Senator Herring mail debate fuels arms embargo row
Washington correspondent Ed Hadley reports that Senator Herring receives thousands of letters daily on the arms embargo. A Des Moines secretary handles replies, but the senator’s stance invites criticism of favoritism and propaganda in mimeographed responses. The column defends discussing public servants’ actions while opposing embargo repeal and notes historians will study this controversy as Congress votes on neutrality law amendments.
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Washington
Ed Hadley
The
Gazette
Des Moines
United States
Europe
Mgr. Herring
Jacobsen
Congress
Enator Herring
Iowa
Senators Urge F D R Mediation In European War
A wave of Senate sentiment urged President Roosevelt to mediate to end the European war. Senators from both sides pressed for his stepping in, while White House statements remained silent.
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Roosevelt
Europe
Berlin
Hull
Hitler
Hyde Park
N. Y
Allies plan three point peace terms to confront Hitler
London reports Allies ready to present a three point peace condition to Hitler. Key pre requisites include no take it or leave it terms, open agenda including Poland and Czechoslovakia, and recognition of the Polish government in exile. British public stance words the German proposals as vague and unacceptable while signaling a large Western front offensive readiness.
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INL
Adolf Hitler
Neville Chamberlain
Hitler
Germany
Poland
Czechoslovakia
France
House of Commons
Accused of Illegal Liquor Possession
Cedar Rapids police lodged D R Brubaker 34 at 103 Eighth Avenue SW after an afternoon raid by detectives following undercover activity. A quantity of alleged liquor was seized. Brubaker, employed by the same oil company 12 years, faces his first offense.
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Eighth Avenue
Stanley, Condon and
Marshall
Brubaker
Weekly Forecast for Chicago Region Oct 9 to 14
Weather outlook for the upper Mississippi valley predicts rain in the south early week and again around midweek. Temperatures stay near or above normal first half. cooler midweek, then warming toward the end of the week.
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Chicago
Mississippi Valley
U S Has Reply Ready If Ban Lifted Nazi Protest
Washington sources say the United States would answer any embargo lift with three lines: international law citing Hull on rules of neutrality, facts about prewar embargo efforts, and precedent proving no postwar change. The plan argues neutrality acts evolved during war and cites congressional action and presidential briefs.
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U. S
Washington
State Hull
Reich Opens Resettlement Drive With Latvian Move
Berlin reports Germany will repatriate German minorities in eastern Europe as part of a vast resettlement program. Hitler seeks to cooperate with Russia on eastern peace while press tone shifts against Turkey over Dardanelles neutrality and Moscow London talks.
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East
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Entente
Soviet Union
Shukru Saracoglu
London
Dardanelles
Escape of Rich Life-term Killer Triggers State Probe
In Atlanta officers search coast to coast for Dick Gallogly, a life-term murder convict, after he seized a car and fled from a hospital transfer toward Tattnall prison. His wife Vera Hunt and his mother were present. guards were left behind as Gallogly and his bride vanished. Governor Rivers orders a sweeping inquiry into the Friday night escape.
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Southeast
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E. D Rivers
Gallogly
Atlanta
Tattnall State
Reidsville
Vera Hunt
Worth
Yankey
Tattnall Prison
Woman injured in fall from Limited train near Mount Vernon
Mrs Minnie Ritt 37 of Freeport L I was in fair condition at St Luke’s hospital after falling from the westbound North Western Pacific Limited near Marion about 410 pm Saturday. She told Deputy Snyder she opened a car door while the train moved and fell. baggage remained on the train. She planned to go to Reno Nevada to obtain a divorce from August Ritt.
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Minnie Ritt
Freeport
St. Luke's Hospital
North Western Pacific Limited
Marion
Snyder
Division
Boone
Limited
Mount Vernon
Ritt
Lisbon
David Cox
Long Island
Cedar Rapids Sees 85 Degree Heat Peak Saturday
Temperatures reached a sweltering 85 degrees from 3 to 4 30 p m in Cedar Rapids before easing slightly. By 6 30 p m the Chambers Inskeep recorder showed 74 degrees, and overnight readings fell to 54 degrees with overcast skies.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Finland calls reserves and delays Russia reply
Finland announced the call up of new army reserves for defense of national neutrality and said some troops will be moved to rural areas for fortification work. The move follows a Russian invitation to Moscow and comes as Baltic states face rising Soviet power.
