Senate selects trio to probe U S expenditures abroad
Washington October 16 The Senate formed a subcommittee of the appropriations panel to investigate American spending overseas with Senators Opal Nye Harry Truman and Millard Tidings to work with the Truman Committee. They will study lend lease money aviation rights and agencies under Leo Crowley’s Office of Foreign Economic Administration.
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Washington
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Truman Committee
Opal P. Nye
Harry S. Truman
D.-Mo
Millard E.tydings
Nye
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Truman
Tidings
Britain
Russia
China
United States
Philippines
Leo T. Crowley
Office of Foreign Economic Administration
Hanley Praises Food Program During Campaign
State Senator Joe R. Hanley Republican candidate for lieutenant governor praised the emergency food commission program for growing harvesting and processing New York's 2 5 million ton fruit and vegetable crop. He spoke at a Tompkins County luncheon and met with commission chair H E Babcock and acting dean Dr William J Myers before resuming travel from Ithaca to Albany.
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Hanley
Ithaca
Joe R. Hanley
Emergency Food Commission
Haney
Tompkins
H. E. Babcock
The
Food Commission
William J. Myers
State My College
da Asp
Sonar University
Albany
New York City
Elmira
Cortland
Oil Firms Offer New York City Airport Rights Bid
A group led by The Texas Company offered New York City 3,750,000 for the right to sell gasoline at Idlewild Airport Queens. They would pay 11 cents a gallon plus various accessory fees and expect proportional shares from Socony Vacuum Shell and Colonial Beacon. The Board of Estimate will consider the bid next Monday, after Gulf Oil Corp’s 2,190,000 bid was previously submitted.
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N. Y. City
New York
Texas Company
Idlewild
Queens County
Marine and Aviation
John McKenzie
McKenzie
Gulf Oil Corporation
Board of Estimate
Socony- Vacuum
Shell
Colonial Beacon Oil
Mass Grave Reported In Kramatorsk Slaughter
The Khabarovsk radio says 5,500 Russian residents of Kramatorsk are buried in a mass grave after January killings by Nazi squads armed with tommy guns, as broadcast by the Office of War Information.
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New York
Khabarovsk Radio
Office of War Information
Kramatorsk
Jeremiah Sullivan Returns to Prison After Labor Board Conviction
New York on October 16 reports Jeremiah Sullivan, a paroled ex convict, was sent back to prison for three years after being convicted of attempting to coerce two restaurant employees to vote against an AFL union in a labor board election.
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New York
Jeremiah Sullivan
A.F.L
Labor Board
Weather forecast notes rain turning to snow Sunday
The Weather Bureau forecast rain tonight changing to snow early Sunday. It will be cooler tonight with increasing winds. Forecast shows gusty winds and a cool down, with temperatures dropping as the weekend begins.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Air raids pound British New Britain and Pacific targets
Allied air operations concentrate on New Britain with blows on Cape Gloucester and Cape Hoskins. Liberator bombers strike Makin in the Gilberts and hit the Madang area as Australian forces push toward Dumpu and the Finisterre range, claiming heavy Japanese casualties.
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Cape Hoskins
Cape Gloucester
Liberator
Associated Press
Robert Bunson
Gs. 5
Mitchells
New Britain
Sag Sag
Gasmata
Japan
Makin
Hawaii
America
Gilberts
Nanumea
Ellice
James Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Madang
Aiee
Sleady
Dumpu
Finisterre
One Casualty in Jap Air Attack on Attu
An Aleutian Island base reports a single minor injury from a Japanese air raid on Attu, the first since last summer. Eight Mitsubishi bombers dropped about five hundred bombs near Massacre Bay and Massacre Valley, with hits near the landing strip and shipping as fighters pursued in darkness.
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Aleutian
Attu
Aleutians
Jean K. Fogle
Davenport Johnson
Army
11Th Air Force
Fogle
Massacre Bay
Massacre Valley
Dempsey’s Divorce Decree Made Final
White Plains reports Jack Dempsey’s interlocutory divorce from Hannah Williams, filed July 16, becomes final with a judgment certificate recorded by Deputy County Clerk Margaret Magee at the request of attorney Arthur F. Driscoll.
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White Plains
Jack Dempsey
Hannah Williams
Dempsey
Margaret Magee
Arthur F. Driscoll
Crowded Bus Hit By Express Train Tragedy in Tracy
A Greyhound bus collided with the Western Pacific Exposition flyer in Tracy California. At least six passengers were killed and 35 injured as the train ripped the bus 95 feet along the tracks. Driver Richard Manning said brakes failed and gears jammed before the collision. The driver and six passengers escaped. seven aboard survived.
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Tracy
Calif
Greyhound
Western Pacific Railroad
Maxwell Willens
Richard Manning
Oakland
Willens
Manning
Allies push in Italy seize towns north of Capua
Allied forces advanced in Italy from page one driving into towns north of Capua and destroying an ammunition dump and a railway station near Petacciato. Night raids hit Marcigliana airfield as German planes increased over the Volturno front. Six enemy aircraft were shot down. three Allied planes reported missing.
