Propaganda Claims Highlight Japanese German Alliance
The column notes Tokyo and Berlin tout a Japanese submarine’s foray into Atlantic waters as part of a broader propaganda push. It argues such cruises would have little military value and reflect shared fears, isolation, and misgivings among the Allies. It also discusses the strained U S J relationship and limited direct aid channels between Tokyo and Berlin.
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Tokyo
Berlin
Atlantic
Indian Ocean
Europe
Japan
Singapore
Cape of Good Hope
South Atlantic
West African
Bordeaux
United Nations
Wendell Willkie
Moscow
Russia
Guilford Courthouse Commission Abolished by Senate
Washington reports the Senate Lands Committee approved a bill to abolish the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park Commission in North Carolina. The Interior Department notes the commission finished its work and the park is now managed by the National Park Service. Also approved was a measure to accept land donations for a scenic parkway to provide an appropriate view of the Great Smoky Mountains from the Tennessee side.
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Washington
Senate Lands Committee
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park Commission
North Carolina
Interior Department
National Park Service
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Tennessee
Desperate Demand for Scrap Metal Tied to Steel Shutdown Threat
U S news report shows steel executives warn that a shortage of millions of tons of scrap iron and steel could idle furnaces. Republic Steel’s C M White cites prior winters with idle furnaces and fears further ingot losses this winter into 1943. Officials urge public cooperation, explaining how small household scrap aggregates into national need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
C. M. White
Republic Steel Corporation
Willkie Tours Soviet Front Near Rzhev in Winter-Ready Battlefront
Wendell L. Willkie, near six to seven miles from German-held Rzhev, viewed artillery action from a high point on a 14 hour trip. He spoke with seven German POWs, noting their youth, and observed Russian dugouts, maps, and both Soviet and pre-recapture German defenses as the front heated in Central Russia near Moscow.
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Moscow
Rzhev
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Rzhev Front
Russia
Capture of AP Reporter Seeks Interview With Rommel
AP correspondent Larry Allen, seized in the Tobruk raid on Sept 13-14, asked his Axis captors for a interview with Field Marshal Rommel. Berlin broadcast said the request surprised captors and was refused. The Nazi commander was in Tobruk at the time.
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London
Larry Allen
Associated Press
Tobruk
Erwin Rommel
DNB
Berlin
Allen
Mediterranean
Tobruk H
Doctors Resist Forced Military Service Across Nation
U S physicians protest Washington’s draft and ostracism policy arguing they must serve communities, especially small towns. Major General Ira C. Baker envisions an aerial blitz against Hitler, backed by British reports praising B-17s for high altitude precision bombing over France and the Reich, potentially reshaping warfare.
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Ray Tucker
Washington
Ira C. Baker
Krieg
Hitler
Germany
France
Reich
R.A. F
U.S
England
Compromise In Parity Fight Gains Backers
Washington Sept 25 Democratic Leader Barkley said a compromise on farm parity in the anti inflation bill was gaining Senate support. He cited many senators backing a substitute to lift ceilings where costs rise without changing the parity method. Thomas called the compromise meaningless and pressed for a vote on his amendment.
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Washington
Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
Thomas
D-Okla
Hatch
D-Nm
Roosevelt
Thomas-Hatch
Banking Committee
Thomas- Hatch
Theajer
Congress
Leon Henderson
House
Ship Sinkings Total Raised By Two Losses
The AP tally reports two more sinkings American merchantman and Panamanian car carrier raising wartime losses in the western Atlantic to 475. Ninety eight crewmen were rescued at UN ports. one seaman died on the Panamanian vessel, four elsewhere. The Lima loss adds Sweden�s merchant marine deaths to at least 928, with 154 ships sunk in three years.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
America
United Nations
North Atlantic
United States
Lima
Exchange
Military Rule Is Established In Madagascar
London reports British forces have placed Madagascar under military rule to maintain order and administer the island until a friendly regime is established. France’s sovereignty remains, with the French flag to fly. Britain seeks cooperation from the Vichy authorities. About 2,000 French and native troops under Vichy orders have withdrawn to the south, with unclear fates for others. Repatriation was offered in Syria, but no policy shown for Madagascar.
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London
Madagascar
Foreign Office News Department
France
Department
Armand Annet
Syria
Driver license found in Australia returns to Oregon
Nancy Latourette of Portland lost her license in Seaside a year ago. Sgt. Paul S. Yale, once from Portland, wrote that he found the license while trekking in Australian bush country. The license expired in 1941, and Latourette is pleased to have it back despite the mystery of how it reached Australia.
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Portland
Ore
Nancy Latourette
Seaside
Australia
Paul S. Yale
MacArthurs Airmen Strike Jap Supply Routes in New Guinea
Allied fighter planes continued attacks on Japanese communication lines in New Guinea and bombed shipping and shore installations in New Britain Timor and the Solomon Islands. A bridge near Wairopi was bombed as Japanese efforts to move supplies across the Ku masi River continue. In New Britain a 8,000 ton cargo ship in Rabaul harbor was hit amidships and possibly sunk.
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MacArthur
New Guinea
Kokgda
Port Moresby
Skridge
Wairopi
Kumasi
Ioribaiwa
New Britain Island
Rabaul
Railroad Unions Seek Major Wage Increase Nationwide
Chicago, Sept. 25. Fifteen non operating brotherhoods serving clerks telegraphers and signal workers demand a wage boost of 20 cents an hour with a minimum 70 cents and a closed shop. The notices were sent to carriers from executive offices nationwide. These unions represent over 900,000 workers and recent talks in Chicago ended without disclosures on future actions. Previous gains were secured last year via mediation under the National Railway Act.
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Chicago
Giant Government Purchasing Organization To Control Farm Products May Be Created
Washington reports a proposed wartime program to create a single market for farm products by a giant government purchasing organization. The plan would allocate supplies by need, prioritize armed forces and lend lease, then civilians, with possible requisition power via the commodity credit corporation and price controls to enforce buy and sell limits. Roosevelt may implement this or seek congressional action first.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Commodity Credit Corporation
Congress
Stalingrad Siege Drives Germans Back on Barrage of Attacks
Moscow dispatches report fierce street fighting on Stalingrad’s northwestern rim as German attempts to infiltrate the city are repulsed. Red Army counterattacks recapture dominating heights while Red Star notes intense combat and a high German casualty toll.
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Moscow
Stalingrad
Red Army
Red Star
Tass
Verdun
Volga
Raze Buildings To Get Scrap For War Effort
The five story Federal Court House and Post Office in Louisville will be the first government owned building razed in a nationwide salvage drive. The 1893 structure, enlarged in 1925, is expected to yield 5 000 to 6 000 tons of wrought iron and two tons of copper and brass. WPB urged citizens to act as salvage scouts reporting idle metals and equipment, with details on location and ownership when possible.
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Washington
Federal Court House
Louisville
Wll
Public Buildings Administration
W. E. Reynolds
PBA
War Production Board
Lessing J. Rosenwald
WPB
Conservation Division
Rosenwald
Special Projects Salvage Committee
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