The Case Against Aiding Both Communism And Nazism
A reader argues that distrust of Soviet Russia is matched by fear of Nazi sympathizers in America. The public tolerates communists and fellow travelers, while pro Nazi individuals face harsh scrutiny. The writer warns against labeling and urges evenhanded concern for all who show sympathy to totalitarian ideologies.
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Stalin
Hitt
Russia
Jirselvyes
Roosell
Washigton
Hitler
Coal Mine Strike Talks With Roosevelt Backdrop
John L. Lewis and Myron C. Taylor met at the Mayflower hotel after three hours of talks over the captive coal mine strike involving 53,000 workers. President Roosevelt considered new laws as Congress pressed action amid defense production concerns and a looming threat of a general airplane factory workers strike. The dispute centers on a union shop in steel-run coal shafts, affecting 3,000 UMW members who previously walked out in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky and Alabama.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Myron C. Taylor
Lewis
Taylor
Mayflower Hotel
United States Stee
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
Congress
C. I
Air Associates, Inc
Bendix
N. J
Richard Frankensteen
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Alabama
United States Steel Corporation
National Defense Mediation Board
Wickard Opposes Full Parity Loans in Food Program
Washington October 9 Wickard proposed legislation for 100 percent parity loans on farm crops to avoid disrupting the food for defense program and corn price stability. He warned changing the rate could raise feed costs and affect livestock and dairy prices amid government loan support.
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Washington
Wickard
Arrest of admitted saboteur at Glenn L. Martin plant
Baltimore October 3 1941 special agent in charge E A Soucy announced the arrest of Michael William Izel 22 for admitted sabotage at the Glenn L Martin aircraft plant where he had worked since 1938. He allegedly damaged Lips to protest German actions and there were prior wire cuttings and tube damage detected by inspectors during ongoing investigations.
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Baltimore
E. A. Soucy
Itimore Bureau
Federal
Bueau of Investigation
Michael William Izel
Glenn L. Martin
Soucy
Etzel
Martin
London resumes jaunty nights after four months without raids
London enters a calmer phase as four months pass without an air raid alarm. Theatres stay open late and crowds gather in saloons and clubs despite liquor controls. Piccadilly and Leicester Square districts echo with a lively, Chicago-like energy as shelter use declines from prior bombings.
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London
Picadilly
Leicester Square
Regent Street
Strand
Chicago
Loop
Epithets Fly in New York City Mayoral Race
In New York on October 29 the mayoral contest between Mayor LaGuardia and Brooklyn DA William O'Dwyer intensified as each side hurled insults. Lehman labeled LaGuardia a vilifier with an unbridled tongue while LaGuardia retorted with references to Lehman as that of Herbie and called O'Dwyer a cabbagehead. Democratic leaders joined the barrage, branding opponents as liars and cads.
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New York
LaGuardia
Brooklyn
Wiliam O'Dwyer
Lehman
Such Sinkings To Be Secret Knox Says
German thrusts threaten Sevastopol and Rostov as Red Army foliage predicts ruin near Crimea while Volokolamsk near Moscow faces danger. Nazis reduced by sixty percent in strength. Moscow deemed safe as four villages northwest fall to Soviets. U boats sink fourteen ships. British destroyer attacked convoy. Havoc bombers hit German airfields. London reports minor damage and casualties in southwest England.
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Crimea
Russia
Black Sea
Sevastopol
Red Army
Rostov-on-Don
Volokolamsk
Moscow
Berlin
Gibraltar
England
France
London
Roosevelt cites ample proof of Nazi plans to carve Latin America
President Roosevelt says Nazi Germany has secret plans to divide South and Central America into five vassal states as part of a new world order. He will withhold map details for wartime safety and to protect sources, declining to name the five nations while noting fourteen countries would have borders altered.
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Washington
Roosevelt
South
Central America
Latin America
Germany
Hitler
South America
Soldiers Commended For Quick Action In Disaster
Twenty soldiers of the 127th infantry, 32nd division, returned to Camp Livingston after 24 hours of delays from furloughs. They diverted a tornado aftermath in Hamburg, Arkansas, aiding relief efforts, posting guards, guiding traffic, and assisting the injured before resuming their return to camp. Their commanding officer will cite them for official commendation.
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Camp Livingston
127Th Infantry
Michigan
J. Tracy Hale
Hamburg
Ark
Driver Dies as Car Hits Bridge in Louisiana Crash
Baton Rouge report says Harry Bledsoe 38 formerly of Sherman Texas was killed early today when his car struck a bridge and overturned about 25 miles north of Baton Rouge near St. Francisville. He led the tire department at a local garage for about a year.
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Baton Rouge
Harry Bledsoe
Sherman, Tex
Here
St. Francisville
Bledsoe
Navy Secretary deflects on U boat sinkings policy
Secretary Knox declined to confirm or deny reports of German submarines sunk in engagements with U S vessels. He called withholding news a matter of policy and noted British wartime stealth. London officials warned Washington over leaks aiding Germany amid secrecy push.
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Washington
Knox
Monroe street clearance for Motordom on Parade
Monroe police request motorists remove cars from DeSiard Street between South Grand and Jackson and on North Second Street between DeSiard and Jefferson no later than 5 45 pm Wednesday to allow the 192 Motordom on Parade auto show from 6 pm to 10 pm Twelve local auto dealers will display 1942 model cars in street spaces with sponsorship by the auto dealers and the Chamber of Commerce merchants division. many visitors expected from the Monroe trade area.
