German U boats enter western Mediterranean zone amid war shifts
The piece reports Germany extending U boat operations into the western Mediterranean as British surface craft submarines and aircraft cripple Axis shipping to Libya. It notes Italy's morale decline, the death of Vichy minister Huntwig er, Churchill's warning of Spain and northwest Africa, and British reliance on U.S. ships.
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Africa
Huntwiger
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Hitler
Russia
Spain
Mediterranean
Churchill
Western Mediterranean
Tin Pacific
Indian Oceans
U.S
Royal Navy
Andrew Cunningham
Adolf Hitler
Mussolini
Italy
Francessco Pricofg
Big War Stage Approaching In Mock Maneuvers
In the Carolinas maneuvers the First Army under Lieutenant General Hugh A. Drum moved to engage Major General Oscar W. Griswold's Fourth Corps as the climactic big war stage nears. The Reds, about 200 000 strong, faced a better equipped blue force including two armored divisions and the experimental fourth motorized infantry division.
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Hugh A. Drum
Oscar W. Griswold
Carolinas
Lesley J. MewNair
Army Headquarters
Monroe
N.C
Drum
Griswold
IV Corps
Wveck
Reds
Germans claim drive in Crimea limited to crimea defense
German forces claim ground gains around Sevastopol and Kerch in eastern Crimea despite strong Russian resistance. Berlin reports raids on Moscow and Leningrad, renewed shelling of Leningrad, and continued air attacks on railways, bases, and ports. Russians counter with heavy losses including tanks. fighting around Moscow and Leningrad reduced to halt Russian break-throughs.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Crimea
Sevastopol
Kerch
High Command
Moscow
Leningrad
Lake Ladoga
Murmansk
Crimean
Caucasian
Novorossisk
Taupse
Batum
Black Sea
Harrass
Caucasus
Germans Say Planes Destroy 187 Russian Ships
Berlin reports German air force has destroyed 135 merchant ships and 52 Red fleet vessels since the German Russian war began on June 22. The total tonnage of the ships is estimated at 383000, with many ships carrying troops going to the bottom.
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Berlin
Ark Royal Sinking One Life Lost From 1600 Aboard
British admiralty announced that only one casualty occurred among approximately 1,600 crew when the aircraft carrier Ark Royal was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean. The next of kin have been informed and the toll was expected to rise to few.
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Associated Press
London
Se Admiralty
Ark Royal
Mediterranean
H. M.S
Admiralty
A.V. Alexander
Gibraltar
Alexander
Liverpool
Nazi U Boats In New Area
Berlin reports for the first time that German submarines are active in the Mediterranean. In a bulletin from Hitler's headquarters the Kriegsmarine claims two U boats damaged the British battleship Malaya and sunk the aircraft carrier Ark Royal in a single strike on a battle line. The Ark Royal's sinking is described as a great new success, while other British ships were torpedoed but details are not given.
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Berlin
High Command
Mediterranean
Malaya
Britain
Gibraltar
Adolf Hitler
Hans George Reschke
Friedrich Guggenberger
Ark Royal
Iwetther
England War Cabinet Rift Described By Ingersoll
In this excerpt Ralph Ingersoll reports growing pressure in Britain to aid Russia and the uneasy alliance within Churchill's Conservative government. He notes Tory leadership, Bevin’s limited influence, and the paradox of an all-party effort aimed at winning the war. The piece frames the cabinet as fragile and subject to criticism as the crisis deepens.
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Russia
England
Great Britain
Winston Churchill
Labor
Ernest Bevin
Flix
Here
Churchill
Arming Of U S Ships Begins Soon
Washington November 15 Actual arming of American merchant ships is expected to start next week in Atlantic coastal ports. Navy crews gather five inch guns and machine guns at strategic centers to be mounted on cargo vessels after Neutrality Act revision becomes law. Ships of various sizes will receive corresponding armaments, with some full five inch dual purpose guns and anti air kit.
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Associated Press
Washington
Atlantic
Navy
Roosevelt
House
North Atlantic
Maritime Commission
Crisis Session Opens as Japan Diet Debates War Effort
Tokyo observers note the crisis Diet session begins with aims to fund the war machine and levy new taxes amid Pacific tensions. US Marines withdraw from Shanghai and Peiping as envoy Saburo Kurusu heads to Washington. Russia-China tensions over the Kehi Maru sinking swirl. Prince Tokugawa named to chair the committee of the whole as Emperor Hirohito is set to speak. Bombs strike Buenos Aires anti radical sites near Legion de Mayo and a church.
