Navy expansion plan seeks 1.3 billion dollar buildup in 1944
Congress will be asked in January to authorize a 1.3 billion naval expansion including three aircraft carriers, 52 destroyers, 32 submarines, 31 auxiliary ships and 36 lighter‑than‑air craft. The plan, chaired by Vinson, aims to raise the fleet by about 25 percent and allows executive adjustments within set limits.
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Washington
Congress
Vinson
D-Ga
House Naval Committee
Harold Stark
Aires
Navy
Secretary of Theavy
Navy Department
Altody
Vinym
Mechanization of Cotton Farming Shows Little Progress
Washington November 4 The Work Projects Administration reports there has been little progress in mechanization of cotton farms. Researchers reached this conclusion after a nationwide study of trends in the use of field implements.
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Washington
Julian Children Fatally Injured in Auto Crash
In Greensboro on Nov 4, Junior G. Mary aged 12 and June Gale Murphy were killed when their automobile veered off the road near Guilford Bat ground. The incident occurred around 1 PM as the vehicle left the pavement.
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Greensboro
Junior G. Mary
June Gale Murphy
Junian Section
Guilford
Expected To Push Forward U-Boat Drive
Shipping losses in Europe rose to at least 110 as the ninth week closed with the view Germany would intensify its U boat campaign to offset Allied wartime material exports. Unrestricted submarine warfare was hinted by Nazi sources while U boats refueled for a new Atlantic foray.
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John A. Moroso
Associated Press
Germany
England
France
Atlantic
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Netherlands
Greece
Denmark
Soviet
Belgium
Romanian
Canada
Sig
London
Siz
North Sea
Snowflaks Fall n North Carolina
Snow and hail swept the Old North State with Burling ton and Elkin reporting heavy flakes. A Florida licensed car joined autos from the mountains coated in snow. Durham and Raleigh saw a cold drizzle and temperatures around 43 in Raleigh, about 12 below normal. Piedmont lows near 35 to 40 with gusty winds in Greensboro and Winston-Salem.
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Charlotte
Burlington
Elkin
Florida
Durham
Raleigh
Piedmont
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Bruce Crozier Found After 150-Plus Search Party
In Holbrook Arizona a 7 year old boy Bruce Crozier, missing for 17 hours, walked into a Wildcat Canyon hunting camp exhausted but alive. He told rescuers he was far in the woods and was treated for dehydration before reuniting with his mother.
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Holbrook, Ariz
Bruce Crozier
Arizona
Wildcat Canyon
Bruce
Lee Brewer
Pinedale
Walter Marty
Brewer
Marty
Holbrook Hospital
R. L. Davis
R. EB. Crozier
Winslow
Six Die in Head-On Crash Near Marshall
Six persons were burned to death and a seventh injured in a head-on collision between a passenger car and an oil truck twelve miles east of Marshall Texas.
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Marshall, Tex
Here
Britain Seeks Way To Secure American Supplies
British treasury and naval experts work on plans to finance and transport American goods to the Allies across the submarine infested Atlantic. Britain anticipates swift shipping revisions as the United States repeals the arms embargo, while Paris discusses shipment and payment terms.
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J. Co. Stark
London
Atlantic
United States
Paris
Admiralty
Winston Churchill
UBLIC
Empire
Capone Faces 350000 Tax Bill After Prison
The government plans to bill Al Capone for 350000 dollars upon release from Terminal Island Prison near San Pedro California. The civil suit covers income taxes from 1924 to 1929 plus interest and penalties with possible asset seizure and court judgment. Capone’s sentence would end November 19 if time off for good behavior is granted and he may travel to Palm Island Florida to recover from illness.
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Chicago
Navy
al Capone
David Bazelon
Capone
Terminal Island
San Pedro
Calif
William J. Campbell
Department of Justice
Palm Island
Miami Beach
Fla
U.S Ship Operators Weigh New Outlets After Roosevelts Edict
American ship operators survey options as Roosevelt blocks Atlantic European ports. Foresee losses up to 40 million dollars annually in export shipping and possible freight rate spikes. Some firms consider shifting ships to South American and South African routes to replace British and French vessels. Victor Sudman of Black Diamond Steamship Co predicts foreign flag charters and possible ship layups.
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Roosevelt
Atlantic
New York
Victor J. Sudman
Black Diamond Steamship Line
Rotterdam
Antwerp
Europe
Warning of Storm on Atlantic Coast
The weather bureau warned of a storm along the Atlantic Coast with northeast to east winds from Cape Hatteras to Atlantic City and Nantucket. Northeast storm warnings were issued from Hatteras to Nantucket as pressure fell over eastern North Carolina and the Middle Atlantic States.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Atlantic City
N. J
Nantucket
Mass
Hatteras
North Carolina
Middle Atlantic
New England
Show-Down On Integration Of Utilities Seen
New York reports indicate federal officials will press a nationwide plan to integrate electric utility systems under the 1935 act. The SEC weighs a grand pool to reconfigure major interstate grids, involving firms with capital above ten billion dollars. If rejected, Congress may be asked to mandate or clarify the law.
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New York
Public Utility Holding Company
Securities and Exchange Commission
Federal Power Commission
United States
Jerome Frank
5S. E. C
S. BE. C
Congress
Committee To Watch For War Profiteering
The temporary national economic committee will monitor price moves for war profiteering with publicity as its main weapon. A general price hearing is planned later this month. If unexplained increases persist, checks will involve the departments of Labor Commerce and Justice and the Federal Trade Commission.
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Washington
National Economic Commtee
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Roosevelt
Department of Labor
Department of Commerce
Tariff Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Department of Justice
Combat Zone Areas Set Forth Clearly by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt signs a neutrality law banishing American shipping from nearly all European ports. A proclaimed combat zone forbids trade with Belgium Holland Denmark Sweden Estonia Latvia Lithuania and Baltic routes to Finland and Russia. Neutrals allowed include Norway Spain Portugal Italy Yugoslavia Greece Turkey Bulgaria Romania and some Arctic routes. Areas may change and coastwise shipping remains unaffected.
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Richard L. Turner
Washington
Roosevelt
Mediterranean
England
France
Germany
Navy
Belgium
Holland
Denmark
Sweden
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Baltic Sea
Finland
Russia
Arctic
Flint
Black Sea
Norway
Bergen
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Yugoslavia
Greece
Turkey
Bulgaria
Rumania
Bermuda
Caribbean
United States
Canada
House
Senate
Pittman
Dnew
Chiirman
Foreign Relations Committee
Cautions About Boom Forecast
The Labor Department warned workers not to expect war orders from the European conflict to raise employment and wages as in 1914-17. The Bureau of Labor Statistics noted possible price rises and higher employment but cited differences from World War I, including immigrant labor flow and improved productivity.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Aed
House Conference Committee
Charles A. Eaton
John Kee
W. Va
Luther Johnson
Tex
Sol Bloom
N. Y
Hamilton Fish
Julian
City of Flint
Oslo
Britain
Hagnesund
Foreign Office
Olav Trygvasson
Berlin
City of
Glasgow
U.S
Henry Paynter
Committee To Watch
U. S
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