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Willkie urges women to teach faith in democracy to youth; assails cynics and New Dealers; warns against enemies from within and indispensable man doctrine; text
Sen Wagner scores Willkie opposition
Acting City Clerk B J Rosengard reveals 1937 Jersey City poll books were burned, at ct hearing on Sewell order to have City Clerk produce books; date set for Sen inquiry of Hudson County registration lists; Moore vetoes election reform bill to create 4 criminal dist cts in Hudson County with jurisdiction over election law violations
Sen passes bill to create aviation cadet grade to replace flying cadet
BERLIN, Tuesday, Oct. 1--Berlin suffered one of the longest air raids of the war during the past night. Residents were sent scurrying to cellars late in the evening by the harrowing wail of alarm sirens.
1940Phyllis Chesler, American feminist psychologist[â ]
Phyllis Chesler is an American writer, psychotherapist, and professor emerita of psychology and women's studies at the College of Staten Island (CUNY). She is a renowned second-wave feminist psychologist and the author of 20 books, including the best-sellers Women and Madness (1972), With Child: A Diary of Motherhood (1979), and An American Bride in Kabul: A Memoir (2013). Chesler has written extensively about topics such as gender, mental illness, divorce and child custody, surrogacy, second-wave feminism, pornography, prostitution, incest, and violence against women.
1940Steve O'Rourke, English race car driver and manager (died 2003)[â ]
Steve O'Rourke was an English music manager and racing driver. He was the manager of Pink Floyd, a position he held from 1968 until his death. Among his accomplishments was negotiating Pink Floyd's split with bass player and main songwriter Roger Waters.
1940Marc Savoy, American accordion player, created the Cajun accordion[â ]
Marc Savoy is an American musician, and builder and player of the Cajun accordion.
1940Chiungtze C. Tsen, Chinese mathematician (born 1898)[â ]
Chiungtze C. Tsen, given name Chiung, was a Chinese mathematician born in Nanchang, Jiangxi. He is known for his work in algebra. He was one of Emmy Noether's students at the University of Göttingen, Germany.
1940The Pennsylvania Turnpike, often considered the first superhighway in the United States, opens to traffic.[â ]
The Pennsylvania Turnpike, sometimes shortened to Penna Turnpike or PA Turnpike, is a controlled-access toll road which is operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) in Pennsylvania. It runs for 360 miles (580Â km) across the southern part of the state, connecting Pittsburgh, Harrisburg and Philadelphia, and passes through four tunnels as it crosses the Appalachian Mountains. A component of the Interstate Highway System, it is part of I-76 between the Ohio state line and Valley Forge, I-276 between Valley Forge and Bristol Township, and I-95 from Bristol Township to the New Jersey state line.