British Fleet Again Defeats Italians Nazi Raiders Punish Liverpool with Bombs
Bucharest dispatch reports military control after a wave of assassinations of former regime leaders. Iron Guard leaders meet with Ion Antonescu as German troops enter Bucharest. Slayings extend to Iorga and aides. Sima and supporters blamed for attacks. Proesti oil center reported 20 more adherents killed. 85 Iron Guardsmen involved. Page 12 continuation.
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Iron Guard
Ion Antonescu
Romania
Iron Gard
Antonescu
Fremiér Uoria Sima
Pitest
Nicolai Iorga
Carol
Budapest
Proesti
Ranchhand Kills Employer Then Dies in Shootout
Big Sandy Mont Nov 23 A coroner's jury found murder and death by own action after the shooting of rancher Charles Fry 50 and shepherd Reuben Nordal 23 near Fry's home southeast of Hopp Mont Sheriff Oscar Marty testified Nordal likely shot Fry and then killed himself Nordal lay with his rifle beneath him after the fatal exchange Fry's widow and two children lived on the ranch with nearby relatives Nordal survived by two brothers in Havre and Glasgow
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Voropei
Charles Fry
Reuben Nerdal
Oscar Marty
Chouteau County
Nordal
Fry
Hopp
Mont
Fort Benton
Fry Place
Havre
Glasgw
Massive German raid pounds Liverpool in hours of bombing
German bombers intensified over Liverpool and Merseyside, dropping incendiaries and high explosives for hours. The British press agency cited heavy anti aircraft fire limiting damage mainly to houses, with a few deaths reported near a public shelter as heavy craft and aircraft activity continued past midnight.
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Liverpool
Merseyside
British Press Association
Saaid
East Anglia
Midlands
Hogland
Man From Hshlante Town Shows Plenty Of Guts
Joseph T. Smith of Virginia City Montana, one of Montana's first draft contingent, left for Fort Missoula ten days ago. Rejected by army doctors for lacking teeth, he obtained fake teeth and returned to enlist. He will serve as Private Smith U S Army for three years.
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Joseph T. Smith
Virginia City
Montana
Fort Missoula
Smith
Missoula
U. S. Army
Duchess of Windsor to Undergo Dental Operation in Miami
Nassau Bahamas reports an informed source says the Duke and Duchess of Windsor plan to travel to Miami next month so the Duchess can enter a nursing home for a dental operation.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Duchess of Windsor
Miami
Almazan Group Riots At U S Embassy On Wallace Arrival
A crowd of about 500 Mexicans tried to storm the U S embassy in Mexico City as Wallace, vice president elect of the United States, arrived for an official visit ahead of Mexico's presidential inauguration. Police used tear gas to disperse the protesters, who shouted anti Wallace slogans. Wallace’s party avoided the mob as it dispersed near the embassy.
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Mexico City
Viva Almazan
Wallace
United States
Henry A. Wallace
Mexico
Manuel Avila Camacho
Juan Andreu Almazan
Zima
Almazan
Camacho
Wall Street boy wonder J L Livermore dies by suicide
Jesse L. Livermore, 62, famed as Wall Street's boy wonder after parlaying $10 into $10,000,000, was found shot to death in the Sherry-Netherland hotel in New York. A .22 pistol was fired behind his right ear, ending a career marked by spectacular fortunes and four bankruptcies. He had been attempting a comeback after losing his fortune in 1916.
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Navy
Jesse L. Livermore
Wall Street
Sherry-Netherland
Pollen
Central Park
Livermore
West Acton
Mass
Hoston
Bucketehops
Wax
Pant
Threatened Strike Averted By Appeal Of Worker
Washington reports two defense plant labor bills introduced in the House to curb work stoppages while Attorney General Jackson told the House Judiciary Committee he offers no judgment on new legislation. He said the justice department has no authority in labor relations and declined to make recommendations. The episode at Vultee Aircraft, with $84 million in defense contracts, sparked congressional criticism earlier in the week.
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House
Jackson
Judiciary Committee
Sumvers
Tesna
Congress
Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Justice Department
Armament unit strike threat quashed by union mediation
London November 28 Aatire ring appeal by a 48 year old dockyards worker to the Amalgamated Engineering Union was dropped after Owen Jenkins urged mediation. A proposed half day strike Dec 44 was abandoned as a vote on a 3 cent per hour raise was blocked by the national committee. The arbitration vote carried 25 to 11, allowing the armament program to continue.
