Demands Grow To Abolish 40 Hour Week in War Labor
In Congress, Senator Byrd pushes extending the workweek to 48 hours to speed supplies for North Africa. Taft and Pepper back suspending overtime protections for essential civilian industries amid wage and material shortages. Pepper criticizes fragmented administration and calls for a unified agency to manage manpower and economic policy.
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Associates Press
Washington
Congress
Senator Byrd
D-Va
North Africa
Byrd
Taft
Ohio
Pepper
D-Fla
Popper
Whsh ShUktawe
Russians Hold and Strike Back Near Maikop
Reported at Stalingrad the Red Army repelled repeated German assaults with heavy losses, while Isvestia noted a Black Sea fleet raid on a German air field near Maikop in the Caucasus. Treasury data show receipts of 36.878 million and a total debt around 33.214 billion with a net balance of 4.170 billion.
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Moscow
Red Star
Stalingrad
Isvestia
Black Sea
Maikop
Caucasus
Creabury
Washington
Treasury
Registration totals lag citywide as rationing enforces limits
Gasoline rationing continues at local schools with registration at Junior and Senior High. 251 registrations at the Junior High and 368 at the Senior High show heavy afternoon demand, while about 90 percent of registrants receive A Books. Applicants for B and O books will be reviewed by the Wartime Rationing Board to determine new classifications.
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Gerry
Wenrby
Inet
County Justified In Airport Stand In Erie
Erie county commissioners defend their refusal to fund the airport project amid delays and incomplete field upgrades. Airlines will drop Erie stops due to the field not meeting requirements, while city hopes to secure material to finish the field. In a separate report, Upton Cromer, 88, Adams County farmer, was killed by a westbound freight train near his home four miles west of Gettysburg.
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Erie
Board of
Erie County Commissioners
Dell Darling
Thomas Flatley
Helen Schlurgis
Federe
American
Pennsylvania Central Air Lines
Gettysburg
Upton Cromer
Adams County
Here
G. Grist
Cromer
U S Submarines and Planes Hit Eleven Jap Ships
American submarines and bombing planes struck Japanese supply lines across the South Pacific. At least 11 cargo or transport vessels were damaged or believed destroyed near the Solomon Islands and New Guinea, with four hit in the Buin Pul base harbor. In New Guinea the Allied advance continues as Japanese forces retreat toward the Owen Stanley range. Navy reports say 17 enemy bombers and fighters were shot down, while American losses were seven planes. In Washington, debate continues over a vacant city council seat as candidates are discussed and a Monday meeting looms.
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Associated Press
Washington
South Pacific
Solomon Islands
New Guinea
Buin- Pulst
Solomons
Australia
Pat Fe
Henderson
Douglas A. MacArthur
Oivi-Gorari
Owen Stanley
Japa
Roosevelt replies to Franco on expedition to North Africa
Bulletin summaries from Washington report President Roosevelt receiving a satisfactory reply from General Francisco Franco regarding the American expedition to North Africa not targeting Spanish territory. Other dispatches note battles on the Russian front near Stalingrad with fierce fighting and Soviet defense, while Berlin claims occupation of the French southern coast. Reports also cover political moves in London and investigations into charges by Representative Maas, radio broadcasts from Rabat, and a fatal explosion at United States Powder Company in Colmont Indiana.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Francisco Franco
Spain
North
Af- Hon
Stalingrad
Red Army
Red Star
Coalmont
Ind
United States Powder Company
James Jones
Fréd Kennery
Tesse Bedwell
Lewis
Rickenbacker Pilot Rescue Boosts Pacific Hope
The War Department announced the rescue of Capt William T. Cherry Sr from a life raft area near Hawaii, boosting hopes for Capt Eddie Rickenbacker missing since October 2. Cherry, of Abilene Texas, was picked up in good condition by the Navy, prompting intensified searches by surface ships and long-range aircraft south of Honolulu.
