Nazis Hurl 3d Army at Moscow and Hull Urges Ship Arming
Secretary of State Cordell Hull testified on Capitol Hill urging quick passage of the Bloom Connally bill to repeal Section 6 of the Neutrality Act, allowing arming of American merchant ships. He accused Germany of brazen sea warfare and called for modification of the ban on belligerent area ships. The hearing began with a prepared statement as a secret session was planned for later questioning.
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United States
Britain
France
Oil Fire Destroys Michigan Plant and Lumber Yard
In Lansing on October 13 a blast and blaze from Lyons Oil Company tanks released over 60,000 gallons of oil and naphtha. The fire spread to the Duncan Lumber Company yard, ignited coal in another yard, and burned two parked cars. Estimated damages run 50 60 thousand dollars. The blaze began at an unidentified cause in the oil plant.
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Lansing
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Lyons Oil Company
Duncan Lumber Company
British Force Reported Arriving At Archangel
Reports from Helsinki quoted by Aftonbladet claim a British expeditionary corps has landed at Archangel with tens of thousands of troops. Officials declined to confirm the Archangel arrival and no action by Canadian forces is yet confirmed.
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Stockholm
Aftonbladet
Helsinki
Archangel
London
Ottawa
Norwegians Wreck New Nazi Defenses
Norwegian dispatches report extensive sabotage of newly built German anti invasion fortifications in the Alesund district. The local Nazi commander warned the people to stop and said adults will be court martialed and parents will be held responsible if children are involved. Many arrests reported as sabotage followed recent invasion exercises.
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Alesund
Norway
Lsald
Stockholm
Jugoslavia
Windsors Welcomed To Baltimore At City Hall Reception
Baltimore hosts a formal welcome for the Duchess of Windsor and Prince on a Friday visit. A City Hall reception and tea for 800 are planned with crowds lining streets and a large turnout at Timonium Station. The couple will stay a week with General and Mrs Henry Mene.
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Wallis Warfield
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Baltimore Country Club
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Salona Farms
Henry M.ene
Nazi Plane Crashes on Blackstairs Mountain in Ireland
A German plane crashed on Blackstairs Mountain in County Wexford at midnight Saturday. All four occupants were killed, the Erie Government Information bureau announced.
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Bomb Hit Kills Three in Swiss Village Buhwil
Swiss military authorities reported three dead after unidentified aircraft bombs destroyed a house in Buhwil during the night. The attack occurred in the Bern region and the incident was confirmed today.
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Bern
Switzerland
Buhwil
Butchers and merchant sentenced to death in Bohemia Moravia market case
Berlin reports eight butchers and one merchant in the German protectorate of Bohemia Moravia were condemned to death for illegal livestock slaughter and selling food at black market prices. The dispatch cites the charges and harsh punishment as the sentence was handed down today.
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Gerhan
Bohemia-Moravia
Bombers Hit Nuernberg as 300-Plane Raid Wrecks War Industries
London reports Allied bombers blasted Nuernberg and other German ports in a large night raid. The Air Ministry said roofs collapsed and fires raged at Nuernberg, a major target for war industry. Northern France and Western Germany suffered further strikes with losses of aircraft on both sides.
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Russia
France
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Ase
Bremen
Boulogne
Ousting Eden And Churchill Nazi War Goal
Berlin reports authorized sources describe removal of Winston Churchill and Anthony Eden as a German war aim. The Fuehrer seeks a clear military decision against England and peace feelers only after Churchill and Eden are removed by the English people.
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Churchill
Anthony Eden
Germany
Fuehrer
England
Eden
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Russians Reinforce Front as Vyazma Battle Intensifies
Front dispatches report fresh Soviet troops entering battle lines near Vyazma 125 miles from Moscow. German pace slowed while Soviet counterattacks regain ground near Bryansk and Orel as winter uniforms and greys coat the troops.
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Vyazma
Pravda
Red Army
Bryansk
Orel
Ravda
Student Aviatrix Crashes Plane Reaches Shore Unhurt
Rosemary Parrott a student aviatrix inverted her pontoon monoplane after hitting a sailboat mast in Manhasset Bay. The plane flipped and she swam 400 yards to shore uninjured despite heavy flying clothes.