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Amalgamated Engineering Union
National Committee
Owen Jenkins
Britain
Theo
National Arbitration Tribunal
Arma
Helena woman earns solo flight in CAA course
Jane Schuyler 20, daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard C Schuyler of 2 Washington Place, became one of Helena's few women to solo fly yesterday during Carroll College CAA training. She began flying six weeks ago, aims for a private license. Others soloed include Helen Bennett Bert Jones and Robert McCartin under instructors Benton Gralow Archie Bray. The primary course ends Jan 15. secondary course to basic military training is about halfway done.
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Helena
City
Howard C. Schuyler
Washington Place
Carroll College
C.A.A
Mies Schuyler
Helena High School
Montana State University
Missoula
Miss Schuyler
Helen Bennett
Miss Bennett
Bert Jones
Robert McCartin
Jones
McCartin
Benton Gralow
Archie Bray
R. E
Red) Morrison
Joe Walton
Greeks rout fascist regiment of death on Balkan front
Athens dispatch reports new heavy fighting on the western end of the Balkan war front as Greek forces claim a rout of a fascist regiment sworn to die rather than retreat. Prisoners reveal the scale of Italian disaster and speculation grows that Mussolini’s invasion may collapse along the Adriatic coast. Counterattacks by Italians are acknowledged, and the fate of Arghia Castro remains unconfirmed.
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Athens
Adriatic Sea
Cudahy Resigns as Belgium Envoy to Focus on Writing
Joan Cudahy of Milwaukee orally resigned to President Roosevelt as ambassador to Belgium. He plans to devote time to writing a novel about Poland, where he served as ambassador from 1923 to 1937 and later minister to the Irish Free State. He assumed the Belgian post January 15, 1940, and stayed two months after Germany occupied Belgium.
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Joan Cudahy
Milwaukee
Roosevelt
Belgium
Cudahy
Poland
Irish Free State
Senator McNary Ill With Influenza
Senator Charles L. McNary, confined to his Salons Oregon home with influenza, showed signs of improvement today after doctors feared possible pneumonia. The conservative Senate minority leader and former GOP vice presidential hopeful expected to return to Washington soon.
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Ore
Charles L. McNary
McNary
G.O.P
Washington
Italian Fleet Damaged in British Action Off Sardinia
London reports a British naval air campaign against Mussolini’s fleet damaged a 35,000-ton battleship and a 10,000-ton cruiser, with hits on two more cruisers and two destroyers. Berwick withstood damage, Ark Royal came under heavy attack but remained combat-ready.
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Mussolini
Admiralty
Nairn
Sardinia
Fleet Air Arm
Berwick
Ark Royal
Italy claims win in sea fight with British forces
Rome reports first engagement between Italian and British naval forces in the Mediterranean. Italian high command says two British cruisers were damaged by shellfire, three other warships bombed, and a battleship stopped with fire aboard. Destroyer Danolere seriously damaged and Italian cruiser Fiume struck by a non exploding shell. Scene set south of Sardinia yesterday afternoon.
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High Command
Mediterranean
Shell
Dnly
Danclere
Fiume
Sardinia
Strike Ends at Aluminum Plant After Week Long Walkout
New Kensington Nov 28 Workers at the Aluminum Company of America plant voted to end a week long strike that halted defense orders and left 7,500 employees temporarily idle. They will return to work at 7 a m EST with a transfer of a worker blamed for causing the walkout to the Logans Ferry plant.
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New Kensingston
C.S
Aluminum Company of America
Uuloo
Logass
Terrific Blasts Destroy Du Pont Plant at Tacoma
Two massive explosions at the Du Pont powder plant near Fort Lewis shattered a black powder mill. A schoolhouse 14 miles away windows were broken. A company official cited sabotage as a suspected cause. Damages preliminarily set at $5,000.
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Tacoma
Wash
du Pont Powder
Fort Lewis
Wonaer
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Hardhworks
National Defense
Japanese Send Last Peace Proposal to Chinese Force
Shanghai dispatch reports the Japanese sponsored Nanking government sending a final exhortation to Chiang Kai-shek to quit fighting and join peaceful cooperation with Japan. A treaty signing planned for Saturday would grant Tokyo control over military and economic affairs, while keeping Japanese troops in North China and lower Mongolia for two years after peace.
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Nanking
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Chungking
Japan
Wang Ching-wei
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Chiang
Nanjing
China
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Britain
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Lower
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