Roosevelt says Soviet moves are nonpressured Baltic peace hope
President Roosevelt said U S representations to the Soviet Union were an expression of interest and hope for peaceful Baltic relations and Finland independence. He stressed the note should not be seen as pressure and he wished no misunderstanding. He cited no official German word and noted Berlin’s position tied to Hitler’s speech.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Sovietussia
Baltic
Finland
Oscow
Urenee Steinhardt
Steinhardt
Ing
Berlin
Hitler
Germany
North Dakotan
Taft
Ohio
Europe
Dare
Chamberlain
Commons
Fuehrer
Turkey And Soviet Russia Study Probable Agreement
News reports say a Russo Turkish pact on the Black Sea and Dardanelles could be signed within days. Sukru Saracoglu met in Moscow as observers expect a settlement of wartime questions and relations between the two nations. Finland gains U S backing as Paasikivi discusses political and economic matters with Soviet leaders. The Finns show readiness to listen but reject extreme demands.
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Witt Hancock
Moscow
Russia
Turkey
Sukru Saracoglu
Kremlin
Black Sea
Dardanelles
Joseph Stalin
Vyecheslaff Molotoff
Vladimir Potemkin
Vladimir Derevianski
Poland
Ir. Paasikivi
Finland
Eljas Erkko
Rome Sees War Status Unchanged After Chamberlain Speech
Rome reports no official reaction to Chamberlain's yesterday address. Italy maintains a no initiative policy, awaiting a definite peace basis with real chances of success. Mussolini faces German pressure while Amb. Bastianini carries credentials and no London message.
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Chamberlain
Richard G. Rome
Adolf Hitler
Italy
Maessolini
Mussolini
London
Gimeempe Bastianini
Bastianini
Il Dece
Hitler
Russia
Berlin
Rome
Moscow
Il Messaggero
Great Britain
Garner Works For New Compromise In Repeal Debate
Tokyo officials report Premier Nobuyuke to announce a government ready to compromise on creating a new trade ministry. The plan would absorb the foreign trade bureau, seen by opponents as stripping the foreign office of key functions. The compromise likely to be offered Saturday amid ongoing resignations.
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Tokyo
Foreign Office
Nobuyuke
Foreign Trade Bureau
Washington
Garner
Johnson
R-Calif
White
Rme
Bailey
D-Nc
Pittman
D-New
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Pacific
Nye
R-Nd
Roosevelt Talks Use of U S Gold to Aid Latin America
President Roosevelt said plans to use idle U S gold to support Latin American credit facilities have been under study for years and may move toward action. He indicated discussions could involve Brazil and Puerto Rico and noted a tentative $50,000,000 gold loan offer from Brazil earlier.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senator la Follette
P-Wis
Brazil
Puerto Rico
Treasury
Morgenthau
Congress
Liberal group faults Chamberlain on war aims
A dissident liberal group led by David Lloyd George called Chamberlain’s Commons speech inadequate for failing to define Britain's war aims or mention Soviet intervention. The Council of Action urged a fuller statement and a willingness to negotiate a peace conference with beligerents and neutrals.
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London
David Lloyd George
Chamberlain
Council of Action For Peace and Reconstruction
House of Commons
Britain
Russia
Hitler
Germany
France
Council of Action
Soviet Russia
Lloyd George
Council
Empire
John Morris-Jones
Wales
German patrols halt as France and Britain hold line
German forces stopped raids aimed at taking French prisoners as the front line held firm under clear night skies. French observers weighed a possible major offensive while Germans mined hills and woods to slow advance. President Lebrun praised Daladier's peace stance as Berlin pressed for neutral mediation and warned Britain against war.
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Paris
Warndt
Supreme Command
Berlin
Rhine
Wintersdorf
Breisach
Neuenburg
Alsace-Lorraine
Germany
Albert Lebrun
Daladier
Adolf Hitler
Elysee Palace
U S Planes Bid From Belgium to Buy War Airfleet
Bulletin reports a special Belgian mission will travel from Rotterdam to the United States to purchase airplanes. The move comes as wartime tensions rise and allied allocations face scrutiny amid strategic needs in Europe. The item notes the flotilla of events across Brussels Hong Kong and London with brief captions.
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Brussels
United States
Rotrdam
APS
Hong Kong
Toy
Japan
Yochow
Yangtze River
Hunan
Finland Prepares For Emergency
Finland issues decree ordering civilians to ready themselves for non-military aid if needed as talks with Soviet Russia proceed in Moscow. authorities note 70 000 have left Helsinki in three days while volunteers mobilize for potential national defense and resilience.
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Helsinki
Kyoesti Kallio
Soviet Russia
Moscow
Kremlin
Juho Kusti Paasikivi
Plasterers Guilty Of Defrauding U S
Five members and the secretary of the Cleveland Plastering Contractors Association were convicted of defrauding the United States by collusive bidding on school repair contracts funded with federal money. A jury acquitted them on two other counts from a December indictments.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Plastering Contractors Association
United States
Charles S. Bonnell
Patrick J. Homes
Herman H. Deter
George F
Injured flier Gaffney pilot dies in hospital crash
T A Smathers of Asheville N C a student pilot died in a hospital here from injuries after crashing his plane into Whitaker Mountain Wednesday night. The crash occurred near Gaffney North Carolina where Smathers had been flying. He died yesterday from the injuries sustained in the crash.
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Gaffney
N. C
T. A. Smathers
Asheville
Whitaker Mountain
Scandinavian Neutrals fret over Finnish Soviet talks
Copenhagen dispatch notes neutrality minded Scandinavians reacting to Moscow mediated discussions between Finland and the Soviet Union. Sweden Denmark and Norway warned against actions risking neutrality as Finland may face pressure to cede islands military alignment or closer ties with Russia. The United States noted as mediator.
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Copenhagen
Moscow
Europe
Russia
Finland
Gulf of Finland
Baltic
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Railroads Pour Funds Into Work Across Nation
Chicago Oct 13 Railroads boost spending to more than 80 million dollars on property repairs and modernization as contracts spread across industries. Officials say the effort aims to keep trade and travel moving and to prepare for any future increase in business.
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Chicago
America
Railway Age
Carriers’ Trade Magazine
Washington
J. L. Beven
Illinois Central System
Senators Seek Fifty Million Aid for Drought Flood Areas
A bipartisan group of farm state Senators decided to ask President Roosevelt for a 50 million dollar emergency fund to aid agricultural regions struck by drought and floods this year. After a three hour meeting with agriculture officials they appointed a committee to confer with the White House, including Bankhead Connally Capper Burke and Mead.
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Roosevelt
Bankhead
Ala
Agriculture Department
White House
Bankhead, Connally
Tex
Capper
Kans
Burke
Neb
Mead
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