Farmer Bloc Fights For Higher Parity in Anti-Inflation Bill
A resurgent farm bloc battles Administration forces over raising parity bases in the anti inflation bill. Senators Barkley Hatch and Thomas seek to include farm labor costs, potentially boosting parity by about 46 percent. Aimed at stabilizing prices, wages and salaries, the bill moves to House debate with amendments.
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Washington
Barkley
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Hatch
D-N.m
Thomas
D-Okla
Banking Committee
Air power and strategy dominate end of air war debate
Brig. Gen. Ira Eaker argues air forces can crush Germany as Allied bombers mass for a decisive offensive. A lull in fighting gives Germany a brief respite while Britain reports no new home defense developments. General Baker, up for major general, says focused vertical assaults will topple German war capacity by targeting munitions, shipyards, and communications. RAF operations limited by weather, confined to North Sea mine laying.
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London
Germany
Ira
Eaker
4.E.F. Bombers Command
Europe
Britain
Baker
Roosevelt
London Daily Tail
RAF
North Sea
Vinson Sees Allied Rule of the Seas
House Naval Affairs chair Carl Vinson highlights an accelerated naval buildup. He notes large shipyards across the United States and allied fleets, with U S warship construction expanding from 697 vessels in 1911 to over 3,230 plus 218 allied lend lease ships today. The Navy has cut battleship construction time from 42 to 36 months as deliveries run ahead of schedule.
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Carl Vinson
House Naval Affairs Committee
Washington
INS
United Nations
America
Pacific
Solomon Islands
Bureau of Shires
Atlantic Coast
Pacific Coast
Gulf of Mexico
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Navy
Bureau of Ships
Navy Announces Logs of Two Ships In Mediterranean
The Navy reports two United States merchant vessels bound for Malta were lost in the Mediterranean in August during heavy Axis attacks. One ship was torpedoed and sunk by a motor torpedo boat. four gun crew members were killed during the raid. The Eagle carrier sank earlier and the second ship was scuttled after torpedoing. The second vessel had 48 crew, 14 gun crew, and 43 passengers aboard. no lives were lost on that ship.
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Washington
Navy
Mediterranean Sea
Eagle
London
German Rage Mounts Over Stalingrad
London reports German fury and anxiety over the Russian defense at Stalingrad amid intensified Allied bombing. The piece notes German radio and press denounce a postwar plan to deport German children, and highlight accusations against Britain Churchill and a Dutch paper. Sweden is also denounced for Swedish Nazi electoral results.
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London
Stalingrad
Frij Nederland
Free Netherlands
Herod
Great Britain
Winston Churchill
Bertin
Germany
Sweden
RAF Schleswig raids revealed by Nazis
Berlin dispatch says German news agency reports British planes raided Schleswig Holstein area last night in small nuisance flights. Possible targets cited include Flensburg submarine works and Kiel Baltic base.
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RAF
Schleswig
Berlin
DNB
Schleswig-Holstein
Germany
Denmark
Flensburg
Kiel
Baltic
Flames Sweep Freighter Tied at Stapleton Pier
Fire broke out aboard a medium sized United Nations freighter tied to a Stapleton Staten Island pier and continued burning for hours. A separate dispatch from New York cites a radio report that Hitler and Mussolini would meet soon in Vienna amid recurring rumors of a summit.
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New York
United Nations
Stapleton
Staten Island
Hitler
Mussolini
Today
Ankara
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Vienna
Europe
British Forces Pressed by French Northwest of Tananarive
British units advancing toward Tananarive from the northwest met strong French resistance 19 miles from Madagascar’s capital and remain in battle, according to a Madagascar broadcast.
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London
Tananarive
Madagascar
Nine Flying Fortresses Leave Gibraltar Bound East
The Vichy radio said nine Flying Fortresses departed Gibraltar this morning heading east, with Reuters noting the report.
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Gibraltar
London
Reuters
Fen
Spanish Cabinet Warns Against Violence in Spain
The Spanish Cabinet in its first major statement since the ousting of Ramon Serrano Suner said it endorses the prior six years foreign policy. It pledged strict discipline for Spaniards and promised to crush agitation and any violence against the state. Francisco Gomez-Jordana became Foreign Minister as Franco took Serrano Suner’s Junta post. War and Interior ministers were also replaced.
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Madrid
Ramon Serrano Suner
Portugal
Serrano Suner
Count Francisco Gomez-Jordana
Franco
Falange Party
War
Interior
Joys of Good Living Utica Club Ad
An old advertisement touts Utica Club Pilsner Lager beer as a salve for appetite and a companion to meals. It promotes the quart bottle for home use and invites readers to enjoy the beer with their dining.
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Utica Club
37 Alien Raids Staged by FBI in Albany Area
Albany report states 37 FBI raids in the Albany area led to two Italian aliens being detained for draft registration failure. Six other Italians and one German man with four brothers in the German Army were ordered to report for questioning. Two firearms four shortwave radios and 1000 rounds of ammunition were confiscated.
