Indignation Over Hopkins Stalin Memoir Run Around
Washington journalists vent anger at government officials for handling and selling Harry Hopkins interview about Stalin. They argue the material concerns fate of the republic and should be public property, though critics fear reporters could not reproduce Hopkins version without bias or sensationalism.
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Russians claim sweeping victories on all fronts in war drive
Associated Press dispatch reports Soviet Red armies claim major gains from Rostov to Murmansk with heavy fighting near Leningrad and Tula. British observers acknowledge Ark Royal loss as the German press claimed sinking.
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Many Aircraft Withdrawn From Army Maneuvers
Army maneuvers in the Carolinas lose air power as hundreds of combat planes are recalled to an unidentified overseas mission. An unimpeachable source says about 400 planes were originally assigned, with pilots possibly reassigned, while details remain undisclosed. Major-General Charles L. Scott leads reporting on Middle East battle experience and U S live bomb tests.
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Middle East
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Hope Rises For Missing Envoys In Russian Flight
Hope rose for the safety of United States Ambassador Laurence A. Steinhardt and Soviet Ambassador Maxim Litvinoff among nearly a dozen missing aboard a Russian plane en route from Kuibyshey to Teheran. An American journalist and several British officials were also aboard. Reports placed the craft near Pahlevi Iran, though Tehran dispatches and London officials were unsure.
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Maxim Litvinoff
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Kuibyshey
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Iran
Alice Moats
Quentin Reynolds
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Pahlevi
Caspian Sea
London
Ministry of Information
Fraternity Rebuke Condemns Censorship by Federal Agencies
Signa Delta Chi voters in New Orleans adopted a unanimous resolution rebuking war and navy departments for censorship of information. The discussion named Secretary of the Navy Knox Admiral Yarnell and Harry Hopkins as repeatedly mentioned figures in the controversy. The resolution condemns withholding information known to residents and foreign agents alike.
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Harry Yarnell
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Earl of Kenmare Dies at 80 in London
The Earl of Kenmare, aged 80, the fifth holder of the title and owner of about 140000 acres, died today in London. His eldest son and heir, Viscount Castlereagh, serves as a director of the London Evening Standard, the Daily Express and Sunday Express.
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Sunday Express
Testimony in Judge Jones ouster case may end today
New Orleans November 14 The state ouster suit against District Judge James W Jones Jr of Natchitoches may close today in the Louisiana Supreme Court It is noted that Jones accuses Governor Sam Jones and Attorney General Eugene Stanley of pressuring him to resign under alleged threats during a September 1940 conference He denies corruption bribery and other charges and says the people placed him in office and must remove him The judge’s personal testimony continues with Chief Justice ONeill allowing it over state objections Continued on Thirteenth Page
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New Orleans
James W. Jones, Jr
Natchitoches
Supreme Court
Charles A. O'Niell
Newspaperman Lands Circus Reporting Job
Macon Georgia November 14 Don Weldon, a reporter from the Macon News, is assigned by the New York Daily News to cover a circus. Weldon is paid 50 dollars per day and hopes the assignment extends beyond the initial four days. The arrangement comes after the New York paper sought a competent reporter from Macon for the task.
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New York
Roosevelt notes no special plan for meeting Japanese envoy
President Roosevelt announced the United States will withdraw American marines from Shanghai Tientsin and Peiping China totaling 970 troops. He would not discuss links to Japan or confirm plans to meet the Japanese envoy Saburo Kurusu and declined to answer if war could be avoided in the Pacific.
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Pacific
Two U S Soldiers Accused After Iceland Street Fight
In Reykjavik area a street confrontation left Icelandic fisherman Thor dur Sigurdsson dead from a stomach wound. Two U S soldiers Private Everett L Farmer and Private Charles H Cox face court martial on manslaughter charges for the shooting outside a Hafnarfjordur cafe.
