Auto Plants May Aid in Plane Output
Washington reports a prospective shift to automobile factories for military aircraft. Four large plants would assemble bombers from auto parts, adding two 2,400 bomber capacity sites in Kansas City and Omaha, with two more under consideration. Target output rises toward 36,000 planes yearly by 1949 as costs and naval program funding face government review.
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Washington
Seppa Das Department and Defense Commission
Kansas Cty
Omaha
Defense
Naval Construction
M i
Bureau of Ships
Robinson
Navy
Congress
Treasury
Secreta Morgenthau
Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Morgenthau
Detroit
Kansas City
North American Aviation Corporation of
California
Martin Company of
Baltimore
Bristol Bombing Hit Brunt as Nazi Raiders Roar In
The report says Bristol suffered bombardment by German aircraft with incendaries and high explosives. A hospital was bombed but casualties were avoided as patients were moved to basements. Thirteen trapped in a wrecked building were rescued after a fire. Two British planes were lost and eight people killed by a bomb in a private shelter.
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Ings
Cenvon
London
Southampton
Bristol
Birmingham
France
Manight
Channel
Dunkerque
Catais
Boulogne
Bnits
Shelbright
Note Praises Greek Stand As Roosevelt Receives Message
A draft note lauds Greece’s stand for justice and liberty as President Roosevelt thanks the Greek king for a message. The era includes Red Cross relief and U S aid to nations defending themselves, with promises to extend assistance to Greece.
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Icto
Roosevelt
American Red Cross
United States
Greece
Night bombing hits Bristol and south coast
Berlin reports Bristol harbor area in flames after a raid that also hit London and southern England. The German agency said attacks reached Southampton Bournemouth and Brighton while British aircraft allegedly failed to enter Germany. Naval patrols downed two torpedo planes.
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Berlin
Bristol
Dnb
Gres
London
England
Southampton
Bournemouth
Brighton
High Command
Court Rules Ridder Still Wed to No 2 and Must Pay No 3
New York December 7 Bernard H Ridder publisher must pay his third wife a 6000 yearly separation allowance though a court ruled he remains married to his second wife Nell Ridder. The State Supreme Court held Nell Ridder is the lawful wife for this suit while Ridder’s Nevada divorce is void.
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Ridder
New York
Bernard
Peter Schmuck
State Supreme Court
Nell Ridder
Helen Bush Ridder
Bernard H. Ridder
Nevada
Iilda Ridder
Bread Squanderers Face Jail in Vichy France
Severe penalties for bread squandering were issued by the French government. Maximum one year in prison for violations, with bread to be sold only to holders of station tickets. Production of tinned meat banned. Crosby to pay expenses for Rancho Santa Fe amateur golf event.
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France
Vichy
Thel
Windsor Thanks U S for Aid to Britain on US Broadcast
The Duke of Windsor on a Nassau program thanked the American people and the Red Cross for aiding Great Britain. He, with the Duchess, was in New York for the broadcast and planned to travel to Miami next week for a dental operation. The report notes cuts in British budget plans and mentions the sinking of the S S Anglo Saxon and other wartime events.
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Windsor
U. S
New York
Duke of Windsor
Bahamas
Red Cross
Ely
Great Britain
Nassau
Columbia, Broadcasting System
Miami
Fla
Tee
Tor
St. MacKay
Robert Tapscott
Wilbert Wide -Mackiy
Dicombe
S.S
Weser
Peekskill Mayor Resigns After Budget Rejection
In Peekskill on December 7 the mayor James MacKay resigns after taxpayers reject his 1941 businessman's budget. The sudden move comes amid fiscal controversy and local political upheaval as the budget failure prompts leadership change.
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Peekskill
Huff
James MacKay
Ambiguous tax figures spark budget debate in Be
The text cites freed funds and a net of 766 777 with $29.21 per thousand tax rate and a proposed 962 116 budget cut by a non partisan committee. It notes a Be area context with lean phrasing and incomplete details.
Speed Urged By Knudsen For Defense
Detroit December remarks by defense coordinator William S Knudsen urge speed in mobilizing industry for national defense. He calls for subcontracting to use tools and facilities, avoiding labor strife, and delaying delivery dates only as needed to speed wartime production.
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Detroit
William $. Knudsen
Knudsen
Anuisen
General Motors Corporation
M. ‘N. Gilman
Packard ‘Motor Company
C. E. Wilson
General Motors
K. T. Keller
Chrysler
Fred M. Zeder
Charles Sorenson
Ford Motor Company
Greeks claim advance as Italians retreat through Albania
Greek forces push beyond Porte Edda to Chimara and Tepeleni as Italian withdrawal nears the coast. Greek regiments move toward Elbasani and Moskopolis while Turkish radio notes oil wells lit in the Devol valley. Italian stockpiles hidden at Koritza reportedly uncovered, with thousands of tons of equipment usable against Italians.
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Porte Edda
Chimara
Tepeleni
Valona
Visa Valley
el ‘ Basani
Tirana
Pogradetz-Ebasani
Devol River
Moskopolis
Deval
Porto Edda
Koritza
Pietro Badoglio
Valona Raid By British Bombers Reported
The Royal Air Force reportedly attacked the Italian port of Valona in Albania for a second time this week hitting munitions dumps and a motor truck concentration. Great black smoke rose over the port as bombs exploded on military targets. all raiders returned.
