Price control bill debate shapes new wartime order
House committee debates Steagall price policy drafting an office of price administration with authority to fix ceilings on commodities. Aims include basing ceilings on October 1 prices, extending through mid 1943, and creating advisory panels to assist the administrator. Proposals to cap wages rents and profits were rejected, while fish exemptions failed in late votes.
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House Committee
Henderson
Yoo Muci
Blanket Steagal
Nop
Gore
D-Tenn
Cor
Price Administration
Roosevelt
Senate
Paiman
D-Tex
Steagall
German Raider’s Bombing Triggers London Air Alarm
A single German raider dropped bombs on a London district marking the first air raid alarm since July 27. London ground defenses engaged after weeks of inactivity, with additional raiders reported over northwest England.
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London
England
Two Die in Winston-Salem Auto Crash
George E. Dickerson 26 and Miss Lillian Virginia Saffit 21, both of Winston-Salem, died from injuries in a late Friday automobile accident. Dickerson was a native of Asheville and four-year dairy employee. both victims died today at a local hospital.
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Winston-Salem
George E. Dickerson
Asheville
Lillian Virginia Saffit
Germans advance and Russian resistance shape wartime fronts
German forces push into the Crimean peninsula and advance near Moscow while Soviet counterattacks show tone of narrowing siege around Leningrad. Reserves in Transbaikal are being trained as frontline units, and German preparations for winter warfare include moveable barracks and heaters. The Donets region sees further Soviet losses as Kharkov Belgorod and Volkhov River lines feature heavy fighting.
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Orn
Perekop
London
Crimean
Sevastopo
British Broadcasting Corporation
Perekop Isthmus
Taganrog
Rostov
Caucasus
Leningrad
Moscow
Transbaikal
Siberia
Germany
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Dienst
Norway
Crimean Peninsula
Donets
Kharkov
Belgorod
High Command
Volkhov
Neva
Marines Urged to Seize Duty in Time of Danger
Navy chief urged Marines to defend the country amid great danger and warned that many would envy their chance to serve. He mourned American losses from the Kearny torpedoing and possibly the Reuben James, recalling rough riders at San Juan and the cost of service.
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Marine Corps
Kearny
Reuben James
Navy
America
Knox declares war aims tied to Christian civilization
The speech framed World War II as self defense, asserting a right to win by force if needed and warning that peace requires justice. Senator Clark challenged Knox in the Senate, likening his stance to rabies and accusing the navy of an undeclared war under presidential order.
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Knox
Clark
Senate
Missouri
Germany denies maps and Peru Canal claim in Roosevelt speech
Berlin rejected Roosevelt's charge that a German produced map planned to split Central and South America into five puppet states and cited a second document proposing a Nazi universal church. Spokesmen said the statements do not signal a shift in relations with the United States and asserted Germany remains committed to campaign in the Atlantic.
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Hitler
Roosevelt
Germany
Reich
Central
South America
Atlantic
Russia
England
Latin American
National Socialist Church
South American
Vas Sal
Perama Canal Zone
Plane crash site draws crowds as farmer recalls impact
Dillon Fisher a local farmer said the plane plunged from low clouds at about 1 15 p m and flames shot 500 feet into the air after the impact Vernon Powell another farmer described the craft slipping from clouds and descending sharply. Guards blocked roads as thousands gathered at the wreckage scene in the farming community.
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Dillon Fisher
Vernon Powell
Japan views U S oil blockade as vital threat
Japanese sources warn the United States blockade endangers Tokyo and signals possible Pacific war participation. Government spokesman Koji Ishii says Germany's declaration not yet advised, delaying official reaction. Escalating tension drives Japan to seek self defense measures and potential breach of encirclement by antagonistic nations.
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United States
Japan
Koji Ishii
Tokyo
Germany
Speecils
Domei
Pacific
Nichi Nichi
Washington
Turkish View on War and Turkey’s Neutrality Policy
Turkish broadcasts say Turkey will oppose invasions and stand by commitments. They note Darianelles neutrality and expect winter aid from Britain and the United States. Analysts warn Germany’s moves toward the Caucasus threaten Turkey, with by pa ssing possible, or danger if German armies move through Turkey from Libya toward the Suez. Inion emphasizes Balkan independence as a core policy and adherence to treaties with all belligerents.
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Turkey
Germany
Inanu
Dardanelles
Britain
United States
Caucasus
Hitler
Russia
Libya
Suez Canal
Inonn
Balkan
Bbelligerent
Two Killed In Whiskey Chase Near Asheville
Asheville, Nov 1. A 16 mile liquor car chase by two law enforcement cars ended fatally for two occupants in Fairview. Charlie Ward died minutes after the crash and Sue Ward died later at a hospital. Passenger Robert Penley survived with a broken leg. Officers seized eight five gallon liquor cans from the wrecked car which struck a sycamore tree. Ward allegedly refused to let pursuers pass as speeds neared 83 mph.
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Asheville
Fairview
Charlie Ward
Atkinson Street
Robert Penley
West Asheville
St. Joseph's Hospital
Penley
Ward
Dewey Price
Lake Lure
Thid Flynn
Chimney Rock Township
Chief Price
W. N. Nail
State Highway Patrol
Baird
Fime
Ware
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D-La
Chamber of Commerce
Thomasville
West Main Street
Wagger Jewelry
Guilford Cleaners
High Point
English Street
South Main Street
North Main Street
Berlin
Ukraine
Whiskey Chase
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