Roosevelt Urges Free World Promise at Labor Conference
President Roosevelt addresses 250 delegates from 33 nations, declaring an unlimited U S commitment to a free world after the war and urging planning for a just social and economic order. He rebukes a few industrialists and labor leaders delaying defense output and stresses support for Britain, Russia, and China.
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Greece
Americas
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Tech Students Demand Action Over University Row
Georgia Tech student council blasts Governor Eugene Talmadge warning that action is needed as the Southern Association considers removing parts of the state university system from its accredited list. An SAACS probe followed the dismissal of Dean Walter D. Cocking and other educators amid governor demands for racial integration.
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Back to Work Movement Gains Momentum Among Welders
A back to work drive gains momentum among striking west coast welders while railroads face possible nationwide shutdown. Los Angeles welders accept a temporary return under an OPM proposal as Seattle welders stay out amid union friction.
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Litvinoff Named Soviet Ambassador to United States
The Soviet government announced Maxim Litvinoff will become ambassador to the United States. He previously helped secure U.S. recognition in 1933 and succeeds Constantin Dumansky, now in Kuibyshev managing Tass.
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Roosevelt
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Alexander A. Troyanov
Japanese Envoy Fates Foretold With Cards In Pacific Peace Move
DeWitt Mackenzie reports Japanese envoy Kurusu and family used a card game to speculate on a mission seen as Tokyo’s last peace bid. News ties the occult mood to a Japanese steamer explosion and Russia German war dynamics affecting Japan's Siberian strategy and Pacific plans.
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Armed Merchantmen May Travel Singly In stead of in Convoys
The navy considers breaking convoys to counter U boat wolf pack tactics. A single vessel route would require fewer convoys, wider sea lanes, and more guns for merchant ships. New findings show U boats operating near New Foundland as 140 American lives lost in three months.
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Stalin says Reds fight alone against Nazis in Europe
Stalin declared on Moscow radio that the Soviet Union fights a liberation war without a second European front. He cited heavy German losses, praised Allied aid, and urged unity to crush Hitler while freeing Europe and restoring peace.
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Special Japanese envoy Kurusu bears peace proposal to U S
Washington reports Saburo Kurusu the special Japanese envoy arrives with an imperial formula for pacific settlement of Japanese American issues. He may carry a personal message from Premier Hideki Tojo to President Roosevelt and a potential opening for exploratory talks, amid cautious diplomatic reaction.
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Hopkins Named First Wanderef Navy in 1775 Event
Hopkins is credited as the first wanderef in 1775. A New York Newfoundland telegraph line opened in 1856 linking major ports and expanding communications.
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New York-Newfoundland
Tenacious Red Resistance Undercuts Hitler's Moscow Dream
Soviet resistance shatters Hitler's hope for a quick winter victory at Moscow and Leningrad as German plans falter. Red Army advances around Moscow and Rostov threaten seizure of Sevastopol while Japan signals possible peace talks and a mine incident raises Pacific tensions.
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Labor shortage hits farm help across the South
Atlanta reports surveys show severe farm labor shortages in areas where defense industry demand is strongest. Farmers struggle to pay competing wages, tempted by defense jobs, while many workers head to the armed forces, prompting concerns about food production for defense. Farmers respond with stubborn resolve to solve the problem.
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Weather Forecast for Georgia Florida Alabama and Extreme Northwest Florida
Georgia tomorrow partly cloudy to fair with colder night and Friday. Florida showers in the south, then partly cloudy and slightly cooler Friday. Alabama partly cloudy with cooler Friday and moderate northwest coastal winds. Extreme Northwest Florida partly cloudy and colder tonight, then cooler Friday with northwest winds.
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