U.S. Proposes Trade to End War with Japan
The United States offers Japan access to essential raw materials if it abandons force in its national policy. Senator Elbert D. Thomas proposes a China Japan arbitration plan, suggesting a seven to nine man American commission to settle territorial issues as part of easing the U S Japan crisis.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Wherteette
Cordell Hull
Saburo Kurusu
Hichisaburo Nomura
Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Germany
Italy
China
Thomas
Pacific
Siberia
Fred Berry Fractures Ankle After Basement Rat Encounter
In Burlington Indiana on November 21 Fred Berry swung at a rat in his basement lost balance and fell breaking his ankle. The rat escaped.
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Fred
Burlington
Fred Berry
Twice a Year Thanksgiving Delays Juror in Reading
Edward D. Schrack dodged jury duty when told President Judge Paul N. Schaeffer that relatives in New Jersey were hosting Thanksgiving at his home. The judge excused him noting Pennsylvania would celebrate next week and Thanksgiving comes shut twice a year.
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Reading
Edward D. Schrack
Paul N. Schaeffer
New Jersey
Harlem Crime Wave Deepens With Stabbings In Harlem
In New York Harlem saw a spike in violence with a laborer Henry Hennessey stabbed after resisting a robbery at a subway entrance. Two Harlem residents, a man and a woman, were also stabbed in separate apartment incidents. Congress member Martin Kennedy urged Governor Lehman to personally address Harlem crime conditions.
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Harlem
New York
Henry Hennessey
Martin J. Kennedy
Washington
Lehman
Kennedy
Hull talks aim at postwar order amid allied tensions
The negotiations, daily since Monday, involve Hull Kurusu and Nomura with Great Britain and China. They discuss economic adjustments to prevent postwar discrimination and address Japan's expansion as a "have not" nation challenging trade barriers.
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Hong Kong
Singapore
France
Vichy
Dutch East Indies
Hull
Great Britain
China
Japan
Special Diet Session Ends in Tokyo Amid Tojo Speech
The Diet's special session closed as Premier Hideki Tojo read an imperial rescript thanking members for cooperation and met Emperor Hirohito for a report. Tojo plans to address the Imperial Rule Assistance Association on Nov 25 as Miyazawa’s controversial speech is banned and Miyazawa resigns from the Rule Aid League leadership.
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Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Tojo
Hirohito
Asahi
Imperial Rule Assistance Association
Pacific
Miyazawa
House of Representatives
Ryutaro Nagai
Rule Aid League of Diet
Glin Domel
Taneo ‘Miyazawa
Gila Dome
League
Imperial Rule ‘Assistance Association
Roosevelt Signs Defense Road Bill With Objection
President Roosevelt announced he signed a defense highway funding bill but objected to funds for non defense roads. He said he supported the measure only to obtain money for defense roads and warned millions were allocated to non defense construction.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Senate
House
Senator McKellar
Dtenn
Cartwright
D-Okla
Governor urges civilian defense activation in New York
Albany November 21 Governor Lehman called residents to join civilian defense efforts urging the enlistment of auxiliary guards. He noted thousands more men are needed in New York City to bolster safety and readiness during the national emergency.
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Albany
Lehman
New York City
Duff Cooper Pushes Burma Road Traffic Speeds
Alfred Duff Cooper arriving in Auckland said Burma Road raw liveries moving to China will be sped up as delays at road entrances ease. He noted Thai land would defend if attacked and full collaboration with the Netherlands East Indies. He will confer with New Zealand authorities after reporting Britain on Far East defense centralization.
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Duff Cooper
Burma
Auckland
N. Z
Alfred Duff Cooper
Far East
China
Aubor
Thailand
Netherlands East Indies
Pacific
New Zealand
Britain
Bonnie Crensnaw Locks Out of Washington Apartment
Crime and public safety report details Bonnie Crensnaw, a Washington voice student, who accidentally locked herself out. After three hours she called the fire department, receiving two fire companies with ladders, bells, and sirens to rescue her.
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Bonnie Queen Crensnaw
Washington Voice
Automatic sound device fascinates city phone users
Denver readers report the telephone company installed an automatic sound device to replace dialing operators and to answer questions from the public. The novelty has many lines tied up as people want to hear what the fire engine said to the taxi driver or what the bride said when she burned her biscuits.
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Denver
Washington ROTC drills delay and golf class hours change
In Seattle on November 21 the University of Washington ROTC postponed its drill preparations and adjusted the timing of small golf classes. The No. 2 hole sits next to the drill field as cadets faced difficulties with new routines.
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Seattle
University of Washington R. O. T. C
Trains In Parsons Warned On Whistle Rule Clash
Parsons engineers face a whistle rule clash as state law requires whistle blows at crossings while a city ordinance bans whistling at certain crossings. The November 21 note indicates enforcement questions for enginemen piloting trains through Parsons.
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Parsons
Kan
Real Estate Ad Describes Run-Down Coffeyville Home
A Coffeyville Journal ad describes a five room dwelling in poor condition needing a new roof floors and paint. The listing notes its excellent location and asks price of 1200 dollars.
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Coffeyville, Kan
Coffeyville
Free Ride Turns Sour in Des Moines Incident
Three youths flagged down a car in Des Moines Indiana on November 21. J E Frankford offered a ride and complied, driving them to the police station where the encounter ended.
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Des Moines
J. E. Frankford
Student Stabbed After Street Football Dispute In New York
Maurice Fitzgerald a 19 year old student was stabbed in the chest with a copper letter opener during a fight after a street football game. Pedro Reyes 21 was involved and treated for a shoulder injury. The hospital described Fitzgeralds condition as not serious.
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New York
UINS
Maurice Fitzgerald
Pedro Reyes
Fitzgerald
Reyes
Uae
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