Six Per Cent Profit Bill Being Drawn
Washington reports that Secretary Morgenthau said treasury experts are drafting legislation to cap corporate profits at six percent until the emergency ends and tax any excess profits into government coffers. Wall Street moved lower on news, while Capitol lawmakers were uncertain. Henderson urged a longer work week to boost production.
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Ways and Means
Banking Committee
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Windsors Arrive in Capital Visit President Briefly
The Duke of Windsor visiting Washington pledges British support for defending the eastern coast. He meets President Roosevelt and two cabinet members and Maritime Commission chairman Emory Land, stating it is Britain’s settled policy to assist the United States in securing the eastern coastline.
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Duke of Windsor
America
Bahamas
National Press Club
Roosevelt
Emory
Land of the Maritime Commission
Press Cluf
United States
West Indies
Earthquake in Hawaii Shakes Mauna Loa Area
A moderate to strong earthquake was felt on the Island of Hawaii at 6 18 m today. It originated on Mauna Loa and caused seismographs to fail, cracked plaster walls in Hilo, landslides and dust clouds near the Halemaumau crater. The Kona coast reported it as the strongest since 129.
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Weather outlook Montana turns cloudy with rain then snow
A Montana forecast calls for rising clouds on Friday with rain overnight into Friday night. Snow is expected Saturday with a warmer spell in the far east Friday and a colder snap on Saturday.
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Montana
Fierce fighting flares around Leningrad as Nazis clash with Reds
Soviet and German reports diverge on gains around Leningrad with Red Army counterattacks claiming six miles of ground and recaptured villages while German lines report block by block advances. Soviet dispatches note fresh German reinforcements and Baltic Sea fleet action as fighting intensifies near the city.
Secretary Knox Inspects Bermuda Defense Bases
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox arrived in Bermuda to inspect U S defense bases. He boarded at Morgan's Island and toured naval, military, and air activities with Capt Jules James. The visit, his first since Britain handed over the bases two years ago, was to continue for several days.
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Bermuda
Frank Knox
U. S
Morgan’s Island
United States
Jules James
Tucker and
Darrell Islands
Britain
Russians pour masses against German lines near Leningrad
Front dispatches report heavy Soviet troop pushes on the north central front aimed at drawing German forces from Leningrad. Leningrad is described as under continuous shelling and house to house combat. reports say Germans hold positions on the Dvina’s east bank while Red forces launch assaults.
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North Central
Leningrad
Dvina
Moscow
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Nazis Claim Convoy Off Dakar Is Nearly Annihilated
Berlin reports the Nazi high command claims the 12-ship convoy bound for England off West Africa was almost completely sunk. Asecret U boat technique allegedly made the ships more vulnerable and the submarine fleet had sunk nearly 1,000,000 tons of British vessels since the Russia war began. The convoy system is said to be the most effective defense yet but is slipping under the new method.
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Berlin
High Command
West Africa
300 More South American Firms Are Added to Economic Blacklist
Washington Sept 25 The economic defense board announced a supplementary blacklist adding 300 individuals and firms from the South American republics to the existing list of 1,800. It also named 66 firms deleted from the original proclamation. The action targets those deemed to aid Germany or Italy or harmful to national defense. The blacklist now includes Alr France and the pro‑Axis Buenos Aires newspaper El Pampero, among others, as conductors or facilitators of prohibited transactions.
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Economic Defense Board
Hull
State Department
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Italy
Alr France
Atriine
South America
France
el Pampero
Buenos
Airea
Croatian Disorder in Croatia Increase Disputed
Disrupted Croatia counts 1.6 million Serbs opposing the Axis regime roaming in guerrilla groups with torch, bomb and machine gun. Italy reports Adriatic flank reoccupied by Italian Second Army to end disturbances and protect security. Rebel actions include attacks across Croatia and Bosnian forests as Ustachhi pursue foes.
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Dinaya Mountains
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Il Popolo di Roma
Zagreb
Stajevo
Payske
Ustachi
Near Hurricane in Ohio Causes Serious Damage
A near hurricane gale swept Ohio causing at least one death and many injuries. Property and crop losses ran into hundreds of thousands of dollars with 70 mph winds. The Vanis Builders Supply building in Cleveland burned, and apple losses were heavy across Lake and Seneca counties. The storm moved from the Henso region through several states as officials described the system.
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Oho
Barnard to Join Morgenthau as Treasury Aide
Chester I. Barnard president of the New Jersey Bell Telephone company said he has been granted a leave of absence to become assistant to Secretary Morgenthau to aid in treasury department problems arising from the present emergency.
