Pilotless plane crash in Buffalo injures many
A pilotless Curtiss plane crashed through Curtiss-Wright plant roof in Buffalo killing 12 and injuring 37 as it burned after catching fire midair. Test pilot J Purnell bailed out, others burned. witness described blast and debris. Purnell has long flying career including teaching at aeronautics schools.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Curtiss
Curtiss-Wright Airplane Division
J. Bertrand Purnell
Purnell
Winston J. Dandreau
Philadelphia
Montgomery
Ala
School of Aeronautics
Omaha
Wichita
Kan
Mississippi Instite of Aeronautics
Jackson
Iss
Cedar Rapids Man Arrested After Tire Station Stop
Roy Carlson, 25, of Cedar Rapids, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after an attempted tire inspection stop on Third Avenue at Twelfth Street SE. Officers Walter Bishop and Charles Fels stopped him. Carlson pleaded not guilty at district court arraignment.
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Cedar Rapids
Roy Carlson
Third Avenue
Twelfth Street
Walter Bishop
Police Department
Charles Fels
Iowa Highway Patrol
Fels
Carlson
Estimate Tax Bill to Yield Nine Billions
Washington estimates Saturday set the 1942 revenue bill total at about 9 billion dollars as the senate finance committee nears final passage. They say the forecast is conservative given higher national income next year, with minor changes totaling about 34.8 million in revenue losses.
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Washington
Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
George
D-Ga
House
US Troops Arrive to Cheers in French Equatorial Africa
United States troops march through a town in French Equatorial Africa amid enthusiastic cheers. They will be stationed in Fighting French Africa to defend UN interests alongside French comrades. Belgian Congo reports honor for US troops and nurses at Leopoldville with a flag ceremony at Camp Roosevelt.
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Brazzaville
French Equatorial Africa
United States
French Africa
United Nations
London
Leopoldville
Belgian Congo
Roosevelt
Equator
Dakar
Africa
Sudan
Willow Run B-24 Factory Backbone of Our Force
Wil low Run Michigan Undersecretary Robert P Patterson spoke at the Ford bomber plant dedication saying roads will soon be crowded with four motor B 24 bombers from Willow Run. Patterson called the plane the backbone of our offensive striking force as Edsel Ford praised Willow Run as a symbol of American productive genius and said production is on schedule and will exceed it.
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Willow Run
Mich
Robert P. Patterson
Ford
Tokio
Berlin
Edsel Ford
America
Patterson
Fire hose sent back after coupling mismatch in New York
Thirty thousand feet of fire hose with standard couplings for U S cities was shipped by the Office of Civilian Defense but failed to fit New York hydrants. The hose was returned.
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New York
America
Office of Civilian Defense
British Push Far Inland in Madagascar
British and African troops report clear progress into Madagascar’s interior with minimal opposition as they advance toward Tananarive and other key targets. Gen Sir William Platt says west coast landings and Vohemar occupation expand reach, while bridges slow a west coast task force moving from Diego Suarez.
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London
Madagascar
Tananarive
William Platt
Vohemar
Diego Suarez
Nosybe
Ambanja
Morondava
Mahaho
Majunga
Betsiboka
India
Middle East
Russia
Mediterranean
Jacques Doriot
French Popular Party
Willkie Faces Red Face in Egypt Visit
Wendell Willkie, touring Egypt, learned soldiers from his Indiana home were in the guardhouse while reviewing American forces on the desert front. The revelation added to his sunburn red face during the visit.
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Cairo
Wendell Willkie
Egypt
Indiana
Lewis H. Brereton
Willkie’s Baghdad Visit On Roosevelt Mission Begins
Wendell Willkie arrived in Baghdad after touring Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon and Palestine. The trip continues with plans to visit Russia and China on a special mission for President Roosevelt.
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Baghdad
Wendell Willkie
Iraq
Egypt
Turkey
Lebanon
Palestine
Russia
China
Roosevelt
Key Men in Civilian Roles Face Commission Delays
The War Department and Navy announce a joint policy delaying commissions or enlistments for key civilian workers until agency or industry chiefs grant releases. Other civilians may enlist after release from local draft boards. Eligible roles include executives, division heads, technical experts, and workers in aircraft, ships, ordnance, mining, metals, textiles, petroleum, healthcare, education, and government services, among others.
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Washington
INS
War Department
Army-Navy
Selective Service Board
Stress Saving On Tires With 30 Mile Speed
President Roosevelt urged wide publicity for a chart showing tires last twice as long at 30 mph as at 50 mph. The Baruch committee urged a 35 mph national speed limit. The chart by the Society of Automotive Engineers War Board used 100 as tire life and showed life at various speeds, with 20 mph 200, 30 mph 140, 40 mph 100, 50 mph 70, 60 mph 50, 70 mph 30, and 80 mph 18.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Baruch Rubber Investigating Committee
White House
Automobile and Rubber Industries Committee
Society of Automotive Engineers’ War Board
Stephen Early
Rainfall Drops Cedar Rapids Temperature After Warm September Peak
Cedar Rapids and vicinity face cooler conditions after a 0.48 inch rain Saturday early morning. The day climbed to 90 degrees Friday afternoon before rain pulled the high down. By 2:30 p.m. Saturday the mercury stood at 72, humidity 40 percent, with a low 64 degrees overnight.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Irving Fox Arrested By St. Paul Police
Irving Fox, linked to Dorothy Myers in a Cedar Rapids larceny case, was arrested in St. Paul. An arrest warrant charges him with larceny in a building during the day. Kudina said extradition proceedings are underway.
