Arming Of American Ships Looms As Next U. S. Move
President Roosevelt signaled a likely move to arm American merchant ships in the ongoing shoot-on-sight policy. He noted the neutrality act may be amended to allow guns and crews for a large fleet, with strong support from lawmakers and a stated aim to protect shipping. The Pink Star sinking highlighted the issue as 23 of 34 crew members survived to Iceland.
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Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Austin
Vermont
Tabey
New Hampshire
Toney
Panama
Cape Farewell
Greenland
State Department
Iceland
Pink Star
Sed
Berlin Confirms Pink Star Torpedo Case Under Law
German sources assert the Pink Star was armed and sailing under the Panamanian flag in a Canadian convoy when torpedoed. They claim Roosevelt misstates the incident and that the United States condemns not international law but what they call wild west justice.
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Roosevelt
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Panama
Unite States
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Cape Greenland
Americana
England
Houston Sways Under Hurricane Fury and Floods
The hurricane struck Houston Texas causing three deaths and millions in damage. It disrupted power and water, wrecked buildings, and flooded Main Street while 6,000 refugees sought shelter at the city coliseum. Officials reported $1,700,000 crop damage and guardsmen aided traffic control. The storm weakened as it moved inland toward northeast Texas and Louisiana.
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Texas
Orestern
Louisiana
Nacogdoches
Shreveport
Weather Bureau
Broad Main Street
Texas Defense
Galveston
Preas
Houiston
Mata
Hardaway
Morgan City
Matagorda
FBI To Assist Local Peace Officers To Form Group
Kingsport public safety director Charles Lineback said a peace officers’ organization will be formed at a Friday afternoon FBI meeting. The group aims to improve cooperation, install teletypes, and coordinate anti saboteur efforts in East Tennessee with Bill Murphy as principal speaker.
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FBI
Charles Lineback
Kingsport
Bill Murphy
Knoxville
Lineback
East Tennessee
Local Motorists Pay Parking Fine
Three lingering motors were fined for overtime parking and one motorist forfeited a $3.80 cash bond after failing to appear to answer an illegal parking charge.
Specialist Succumbs at University of Virginia Hospital
Dr Francis Wayles Shine, 67, a renowned nose and throat specialist, died today at University of Virginia Hospital on the campus of the Jefferson-founded school. He had been seriously ill for about a year.
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Charlottesville
Francis Wayles Shine
University of Virginia Hospital
Thomas Jefferson
Doxey Maintains Narrow Lead in Mississippi House Race
Rep Wall Doxey, aided by Senator Bilbo and Gov Johnson, holds a slim lead over Rep Hoss Collins as outlying precincts report votes in yesterday's special election to fill the Pat Harrison seat. The contest centers on the Jackson Mississippi area with results still undecided near noon.
Sheriff Curlin Indicted in Civil Liberties Conspiracy Case
Federal indictment charges East Arkansas political figure Sheriff Howard Curlin of Crittenden County with conspiring to violate civil liberties. He appeared to post bond as the case was disclosed today.
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Little Reck
Ark
Howard Curlin
Crittenden Counts
East Arkansas
Hand
Sermon Topics At Hingsport City Mission
The Rev J K Booker superintendent of the Charlotte Rescue Mission outlines sermon topics for the week's services at Hingsport City Mission. Tonight The Christ That Is Ever Near to Help Friday The Ten Virgins and Saturday Prepare to Meet Thy God with services continuing through Sunday night.
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J. K. Booker
Charlotte, N. C
Hingsport City Mission
6 Per Cent Profits Limit Urged By Morgenthau Before Congress
Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau urged a 6 percent cap on corporate profits during the current emergency and backed stronger excess profits taxes. He said all profits above 6 percent should go to the government, while wages should not be federally capped. He supported farm price control reform and warned against domestic wage controls, citing inflation risks and World War I farm hardships.
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Merzenthau
Congress
House Banking Committee
Treasury Heart
Steagall
D-Ala
White House
Representative Williams
D-Mo
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Russia
Britain
Germany
Europe
United States
Eden
U. S
John G. Winant
Kingsport Gains U S Priority For Building
Harvard offers girls at Mt Holyoke use of showers as the defense housing plan assigns priority ratings for private builders. Cities in the southeast labeled critical defense housing areas include Bristol Kingsport Nashville and Knoxville with 200 000 privately financed housing units planned under the program.
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South Hadley
Mars
Washington——Defense Housee dUought Tor
Charles F. Palmer
Mt. Holyoke
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
Tennessee
Roswell G. Ham
Scholts
John B. Reeves
Atlanta
Priorities Field Service
the Crimson
Wired Federal Housing Administration
Sturlertt Council
Disithe Housing Authority
Allies Pledge Support to U. S., Britain War Aims
Two people with the same name were treated at Holston Valley Community Hospital this morning and Wednesday for fractures from falls. Charles L. Blankenship, 44, Gate City, was admitted with a fractured ankle and elbow from a quarry fall. Charles Blankenship, 4, 718 Myr, was treated for a fractured wrist from a porch fall while playing. The article also covers Allied leaders approving the Atlantic charter and plans for postwar Europe, with quotes from Soviet and British officials.
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Holston Valley
Charles L. Blankenship
Gate City
Penn-Disie
Marcem
Charles Blankenship
Questionnaires Mailed Out Here to Registrants
The Kingspark draft board reported that 150 additional questionnaires have been mailed to registrants. This is the first group sent this week, with another list likely to be posted later. Classification blanks range from 4918 to 5058.
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Merks
Kingspark
Asheville Game Starts At 7 P.M. In City
The football game between Dobyns Bennett High School and Asheville will be played in Asheville Friday at 7 p.m. Kingsport time. Principal C. K. Koffman said Asheville is on Daylight Saving Time, making the kickoff 8 p.m. per their schedule.
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Dobyns-Bennett High School
Asheville
Kingsport
C. K. Koffman
Argentina Moves Against Nazis and Military Uprisings
Argentina ousts suspected Nazi links as troops seize military airfields in Cordoba Parana and other provinces amid reports of plots to halt the congressional Nazi probe. Castillo rejects unrest claims while Eduardo Tessaire warns of totalitarian plots. In Mexico City a clash between troops and striking workers leaves several dead and many wounded as President Avila Camacho orders an inquiry.
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Parara
Trumiors
Interios
Coridoba
Tocuman
Eal
Eduardo Tessaire
Ramon Castillo
Mexico City
Manuel
Avila Camacho
Avenue del Castillo
Chapultepec Heights
Ilisted
Guillermo Rojas
Workers’ Syndicate
Luis Bobadilla Cxmberos
Red armies defend Leningrad as Germans claim gains
Soviet and German dispatches paint a tense frontline picture. Red Star reports all day Russian assaults around Leningrad rout a German infantry division and retake approaches while German fronts claim two villages near Leningrad and progress toward the port. British and Finnish actions described as counterpoints amid heavy fighting across the central and northern fronts.
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Leningrad
Semeon Budvenny
Ukraine
Dacis
Red Star
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