Mightiest Night Attack Of War Hurled in Britain
London and southeastern England faced a massive air assault as German warplanes launched a fourth attack in a day, aiming to wear down the royal air force and open the way for a land invasion. Bomber waves with fighter escorts struck targets near London amid an all-night offensive and sustained bombardment across the coast and harbor areas.
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Berlin Shelters Enter Third Day Amid Air Raids
Berlin city residents sought shelter for the third day as British raids pressed toward the capital. German officials claimed 28 planes shot down and noted limited damage despite a night of heavy bombing. London reported widespread strikes on airfields, sewers, rail hubs, and hospitals with casualties and evacuations as anti aircraft defenses engaged.
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Italians Strike Back At British War News Blast
Rome reports Italian airmen struck back at Britain with raids on the central Mediterranean lifeline to the Indian Ocean. The fortress of Dell Mara al Maita is said to be nearly destroyed after dive bombing. Attacks targeted convoys in the Mediterranean and Red Sea, depots were fired, and ships in Aden harbor bombed. British raiders from Switzerland damaged dwellings and railway cars in Turin and San Paolo. The Upper Moors building collapse and tenant escapes noted amid alarms.
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Turin
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Transfer of Destroyers By U. S. Favored In Poll
A nationwide poll shows a majority in favor of transferring American destroyers to Britain. Final returns indicate strong cross party support with Republicans and Democrats aligned, while details note damage to ships and regional wartime actions. The article cites Roosevelt's plan to relocate inactive destroyers for naval use and bases in the Western Hemisphere.
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Draft Age Changes Rejected Washington
Washington reports lawmakers rejected efforts to widen the Burke-Wadsworth draft to ages 21 to 54 and 21 to 30, with votes 181 to 47 and 185 to 155 respectively. President Roosevelt pressed for quick action while Congress delayed drafting. A later vote deferred conscription for 60 days as 400,000 volunteers were sought, but foes of postponement claimed political motives.
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Japanese Given Route For Army Hong Kong
Handquarters reported a general agreement governing military facilities to be granted the Japanese in French Indo China was reached last night between French Governor General Admiral Jean Decoux and Japanese Major General Issaku Nishihara. Draft legislation would require immediate registration of men aged 21 to 44 with only summons for a year’s service delayed. Democratic leaders hinted at moves to upend the vote if needed. Negotiations continuing to work out a compromise between Senate and House bills. Reports had said preliminary accord between Tokyo and Vichy would allow limited landings at Haiphong and use of the Indo China railway toward Yunnan for the campaign against China. Tokyo spokesman Yukichiro Suma said the United States has no cause for alarm regarding Indo China status.
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Roosevelt says no new naval bases talks with any country
President Roosevelt said Costa Rica and Ecuador cooperate with the United States in defense of the Americas but stressed no negotiations are under way to acquire additional naval or air bases. He noted pending base rules only cover those granted by Great Britain for destroyers, from Newfoundland to British Guiana.
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Sentiment Divided Over FDR Willkie Debate Proposal
Dr. George Gallup reports public opinion split along party lines on whether Franklin D. Roosevelt should accept Wendell Willkie's debate offer. Republicans favor a debate while Democrats oppose. overall about even, with a slight tilt against acceptance. Voters cite issues of dignity and convenience as reasons for or against.
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Safety drive to guard schoolchildren launches city plan
Sergeant Claude Buckley and Chief CG Crawford announced a safety campaign tied to school openings. Johnson City highway patrols will enforce 15 mph in school zones and 5 mph past stopped buses in Sullivan County. Police said opening day saw heavy enforcement of the 15 mph limit in the city.
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CG G. Crawford
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Record Liquor Haul Seized Near Here
State Highway Patrolman Frank Williams reported one of Sullivan counties largest liquor seizures. A car and 340 pints of high grade whiskey were seized near here on Tuesday, with the vehicle confiscated. John Lima of Greenville faced preliminary hearing and was bound over to the Sullivan circuit court on charges of transporting and possessing more than five gallons of liquor. the car and liquor were turned over to the State Department of Finance and Taxation under the liquor confiscation act. The case arose after the car was stopped for reckless driving and a search warrant led to the discovery of the liquor.
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Berlin Pastor Silenced by Police Ban on Speeches
The Rev. Neimuth Gollwitzer, pastor of the church formerly led by Rev. Martin Niemoeller, was ordered by police to refrain from giving speeches at Berlin on the night in question though he may still preach sermons. The ban follows actions connected to Nazi regime policies.
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Martin Niemoeller
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Rental ad draws eight replies after single run
In the Kingsport Times a terse classified note advertised unfurnished apartment openings at 1101 Dorothy Street. The ad, priced at 512.50 per month with bath, lights and water included, generated eight calls and secured a contract after appearing only once.
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Miss America Contest Beauty In 1540 Kentucky
A fragment notes a beauty pageant reference featuring Kentucky bluegrass and a claim of the prettiest girl in a bathing suit for a 1540 Miss America contest. No clear individuals or organizations are identifiable in the text.
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Forces Direct Highway Work
The army and navy will direct nearly all of next year's federal aid highway program totaling about 275 million dollars. Federal Works administrator John M. Carmody said the plan concentrates on roads and bridges deemed strategically important by the war and navy departments to support heavy military units and bases.
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Berlin Henley Weybridge raids and 14 German losses
Berlin reports two waves of German bombers hit Henley and Weybridge hangars and factories. German sources claim 35 British aircraft downed. Reuters dispatch notes mixed casualty claims and notes two parademen wounded near Romania's royal palace in Bucharest.
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FDR Renews Plea for Quick Conscription Action
President Roosevelt urged rapid congressional passage of the conscription and defense tax and appropriation bills. He declined to comment on Hanse's proposal to delay drafting for an 80 day period of volunteer recruitment.
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Biggest Offensive Cairo U P The British strike Italy front
The British navy and air force launch their largest offensive of the war against Italy. Heavy fighting reported along an 1100 mile Mediterranean front. Italian air bases on Sardinia and in Libya bombed, and Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea shelled by planes and ships.
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Poll Taxes Paid This Month in Kingsport Area
Deputy Trustee Boris Pendleton reported at noon today that 97 poll tax receipts were issued from the Kingsport office bringing the toll for the first five and a half days of September to 311. Figures on payments since August 1 will be available after today’s deadline, and the surge may swell the county total from 9700 to about 11,000 receipts for the November 6 election. Records show Kingsport residents paying about 2500 while 3000 receipts went to residents in the county’s lower end outside the city.
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Willkie Favors Industry Draft
Rushville Indiana reports Wendell L Wilkie voiced support for a selective service style program for industry in emergencies after a Harmony meeting with party leaders. He said he would back provisions allowing government seizure of industries under defined rules rather than arbitrary action by a single official.
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Wendell L. Wilkie
Senate
Monarch abdicates throne as Mihai becomes king in exile
Romania erupts in riots as King Carol I abdicates in favor of his 18 year old son Mihai under Gen. Ion Antonescu. The royal yacht sails from Constanza with Magda Lupescu, while promises of a pension and vast losses of property surface. An Axis-aligned regime tightens grip, and notable figures face house arrest as Mihai pledges allegiance to Antonescu.
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Maine Sees National Pulse in September Poll
For years observers track Maine September results for a nationwide hint. A Gallup Poll survey by the American Institute of Public Opinion will be published Sunday in the Times, showing Maine’s stance at the Eresteent time.
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