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Associated Press
Washington
Eddie Rickenbacker
Pacific
War Department
Hawaiian
Willam ‘T. Chery
Abilene
Texas
Department
Navy
Honolulu
Rickenbacker
South Pacific
Army Air Forces
War Stimson
Heny H. Arnold
Air Force
Ghieery
Cherry
First Cold Wave To Hit Tonight In City Weather
The city faced a sharp cold snap with biting gales and falling temperatures. Snow flurries were forecast as the mercury was expected to drop further, signaling the first real winter wave of the season. Meanwhile Harrisburg officials ordered a 90 day deferment for 45 year old registrants on state boards awaiting the new draft bill.
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Harrisburg
State Selective Service
Pennsylvania
Joon
Youngstown Blast Damages Carnegie-Illinois Steel Plant
In Youngstown Ohio a power failure caused explosions at two blast furnaces of Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation. Several thousand tons of iron and steel were lost, five workers were scalded, and a 50000 volt power line was blown down. Power to the Ohio works and nearby facilities was interrupted until lights returned.
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Youngstown
Ohio Works
Carnegie-Ilinois Steel Corporation
McDonald
Carnegie
Runaway Elephant Charges Pursuers in Indiana Farm Scene
A runaway elephant charged a group of farmers and Kenheth Kindley, 35, near Rostoe McDaniels by the Salamonie River, nine miles south of Andrews. Bindley, injured by the animal, was taken to Huntington Hospital with a broken leg and head gash. Fellow hunters reported Kindley was knocked down as the elephant charged the encircled group.
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Wabash
Ind
Modoc
Ken— Heth Kindley
Rostoe McDaniels
Salamonie
Andrews
Bindley
Huntington
Kindley
Rome radio pleads against broken morale in war crisis
Reports from Rome indicate Italy braces for invasion while radio broadcasts aim to steady Italian morale. Mussolini’s regime urges resolve as Sardinia and other regions face Allied attacks. Washington circles note morale slipping since last May amid tensions with Germans and Americans. Pittsburgh mayor undergoes surgery today for undisclosed moment.
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Rome Mureau
Associated Press
Washington
Italy
French North Africa
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Eist Properalida
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Duce
Rome Radio
Sardinia
Corsica
Vittorio Emanuele I
RAF
Spain shifts to neutrality amid Mediterranean developments
New York dispatch reports Spain under Franco veering from Axis toward strict neutrality as Allied power rises in the Mediterranean. Sources say Spain may be halting pro Axis nonbelligency to avoid being caught between Axis and Allied forces, with Gibraltar and French North Africa influencing the pivot.
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Martinique
Hemisphere
Fress
New York
Adolf Hitler
Mediterranea
Francisco Franco
Mount Tans
Gibraltar
French North Africa
Spain
Balearia Islands
Therian Peninsula
Status of French fleet remains uncertain despite Darlan's appeal
Allied dispatches report Tobruk capture inside Libya and signals that Axis may quit Tunisia. British Eighth Army advances 305 miles in 22 days, seizing Bardia and Halfaya Pass. Rumors of Axis withdrawal from Tunisia persist amid heavy Allied pressure. German reinforcements reach protectorate as Rommel's forces face encirclement.
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Darlan
Tobruk
Libya
Tunisia
Africa
Britain
Bardia
Halfaya
Hellfire
Teen Age Draft Bill May Call 18 and 19 Year Olds by Christmas
Washington November 13 Roosevelt expected to sign the teen age draft bill at once. If approved promptly about 800000 youths born in 1920 and 1921 would be called to service this winter, deferring an equal number of married men and altering families. Maj Gen Hershey estimates up to 500000 of the 1500000 youths who registered may enlist or be drafted into the Army Navy or Marine Corps. The liable group includes all youths who had their eighteenth birthday by the last registration date June 10.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Youbha
Lewis B. Hershey
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Berlin claims allies fleet hit heavily in North Africa
German high command reported sinking a British cruiser, a destroyer, and fire transports, with 18 more Allied ships damaged by U boat and air attacks off the Moroccan coast. The Birmingham cruiser, 9100 tons, was said sunk by five torpedo boats. the destroyer and 22,000 tons of transports were credited to submarines in the same area. No Allied confirmation available.
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Associated Prox
Berlin
German High Command
North Africa
Sbmarines
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