Gillette argues for clarifying neutrality and lend lease
Iowa Senator Gillette urged revising the neutrality and lend-lease laws to align with Roosevelt's shoot-on-sight navy orders. He warned Congress must show clear intent, while Nye predicted slow changes and Reynolds said the United States seemed prepared to shoot its way into war.
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Washington
Gillette
Iowa
Roosevelt
United States
Iceland
North Atlantic
Congress
Nye
N. D
Reynolds
Russians Smash Toward Smolensk Recapture Key Town Front
Compiled from cable dispatches, the report says Soviet forces push eastward on the Ukraine front in a large scale offensive. They claim recaptured Yartsevo near Smolensk, seized tanks and artillery, and eyed Smolensk while defending Leningrad recaptured a critical crossroads village. Berlin counters with heavy casualties and a push toward Leningrad.
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Smolensk
Leningrad
Adolf Hitler
Ukraine
Moscow
Yartsevo
Red Army
Berlin
Navy Secretary asserts convoying to speed lend leak aid
Washington AP Knox said the US fleet uses all methods including convoys to ensure lend lease goods reach Great Britain. He noted no clashes with axis raiders since the capture or destroy phase began and affirmed we will tell the world if we catch a raider.
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Washington
Knox
United States
Great Britain
Oia
Doubt of Nazi War Starts to Sweep World
Washington dispatch reports a global shift in opinion as diplomatic observers note growing doubt Germany can win the war. Russian resistance, Allied aid from the United States to Britain, and Britain’s resilience under air attack are cited as key factors weakening belief in Nazi military invincibility. If Germany defeats Russia before winter, public opinion may shift again.
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Washington
INS
State Department
Germany
Europe
Japan
Russia
Great Britain
United States
France
Balkans
Bombay
Yokohama
Shanghai
Johannesburg
Soviet Union
Rep Cannon Chairs House Appropriations Panel
The House elected Rep Clarence Cannon of Missouri as chairman of the powerful appropriations committee, succeeding Edward T. Taylor of Colorado. Cannon has sometimes opposed President Roosevelt's foreign policy.
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Washington
House
Clarence Cannon
Roosevelt
Appropriations Committee
Edward T. Taylor
Colo
Klinger Wins Race Yet Cop Says He Was Speeding
Cedar Rapids driver Malcolm Klinger won a race on First Avenue but Patrolman F A Ahring logged the incident. Klinger estimated 50 mph, the officer recorded 45 mph as both cars accelerated at a green signal near Fifteenth Street East. The winner admitted speeding. he faces police court Thursday.
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Cedar Rapids
Malcolm Klinger
Sixth Avenue
First Avenue
Klinger
F. A. Ahring
Ahring
Fifteenth Street
Allies Debate Entry Into Iranian Capital
Russian and British staff officers entered Teheran as mechanized forces surrounded the capital. British and Red troop commanders will meet to decide whether to enter Tehran or stay in the suburbs if quiet holds. Britain and Russia would condition approval of the crown prince’s ascension on constitutional reforms.
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Teheran
Iran
London
Red
Britain
Russia
Senate approves huge tax bill sent to Roosevelt for signature
The Senate completed action on a 3.553 billion tax measure described as the largest in U.S. history and sent it to the White House for President Roosevelt's signature. The package raises excise taxes and income taxes with changes to liquor, tires, admissions, autos, cabarets, radios, long distance calls, electric goods, jewelry, matches, and more with key dates in October and March.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Legion backs repeal of neutrality law and troop limits
The American Legion national convention approved repealing the neutrality act and removing geographic limits on U S troops, with voice votes and strong approval. A later resolution urged unity, support for the government and preparedness to defend the United States, including universal military training and expanded naval bases in the Atlantic and Pacific.
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Milwaukee
American Legion National Convention
Convention
Committee On Foreign Relations
Convention Committee On National Defense
Milo Warner
Adolf Hitler
National Defense Committee
War Department
Navy Department
America
Philippines
Iceland
Atlantic
Pacific
Impersonator Begins 3 Year Federal Term in Buffalo
Joseph Schlotfeld of Omaha started a three year federal penitentiary term in Buffalo for impersonating a post office inspector.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Joseph Schlotfeld
Omaha
Power Strike Struck Down by Officials After 4-Hour KC blackout
Police seized six men in a four hour Kansas City blackout that halted hospital operations and halted streetcars and trolleys. Gov Donnell mobilized a Missouri home guard battalion as the AFL and utility workers dispute spilled into a strike. Police and city leaders moved to restore power and eject strikers while nonstriking workers returned to duty under protection.
