U S Destroyer Kearny Attacked in Atlantic Waters
Washington reports the torpedo strike on the destroyer Kearny, 350 miles southwest of Iceland, with the ship proceeding under its own power to an undisclosed port. Officials offer few details on attacker nationality or damage, while Congress leans toward attributing the attack to a German submarine amid wartime tensions.
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WASHINGTON
capitol
United States
Kearny
Iceland
navy
Atlantic
BERLIN
Kearney
Keoma Store Razed By Fire In Alberta Town
Keoma Alberta Oct 12 The Keoma Service Station oil truck grocery store binder twine and several oil drums were destroyed by a major fire last night the worst in the town's history. An unnamed truck driver attempted to address a plugged gas line around eight pm igniting the tanker gas. The flames damaged the store and service station destroying the timbered structure only the front of the truck survived. Paul Eckstrom owner carried no insurance.
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KEOMA
Alta
Calgary
Eeomsa
Paul Eckstrom
Left Hand Corner Echoes Shakespearean Parody and Public Policy
A fragment from The Left Hand Corner multiplies a Shakespearean line into modern policy satire. It questions what counts as “trash” when key personal and financial documents are at stake, urging readers to rethink the value of everyday items and permissions amid widespread card and license use.
War talk as senators urge hard line vs Japan
Sen Norris Pepper and Gillette push a hard line after navy orders ship to port in Far East. Norris warns Japan will attack if sure of winning side. Wheeler cautions against rushing to war, seeking caution over Japan policies.
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WASHINGTON
United States
Japan
Far East
George Norris
Ind
Nebraska
Claude Pepper
Dem
Florida
Guy Gillette
Towa
navy
Pepper
Gillette
Tojo Names Japan's New Ministers
A Reuters dispatch from Tokyo reports Admiral Koshiro Oikawa will serve as supreme war councillor as Japan forms a firmer wartime cabinet. Premier Eiki Yoo outlines goals for a prosperity sphere in East Asia and calls for broad cooperation to sustain world peace amid the China issue. Tojo vows wartime consolidation and strengthening ties with treaty nations while prepared to manage state affairs as premier.
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LONDON
C.P
Reuters
Tokyo
Japanese navy ministry
Koshiro Oikawa
Eiki Yoo
pew
premious
Tojo
Japan
China
United States
Churchill urges British farmers to boost food output for ships
In Norwich on October 18, Churchill told farmers they must further increase food production to free ships for munitions and support Russia. R S Hudson echoed the call, noting farmers in 12 months nearly offset losses in animal and food imports, while stressing continued industry effort and greater use of women workers.
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NORWICH
England
Churchill
Britain
Russia
R. S Hudson
Hudson
Sabotaging democracy warned by Edmonton educator
Edmonton October 18 Miss Donalda Dickie of the Edmonton Normal School said teachers who neglect early reading training sabotage democracy as she addressed an audience yesterday. She claimed 15 to 26 percent of public school pupils cannot read correctly, urging emphasis on foundational reading.
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EDMONTON
Donalda Dickie
Edmonton Normal School
Will Defend Moscow to the Last Ditch
Moscow radio reporter described life under siege with troops marching, fortifications rising, and wartime workshops producing materials. Factories stay active, theatres and cinemas operate, and Moscow remains well supplied despite danger.
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LONDON
C.P
Moscow
RCAF Calls for Radio Mechanics in Ontario
Toronto report says the Ontario Dominion public training program seeks 18 to 45 year old British subjects for immediate enlistment in the Royal Canadian Air Force as radio mechanics. Candidates must finish secondary schooling and complete a 24 week course with subsistence of 0 weekly away, 7 weekly boarding at home, or 12 weekly for married men.
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TORONTO
C.P
Ontario Dominion
Royal Canadian Air Force
RCAF
Production Of Tanks Boosted In U S Auto Plants
Detroit reports that United States automotive industry plans may greatly raise tank output by late next spring with production lines set to deliver between 0 and 69 tanks daily. Col J L Ralston, Canadian defence minister, visited troops in England inspecting units and a military hospital on an all day tour.
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DETROIT
United States
army tania
RALSTON
ENGLAND
Col
J. L. Ralston
Cataman
REPORT DIPLOMATS LEAVE ROME
A Fascist spokesman claimed information that foreign diplomatic staffs who left Moscow had gone to Kutbyshev on the Volga 550 miles east of the Soviet capital and 200 miles south of Kazan.
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ROME
Moscow
Kutbyshev
Volgs river
Kazan
Netherlands Indies offer bases for US in event of war
A Netherlands foreign office spokesman said all facilities of the Netherlands East Indies would be at the disposal of the United States if war with Japan occurs. Indies bases for the Pacific fleet could be available upon request. The policy would align with supporting Pacific democracies and following the US lead on an embargo. The spokesman noted possible targets for Japan elsewhere and that a military conference would determine needed bases.
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LONDON
Netherlands foreign office
Netherlands East Indies
United States
Japan
Indies
Pacific
Soviet
Russia
Thailand
the
East Indies
Philippines
German air raid hits Murmansk in daylight
German high command said aircraft attacked Murmansk in daylight yesterday. The communique noted that facilities were bombed but gave no further details.
