Backing Bus Kills Syeaway Woman
Mrs Jennie Durand 52 of South Lake and Tibbits Avenues was killed when a United Traction Co bus backed into her at Hoosick Street and Mount Pleasant Avenue. Driver Ralph N Hidley 32 was released after questioning. state police and coroner reserved decision pending further investigation.
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Jennie Durand
South Lake
Tibbits Avenues
United Traction Co
Hoosick Street
Mount Pleasant Avenue
Ralph N. Hidley
Third Avenue
Charles J. Cote
Syca weay-Stow
1823
House Group Increases Liquor Tax
The House Ways and Means Committee voted to raise the liquor tax to 10 dollars per gallon, equating to about 12.5 cents per drink for proof liquor at eighty drinks per gallon. Representative Celler warned the levy would provoke a floor battle and feared a revival of bootlegging and bathtub gin. A committee member said the action assumes liquor supplies will dwindle regardless of tax size.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Celler
D-N
Professor Quits In Row Over Free Speech
Notre Dame associate philosophy professor Francis E. McMahon withdrew from the faculty over objections to keeping university and faculty views separate and to requiring preapproval of speeches. He says he was discharged and cites his criticism of Franco and communism as key points in the dispute.
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South Bend, Incl
Francis E. McMahon
Notre Dame University
Hugh J. O'Donnell
C.5.c
Soldier Hollie Willis Shot by Farmers Near Lewistown
Lewistown reports Pvt. Hollie Willis of Camp Ellis shot to death late Sunday by four farmers after he allegedly used a telephone to arrange dates with women in the area. State Attorney Lachlan Crissey labeled the case as a fatal shooting and is handling the inquiry.
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Lewistown
Atty
Lachlan Crissey
Crissey
Pvt
Hollie Willis
Camp Ellis
Pentagon gasoline use in raids on Wilhelmshaven and Düsseldorf
Petroleum Secretary Geoffrey Lloyd disclosed in a speech that about 5,000,000 gallons of gasoline were used by the United States Air Force and the Royal Air Force in their record-breaking attacks on Wilhelmshaven and Düsseldorf on November 2.
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Birmingham
England
P)i
Geoffrey Lloyd
United States Air Force
Wilhelmshaven
Dusseldorf
Steel unions press wage push amid cost of living panel meeting
Amid coal dispute easing, United Steel Workers and railway workers challenge wage controls. CTI 0 United Steel Workers seek reopening of contracts to crack the little steel formula for 900 000 steel workers while rail unions reject a four to ten cent an hour raise for 1 100 000 workers, signaling possible strikes and broader U S labor tensions.
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Washington
Trailway
United Steel Workers
Philadelphia
Philip Murray
Steelworkers
Congress of Industrial Organizations
High Court To Rule on Price Fixing
The Supreme Court will consider the constitutionality of wartime price fixing regulations under the Office of Price Administration. It will also review public utility rate increases to determine if inflationary concerns require proof of necessity. Rottenberg and Yakus, Boston meat dealers, were convicted under OPA maximums. The court, split four four with Justice Jackson abstaining, also denied a damages suit against Bausch and Lomb and Zeiss. It granted review for Anthony Skramer, accused treason, tied to Nazi spy cases from 1942.
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Washington (P
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Office of Prices Administration
Boston
Benjamin Rottenberg
Albert Yakus
OPA
Bausch and Lomb Optical Co
Carl Zeiss, Inc
New York
Murray Brensilber
Emanuel Thebner
Justice Jackson
Anthony Skramer
Kramer
Pope Pius Guards Augmented in Vatican City
Rome correspondent reports Stockholm sources say Pope Pius guards in Vatican City were increased by 1000 men and outfitted with modern weapons as of yesterday.
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Stockholm
Vatican City
Rome
Goeteborg
Handels-Och Sjefartstidning
Nelson Says Soviets Will Repay Debts
New York. War Production Board chairman Donald M. Nelson told the Congress of American Soviet Friendship that Soviet Russia intends to repay all obligations to the United States in full not with token payments. He cited Marshal Stalin and praised Russia’s wartime industrial effort and future friendship with the U.S. Joseph E. Davis echoed declaring truth and Soviet leadership integrity proven over years.
