Willkie's Ankara Visit Shapes Allied Middle East Aid
Wendell Willkie arrives in Ankara as Roosevelt's representative to bolster Turkish faith in the Allies amid wartime crisis. He travels visibly, greeted by diplomats and hundreds of Turks, aiming to counter Axis pressure and reinforce support as Berlin calls for a cold reception. Willkie reports on Allied setbacks in the Caucasus to Turkish leaders during a crucial moment.
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Wendell Willkie
Ankara
Roosevelt
Turkey
Middle East
Hitler
Caucasus
Willkie
Berlin
Menenjigin
Powerful Bomb Found At War Plant In Newark
FBI disclosed discovery of a powerful time bomb at Western Electric's Kearny plant. An employee, Bernard J. O'Donnell of Teaneck, 21, allegedly found and turned the device over to guards before its detonation. O'Donnell faced attempted sabotage charges, insisting his act was heroics to prove it could be done.
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Newark
N. J
Western Electric Company
Kearny
Federal Bureau of Investigation
E. E. Conroy
FBI
Bernard Joseph O'Donnell
East Forest Avenue
Teaneck
Conroy
O'Donnell
Wage Control Demanded By Legislators
Washington lawmakers pressed for statutory wage controls as Congress prepared to receive Roosevelt’s plan to stabilize living costs and curb inflation. The president warned of executive action if Congress fails by October 1 to address farm price ceilings and new taxes, while Senate Finance Committee members considered revenue measures and income limits.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Spending Plan Is Rejected By Committee
In Washington the Senate finance committee rejected the treasury spending tax plan by a 12 to 9 vote. A proposed 3 percent victory tax on individual earnings over $625 and a 3 percent sales tax were discussed as alternatives, with $1.1 billion in rebates projected. The panel also considered a flat 5 percent retail sales tax and a 10 percent spending levy on high earners, but rejected the treasury program and its income tax exemption reductions.
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Washington
Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
George
D-Ga
Guffey
House
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Byrd
Fortresses Turned Tide In Allied Air Offense Over Europe
London dispatch reports American Flying Fortresses, once criticized for weak firepower, praised after raid on Rotterdam and Utrecht in occupied Holland. A Fortress formation returned intact after fending off German fighters, shooting down 12 planes. May bolster air superiority claims amid two-day run of operations including Meaulte St Omer and Duisburg raids.
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London
Rotterdam
Utrecht
Holland
Europe
Carl Epaatz
U. S
Daily Mail
Schiedamp
Meaulte
St. Omer
France
Duisburg
Rhine
Ruhr
North Sea
Emden
Bremerhaven
Continent
England
East Anglie
Home Counties
Nerson
Colleges Vital To War
Wake Forest President Thurman Kitchin told freshmen that in this war education and trained technical capacities plus leadership are vital. He said students enter college under serious conditions as normal pursuits become a death struggle and the college must produce physicians chemists physicists technicians and trained minds to support the emergency. He noted the government may allow some in reserve corps to stay and urged maximizing college training before enlistment age drops.
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Wake Forest
Thurman Kitchin
Wake Forest College
Kitchin
British Merchant Ship Sinking Reports 54 Rescued
The Navy disclosed a British merchant ship sank in the Caribbean last month with 54 crew aboard. All were rescued 20 minutes later by a U S warship. The firing submarine was not seen. The AP tally of announced sinkings in the Western Atlantic since Pearl Harbor reaches 546.
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Bry
Associated Press
Caribbean
Navy
United States
United Nations
Atlantic
Pearl Harbor
Steady German Assaults Fail Before City
German attacks on Stalingrad failed to break Soviet lines as Red Army regroups repelled a new salient push. A night raid killed 80 Romanian soldiers, destroyed a Romanian battalion HQ, and blew seven Axis ammo trucks. German forces wedged into Novorossisk area but were driven back or held at Mozdok. Luftwaffe missions did little against Russian positions west of Stalingrad.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Stalingrad
Red Army
Novorossisk
Caucasus
Mozdok
Central Caucasus
Red Star
Soviet Information Bureau
Fedor von Bock
Nippon Troops Retreat From Canton Area
CHUNGKING Sept 8 Japanese troops in Kwangtung province retreated to Fun kai 15 miles north of Canton. Chinese forces reoccupied Tsungfa 50 miles northeast of Canton and Lupao 25 miles northwest of the city. In Chekiang, Japan reinforced Kinhwa 50 miles east of Chuhsien. Allied fighters raided Hengyang with 27 planes, sparking a three hour air alarm and clashes near Lingling and Shaoyang.