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BERLIN
Murmansk
high command
Big German Victory Report Claims Annihilation of Russian Army
Berlin reports a war bulletin proclaiming the destruction of Marshal Semeon Timoshenko’s grand army on the central Russian front. It says eight Russian armies were encircled at Bryansk and Vyazma near the approaches to the East, with 648,196 prisoners taken and vast war materiel captured.
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Berlin
HANS
Semeon Timoshenko
Bryansk
Vyazma
Wast
Jet
RAF Blasts At Sicily and Sardinia in Night Raid
Rome reports a British bombing raid on Syracuse Sicily killed four civilians and injured 24 with buildings damaged. Elma near Cagliari Sardinia was attacked but no damage reported. Italian air force hit Malta. British bombs hit Gondar Ethiopia. ground clashes in Culquabert Celga favor Italians. To br ek Libyan siege subjected to Italian shelling.
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ROME
Syracuse
Sicily
high command
Elma
Cagliari
Sardinia
communiqte
Malta
Miers
Gondar
Ethiopia
war bulletin
Culquabert
Celga
Tobrek
Libya
Trawler Rescues British Seamen Off Iceland Coast
Reykjavik Iceland Sept 17 delayed seven Guldeq by s British patrol plane the Melandia trawler Surprise today rescued 29 British seamen who had spent 14 days in a lifeboat after their merchant ship was torpedoed Of the ship s crew of 60 one is known dead and 30 are missing Six survivors are in hospital and the rest are at Akrekefjord on Iceland s west coast the missing men were in a boat better equipped than their own
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REYKJAVIK
Iceland
Mielandia
ehe
fus hospital
Pstrekefjord
London Press Warns Japs over War in Pacific
London papers warned Japan that any attempt to spread war east would be met by the combined fleets of Britain and the United States. Editorials urged restraint toward Russia and said Allied naval power could decisively end the Pacific threat if the Allies prevail.
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LONDON
C.P
Tokyo
Japan
United States
Russia
afternoon Star
the Star
Pacific
News Chronicle
Herald
Prime Minister King to Broadcast Tonight Across Canada
Ottawa Oct 18 Prime Minister Mackenzie King will address the nation over CBC at 5 pm to discuss the government response to soaring prices and the cost of living, and the measures planned to preserve the war effort and prevent possible evils.
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OTTAWA
Mackensie King
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canada
Reds Admit Withdrawal From Odessa
The BBC quoted dispatches from Moscow saying German forces were held on Moscow front salients while a Soviet withdrawal from Odessa was portrayed as a strategic triumph. The Soviet information bureau said fighting was stubborn near Moscow and that Odessa defenses were withdrawn per plan to reallocate troops, with Russian forces recapturing key positions around Matyupol.
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NEW YORK
BBC
NBC
Moscow
Mos
Odessa
Red army
Soviet information bureau
Kazan
Washington
state department
United States
Laurence A. Steinhardt
Red Cross
information Bureau
Matiupol
Harriman Returns to Meet President Roosevelt
United States envoy Averall Harriman arrived in New York aboard a U S Navy bomber from London. The craft, flying nonstop from the Azores, carried eight passengers including Capt Harold Balfour. Harriman and Balfour left La Guardia with Harriman and were believed bound for Hyde Park to confer with President Roosevelt.
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NEW YORK
Averall Harriman
United States
United States navy
London
Azores
Harold Balfour
La Guardia
Harriman
Park N
Roosevelt
British Ships Sunk in German Submarine Attack Claim
Berlin reported a special German communique claiming 10 British merchant ships totaling 60 000 tons and two escort destroyers were sunk by U boats after a convoy to England entered the blockade zone. The note cited several days of attacks including three loaded tankers and mentioned the US destroyer Kearny off Iceland without naming the destroyers sunk.
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BERLIN
Hitler
England
North America
London
Kearny
Iceland
Germany
Tceland
Bevin Calls Situation Desperate and War Production Push
Labor Minister Ernést Begin labeled the international situation desperate and said the United States and Britain must outstrip Germany’s production. Other items note 18 alleged Communists shot in Italian occupied territory, Britain ready for war, Australia restricting press dispatches, a Bulgarian train wreck with five dead, survivors rescued off the African coast, sabotage fears in a US strike, and rumors denying the sinking of the Kearny.
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BEVIN
LONDON
CP.1
Ernést Begin
United States
Britain
Germany
ROME
Dakastian
Italy
Yugoslavia
JAPAN
SYDNEY
Robert Brooke- Popham
AUSTRALIA
Aus
SOFIA
Bulgaria
A.P
Nis
Leskovac
Serbia
LISBON
Malange
BBC today
Moscow
Euasia
io havd
TEHERAN TEREWAN
Iran
Teheran
V. V. Noviker
Kazant
J. A Alxtewood
BERLIN
KEARNY
NEW YORK
NBC
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ep RABRIV
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Burton Wheeler
Montana
Wheeler
LATVIAN
Latvia
Liepaja
D.C
R.C.A.F
Dutch East Indies
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RAF
London Press
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