Repeal Talk on U S Neutrality Act Emerges in Wartime Debate
Washington reports say President Roosevelt discussed possible repeal or revision of the Neutrality Act with leaders, while Navy plans to protect ships between America and Iceland waters and a plan for world communications censorship nears Congress. Speaker Rayburn provided few details as discussions focus on arming merchant ships and possible changes tied to the forthcoming lend lease request.
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U.P
Roosevelt
Navy
Frank Knox
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American Legion
Milwaukee
American Navy
Iceland
Army
United States
Congress
House
Sam Rayburn
White House
Rayburn
Britain
Senate-House panel backs historic revenue bill
A joint Senate-House committee on September 15 approved a $3.553 billion revenue bill for final passage by Wednesday. The plan raises taxes across the board, lowers exemptions, and adds a 6 percent surtax on all taxable income, with 4.93 million more people expected to pay under the income tax.
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Senate-House
Senate
House
Conference Committee
Exemption of Mine Operators From Profits Tax Fails
Washington reporters note that the Senate amended the House revenue bill to keep an exemption for producers of strategic metals from the excess profits tax but the House conferees did not approve. A late bid by Reps Scrugham and White to gain White House help failed as the amendment was dropped.
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Washington
Senate
House
Scrugham
Nev
White
Idaho
White House
Martial Law Lifted From Oslo Region
Oslo area emergency measures ended at 5 a.m. after a week of strikes. Josef Terboven canceled the decrees that had restricted civilian activity in the capital for five days.
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Stockholm
Oslo
Josef Terboven
Reichs Commissar
New Fighting Opens on Libyan Front
Heaviest Libyan front fighting in weeks as Axis columns push into Egypt near Salafi then withdraw. RAF reports 14 Axis planes destroyed and seven British planes lost. Tobruk post overrun in reprisal raid. British claim no confirmed penetration at Sidi Belgasem. Allies reinforce as desert weather improves and supply convoys rise about 50 percent.
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Cairo
Egypt
Libya
Salafi
Royal Air Force
Middle Eastern Command
Frontier Zone
Tobruk
Sidi Belgasem
Legion Convention Embraces Possible War Involvement
Milwaukee convention opens with Legion members shifting toward support for U S intervention. Frank Knox declares Navy will defend ships between America and Iceland, while President Roosevelt’s message elicits strong pledges to cooperate when needed. National commander Milo Warner continues the stance.
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Wis
American Legion
Frank Knox
Navy
Roosevelt
Legion
Iceland
Milo Warner
Permits Revoked for Drunken Driving Trio in Butte Court
Acting Police Judge Rudolph J. Kline punished three autoists in Butte for drunk driving. Cecil Butler received a $50 fine, five days in jail, and 30 days driving prohibition. Jim Borne also faced a $50 fine and five day jail term with a 30 day driving ban. Alex Haakala paid $75, got five days in jail, and a 30 day license revocation.
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Rudolph J. Kline
Butte
Cecil Butler
Euniy
Kline
Jim Borne
Alex Haakala
Miners Protests Over Dues Increase Spread to More Collieries
In Hazleton Pennsylvania the United Mine Workers stage a work stoppage as 16000 miners protest higher dues. The strike began in Nesquehoning and has halted operations across the Panther Creek valley area with two major mines attempting to reopen but lacking sufficient turnout. President Hugh W Brown orders a return to work while district officials seek settlement through union channels.
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Hazleton
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers of America
Nesquehoning
Panther Creek Valley
Panther Valley
Hugh W. Brown
District No. 7
Garrett Miller
Leningrad Ablaze As Nazi Bombardment Rages
Finnish army correspondents report great fires in Leningrad from steady German shelling. The city is described as alight with explosions muffled by the din of continual bombardment. Refugees shelter in parks as shells take a heavy toll.
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Helsinki
Leningrad
Expulsion of Nazi Envoy Is Demanded
Buenos Aires reports the Argentine Congress voted to expel top Axis envoy Edmund von Thermann within three days for abusing diplomatic privileges. The move, backed by the Dies committee, marks a rare neutral state action against an Axis ambassador in the western hemisphere. Capt. Fritz Wiedemann, another Hitler emissary, is under surveillance as investigators probe subversive activity.
