Senate Seeks Mild Labor Bill Substitution
Senate leaders moved to bypass the House Smith labor measure by sending it to the labor committee for a milder substitute. The House approved the Smith bill 252 to 136 amid Colorado funeral absences for Sen. Alva B. Adams, with key Senate figures favoring the Ball bill provisions on mediation and arbitration.
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U.P
Senate
House
Labor Committee
Colorado
Alva B. Adams
White House
Lister Hill
D-Ala
Alben W. Barkley
D-Ky
Joseph H. Ball
R-Minn
Hill
Adams
Japan Must Act Quickly To Save Peace Conversations
Japan faces pressure to prove it renounces aggression to salvage peace talks with the United States. Sources say prompt troop withdrawal from French Indochina and a concrete negotiation offer are needed, as U.S. demands deeds over promises amid rising Far East tension.
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Washington
U.P
United States
Cordell Hull
Far East
Southern Pacific
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Henry A. Wallace
Sam Rayburn
House
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
Senate
Lister Hill
Alabama
Sol Bloom
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Walter N. George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Togo
East Asia Economic Council
Kokumin
Indo-China
Bangkok
Thailand
Pacific
Turkey Receives U S Lend Lease Aid Through Britain
The United States has supplied Turkey with military aid for six months to support its pledge to Britain over the Dardanelles. Roosevelt adds Turkey to lend lease eligible nations, with about 100 million dollars in planes tanks trucks guns and ammunition planned. Britain will receive and forward these shipments to Turkey under the current arrangement.
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Lloyd Lehrbas
Washington
United States
Turkey
Britain
Dardanelles
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Sub-Station For New Power Being Built
Construction of a $96,000 sub station to handle power from Parker Dam has begun at the Tucson Gas Electric Light and Power plant. Max A. Pooler, president, says the steel structure will house transformers and equipment. The concrete foundation is being poured and completion is expected by March 1. Power from Parker Dam should supply Tucson and vicinity by Feb 1. Pooler notes no ranch expansion plans are tied to cheaper power north of the city along the Southern Pacific line.
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Parker Dam
Tucson Gas, Electric Light and Power Company
Max A. Pooler
Pooler
Tucson
Here
Pacic
Britain approves Churchill mobilization plan in Commons
The House of Commons backed Churchill's national service bill 326 to 10 amid Labor opposition over broader conscription. Bevin defended government aims to include men and women, extending drafts to unmarried women 20 to 30 and raising male limits to 51, with exemptions tightened. Labor amendments were defeated 336 to 40.
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London
House of Commons
Churchill
Independent Labor Party
Labor
Ernest Bevin
Bevin
Japan Faces Worst Crisis as Crisis Deepens Says Togo
Tokyo reports Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo calling the Pacific crisis unprecedented and critical. He warns Japan cannot accept U S settlement proposals while outlining strain from U S demands. Domei notes US talks fail to adapt to Far East realities amid international tension.
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Tokyo
Domei
Japan
United States
U.P
Shigenori Togo
Transport Experts On Way To China
Manila reports the first group of 46 American transportation men headed to China to keep Burma road supplies flowing under air guard. They bring U S materials including a quarter million dollars in a single shipment and face up to 500 dollars monthly pay under Chiang Kai-shek's government. Daniel C Arnstein recommended their deployment to speed lifeline traffic.
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Manila
Burma
China
United States
Far East
Chiang Kai-Shek
Generalissimo
Daniel C. Arnstein
Sixty one Belgians face strictest court martial
Berlin reports sixty one Belgians linked to the dissolution of the Belgian Legion face the severest court martial. German raids uncovered ammunition arms and anti German propaganda. Bruesseler Zeitung notes support from former Belgian officers who escaped imprisonment through German generosity.
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Berlin
Brussels
Bruesseler Zeitung
Five Killed in Connecticut River Bridge Collapse
A section of the new Connecticut river bridge between Hartford and East Hartford collapsed sending workers into the river. At least five men died and 19 were injured with some others missing as rescue teams recovered bodies and identified victims. Witness Dominick Barillaro described the moment of the crash.