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FBI
Albany
Arthur Cornelius
Federal
Burau of
Gereman
U. S
Ralph Emmons
Georgian Bay Fishing Boat Capsizes With 25 Missing
Midland Ontario reports a fishing boat overturned in Georgian Bay during the night. Of 41 aboard, 16 rescued and 25 missing as searchers sweep shorelines from Honey Harbour. crew members had left Midland Drying Plant on the trip.
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Midland
Ont
Georgian Bay
Midland Foundry
Honey, Harbor
West Point Course Cut to Three Years in War Plan
The House passed and sent to the White House a bill reducing the United States Military Academy course from four to three years. The change would apply only for the duration of the war. The Naval Academy already operates on a three year basis.
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West Point
Washington
House
White House
United States Miliary
Academy
Naval Academy
Jap Bombers Strike Near Port Moresby
Japanese planes bombed near Port Moresby 32 miles inland along the New Guinea coast. Allied fighter planes attacked Japanese lines toward Buna Kokoda and destroyed a bridge over the Kumus River. General MacArthur reported air offensives extending to the Solomon Islands as Japanese reinforcements were targeted.
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MacArthur
Australia
New Guinea
Port Moresby
Ioribaiwa
Owen Stanley
Redscar Bay
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
Solomon Islands
United States Marine
Owen Stanley Mountains
Buna
North New Guinea
Kokoda
Kumus
Joribalwa
Refugees Press Swiss Frontiers As U S And S A Limits Tighten
In Bern on September 22 Justice Minister Edward von Steiger told parliament that the absolute impossibility of sending refugees to the United States or South American countries has led to stricter frontier barriers. He said up to now 30 visas for the United States have been issued this year, Brazil 31, and Argentina five, with Switzerland granting asylum to 9,600 refugees but facing a maximum of 7,000 for economy and national safety. The inflow is rising, he warned, risking national security.
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Switzerland
Bern
United States
Edward von Steiger
Brazil
von Steiger
Indian Situation Improved Amid Ongoing Violence
New Delhi reports the situation in India has improved though sporadic mob violence continues. Usman cites Aug 29 disturbances with 390 police deaths, 1 060 police injuries, 331 troop deaths, 159 wounded and 40 train derailments. Sapru recalls British rulers praised as patriots by Indians.
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New Delhi
India
Mohammed Usman
Council of State
P. N. Sapru
George Washington
Boom closes tavern in Clearwater after soldier rush
A sudden rush of soldiers to a Clearwater beer parlor sent the proprietor’s blood pressure soaring. His physician advised calm, and today the tavern is closed.
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Clearwater
Fla
Senate Finance Chairman Proposes 5 Percent War Profits Cap
Senator Walter F. George argues for a fixed 5 percent profit limit on all government war contracts replacing renegotiation. He says current law prompts confusion and lowers productive capacity by recapturing profits after contracts are awarded. The plan would cap profits at 4 or 5 percent of contract value after taxes, with details to be offered as an amendment to the tax bill or renegotiation law.
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Brown
D-Mich
Vandenberg
it-Mich
Senate
Neem Overton
D-La
Washington
Walter F. George
Dga
Senate Finance Committee
George
Finance Committee
Army, Navy and Martimes Commission
Congress
Finland Maintains Stance After Peace Proposal Rejection
Helsinki spokesmen said Finland's policy remains unchanged since last November when Washington proposed Finland withdraw from the war. He noted Minister Procope's remarks about ceasing fighting after security guarantees, stressing Finland would only lay down arms once the Russian threat is removed. The government denies any peace proposals or new terms.
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Helsinki
Finland
Russia
Washington
Halmar J. Procope
Berlin
Procope
Willkie Tours Moscow War Trophy Displays
Wendell L. Willkie toured Moscow during his second day, viewing the Red Army’s captured German trophies and banners at Central House. He planned a jazz concert that evening and had met Foreign Minister Molotov, with Stalin meetings pending. He visited the Lenin Library, noting vacancies as volumes were moved for the duration.
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Moscow
Wendell Jl. Willkie
Red Army
Central House
Willkie
Roosevelt
Vyacheslav Molotov
Stalin
Lenin Library
Two Army Planes Crash and Burn in Miami
Two Army planes collided on a Miami runway before dawn, killing at least two and seriously injuring one. Authorities moved bodies to a funeral home as investigators from the bomber command examined the scene. Civilians were barred from the busy airport as traffic continued nearby.
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Miami
Fla
36Th Street
U.S. Army
Army
Bomber Command
Fight Surges To and From City Streets
Moscow dispatch reports intense street fighting at Stalingrad as defenders resist German assaults for the fifth day. Red Star notes hand to hand clashes in squares and streets while reported losses include tanks, trucks, and artillery.
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Moscow
Stalingrad
Volga
Red Star
Russia
Volta
Red Army
Soviet Information Bureau
Volga River
Communist Party
Pravda
Mozdok
Central Caucasus
Information Bureau
Izvestia
Russians hold Stalingrad against brutal German assault
The narrator recalls a wartime confidant predicting Soviet victory as Stalingrad endures fierce house to house combat. Despite German pressure and heavy casualties along the Volga, the Reds reportedly maintain control and counterattack, with the account continuing on later pages.
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Yankee
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