Price Bill Approved Committee's Vote 18 to 5
The House Banking Committee approved a commodity price control bill after striking a licensing system. It set farm price ceilings not below 116 percent of parity or the 1919–29 average, potentially raising food prices up to 20 percent above parity. Critics called it inept while supporters said it may curb inflation.
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Monroney
D-Okla
Leon Henderson
Agriculture Department
Creel says Roosevelt wants a limited war and loses touch
George Creel, former head of the U S committee on public information, told reporters Roosevelt has lost touch with the people and wants a limited war. He contrasted Wilson’s leadership of public opinion with Roosevelt’s approach and warned of a stagnated Washington bureaucracy. He accepted a role with the fight for freedom committee to organize Pacific coast states.
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George Creel
Committee On Public Information
Roosevelt
Washington
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Fight For Freedom
Pacific Coast
Woorlrow Wilson
Wilson
Japan May Fulfill Pact Obligations Of Axis Agreement
Tokyo reports Germany claims U S aggression in the Atlantic may widen the Pacific crisis. Rome Berlin Tokyo pact binds aid among signatories if attacked by a non European power. Japanese officials weigh interpretation amid press concern and suspicions of U S motives. Kalinin recapture also reported by Moscow radio in another dispatch.
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Max Hill
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United States
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Washington
Five Killed In Bomber Crash Near Dayton
A twin engined army bomber from Patterson Field Ohio crashed in a cornfield ten miles southwest of Findlay killing five automatic light equipment testers. The craft fell from misty skies at a 45 degree angle and exploded, with flames in the cabin and wreckage scattering across a fence line. An army accident board was en route to investigate as three major plane crashes in 20 hours surged into headlines.
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Moorhead
Minn
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Ont
Reds Rushing New Reserves To War Front
The Red Army reportedly poured a new wave of reserves from Siberia toward Rostov and Moscow as German forces surged on multiple fronts. Soviet estimates warn of intensified fighting, with Soviet artillery and air power claiming several German tanks, trucks, and guns destroyed. Russian defenses around Tula and Kalinin hold despite heavy pressure, and Pravda foresees a fresh German push on Moscow.
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Red Star
Russia
Visit Stalin in the Kremlin Described by a British Reporter
The author recounts a three week stay in Moscow and a late afternoon summons to see Josef Stalin. After a disrupted embassy setup and language barriers, he is instructed to proceed to the Borovitsky Gate with an interpreter provided and must travel alone.
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Another off Series by Ralph Ingersoll outside the citys defenses
The writer details ten days of effort to tour a new apartment across from his hotel and a day in Soviet shelters. He notes Stalin’s long absence of contact with non diplomats, and trouble securing backing from Moscow. The narrative ends with an ongoing struggle to gain official intervention.
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Senate Agrees To Speed Up Revision Vote
Washington November 1 The Senate moved to speed up revision of neutrality laws as Senator Ball Minnesota urged a freedom of the seas policy and Senator Clark Missouri challenged President Roosevelt to seek a declaration of war Ball warned that as long as Nazis hold Europe no one can stay on the sidelines Clark said the bill would authorize a state of war and urged the President to request war if needed Clark also criticized officials pressing for war and urged restraint to protect national interest while opposing the measure
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Plane Engine Output Is Up 88 Percent in Nine Months 1941
The Office of Production Management reported that output of airplane engines in the United States rose 88 percent in the first nine months of 1941, enough engines for about 2,000 planes monthly. Public production figures were withheld and last published figures showed 1,914 planes in September, mostly combat ships. The defense outlook notes progress toward an arsenal of democracy but calls for more to meet all-out defense needs.
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Roosevelt
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French Sleep For Famine From Occupied France
A Lyon based newspaper canvass reports most Frenchmen in four unoccupied cities sleep two extra hours nightly to offset nearly ten percent of their ration. The survey notes the rich reap some benefits while the poor and vulnerable, especially children, suffer. Violent chewing becomes common as energy from scarce foods declines. Travelers say tuberculosis sufferers, workers, neurotics, and those with lung issues feel the hidden hunger as illnesses rise.
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Lyon
Grenoble
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Toulouse
Knox Sees U S In Fight To Finish In North Atlantic
Berlin declared the United States attacked Germany over the Greer and Kearny incidents while Adolf Hitler’s headquarters cited German subs firing torpedoes at the Kearny. Secretary Knox told Marines at Quantico that the U S is in this fight to the finish as Navy crews sift survivors from the torpedoed destroyer Reuben James and confirm the Greer and Kearny actions.
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Turkish Hint Of Peace Stirs Britain Yet Doubts Remain
London observers react cautiously to Ismet Inonu's Ankara broadcast seeking peace mediation. British officials await official text and recall Churchill's pledge never to seek peace with Hitler. Some see hints tied to Turkish generals' meeting with Hitler, amid Britain's pacifist debates and wartime caution.
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London
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Ismet Inonu
Turkey
Inonu
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Great Britain
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Tnonu
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Britain
Mass Funeral For 32 Miners In Nordegg Alberta
In Nordegg Alberta a mass funeral for 32 miners killed in a Brazeau colliery explosion is planned after 19 bodies were recovered and 13 more remain deep in the No 3 mine. Alberta’s chief inspector A A Millar suggests an electric detonator may have sparked the disaster, among the worst in Alberta coal mining history.
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A. A. Millar
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