Launching of Carrier Hornet Heralds New Roaring War Missions
Navy Secretary Frank Knox vows Japan will face volume bomb raids beyond the Tokyo strike, citing the Hornet’s launch at Newport News as a symbol of expanded carrier strength. He recalls Doolittle’s Raiders and honors the Hornet and Shangri-La as twin namesakes guiding future battles.
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Sydney
Australia
Far East
Memory of a great name launches Hornet tribute
A veteran from the Hornet’s last carrier crew presided at today’s launching while Commander Edward B. Harp Jr. served as chaplain in the Pacific. Mrs. Ralph A. Bard and Mrs. Rawleigh Warner appeared as matrons of honor for Mrs. Knox, as at the ship’s christening.
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Pacific
Ralph A. Bard
Rawleigh Warner
Winnetka
Knox
Danish Crisis Deepens as Nordic Tensions Rise
London reports a Denmark crisis as Sweden leans toward neutrality amid clashes with German warships. Arrests of Danish conservative leaders spread, with talk of an exile government while Berlin vows Germany’s occupation will continue. Sabotage by Belgians and others fuels further violence in occupied Europe.
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Berlin
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Liege
Thuin
Boussu
Attacks Reopen On Axis Europe
London reports the 24 hour lull in Allied aerial assault ended. U S Eighth Air Force medium bombers hit targets in France while RAF fighters patrolled Dover Calais and Boulogne. Swiss radio noted Rome alerts with no confirmed bomb drops and a Paris report claimed incendiaries on a village in the Somme.
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Denmark battles Nazi advance as government falls
Danish troops hold out in Naestved as German forces seize civil functions and arrest Scavenius cabinet members. Royal family interned, king moved to Amalienborg, and a wave of arrests follows. Refugees flee to Sweden amid naval and air attacks across Øresund and Ise Fjord.
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Allied air blitz on Southern Italy rails and ports
Allied bombers pounded Orte near Rome and Torre Annunziata near Naples to disrupt rail links in Southern Italy. The raids hit freight yards engines and bridges while heavy fighter opposition and anti aircraft fire confronted Allied crews. Axis estimates claimed Luftwaffe downed 25 Allied planes with the Naples raid continuing into night.
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Bagnara
Jews pray at Wailing Wall on war anniversary
On the fourth anniversary of the war thousands of Jews gathered at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem to honor those fallen in battle and victims of Nazi terror in Europe.
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Nusa
Europe
Allied gains in Solomon Islands and Salamaua stand
Allied forces report a small withdrawal at Salamaua in New Guinea while in the Solomons American troops secure an unopposed landing on Arundel Island. Arundel lies west of New Georgia, which remains in American hands after the Japanese evacuation of Bairoko Harbor last week.
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Vila
Kolombangara Island
Guadalcanal
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Yochow
Hunan
China
Yangtze Raids Blasting Jap
American warplanes swept stretches of the Yangtze River and attacked targets around the Japanese base of Yochow in Northern Hunan. A Chinese high command communique said Japanese reinforcements attacked Chinese positions west of Tengyueh in Yunnan province, sparking brisk fighting.柄
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Hunan
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Joseph W. Stilwell
Tengyueh
Yunnan
East Will Go Riding for Fun Ends Ban on Pleasure Driving
The Office of Price Administration and the wartime Petroleum Administration for War lifted the northeastern pleasure driving ban effective Tuesday midnight. Motorists are spared highway checks but must drive only for essential needs as gasoline remains needed for the war effort. The agencies warned of vigorous action against black market gasoline operations.
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Sentences Suspended for Striking Miners in Pittsburgh
Federal Judge F P Schoonmaker imposed six months suspended sentences and three years probation on 27 miners who pleaded no contest to violating the Smith Connally anti strike law. The court said it was lenient and suggested possible misunderstanding of the wartime labor act.
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Aug. W
F. P. Schoonmaker
Cossack Charge Drives Nazis Back At Taganrog
Soviet dispatches report a surprise Cossack cavalry and mechanized advance along the Sea of Azov coast from Taganrog toward Mariupol. The operation reportedly overran more than 150 villages, surrounded remnants of Nazi garrisons, and marked a major southern front breakthrough amid broader Soviet advances in Ukraine and Belgorod regions.
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Weather roundup for Amarillo West Texas and New Mexico
The report notes little temperature change for Tuesday with cooler evenings and fresh to strong winds in Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas remains similar with slightly cooler conditions in some areas. New Mexico expects cooler northwest regions plus scattered showers and thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday night.
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OPA Appeals Rent Control Case After Court Ruling
Acting OPA chief counsel Henry M. Hart Jr said the agency will appeal a Georgia federal court decision finding rent control under the 1942 Emergency Price Control Act unconstitutional. He noted expected Supreme Court review to align lower courts, while enforcement continues pending adjudication. appeals broaden across U S federal courts.
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Ickes Attacks Texas Leader over Gasoline Cut
Secretary Ickes publicly blasted Lieutenant Governor John Lee Smith of Texas calling him draped in patriotism and self interest. The dispute stems from a 25 percent gasoline ration cut during wartime and Ickes defends the measure against charges of political maneuvering.
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Secretary of the Interior
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Sweden Seen Wavering Toward Action In War News
The report notes Sweden's neutrality wavering amid German pressure after Denmark's seizure of courts and death penalties. Britain and the United States press emphasize broader Allied offensives in Europe and Pacific, with Eden and Maisky to meet and Roosevelt returning from Quebec talks.
25 Killed in Train Crash at Wayland New York
A Lackawanna Limited passenger train collided with a freight engine near Wayland New York causing at least 25 deaths and up to 60 injuries. Victims were taken to Dansville Hornell Wayland and Geneseo hospitals as wreckage and overturned cars scattered along the right of way.
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Kurile Raider Down in Russia
Moscow radio broadcast reported that an American plane, after raiding Japanese bases in the Kurile Islands on August 12, landed on Kamchatka and its crew was interned. The aircraft reportedly developed motor trouble. Paramushiru in the Kuriles lies near the Kamchatka Peninsula.
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Two Make Bond In Jewel Theft Case In Amarillo
Lewis Candill and his uncle Elmer Hawkins were released under $2,000 bond in the Persian princess gem theft case. Kenneth McCloone, the third man charged, likely will bond soon. Hawkins bond was cut from $20,000 to $2,000 as police recovered the last of about 600 worth jewels Sunday in Amarillo. The case may go to the September term of federal trial court convening Sept. 13.
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