Defense First as Roosevelt Urges Full War Production
The Roosevelt administration ordered defense to take absolute precedence in all national industry resources. Aims include raising arms output, shifting workers and equipment to defense orders, and possibly suspending nonessential production. Officials said a production surge, with more shifts, would be needed to meet military needs and support consumer supply during the defense drive.
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Power and Telephone Service Hit By Severe Storm
A summer storm swept through upper Tennessee and southwest Virginia causing the longest and heaviest electrical outages in years. Lightning and winds knocked out power and telephone service, with restoration by midnight in most areas. several local lines remained down due to damage and flooding. Radio Station WAPT lost network service overnight but was back on air by morning.
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Kingport
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Service Station Building Started At Local Intersection
Work has started on a new brick and plaster service station at the intersection of Center and Cherokee streets. Hale, manager of Standard Oil, announced the project. A super service station will be leased to an operator and completed in three or four tenths.
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U S Commission to Go to Moscow to Discuss Aid
President Roosevelt appointed a five man mission led by W Averell Harriman to Moscow to discuss aid to Russia against Nazi Germany. The team includes Maj Gen James H Burns Lt Gen George H Bretts Adm William H Standley and William J Bat, with technicians accompanying the mission. The White House said details and departure timing would follow.
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Clark Attacks Unprecedented Revenue Bill in Senate
Senator Clark denounces the $3.672 billion revenue bill as a hodgepodge tax plan that hits hardest on those least able to pay. Other senators critique exemptions cuts and predict insufficient revenue, yet pledge support amid broader necessity.
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Maas Says Japs Deathly Afraid Of U S A
A Minnesota congressman declared Japan is deathly afraid of the United States and warned American fleets in the Pacific could strike if ships pass Hawaii. He noted Allied bases across the Pacific and described secret talks between officials in Washington and Tokyo as diplomacy continues amid mounting wartime tensions.
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Surplus Tank Cars May Ease Eastern Oil Shortage
Washington reports 20 000 surplus railway tank cars available to move oil from Texas to the Atlantic seaboard. J J Felley of the Association of American Railroads says the cars could transport six to eight million barrels monthly, aiding fuel deliveries cut by wartime shipping shifts and by curtailed water routes. Senator Walsh denounces fuel cuts as bureaucratic error while urging rational plans to secure winter gasoline.
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Konoye Warns Japan Faces Gravest Crisis
Japanese premier Konoye warned of the gravest crisis in Japan's history and urged mobilization to meet the emergency. He spoke at a round table with government executives and business leaders as U S war aid and shipping routes to Soviet Russia through northern waters were discussed amid rising security concerns.
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City Schools Open Thursday in Kingsport
Approximately 3,002 Kingsport children begin the new school year Thursday at 1 p m. Superintendent Ross N. Robinson cautions no students report before 1 p m and those not enrolled will come Friday. Teachers gather at Dobyns-Bennett high at 8 a m with 10 15 am church greeters and 10 30 am principal meetings for final instructions.
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Higher Surtax Bill Advances in Senate Finance Panel
The senate backed a Finance Committee proposal to raise an additional 120.50 through higher corporate taxes as part of a revenue bill starting 819,808.01. In New York, three men and an 18 year old girl were indicted for conspiring to violate the espionage act, alleged to run an international spying ring with ties to Spain Portugal and Germany.
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High Loss Claims By Pravda On War Deaths
Pravda claims Germany lost 2 550 000 men dead wounded or captured in two years of war with over 2 000 000 on the Russian front. A U S debt figure is cited, debating support for a national indebtedness of 1 billion dollars versus 800 billion with Hitler alive.
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Blast Shakes Weiland Chemical Plant in Niagara Falls
A major explosion and ensuing fire rocked the Weiland Chemical plant in Niagara Falls this afternoon. An expansion workup sparked the blast, injuring several workers and trapping at least one person. Fire crews rushed multiple units to the scene to battle the blaze.
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Germans Mass Troops On Border Reported
German sources indicate troop concentrations near the Bulgarian border with Turkey. References to counter measures follow Russia's closure of the Turkish Iranian border as Iran lies under occupation by Russian and British forces.
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Milk Ordinance Given Final Board Approval
The city council approved a new milk ordinance after weeks of study. It caps delivery milk, upgrades pasteurization grade from B to A, and requires herd testing for Bang disease. The meeting also rented the howling alley to the Rotary Club and agreed to establish a taxi stand near Riverside Negro housing project. A street opening study for Clinchield from Reedy to West Sullivan was assigned and traffic calming for Watauga Street was considered.
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Bill McKechnie Tries Detroit to Forbes Field Mixup
The Cincinnati Reds manager Bill McKechnie bought a Pittsburgh bound ticket but landed in Detroit and rode a taxi to Detroit airport. He insisted on Forbes Field and the Pirates game, only to learn he was in the wrong city and boarded the wrong plane.
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Russians claim major counter offensives push back Germans
Twin Russian counter offensives retook 22 villages in 80 miles of advance before Moscow, destroyed a division of the Nazis, and forced retreat from Leningrad area. Voroshilov praised defenders as Stalin-era air and ground operations intensified. German claims of progress were brief as aerial battles and strategic pressure continued across the eastern front.
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