Nazi Troops Thrown Back in North Front Sectors
London dispatches report German forces pushed back at Kalinin and a western sector on the northern Russian front as snow and freezing weather halt advances. Russian counterattacks near Leningrad recapture two villages while Germans retreat from Volkhovy area. Moscow radio notes unprecedented winter, calling it Napoleon weather and reporting soldiers frozen to death.
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London
Crimea
Moscow
Kalinin
Tikholn
Leningrad
Volkhovy
Tikhvin
Napoleon
Russia
Fighting in Kerch Streets Amid Frontline Push
Berlin reports German troops surged into Kerch after breaking inner defenses as street fighting rages. The DNB dispatch says Sevastopol’s fortress may have fallen and Russian forces appear to be evacuating by sea, with main body retreating toward the Caucasus.
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Berlin
Crimean
Kerch
DNB
Sevastopol
Caucasus
Caucasian
Tojo demands end to blockade and encirclement
Premier Tojo outlined Japan's demands to end the British American blockade and military encirclement, halt Western pressure, and keep hands off China settlement. He called economic blockade acts nearly as hostile as armed war and urged restraint as U S relations with Japan were pressured. Kurusu to visit Hull seeking a fighting chance to avert war and restore trade relations.
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Tokyo
Ger
Hideki Tojo
Pacific
Japan
China
Tojo
America
Britain
Dutch East Indies
Shigenori Togo
U. S.ig
Navy
Shigetaro Shimada
Washington
Saburo Kurusu
Germany
Berlin
Hull
Far East
Kurusu
Kichisaburo Nomura
U. S
East Asia
Annguno
Canadian Troops Land in Hongkong
Hongkong reports a large contingent of Canadian infantry arriving to reinforce the British fortress. The landing drew jubilant reactions from the Chinese and European populations as bands led the troops in full gear to barracks aboard a former liner. Hundreds watched the parade amid surprised city residents.
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Hongkong
Page
China Ready to Send Troops to Aid Britain and Russia
London dispatch quotes Chinese ambassador Dr. V K Wellington Koo stating China can provide tens of thousands of trained troops for Britain's Burma defense or for Russia if Japan attacks. He notes a five million strong army with reserves and that Chiang Kai-shek could deploy divisions from Yunnan if needed. He calls China the Far East reservoir of manpower for the democracies.
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London
China
British
Burma
Russia
V. K. Wellington Koo
Koo
Chiang Kai-shek
Soviet Union
Far East
Chinese Republic
Yunnan
CIO Pledges Full Support To Mine Union
Detroit report from November 16 details the CIO executive board pledging unqualified support to the United Mine Workers of America in establishing a standard union shop across captive mines. The resolution asserts government and steel owners should aid this national defense contributing measure, denounces steel firms operating their own mines as un-American, and lauds the UMWA for fortitude and fidelity to labor.
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Detroit
CIO
United Mine Workers of America
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Steel Intercate
FDR
CIO Provident
Philip Jod
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Soviet Union
China
Murray
Whe Ig Alse
CIO Legislative Board
Executive Board
Widenssies
Boone recognizes school bus union in Madison meeting
Boone county school board acknowledged the State County and Municipal Workers union to represent county school bus drivers and offered to meet with leaders. President Earl Miller cited fixed budgets and state approval limits on immediate raises as the board explored options. SCMW's W Singleton claimed full driver organization in Boone. The union seeks a $15 raise atop the current $80 monthly pay, with a $35 monthly boost requested by Singleton in Kanawha County.
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Madison
Beans County
Earl Miller
Theunion
W. Singleton
SCMW
Charleston
Boone County
Miller
Singleton
Kanawha
Congress Watches FDR Nod For Legislation Delays
Washington reports that President Roosevelt hints at urgent action on key bills while Congress delays the price control measure. House leaders return the central bill to the banking committee for fundamental changes as steel and mine dispute talks continue with no broad tax moves expected soon.
