House Panel OKs Extending Army Training For Military Needs
The House Military Committee advanced a bill to authorize extending training for selectees National Guardsmen reserve officers and enlisted personnel beyond twelve months with the President able to order Guardsmen to serve more than one year. The vote was 15 to 7 matching Senate action, while debates and strategy sessions continued on floor passage and administration support.
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Strike General Pay Boost Given To Employes
Striking workers at Smoky Mountain Hosiery Mills Highland Park returned to work after an ex parte conference with plant management and United States Conciliation Service representatives. Commissioner John L. Cone urged acceptance of seven and a half percent raise, covering all plant workers. About 254 employees faced idle time if unresolved. one day-shift worker remained uninformed of the settlement but expected to report Thursday.
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Latin Nations Move Swiftly To Combat Nazis
Four Latin American nations Uruguay Argentina Bolivia and Cuba act to curb Nazi undercover activity. Uruguay probes propaganda with one deputy suspended for editing a pro axis newspaper. Argentina seeks to expel the German ambassador amid allegations tied to Nazi networks. Cuba considers a national emergency after an alleged Nazi spy arrest.
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Alfredo Palacios
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Peru
Sabotage Blamed For Arvida Aluminum Plant Strike
Ottawa ordered arrests as the Aluminum Company of Canada Arvida plant resumed after a five day strike. Munitions Minister C D Howe called the shutdown a suspected case of enemy sabotage and said arrests would be made. About 300 workers seized control with 4 000 more striking in sympathy. peak production to return in three weeks with US orders worth 126 million dollars.
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U S Protest Over Tutuila Bombing and Leningrad Drive
Washington reports immediate representations to Japan after the Tutuila gunboat bombing at Chungking. In New York the German Finnish push toward Leningrad is said to threaten the fall of the city, per a trusted AP source.
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Japanese liner Tatuta Maru granted discharge at sea
San Francisco reports the Japanese liner Tatuta Maru received special permission to disembark passengers today. NYK officers expect the vessel to arrive within a few hours about 30 miles offshore with approximately 100 American citizens aboard.
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Aluminum Drive Nets 2075 Pounds For Defense
Kingsport residents contributed 2075 pounds of scrap aluminum in a city drive to aid national defense projects. Though short of the 3000 pound goal, chairman L. J. Pepper praised cooperation from Boy and Girl Scouts and local groups. A late donation came from Mack Riddle, currently in U. S. Army training, sending an aluminum pitcher from Fort Story, Virginia. The metal moved to Johnson City and will go to a central state depot.
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Wheeler Accepts Stimson Apology Over Treason Charge
Senator Wheeler accepts Secretary Stimson’s apology after Stimson admitted error in accusing Wheeler of sending antiwar postcards to soldiers. Wheeler calls the act decent and Stimson notes he acted on incomplete evidence.
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Germanins claim 100 mile advance toward Moscow amid heavy fighting
Moscow reports say German tanks pushed 100 miles beyond Smolensk toward Moscow while Soviet lines claim a rising tide westward and Nazi spearheads pulled back 100 miles from their deepest penetrations. Berlin reports describe a 190 mile front around Smolensk with heavy combat and advances near Leningrad.
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Hopkins Makes Surprise Moscow Visit With Aide Team
Harry Hopkins, a key Roosevelt aide, arrived in Moscow in a sudden flight with Brigadier General Joseph T. McNarney and Lt. John R. Allison. British sources say Hopkins will meet Stalin to discuss Russian munitions aid and straighten diplomatic tangles. White House declined to comment on the voyage.
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Bequest Bid By McLean Heirs Falls Short
In Washington the McLean family attorneys said Ed ward B McLean left no property to bequeath and Rose Davies the sister of Marion Davies cannot receive the 300000 bequest. The widow Evalyn Walsh McLean claims dower rights under the will. The statement says Mr McLean had no property to leave.
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Court Adjourns After Week Term
Kingsport law court adjourned until next session shortly before noon after completing a seven day term. Tuesday afternoon a jury returned a verdict in the detainer suit brought by Carl Sharon against L. H. Osborne. A motion for a new trial in the case was overruled by Judge Shelburne Ferguson.
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Joint Income Tax Opponents Claim Victory
The House Rules Committee agreed to a modified procedure for the $3 529 200 000 tax bill to allow a separate vote on a joint income tax return provision. Democratic leaders planned adjournment as some members resisted the gag rule. The rule may be approved by the House tomorrow with a majority vote or require unanimous consent. The Ways and Means Committee backs keeping the joint return clause, projecting $300 million annual revenue. Greenville bluejay disrupts Christ Episcopal Church service during sermon.
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Roosevelt asks Congress to grant price and rent controls
President Roosevelt urged Congress to authorize price ceilings and rent controls to stabilize costs that threaten defense needs. He sought power to purchase materials when needed and to curb excesses in installment credit while asking labor for voluntary restraint on wage increases.
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New Crisis Japs Take Over U S Property In China
American interests face aggressive Japanese moves in Manchuria and northeast China with property seizures amid a broader Far East crisis. Tokyo warns, Britain braces, and reports tie the actions to oil cutoff and the World War II era tensions.
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Harold Adams Bound To Court
Harold Adams an 18 year old youth was bound over to circuit court by Magistrate T Mack Ketron on charges of larceny. Capt H K Starnes and Patrolman Jim Broyles testified the boy took shoes a belt and a pocket book from a Latimer Looney wash room and was found with the articles on arrest. Bond was set at 1000 dollars.
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