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Valona
London
Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
Naptha Vat Explosion at Pittsburgh Plant Spurs Fire
An explosion and fire occurred early today at the Pittsburgh Merl Company plant in Aliport Charleroi area causing damage estimated in the hundreds of dollars. One worker was reported injured. Investigation to determine cause is underway.
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Pittsburgh
Charleroi
Pitsburgh
Merl ‘Company
Alienport
Corpus Delicti Walks in Court Policy Suit Dead
Mrs. Mattie Covington's suit to collect 600 on her husband's life insurance policy collapsed in circuit court. Her husband Arthur, whom she testified she had not seen since 1921, walked into the recess during the hearing.
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St. Louis
Mattie Covington
Arthur
Covington
Dreadnaught Speeding on Nazi Raider Rumors and Trials
Nebraska records show Donald Norbeck jailed until December 24 after pleading guilty to voting in a local election before turning 21. The report also touches on a surgical experiment with canaries, the German raider mystery near Montevideo, and naval movements involving the Carnarvon Castle and British ships.
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Tekeman
Neb
Donald Norbeck
Craig
Burt County
B. C. Enyart
Norbeck
Sea Fighters Clashed Navy Planes Carry Mail to Roosevelt
Navy seaplanes carried White House mail and rendezvoused with President Roosevelt near two Caribbean islands. The mission followed an all night run from Jamaica aboard the Tuscaloosa with escorts, as one aircraft sustained a minor rudder damage.
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Roosevelt
U.S. S
Trippe
Ferre
San Juan
P. R
Jamacia
Joosa
Vecchi Out In New Shift Byll Duce and War Tactics
In 1923 Mussolini’s ally Vecchi outlines a shift to fast light tactics while Bedogilo favors a steam-roller approach. Cavalerio and Badoglio, Libyan veterans and close friends, are known for bridge and memory skills as Greek pressure continues against Italian positions in Albania and western Greece. Air strikes target Zante Arta and Erseke with bombs disrupting supply lines.
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Mussolini
Bedogilo
Ethiopia
Cavalerio
Badogilo
Libya
Badoglio
Albania
Pogradec
Arghrecastro
Zante
Arta
Greece
St Erseke
Minnesota farmer and seven kin convicted for draft act
A Minnesota farmer Pete Marquardt and seven of his draft age relatives were found guilty of violating the selective service act. A Federal District Court jury concluded they failed to register for service after religious objections. Most received a year and a day in Sandstone Reformatory. Marquardt was released on bond until May 2.
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Farmer
Duluth
Minn
Minnesota
Pete Marquardt
Marquardt
Federal Reformatory
Sandstone
Guardt
Karl
Robert
George
Archie Sodertieck
Arnold Patzokit
Overdue Vessel Vere Crewe Off Mexton Harbor
A 00-ton steamer named Gri alva with 25 crew members is overdue near Mexton Harbor. The vessel Vere Crewe is listed as overdue, with limited details on her cargo and destination. Authorities search for the missing ship and its crew.
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Crewe
Mexton
Der
Grialva
German raider likely 10000 to 12000 ton ship
London dec 7 (UP) a German sea raider engaged the British armed merchant cruiser Carnarvon Castle. The raider probably ranged 10000 to 12000 tons and resembled the former prison ship Altmark in type and speed.
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South Atlantic
Carnarvon Castle
Uruguay
Arrow
Montevideo
Victoria
Brazil
Condon
London
Craser Carnarvon Castle
Altmark
Naval chase explains outrunning German raider at sea
Naval experts say about 19 knots explains why the Carnarvon Castle could outrun the German ship observed at 17 knots, with authorities noting the German raider likely armed and faster, while the British ship pursued.
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Carnarvon Castle
Admiralty
Atlantic
Greeks press drive to capture Durazzo and Tirana
The article describes Greek offensives driving on the Adriatic coast and mountain fronts against Italian positions in Albania. It notes Mussolini’s potential reshuffle of command, the Italians’ retreat, and Greek aims to seize Durazzo and Tirana while pressing toward key ports and highways.
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Signor Mussolini
Italy
Mussolini
Albania
Adriatic
Pogradetz
Valone
Tepelini
Calona
Sealen
Albesani
Durazzo
Tirana
Italien
Durare
Nazi Raider In Disguise Sows Mines Exploits Revealed
Captain Cornelius Arundel, survivor of the Maxby raid, tells how a German raider planted hundreds of mines across the Atlantic, used daily disguises including a telescopic funnel, and changed identity from Greek to Brazilian to Dutch. He details captures, refueling at sea, and the sinking of the Tripie Sea near Bordeaux before a British submarine intervened.
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New York
Cornelius Arundel
Bermuda
Britain
Arundel
West Africa
New Zealand
Bordeaux
Arundell
Tripie Sea
Gibraltar
Spain
Panhandler Returns Change After Cuppa Coffee Jest
Kansas official Frank Ryan, longtime secretary of state, was humorously handed 15 cents as change for a quarter after he jokingly asked a panhandler to return the change. The man said he had trouble getting change after years without a quarter.
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Frank Ryan
Stat
Ryan
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