Nazis Aim To March On Oil Fields
Berlin dispatches report German divisions claimed breakthrough at Perekop Isthmus driving toward the Crimea and seizing about 15,700 prisoners. German sources say Russians on the peninsula remain strong as German forces press along the Sea of Azov toward Rostov with main assault near the Don.
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BERLIN
high command
Perekop
Black Sea
Red army
Crimea
Sea of Azov
Rostov
Don river
Parley May End Strike Convenes With Roosevelt
John L. Lewis and Myron Taylor recessed their captive coal mine strike talks to seek immediate White House discussions with President Roosevelt. They were joined by William H. Davis, head of the defence mediation board, as settlement efforts continued.
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WASHINGTON
L. Lewis
Myron
Taylor
Roosevelt
White House
William H. Davis
defence mediation board
John L. Lewis
Myron C. Taylor
United States Steel
The Churchill Family Club Plans National Reach
Colonel C Robert Churchill of New Orleans announced a nation wide Churchill of America club formed May 15 in Fraunces Tavern New York City. The exclusive group aims to mobilize support for Winston Churchill and raise funds for Britain with a New York headquarters at 527 Fifth Avenue.
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Winston Churchl
England
Hitler
C. Robert
Churchill
Broadway
New Orleans
the
Churchills of America, Inc
New York City
Fraunces tavern
Churchills
New York Club
mirestly
America
Winston
Fifth Avenue
CHURCHILLS of
Becomes Senior Chaplain of Fourth Division
Rev. William Askey former rector of All Saints Winnipeg is named senior chaplain of the 4th Canadian Division Col. Rev. G A Wells said today Maj Askey was in Ottawa en route to Debert Nova Scotia he previously served as chaplain of the Winnipeg Grenadier Guards during Bermuda stay.
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OTTAWA
ICFP
William Askey
all Saints church
Winnipeg
G. A. Wells
Maj
Askey
Debert
N.S
Winnipeg Grenadier Guards
Bermuda
Navy Secrecy Sought on German Sub Sinkings
Navy Secretary Frank Knox said the United States probably would apply a policy of secrecy to sinkings of German submarines in engagements with American war vessels. He declined to confirm or deny reports that German subs had been sunk.
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WASHINGTON
Navy
Frank Knox
United States navy
Knox
British Raiders Sweep Sicily in Night Air Raid
Rome reports British air raiders swept Sicily again last night focusing on Comiso. The daily bulletin says little damage and no casualties. Italians acknowledge attacks on Benghazi and Malta with British planes base at Malta under pressure. one raider reportedly shot down over Benghazi.
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ROME
Sicily
Comiso
Bengast
Libya
Malta
Connally defends neutrality act amid isolationist criticism
Senator Torr Connally of Texas rejects charges that President Roosevelt seeks to drag the U S into war through neutrality policy changes. He argues the U S is not at war and says arming Merchant ships would not imply war. Other senators voice opposition while Wheeler cites a poll showing at least 40 would oppose expanding the ship arming bill.
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WASHINGTON
Torr Connally
Den
Texas
Roosevelt
United States
Connally
Hirsin Johnson
Rep
California
Burton Wheeler Dem
Montana
Hanson Says Conscription Must Come From the People
Toronto Oct 29 Conservative house leader Hanson urges conscription of manpower for overseas service but only if supported by public opinion not as a party move. He cites his Britain trip and argues Prime Minister King must push total war while the people do their part in Parliament. Some may disagree and letters from mothers who did not raise their sons as soldiers are noted.
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TORONTO
R. GB. Hanson
Conservative house
Hanson
Great Britain
King
Mr. Hansan
German Ship Quito Flies Japanese Flag in Shanghai Arrival
British naval sources report the 1,230 ton German ship Quito with a German crew but flying the Japanese arms transport service flag arrived in Shanghai from Japan. Unconfirmed reports say it carries diesel oil and may be fitted as a supply ship for a German raider in the Pacific.
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SHANGHAI
Quito
Japan
Pacific
Nazis Claim 14 British Vessels Sunk
Berlin reports a German spokesman claiming 14 ships totaling 47 000 tons were sunk in a six day pursuit of a convoy from Gibraltar to Britain. A British destroyer guarding the merchantmen was also sunk by a torpedo. Nearly the entire convoy was destroyed.
