U S Builds South American Guard To Protect Aluminum Routes
The United States dispatches troops to Dutch Guiana to shield vital bauxite routes feeding aluminum needs. Senate ally Connally says Washington may seize French Guiana and Martinique if Vichy yields to Nazi influence, with Brazil and the Netherlands backing the move.
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Washington
U. S
Dutch Guiana
Sen. Connally
D.tex
French Guiana
Martinique
Aemote Foreign Relations Committee
Caribbean
Vichy
South America
White House
Surinam
Netherlands
Brazil
Brazil backs hemispheric defense with U S troops
Brazil says it will guard bauxite mines with U S troops and would not stay neutral if the Americas face further war risks. Foreign Minister Aranha, returning from Buenos Aires, outlined special military vigilance along Brazil's Dutch frontier as part of hemispheric solidarity.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Toni
Guiana
U. S
Natiea
Dsnaldo Aranha
Buenos
Fage
New Europe Pact Seen Aimed at U S and Britain
Berlin reports a new anti Comintern pact will include Finland Croatia Rumania Slovakia and Denmark Bulgaria and the Nanking regime allied with Japan. The existing six powers Germany Japan Italy Spain Hungary and Manchukuo renew signatures at noon anniversary ceremonies with Italy's Ciano and Hungary's Bardossy attending.
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U. S
Britain
Berlin
Finland
Croatia
Rumania
Slovakia
Russia
Denmark
Bulgaria
China
Galeazzo Ciano
Italy
Lazlo de Bardossy
Hungary
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Parley Between U S Japan Advances Pacific Peace Talks
Secretary Hull met for two hours with diplomats from the ABCD powers in Washington as U S Japan discussions move toward preventing a Pacific outbreak. British Ambassador Hallifax Chinese envoy Hui Shi Dutch minister Loudon Australian Casey attended. no Japanese meeting set yet.
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Washington
Pacific
Cordell Hull
U.S
Japan
Hull
Viscount Halifax
Hui Shi
Dr. Loudon
Richard G. Casey
State Department
Seburo Kurusu
St. Louis Machinists Walkout Shuts Defense Work
AFL machinists in St. Louis halted defense job output with an 8,500-strong general strike over union representation for garage workers. Freight handlers and rail unions faced separate walkouts in Chicago and nationwide, raising fear of broader disruption and possible government takeover.
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St. Louis
Hope
Associated Press
AFL
International
Washington
Eastern
Missouri
Chiazo
A. F. Whitney
Broth_erhood
Whitney
Chicago
Fire destroys Seward business district core
A major Seward fire devastated the heart of the city’s business district, causing estimated damages of 1.5 million dollars. The blaze, starting near midnight and fueled by a north wind, was controlled by 11 am after several buildings were dynamited and other burning structures were torn down with bulldozers to prevent spread. The Alaska Steamship Company offices and the Alaska Gateway newspaper plant were among the two blocks destroyed.
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Seward
Alaska
Alaska Steamship Company
Alaska Gateway
Eleanor Roosevelt Plans Women's Land Army for Spring
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt announced a national women’s land army to work farms this spring, supplementing existing male and high school corps as mass defense migration shifts workers from farms to city and defense industries. Recruit centers will be near industrial hubs to harvest late crops and reassign hired hands.
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Mrs. Roosevelt
Land Army
Washington
INS
Eleanor Roosevelt
America
Recoruit
Roosevelt backs cooling off period for defense industry strikes
President Roosevelt approves legislation to limit strikes in defense industries with mandatory cooling off periods and compulsory arbitration as a last resort. Democratic House Leader dith McCormack says the plan aims for direct employer employee negotiations followed by government mediation if needed and would last only during the national emergency. Republican Leader Joseph Martin notes differing views and says more details to come on Page 4.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Democratic House
Dith McCormack
Massachusetts
White House
McCormack
House
Joseph W. Martin
Gr. Mase
Governor Decries Law Assessments at State Convention
Gov. Neely urged Weert Virtina 55 county assessors to raise accuracy of property valuations without regard to possible lower rates. He noted counties with under funded labels and cited declines in 10 year real estate values while praising some counties doing good work. Carl M. Frasure discussed tax relations to local levies as delegates set to elect officers.
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Neely
Weert Virtina
ass +org
West Virginia
Adout
Carl M. Frasure
West Viraointa University
Boy, 6, Wins Eighth Grade Spelling Bee in Laurel
In Laurel Virginia on November 24 a six year old boy named Leray Chizenhall surprised teens by winning the school spelling bee after classmates of eighth grade had begun to drop out. His teacher honored him and the crowd watched as the bee narrowed to the youngest contestant who ultimately prevailed.