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Russia
Stockholm
Finland
Moscow
Defense Ministry
Berlin
Europe Needs An American Sport To Keep Fighting
Arthur Bugs Baer argues Europe is in a state of constant conflict like a world series. He jokes that a dictator's early broadcast shows the Yanks will dominate later, and suggests in wartime cheer that an American sport could keep tensions high rather than bring peace.
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Arthur
Bugs” Baer
Europe
College Football Scores From Various Games
A list of scattered football results shows Towa 32 defeating Indiana 29 and Michigan 26 over Mich. St. 13, with Nebraska 6 and Minnesota 6 also posted. Other scores include Duke 37 over Colgate 6 and Notre Dame 17 over Ga. Tech 14 in a daytime roundup.
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Columbia
Alabama
Fordham
Duke
Colgate
Louisiana
Holy Cross
St. Mary
Repeal Bill Faces Senate Defeat Foes Shift Fight to House
Isolationists concede Senate repeal of the arms embargo is doomed and plan to push the issue in the House. Senate foes expect a final vote by next Saturday while House hearings open Monday with Rep. Hamilton Fish leading the attack. Admiral Land warned the neutrality bill will harm shipping and cost U S. tonnage, but Senator Pittman predicted a two to one Senate passage.
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New York
Foreign Affairs Committee
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Woodrum
Tobey
Foreign Relations Committee
McNary
Oregon
Manny Pittman
Emory S. Land
U.S. Maritime Commission
United States
Investigation finds no theft ring at Iowa statehouse
Iowa officials concluded an inquiry into alleged petty theft operations at the statehouse. The probe found no substantiating evidence of an ongoing theft ring as initially reported.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Statehouse
Mores
Balkan Quadruple Pact Moves Toward Balkan Neutral Zone
Romania Hungary and Yugoslavia sign a triangular friendship treaty to reduce frontier troops and demobilize, excluding Bulgaria from Dobrudja. The pact ends Romanian Hungarian disputes over Transylvania and boosts regional stability amid Soviet and Italian influence. Bulgaria likely to join a broader security pact with Russia and Turkey.
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Romania
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Benito Mussolini
Italy
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Germany
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Russia
Moscow
Shukru Saracoglu
Rush to Ease Farm Corn Congestion with Steel Bins
Federal aid fast tracks steel bins to Iowa farms to relieve corn backlog and mortgage loans pressure. Ccc to ship corn to terminal elevators in coming days while most sealed crop remains on farms. Iowa AAA chair Klein notes 16 to 18 million bushels to be delivered and terminal storage favored.
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Des Moines
AAA
Commodity Credit Corporation
Iowa
D Klein
Des Moines Scissors Grinder Killed Crossing Street
Donato Scava, 71, a familiar Des Moines figure known for his brass bell, was struck and killed by an automobile while crossing an intersection on his way home. He had moved here from Chicago ten years ago and was a well-known presence to residents along city streets.
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Des Moines
Donato Scava
Scava
Chicago
Mystery Sabotage Near Los Angeles Aboard USS Arizona
Sabotage damaged key lubrication lines on the battleship Arizona during secret naval concentration near Los Angeles. Justice and Naval Intelligence agents suspect saboteurs, possibly a foreign agent, with Hoover ordering intensified surveillance and a halt to shore leave. The Iroquois refugee ship also drew notice after a German warning.
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Hoover
San Francisco
FBI
Allied Aim Delay In West Until Stalemated By Cold
Paris reports from French and British sources that Allies seek a winter siege to blunt German spring offensives. Weather limits combat after October, with talk of a sea cordon around Germany and a French navy intercepting 30,000 tons of goods bound for Berlin. Artillery skirmishes occur between the Moselle and Saar rivers as conditions worsen.
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