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New York
Russia
United States
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Joseph Stalin
Nelson
Jeader
Madison Square Garden
Joseph E. Davis
Moscow
Nelsons Fist Wins Friends in Russia Dinner Plate Incident
New York war production chairman Donald M. Nelson recalls a Russian official breaking a plate to show friendship. He imitated the gesture by smashing two plates with his fist, amusing Russians who praised the symbol of American goodwill.
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New York
Nelson
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Novo-Sibirsk
Olood Las
Ickes Blasts Hearst and Patterson-McCormick Axis
Secretary of the Interior Ickes criticized the Hearst press and the Patterson McCormick newspaper axis for fostering ill will among Allies. Speaking at Madison Square Garden during the tenth anniversary of U S relations with Russia, he praised Soviet triumphs over Hitlerism and urged unity, while condemning pro fascist and anti Soviet rhetoric as unpatriotic. He argued for the right of nations to choose their own form of government.
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New York
Ickes
Hearst Press
Patterson-McCormick
Axis
Madison Square Garden
United States
Russia
Patterson. McCormick
Soviet Union
England
Weill
Crown Flusters Marigny Witness in Bahamas Trial
Alfred De Marigny’s chief alibi witness clashed with a prosecutor over a surprise document as the defense in Sir Harry Oakes murder case seeks to rest its testimony. An American police captain’s fingerprint contradicts crown evidence that the defendant was present at Westbourne estate when Oakes was slain last July.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Alfred de Marigny
Harry Oakes
de Marigny
Nancy Oakes de Marigny
Sir Harry
Georges de Visdelou
Indian Ocean
Mauritius
Westbourne
de Visdelou
A. F. Adderley
Snowstorm Moving Eastward Across the Midwest
A major snowstorm swept the central United States with heavy snow and strong winds. Minnesota Iowa Nebraska and the Dakotas reported deepest accumulations up to a foot. In Nebraska a seven inch fall trapped fifty schoolchildren and 15 to 20 adults in a Weeping Water filling station for almost 24 hours before roads opened. A restaurant attached to a gasoline station fed the group. Coal supplies thinned in Iowa and statehouse heat was cut to conserve fuel as snow spread to Missouri Wisconsin Kansas and parts of Illinois Indiana Michigan and western Pennsylvania.
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Chicago
Midwest
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Dakotas
Weeping Water
Neb
State House
Missouri
Wisconsin
Kansas
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Pensylvania
Japs Pay Heavily To Hold Rabaul
Allied reports indicate Japan bears a heavy price defending Rabaul in the Southwest Pacific. In under a month Japanese losses include 42 ships sunk or damaged and about 8 aircraft destroyed or damaged, with raids concentrating on Empress Augusta Bay and surrounding waters.
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Southwest Pacific
CPI
Japan
Rabaul
South Pacific
United States
Solomons
Archas
Izek
Empress Augusta
American Fortresses Bomb Turin Factory in First Attack
Allied bombers from the U S 1st air force struck the Fiat motor works at Turin yesterday on the first anniversary of Allied landings in North Africa. The raid follows prior Alpine strikes by RAF night squadrons and targets Turin's tail bearing plants, marking a major blow to Nazi industry.
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Algiers
U.S
Fiat Motor Factory
Turin
North Africa
Alps
Germany
Schweinfurt
Kay Francis Taken to Hospital with Intestinal Flu
Screen actress Kay Francis was rushed to a hospital yesterday with intestinal influenza. Dr. William K. Branch said her condition was not serious.
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Hollywood
Kay Francis
William KE. Branch
Allied push toward Gaeta and Rome strengthens in Italy
Allied forces storm toward Gaeta and Rome with the Eighth Army near Pascara and the Fifth Army driving on Gaeta. Germans destroy Gaeta harbor as Clark’s troops seize Calabritto and Mignano, while Venafro area reports advances and fresh German divisions entering the fight.
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Allied
Algiers
Lpl
Rome
Eighth Army
Pascara
Adriatic Sea
Fifth Army
Gaeta
Mark W. Clark
Naples
Civitavecchia
Gulf
Garigliana
Pontine
Calabritto
Mignane
Radio France
Mignano
Venafro
Officials Say Japs Prepared To Fire Building
C L Payne, internal security officer at Tula Lake segregation center, testified to a Senate committee that rebellious Japanese internees were ready to set fire to the administration building during last Monday’s uprising while 150 employees were held as hostages. He said sacks of straw soaked with oil surrounded the building and that two men attempting to escape were forced back by shouting inmates.
