Explosions Rock Three Plants Killing Fifteen Across NJ and PA
A string of three powder plant explosions across New Jersey and nearby Pennsylvania killed at least 15. Sabotage claims rose as investigators linked the incidents to defense work and questioned government policy. G men joined the probe with cooperation from local authorities and notes on possible wartime mobilization.
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W. W. Chaplin
Woodbridge
N. J
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
United Railway Signal Company
J. Parnell Thomas
War Department
New York
British Purchasing Commission
Louis Beal
Liner Queen Elizabeth Leaves New York Pier
New York reports the Queen Elizabeth the world’s largest liner sailed from a Hudson River pier this afternoon heading for an announced destination. The 85,000-ton vessel backed by six tugs and escorted by six coast guard cutters departed at 3 33 p m past the Statue of Liberty.
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New York
INSI
Hudson River
Coast Guard
Atlantic
Normandie
England
Canada
Unclear Quote From Willie Willis on Shopping for Sit
Fragmentary quote shows Willie Willis expressing reluctance to pick out a new item alone and joking about bringing Sig to help, comparing it to marriage and trust. The passage reflects personal sentiment with unclear context and missing surrounding details.
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Sit
Han
Sig
Supreme Court Overturns NLRB Refund Policy in Little Steel Case
The Supreme Court, in an 8-2 ruling by Chief Justice Hughes, limited NLRB orders to covering employer losses rather than compelling reimbursements to relief agencies. The decision, tied to the 1937 Little Steel strike, rejects penalizing employers beyond restitution and criticizes the board’s practice of treating relief payments as windfalls.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Yaber Board
Little Steel
Republic Steel Corporation
WPA
Social Welfare Meeting Opens With Nine Discussion Groups
Social Welfare Meeting begins at 2 p m with nine discussion groups as state and local workers gather for a four day conference. Mrs B M Hoover of Elkins presides with headquarters at the Daniel Boone hotel. Richard A Chappell will lead adult probation and parole group.
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State Conference of Social Work
B. M. Hoover
Elkins
Randolph County Department of Public Assistance
Daniel Boone Hotel
Dadisman
Richard A. Chappell
Washington
D. C
U. Courts
Stanley E. Dadisman
State Office of Probation and Parole
Mary L. Gardner
Social Security Board
Elias Reed
American Public Welfare Association
Lois Wildy
School of Social Service Administration
Chihago
Phillip D. Flanner
First Sperry Sights Delivered to Britain
Washington reports two Sperry secret bomb sights shipped to Britain for RAF use in precision bombing of German targets. Export license came after army navy joint approval. sights flew from Brooklyn to Halifax then Atlantic voyage aboard a destroyer.英国正在接收飞行堡垒轰炸机中的这批重型装备，约一半由美英分配，两国遵循既定分享规则继续装备。
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Sperry
Britain
Washington
INS
Royal Air Force
Tanicht
Army
Sperry Company
Roosevelt
State Department
Munitions Control Board
Joint Army Navy Board
Brooklyn
N. Y
Halifax
Atlantic
War Department
Boeing Aircraft Company
Seattle
U. S. Army
Navy
Can
Camacho Given U S Recognition as Mexican President Elect
The United States formally recognized Gen Avila Camacho as Mexico's president elect and named Henry A Wallace as vice president elect to attend the inauguration in Mexico City on December 1 1940. Wallace will act as special representative with ambassadorial rank at the ceremonies, signaling a broader good neighbor policy in Latin America.
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Washington
United States
Avila Camacho
Mexico
Henry A. Wallace
Macximo City
State Department
Wallace
America
Raiders Roar Over London in Aerial Siege
London and Britain face heavy night raids with over 14 621 dead and 20 631 wounded officially recorded this year. Rescue workers toil amid debris to reach trapped shopgirls as convoys continue despite losses.
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Ondon
Wedness
London
Britain
Dover
Channel
Loredon
Liverpool
Ministry of Home Security
Admiralty
Jervis Bay Sacrifices to Save British Convoy
The armed British merchant cruiser Jervis Bay, outgunned by a 10,000-ton German pocket battleship, held the attacker two hours in mid Atlantic allowing 29 of 38 ships to flee under a smoke screen. The cruiser sank after being hit, while 24 vessels are safe in port and one remains unreported.
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London
Jervis Bay
Vecvin Bay
Frigid Storm Toll Rises Across North America
Extreme cold follows gale storms across the nation with ships sinking on Lake Michigan and cattle trapped by snow in Colorado. At least 22 hunters perished as temperatures drop, while 11 deaths occurred in Minnesota and five in Wisconsin. Coast guard crews battled high seas to reach stranded vessels after a 74 mph gale swept Ontario and Buffalo suffered a deadly roof collapse.
