Cairo Bombing May Bring Raid On Rome
London reports say Britain pushes for air attacks on Rome in retaliation for the Axis bombing of Cairo. Reuters notes Egypt protests to Berlin and Rome over the Cairo raid which killed 39 and wounded 93, the first bombing of the city in the war.
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Reuters
Berlin
Winston Churchill
Athens
London Daily Mirror
The
Daily Mirror
World Doubt Grows Germany Will Win War Says Diplomatic Buys
A study of diplomatic dispatches at the state department shows global public opinion shifting against a German victory. Reports from India, China, Japan and Africa indicate ordinary people doubt Germany can win, a belief spreading even among Japanese military extremists.
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Kingsbury Smith International News Service
Washington
Germany
Europe
India
China
Japan
Africa
Restore Partial In Kansas City
Union dispute over restore of city services after a blackout prompts non striking employees to resume work. Officials in Kansas City announce partial restoration of services as talks continue.
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Kansas City
President May Ask Repeal Of Neutrality Act
Congress expects Roosevelt to seek repeal of the neutrality act within four weeks to allow lend lease cargoes to Britain. Officials say a repeal would enable arming American merchant ships as part of the anti Axis program amid Germany’s submarines and air raiders.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Britain
Congress
City police tackle double parking by seniors
City police step up efforts to stop double parking by senior high students causing hardship on Lincoln avenue. Residents report pedestrians navigating groups outside West Washington street establishments. Workmen add sidewalk along West Washington near Shenango, improving safety. A bridge crowd watches fishermen in the river below as birch trees face ongoing blight. In Sharon, eight drivers including two from New Castle and one from Volant were fined $10 for minor violations.
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West Washington Street
Beaver Street
Shenango Street
New Castle
Volant
The
Sharon
Daily Weather Report for the period ending today
United States weather statistics show a maximum temperature of 87 and minimum of 65 with no precipitation. River stage stands at 4.5 feet. A year ago the high was 70 and the low 48.
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United States
Eight British Ships Sunk by German U-boats
Berlin reports eight more British vessels sunk as U-boats in the North Atlantic claim six merchant ships totaling 27 000 tons and two large freighters dive bombed and sunk off England in today’s communique from the German high command.
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International News Service
Berlin
High Command
North Atlantic
England
Seeking Plan To Reopen Mines
Washington September 17 The National Defense Mediation Board opened a hearing on the 43000 CIO miners strike at captive mines of large steel companies The aim is a back to work truce before the walkout reduces steel production John L Lewis president of the United Mine Workers led the union delegation More than 60 union representatives attended data continues on page two.
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Jack Vincent
International News Service
Washington
National Defense Mediation Board Today
Cc. I. O
John L. Lewis
CIO
United Mine Workers Union
Mediation Board
Moscow Says Germans Pushed Out Of Yartsevo
Soviet high command reports reclaiming Yartsevo from German forces with heavy losses claimed on the German side. Other Soviet victories are announced as part of the wartime update.
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Yartsevo
Red Army
Rhineland Bombardment Report From World War II
British air force hammered the Rhineland targeting Karlsruhe and dock facilities at Le Havre while eastern England faced minor raids. German long range guns shelled Dover as clear skies revealed flames from Cap Gris Nez. One German aircraft was shot down.
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London
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Rhineland
England
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le Havre
French
Air Ministry
Britain
Dover
Cap Gris Nez
France
Abdicated Shah En Route to Egypt
The Exchange Telegraph quoted Paris radio that the abdicated Shah of Iran fled Tehran yesterday and is now en route to Egypt. The Paris announcer said the former Shah will travel to South America from Egypt.
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London
Exchange Telegraph
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Iran
Teheran
Egypt
South America
Soviet push drives Germans from Yartsevo near Smolensk
Moscow radio reports a 39 day battle with an eight day Soviet offensive ejects German forces from Yartsevo 50 miles north of Smolensk. German losses total about ten thousand killed or wounded as Red Army threatens Smolensk and further victories across the front are announced.
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Yartsevo
Smolensk
Moscow Radio
Dnieper
Fordham Seismograph Records Two Distant Quakes
New York September 17. Overnight readings from the Fordham University seismograph show two distant earthquakes. The first struck at 5:58 p m yesterday about 6 500 miles away with no direction indicated and was described as quite severe. The second at 3:03 a m today about 10 000 miles distant in an undirected direction was not as severe but more deep seated.
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International News Service
New York
Fordham University
Train Crash Kills 63, Wounds 67 Near Tokyo
A express train traveling from Shinonoseki to Tokyo collided with a local train, killing 63 passengers and injuring 67 others. Emergency crews responded as officials opened investigations into the cause.
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Tokyo
Shinonoseki
Typhoon Kills or Misses 24 in Northern Luzon
A Reuters dispatch from Manila reports 24 dead or missing after a typhoon struck Northern Luzon, with ongoing tallies pending official confirmation.
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International News Service
London
Reuters
Manila
Luzon
Two Swedish Destroyers Sink In Mystery Blasts
In Stockholm region a series of blasts set three Swedish naval destroyers ablaze at 10 a.m. Two ships sank and many officers and sailors were killed or wounded. A government inquiry opened into whether the explosions were accidental as a third craft suffered major damage.
