Elmer Davis

Elmer Davis reports the Nov. 6 and Nov. 8 news for CBS, with Robert Trout reporting the Nov. 7 news -- N 6 '40 Various ELMER DAVIS AND THE NEWS -- Willkie sure of nine states; GOP gains four in HR; Greek shelling Italy base at Koritsa; Yugoslavia town bombed; Rome world fair postponed; Britain air casualties counted. N 7 '40 (Robert Trout substitutes for Elmer Davis). FDR re-elected; reactions from stock mkt, Sen Byrd, Willkie; State Dept re repatriation problems; Britain want US planes; bombings exchanged; Italy hit on 2 fronts; Gr in Albania N 8 '40. German claim hitting Britain convoys, using new tactics; London gets heavy attack; Italy progress in Gr is slow; Yugoslavia sees German plot to kill govt figures; FDR offers half of war production to Britain, Canada. 1940/11/06 Phonoarchive 0239