Westbrook Pegler analysis of Roosevelt Bennett clash in New York
Pegler argues the New Deal factions in New York resist incumbent attorney general John Bennett as anti Communist. He claims Roosevelt’s delayed backing and late endorsement were to influence the 1940 Democratic convention and aid Dewey. He portrays Alfange and Labor party efforts as a ruse to split Bennett’s support.
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New York
Roosevelt
John Bennett
Tom Dewey
Bennett
Jim Farley
Farley
Mr. Roosevelt
Little Parasite
American Labor Party
Dean Alfange
la Guardia
Dave Dubinsky
International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union
Alfange
Dewey
New Deal
Democratic Party
Australians Seal Axis Left Flank With Night Push
Australian troops struck Rommel's left flank in a bold night assault along the coast and dunes, trapping several thousand Axis soldiers, mostly Germans. American and British air forces followed with heavy blows on axis communications and air bases.
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Cairo
Erwin Rommel
London
United States
Chest's Fund Piling Up In Community Drive
The second week of the Community Chest campaign opened Monday with many more contributions. Workers pledge no activity until the full amount is pledged, aiming to reach $27,000 through thorough, systematic solicitation and even small donations from many.
Errol Flynn Faces Preliminary Hearing on Statutory Rape Claims
Los Angeles reports film star Errol Flynn was summoned for a preliminary hearing today on charges of raping two underage girls. The Hansen case names Armand Knapp Morrie Black and Joseph Geraldi as co defendants with Flynn. Black and Geraldi await superior court action while Knapp is freed and to testify.
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Los Angeles
Errol Flynn
Betty Hansen
Lincoln
Neb
Flynn
Pegny la Rue Satterle
Henson
Bel-Air
Fred McEvoy
Satterle
Catalina Island
Hansen
Film
Armand Knapp
Morrie Black
Joseph Geraldi
Knapp
Black
Geraldi
Congress Faces Orafiee Question Anew
Congress resumes work next week amid clashes over teenage soldiers training and whether women in navy and coast guard reserves may serve overseas. The House avoided a direct vote on training, while the Senate backed at least 12 months before combat. Roane Waring of the American Legion opposed pre combat training.
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Washington
Navy
Coast Guard
Congress
Senate
House
Thomason
Texas
House Military Committee
Rankin
Mississippi
Roane Waring
American Legion
Waring
Sailor Survives Wasp Sinking with Clothes Torn Away
Jack Duane Martin, 18, seaman first class, survived the sinking of the carrier Wasp in the Solomons. He said he had all clothes on when he left the ship but was later found without them. He believes depth charges ripped his garments during the explosion.
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Coffeyville
Ans
Jack Duane Martin
Wasp
Solomon Waters
Inonu Warns Turkey Near War as Parliaments Opens
President Ismet Inonu warned that Turkey faces danger of aggression while battles rage to its north and south. He urged lawmakers to prepare for possible conflict and affirmed Turkey’s loyalty to alliances with Britain and others amid global war tensions.
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Ankara
Turkey
Ismet Inonu
Inonu
Great Britain
Soviet
Russia
Germany
Bomber Crash Kills Three Enlisted Men Near Hampton
Private First Class Gilford Wright Jr of Sterlington was among three killed when a four motored Army air corps bomber crashed near Hampton Virginia on a flight from Patterson Field Ohio to Langley Field. Captain William J Foley of Taft Texas and First Lieutenant James H Moore of Beverly Hills California also perished. The crash location was two miles from Hampton and the cause was not determined. Wrights father is the local school superintendent.
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Gilford Wright, Jr
Gilford Wright, Sr
Sterlington
Army Air Corps
Hampton
William J. Foley
Taft
Tex
James H. Moore
E. J. Moore
Beverly Hills
Calif
Tennessee Belle Destroyed by Fire on the Mississippi
The Tennessee Belle, a Mississippi river packet running from Greenville to New Orleans, was destroyed by fire at Natchez Island near Natchez at dawn. Captain Barker said the crew barely escaped, with $60,000 total loss for the packet and a towing barge. Built in 1923, operated by New Orleans and Vicksburg Packet Co, it carried cargo including cotton and in summer offered passenger trips on Old Man River.
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Natchez
Miss
Greenville
New Orleans
Natchez Island
Charles Barker
Richard Dicharry
Kentucky
Mississippi
MacArthur forces claim seven Japanese vessels sunk or damaged
Allied airmen under General Douglas MacArthur struck twice in pre-dawn raids in the Buin-Faisi area of the Solomon Islands. Thirty-three tons of bombs were dropped on enemy shipping, with seven vessels believed sunk or seriously damaged amid intense anti-aircraft fire. one allied aircraft failed to return.
