Nazis Hurled Back 3 Miles By Counter Attack
Soviet counter-attacks pressed German defenses along the Moscow front with tank, artillery, and air support in the Kalinin and Volokolamsk sectors. Reports said rail links to Leningrad were being restored and the siege of Leningrad near relief, with German lines pierced northwest of Moscow as the front shifted toward a large scale offensive.
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Kuibyshev
Russia
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Red Army
Moscow
Leningrad
Bour
London
Volokolamsk
Kalinin
Veloko
Soviet Peace Offer Reported to Finland on Aug 18
U S officials disclosed memoranda showing a Soviet peace offer was transmitted to Finnish minister Helsinki on Aug 18. The Finnish agency denied receiving Russia terms and Hull stated the U S would seek peace if Finland ceases hostilities, with no further comment at a press conference.
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Finland
Washington
Billiams
Hiller
Helsinki
Russia
Alwe
Hollen
Himmar J. Procope
U. 3
Hull
Stalin predicts Germany collapse within a year from Moscow rally
In a Lenin's tomb address to troops on the Bolshevik anniversary, Stalin says Germany cannot sustain its strain and may collapse in months, while praising Soviet manpower reserves. He notes German ferocity and revolt spreading, and the defense of Moscow continues with Red planes overhead.
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Germany
Moscow
Kuibyshev
INS
Nazi Germany
Josef Stalin
Lenin
Red Square
Stalin
Russia
Diplomatic Throng Packs Red Embassy Anniversary
Washington reports a throng of over 3200 well wishers at the USSR embassy celebrating the 24th anniversary of the Soviet revolution. Police controlled traffic while Andrei Gromyko and Mme Gromyko greeted guests as dignitaries filled three floors of the palace in a lavish reception.
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Lee Carson
Washington
Ussr
Andrei Gromyko
Mme. Gromyko
Mme
Constantine Oumansky
America
Churchill tells Britons darkest hour passed amid tough road ahead
Prime Minister Winston Churchill declares Britain has passed through the darkest and most perilous period but warns a long, cruelly costly struggle remains. He speaks in Newcastle during a whirlwind tour, hints at offensive action, praises Soviet resistance, and lauds U S aid in the Battle of the Atlantic as page 2 coverage continues.
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Newcastle
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Winston Churchill
Britain
Josef Stalin
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Churchill
Russia
Price Control Bill Faces FDR Veto
Washington news from November reports last hour attempts by Price Administrator Leon Henderson and his counsel to modify the pending price control bill before the house floor failed. Officials say the measure will be vetoed in its present form by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Henderson and David Ginsburg pressed Rep. McCormack and House Banking Chairman Steagall late in the day.
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Washington
Henderson
Leon Henderson
David Ginsburg
Rep. McCormack
G-Mass
Steagall
House
Wrappers of Cellophane Barred on Lengthy List
The Office of Production Management barred further manufacture of gift wrapping using cellophane and similar transparent cellulose. The order, effective immediately, allows use of existing stocks and bans more of the material in many items including ribbons and decorations. Cigaret outer packaging and food packaging in transparent cellulose are being studied for later curtailment amid material shortages.
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Swichive
Buf Mane
Office of Production Management
OPM
Germans Claim 7 Million Russians Lost In War
Berlin reports a German spokesman stating Russia lost between 7 and 8 million trained soldiers. A new annihilation battle in Crimea traps retreating Reds on jammed roads as German forces push toward Sevastopol. DNB notes counterattacks mostly reversed with some Russian naval activity near Taganrog.
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Berlin
INS
Josef Stalin
Russia
Sevastopol
Crimean
Crimea
DNB
Black Sea
Taganrog
Rostov
Midlands Endure Wind and Snow Storm Ford Week
Strong winds and rain or snow lashed the nation from the Rockies to the Appalachians. Forecaster H A Downs of Chicago said two mountain ranges shielded the coasts while the Midlands suffered. Snow fell along Kentucky Missouri and southern Indiana with six inches in Michigan. Winds reached up to forty miles per hour from the north or northwest.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Appalachian Mountains
H. A. Downs
Chicago
Kentucky
Kansas Ily
Innis No
Nurries
Michigan
Girls Wear Trousers So Boys Don Skirts
Teenage girls wear true blue jean trousers as fashion, sparking a campus protest. Boys respond with skirts, triggering school officials to intervene as some girls cheer the gesture while others question its meaning and fairness. Mary Louise Anschinger, 17, editor of the student paper, weighs in on the incident and its implications.
