Nye Senate showdown over propaganda in movies inquiry
Washington Sept 27 Senator Nye challenged the Administration to a Senate showdown over continuing the Interstate Commerce subcommittee probe into alleged propaganda in films. McFarland warned of an organized attack while Clark favored additional hearings. Chaplin has been subpoenaed for Oct 6 but may be excused.
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Nye
R.N.D
Senate
Interstate Commerce Subcommittee
Clark
D-Mo
McFarland
D-Ariz
Idaho
Charles Chaplin
Chaplin
Wu! Hays
Darryl Zanuck
20Th Century-Fox
Hollywood
Senator Tobey
R-N 1L
MecFarland
Charlotte Palro Ochmann
Miss Ochmann
Miss Black
Roosevelts Travel To Tivoli For Burial Of G Hall Roosevelt
President and Mrs Roosevelt travel from Washington to Tivoli for the burial of G Hall Roosevelt, brother of Mrs Roosevelt. The 50 year old engineer and banker died in the capital, funeral held in the White House East Room, burial to follow in the family plot at Hyde Park after returning from Tivoli. Aboard the special train were Capt James Roosevelt and other family members.
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J.C. W. Linsley
Fort Myer
Tivoli
James Roosevelt
Henry Roosevelt
Edward Elliott
Hall Roosevelt
New York DA Praises Press Against Organized Crime
Manhattan District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey says the nation’s press is the main force exposing organized crime across cities. He notes editors face intimidation as they uncover criminal rings, with Capone’s prison term and Dutch Schultz’s murder cited as consequences of press disclosures.
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E. Dewey
New York
Manhattan
Thomas E. Dewey
United States
Dewey
Pan
al Capone
Arthur
Dutch Schultz
Flegenhelmer
French Cruiser Lamotte-Picquet Sails From Japan Repair Yard
Domel reports the 7,880 ton French cruiser Lamotte-Picquet flagship of the Vichy Far Eastern Squadron has sailed from a Japanese repair yard where she had been since Sept. 15. The vessel was damaged Jan. 20 in the clash between Thailand and French Indochina.
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Japan
Tokyo
Domel
Lamotte Plequet
Thailand
Indo- China
Liberty ships blaze a trail as mass-launch marks war effort
The Navy reaches top speed in two ocean build up as six ships slide into water including the Massachusetts. The Maritime Commission aims for about 1,400 merchant ships by end of 1943 with a two a day target next spring. Liberty ships pace slower than C boats but boost cargo capacity. launches from multiple yards continue across the day with Mrs. Henry A Wallace sponsoring the Patrick Henry and leaders stressing speed and worldwide liberty in wartime.
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Massachusetts
Maritime Commission
Britain
Lord Leathers
Sir Arthur Salter
United States
Sir Arthur
Emory
Land
Mtaritime Commission
Chester
Sparrows Point
James McKay
Richmond
Calif
Ocean Voice
Baltimore
Patrick Henry
Henry A. Wallace
Los Angeles
Alcoa Polaris
Seattle
Wash
Frederick
Pasacagoula
Miss
Kearney
N. J
Louise Lykes
San Francisco
Steel Artisan
Wilmington
Del
Adabelle Lykes
Quincy
Mass
John C. Fremont
Portland
Ore
Star of Oregon
Ocean Venture
Navy
Great Lakes
Ufe
Mississippi River
Baltic
Mediterranean
Africa
South America
Singapore
China
Congress
America
Hitler
Roosevelt address on Liberty Fleet Day launches 14 ships
President Roosevelt's Liberty Fleet Day message delivered to shipyards across the nation. The address, read at 34 ceremonial launches from dawn to dark, marks a major wartime shipbuilding milestone with 14 ships being launched on the Atlantic Pacific and Gulf coasts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf
Man Shot to Death Over Sewing Machine Noise
Niagara Falls police said Anthony Savino, 33, was shot in a lower doorway after an argument with neighbor Gasualdo Di Lauri, 41, over the noise of a sewing machine. Di Lauri was arrested on a first degree murder charge within four hours of the body’s discovery.
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Niagara Falla
Thomas Halahan
Anthony Savino
Halohan
Gasualdo di Lauri
Savino
British Capture German Trenches North of Somme Front
Twenty five years ago British forces seized German trenches on a 2000 yard front north of the Somme and captured a strong hill redoubt near Thiepville. The action marked a significant advance with increased pressure on German positions and boosted Allied morale.