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Washington
Trapae Theripsista
House
Banking Committee
Roosevelt
Congress
Shotguns and pistols blaze on Carolina farm
On a North Edgefield farm one mile north of town, a gun battle left Sheriff W D Alien dead and three others wounded. Deputy W W L Clark farmer George Logue and sharecropper Fred Darn were hit as officers entered the Logue property to arrest two murder suspects connected to Davis W Timmerman’s killing at a nearby filling station. County Attorney J B Polk said the sheriff went to the Logue farm to arrest Logue and Mrs Sue S Logue.
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Edgefield
Here
W. D. Alien
Edgefield County
W W.L. Clark
George Logue
Fred
Logue
Reward for Writing Deed Paid Girl 78 Years Late
Hanover Pennsylvania recalls Mary Shaw Leader the girl reporter who covered Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Three days before the Civil War’s 78th anniversary an eight foot shaft is unveiled in Mt Olivet cemetery bearing her likeness and inscription praising her reporting. She walked 15 miles to Gettysburg on November 19, 1863, carrying Lincoln’s full three minute text in the Hanover Spectator.
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Mt. Olivet Community
Mary Shaw
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Hanover Spectator
Hanover
Edward Everett
Axis Ship Flying U S Flag Captured
Washington reports a U S cruiser captured an Axis merchant ship on November 6 in equatorial Atlantic waters. The vessel displayed U S colors on hull and deck, and was severely damaged by its own crew. Repairs needed. the ship will be brought to a U S port for court actions under neutrality law.
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Washington
Navy Department
U. S
Atlantic
U.S
Navy
United States
Bevin Forecasts Greater Control for War Effort
British labor minister Ernest Bevin warned the nation may endure more government coercion to win the war and hinted that married women will be mobilized into munitions and other jobs to free younger women. He cited the Nazi threat and Middlesbrough as the context, urging resilience over profits and wages.
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Middlesbrough
Eng
Britain
Ernest Bevin
Bevin
Yorkshire
Torrance Cited In Wife's Death in Mexico
Arthur Torrance a 54 year old self described globe trotting medical researcher was formally accused of murdering his 65 year old wife Ada Loveland on a two week honeymoon trip. Mexican police said the weapon was a thermos bottle and Torrance was jailed in Monterrey awaiting further steps.
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Monterrey
Mexico
Arthur “Torrance
Torrance
Ada Loveland
Kalamazoo
Mich
U. S
Ernesto Balli
Tne
Santa Catarina
Montecrey
General Drum Captured in Carolinas Battle
Chester South Carolina November 16 report says Lieut. Gen. Hugh A. Drum commander of the First Army was captured near Chester by forces of Maj. Gen. C. W. Griswold opposite Fourth Army. The capture allegedly occurred the first day of the battle of the Carolinas, credited to elements of Combat D of the Sind reconnaissance battalion in the Second Armored division.
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Sind
Both Factions Will Give FDR Reports Today
President Roosevelt’s bid to avert a crippling strike in captive coal mines failed as steel executives refused Lewis’s demand for a union shop. About 95 percent of 53,000 CIO miners will strike, threatening steel production and fuel supply. Lewis announced stalemate after three days of talks, with Fairless and Grace reporting to the president.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Steel
John L. Lewis
CIO
Thies
Lewis
Steel Company
Benjamin Fairless
U. 5
Faireless
Eugene Grace
Hethslehem Steel
Frank Purnell
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Corporation
Fairless
Desmand
Eeport
UMW Leaders Here Silent on Walkout
District union leaders received word from Washington that 13,500 West Virginia miners would be idle today as the captive mine dispute looms. Pickets reportedly ordered to Gary operations at 1 a.m., with about 4,200 workers affected.
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Associated Preas
Washington
West Virginia
Welch
Gary
U. S. Coal and Coke Company
Bam
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Big Steel
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Army Air Corns
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