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Phillips and Masaryk Arrive in New York Amid Diplomatic Visit
U S ambassador to Italy William Phillips and Czech provisional government foreign minister Jan Masaryk were due in New York today. Phillips travels aboard the Yankee Clipper while Masaryk sails on the Atlantic Clipper.
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New York
William Philips
U.S
Italy
Jan Masaryk
Masaryk
Six Die in Sitka Naval Air Station Dynamite Blast
An explosion at Sitka Naval Air Station in Alaska killed six firefighting crew members and injured at least 15 others after 43 000 pounds of dynamite detonated near an underground magazine. The blast caused a grass fire and shattered windows three miles away on Baranof Island. A Naval Board of Inquiry was convened to investigate.
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Naval Board of Inquiry
Francis C. Allen
Kent Fel
Calif
Ralph E. Kirken
Los Gatos
Frank E. Hayton
San Francisco
Russian Counterattacks Slow German Drive Toward Moscow
Russian dispatches claim a German thrust toward Moscow has slowed with Red Army counterattacks at Vyazma, Bryansk, and Orel. London reports the offensive waning after 12 days, with Bryansk loss acknowledged. Britain and the United States urged military aid and supplies, while raids hit Bavaria, the Rhineland, and northwest Germany.
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Moscow
Red Army
Vyazma
Bryansk
Orel
London
United States
Britain
Russia
Lord Beaverbrook
Firestone Rubber Plant Hit by Massive Fire in Fall River
Fire at Firestone Rubber Latex Products in Fall River Massachusetts caused about 13 million dollars in damage. The blaze prompted a wide investigation with 25 FBI agents and local authorities. eight buildings were destroyed including the warehouse with 120000 tons of contents valued at 5 million.
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Fall River
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Rhode Island
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National Guard
Roger S. Firestone
US Air Corps Chief Arrives in London for Front Inspection
Maj. Gen. George H. Brett chief of the United States Army Air Corps arrives in London from the Middle East for an inspection of the European war front. He is accompanied by Brig. Gen. Ralph Royce air attache and calls on RAF officers. It is uncertain if Brett will return to the Middle East or the United States, though he may stay briefly in London.
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London
George H. Brett
United States Army Air Corps
Middle East
Ralph Royce
U. S
Brett
RAF
United States
Pinned car crashes kill Scarsdale man near Nepaug Forest
New Hartford Conn Oct 13 Ernest H Nordling 33 of Scarsdale New York died yesterday when his overturned automobile pinned him under the rear wheels near the Nepaug State Forest. Four other occupants escaped unharmed.
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New Hartford
Conn
Ernest H. Nordling
Scarsdale
N.Y
Nepaug State Forest
Army Bomber Crash Kills Seven at March Field Calif
An Army B 23 bomber crashed in fog and rain on a mountain pass near San Bernardino after a flight from Albuquerque. Seven men were killed with wreckage strewn over about 300 yards and five bodies identified. The heavy Douglas built craft belonged to the Ninth Pursuit Wing at March Field.
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Calif
Douglas
Albuquerque
N. A
Palm Springs
San Georgenio Pass
San Bernardino Mountains
Fire Sweeps Plant On Defense Work
A fire swept the Thermaid Company plant in Hamilton Township Trenton N J last night as police and fire crews investigated. Firemen confined the blaze to the original building and discounted sabotage theories.
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Trenton
N. J
Hamilton Township
Thermaid Company
New Attack Cracks Lines Berlin Says
Berlin reports more than 250000 Soviet prisoners taken on Bryansk Vyazma front with a wide encirclement. German dispatches claim a spearhead nears Moscow as air forces pound retreating Red Army and prevent further Russian reinforcements.
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Adolf Hiler
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Bryanik
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Sea of Azov
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Vyszma
War Today: Nazi Advance Toward Moscow Stirs Debate
DEWITT MACKENZIE analyzes whether German gains signal a final triumph or trap for themselves as Soviet defenses, leadership, and Russian retreat plans shape the war’s momentum amid fading German control. Concludes on page 32.
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