Dies Charges Sabotage in Plane Factory
Washington December 2 AP Chairman Dies appealing for continuation of the House committee on un American activities said five acts of sabotage occurred on a highly experimental plane at an undisclosed factory. He cited a sixth possible act and noted warnings by the plane’s inspector were ignored. He linked sabotage to totalitarian influence in defense industries and urged expulsion of fifth columnists before they act.
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Washington
Dies
D-Tex
House Committee On unAmerican
Experimental Department
Defenses Industries
Fifth Column
America
Congress
Fritz Kuhn
Sing Sing
Bund
United States
People’s Front
Front
Curators To Meet At University Of Missouri
University of Missouri board of curators will meet in Columbia on Thursday morning. Latest figures show auto accident deaths rising in winter with about 20 percent in the southern half of the country and 0 percent in the northern half.
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Columbia
University of Missouri Board of Curators
Attorneys Fight Suggested Broadcast Rules Ruling
Attorneys for NBC and Columbia Broadcasting argued the Commission lacks authority to enforce proposed regulations on network to station contracts. They warned that adopting such rules or similar would end the American broadcasting system. Commission counsel Telford Taylor outlined the suggestions, which critics say contain errors and should be rejected. The commission currently has no control over network station contracts.
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Washington
The
Communications Commission
Commission
Phillip J. Hennessey
National Broadcasting Company
Telford Taylor
John J. Burns
Columbia Broadcasting System
Hennessey
Britain Strong Now as When France Fell Says Mackenzie King
Ottawa dec 2 ap britains position stronger now than since the fall of france the prime minister told commons adding dominion and us aid are turning the tide against axis powers he warned canadians not to expect certain victory noting german strength may even be greater than in june he said world Armageddon possible but britains might and allied help could save the world under gods guidance
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Ottawa
Canada
Britain
France
Mackenzie King
Commons
Dominions
United States
Germany
Belgium
India
Buyers Arrive in St Louis for Spring Fashions Preview
Hundreds of buyers and merchandising executives from major women's wear and department stores across the Midwest, East, and South began arriving in St. Louis for the annual early spring fashions preview. Sixty dress coat suit and sportswear manufacturers will showcase first showings all week. Auto sales through the first nine months of 1940 reached 2,943,889 units, up 25 percent from 1939.
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ST. Louis
Woman's Wear
Compression ratios rise in 1941 car engines across 50 models
Compression ratios in 1941 engines show the sharpest rise in five years, averaging 6.66 in 50 new models presented by 17 manufacturers.
Greeks Claim 5000 Fascist Troops Taken
Greeks report 5000 Fascist troops captured as Italian forces retreat in central and northern fronts. They describe enemy losses including ten guns, 50 machine guns, and trench mortars. Greeks claim 8000 Italians already captured earlier, with 36 days of fighting and a potential shift of the front toward Albania and the Yugoslav border.
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Premet
Pogradetz
Adriatic
Albania
Lake
Ochrida
Elbasani
Tirana
Northern Greek Army Drives Into Valleys Near Elbasani
Two columns of the northern Greek army reportedly fought into strategic valleys funneling toward Elbasani on the Albanian front. One column entered the upper Skumbi river valley, the other advanced through the Devol valley northwest of Moskopolis, amid heavy artillery to dislodge Italian forces from Mamuliste near Lake Ohrid.
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Ohrid
Elbasani
Skumbi
Devol
Moskopolis
Mamuliste
Lake
Pogradetz
Fascists Claim Greek Losses in Counter-Attacks
Rome AP reports Italian forces repelled Greek charges on the Albanian front inflicting heavy losses, with Greeks throwing an army corps against the Ninth Army but ending back at their original positions after a fierce Fascist counter thrust. British planes bombed Dodecanese islands without causing damage per the high command.
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Rome
Ninth Army
Italy
Dodecanese
Prosecutor Says Pinball Machines May Violate Law
Kansas City December 2 AP Fred E Whitten Jackson county prosecutor will seek a friendly court action with pinball machine manufacturers to decide if the marble games violate Missouri gambling laws He leads a campaign after punch boards flourished in the city and declares the marble games gambling devices
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Kansas City
Fred E. Whitten
Jackson County
Missouri
Whitten
U S Defense Blockade Slows Cotton Shipments
In New Orleans on December 2 AP reports cotton shipments along the Mississippi have nearly halted due to wartime blockade and defense. Joseph Airey, head of the dock board and a cotton shipper, notes export disappearances and higher premium freight rates deter inter coastal steamers. Exports August 1 to Friday total 133355 bales, vs 512084 last year, while domestic demand rises with the preparedness program, though coastwise shipments face economic barriers.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Joseph Airey
Dock Board
Airey
The
Cotton Exchange
Wake Up Your Liver Bile Pilla Advertisement
An old time ad promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as a cure for constipation and gas. It urges daily use to stimulate bile flow and improve digestion. The copy uses bold phrases and misspelled product names to appeal to readers.
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Carter
Fox Cartas
Indiana Man Crowned Corn King of Show
Indiana farmer Charles N. Fischer of Shelbyville won the corn king title at the international livestock exposition grain show with 10 ears of Johnson county white, a standard midwest variety. Canadian wheat king was Francis T. Rigby of Wembley, Alberta, who claimed the wheat crown for the third straight year. Beverly Neal of Waldron, Indiana, won the junior corn growers crown with Reid's yellow dent.
