FBI Chief Says Bridges Report Leaves Action Open
MIAMI BEACH December 16 AP FBI director J Edgar Hoover announced a 3000 word report labeling Harry Bridges as a Communist and detailing party aims to overthrow the U S government has been forwarded to the attorney general He said the FBI has no authority to deport or arrest for party membership only Congress can outlaw a group Hoover noted no saboteur findings yet 1200 war plant surveys and contingency plans were made to prevent future trouble
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Bridges Denies Landis Findings in FBI Clash
In San Francisco on December 16 AP reports Harry Bridges, a C I O leader labeled a Communist by J Edgar Hoover, left for Washington denying any link between his trip and Hoover's Miami remarks. Bridges said Hoover lies and his statement was baseless, with his office noting no travel motive disclosed.
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Hoover and Bridges Clash Over Evidence in Hearings
Bridges asserts Hoover fabricates new evidence in the Harvard Law review case. He cites Dean Landis of Harvard as finding the Australian CIO official was not a member of the Communist party. Bridges says Hoover’s new material is bribed and faked and urges comparing records to reveal truth.
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Bridges
Landis
James Landis
Harvard Law School
Communist Party
Greeks Claim New Advances Amid Winter Front
Greek and British air forces destroyed dock facilities as Italian reinforcements arrived by small boats two miles offshore. Captured Italians admit supply trains are hampered by frost. Hundreds of Fascists are said to have died from frostbite and pneumonia. Retreating Italians abandoned heavy gear and wounded while Greeks shelter in straw pits.
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Albania
Campaign to Reinforce Fascist Morale In Italy
Rome dispatch reports an intensive effort to boost morale in northern industry as fighting rages in Albania and Libya. Communiques note heavy losses on both sides after Italian repulses of Greek attacks and British pressure on the Egyptian Libyan frontier. Fascist circles vow resolve in face of setbacks, with Adelchi Serena announcing a winter internal front and calls for aid to the needy, hospital visits, and tighter rationing and price control.
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Spurring of Defense Tops FDR Program
President Roosevelt returns from a Caribbean cruise to push faster rearmament in a crisis labeled by Knudsen as terrible urgency. Knudsen, former GM president now defense production chief, urges machine-tool makers to speed delivery and boost 1941 output to equip planes and destroyers, noting tools are vital as soldiers rely on munitions.
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Congressional Leaders Anticipate Veto Vote
Congress faces a veto vote on the Walter Logan bill as Roosevelt must veto by Wednesday or the measure becomes law without his signature. Acting Speaker McCormack and Rep Martin urged absent members to return for a crucial tally on broadening court jurisdiction over quasi judicial agencies, a move critics say would hamstring agencies.
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War Debts Due Again Only Hungary Responds
The article lists foreign government debts to the United States, naming Estonia Finland France Great Britain Hungary Italy Latvia Lithuania Poland Romania Yugoslavia and Russia with specific amounts. It notes that Finland owes 30 million to the Export-Import Bank and includes debts on occupation obligations and other nations, totaling 14,732,841,239.
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Italian Leader Warns Against Hoarding and Speculation
The speaker condemns any attempt at hoarding or speculation and says enemy hopes about Italian resistance will be crushed by real facts. He stresses disciplined national effort and warns opponents that their expectations will be bitterly disappointed by forthcoming events.
Jefferson Names Markway Chief in Police Shakeup
Jefferson township selects Markway as chief to take over Jan 1 1941, joining Mackey who resigns to become Cole county sheriff. Other candidates Jobe Kaufman Hatting Stewart Schmidt and Schatzer discussed as possible contenders in upcoming March primary.
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Schatzer
Desert Weather Hinders British Push in Libya
Amid delayed campaigns, British forces slow pace to secure extended supply lines as desert rains and sandstorms disrupt operations in the Salum, Fort Capuzzo, and Bardia sectors. Italian forces in Salum hold Fas cist positions while Luftwaffe and ground crews bomb targets including Bardia and Tobruk as fierce fighting continues. The report also notes a traffic congestion ranking in Paris and New York.
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Italy
Libya
Egypt
Court Ruling Extends U S River Control
The Supreme Court upholds broad federal authority over waterways under the interstate commerce clause in a 6-2 decision. It states federal control includes flood protection and power use, and that a river may be navigable after reasonable improvements. The case centers on the New River dam project in Virginia and its license under the Federal Power Act.
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Supreme Court
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Arthur W. Mitchell
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New River
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Friends of the Court Back Virginia in Supreme Court Appeal
Forty states joined Virginia as friends of the court in contesting the commission’s appeal to the Supreme Court. The action reflects broad interstate support as higher authorities consider the case.
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Igable
Virginia
Supreme Court
Weather Almanac Describes Snow Drifts Across States
Snow totals ranged from eight to fourteen inches in Minnesota Wisconsin and Missouri with drifting on secondary roads in Minnesota and Nebraska. Two men drowned, two died from exposure. Warm and cold records appeared in Ohio and Colorado as gusty winds and a late moon urged a curious note in history.
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Good News for Fistula Sufferers at McCleary Clinic
The McCleary Clinic in Excelsior Springs Missouri offers a free 116 page booklet on fistula hemorrhoids and colon disorders. Request a copy by postcard to the clinic address. No charge. The message urges readers to write today to save suffering and money.
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Elms Blvd
Excelsior Springs
Christmas Cards Drive NYC First Class Mail Rise
Each Christmas period New York City originations of first class mail rise by about 40 percent driven largely by Christmas cards. Japan experiences an average of four earthquakes daily.
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