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Tokyo
Diet
Pacific
United States
Shanghai
Peiping
Tientisin
Roosevelt
Saburo Kurusu
Washington
Japan
China
Herald
Comci
New York
Warriet
Hochi
Russia
Sea of
Hirohito
Huniyuki Tokugawa
Captive Coal Dispute Remains Unsettled After Talks
The Associated Press reports President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers announced after a three hour conference with Steel Company executives that no agreement was reached on the captive mine dispute and the strike truce expires at midnight tonight. Lewis said the miners will report progress to their policy committee at three o'clock this afternoon. He noted the steel executives maintain an open shop stance and union leaders have said they lack authority to sign an open shop agreement that would contravene the existing union shop in the industry. The discussions come amid President Roosevelt's call for ensuring coal for defense orders.
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Associated Press
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Steel Company
Lewis
Philip Murray
Cio
Thomas Kennedy
UMW
Roosevelt
Several Highways To Be Blacked Out During Maneuvers
Raleigh reports army maneuvers cause periodic night blackouts on multiple North Carolina routes. Civilians should avoid travel on affected highways, and when halted by convoys, drivers must stop on the shoulder and use parking lights. Road segments include U.S. 74, U.S. 15 A, and others linking Matthews Laurinburg and Aberdeen to Carthage and Monroe.
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Raleigh
Army
North Carolina
WH. Rogers
Rogers
Army General Headquarters
U.S. 74
Matthews
Laurinburg
U.S. 15
Raeford
Kurusu Nears Destination for Japanese Talks
Saburu Kurusu, special Japanese envoy, nears end of an aerial journey from Tokyo bearing terms for settling Japanese American differences. He plans to meet Secretary Hull and possibly the President, with optimism subdued in diplomatic circles. Kurusu carries a personal message from Prime Minister Tojo and seeks an immediate White House conference.
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Lloyd Lehrers
Washington
Saburu Kurusu
Tokyo
Pacific
Kurusu
Hideki Tojo
White House
Tojo
State Department
Hull
Kichisaburo Nomura
Roosevelt
Nomura
OPTI
Berlin
Japan
Berlin- Rome
London Thinks Reds Winning By Strategy
London observers report the Red army holding strategic points in the Crimea and reorganizing in the Caucasus while fending off German advances. Battles rage along the Moscow front with counterattacks around Volokolamsk and Naromminsk amid Baltic Axis transports sunk and a mine explosion. Observers note the south drive seeks the oilfields, with Sevastopol and Kerch strongholds abandoned as a possible Crimea retreat looms.
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London
Crimea
Batthe Torn
Caucasus
Red Army
Aoscow
Moscow
Pravda
Volokolamsk
Narotominsk
Baltic
Gulf of Finland
Kerch
Sevastopol
Perekop
Axis Assault Bogged Down On Vast Front
The Red Army says German offensives are blunted across the front except the Crimea. Counterattacks gain in strength from Leningrad to Ukraine as winter prep forces Germans to shift. Red Star estimates German losses around 260,000 in the Leningrad siege with heavy fighting near Kalinin and Tula and counterattacks at Mozhaisk and Volokolamsk.
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Associated Press
Kuibyshevv
Russia
Red Army
Crimea
Caucasus
Leningrad
Moscow
Ukraine
RED Star
A. Khozin
Khozin
Kalinin
Tula
Maloyaroslavets
Mozhaisk
Volokolamsk
Rostov
Novocherkassk
Kerch
Sevastopol
Red Fleet
British Planes Kill 29 In Raid On Italy
British planes killed 29 persons and wounded 20 in raids on Catania and Acireale Sicily and Brindisi on the Italian mainland. The high command said fighting continued in the Gondar sector of Ethiopia where British forces attacked Italian positions. An Italian torpedo plane sank a British merchant ship in the Mediterranean. Mosquitoes blamed for drop in October egg production by poultrymen in Swanquarter as pests disturbed hens.
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Rome
Catania
Acireale
Sicily
Brindisi
High Command
Gondar
Ethiopia
Mediterranean
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