French Blast Rhine Bridges Surprise Nazi Push
Paris dispatch reports French forces destroyed three major Rhine bridges to blunt a potential German surprise offensive into Alsace. The action followed heavy German troop buildup from Lauterbourg to Switzerland, with two bridges remaining near Strasbourg as barriers and defenses reinforced on both river ends. The German strength on the upper Rhine and Rhine Moselle fronts was put at about two million, with ongoing patrol lull and heavy artillery massing signaling possible large-scale assault.
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Russo Turkish Pact Reported Approved To Define Relations
Moscow reports unofficially that Turkey signed a pact with Soviet Russia to protect Russian rights in the Black Sea and Danube outlet. Observers expect the accord to also define Russian Turkish roles in the European war, while Finnish talks remain suspended awaiting instructions. Tass notes greetings between Russia and Lithuania following a mutual assistance pact finish.
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Turkey
Russia
Black Sea
Dardanelles
Sukru Saracoglu
Juho Kusti Paasikivi
Tass
Lithuania
German Sub Sinks Ship as 1000 Aboard Sink
London reports the sinking of the Royal Oak after a German submarine attack. Admiralty says about 370 survivors known from a crew of roughly 1,200. Missing sailors tally 830, far higher than the 515 killed when Germany sunk the Courageous earlier.
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Admiralty
Royal Oak
Germany
Frazier Defends Neutrality Bill in Senate Session
Senator Frazier accuses Britain and France of stalling as he presses for action on the administration neutral program and arms embargo. He warns repeal could boost belligerent profits, and suggests limiting exports to prevent aiding war.
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Great Britain
Nce
Frazier
D-N.d
Senate
France
Brim
Armpul
Granter
Senatore
Mystery Star Bob Leonard Shocks Rushton High Fans
Dot Parth re uncovers that Bob Leonard, a Rushton High student, starred at another school last year. W. Boyce Morgan introduces a thrilling new school football serial on the Boys and Girls Page in The Enterprise.
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Dot
Bob Leonard
Rushton High
Pol
Allies Back U.S. Action as Freighter Rescues 39
The American freighter Black Hawk rescued 39 survivors from the French tanker Emile Miguet after it caught fire off the Irish coast. One death was reported. The Emile Miguet, largest merchant loss of the current war, left Corpus Christi with 160,000 barrels of casinghead gasoline blended with crude oil.
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Raymond Hodge
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President Harding
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Emile Miguel
Corpus Christi
Texas
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France
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Antwerp
Nordic Leaders Rally To Sweden Parley Plan
Norway Finland and Denmark welcomed Sweden's call for a Nordic conference in Stockholm to discuss solidarity amid European conflict. The meeting aims to show unity and seek mutual neutrality support and economic relief, with Finland Russia tensions likely a key topic.
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Finland
Denmark
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Copenhagen National Tidende
Pogee
Russia
Halvdan Koht
Oslo
Finnish Soviet Talks Postponed Amid Base Proposals
Talks between Finland and the Soviet Union in Moscow were postponed amid reports that Russia sought naval bases on Gulf of Finland islands. Finnish officials cautioned the delay surpassed talks with Latvia and Estonia as Stockholm conference nears.
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Moscow
Finland
Foreign Office
Russia
Gulf of Finland
Trains Collide in Britain War Time Blackout
Four people were killed and 24 injured when the second section of the Scottish Express from London collided with the first at Bletchley Station during blackout conditions. The crash occurred last night in heavy rain as air raid precautions rushed to the scene.
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Britain
Bletchley Station
Here
Lindbergh Hoover Back U.S. Embar go War Arms Policy
Col Charles A Lindbergh backs Herbert Hoover on retaining a ban on offensive weapons and urges the United States to press Britain and other European powers to leave the Western Hemisphere. Senate members weigh President Roosevelt's request to lift the arms embargo amid debate over defensive versus offensive arms. Senator Pittman calls the issue immaterial while Senator Borah weighs repeal prospects.
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Herbert Hoover
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Charles A. Lindbergh
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Borah
Idaho
Gayda Calls Chamberlain Reply a Dangerous No
Virginio Gayda, close to Mussolini, in Il Giornale d Italia calls Chamberlains reply dangerous no to Hitler s peace terms. He says the irreparable has not yet occurred and suggests a faint opening for a more just Europe while warning war would not hasten peace.
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Virginio Gayda
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Chamberlain
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Hitler
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Tropical Storm Moves Northwest of Puerto Rico
Weather bureau issues warnings that a moderate tropical storm moves slowly northwestward through the Atlantic Ocean northwest of Puerto Rico. Small vessels are cautioned to exercise caution as the storm center lies about 800 miles east southeast of Miami Florida.
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Puerto Rico
Weather Bureau
Miami
Weather Outlook for Week in South Atlantic States
Fair most of the week with local showers in Florida. Temperatures rise early in the period and cool toward the end of the week.
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South Atlantic
Florida
All Quiet In West Expected To Continue Until War Parley
Berlin reports a lull on the Western Front may persist until Italy and Soviet Russia respond. Germany negotiates with both nations while England is blamed for prolonging the war. Three enemy planes were shot down near Coblenz and German forces completed occupation of Poland’s Nazi influence zones along the Bug River.
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Berlin
Italy
Russia
Coblenz
Supreme Army Command
Poland
Bug River
Germany
Britain
England
Great Britain
Frankfurter Zeitung
Chamberlain
Royal Oak Sunk by German U-Boat Off British News
London reports the battleship Royal Oak with more than 1,000 aboard has been sunk by a German submarine. The $10,000,000 vessel becomes Britain’s second major naval loss of the war, linked to the same U-boat threat that sank the aircraft carrier Courageous earlier this year.
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Great Britain
Royal Oak
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DNB
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Hungary Would Resist Soviet Invasion Claims
Budapest reports Hungarians fear a Soviet push into eastern Europe, with troops on the border from Siberia and Poland. Commentators cite historical precedent and possible moves to defend Ruthenia, Transylvania, and Carpathian routes, arguing Hungary would resist Communist expansion.
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Carpathian Mountains
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Roosevelt announces consolidation of power policy committees
President Roosevelt announced the merger of the national defense power committee led by Louis Johnson with the national power policy committee headed by Secretary Ickes. The new panel includes Johnson, Olds, Frank, Armody, Slattery, Lilienthal, Raver and others to coordinate a unified federal power policy for defense and peacetime needs.
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Roosevelt
National Defense Power Committee
Louis Johnson
National Power Policy Committee
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Interior Department
Leland Olds
Federal Power Commission
Jerome N. Frank
Securities Commission
John @armody
Federal Works
Harry Slattery
David E. Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley Authority
Paul J. Raver
Bonneville
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