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Somme
Ane
Thiep' Va
End of Soviet War Discussed in Tokyo Axis Anniversary
A Tokyo ceremony marks the first anniversary of the Axis pact with Japan, Germany, and Italy. Yosuke Matsuoka and Teijiro Toyoda pledge adherence and renewed faith in the tripartite alliance while officials urge perseverance amid Europe and East Asia tensions.
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Germany
Yosuke Matsuoka
Japan
Matsuoka
Teijiro Toyoda
Imperial
Sigmatory
Teijiro
Fumimaro Konoye
Italy
Domel
Konoye
Fuehrer
Hitler
Mussolini
Toyoda
Ribbentrop
Count Clano
Europe
East Asia
Eugen Ott
Navy Sailor Beaten to Death in Unsolved Slaying
The body of Sle H. Kuchera, 30, a boatswain's mate second class from Rushville Nebraska, was found in a Sanborn Hill bushes area near Charlestown Navy Yard. Investigators probe motive amid scant pockets and furlough details while denying spy-ring theories.
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Navy
Mass
INS
Sle
H. Kuchera
United States Navy
Rushville
Neb
Roscoe PD. Perley
Naval
Kuchera
Sanborn Hill
E. E. Lord
Charlestown Navy Yard
British aid to Soviet in Caucasus and Iran transit
Reported British moves to aid the Soviet effort in the Caucasus include Wavell and Auchinleck visiting London for talks with Churchill. Brig. Gen. Rhodes appointed director of transportation through Iran as trains and roads may move troops and supplies northward from Bandar Shahpur.
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India
T. Novikov
Teheran
Wavell
Claude J. E. Auchinleck
Middle East
London
Churchill
John Dill
Imperial Staff
Oliver Lyttleton
Bandar Shahpur
Persian Gulf
Godfrey Rhodes
Iran
Russia
Legation
Caucasian
United States
Moscow
Britain
Europe
A. G. L. McNaughton
England
Germany
British Isles
Caucasus
Simla
RAF Blitzes France as daylight raids resume across Channel
RAF planes swept eastward over the channel delivering heavy daylight blasts toward the French coast. Returning fighters were seen as explosions rattled doors and windows along the Kent coast. Britain reported little German air activity, with minor damage and a few casualties at one East Anglia location. Anti aircraft defenses and searchlights operated over London with no bombs on the city. Italian forces acknowledged St A S F raids on Palermo and Libyan harbors Tripoli and Benghazi, claiming four British planes were lost. Tobruk perimeter patrols and shelling of Axis siege forces continued in the Libyan theater.
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Kent
Great Britain
East Anglia
London
St.a. F
Palermo
Tripoli
Tobruk
Middle East
Reich Claims Attack On 2 Ships Off Hull
German reports claim two freighters of 7000 and 8000 tons were bombed east of Hull England last night. They say total Allied shipping sunk in seven days reached 50 000 tons with six freighters and one tanker. Britain says three of its fighters were shot down near Dunkirk as they attacked anti aircraft positions. British air raids over parts of Germany caused no material damage, according to an official statement.
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Reich
Hull
Berlin
England
Dunkerque
Nazis Bomb Kremlin in Air Raid Hits Stalin HQ
German planes bombed Moscow damaging the Kremlin and other Soviet official buildings in a night raid. An official statement in Berlin cited heavy damage and noted targeting of Premier Josef Stalin’s headquarters and other high Soviet officials.
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Kremlin
Berlin
Josef Stalin
Moscow
Unparalleled Victory Rumors Across Kiev Battle
German sources claim a vast Soviet defeat in Kiev with 492 000 to 574 000 Russians captured and thousands of tanks guns and artillery seized or destroyed. They say five Soviet armies were involved and a key Volga region source fell to Germans near Seliger Lake.
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Kiev
Red Army
High Command
Leningrad
Ukraine
Volga
Seliger Lake
Moscow
Leningrad-Moscow
Russia
Caspian Sea
Juror Drinks Whisky During Trial Convicts Defendant
In Jola Kansas a juror secretly drank whiskey offered from confiscated liquor to test its intoxicating effect. The county attorney proposed the sampling. one juror accepted. The defendant was convicted.
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Jola
Kan
Kansas
Mitchell Bushey
Alligator Sighting Near Cane River by Soldiers
In Louisiana near Cane River on Sept 27 a farmer encountered a six foot alligator while members of Company K 145th Infantry were swimming. The soldiers quickly dried off as a five foot alligator swam by in the same area.
