Sabotage Rumors Alarming New York Sector
On November 20 police tightened vigilance along the Brooklyn waterfront amid rumors of a possible sabotage attack on defense plants shipyards and three bridges. Authorities declined to reveal the nature of the threat and no comment came from the army navy coast guard or FBI. Extra guards followed a Newark report as ships in Brooklyn yards undergo repairs. Radford alert reports extra precautions at the Ordnance Works smoke less powder plant under Col Mark J Serrem.
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Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Manhattan
Williamsburg
Radford
Mark J. Serrem
Radford Ordnance Works
Army Can Fight But It Needs More Training
Monroe, N. C. Nov. 30 Lieut. Gen. Lesley J. McNair, chief of staff of army general headquarters, said U. S. troops could fight effectively but losses would be unduly heavy given current training. He spoke after two weeks of simulated war in North and South Carolina with the First army against the Fourth army corps, part of a nationwide 1941 training program that began in June in Tennessee. He warned that properly trained units cannot be developed in one year, and emphasized the need for complete equipment to improve readiness against a German adversary.
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N. C
U. S
Lesley J. McNair
Army General Headquarters
North
South Carolina
McNair
Tennessee
Green Warns of Idle Period After War
Hollywood Beach Florida November 2 American Federation of Labor President William Green warned that postwar deflation could threaten the social order. He urged private and public employment measures to avoid an idle period, balancing labor’s role in defense with plans to prevent hardship. He spoke during a nationally broadcast address to Investment Bankers Association of America, stressing Americans first.
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Hollywood Beach
Fla
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Investment Bankers Association of America
Jabor
Premier Churchill Birthday Observed Amid War Preparations
London marked the 67th birthday of Prime Minister Winston Churchill as he prepared for a major speech on all out conscription. Felicitations arrived worldwide with gifts including planes from South America and tanks from the West Indies and Dutch East Indies. In Michigan Adrian, L R Williams finally received a $400 traveling allowance after 42 years since service in the Spanish American War and the Philippine Insurrection.
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Jowkeep
Commons
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South America
British West Indies
Dutch East Indies
Adrian, Mich
L. R. Williams
13Th
Minnesota Infantry
Philippines
Williams
New York
Nev
Yoko Radio Tonight
Shigeichi Koga
China
America
Britain
Tokyo
Interpreting The War by RPWARD i BOMAK
Roosevelt returns to Washington amid alarms of a looming Pacific war as Japan presses its expansion. Analysts weigh whether Tokyo will act, how the United States would respond, and how Burma road aid, the Philippines, Alaska, and mid Pacific bases influence a clash outcome. Military leaders expect diplomacy backed by force to curb Japan without risking the main fleet.
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Taro
Brand
Pacific
Japan
Manchuria
Panay
Indo- China
Thailand
China
Burma
Washington
Tokyo
Kurasu
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Congress
Burma Road
Britain
Netherlands
North Atlantic
High Seas
South Pacific
Philippines
Russia
Vladivostok
Alaska
Mid- Pacific
Chiang Kei- Shek
Kunming
Latin Americans Aid in Hemisphere Defense Praised
Nelson Rockefeller cited seizure of Axis ships and heavy copper shipments to the United States as examples of Latin American aid in hemisphere defense during a broadcast with Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt.
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Washington
Nelson Rockefeller
United States
Eleanor Roosevelt
Four Die In Car Crash Near South Bend And Bremen
Four people die and two others are injured in an early morning crash when their car hits a tree near Joseph Michigan. Victims are Alpert A. Mazay 30 Julius S. Mazar 36 Virginia M. Adamson 24 of South Bend and Kathryn Spouse 26 of Bremen Indiana. Also Hollywood reports screen actor Adrian M. Morris 38 dies from a brain hemorrhage before starting work on Live On Danger and he is Chester Morris’s brother.
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Weir
Joseph
Mich
Alpert A. Mazay
Julius S. Mazar
Virginia M. Adamson
South Bend
Kathryn Spouse
Bremen
Ind
Hollywood
Adrian M. Morris
Chester Morris
Fearful Loss Marked Great Russian Battles
Soviet communiques claimed heavy fighting on all fronts with 20 German planes shot down and multiple village recaptures. Pravda described German losses and cannily described Rostov retreat while Klin and Stalingrad sectors saw intensified Soviet offensives and German countermeasures. The reports align with a broader push toward Moscow and Rostov as German forces faced mounting Soviet resistance.
U. S. Pilots to Defend Burma Road in Future
War dispatches report U S pilots to defend the Burma road with P-40 fighters as Japan resumes bombing. Chinese labor builds air fields near strategic points along the route while Japanese and German offensives press on in the east. Philippine alert rises as Corregidor waves suspend. Asahi notes imminent closure of Japanese consulates in the United States amid mounting US-Japan tensions.
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Indio
China
Free China
Burm Road
China Sea
Japan
United States
Chungking
Philippines
Army
Navy
Corregidor
Iland
Manila Bay
Yoryo
Asahi
Washington
Shigenori Togo
Raid on Reich Berlin Attacks Kill and Damage Coastal Areas
Informant reports indicate heavy British air force raids on the German Bight and the northern coast last night. A number of people were killed and others wounded while residential property was damaged. Four British bombers were reported downed.
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Nazis Trapped as British Push To Sidte Point
British forces tighten around Rommel's Afrika Korps along the Libyan coast near Tobruk. Describes a new push to sever supply lines, use shallow-draft vessels for coastal resupply, and trap German forces as battle lines re-form north of the Egyptian frontier. General Von Ravenstein reportedly captured with prisoners from two German divisions. Two ships struck in a Friday night air raid on the Benghazi front.
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Rezegh-Bir el Hamad
Rommsel
Tobruk
Fevlin
Nur
Farmers' Income Seen At Record High This Year
Washington reports the Agriculture Department says farmers ended their best year since 1929 with an estimated cash income of 11.2 billion dollars. Next year could rise to about 13 billion as demand for farm products grows and production expands under the food-for-freedom program.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
War Front and Far East Developments Reported
Axis forces allegedly captured a group of officers and correspondents including Godfrey H. P. Anderson of the Associated Press and Harold Denny of the New York Times. British and American observers were with armored units west of Sidi Onur. Far East events include an emergency war cabinet meeting in Canberra to discuss potential changes, and De Gaullist claims of a French bomber squadron destroying 30 German tanks near Tobruk.
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Italy
Dicluile Godfey H. P. Anderson
Associated Press
London
Herold Denny
New York
Anderson
Venly
Sidi Onur
Adr
Chic
Seye Avaten
Canberra
John Cirtin
War Cabinet
Far East
Londo
Pj—De Gaullist
Ree
Tobruk
Hongkong Garrison Placed On High Readiness
Hongkong command announces precautionary dispositions and an advanced state of readiness for the local garrison of British forces. Soldiers and sailors reportedly cancelled from fields and ships. The note recalls the era’s wartime logistics and states of alert.
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Hongkong
Epire
Anti-Strike Bills Being Pushed in Both Houses
Washington reports a day of strategy as Congress debates anti strike measures in defense industries. House and Senate consider multiple bills including compulsory arbitration and open or closed shop restrictions. Chamber of Commerce opposes government takeover of plants and any move toward mandatory union membership.
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Smith
Senate
Tony Aider
Qontally
Texas
Connally
Ball
Minn
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ilegal
AFL
United States Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Albert W. Hawkes
Congress
Hawkes
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