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Tula Labe
Cal
Tula Lake Segregation Center
Monda C.L. Payne
Camp Yas
Senate
Oi Payne
Eden Congratulates Soviet Nation on Moscow Conference
Secretary Anthony Eden extended congratulations to the Soviet Union on the Moscow conference and Red Army victories. He said His Majesty's Government sends thanks and congratulations on the Soviet peoples mighty achievements, marking the Bolshevik revolution anniversary.
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London
At Garman
Moscow
Anthony Eden
Vradeslav Moloto
Niessay
Eden
Assassination Attempting of Albanian Ex Premier and Son
Reports from Cairo via Reuters state Mustafa Metlika Kiaja former Albanian Premier and his son Kahfer Metka were shot dead as they were diving in Tirana on October 12. Earlier attempts on his life included an alleged May 1942 incident leading to 200 arrests and another on June 6.
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London
Cairo
Albania
Reuters
Mustafa Metlika Kiaja
Alpatia
Kahfer Metka
Tirana
Adolf Hitler dares allies to open a second front
Adolf Hitler in a Munich speech broadcast from a beer cellar warned of mass executions to avert a home front collapse and urged the Allies to open a second front in Europe. He vowed vengeance on Britain, claimed our day of vengeance will come, and said his reserves would show weakness or prudence.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Hitler
Europe
Britain
America
Munich
Berlin
Assotiat
Adolf Dares
Luftwaffe Raids London Suburbs Leave Few Injuries
The Luftwaffe bombed London's outskirts again within 24 hours of the Cinderella dance hall disaster. Sirens sounded for the seventh time in as many nights as attackers hit a school building a taxi garage and several private homes. Londoners crowded away from amusements amid the renewed alerts.
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London
Six Killed in Bus Accident Near Blackstone Virginia
Six people including an infant died and several were injured when the blade of a bulldozer on a truck struck the side of a Greyhound bus near Blackstone Virginia. State Trooper W H Read Jr said the 11 foot blade ripped along the bus leaving a torn seam. A second bus avoided collision with the wreckage and had no injuries.
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Blackstone
Va. T
Greyhound
Virginia
W. H Read, Jr
Steel Castings Fly In Ford Plant Strike
Ford Motor Co says 400 foundry workers at the Rouge plant were ordered back to work after a weekend strike. The dispute, sparked by grievances against a foreman, affected about 7,000 workers as the UAW called for return to duties. Supervision and officials intervened to restore order.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Stetday
Big Rouge
Campies
Compa
Stooge
United Automobie Workers
Utiom
Siiders
Campaigner Reynolds Plans Retirement From Senate
Senator Robert Reynolds, veteran Military Affairs chair and flamboyant campaigner, announces he will retire from the Senate at the end of his current term in 1944. The 65 year old, noted for theatrical stunts and long political career, says he will not run in the 1944 Democratic primary while remaining active in public life.
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Washington
Robert
Bob” Reynolds
Senate
Military Affairs Committee
North Carolin Bie
Evalyn W. McLean
Evalyn Walsh Mclean
Hope Damon
Edward B Mclean
Reynolds
Russians Sweep Through Kiev Area Leaving German Forces Crushed
Red Army drove through sixty villages near Kiev routing remnants of twelve German divisions. Moscow said 1,500 enemy dead and 6,200 prisoners, with Zdvish River captured near Makary and advances toward Polotsk and the Romanian border. Civilians evacuated as fighting widens, and a vast encirclement plan looms around German units east of the Dnieper.
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London
Red Army
Kiev
Rumania
Manicor
Moscow
Makarov
Vyshev
Motyzhin
Polotsk
Lake Ilmen
Russia
Lake
Peipus
Leningrad
Ukraine
Saterday
Dnieper River
Black Sea
Mrs Roosevelt condemns wartime strikes
Mrs Roosevelt condemned strikes during wartime, stressing solidarity with service members in foxholes and urging wage and price controls. She said higher wages must be matched by subsidies to hold the cost of living steady, warning against labor actions that threaten national effort.
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Mrs. Roosevelt
Washington
Fionalin D. Roosevelt
Furst
President Confers With Military Chiefs
President meets with generals and chiefs in Washington to discuss national security. High level talks include military leadership, planning sessions, and VD indications. The briefing notes emphasize coordination between civilian leadership and armed forces.
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