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Monroe
DeSiard Street
South Grand Street
Jackson Street
North Second Street
Jefferson Street
Monroe Trade Area
Least Than Twelve Old Veterans To Go 10 Meet
Baton Rouge Louisiana October 29 The gray warriors of the Confederacy now in their nineties began arriving for their annual reunion at the state capital. Fewer than 50 veterans remain in Louisiana and will take part in tonight’s entertainment and tomorrow’s business session parade and tea at the executive mansion. The event is organized by Joanna Waddill and Henry Watkins Allen chapters of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
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Baton Rouge
Joanna Waddill
Henry Watkins Allen
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Old Statehouse
Louisiana
Executive Mansion
Carolyn Jones
Polio Epidemic Dupe: Alabama Records 802 Cases
Alabama reports its worst poliomyelitis outbreak with more than 800 cases. Five new cases bring total to 802 since January 1, with fifty five deaths. Cases diagnosed in Etowah Mobile Limestone counties include two each.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Health Department
Etowah
Mobile
Limestone
Red Cross All Out Service Sought In National Crisis
Red Cross officers urged doubling 1941 enrollments at an annual parish conference to meet defense needs and World War conditions. Roy Johnson outlined service to armed forces, noting hospital recreation rooms at 60 large camps and new Red Cross buildings planned. The organization operates in Iceland Trinidad the Philippines and elsewhere and assists in dependency discharges at military request.
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Red Cross
Hotel Virginia
E. C. Gibson
Quachita Parish
Ernest D. Holloway
Monroe First Presbyterian Church
Harry G. Frazer
Roy Johnson
Nat C. Wilson
I Moore
Johnson
Iceland
Trinidad
Philippines
Army
Wilson
France
Spain
Drunk Drivers to Face Thorough Whisky Test in Kansas City
In Kansas City on October 2, the police will test drivers by placing them on a synthetic road at the American Royal Pavilion. A panel of spectators and officials will judge safety after sobriety and multiple whisky doses across a two day demonstration November 18 and 19.
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Kansas City
Harold Anderson
Nye Criticizes Ship Arms Bill In Senate Debate
Senator Nye of North Dakota warned that repealing the arms embargo would invite attack by arming merchant ships with sling shots against torpedoes and entering belligerent ports. He argued the move would quickly draw the United States into war, while opponents pressed for neutrality protections.
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Washington
Nye
North Dakota
Senate
United States
Great Britain
Britain
Huffman Protested by Labor Council
Shreveport Trades and Labor council representing 30 AFL unions protested the appointment of C. C. Huffman as administrator of the division of employment security in the state department of labor. They sent a telegram to Governor Sam Jones urging reconsideration, calling Huffman unfamiliar with the work. The council also urged road improvements in Caddo parish and between Shreveport and the Texas line.
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C. C. Huffman
Division of Employment Security
State Department of Labor
P. J. Charlet
Shreveport Trades and Labor Council
Sam Jones
Huffman
Caddo Parish
DeSoto Parish
Texas State Line
Civic Chest Hits Goal Amid Ongoing Donations
The Twin City Community Chest reached its $27,500 goal with $27,612.74 reported by Campaign Director Walter Kellogg. He notes there is only one office employee and anticipates more contributions and acknowledgments, with additional names to be published in Thursday’s News-Star. Kellogg extends thanks to workers, the public, and supporting outlets.
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Twin City
News- Star
Morning World
KMLB
Gulf States
Rostov in doubt as Nazis push toward oil heartland
German assault troops gain ground toward Rostov on Don while combat rages near Moscow. Soviet reports claim engineers mine Rostov to delay capture as Berlin deadlines loom for a wider push toward Maikop and the Caucasus oil region, with Pravda warning of great danger yet noting resistance and counter offenses.
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Associated Press
Crimea
Russia
Moscow
Kalinin
Rostov-on-Don
Red Army
Rostov
Don River
Caucasus
Berlin
Maikop
Pravda
Donets
Adolf Hitler
Germany
U.S.S. R
Kuibyshev
Fahy Nominated Solicitor General by Roosevelt
In Washington on October 29 President Roosevelt nominated Charles Fahy to be solicitor general in the justice department to fill the vacancy created by Francis Biddle's elevation to attorney general. Fahy, 49, native of Rome Georgia, has served as acting solicitor general and has held posts in the interior department, the National Labor Relations Board, and as assistant solicitor general before returning to the justice department.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Charles Fahy
Justice Department
Francis Biddle
Fahy
Rome
Interior Department
National Labor Relations Board
Truman calls for new OPM head over defense housing bid
On the Senate floor Franklin D. Truman asserts that Sidney Hillman should be replaced if he cannot or will not safeguard American interests. The remark comes amid the defense housing project inquiry into why the Federal Works administration did not award a Wayne county Michigan contract to Detroit’s P. J. Currier Lumber, the low bidder.
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Washington
Truman
Missouri
Senate Defense Investigating Committee
Senate
Sidney Hillman
OPM
United States
Federal Works Administration
Wayne County
Midh
P. J. Currier Lumber Company
Detroit
Armenian watch-maker donates week’s wages to defense program
Steven James Aryan of Thomaston Connecticut offered his weekly pay to support national defense. He sent the check to Representative Smith who forwarded it to President Roosevelt and the Treasury. Aryan also proposed a timing device to help protect warehouses docks and ships.
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Washington
Thomaston
Conn
National Defense Program
Steven James Aryan
Representative Smith
Connecticut
Land of Freedom
Treasury
Aryan
Lost and Found Classified Ad Appeal
A classified plea promotes the News Star World Want Ads as the quickest way to recover lost articles or locate owners. It highlights broad reader reach of 196000 daily and urges submitting lost notices through the newspaper columns for fast results.
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