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Chester I. Barnard
New Jersey Bell Telephone Company
the Treasury
Morgenthau
Treasury Department
Controversy Over Neutrality Act Repeal Moves Senate Toward Boiling Point
Washington debate centers on a resolution by Senator McKellar calling for the outright repeal of the Neutrality Act amid sharp controversy over its impact on freedom of the seas. President Roosevelt’s position remains uncertain as aides weigh full versus partial repeal and the administration studies the issue.
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Senate
McKellar
Tenn
Roosevelt
Collier’s Magazine
Hr. Roosevelt
Congress
Sve
Germany
Atlantic Ocean
Argentina Faces Nazi Plot Claim Across Hemisphere
Reports from Brazil and Chile say Argentine factions view a Nazi plot against the Western Hemisphere. Argentina’s war office removed General Angel M. Zuloaga and arrested several air force officers as the cabinet met to discuss the international crisis. The dispute also touched Germany’s ambassador Edmund von Thermann, with Chile’s Critica urging action amid subversion inquiries.
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Chile
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Argentine War Office
Angel M. Zuloaga
Zuloaga
Edmund von. Thermann
von Thermann
Critica
Santiago
Germany
Japan May Provide Ship to Bring Americans Home
Tokyo reports the Japanese government considers dispatching a ship to evacuate stranded Americans from Japan and to repatriate Japanese nationals from the United States. Post offices began accepting mail to the United States on a Japanese ship set to depart next week, with a two way plan linked to the same vessel. Officials said mail service had been suspended for weeks and that the scheme would ease inconveniences, not resolve broader trade tensions.
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Pacific
United States
Koh Isui
Cabinet Information Bureau
Possible Solution To Sugar Beet Labor Problem Discussed
Montana State Sub committee on Farm Labor met in Helena to tackle the sugar beet labor issue this fall. Steve Johnson of Helena said the state employment service aims to secure 50 workers for Billings Chinook Hardin and Sidney districts while Missoula faces no trouble. James Brenan is recruiting in North Dakota for Billings, urging WPA projects at Chinook be closed to free workers for the fields. D L MacDonald of Montana State College suggested using older high school students eligible for farm work.
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North Dakota
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Bozeman
Davis Headlines Arrival of Transatlantic Clippers in New York
The Allan Line and Dixie arrived in New York after storm delays with 119 passengers aboard, the largest debarkation since May 1939. Among the European travelers were Thomas Jefferson Davis of Butte, Rotary International president, and Hugh Gibson, former U.S. ambassador to Belgium and European director of aid for Poland and Belgium relief.
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New York
Dixie
Marine Terminal
Europe
Thomas Jefferson Davis
Butte
Rotary International
England
Hugh Gibson
Belgium
Amerlean Committee For
Argentina Keeps Citizens Alert At Axis Group HQ
In Buenos Aires a crowd gathered before the anti Axis Atclon Argentina group HQ as a secretary posted a sign warning of a Nazi muting expected tomorrow. Enrique Coro minas admitted he knew of no revolt plans and said such signs keep people on their toes.
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Buenos Aires
Atclon Argentina
Enrique Corominas
Scheelite ore found in Helena garnet region study
Yale geologist Adolf Knopf reports discovery of scheelite in Helena area garnet beds near Nelson Colorado Gulch and the Sunset claim. He notes scheelite a strategic mineral not previously known to occur in the country and suggests more deposits may lie near granite limestone contacts. Washington action clears final vote on property seizure bill.
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Helena
Adolf Kuopf
Sterling
Yale University
Kuopf
Yale
Helena Independent
Knopf
Cobina Wright to Marry Beaudette Amid Plans and Promises
Cobina Wright Junior of New York society says she will marry Corporal Palmer T. Beaudette after he spent 1300 on a plane to return to Ft. Lewis. She plans to continue her acting, awaiting his officers training in Georgia for three months. She will wear his topaz ring and bracelet on her birthday. Beaudette is the son of Leo and Mrs. Beaudette of Pontiac Michigan. his family fortune traces to O. J. Beaudette, auto body designer.
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Colina Weight, Jr
New York Society and the Movies
Palmer T. Beaudette
Ft. Lewis
Georgia
Dll
Leos
Beuldette
Leo Beaudette
Pontiac, Mich
O. J. Beaudette
Brother of Mrs Roosevelt Dies After Long Illness
Washington reports G Hall Roosevelt, 50, brother of Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt, died at Walter Reed hospital after months of liver illness. Funeral services will be at the executive mansion, with burial at Tivoli, N Y. He was an electrical engineer, banker and transport executive with ties to General, Schenectady and Detroit. The president’s family mourns and plans Hyde Park weekend.
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