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Nave Toi
Mary Louise Anschinger
Radio Minds Baby While Parents Visit
In New York Navy a short wave radio transmitter acts as a nursemaid for six month old Dianne Roxas. Her parents Mrs Richard Roxas leave the baby alone in the apartment while they visit the neighborhood. The transmitter attached to the crib picks up the slightest sound and the parents monitor the child via a portable receiver.
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New York
Navy
Dianne Roxas
Dianne
Richard Roxas
Cheaper Milk Assured for Charleston Consumers
The state anti profiteering committee said it found ample outside milk and will abrogate monopoly sections of Charleston’s milk ordinance to permit cheaper pasteurized Grade A milk. Atty Gen Clarence Meadows urged council to repeal or modify the ordinance as price and ordinance committees face postponed meetings.
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Charleston
State
Clarence Meadows
Fairman
Dawson
Meadows
Rail Workers Reject Pay Proposal Prompting Strike Threat
Chicago November 7 A nationwide rail strike risk grows as general chairmen of five railroad brotherhoods flatly reject the emergency fact finding board's 7 3 percent wage increase. Brotherhood leaders had sought 30 percent and urge union executives to authorize strike action last Sept 4. The 400 chairmen called the board report by Dr Wayne L Morse "five wrong men" and said a legal strike could not start before early December. Some railroad managements had accepted the board recommendation but faced a $270 million annual burden, while 14 non operating unions sought 30 cents per hour.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Wayne L. Morse
John J. Pelley
Association of American Railroads
Carbide Blast Not Sabotage Believed Cause of Explosion
Investigation into the Carbide and Carbon Chemicals plant blast at South Charleston continued with officials stating sabotage is unlikely. Three workers killed and funerals arranged as police and agents inspect the fire damaged storage tank area on Blaine Island, while officials deem the incident accidental.
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South Charleston
FBD
Blaine Island
Stile
John W. Boseworth
Soncarting
Steel City Minus Administration Crisis in Lackawanna
Lackawanna New York suffers governance vacuum as mayor and six officials resign amid suspended sentences for gross mismanagement. Gov. Lehman may appoint successors. payrolls halted until after upcoming election. expected May election selects Michael J. Hughes with council appointments to fill vacancies.
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Hing
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Herbert J. Lehman
Apyait Honew Sovernmient
New York City
John B. Agvek
Almond
Livian Dietida
Edward Sobulewski
New York State
Michael J. Hughes
Senate approves measure arming ships for belligerent ports
Washington reports the Senate passed a neutrality revision bill by 50 to 37 after 11 days of debate, permitting American merchant ships to carry arms and sail into belligerent zones. Clark D Missouri offered a repeal amendment, beaten 76 to 11. Multiple senators argued over broader vs partial repeal and strategic risks.
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House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Birike Curb
Sen
O'Daniel
D-Tex
Administration
Sen. Clark
Clark
Willkie
Wendell L. Willkie
Austin
Gurney
Bridges
Sen. Thomas
D-Okla
Great Britain
Europe
Tydings
D-Md
Chandler
D-Ky
Kentucky
Japs May Heed FDR Gesture
Washington reports a wave of conjecture that the United States may withdraw the 970 Marines stationed in China. President Roosevelt gave no reason for the contemplated move, cited by army and navy authorities as potentially liabilities in Peiping Tientsin and Shanghai if Japan acts.
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Washington
U. S
Japan
Roosevelt
China
FDR
Peiping
Tientsin
Shanghai
Baby plays with loaded revolver in stroller incident
In New York on November 7 a Brooklyn mother let her baby boy named Robert play with a loaded .38 revolver for over an hour. The child bit, banged, and beat the weapon, guiding it into a bank scene before the mother realized it was real.
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New York
Ethel Meyers
Brooklyn
Robert
Ulcers Cured by Removing Three-Fourths of Stomach
Boston report to the American College of Surgeons describes a new operation that removes the main acid-producing area of the stomach and digestive tract to prevent ulcers from recurring. Minnesota researchers Lyle Hay Charles Code Richard Vareo and Bernard Lannin demonstrated animal ulcers caused by the body's own digestive juices using histamine in experiments.
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Boston
American College of Surgeons
University of Minnesota School of Medicine
Moya Foundation
Lyle J. Hay
Charles F. Code
Richard L. Vareo
Bernard Lannin
Spinach Declared Not Good Food by Health Official
Indianapolis November report quotes Dr Thurman B Rice of the Indian state health board declaring spinach is not good food even when cleaned and prepared with eggs bacon and vinegar. He cites scientific reasons that matter little to children who have long been told otherwise.
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T— Lins
Thurman B. Rice
Indians State Board of Health
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