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Kansas City
John B. Gage
Kansas City Power and Light Company
Missouri Home Guard
Forrest C. Donnell
Albert F. Wright
AFL International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Harold Anderson
Anderson
Gage
A. E. Bettis
Power Company
AFL
Independent Union of Utility Employes
Kiwanis Club Protest Against Strike Violence
The Kiwanis club met at the Roosevelt hotel and approved a luncheon club protest against violence seen Monday night at the Wilson produce plant. They authorized a committee to draft resolutions for authorities, with Elmer A. Johnson and O. W. Lawrence on the panel, led by president Clyde R. Sanborn.
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Kiwanis Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Wilson Produce Plant
Clyde R. Sanborn
Elmer A. Johnson
O. W. Lawrence
Three Swedish Destroyers Sunk By Mysterious Explosions
A sequence of blasts sank three Swedish destroyers off the east coast near Haarsfjaerden fjord injuring 12 and killing at least three. Oil fires hampered rescue as Stockholm dispatches reported boiler explosion and possible ammunition detonation aboard one ship.
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Sweden
Haarsfjaerden Fjord
Stockholm
Norway
Oslo
Gere
Linn County Draft Boards Call 12 More Men for October Inductions
Linn County draft boards received calls for 12 men to be inducted into the army on October 26 and 28, bringing October total to 43 from the county. The west side board will send six, the east side two on October 26, and the Marion board four on October 28. A prior call ordered 31 men for October 21. Officials warned registrants over age 28 to keep addresses updated, noting FBI handover for delinquents and that exempted individuals remain subject to draft law.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn
Army
West Side
East Side
Marion
FBI
Jesse Jones to Provide $100 Million to Reds
Federal Loan Administrator Jesse H. Jones announced a $100 million loan to Russia to purchase war materials in the United States. The move aims to shift critical supplies to aid allied efforts during the war.
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Jesse Jones
Reds
Bulletin— Washington
Russia
Finns Seek Red Government Change to Back German War
In a New York AP report a Finnish radio broadcast heard by NBC on Tuesday night said lasting peace with Russia requires the complete defeat or change of the current Russian government. It states Finland will keep fighting on Germanys side until that victory is achieved.
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New York
NBC
Russia
Finland
Germany
Faces Drunk Driving Charge After Auto Collides With Truck
Frank Bailey, 27, of 855 First Avenue SE, was arrested for drunk driving after a car he allegedly drove hit a truck at E Avenue and Fifth Street NW. Patrolman Scotty Duncan, on a motorcycle, found the damaged vehicle and, after a citizen identified Bailey, noted liquor on his breath and unsteady feet. Dick Wehrman of Atkins drove the southbound truck.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank Bailey
First Avenue
Scotty Duncan
Bailey
E Avenue
Fifth Street
Duncan
Dick Wehrman
Atkins
Citizens Form Committee Demands Riot Probe At Cedar Rapids Plant
A citizens committee was formed after a riot at the Wilson and Company produce plant. Members include Van Vechten Shaffer, Herbert Killian, Eugene Pinney, Ervin Stepanek, H. N. Boyson, Clare Marshall, Sumner Quarton. They seek a thorough investigation, punishment of those responsible, and steps to prevent future outbreaks. Local officials met to discuss enforcement and accountability, with the police captain noting lessons learned and no clear plan yet for future training.
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Wilson and Company
van Vechten Shaffer
Herbert Killian
Eugene Pinney
Ervin F. Stepanek
H. N. Boyson
Clare Marshall
Sumner Quarton
Busijness
W. W. Crissman
Carl Hendrickson
My. Crissman
F. K. Hahn
L. D. Burgus
Wes Benesh
Jim Bailey
Steve Stolba
Jim Smith
Benesh
Stolba
Stolbe
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