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VICHY, Oct. 1 (U.P.) -- The Paris press today saw a threat of American aggression in reports of the arrival of United States troops in de Gaulle-controlled Gabon, the Belgian Congo, the Gold Coast, Liberia and British Nigeria.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- President Roosevelt was critical today of delays in Congress on authorization to promote his anti-inflation program as the legislative branch let the Chief Executive's deadline pass and set out to finish its job if possible only one day late.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 1 -- The National League's amazing young Cardinals put on another of their electrifying finishes today as the second game of the 1942 world series unraveled itself.
1942Steve Sabol, American director and producer, co-founded NFL Films (died 2012)[†]
Stephen Douglas Sabol was an American filmmaker. He was the president and one of the founders of NFL Films, along with his father Ed. He was also a widely exhibited visual artist.
1942World War II: Ocean Liner RMS Queen Mary accidentally rams and sinks HMS Curacoa, killing over 300 crewmen aboard Curacoa.[†]
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks and aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the deadliest conflict in history, causing the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Germany, Austria, Japan, and Korea were occupied, and German and Japanese leaders were tried for war crimes.