Westbrook Pegler on Mrs Roosevelt and the $25,000 salary cap
Pegler argues the Roosevelt family imposes a fiat based salary limit on personal services, challenging Mrs Roosevelt and the president's compliance. He notes the president’s own $75 yearly salary and describes the First Lady's income sources and public expenses. He questions the public interest and tax treatment of royalties and private activities tied to the White House office.
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New Deal
Howver
Roosevelt
United States
White House
Fifth District Meet Planned by American Legion
The Fifth district conference of the American Legion will be held at the American Legion home Sunday at 10. Delegations from across the district are expected. The meeting will be streamlined with no dinner. program includes color advancement, addresses of welcome, and greetings from district officers and auxiliaries.
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Erican Legion
Kirby E. King
Dist
L. Barkdull
C. J. Rozier
H. F
Hilary
H. P. Madison, Jr
Russians claim 1000 Nazis killed in Caucasus fight
Moscow reports Soviet counterattacks gain in Stalingrad factory area and Black Sea front while 1000 invaders are slain in the central Caucasus battle. Nazi infantrymen and tanks are said to be smashed as Soviet artillery and air strikes pound German positions.
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Moscow
Stalingrad
Red Army
Black Sea
Central Caucasus
Count Solons on Two Sides
The Democrats claim 220 representatives and 15 senators elected to the 7th congress while Republicans list 208 house members and 18 senators. Three house races and one senate seat undecided. Minor party gains by Progressives and American Labor Farm Labor noted. Senate holdovers favor Democrats. Montana race unresolved between Murray and Rankin with incomplete results.
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Associated Press
Democrats
Senate
Progressives
American Labor
Farm Labor
Montana
James B. Murray
Wellington D. Rankin
Murray
Rankin
Cali
DeWitt Mackenzie Heads to Egypt for Frontline War Insight
DeWitt Mackenzie famed for The War Today prepares to leave for Egypt where hostilities are intense. Arrival time is uncertain but expected soon as he travels from England. Glenn Babb and other foreign affairs experts will continue interpreting war news for the News-Star on his absence.
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Associated Press
DeWitt Mackenzie
News-Star
Egypt
England
Glenn Babb
Higgins Wins Massive WPB Contract For Aircraft Plant
Andrew J. Higgins and Higgins Industries secure a 210 million dollar War Production Board contract to build large cargo aircraft and facilities in New Orleans, with 1,000 workers already on site and plans for 1,200 aircraft plus engines and related facilities. Negotiations followed a September White House meeting with President Roosevelt.
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New Orleans
Andrew J. Higgins
WPB
Higgins
Washington
Higgins Industries, Inc
Louisiana
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Says War Victory Top Goal Guides Congress
President Roosevelt told reporters the nation’s focus remains winning the war and that Congress shares that aim. He noted he has been meeting with Republican and Democratic leaders on legislative procedure. Capitol leaders debated a Republican Democratic victory coalition to back Roosevelt for war unity while opposing New Deal politics.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Senate
Hyde Park
N. Y
America
Capitol Hill
McNary
Oregon
Vandenberg
Michigan
Committee On
Kaiser Seeks halt to voluntary U S enlistments
War Production Chief Donald Nelson urged Congress to pass a clean manpower law and said compulsion would rarely be needed for wartime service. He testified before the Senate military committee amid calls to halt voluntary enlistments and to form a nine member manpower and womanpower control panel.
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Washington
Donald Nelson
Congress
Senate Military Committee
Hill
Alabama
Nelson
Henry J. Kaiser
Bolshevik Revolution Anniversary Observed in Moscow
In Moscow the 25th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution is celebrated with red banners slogans and portraits. Workers get tomorrow off but will work Sunday to make up lost time. American greetings from Mrs Roosevelt Walt Disney and Donald Nelson are reported. The broadcast highlights the wartime resolve and unity of the United Nations.
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Moscow
Germany
Communist Party
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Walt Disney
Donald Nelson
Roosevelt
United Nations
Nikolai Lenin
German Field Marshal Thoma Talks With Montgomery
Cairo reports that General Rit te von Thoma Rommel's second in command was captured by the British. He reportedly dined with Lieutenant General B. L. Montgomery and said the situation was critical for German and Italian retreating west in Egypt. They discussed the campaign and sketched battle lines on the tablecloth.
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Cairo
Ritte von Thoma
Rommel
B. L. Montgomery
Egypt
Montgomery
Two pronged U S offensive deepens Guadalcanal fight
American forces pressed a two front attack on Guadal canal, penetrating deeper along one flank and threatening another. Marines and Marines with U S Navy reports say 350 Japanese killed and 12 light 37 mm guns captured as November 3 to 4 actions widen the battlefront. MacArthur's Australian command notes Japanese retreat on the New Guinea front amid allied pressure toward Port Moresby.
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Washington
Guadalcanal
Navy
South Pacific
Solomons
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Port Moresby
Community Chest Appeals for Donations Across Twin City
The second week of the drive nears its end with about $22,000 received. Monroe and West Monroe residents, despite wartime conditions, earn higher salaries and are urged to contribute for improved civic conditions and aid to those less fortunate. Small pledges from many can total substantial yearly amounts.