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Associated Press
Lake Michigan
Chicago Weather Bureau
Middle West
Ludington
Mich
William B. Davock
Anns C. Minch
Coast Guard
Toronto
Ontario
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ulinois
Windsor
Ont
Ilinois
Spirit Lake
Iowa
Niers
Buffalo
Atlantic Seaboard
N. Y
Straits of Mackinac
Big Cimarron
Colorado
Taste of Winter Brings Record Cold Across Region
A cold front delivers freezing conditions with temperatures dropping below freezing by midnight. By 10 PM readings show 32 on the Elke river, 38 at the office corner, 28 at Havenswood, and 27 in Kentucky as Charleston area endures a chilly morning and forecast remains cold. Elkins reports six degrees lower than Charleston.
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United Fuel Gas Company
Elke River
Havenswood
Kentucky
Elkins
West Virginia
Charleston
Italian Troops Battle Desperately to Check Koritza Advance
Italian forces fight to halt Greek and Allied offensives around Koritza as air raids strike Taranto and Greek targets. Rome claims RAF planes shot down six with three possibly downed. Italian communique notes Greek resistance and Italian gains in several theaters.
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Koritza
Rome
Taranto
Gulf of Taranto
Italy
High Command
Middle Mediterranean
Greece
Thei Macedonia
Tessasoglia
KaHbaki
Seven Ships Sunk by Germans Off English Coast
Berlin reports a Nazi bomber squadron sunk seven ships totaling 44 000 tons off the Norwich coast yesterday. Five other ships in the convoy were severely damaged, while German planes claimed further hits in the Atlantic and on British targets. The British admiralty disputed losses, citing only two ships damaged.
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Berlin
High Command
Norwich
England
Atlantic
Slough
Birmingham
Oxford
Folkestone
British Bombers Attack Albanian Bases as Italians Move Troops
Belgrade reports Allied aircraft bombed Albanian targets to disrupt Italian troop transfer toward the Greek border. Elbasan and Progredec were heavily damaged while Italian air activity reportedly slowed. Italians mass artillery and motorized gear near Koritza as Greeks hold surrounding heights.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Albania
Elbasan
Progredec
Lake
Ochrida
Koritza
Athens
Nazi Red Talks Begin in Berlin
In Berlin Adolf Hitler and Soviet Premier Vyacheslau Molotoff opened talks in a strictly business atmosphere that may shape a new world order. An interpreter aided lengthy discussions with Ribbentrop and Dekanozoff present as crowds gathered in the square outside the chancellery.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Vyacheslau Molotoff
Soviet Union
Germany
Italy
Japan
Dienst Aus Deutschland
V. G. Dekanozoff
Molotoff
Joseph Stalin
von Ribbentrop
Bellevue Castle
Tiergarten
Russia
Landslides Rock Romania After Major Quake In Bucharest
Raging aftershocks hit Bucegi Carpathians following Sunday quake that forced German troops to abandon base construction and aid relief. Carlton block ruins trap many. 73 bodies recovered. Death toll near 1000 to 3000. Oil shipments to Germany cited as minimally affected despite damaged refineries. long tunnels planned into Carlton ruins.
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Bucharest
Bucegi Range
Carpathian Mountains
Romania
Carlton Block
Carlton
Germany
Patroleum Pine Iines
Giireul
Dan
Greek GreeK advance and Italian withdrawal amid Alpine thrusts
Greek forces pressed the offensive on all fronts while Italian reinforcements arrived in Albania. In Epirus Greek artillery and captured Italian weapons aided pursuit through the Pindus mountains. Rome reported strong Greek resistance and predicted further Italian operations, with RAF bombers targeting Durazzo and Albanian bases.
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Athens
Navy
INS
Koritza
Albania
Koritzs
Elbasan
Valona
Santi Quaranta
Albanie
Florina
Korita
Cenval Pindus
Ubaldo Saddu
Epirus
Rome
Kalpaki
Jannina
Kastoria
Corfu
Larissa
Presha Lake
Virginio Gayda
Giornale d'Italia
Italy
Greece
Gayda
Findus
Malizas
Fleet Races Eastward
New York dispatch reports Italian scouting planes sighted a powerful British naval squadron steaming east through the Mediterranean toward Greek waters. The force is said to include one battleship, three cruisers, several destroyers, one aircraft carrier and several torpedo boats.
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New York
Rome Radio
NEC
Mediterranean
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Willie Willis
Robert Quillen
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U.S
Henry Wallace
Picane Tr
Wirephoro
RAF
Batters
Turkey
Vyacheslav Molotott
Phiorina
Lake Presba
Alam E) Hatsei
Iailan
Sidi Barrani
Egypt
Alexandria
Matruh
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Deris
Bardia
Rumania
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