Apathy Marked City Primaries With Sparse Ballots
Light early turnout gripped four downtown precincts as polls opened. Democrats led in ballots, with Republican counts far behind. Observers expect a late surge, but overall turnout may fall well short of 14,000 from 1938, amid war-time absences and cloudy weather.
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Court House
Independent Engine House
la Sena
No. 2
Montgomery
Board of Election Supervisors
O'Conor
Howard W. Jackson
Millard E. Tydings
David J. Lewis
Yames
Armed Services
Secretary of State
Time Bomb Planted at Kearny Plant Sparks Sabotage Arrest
Federal agents disclosed a heroic bomb planting attempt at the Western Electric Kearny plant. Bernard J. O'Donnell of Teaneck was arrested for attempted sabotage after turning over a lime bomb set to explode at 11 p m. Guards defused the device at 10 42 p m and warned it could have killed 100 if detonated.
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Newark
Western Electric Company
Kearny
Federal Bureau of Investigation
E .E. Conroy
FBI
Bernard Joseph O'Donnell
East Forest Avenue
Teaneck
Conroy
O'Donnell
Germans May Seize Americans As Hostages
London reports a German controlled Paris radio broadcast urged taking British and American citizens in unoccupied France as hostages in response to Flying Fortress raids on Rouen. It criticized Americans and Britons in the south of France while noting bombings affecting French civilians.
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Paris
France
Rouen
Nice
RAF
Ger Jimanawes
Spending Tax Proposal Lost In Committee
Washington Sept 8 Senate Finance Committee rejected Treasury plan to raise money by a spending tax on consumer spending and broadened income tax. The 12 to 0 vote nixed a 10 percent levy on spending above set thresholds and luxury taxes, with credits for dependents and exemptions changes, seeking about 6.5 billion yearly. Senator Byrd noted the entire program including income tax exemption cuts was rejected.
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Sept
Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
Byrd
D-Va
Morgenthau
Robbery at Bills Sandwich Shop Sees Fourth Break‑In This Year
The Bills Sandwich Shop at North Market and Third streets was broken into for the fourth time this year and second in five weeks. Thieves smashed a side door glass, entered after 1 30 am, and stole cigars and candy while the proprietor, William A. Miller, noted noise was minimal. Police opened an investigation amid prior break‑ins and two arrests from earlier incidents.
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Third Streets
William A. Miller
Bills Sandwich Shop
Third Street
Miller
Question on fuel oil order widens to Middle West
Washington September 8 The final obstacle to issuing a fuel oil rationing order is the question of whether certain Middle West states may be omitted from the area covered by the order and from its East section War Production Board sources said Atlanta?
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Washington
Middle West
East
War Production Board
Atedar
Educational System In Poland Was Destroyed
Reverend Dr Gaither P Warfield urged Frederick County teachers at Frederick High School to reflect on Poland under Nazi occupation. He described Warsaw’s fall, the University turned into barracks, libraries burned, schools seized, and children starved but resilient amid invasion. He warned of future dangers and praised American freedoms as students faced wartime changes.
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Land of the Free
Gaither P. Warfield
Frederick County
Warfield
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Hitler
United States
University of Warsaw
Dr. Warfield
Germany
Jad
Jeffersons School
Robert K. Wright
Officer
Kefauver
Chandlee
Mary E. Smith
Imer K. Chandies
Libertytown High School
Marion Ogle Moser
City
John Brady
Brunswick
Hessely Coran
Robert Cairns
Bomber Crash Narrows Center Of Newark Amid Fire
An Army bomber with one wing missing crashed into three homes at Newark center at noon today. Two people were reported dead and five injured as flames engulfed the wreckage, delaying rescue crews from reaching the scene immediately.
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Newark
Defenders Hold Stalingrad as German Attacks Continue
Soviet forces report firm regroupment near Stalingrad against reinforced German shock troops seeking a dangerous salient. A Red Army detachment launched a night raid destroying German positions and capturing seven Axis ammunition trucks. West of the city, the Germans pressed with tank support but were repulsed along the central and northwestern fronts.
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Japs Retreat in Kwangtung Tightens Grip on Canton
Chinese spokesman reports Japanese forces retreating to Funkai 15 miles north of Canton as wings pull back. Tsung fa near Carlton was reoccupied, Lupac seized, and Chekiang defenses around Kinhwa 50 miles east of Chuhsien air base reinforced as Chinese recapture holds.
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Chungking
Kwangtung Province
Funkai
Canton
Tsungfa
Carlton
Lupac
Chekiang Province
Kinhwa
Chuhsien
American Troops Based in Ecuador and Galapagos
Col. Roberto Romero announced in a closed congressional session that United States troops have occupied bases in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands since the start of the year. The disclosure was made yesterday and only released last night as Ecuador had broken relations with the Axis but had not declared war.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Roberto Romero
United States
Galapagos Islands
South America
Congress
Markets Keep Balance as War Prospects Improve
New York markets held steady as Wall Street viewed prospects of war and the President's anti inflation policy with a constructive tone. Trading began mildly easy but demand picked up as liquidation looked unlikely and blocks of low priced issues supported turnover. Fractional gains predominated near mid day with sluggish leaders but overall upward drift in late trading.
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New York
Wall Street
Torpedoed British Vessel Sinks. Survivors Reach Gulf Port
The Navy reported a medium sized British merchant vessel was torpedoed by an enemy submarine in the Caribbean around mid August. Survivors have landed at a gulf coast port.