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Chungking
Kwangtung
Funkai
Canton
Tsungfa
Lupao
Chekiang Province
Kinhwa
Chuhsien
Hunan
Hengyang
Lingling
Kwangsi
Shaoyang
Jap-Russian Break Expected as War Clouds Loom
Reports from Chungking say Russia rejected Japan's suggestions and a break into open conflict among five nations could come any moment. Tokyo aims at Vladivostok as analysts link moves to a larger plan against Alaska or the U S Pacific coast. Massed Japanese troops near Siberia and efforts to reinforce in the Pacific are noted amid South Pacific actions toward Port Moresby.
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Chungking
China
Russia
Japan
Soviet Siberia
Naotake Sato
Kremlin
Tokyo
Pacific
Vladivostok
Sea of Japan
Siberia
Alaska
United States Pacific Coast
East China War
Manchukuo
Solomon Islands
United Nations
Port Moresby
New Guinea
War Labor Board Overtakes Wage Fight in Big Steel
The War Labor Board pressed wage boosts for Big Steel workers retroactive to February 35 1942 amid claims of partiality toward CIO leader Philip Murray. The case mirrors prior Little Steel firings where gains were rolled back to the earlier date. Critics note contract terms and advance demand issues while WLB officials cite a prior CTO press release to justify actions.
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Ray Tucker
War Labor Board
Big Steel
Philip Murray
C.I
Little Steel
W.L.B
Japs Press Into New Guinea Mountains Near Port Moresby
Japanese jungle fighters drive into the Owen Stanley range and reach Allied defense lines guarding the route to Port Moresby. Communique cites expanded fighting, frontal attacks and envelopment, with both sides skirmishing and planes over Kokoda and Moyla. Casualties exceed 1,000 on the Japanese side.
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New Guinea
Port Moresby
Marlin Spencer
MacArthur
Australia
Owen Stanley Range
Kokoda-Myola
Kokoda
Moyla
Ikokoda
Army Bomber Crashes Into Newark Business Area
An army bomber crashed and exploded in Newark Ohio today killing two crewmen who fell to their deaths. One man landed on a railroad depot platform and another through a doctor's office roof. The ship and several homes burned as flames spread through the area. Two women were hospitalized with injuries. A drug store proprietor recalled hearing a huge blast and seeing wreckage fly through his room.
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Newark
A. I. Weston
Hudson Avenue
Wyoming Street
Baltimore & Ohio
Lewis Mitchell
George Arensberg
Arensberg
Re-examination of Gas Supplementary Rations Meeting
Rationing board officials from Greenville met to review gasoline regulations with state OPA Director T. S. Johnson ahead of re examining all supplementary gasoline rations by local boards in the near future.
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Greenville
Sept. S
OPA
T. S. Johnson
Churchill Says Allied Forces Strengthened in Middle East
Prime Minister Churchill told Parliament a British army is rapidly strengthening in Iran and Iraq and may support Soviet Russia if needed. He said Egypt is secure with a new Allied army, and Dieppe was an indispensable preliminary to larger undertakings. The 10th Army, under General Wilson, is being expanded to defend Persia and bolster Allied defense for months ahead.
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London
Iran
Iraq
Russia
Churchill
Sary
House of Commons
Egypt
Commons
Hitler
Europe
Dieppe
Mediterranean
Trans -Caucasus
10Th Army
Middle East
Henry Maitland Wilson
Persia
Two Million Tar Heels Lack Birth Data
The U S Department of Commerce told Governor Broughton that 2 120 000 North Carolina born persons lacked birth certificates. Many face difficulty obtaining credentials for defense work. The unregistered group includes 280 000 under 20, 1 070 000 between 20 and 45, 550 000 between 45 and 64, and 220 000 over 65. A transcript service is being created and vital statistics reports will be supplied under congressional authority.
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Raleigh
U. S. Department of Commerce
Broughton
North Carolina
Department
Census Department
Americans Blasting Japanese Efforts To Relieve Solomons
American land and air forces blasted scattered Japanese units in the Solomons as Tokyo pressed to reinforce isolated patrols around Guadalcanal. Navy reports say US planes sank landing boats and damaged others, with heavy Japanese casualties, while Marine search efforts targeted remaining detachments retreating into mountains and jungles.
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Solomon Islands
Solomons
U. S
Taney Navy
Guadalcanal
Navy
San Jorge Islands
San Jorge
Douglas
Dauntless
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