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International News Service
Stockholm
Reilly Named to National Labor Relations Board
President Roosevelt nominates Gerard D. Reilly solicitor of the labor department to a five year NLRA seat starting August 27. The Boston born Harvard alumnus, 35, succeeds Edwin B. Smith who faced AFL opposition. Reilly had prior journalism work before returning to Harvard Law School.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Gerard D. Reilly
Labor Department
National Labor Relations Board
Reilly
Edwin 8. Smith
American Federation of Labor
N.L.A.E
Boston
Harvard
Orce
Pawtucket Times
The
Providence Journal
Boston Traveler
Harvard Law School
Death Record notices list eight centenarians and seniors
Death Record notices publish eight obituaries or memorials with ages and addresses. Dr. Charles N. Moore 73 of 203 Park Avenue. Harry Hettenbaugh 74 of 707 North Cedar Street. Roosevelt C. Wise three months of Levine Way. Mrs Jack Buanno 44 of Ellwood City. Harry M Whittaker 84 of Ellwood. Elizabeth Wehman Ketterer of Pittsburgh. Joseph Haswell 64 of Wampum Koppel Road. W L Douglass 93 of North Beaver Township.
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Roosevelt C. Wise
Levine Way
Jack Buanno
Ellwood City
Harry M. Whittaker
Elizabeth Wehman Ketterer
Pittsburgh
Joseph Haswell
Wampum- Koppel Road
W. L. Douglass
North Beaver Township
Senate passes record 3.55 billion tax bill to White House
The Senate completed action on a record 3.5534 billion revenue bill with broad tax cuts and rate increases. A fight over mandatory joint tax returns for married couples was revived for the administrative bill, with supporters predicting House acceptance. The administration measure will clarify tax procedures and come up soon.
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Senate
White House
International News Service
House
Ways and Means
Boehne
Attack Second Leningrad Line Advances Reported
Berlin reports large scale eastern offensive actions as German panzer divisions attack Leningrad's second line. Artillery shells Lenin grad from a hilltop 18 miles away and crossings of the Leningrad Moscow railroad are noted. A further thrust targets the rail line east of Novgorod about 100 miles from the city.
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Ecommunique
Leningrad
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Novgorod
Sees Profiteering In Some Prices
Price Administrator Leon Henderson told the House Banking and Currency committee that widespread price advances show signs of profiteering. He cited wholesale commodity prices up 17 percent in a year and the cost of living up 7 percent since the war began, noting increases during the recent thirty day House recess.
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International News Service
Washington
Leon Henderson
House Banking and Currency Committee
Henderson
First American ship partially escorted into Lisbon by US Navy
The Excambion, an American export liner, arrived in Lisbon marking the first partial escort into the port by the United States Navy. The coast guard vessel Samuel D. Ingham reportedly met the liner at sea and guided her into Lisbon, then sailed out possibly to escort another vessel.
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International News Service
London
Lisbon
United States Navy
Exchange Telegraph
Samuel D. Ingham
Ingham
Ship attacks in Red Sea cited by labor spokesman
Floyd S. Haddock of the C. I. O. maritime unions told a Senate commerce subcommittee that several American ships have been attacked in the Red Sea, though officials have only acknowledged the sinking of the Seafarer and the Arkansan sheling.
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Internationals News Service
Washington
Senate Commerce
Red Sea
Arkansan
Floyd S. Haddock
C. I. O. Maritime Unions
Wool Crop Sold By Association To Boston Buyer
Lawrence County's 1941 wool crop sold to Kenneth W Marriner and company of Boston for top bids. Five bidders competed as the association plans grading and shipping September 29 to October 1 from B and O stations in Butler and Lawrence counties. Prices ranged by grade, with Fine Delaine 39 to 47.33 cents per pound and heavy fine 30 cents. bidders also included Doak and company Grundy and company Akeroid and Bacock brothers.
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Lawrence County
Kenneth W Marriner and Company
Boston
Association
Delaine
James Doak and Company
William H Grundy
Troops May Not Enter Teheran After Abdication
British and Russian troops halted at Teheran awaiting order as Shah Riza Khan Pahlevi abdicated in favor of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Simla officials said entry depended on Iran maintaining order with the Shah traveling toward Isfahan.
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International News Service
Simla
India
Teheran
Shah Riza Khan Pahlevi
Mohammed Riza Pahlevi
Isfahan
Power strike cripples Kansas City lights and transit
Kansas City with 400000 residents faced five hours of blackout as 300 AFL Brotherhood of Electrical Workers members walked out. Nonunion workers restored partial service while state mobilized the Missouri Home Guard. Turbines began again and cities resumed normal operations as defense industries continued.
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Kansas City Power and Light Co
A. F. L. Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Forrest C. Donnell
Missouri Home Guard
James Turner
Home Guard
Canning Season Ends as Garden Crops Store in Kraut
Arthur Mometer notes the harvest is finished with pickles tomatoes beets corn and beans canned. He mentions a ten gallon kraut crock and that only a couple of days remain before completion. He reflects on planting tending and harvesting for winter dough as snow approaches and the warm eighty two degree weather lingers.
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