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Big Laurel
Leroy Chizenhall
Leray
Soviet Defenders Rally To Halt Massive German Assault
Moscow braces as about 1,000,000 German troops and 16,000 tanks press toward the Kremlin. Stalin directs defense while Tass reports waves of reinforcements and a peril unseen since Napoleon, with streets barricaded and heavy fighting around the capital.
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Kuibyshev
INS
Verdun
Moscow
Calogia
Tass
Napoleon
Kremlin
Hts
People's Arms
Josef Stalin
Soviet Union
Karthshew
Sinking of the Reuben James Told by Chief Petty Officer
Chief Petty Officer William Bergstresser, last survivor in command after the Reuben James was hit, recalls the forward section and bridge being destroyed and the ship sinking in 20 minutes off Iceland on Oct 3. He notes 100 dead, 42 of 45 survivors reached the naval station in Italy’s old line pier.
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New York
Reuber James
William Henry Bergstresser
Pittsburgh
Reuben James
U.S. Naval ‘Station
Italian Line Pier
100 Lost on James in Reuben James Torpedo Sinking
Navy reports final personnel records show 100 officers and men died when the destroyer Reuben James was torpedoed. Forty five were rescued, and Victor FL Krystynak was found not aboard the ship at the time. He had been reassigned to a Naval hospital before sailing. home in Follansbes West Virginia.
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Washington
Navy
Reuben James
Victor FL Krystynak
Iceland
Follansbes
W. Va
Canada’s First All-Tank Division Reaches Britain
The Sansom’s Rough Riders, Canada’s first all-tank unit under Maj. Gen. E. W. Sansom, arrive Britain in the largest Atlantic convoy. More than 1,000 airmen join the force, plus U.S. Army experts and Royal Canadian air force personnel. The ship convoy, guarded by British warships, disembarked over several days with thousands cheering ashore.
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Sansom
Rough Riders
Canada
E. W. Sansom
Britain
Atlantic
U. S. Army Air Corps
Signal Corps
Royal Canadian Air Force
Tank Division
Western Desert
Netherlands
East Indies
Nova Scotia
U. S. Atlantic
U. S
Army Air Corps
U. S.S
Price License System Debate Stirs House Action
The House divided on price control plans as Republicans and conservative Democrats clash over administration proposals and Bernard Baruch’s plan to freeze prices wages and rents. The banking committee backed a licensing system to extend price controls to nearly all businesses, raising fears of an economic czar.
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Washington
House
Bernard M. Baruch
War Industries Board
Baruch
Rep. Gore
D. Tenn
House Banking Committee
Rep. Wolcott
Michigan
Canadian Corvettes Sink Nazi U Boat
The Royal Canadian Navy announced two Canadian corvettes Chambly and Moosejaw sank a German U-boat in the north Atlantic while on convoy duty. Chambly forced the submarine to surface with depth charges and Moosejaw fired, after which the crew abandoned ship. 47 survivors were rescued and taken prisoner.
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Ottawa
North Atlantic
Navy Ministry
Chambly
Royal Canadian’ Navy
Free French Get U.S. Lease-Lend Aid From Roosevelt
The Free French delegation says President Roosevelt authorized lease-lend aid to Gen. Charles de Gaulle’s forces, stating defense of their territories is vital to U.S. defense. Territories include French Equatorial Africa Tahiti and other Pacific islands.
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New York
U. S
Roosevelt
Charles de Gaulle
E.r.stettinius, Jr
Jease
United Kingdom
U.S
Gen. de Gaulle
Moscow Peril Deepens as German Tanks Reach Klin
German armored units push toward Klin midway between Moscow and Kalinin as the Volga region tightens around the capital. Advancing along rail lines, they threaten to cut Moscow off from Archangel supplies and key routes to Yaroslavl and Vologda, risking encirclement.
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Moscow
Sergievski Po
Volga
Klin
Kalinin
Leningrad
Desert Battle Deepens In Axis Rommel Clash
Cairo dispatch reports a decisive British offensive in a 1600 square mile area as Gambut falls and a southern thrust seeks to trap Axis forces in Libya. The grand maneuver aims to sever eastern Rommel units from reinforcements while British columns press from Gambut toward Tobruk amid heavy losses on both sides.
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Egypt
Axia
Gambut
Libya
Giarabub
Gialocasia
Gulf of
Sirte
Erwin Rommel
Bommel Gambut
Toburk
Mediterranean
Rezegh
Tobruk
Rommel
Parslellers
Steat
Capture of Bardia Denied by Berlin
Berlin reports allege Axis momentum in Libyan desert fighting with British forces pressured in see-saw strikes. German dispatches praise Italian bravery at Bardia and note ongoing fights around Tobruk while asserting only Axis hands hold the city.
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Berlin
Africa
Betteffeld
Bardia
Tobruk
Erman
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