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Everett L. Farmer
Huntington
W. Va
Charles H. Cox
McKee
Thordur Sigurdsson
Judge Advocate
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World War II Dispatches From Front Lines and Allies
The World Today reports Soviet forces driving Germans from 20 villages around Kalinin and breaking the siege at Leningrad. Germans claim progress in front of Kerch as Axis capitals react to U.S. neutrality act revision. Tokyo asserts stage set for shooting war while Britain notes RAF inactivity due to bad weather.
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England
Higher farm prices urged by National Grange
Worcester Mass Nov 14 The National Grange urged that exhortations to expand food production for war needs must be backed by adequate farm prices. The resolution, adopted at its 75th annual convention, argued that without equitable prices farmers cannot bear the risk of higher output. The group noted agriculture has 6,500,000 producing units and would not monopolize prices if allowed fair returns. Continued on seventh page.
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Health and Welfare Day in Civilian Defense Week
Health and Welfare Day on Friday November 4 highlights that national defense rests as much on the health and stamina of civilians at home as on armed forces. It urges every citizen to contribute to a stronger, healthier community and to keeping America fit for defense.
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F D R S MINE MEETING ENDS SUDDENLY AT WHITE HOUSE
President Roosevelt urged C I O and steel officials to continue talks on the captive coal mine dispute and report progress by Monday. The White House session with Philip Murray Thomas Kennedy and John L. Lewis broke up after 30 minutes without an immediate statement.
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Thomas Kennedy
John L. Lewis
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Benjamin F. Fairless
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Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel
Frank Purnell
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
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Cotton consumption rises in October reports census data
The census bureau notes October cotton use totals 953,600 lint bales and 133,006 linters, up from September and last October. Spindle activity reaches 23,043,310, with holdings in consuming establishments and public storage showing gains over prior periods. Imports fall to 4,696 bales while exports reach 161,668 lint bales and 65 linters.
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Census Bureau
Germans See Short Time to Determine Dangerous Path
Axis capitals reacted to the United States neutrality act revision with fear and warning. Berlin accused President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull of misleading Congress as Rome warned of imminent attacks on ships in blockade zones. Domei in Tokyo said the revision escalates tensions in both the Atlantic and Pacific and could spark a shooting war.
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California quake tops Torrance losses with million dollar damage
A violent earthquake struck the Los Angeles metropolitan area at 12:42 a.m., causing an estimated 1 million dollars in damage in Torrance alone. Gasoline tanks exploded, pumps leaked, and a hotel was evacuated after bricks fell into the street. No deaths or injuries were reported, though several buildings were condemned and power and telephone service were disrupted.
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William H. Stanger
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Columbia Steel Mills
Torrance
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Gardena
Long Beach
Bold Venture Survivors Report Convoy Losses at Sea
Fifteen survivors of the torpedoed Bold Venture arrived in Boston reporting that 13 ships in their convoy of 53 were sunk in the North Atlantic on October 11. They note two more losses earlier, and that October 16 was also the night the destroyer Kearny was torpedoed. None of the missing were Americans.
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Ark Royal Sunk After Torpedo Hit East of Gibraltar
The Ark Royal, a three year old 22,000 ton aircraft carrier valued at 16 million dollars, was torpedoed late yesterday likely by an Italian submarine and sank early today off Gibraltar while in tow. About 1,600 aboard, many were rescued, but numerous crew members perished as the ship listed and went down.
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Admiralty
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Japan Expands Draft To Reevaluate Exempted Men
Tokyo announces a sweeping revision of conscription rules, ordering re examination of all men from the last ten classes exempted for poor health. The policy broadens call ups to ages 20 to 30 for 1931 onward and raises reserve officers and non commissioned officers cutoff to 51 and 41 respectively. Official tallies on affected numbers were not released.
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War Office
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Leche seeks Supreme Court review of conviction
Richard W. Leche former governor of Louisiana asks the Supreme Court to reconsider its October ruling refusing review of his mail fraud conviction tied to overpaid trucks bought for the Louisiana highway commission. He asserts prosecutors appealed to prejudice and a 10 year sentence stands after Fifth Circuit affirmation.
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