Greeks Enter Koritza as Italians Retreat in Albania
Greek forces push into Koritza after days of fighting with Italian rearguard. Italians withdraw along two roads toward Elbasani and Pogradetz as Greek artillery dominates the border. Greek planes bombard Argyrocastro airfield while Italian air raids hit Epirus and western Macedonia.
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Bitols
Yugoslavia
Koritza
Italy
Albania
Elbasani
Pogratetz
Pogradetz
Hallan
Argyrocastro
Epirus
Macedonia
Greece
Germans Claim Success On Seas
Berlin reports German speedboats have sunk six British destroyers and two submarines totaling 11,300 tons, plus 212,000 tons of merchant ships. The communique notes one speed boat lost against English destroyers and claims numerous engagements with superior Allied forces. Sources say German planes dropped over 100 metric tons on Birmingham and 30 metric tons on other targets.
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Berlin
High Command
North Sea
Birmingham
Bristol
Liverpool
Southampton
Wessington Springs Farmer Is Killed
Wayne Hotchkiss a 32 year old farmer from near Wessington Springs was fatally injured when struck by a truck box corner along the highway. The Alpena owned truck was driven by one of Julius Brandenburg's sons. Funeral services will be held at Alpena Saturday.
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Wessington Springs
Wayne Hotchkiss
Julius Brandenburg
Alpena
King George VI vows empire fight to secure freedom
King George VI opened Parliament promising Britain would fight until freedom is secure and London would repel Axis invaders. Churchill voiced confidence in sustaining vital parliamentary institutions under enemy fire as Britain prepares for victory with U.S. aid praised and the ceremony scaled for wartime.
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London
George VI
House of Commons
Churchill
Britain
British Empire
U. S
George
United States
House of Lords
Queen Elizabeth
Thanksgiving Brings Hope To Unemployed Tailor Family
In Philadelphia Salvatore Alpe and his seven joining members faced eviction from their home for rent arrears. Deputy Sheriff William J. Morrow redirected the removal, moving the family to a mortgaged house, supplying coal, and promising help to find work as Pennsylvania notes Thanksgiving next week.
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Philadelphia
Salvatore Alpe
William J. Morrow
Morrow
Abe
Pennsylvania
Thanksgiving Observances Across 32 States This Year
The Associated Press reports Thanksgiving in 32 states and 15 others observing the holiday on November 28. Americans celebrate in peace with family dinners, church services, and quiet home days, as President Roosevelt joins the nation in the traditional observance. Hooneyvett visits at Hyde Park, N.Y. with the President.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
German War Probe Details German Activities In U S Report
The Dies committee releases a 500 page white paper on German diplomatic and economic influence in the United States. It cites Transocean News Service links, plans for postwar German industry in America, and Zepp's involvement with Japan diplomacy. Raids planned in nine cities to seize pro Nazi and pro Japanese records.
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Washington
Dies Committee
United States
Transocean News Service
North
South America
New York
America
Zapp
Mandred Zepp
Transocean
Japan
Nazi Germany
Democrat
Texas
New York City
Robert Stripling
Boston
Altimore
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Cleveland
New Orleans
St. Louis
Dies
Stripling
Chicago
Central
United States News Service
German Library of Information of
German Railroads Information Office
American Fellowship Forum
Rs Chemical Marketing
CIO Convention Votes Down Isms
At Atlantic City on November 21 the congress of industrial organizations adopted a resolution condemning Nazism Communism and Fascism as inimical to labor and our form of government It did not address Amalgamated Clothing Workers push to bar Communists Nazis and Fascists from CIO offices The chair announced adoption by what he believed to be an overwhelming vote with Vice President Philip Murray presiding
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Atlantic City
N. J
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Amalgamated Clothing ‘Workers
CI0
Thomas Kennedy
ICIO
John L. Lewis
Philip Murray
Union Officials Exchange Blows in New Orleans Lobby
Union leaders David Dubinsky and Joseph Fay clashed in the Roosevelt Hotel lobby after a debate over an anti racketeering resolution at the AFL convention. Dubinsky said Fay insulted him and his daughter Jean, prompting three separate fistfights observed by witnesses.
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New Orleans
David Dubinsky
Internatonal Ladies Garments Workers Union
Joseph Fay
International Union of Operating Engineers
AFL
Dubinsky
Fay
Roosevelt Hotel
Jean
Guardsmen Called To Service By Presidential Order
Washington officials announce that President signs orders for guardsmen to enter service for one year. The action, dated November, affects units in California and other states, with duties to begin next Monday.
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Washington
House
Calif
Axis grows as Antonescu visits Germany amid Balkan shifts
General Ion Antonescu arrives in Germany signaling Romania toward joining the Axis with Germany Italy Japan. Observers expect formal enrollment after Hungary, with Balkan nations like Bulgaria Slovakia and possibly Turkey drawn in as Axis tensions rise and Mediterranean routes loom. German troops already on Romanian soil underscore the expansion.
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Antonescu
Germany
Axis
Greece
Turkey
Mussolini
Romania
Hungary
Italy
Japan
Sungery
Mediterranean
Eng
Turcey
Balks
Balkans
Uris
Bulgaria
Bern
Switzerland
Spain
Greate
Willing, If Not Brilliant Draft Trainee Responds
MEMPHIS Tenn Nov 21 A draft trainee candidate grows frustrated with the questionnaire after answering initial items and scrawls in bold across the blank Tin ready when you want me revealing readiness despite impatience.
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Memphis
Tenn
Hammer Testifies In Plankinton Case
Plankinton, Nov 21. Defense calls State Training School staff to contest Thelan Olson confinement as insane and illegally in Yankton Hospital. Board of Charities and Corrections members testified. Hammer, assistant superintendent, spoke amid clashes with prosecutors. Trial nears closing as both sides rest and await final pleas.
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Fred Shandorf
Hammer
H. F. Fellows
Shandorkhé
Fellows
Shandorf
Bakewell
Yankton
Aurora County Insanity Board
Yankon
Miller Steele
Plankinton
Balloons Break Free From Moorings Delaying Transit
A group of barrage balloons broke from their moorings in England and drifted toward Sweden, disrupting power lines near Goeteborg and delaying transit as they drifted along the Swedish west coast on November 21. Exiles were reportedly involved, and streetcars in Goeteborg were halted briefly.
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Stockholm
Sweden
England
Goeteberg
Siniste
Goete
Berg
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Shore
France
CIO
Isms
Ion Antonescu
Boris of
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Hitler
Europe
Slovakia
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Bete Tuka
Budapest
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Sipovakia
Aegean Sea
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