the action reflects ongoing Allied air pressure over German territory.
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London
Germany
Senate anticipates passage of largest tax bill in history
Senate leaders predict quick approval of a $3.672 billion tax measure after days of debate with little opposition. The plan raises individual income taxes and lowers personal exemptions while merging defense taxes into general rates. Corporate taxes rise with new brackets and surtaxes, affecting both small and large firms.
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Washington
Senate
Finance Committee
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Dean Packer Elected Head of Vermont U
Dean Packer, dean of Iowa's College of Education and director of the annual summer session, was elected temporary president of the University of Vermont. General Brice Disque of New York was named temporary business manager. Governor Wills backs university rehabilitation efforts as part of the transition.
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Burlington
Serena
Jene
Iowa
University of Vermont
Brice P. Disque
New York
Wills
Vermont
Packer
College of Education At
Eung Tyaly Raegageens
Virgil M. Caier
Weekend Cedar Rapids Forecast Highs Hit Century Hopes
The forecast center notes Saturday afternoon near 100 degrees in Cedar Rapids with Friday's peak around 92. Early morning temps dipped to the mid 70s by midnight, while the 9:30 am reading showed the day warming quickly and a strong sun presence.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers
Roosevelt Arrives in Iceland After Short England Visit
Captain Elliott Roosevelt, son of the President, lands in Reykjavik Iceland following a brief stop in England. He is welcomed by local officials and is reported to meet with Icelandic leaders during his itinerary.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Elliott Roosevelt
Eng
Eden says Britain and Russia vow to aid Turkey in any attack
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden reported that Britain and Russia promised aid to Turkey if attacked and urged greatly increased support as outlined at the Atlantic conference. He stressed supplying Russia and Britain’s own needs with intensified munitions on a 2000 mile front.
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Coventry
England
Anthony Eden
Great Britain
Russia
Turkey
Urchill Atlantic
Adolf Hitler
Cedar Rapids Man Dies After Truck Fire Crash
A Cedar Rapids man died from burns sustained when his truck overturned and caught fire on Highway 30 near Dunlap. He was hospitalized since August 22 and died from injuries sustained in the crash.
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Cedar Rapids
Highway
Dunlap
Mage
White
Grand Island
Neb
Lava Improves After Quiet Night in Vichy
Pierre woult assassin is reported stationary but doubtful after a bullet wound just below the heart. Surgeons plan to remove the bullet if feasible, with authorities not intending immediate operation.
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Vichy
France
Pierre Woult
Berry Halden Fined in Atlantic Report
Berry Halden, former secretary of the Iowa executive council, pled ity to a charge in Atlantic. The brief item notes a financial penalty assessed though details remain unclear in the fragment.
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Atlantic
Berry Halden
Iowa
German forces claim Tallinn fall and Baltic advance
Berlin reports the fall of Viipuri and Tallinn as German forces push toward Leningrad. A lengthy communique says many Soviet ships and merchantmen were sunk or damaged, with mines laid in the Gulf of Finland and several Red units evacuated from Tallinn Paldiski areas.
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Berlin
Tallinn
Finland
Viipuri
Leningrad
Hango
Gulf of Finland
Baltic Sea
Kronstadt
Paldiski
Hi Command
Russia
Baltic Republics
Tallinn-Paldiski
Gomel
Red Army Breaks Through German Defenses Front Wide
Soviet war dispatches report series of Red army blows hitting German secondary defenses on the central front with entrenched positions and buried tanks. Gomel area offensives show Red initiative despite heavy losses to the seventh panzer division and Russian casualties. German air power wanes as pilots drop scrap iron and boulders after bombs run out.
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Moscow
Red Army
Gomel
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