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Melbourne Herald
MacArthur
Solomons
Guadalcanal
Hongkong Bombed by Pea Shooters in China Raid
African airmen flying shark-nosed P-40s led a dive bombing assault on Hongkong last Wednesday. One merchant ship burned, two others damaged, in a third raid in a week on Japanese-occupied Hongkong. Curtiss P-40s used beyond fighters as escorts and bombers, says Colonel Robert L. Scott.
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China
Hongkong
United States Army
Robert L. Scott
Macon
President Roosevelts War Power Request to Drop Trade Barriers
President Roosevelt urged Congress to grant wartime power to suspend peacetime laws blocking the free movement of people, goods, and information. He cited customs duties and non-American materials rules as obstacles to rapid war production and urged action for the duration of the war.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Illinois Central Trains Derailed Near Hickory Newton
Five rear coaches of Illinois Central Train No. 202 between Meridian and Shreveport derailed between Hickory and Newton at 1:35 am. Five injured, none critical, taken to Meridian hospital. Wreck caused by a broken rail at Urbo, Miss, about miles east of Hickory. about 175 escaped serious injury.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Hickory
Newton
H. B. Sargent
Meridian
Shreveport
Meridian Hospital
Urbo
Navy says submarines sink and damage multiple Japanese ships
The United States Navy announced that Western and South Pacific submarines sank one large passenger cargo ship two large tankers two medium cargo ships and two small cargo ships and damaged one converted carrier one destroyer and one medium tanker. The total since the war began stands at 133 ships sunk or damaged.
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Washington
Pacific
Navy
Western
South Pacific
Numeber
Far East
United States
Far Eastern
Navy Department
Guadalcanal
Stewart Islands
Americans Pause Tuesday to Cast Votes in Wartime Election
Americans will vote on Tuesday in a wartime election shaping the 78th Congress and state offices. About 30 million voters are expected to cast ballots for 33 senators 432 House members 32 governors and other officers amid calls for a free ballot to sustain democracy during the war.
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Associated Press
America
Congress
Woodrow Wilson
House
Maine
Roosevelt
Washington
Frank Gannett
Republican National Committee
Thomas Democrat
Utah
Crime Wave Deserter Goes On Trial In Chicago
Kadens 33 year old army deserter faces robbery rape and kidnapping charges in Chicago. He admits 30 to 75 robberies and claims the Lindbergh law could bring death penalties. Kadens vows three fates including hanging or electric chair.
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Chicago
Irwin Kadens
West Side
Camp Grant
Ill
Kadens
Hungarian court sentences nine to death for sabotage
A military court in Hungary sentenced nine individuals to death and others to long prison terms for sabotage assassination and use of arms against public security, according to a Reuters dispatch from Vichy dated November 2.
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London
Hungary
Reuters
Vichy
Red Army fights to defend Caucasus highway and Stalingrad gains
Soviet forces defend the Nalchik corridor after a retreat and report heavy engagements. German losses include four tanks twelve trucks and five guns. in Stalingrad Russians seize buildings and claim a guards unit killed 250 Germans. Northwest of the city scouts penetrate lines.
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Moscow
Red Army
Caucasus
Nalchik
Stalingrad
Eating habits of Americans become issue
Washington November 2 The debate over wartime food policy centers on whether to appoint a food administrator to control production and distribution. Supporters urge maintaining high civilian and allied rations, while critics fear tradeoffs with military manpower and equipment who should prioritize defense needs.
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Washington
Roosevelt
War Production Board
Donald M. Nelson
Secretary of Agriculture
Wickard
United Nations
Riot Leads to Arrests of 150 Negro Soldiers in New Orleans
In New Orleans on November 2 a riot erupted after police arrested a soldier in a beer parlor. About 150 negro soldiers spent the night in custody and were placed under military arrest as police, marine police, and naval shore patrol intervened. Several clashes left participants with minor injuries.
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New Orleans
Rampart Street
Ceer Place
Naval Shore Patrol
Election Officials Named for Ouachita Parish Polls
A new slate of election officials will serve at Ouachita Parish polling places on Tuesday for the general Democratic election. The same locations will be used, but new staff will oversee voting. Ballot names include Allan Ellender for US senator and Charles E. McKenzie for Congress with several local offices and ten constitutional amendments on the ballot.
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Ouachita Parish
United States
Allan Ellender
Charles E. McKenzie
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Jimmie Davis
David J. Garrett
Frank W. Hawthorne
George Lester
Monroe
W. M. Harper
West Monroe
Jesse Heard
B. L. Risher
R. L. Kilgore
Parish
Dr. J. ©. Stewart
Tirana Prison Guards Fire On Demonstrators Killing Seventeen
In Tirana Albania prison guards opened fire on a group of girls seeking political prisoner releases. Sixteen were killed and two wounded as women and students led the insurrection against Italian rule. The Tirana police director and two guards were also wounded in later clashes. More than 100 people were arrested.
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Jerusalem
Tirana
Albania
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