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Buenos Aires
Dies Committee
Edmund von Thermann
Argentina
Western Hemisphere
Ramon S. Castillo
von Thermann
Foreign Office
Adolf Hitler
Fritz Wiedemann
San Francisco
Wiedemann
Rio de Janeiro
Orient
South America
Hitler
Governor Ratner Hitchhiking Technique Criticized
Governor Payne Ratner and Earl Hatcher were forced to land near Bernard Kansas on a flight to Hill City. They walked to a road and raised thumbs for a ride but the first motorist passed them up. A local farmer later provided a lift after a phone contact. The driver who ignored them quipped that they resembled magazine salesmen.
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Topeka
Kas
Payne Ratner
Bernard
Hill City
Earl Hatcher
Hatcher
Train Wreck Delays Northern Line Near Here
A freight train derailed near Trask station after a broken rail, with six loaded cars leaving the tracks. No injuries occurred as the locomotive stayed on rails and the line reopened before 4 PM after wrecking crews cleared the scene.
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Trask
Great Northern
Butte
Elk Park
Great Northern Railroad
Keels Laid For U.S. Navy Vessels In Oakland
In Oakland on Monday at Moore Drydock two keels were laid for the submarine tender USS Porteus and the submarine rescue ship USS Chanticleer.
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Oakland
Calif
U.P
Moore Drydock Company
Porteus
Chanticleer
Dodgers Win marathon 17th to Top Reds 5 1 in N L clash
In Cincinnati on September 15 the Brooklyn Dodgers outlasted the Reds 5 to 1 after 16 scoreless innings. Pete Reiser opened the 17th with a homer, followed by singles from Camilli and Biggs as Derringer took the loss and Beggs relieved. the Dodgers gained two games on the idle Cardinals.
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Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Paul Derringer
Reds
Johnny Allen
Hugh Casey
Reiser
Homer
Pete Reiser
Derringer
Dolf Camilli
Lew Biggs
Joe Beggs
Benny Zientara
Joe Medwick
Lord Beaverbrook Heads British Economic Mission to Moscow
Lord Beaverbrook will lead a British economic mission to Moscow soon after discussions with Winston Churchill and W. Averell Harriman. The group includes UK military figures and officials, with rapid aid promises and immediate dispatch of tanks to the eastern front.
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Lord Beaverbrook
Moscow
London
W. Averell Harriman
United States
Winston Churchill
Finland Signals Peace Talks With Russia Amid Moscow Conferences
Finland indicates readiness to discuss peace formulas with the Soviet Union while Moscow hosts three cornered Russian British American conferences. Viana Tanner says there is hope for peace soon but Finland remains allied with Germany in a defensive posture. He questions Kremlin leadership and notes a possible peace with Russia would hinge on Soviet wartime outcome and Western guarantees.
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Moscow
Russia
Viana Tanner
Tanner
Kremlin
Germany
London
Washington
Helsinki
Montana and Butte Weather Outlook Shifts
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies across Butte and Montana on Tuesday and Wednesday with occasional showers. Temperatures remain steady with slight warming east of the divide and scattered mountain showers.
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Butte
Montana
Divide
Germans Lose Heavily in Ships and Men
Moscow dispatch reports eight German vessels sunk in Baltic and Arctic actions including four transports and two destroyers at Oesel and another transport and escort vessel in the Arctic. Red air forces pummeled Constanta Sulina and Galati as Odessa defenders repelled renewed assaults. On the western front Germans retreat in areas behind front lines as rear garrisons are drawn down.
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Baltic
Oesel
Arctic
Soviet Information Bureau
Estonia
Russia
Petsamo
Black Sea
Red Air Force
Constanta
Sulina
Rumanian
Galati
Western Front
Red
Dee
U. S. Ships Granted Expanded Armament Carrying Rights
The State Department announced a ruling by Attorney General Biddle allowing American vessels to carry arms and passengers to many areas of the British Empire excluding the United Kingdom and several dominions. The policy hinges on the Neutrality Act and a declared state of war between Germany and the listed nations.
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Washington
State Department
Biddle
British Empire
United Kingdom
India
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
Union of South Africa
Germany
Banner Field Set For Butte C C Fall Dinner Team Match
More than 300 country club men are expected to participate in the annual fall dinner team match at Banner Field Saturday on the grass course. Rival captains will lead teams and toastmasters include Joe Llewelyn in a semi final for the annual club championship.
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Country Club
Montana
Pioneer Club
William A. O’kelly
J. O. Peterson
George Palmer
Joe Llewelyn
Ray Gill
J. J. Kirby
Gene Jones
Formsver
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