Japanese envoy Kurusu bears peace outline to Washington
The Japanese envoy Kurusu travels aboard a Pacific clipper to Washington bearing an imperial formula for a peaceful settlement of Japanese American problems. The dispatch case may include a message from Premier Tojo to President Roosevelt outlining Japan's view and proposals for amicable relations, with talks continuing between Hull and Nomura noted but no firm info on Kurusu’s mission.
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Washington
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Kurusu
Hideki Tojo
Roosevelt
Japan
Fumimaro Konoye
Hull
Kitchisaburo Nomura
State Department
Tokyo
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Far East
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Berlin
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Japan Times and Advertiser
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China
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Formosa
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Domei
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Manuel Quezon
Philippines
Manila
Weather Trend Reports Widespread Rain and Cooling
A strong low pressure system centered over the Ohio valley brings continued rain from the Mississippi valley to the Atlantic coast. Cooler air has moved in from the Rockies eastward toward the Appalachians. Light snow was observed in Colorado Wyoming Nebraska North Dakota and the upper lakes region.
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Rockies
Appalachians
Colorhide
Wyoming
Nebraska
North Dakota
Upper Lake Region
Wagner Chosen Bond Sales Aid for Ohio Campaign
Theodore A. Wagner, backed by Roy D. Moore, is commissioned by the U S Treasury to lead group defense bond sales to Ohio plant workers. Granted a leave of absence as Canton Refining Co engineers, Wagner will promote payroll deduction schemes, starting in Toledo, to stimulate bond purchases and extend to other Ohio cities. Wagner, 42, known for social development work, begins this new phase with the federation’s goodwill.
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Theodore A. Wagner
U. S. Department of the Treasury
Ohio
Roy D. Moore
Defense Savings
Wagner
Washington
Canton Federation of Labor
Treasury Department
Canton Refining Co
Toledo
America
Ted Wagner
Submarine threat spurs talk of lone ship strategy
Washington reports debate among naval minds over abandoning convoys in favor of armed merchantmen traveling alone to blunt U-boat wolf packs. Two new wartime notes emerge with 17 American civilian technicians missing on the Atlantic route and German subs seen near Newfoundland as Britain recruits tech experts for war and postwar value.
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Associated Press
Washington
North Atlantic
England
Newfoundland
United States Navy
Icelandic
British Isles
United States Atlantic
Canada
Iceland
Britain
United States
Japan Blames Loss of Vessel on Russia
Tokyo reports protest to the Soviet Union after the Japanese steamer Kobi Maru sank in the Sea of Japan near the Korean coast. The blast killed 17 and left 10 seriously injured among the first 264 rescued from 342 passengers and most of 65 crew. The ship went down 130 miles at sea off Seithin, Korea, en route to Tsuruga, Japan.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Foreign Office
Soviet
Russia
Domei
Sea of Japan
Seithin
Korea
Tsuruga
Mussolini Reported Wounded In Assassination Attempt
The Exchange Telegraph and Moscow radio quoted that Italian Premier Benito Mussolini was lightly injured when two gunshots were fired in an assassination attempt. The Moscow report claimed Gestapo reinforcements arrived, while Rome denied earlier American reports of an attack as baseless.
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United Press
London
Exchange Telegraph Agency
Moscow
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Rome
Mussolini
Flying boat vanishes on BC interior to Vancouver Island flight
A Royal Canadian Air Force flying boat disappeared Tuesday during a flight from interior British Columbia to Vancouver Island. The crew size was not announced.
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Victoria
B. C
Royal Canadian Air Force
British Columbia
Vancouver Island
Stalin Claims Four and Half Million Nazis Lost
Soviet Premier Josef Stalin announced on a radio from Moscow that Hitler's plan to destroy the Soviet Union had failed completely, with 4.5 million German losses. He urged a second front and praised growing Soviet strength, while noting 1.748 million total Soviet casualties. He highlighted new divisions and warned Germany would be defeated.
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London
Josef V. Stalin
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Soviet Union
Stalin
Europe
Mediterranean
Red Army
Germany
Donets
Russia
Rudolf Hess
Britain
United States
Hitler
America
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Milk prices rise one cent in Stark County
Stark County Milk Producers association and distributors raised wholesale and retail milk prices today. Quart prices moved from 13 to 14 cents and two pint from 7 to 8 cents. Class 1 milk rose to 3.15 per hundred pounds, class 2 to 2.20, and class 3-A to 2.20. Major centers Canton Massillon Alliance affected. some rural districts unchanged. Large government purchases abroad are cited as the main cause.
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Stark County Milk Producers Association and Distributing Companies
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M. R. Moomaw
Stark County Milk Producers Association
Intensive Cleanup Aimed At Triumph For Fund Tonight
ANTON Community Fund nears victory as workers in rain canvass streets for final dollars to break a 10 year drought. Division A civic leaders and campaign members intensify efforts seeking new gifts and boosts, led by Diebold Safe & Lock Co with a $12,000 donation, fueling a last minute push toward the goal.
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Anton
Diebold Safe & Lock Co
Wheeler charges navy repairs British ships ignore own
Montana Senator Wheeler accuses the Navy of sending American sailors to risky waters in inadequately repaired destroyers because U S yards are overloaded with British warships. He cites relatives of Reuben James casualties and calls the destroyer an old tin can amid criticism of Roosevelt over neutrality act enforcement.
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International News Service
Washington
Sen. Wheeler
Montana
Iceland
President Roosevelt
Capitol studies new tax shock and spending surge
United Press reports the house ways and means committee reviewed Treasury plans to raise about 4.8 billion dollars in 1942 with new taxes to hit paydays after January 1. Morgenthau hinted at a 15 percent levy on taxable income beyond exemptions, signaling a rapid schedule and possible end to December recess.
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United Press
Washington
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Congress
Turn To TAX Page 2 Amusements and Notices Listing
The page lists sections such as Amusements Believe It or Not Bringing Up A Family Comics Crossword Puzzle and more. It references Damon Runyon Day in Canton Deaths Editorials Markets and Financial Needlecraft Pattern and various radio programs serials and sports sections. An Apple House advertisement promotes sweet cider available daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Sila
Docasa
Cecal
Damon Runyon
Canton
Paul Mallon
Walter Lippmann
Soviet ambassador pick greeted in Washington
Washington officials greeted the appointment of Maxim Litvinov as Soviet ambassador to the United States and predicted closer cooperation between the two powers. The move was viewed as a step toward improved diplomatic ties and potential settlements on disputed issues.
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United Press
Kuibyshev
Russia
Josef Stalin
Maxim Litvinov
United States
Litvinov
Washington
Constantin Dumansky
Germany
V. M. Molotov
Moscow
Stalin
Lord Beaverbrook
W. Averell Harriman
Litvinoff
Roosevelt
Nazi Siege Lines Cut At Moscow Reds Say
Tenacious Soviet resistance has shattered Adolf Hitler's claim that victory would follow the Moscow drive. London reports say Germany may abandon plans to seize Moscow or Leningrad this winter as Soviet forces press advances around the capital and other fronts. Tass notes German retreat with heavy losses near Moscow, while a Manchukuo broadcast claims 100000 Chinese troops will aid Russia. Sevastopol defense is described as strong, with predictions it may withstand a siege.
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Adolf Hitler
Moscow
London
Fuehrer
Leningrad
Donets
Far North
Hsinking
Manchukuo
Russia
Germany
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