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BERLIN
Gibraltar
Britain
Britain Links War Victory to Peace Future at ILO
A British official told the International Labor Organization conference that postwar Britain must align its plans with a postwar world. Clement Atlee, lord privy seal, stated the fight is not only between nations but for civilization's future and reiterated the view of British speakers at the gathering.
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NEW YORK
International Labor Organization conference
Britain
Clement B. Atlee
No Provision To Divide Bonus For Western Farmers
Ottawa officials said regulations covering an acreage bonus under a national plan to freeze prices and wages do not allow tenant farmers to split payments with landlords. The bonus will go to the actual farmer and how he uses it is his decision.
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OTTAWA
Ort
agriculture department
Liberals Sweep Nova Scotia Election Landslide
Liberals win a decisive victory in Nova Scotia taking 23 seats to Conservatives 4 and CCF 3. The mines minister loses his seat in Cape Breton.
Liberal government wins five-year term in Nova Scotia election
Halifax report states Nova Scotia Liberals secure another five year term with 23 of 3 4 seats, dipping by two from 1937. Premier A S MacMillan defeats L W Fraser who led the Conservatives. Opposition stands four Conservatives and three CCF. Continues on page three.
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HALIFAX
C-P
Nova Scotia
A. S. MacMillan
L. W. Fraser
C C.F
Iraq To Get U S Mission
The United States will send a military mission to Iraq to study the feasibility of finishing the Berlin to Baghdad railway link for war supplies to Russia. The mission will review a Beltish proposal to span a 10 mile gap linking the Persian Gulf with the Turkish rail system and German enemy Britain and Russia.
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WASHINGTON
United States
Iraq
Bagdad
Russia
wemy
Persian Gulf
Black Seca
Germany
Britain
Berlin
Liberal Victory in Nova Scotia Election
Premier A. S. MacMillan led the Liberal party to an easy win in the Nova Scotia general election, securing 23 seats to the opposition's seven. The ballot occurred on Tuesday.
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MacMILLAN
Nova Scotia
Liberal party
Germans Reduced to Defensive Around Kalinin Front
Soviet and British dispatches report German forces in the Kalinin sector near Moscow shifted to a defensive posture as heavy losses mount. Claims include 5000 German casualties, loss of 40 guns and 32 mortars, with one mechanized division downgraded to infantry. Gazettes warn Moscow and adjacent regions remain in danger as Soviet counteractions regain villages northwest of the capital.
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KUIBYSHEV
Russia
Gregory FE. Zhukov
Moscow
LONDON
Kalinin
Leningrad
Prir
Communist Party
Donets
Crimea
Rostov
Miller
Soviet Fleet Controls Black Sea Amid Axis Push
An authoritative source stated that the Soviet fleet fully controls the Black Sea and could disrupt Axis communications if Germany sent sea forces. Sevastopol would still be strong but largely useless to the Germans if captured, due to scarce Axis ships there.
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LONDON
Black Sea
Germany
Sevastopol
Crimea
Barnum
Nevoroystok
British trawlers sunk and other war news bulletins
The admiralty reports two British trawlers sunk with no casualties on one vessel. Other dispatches note survival of crew from a Swedish freighter sunk off The Netherlands, British capture of a Finnish ship, Benes property confiscation, and various wartime developments including a plane crash near Phoenix and Bendix workers returning to work.
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LONDON
admiralty
board of admiralty
RB. J
Tilston
RNR
HLM
Emilson
J. W
Allison
R.N.V-R
HUM
Emilion
KOS
NEW YORK
Gunlug
Netherlands
Stockholm
Winha
Royal Navy
HUNS
BENES
BERLIN
A.P.J
Edward Benes
Czechoslovakia
ABERHART
WINNIPEG
C.P
Alberta
Democratic Monetary Reform Organization of Canada
wies
U.S
PHOENIX
Ariz
United States army
Salt river
BENDIX STREKERS
A.P
Richard T. Frankenstein
aviation division
the
Automobile Workers Union
C.S0
Air Associates, Inc
Bendix
N.J
German finance ministry
BRITAIN
Chester
Emile Foucart
La Louviere
Belgium
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U.S. Navy
Attlee
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Pravda
Rumania
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