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Twin City
Monroe
West Monroe
Community Chest
Hawaii to Evacuate Some Japanese Ahead of War Needs
Hawaii's military commander General Emmons announced plans to reduce Japanese residents to improve self sufficiency. Walter F. Dillingham named food production director as evacuees to the mainland are considered on a settlement basis, with few moved and schools employment to be available.
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Honolulu
T. H
Hawaii
Delos Commons
Emmons
Walter F. Dillingham
General Emmons
Pacific
Administration Eyes General Sales Tax In New Congress
Washington observers forecast a stronger sentiment for a general retail sales tax in the new congress, with options to add it to existing taxes or replace income taxes. War budget timing and home front questions may shape decisions, as manpower policy debates gain prominence.
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Washington
Administration
Congress
Paul V. McNutt
War Manner Commission
Armistice Declared in Southeast Madagascar Campaign
An authoritative source says fighting ceased at 2 p m Madagascar time after Vichy forces requested the armistice. The only recent clashes were in the island s southeast, effectively ending the Madagascar campaign.
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London
Madagascar
Indian Ocean
Montgomery declares full victory at El Alamein
British offensives led by General Bernard Montgomery pierced Rommel's lines near El Alamein and advanced into enemy positions in western Egypt. Royal forces report thousands captured, losses to Axis incurring heavy damage as pursuit continued toward Matruh.
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Cairo
Eighth Army
Bernard L. Montgomery
Rommel
Matruh
el Alamein
el Dew
el Daba
Montgomery
London
Rome
Berlin
Fuka
Mediterranean
London Admiralty
Major Allied Victory Seen By President
President Roosevelt described the North Africa campaign as a major Allied victory in response to a press question. He said the Egyptian Libyan advance looked very favorable and noted that less than half of the assault equipment originated from the United States.
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Washington
Roosevelt
North Africa
United Nations
Axis fears new Allied moves threaten North Africa
London reports Axis worry as Rommel’s forces retreat toward Egypt face potential British counterstrokes. British eighth army advances threaten Libya south and west, while broadcasts claim Allied naval concentrations at Gibraltar and growing Allied forces around Chad Kufra and Derna areas in eastern Libya.
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London
Rommel
Egypt
Eighth Army
Axis
Africa
Mediterranean
Libya
London Daily Telegraph
United Nations
Gibraltar
Paris
Luetzow
Berlin
North Africa
Casablanca
Atlantic
Vichy
France
Spain
Morocco
Chad
Tripoli
Libyan
Kufra Oasis
Derna
le Soir
Haight Sentenced to Death for Two Child Murders
In Westchester County Court Edward Haight, 17, was found guilty on two counts of first degree murder for luring 7 year old Margaret and 8 year old Helen Lynch into a stolen car, attempting to rape one, maltreating the other, and drownings. The verdict mandates the electric chair. The jury deliberated nine minutes. Haight showed a calm, defiant demeanor throughout the trial. He faces sentencing next Tuesday.
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White Plains
N. Y
Edward Haight
Stamford
Westchester
Bedford Village
Haight
Kensico Reservoir
Elbert T. Gallagher
Tropical storm veers toward Gulf, threatens Florida coast
A Caribbean storm skirted Cuba and aimed toward the Gulf of Mexico threatening central and southern Bahama islands and southern Florida including Palm Beach and Miami. Forecasters warned of gale winds along the Florida keys and urged precautions for civilians and naval forces as the system moved westward.
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Miami
Fla
Caribbean
Cuba
Straits
Gulf of Mexico
Peninsula Florida
Bahama Islands
Florida Coast
Florida
Melbourne
Palm Beach
Ernest F. Carson
Key West
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Weather Bureau
Neuvitas
Florida Straits
Florida Keys
Three Germans Escapees Captured Near Bowling Green
Police report three escaped German men Hans Richard Jonat Karl Luft and Paul Theodore Hitzegrad were arrested in a Barn six miles from Bowling Green Ky They said they were merchant mariners and an enemy alien All three were turned over to FBI agents and the location of transport was not disclosed
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Bowling Green
R. E. Monahan
Hans Richard Jonat
Karl Luft
Paul Theodore Hitzegrad
Jonat
Luft
Hitzegrad
Monahan
Boyd Downey
Camp Forrest
Tenn
Bowing Green
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Army plane crash near Memphis airport leaves two dead
An army aircraft in adverse weather crashed near Memphis airport killing both occupants. The fatalities were tentatively identified as Raphael Clyde Clayton of Olive Branch Mississippi who died after reaching a hospital, and J Norman Rhew of Memphis who died about three hours later.
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Memphis
Tenn
Raphael Clyde Clayton
Olive Branch
Miss
J. Norman Rhew
Three Senators Get Some Extra Pay
Three short-term senators will receive daily pay of 28.78 dollars while Congress remains in session due to the war, until their successors are sworn in. The group includes Senator Bunker of Nevada Rosier of West Virginia and Ball of Minnesota. Ball will lose two months pay and any committee seniority gained since his October 1949 appointment.
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Washington
Congress
Dce Thompson
Thompson
Senate
Bunker
Nevada
Rosier
West Virginia
Ball
Minnesota
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