All Offices Except Two Won by GOP Reform Rejected County
In Onondaga County 1939 elections voters rejected Plan B county reform by 23 999 margin while Republicans swept county and city offices. Plan B carried only in Highth ward with John J Young the sole new Democratic member. Towns voted heavily against the reform plan though city support was limited. Pari mutual betting amendment failed in both city and towns offsetting small city support.
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Syracuse
Onondaga County
Highth
Board of Supervisors
New Democratic
John J. Young
Tompkins Street
Donald’ H.mead
Lafayette
John M. Crowe
Clifford G. Hall
Tully
Julia A. Ryan
Seventh Ward
W. Albert Bill
Bertram R. Davis
Flint Delays Sailing Plans For Few Days
Bergen reports the American freighter City of Flint will stay several days after being released from a German prize crew by the Norwegian government. The U.S. Minister Mrs J Borden Harriman met with the British naval attaché to discuss the vessel cargo disposition and related negotiations.
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Bergen
City of Flint
United States
J. Borden Harriman
Pari Mutuels Approved by State Voters
Albany voters approved pari mutuel betting by a wide margin in the election, with the statewide tally showing 1,168,696 for and 542,675 against. Upstate districts favored the measure 573,998 to 379,438, while New York City supported it 504,698 to 163,237. The result promises betting machines and a projected $10,000,000 annual state tax revenue, as Democrat John J. Dunnigan prepared to seek enabling legislation when the 1940 Legislature opens. Irving Lehman was elected Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals. Tammany Hall celebrated a political comeback after recent reverses.
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Albany
New York
Bce
Tammany Hall
New York City
Upstate
John J. Dunnigan
Dunnigan
Irving Lehman
Court of Appeals
Lehman
Ken
Belgium calls out reserves as precaution
Brussels officials announced Belgium has called reserves to the colors in a purely precautionary move. The Defense Ministry requisitioned all motor buses in Brussels and Antwerp and issued civilian air raid guidance for potential emergencies.
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Belgium
Brussels
INS
National Defense Ministry
Antwerp
Defense Ministry
Pension Plans Lose In California And Ohio Scheme Debates
California and Ohio voters decisively rejected pension proposals funded by taxes and real estate levies. In Ohio the plan would have guaranteed 50 dollars monthly to citizens over 60, financing via income tax and real estate tax, but lost by over 1.0 million votes. In California the plan offered up to 30 dollars weekly for the unemployed past 50, funded by state script, and failed statewide by wide margins across all counties.
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Associated Press
California
Ohio
New York
Kentucky
Herbert S. Bigelow
Cincinnati
Bigelow
Los Angeles
Culbert L. Olson
Carol Proposes Balkan Military Pact With Four Nations
London reports that King Carol of Romania urged Turkey, Yugoslavia and Greece to transform the Balkan Entente into a military alliance against any non Balkan aggressor. The plan would allow Hungary and Bulgaria to join later, with Italy kept informed. No conference was planned, negotiations to continue via diplomatic channels posted.
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London
Carol
Romania
Turkey
Jugo-Slavia
Greece
Balkans
Hungary
Bulgaria
Italy
Ismet Inonu
Paul
George
Elections at a Glance Across States
AP roundup notes New York approve pari mutuel betting at tracks and Tammany capturing county offices. California pension proposal defeated. Ohio age pension plan beaten 3 to 1. Kentucky Keen Johnson (D) defeats King Swope (R) for governor. Philadelphia Robert Lamberton (R) elected mayor. Detroit Edward J. Jeffries defeats incumbent mayor. San Francisco Angelo Rossi reelected to third term. Cleveland Harold Burton wins third term as mayor.
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Associated Press
New
Robert Co. “Whites
Detroit
Edward J. Jeffries
Richard “Ww
Reading
San. Francisco
Angelo
J. Rossi
Cleveland
Harold’ “Hs Burton
British Admit Loss of Oxley by Explosion
London reports in Commons that British submarine H M S Oxley was destroyed by an accidental explosion after the war began. Churchill said the loss was kept private at the time and noted other naval setbacks and German submarine losses while asserting growing mastery over U-boat attacks.
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London
Oxley
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Churchill
H. M. S. Oxley
Royal Oak
Scapa Flow
Lord Chatfield
Germany
U. S. Lines seeks British crews for Atlantic runs
The United States Lines advertised for British seamen and officers to serve on ships between the United States France and Britain. Vacancies exist for deck officers engineers electricians machinists and chief stewards. The London office warned neutralty law might cause a temporary service disruption but expected to announce freight sailings and passenger services soon.
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U.S
Atlantic
London
United States
France
Britain
United States Lines
Press Propaganda Sparks Fear of U S Coup in Japan
Tokyo reports say major Japanese papers including Asahi Nichi Nichi and Yomiuri warned of a U S backed coup and push for naval and economic pressures as diplomats prepare talks to clarify U S Japan relations. They alleged the United States seeks domination through arms bans and encirclement plans involving the Dutch East Indies.
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Tokyo
Japan
United States
Asahi
United States Navy
Pittman
Reich Troops Active Again In Saarland
German troops resumed local operations along the Saar front from the Moselle to the Ohrenthal salient ending three weeks of inactivity. Patrols ranged No Man's Land while raiding parties attacked French outposts with mixed success and French forces repulsed multiple dawn incursions. Reconnaissance flights accompanied the land actions.
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Paris
Saar Front
Moselle
Ohrenthaal Salient
No Man’s Land
Ohrenthal Salient
Allied Planes Shot Down, Germans Claim
Berlin reports a German communique on November 7 stating Western fronts saw livelier artillery and scouting activity. It cites Allied losses including one British plane near the Wupper River, one French plane near Voelklingen, and three more near Saarlautern, with nine enemy planes downed in the first seven days of November and German losses of two aircraft with three missing.
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Berlin
Mear
Wupper
Voelklingen
U S Maritime Board Checks Ship Transfer Plan
The U S Maritime Commission prepared a memorandum for President Roosevelt asserting the Neutrality Act would not be violated by transferring eight U S Line ships to Panama registry. The President said there is no illegality and nothing that could draw the United States into war. The commission expects no action today and will hold its next meeting tomorrow.
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Washington
U. S.S. Maritime Commission
Roosevelt
U. S. Line
Panama
Hyde Park
First Reaction Pessimistic in Most Capitals
The cabinet decides to consult France on the peace appeal from Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and King Leopold of Belgium. London awaits Chamberlain's 2:30 PM Lord Mayor's luncheon address outlining stance and noting Germany cannot secure peace on easy terms.
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London
France
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Leopold
Ministe
Neville Chamberlain
Mansion House
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Germany
Reaction to peace proposal seen in Europe capitals
The War Today reports that Europe’s capitals react cautiously to a new peace proposal. Officials hint mediation by the Queen of the Netherlands and the King of Belgium will be considered, with a peace conference seen as a distant goal. Lord Halifax frames the war as fighting for a new world, questioning if Nazidom and Anglo French alliance will accept a larger Europe.
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Europe
Tommy
Bloomin’ Hurves
Netherlands
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van Wagner
Barbara
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U.S. Maritime Board
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