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Cedar Rapids
Irving Fox
Dorothy Myers
St. Paul
W. J. Kudina Kudina
Elden Rowe
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
Fox
Miss Myers
Armstrong Clothing
Kudrna
J. E. Heiserman
Judge Heiserman
William Striggles
Des Moines
Linn County District Court Clerk
Joseph F. Froggett Dies. Noted Iron Industry Editor
Joseph F. Froggett aged 72 and longtime senior editor of Daily Metal Trade died Friday night. He was renowned for his column Touch and Go and his influence on the iron and steel industry.
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Cleveland
Joseph F. Froggett
Daily Metal Trade
Iron and Steel Industry
Touch
Allied bombers strike New Guinea vessel and supply lines
Allied air forces pounded Japanese shipping and land targets in New Guinea, destroying an enemy destroyer off Normandy island and damaging another, while bombs hit Buna airfield area and Tepen island. MacArthur said no further advances by Japan, as both sides regroup for a port Moresby showdown.
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MacArthur
Australia
New Guinea
Port Moresby
Normandy Island
Milne Bay
Owen Stanley
Efogi
Buna
Tepen
Timor
Militia Guards New Mexico Ballots for Senate and Seats
Citizens voted at militia guarded polls across New Mexico to nominate Democratic candidates for senate and congressional seats and state offices. Governor Miles had ordered the state guard to the polls as a precaution against outbreaks, though no demonstrations occurred.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico
Senate
John E. Miles
State Guard
Eyewitness account of U S ships vs Japanese fleet at Solomons
Clark Lee reports from the Solomon Islands area on an extended two day air battle in which American planes damaged Japanese carriers destroyers and submarines and shot down nearly 100 enemy aircraft While losses were heavier for the Japanese the U S fleet inflicted heavy damage and forced a retreat securing firmer influence over the southeastern Solomons
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Clark Lee
Solomon Islands
Navy
Marine Corps
United States
Solomons
the Solomons
Guadalcanal
Tulagi Islands
Guadalcanal-Tulagi
Coral Sea
Marine
Rabaul
Bougainville
Army
Two Suspects Held In Car Theft By Hitch-Hikers
Inspector W J Kudina said Iowa City police detain two youths for questioning in a Cedar Rapids car theft by hitch hikers. Milton Schuelke 17 of Chicago and Shirley Wright 15 unknown. car found abandoned on Highway 21 north of Vinton. Detectives to return pair to Cedar Rapids for Nolan to identify. suspects also linked to Champaign and Carthage, Illinois robberies.
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W J Kudina
Iowa City
Mike Nolan
Twenty-first Street
Cedar Rapids
Kudman
Milton Schuelke
Chicago
Shirley Wright
Nolan
Harley Simon
Frank O'Neill
Vinton
Highway
Kudina
George Singleton
North Liberty
L B Marshall
John Hanna
Champaign
Carthage
Jil
Marion man nabbed for wearing RAF uniform
Harold Coleman of Marion 20 was arrested by FBI agents and Marion police for illegally wearing an RAF uniform. A Chicago complaint cites an May 26 1942 address to a group after introduction by a British consul in Chicago. Coleman claimed RAF service and RC AF transfer to a Polish bombing squadron.
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Marion
Ind
Harold Coleman
Royal Canadian Air Force
Indiana
J M. Lopez
Indianapolis
FBI
Coleman
Carl McPherson
Lopez
Chicago
R.A.F
R.C.A.F
England
Man Held After Jewelry Loot Found In Trees
Seattle police held 27 year old dairy worker William B Morris as officers climbed trees seeking jewelry. Morris, questioned about two burglaries, said he tossed pieces into the trees. Police recovered bracelets and necklaces worth several hundred dollars dangling from twigs.
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Seattle
William B. Morris
Morris
Fall Of Ship Base On Black Sea Confirmed
The Associated Press reports Soviet dispatches claim the German assault near Stalingrad and along the Caucasus line met fierce resistance as Red forces held lines for over a day. Soviet sources detail losses, counterattacks, and ongoing battles around Leningrad, Novorossiysk, and the Terek valley with heavy fighting and reinforcements moving toward critical fronts.
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Black Sea
Stalingrad
Red Star
Fedor von Bock
Volga
Vichy
Red Army
Caucasus
Novorossisk
Kerch Strait
Taupse
Joseph Stalin
Leningrad
Stu Ming
Sinyavino
Tikhvin
Moscow
von Bock
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S. F. Rowell
Port Moresby, New Guinea
Cedar Rapids News
Nab
Indianan
The
Associated Press
Terek
Grozny
Volkhov
Rzhev
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