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Hartford
Conn
East Hartford
Edward J. Hickey
Leon P. Volinger
West Hatfield
Mass
Joseph Napoleon Morin
Lewiston
Frank E. Place
Nicholas L. Logan
New York City
William R. Lipsey
Flushing
Ane
W. James Ward
American Bridge Company
Dominick C. Barillaro
Meriden
Two drown when car leaves road near Roosevelt Lake
Mrs Richard Davis and her five year old son LeRoy drowned when their car plunged into Roosevelt lake on the Apache trail. Nurse Hortense Jacobs escaped after opening a door and swimming to shore then sought help at Apache Lodge. Authorities planned recovery efforts as the submerged car remained.
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GLOBE
Richard Davis
LeRoy
Roosevelt Lake
Hortense Jacobs
Miss Jacobs
Apache Lodge
Mrs. Davis
Roosevelt Dam
E. J. Thompson
Thompson
Desert Fighting Slips Into Sporadic Raids
Cairo reports Libyan desert fighting has lapsed into sporadic raids as both sides reorganize for new operations. The British command said pressure continues on isolated enemy centers along the Libyan Egyptian frontier. Three Italian tanks were destroyed in a small engagement near Tobruk as Axis forces maneuver toward Sidi Azeiz, while British mobile columns engage them.
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Egypt
Middle East
Tobruk
Germans Lose Velvet In Battle Against Red Hordes
DeWitt MacKenzie notes fading German vigor on the Russian front as German clashes near Rostov show debacles westward. Russian General Bodin in Red Star says initiative is Russian, while German tanks and reserves remain, suggesting a cautious but evolving balance of power.
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Velvet
Dewitt MacKenzie
Jack London
Rostov
Bodin
Red Star
Reds Withdraw From Finland Amid Anglo Russian Moves
Stockholm reports Russia pulling garrison from Hangoe naval base and other Finnish territories to pressure Finland away from Germany. Finnish official notes evacuation may include roughly 30,000 troops, with unconfirmed reports praising withdrawal and flags in Hangoe. Britain seeks Finland alignment before Friday midnight deadline.
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Sweden
U.P
Russia
Finland
Germany
Hangoe
Helsinki
Arctic
Britain
Six Thousand Reds Taken In Hangoe Flight
Berlin reports that about 6000 Soviet soldiers and officers were captured after their troopship Stalin was damaged by a mine barrage while fleeing Hangoe to Leningrad. German patrol boats towed the damaged vessel to a German base and Finnish troops reportedly reoccupied Hangoe.
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Berlin
Hangoe
Leningrad
High Command
Gulf of Finland
Russia
Stalin
Four Divisions In South Crushed By Attacks
Moscow reports massive Soviet success on the Moscow front with 4,400 German troops killed or wounded and German mobile equipment depleted. In the south western sector two days of fighting destroyed 15 tanks 8 armored cars and 40 trucks with 700 German soldiers annihilated.
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Moscow
Rostov
Red Army pushes past Taganrog in southern front drive
Report from Kuibyshev cites a rout of four Axis divisions as Red Army forces advance beyond Taganrog toward Mariupol. Russian moves in Moscow region, Kharkov sector, and near Tikhvin refocus the war effort with heavy losses for Germans.
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Volokolamsk
London
Mariupol
Rostov
Taganrog
Kuibyshev
Sea of Azov
Leningrad
Tikhvin
Rostov-Mariupol
Kharkov
P. Bodin
Red Star
Bodin
Finland
Hangoe
Gulf of Finland
Martinique
Helsinki
Red Army Fights on Southern Front in Soviet Counter
Soviet forces press on the southern front with strong counterattacks as fighting continues. Report notes ongoing heavy combat and no clearance of the area by opposing troops. Further details expected on page 20.
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Roosevelt
Japan
Indo-China
RED Army
Moscow
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