Seven Italian Four German Planes Downed
British air forces claimed seven Italian and four German planes shot down during raids on southeast England. A mixed Italo German squadron was defeated by four Spitfire fighters, suffering losses as RAF bombers attacked German targets along the French coast and Merignac airdrome near Bordeaux.
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Thomas, Watson
London
INS
England
Royal Air Force
French
Britain
Germany
Bremen
Reich
RAF
British
Wales
Midlands
English Channel
Air Ministry
Merignac
Bordeaux
France
Channel
DNB
High Command
Coventry
Southampton
Bristol
PNB
Hans
Daily Communique
Australian and New Zealand Troops Aid Greeks in Albania
A London broadcast heard by NBC reports considerable contingents of Australian and New Zealand troops fighting beside Greek forces in Albania as part of allied efforts in the Balkans.
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New York
London
NBC
Albania
Birmingham Said Fired By Germans
Berlin reports flaming lakes of fire in Birmingham after a 306 plane raid on the city marking a second heavy strike this week. Germans claim factories and workers housing burned, with 19 large fires and widespread damage. The broadcast also notes Italian planes in the Channel air battle and Allied raids across Europe.
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Berlin
Britain
Birmingham
DNB
Channel
FBI says Communist influence prolongs Vultee strike
Attorney General Robert Jackson disclosed FBI evidence naming strike leaders tied to the Communist party. He asserted Dies of Texas sought to undermine public confidence in the FBI and its role in protecting civilian life and wartime industrial security.
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Washington
INS
Federal Bureau of Investigation
War and Navy Departments
National Defense Commission
Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Downey
Calif
Robert Jackson
FBI
Communist Party of
U. S
Z. Edgar Hoover
Dies D. Tex
Special
House Committee
Jackson
Dies
George to Get Pittman Post
Senator Waller F. George of Georgia was named chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He pledged to work in harmony with the State Department and cautioned against rushing action this session on international relations. Only 45 senators attended the earlier meeting, signaling a weak quorum.
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Washington
Waller F. George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Georgia
George
Arsion
Great Britain
Lord Gothian
British Feel They Have Won Battle For Survival
British morale rises as they begin rebuilding London after recent bombings. The Taranto attack on the Italian fleet and Greek successes bolster belief that Italy is the Axis Achilles heel, lifting spirits and reducing fear of invasion.
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Milo M. Thompson
New York
Hitler
Eet
Taranto
Italy
Archilles
Britain Near End Of Cash Resources Says Lord Lothian
New York AP report says Lord Lothian British ambassador warned Britain is nearing the end of its financial resources and faces a difficult year. He called for all kinds of war materiel and potential finance while expressing confidence in ultimate victory.
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Britain
Lord Lothian
New York
U. S
Lisbon
Pan-American Airways Atlantic
Lothian
Navy Approves 450 Housing Units at Charleston Plant
The Navy authorized construction of 440 housing units for enlisted personnel and civilian employees at the South Charleston ordnance plant with contracts totaling 1.527 million to Wheeling firms Engstom Wynn and J A J Construction. Units include four room configurations and apartment buildings, with locations yet to be disclosed amid site reviews between South Charleston and St Albans.
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South Charleston Naval Ordnance Plant
Navy Department
Yvesterda Woth
Wheeling
Engstom and Wynn
J A.J. Construction Camping, Inc
Navy
Charleston
South Charleston
St. Albans
Washington
Kemp
Armor Park
Armor Plant
Axis Bids For Turkey
German Ambassador Franz Von Papen met Turkish Foreign Minister Sukru Saracoglu in Ankara for about an hour in a session viewed as potentially shaping Turkey's future in Hitler's projected new Europe order. Von Papen later told Ulus newspaper he did not issue any Berlin statement asserting Turkey must submit to the order nor that Russia seeks naval bases on the Persian Gulf.
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Ankara
Turkey
Franz von Papen
Adolf Hitler
Sukru Saracngh
Europe
Ulus
von Papen
Berlin
Russia
Persian Gulf
Romania Joins Axis as Fifth Power in Alliance
In Berlin on November 23 Romania joined the German Italian Japanese and Hungarian bloc signaling a major Axis expansion toward the Dardanelles. Slovakia was expected to sign next and Bulgaria may follow early next week. Antonescu led the Romanian delegation in a tense ceremony marked by frigid relations with Hungary and the absence of Hitler.
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Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Rumania
Dardanelles
Slovakia
Bulgaria
Europe
Greece
Turkey
Adolf Hitler
Hungary
Transylvania
Auemania
Devastating Blow at Bari by British Bombers Told
Cairo dispatch reports British raids on Bari and Taranto delivering crippling damage to major Italian naval bases. RAF attacks extended from Albania to the African coast, with fires lighting Bari and Taranto during late night operations.
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Bari
Cairo
INS
Mediterranean
Italy
Taranto
Adriatic
Royal Air Force
Siou
Albania
Greeks Trap Italian Forces At Koritza In Albania
Greek troops press an advancing front in Albania with two pincer movements threatening the north and south ends of the Italian line. 30,000 Italian troops are reported caught in a trap near Argyrocastron, with heavy casualties expected. Greek commanders enter Koritza as fighting continues along the Drinos river and Shkumbi river sectors.
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Athens
INS
Santi Quaranta
Porto Edda
Samos
Budapest
New Zealand
New York
London
Lesh
Argyrocastron
Koritza
Papagos
Drinos
Libohoyon
Mussolini
Mosccpal
Pogradec
Shkumbi
Elbassan
Corfu
Albania
Alexan
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Prince Costin Sturza
Ion Antonescu
German Antonescu
Duce
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