Severe fighting continues in the Crimean sector, with the Germans making slow " progress although they have advanced half-way across he: Perekop isthmus, marking a fur ther, advance "since" they reached a point seven miles beyond Perekop, authoritative #ritish sources said today.
Confirmation was lacking here of the Finnish elainys of the capture of Petrozavodsk. but "as long. as the Finns have not captured Kandalakshi Soviet "communications with Mur: mensk will remain open vig water at this point, thence. by rail." the Bri-Sources reported.—United Press, Ford, General Motors 'o Turn Out Tanks Detroit, Oct, 2.
Ford and, General. Motors. ioday prepared to join Chrysler for an all-Sut output of army" tanks, currently the 'No. i "requirement of Britain and the' Soviet Union twas expected that the "Dig Three" "of "ihe automobile Industry. Which normally make 90 per cent. of America's passenger ears and tricks will become the largest producers of medium 2-ton rolling fortresses.—United "press.
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