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Chicago
Canada
Francis Tjiloyd Rigby
Wembley
Alto
Can
Charles N. Fischer
Shelbyville
Ind
Johnson County
George Hofman, Jr
Iliff
Colo
Blackhall
E. W. Doubet
Hanna City
Ill
Rigby
University of Alberta Agriculture
Herman Trelle
C. Edson Smith
Corvallis
Mont
Fischer
Indiana
Beverly Neal
Waldron
Reid
Neal
John R. Lauer
Broadwell
Duke
Marsh Foundation Farms
van Wert
Ohio
Brinon
Wrightsman
Mooreland
Paul Francis Kowlowski
Vilna
Alta
F. P. Trowell
Saltcoats
Sask
Eli Lastinka
Willingdon
Curtailment of Luxury Imports to Canada Announced
Ottawa date shows Drastic curtailment of luxury imports mainly from the United States, higher excise taxes on domestic and personal conveniences, and lower duties on United Kingdom commodities as war exchange goals drive policy. The plan bans passenger automobiles, sporting goods, clothing, and processed foods from non British-currency countries without licenses, with licenses for other items phased out as substitutes arise.
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Ottawa
United States
United Kingdom
House of Commons
J. L. Isley
Newfoundland
Cotton shipments diverted from New Orleans by wartime refusals
War demands push cotton tonnage away from New Orleans as two steamship lines refuse further cargo. Airey notes shipments that would travel by rail or river barge to eastern seaboard are rerouted to Mobile, Alabama and Houston, Texas.
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New Orleans
Eastern Seaboard
Airey
Mobile
Ala
Houston
Texas
State Brings Delay In Brothers' Trial
In St Louis on December 2 AP reported the state sought to question veniremen about 1920s underworld gangs delaying the Leo Brothers murder trial. Judge Oakley excused 50 jurors and summoned another group after a prejudicial inquiry. mistrial denied. Defense sought continuance citing a witness from LeRoy Kansas.
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ST. Louis
Veniremen
Illinois
Leo Brothers
Brothers
Alfred J. Lingle
Chicago
John de Blasi
Service Calliver
Circuit
Henry W. Simpson
Cuckoo
Egan
Hogan
Service Car Drivers’ Union
John L. Sullivan
Attorney For
Ernest F. Oakley
Sullivan
LeRoy
Kas
Huge Building Market Overlooked Experts Say
Experts from the temporary national economic committee say the American building industry is overlooking a demand for 9,000,000 new houses for families earning under 1500 dollars annually. The report by Peter A. Stone and R. Harold Denton states the industry is geared to homes for those earning 2000 dollars or more per year, hindering low income access.
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Washington
National
Peter A. Stone
R. Harold Denton
Divorced Hazel Hulburd Wins Custody In Missouri Case
Mrs Hazel Candy Hulburd wife of C Carl Hulburd serving a 10 year term for embezzlement was granted a divorce by Circuit Judge Michael J Scott and awarded custody of their 12 year old son The report notes England has maintained a war office since the 1660 restoration.
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St, Louis
Hazel Candy Hulburd
C. Carl Hulburd
Missouri State Penitentiary
Michael J. Scott
England
Alaska Explorer Calls for Good Neighbor Policy to Soviet Union
Vilhjalmur Stefansson, famed Arctic explorer, said Alaska is alarmed to an extent about Japan but unlikely to join any conflict with Russia. He urged extending U S good neighbor policy to the Soviet Union, noting Canada and Mexico are the only neighbors further away. He reported Alaskans worry about Japan and dismiss sensational fears about Russia, attributing such stories to Shanghai.
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New York
Alaska
Japan
Russia
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
United States
Soviet Union
Stefansson
Canada
Mexico
Senate and House Committees Approve China Credit Deal
Senate and House banking and coinage committees unanimously approved a plan to provide Chiang Kai-Shek’s government up to 100 million dollars in credits to finance its war against Japan. The package includes 50 million from the stabilization fund for currency support and 50 million more from the Export-Import Bank for general purposes. Morgenthau and Hull detailed the steps, with lawmakers ready to finalize the agreement pending legal clearance.
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Washington
Hull
Morgenthau
Senate Banking
House
Chiang Kai-Shek
Japan
Chungking
China
Export-Import Bank
Somers
D-Ny
Wagner
Senate
Adams
D-Cole
Be Quick To Treat Bronchitis Quickly
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Treasury plan gains authority and China gold collateral shift
The treasury asserted full legal power to execute the plan while Morgenthau, before a congressional committee, cited a March 1939 promise not to expand the stabilization fund without notifying Congress. He did not reveal details, but lawmakers understood China would drop gold posting as security for American yuan purchases, with about $20,000,000 of collateral reportedly on hand.
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Treasury
Morgenthau
Congressional
Stabilization Fund
Congress
China
Bristol Docks Target In New Sudden Incident
Reported raids hit Bristol docks as part of a string of sudden incidents and fires across districts. Authorities say casualties range from fatally hurt to seriously injured with emergency operations underway and warnings extending to nearby regions.
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Bristol Docks
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Ivor Joynson
Cadiz
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South Wales
Emil Eitel
Karl Eitel
Roy Steffen
Ats Ces Bake
Buaarck
Ead
Toolph
Ando Lasalle
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W. A. Dallmeyer
Hugh Stephens
Thos. Lawson Price
Paul Bosch
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W. L. Hager
Frank Railton
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JOS. H. Dulle
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