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Third Army
Louisiana
145Th Infantry
Cane River
Theft spree hits Jenkintown as eighth loss reported
In Jenkintown Pennsylvania on September 27 police outlined a string of thefts in six months. A missing adding machine from the Abington Building Association marks the seventh such loss in the Philadelphia suburb.
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Jenkintown
Abington Building Association
Philadelphia
Juarez Mayor Borunda Prefers Honor Over Pay
Teofilo Borunda says serving as mayor and councilman of Juarez is sufficient compensation. He notes the posts carry honor and that the budget is already overworked. Borunda is the mayor of Juarez.
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Juarez
Chi
Teofilo Borunda
Salt top on beer causes man to choke in Chicago
Charles Hawes, 63, blamed salt on his beer for choking after pouring salt then taking a big drink. Doctors at Little Company of Mary Hospital removed the salt shaker top and Hawes said foam hid the top. In Des Moines Mrs. Amos Walker was crowned spinning champion as rivals’ equipment failed.
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Chicago
Charles Hawes
Hawes
Little Company of Mary Hospital
Des Moines
Amos Walker
Walker
Peter Young
Young
Wavell and Malsky Pressure Allies Over Russia Aid
The article notes General Wavell pressing toward Tehran to plan Soviet oil support and a possible British mechanized force into Mother Russia. It highlights Ivan Malsky, the Russian ambassador in London, pressuring for increased materiel and warns of past missteps by Eden and British policy amid Allied councils discussing Europe’s future after Hitler.
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Russia
Archibald P. Wavell
Simla
Cairo
London
Teheran
Iran
Wavell
Greece
Suez
Syria
Iraq
India
England
Ivan Malsky
Malsky
Britain
France
Spanish Republic
Germany
Italy
Anthony Eden
Eden
Inters Allied Council
St. James’ Palace
Europe
Hitler
Japan Under U S War Embargo Chinese Envoy Says
Dr. Hu Shih the Chinese ambassador to the United States says the U S Britain and the Dutch East Indies embargo on war materials to Japan is a powerful weapon. He notes Japan relies on oil iron ore cotton scrap metal and machine tools from foreign sources and that effects are already visible after about six weeks.
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Japan
Cleveland
Hu Shih
United States
Britain
Dutch East Indies
Shih
Cleveland Foreign Affairs Council
Two Libby Maine Crew Rescued After Sinking in Hurricane
The Libby Maine freighter bound from Panama to Puerto Rico was sunk in Thursday’s hurricane. Rescued were Francis E. Holles third mate and James F. Moore seaman near Aruba Island. another crewman, Smith, is missing. Navy planes destroyers and merchant ships continued search.
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Aruba
San Juan
P. R
San Francisco
Libby Maine
Aruba Island
U. S. Navy
Francis E. Holles
James F. Moore
Smith
Libby, McNeill & Libby
Panama
Puerto Rico
Navy
Lisbon lands 114 shipwrecked sailors from two destroyers
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch reports 114 crew members from wrecked ships reached Lisbon aboard two destroyers. Nine ships were said sunk with German announcements claiming eleven ships sunk from a convoy of twelve. Princess Martha of Norway welcomed 19 Royal Air Force members in New York after a stop at LaGuardia Field en route to Washington.
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Lisbon
London
West
Africa
New York
Dearnraut
Martha of Norway
Nore
Weeland Royal Air Force
LaGuardia Field
Toronto
Washington
U.S. on Verge of War Warns Nation
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox warned the United States could become a belligerent at any moment depending on enemies will. He urged repeal of neutrality acts and protection of three major ocean routes, citing seaplane bases on Johnston Island Palmyra Island and Samoa to aid patrols and shipping security.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
United States
Knox
Foreign Commerce Weekly
Commerce Department
North Atlantic
Europe
South America
Pacific
Australia
East Indies
India
Caribbean
South Pacific
Johnston Island
Palmyra Island
Samoa
Soviet Hold At Zaporozhe Amid Baltic Front Chaos
Reports say Soviet forces repulsed a German push toward the Crimean front near Sevastopol, with heavy fighting along the Dnieper line. The Za porozhe area held, while Russian and British sources note aerial battles. German losses include hundreds of planes and tanks across the Crimea front.
Kidnaped Woman Found by Japanese Police
A British radio report stated Japanese police located Mrs. Danville Clark, wife of a British Embassy press attaché at Pelping, held by Japanese extremists for a week. Arrangements were being made for her release.
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New York
Danville Clark
Pelping
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DNB
British Air Ministry
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