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Washington
Sen
Caribbean
Gulf Coast
Absentee Voting Swells Maryland Service Vote
Governor O'Conor announced that nearly 150 service men from Baltimore city and 14 counties used the state absentee vote privilege. The statement underlines wartime or emergency voting access for military personnel.
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Annapolis
Uovernor O'Conor
Baltimore City
Churchill Speaks On Moscow Visit Purpose
London reports Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons the mission to Moscow aimed to build relations of easy confidence and openness with Roosevelt. He praised Stalin as a rugged war chief, blunt yet steadfast, and said deeds will prove the alliance among Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union against Hitler.
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Moscow
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Roosevelt
Stalin
Russia
British Empire
United States
Soviet Union
Hitler
Second Front Plans Made In London In July
Washington reports that preparations for a second front in Europe were decided at a ten day London conference in July with Prime Minister Churchill and British Chiefs of Staff. Attendees included Harry Hopkins George Marshall and Ernest King, while Stephen Early was in London. The White House described the meetings as important though military operation details were not disclosed. The conference followed Moscow talks involving Churchill Stalin and Harriman. Roosevelt urged Congress to grant authority to stabilize living costs.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Europe
London
Winston Churchill
Harry L. Hopkins
George €. Marshall
Army
Ernest J. King
Stephen Early
Value ClerOg Wilereaaun Bracken
Britain
Moscow
Churchill
Joseph Stalin
W.averell Harriman
England
Congress
U Boats Sunk As Liberators Push Atlantic Peril
London reports United States built Liberators and Hudsons are sinking and attacking U boats in the eastern Atlantic. RAF coastal command conducted 30 attacks in a recent month with record outputs from Liberator and Hudson squadrons. Most sightings now occur in the Bay of Biscay as German subs seek refuge under seaplane cover. Air battles have grown fierce as operations increase.
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London
Atlantic
Adolf Hitler
Air Ministry
RAF Coastal Command
Bay of Biscay
Schenck Freed After Perjury Conviction
Joseph M. Schenck former chairman of the board of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp was released from the Danbury Connecticut U S Correctional Institution after serving four months and five days of a one year and one day sentence for a perjury conviction.
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Danbury
Conn
Joseph M. Schenck
Twentieth Century- Fox Film Corp
U.S
Dieppe Raid Preliminary To 2d Front
Churchill told the House of Commons that Dieppe was an indispensable preliminary to larger operations and that Britain's Army in Egypt is stronger than ever. He reported Allied coordination with the United States, noted reduced sea losses, and praised Canadian troops for Dieppe. He cited Soviet resolve and detailed cooperation plans with Roosevelt.
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Churchill
House of Commons
Hitler
Europe
Dieppe
Britain
Egypt
Tver
United States
Mente Ctenanth
Windth
Eighth Army
Western Desert
Nile
Alamein
North African Front
Desert
Navy
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Charchaill
Soviet Russia
Kremlin
Howse
W Averell Harriman
U. S
Roosevelt
Middle East
Cape
Islands
Russ Rejects Japanese Suggestions Amid Rising Tensions
Report from Sept 8 notes Japanese Ambassador Sato presented suggestions to Russia which the Soviet government rejected, signaling possible open conflict soon. Theft reports lack specifics about SURKENUN Aaah, were reportedly presented after Shigenori Togo’s resignation. An Army spokesman denied new Chinese troop knowledge, while other capitals report Japanese forces moving into Manchukuo near Siberia.
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Chungking
Naotuke Sato
Russia
Shigenori Togo
China
Manchukuo
Siberia
Willkie cites Rommel tank losses in Egyptian desert drive
Ankara Sept 7 Wendell L Willkie Roosevelt aide said Rommel lost 40 percent of his first line tanks in the first battle of the recent Axis push in the Egyptian desert. He declared Rommel is in a hole and the Allied victory marks a tide change. Willkie described battlefield ruins seen in Egypt and outlined his itinerary in Turkey before returning to Washington.
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Ankara
Turkey
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
Cairo
Erwin Rommel
Rommel
Willie
U. S
Laurence A. Steinhardt
Egypt
Egyptian
Amis Selback
Middle East
Wilkie
Steinhardt
Hughe M. Knatchbull-Hugessen
Willkie
Numan Menenjiglu
Washington
Dr Hu Shih Named Adviser To Cabinet
Chungking reports Dr Hu Shih formerly Chinese ambassador to Washington is named a high adviser to the Chinese Cabinet a new post announced tonight The move comes as China seeks to strengthen its strategic advisory capacity amid ongoing wartime tensions and theater risks ahead of future operations
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Hu Shih
Chungking
Kcima Chitne Kai-Shet
Washington
German Guns Grouped To Hold Passage In Minefield
Cairo reports Axis anti tank batteries deployed to shield a likely push through the British minefield as Rommel halts near the Nile valley start point. British lines say no notable southern sector developments while air activity declines and several enemy bombers are shot down. American tanks in the Western Desert report heavy tank losses to Rommel’s force, with vivid accounts of a Single U.S. unit led by Staff Sergeant John E. Tindall inflicting multiple enemy tank kills on Ragill Ridge.
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Erwit Rommel
Nile Valley
Nile) Delta
Mediterrannean
Alamein
Mediterranean
Qattara
Alexandria
Egypt
Desert
Marishal Rommel
Valley of the Nile
France
Aden
Wendell Willkie
Ankara
Rommel
Kingdom Come
John E. Tindall
Louisville
Tindall
Barney Rossi
Brooklyn
Ross
Ragill Ridge
U. S
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