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Capua
Petacciato
Marcigliana
Rome
Volturno
LaGuardia seeks inquiry into City Councilman Hart business ties
Mayor LaGuardia's administration urged City Investigations Commissioner William Herlands to probe City Councilman Walter R. Hart for possible charter violations. Hart denied the charges. Comptroller Joseph D. McGoldrick indicated Hart may have represented Green Bus Line in a case involving a city claim of 12 910 dollars.
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LaGuardia
New York
F. H. LaGuardia
Walter R. Hart
City
Joseph D. McGoldrick
William B. Herlands
City Investigations
Hart
McGoldrick
Herlands
Brooklyn
Green Bus Line
Stalin Meets Nelson in Moscow in War Production Talk
Premier Joseph Stalin received Donald Nelson, head of the U S War Production Board, in Moscow. Only the official announcement was released, noting no further subjects or details were disclosed at once.
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Stalin
Nelson
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Donald Nelson
United States War Production Board
Isa Ig
King Emperor could unite Indians and Britons for war effort
Observers in India and the United States discuss a potential coalition government in New Delhi to bolster the war. The plan would release Gandhi and other leaders, with Churchill’s backing, as a provisional step toward eventual dominion self rule. Bengal suffers famine with Calcutta reporting daily hunger deaths.
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Japan
India
United State
Bengal
Calcutta
Bay
Burma
CC. Rajagopalachari
C. R
Davidas Gandhi
Mahatma
Co. R
Amrita Bazar
Patrika
Cripps
New Delhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Churchill
French Patriots Spread Terror in Occupied Zones
A wave of terrorism and political assassinations has moved from Southern France into the German occupied portion of Northern France, per the Action Française report. Guerrillas in the Upper Savoy region allegedly killed one of their own leaders while purging informers tied to Vichy or Germany, Lt. Carrone of Toulouse said.
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Madrid
France
Action Francaise
Carrone
Toulouse
Savoy
Bomber Losses Weigh Against Damage to Air Forces
The article argues that bomber losses are mitigated by quick replacement of planes and crews and that the Schweinfurt raid achieved its goals. It notes no new German weapons appeared, while Schweinfurt factories and bearings would be out of operation for months, affecting German industry within weeks.
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Bomber Command
Schweinfurt
Germany
Luftwaffe
Ration tokens to glow not jingle in pocket book
Washington reports new ration system will use vulcanized fiber tokens that glow under fluorescence for counterfeiting protection. Red and blue tokens will be lightweight and mostly for change, each stamp worth one point while tokens gain value to ten points in circulation. Expiration dates under discussion to prevent hoarding.
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Washington
Ofce
Price Administration
OPA
Argentina brands manifesto signers foreigners in warning
Buenos Aires issued a strong communique labeling several pro democratic manifesto signers as foreigners and pledging no tolerance for tampering. The statement condemned anti Argentine elements tied to leftist and anti social backgrounds and reaffirmed sovereignty and constitutional government.
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Buenos Aires
Pedro Ramirez
Ramirez
Roosevelt
Argentina
Rio de Janeiro
Jecowds
Dispatches
Washington
Butter Shortage Persists as 16-Point Value Remains
Washington reports butter ration points will stay at 16 next month as government requisitioning ends. Production has fallen below normal due to cream diversions, manpower shortages, and high feed costs, limiting civilian supply despite spread of points.
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OPA
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Willkie Outlines Peace Plan and Party Reform
Willkie calls for cooperative effort between industry and government to steady durable goods spending and expand foreign markets. He envisions a world with common ground among Allies, a joint council of nations, and leadership by the United States toward peaceful cooperation and non Nazi or Fascist ties. He warns the Republican party must embrace real international participation and reform palace power to win trust. He declines to declare candidacy, citing firm convictions and future leadership goals.
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Willkie
America
Great Britain
Russia
China
United States
United Nations
Republican Party
Willkie Willing to Run But Not to Announce It
St Louis dispatch reports Wendell Willkie open to a presidential bid though he declines to publicly announce candidacy. Republican sources state his willingness signals strategic preparation ahead of a formal campaign.
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Wendell Willkie
St. Louis
Roosevelt
Willkie
Yugoslav Patriots Drive Back Nazis Across Slovenia and Bosnia
Yugoslav communique reports a major battle along the Save River rail line near Ljubljana and Zagreb with 1,200 Germans killed, plus storming Andrijevic in Montenegro. Guerrilla actions rail sabotage near Zidani most and near Banja Luka, Karlovac, and Gospic.
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London
Save River
Ljubljana
Zagreb
Slovenia
Free Yugoslav Radio
Andrijevic
Second Partisan
Petar Dakeevis
Zenica
Belgrade
Ruhr
Lower Styria
Erwin Rommell
Yugoslavia
Istanbul
Adolf Hitler
Revolttorn
Zidani
Bosnia
Banjaluka
Zagreb-Belgrade
Prodanovici
Fiume
Karlovac
Gospic
Old Nassau Customs To Be Modified For Trial In Bahamas
Al fred de Marigny faces trial Monday for the alleged murder of his father in law Sir Harry Oakes. Chief Justice Sir Oscar Daly will preside and has appointed Nassau’s first court reporter to transcribe the charge and parts of arguments. A special press table will also be allowed for U S reporters.
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Nassau
de Marigny
Bahamas
Alfred de Marigny
Harry Oakes
Oscar Daly
Oscar
United States
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