Nazis land parachute troops and tanks in Caucasus battle
Moscow dispatches say German parachutists in groups of 100 to 150 and small tanks hit the North Caucasus as Russian forces retreat to new positions near Belaya Glina. Red Fleet reports ships halted reinforcements into Rostov area and naval guns sink German vessels while Cossack cavalry strike at Kushchevka.
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Caucasus
Moscow
North Caucasus
Belaya Glina
Red Fleet
Sea of Azov
Rostov
Kushchevka
Red Star
Kletskaya
Stalingrad
Don
Grey Haired Cossacks Return to Battle With Sabres
MOSCOW Aug 5 U.P Grey haired Cossack veterans from the Don Corps who 22 years ago drove enemies from Ukraine pledge to bar the axis from the Don steppes. They fight in Kushchevskaya and Salsk sectors defending Stalingrad and Kuban regions amid reports of Cossack sabre charges and tank encounters with German panzer divisions Romanian infantry and equipment. Their oath recalls past campaigns under Budenny as they urge factory workers in Stalingrad to stay the war effort.
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Moscow
U.P
Don
Ukraine
Don Steppes
Stalingrad
Kushchevska
Salsk
Izvestia
Kuban
Tass
Semyon Budenny
Rostov
Don Valley
Disobedience Threatened as Indian Leaders Push Ultimatum
August reports from Bombay say nationalist leaders plan a one week ultimatum to Britain's Viceroy Linlithgow demanding immediate independence and a civil disobedience campaign if rejected. Gandhi and Nehru denounce police raid published documents and deny negotiating with Japan.
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Bombay
India
U.P
All-India Congress
Mohandas K. Kandhi
Marquess of Linclithgow
China
United Nations
Gandhi
Japan
Working Committee
Saranjini Naidu
Jawaharlal Nehru
Congress
Allahabad
Germany
Britain
Price ceiling demo guides Amarillo merchants
The Amarillo area merchants and wholesalers explored GMPR the general maximum price regulation with a Joe Doakes store setup in the Amarillo Hotel blue and gold room. Blackburn Brothers H. A. Marr Southwestern Drug Levine's Penney's Anthony's White & Kirk Gordon's and C. M. Williams Hardware contributed merchandise. Specialist McClendon from the OPA explained ins and outs from 11:10 to 12:30, with sessions for suppliers shoppers and a 4 to 5 pm Q and A conference.
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Office of Price Administration
Joe Doakes
Amarillo Hotel
Blackburn Brothers
H. A. Marr
Southwestern Drug
Levine's
Penney’s
Anthony's
White & Kirk
Gordon's
C. M. Williams Hardware
Chamber of Commerce
GMPR
McClendon
OPA
Dallas
Gestapo arrests seven French intellectuals in Paris circles
Reliable advices report the Gestapo has arrested seven internationally famous French intellectuals in Paris university circles. Advices also say 11 Frenchmen and women were condemned to death as members of a spy ring broadcasting to Britain. It is charged Britain was warned five days in advance of a planned German break through the English Channel months ago.
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Paris
Advices
Gestapo
Great Britain
Britain
British Raid Ruhr Valley in Night Operations
British bombers attacked targets in Germany’s Ruhr Valley last night while RAF fighters raided railroads and other objectives in occupied territory. The air ministry said one bomber and one fighter were lost and noted a dawn Channel sweep. Germany reportedly sent raiders against southern England and South Wales, with six enemy bombers destroyed and new anti aircraft defenses praised.
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London
Germany
Ruhr Valley
Air Ministry
RAF
English Channel
England
Wales
Britain
Soviet purge targets spies in Leningrad Pravda reports
Pravda reveals a widespread purge by Soviet authorities in Leningrad against German spies and Czars era fifth columnists, aiming to root out subversive elements in the former imperial capital.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Communist Party
Pravda
O'Daniel and Allred Report Campaign Expenditures
U S Senator W Lee O Daniel reports total expenditures of 6262 in the first Democratic primary to the secretary of state's office. Former Governor James V Allred lists 5241 in the first primary during the run off for the U S Senate nomination. Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance.
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Austin
U.P
U. S
W. Lee O'Daniel
Secretary of State
James V. Allred
O'Daniel
Rent Control Office Faces Growing Rush in Amarillo
Charles Carden, acting director of federal rent control in the Amarillo area, admits hopes for a weekly rush ending are unlikely as complaints split roughly 50 50 between landlords and tenants. Offi ce floors fill with people waiting to register, with chairs and desks crowded and copies of mimeographed rent control clarifications in demand.
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Charles Carden
Federal Rent Control
Amarillo
Cain
Fisk
Black Market Probe Opened In Shipyard Steel Sales
NEW ORLEANS August 5 On orders from Price Administrator Leon Henderson the district OPA opened a probe into black market steel sales linked to Higgins Corporation shipbuilding plant to see if price rules were violated. The inquiry follows testimony at a congressional hearing by Frank Higgins who claimed firm bought steel from black markets at premiums.
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New Orleans
Leon Henderson
OPA
Higgins Corporation
Henderson
Roosevelt
Washington
Peterson
Democrat
Florida
House
Maritime Commission
A. J Higgins
Frank Higgins
Higgins
Turkey Condemns Vichy Vice Consul for Espionage
ISTANBUL Aug 5 The Vichy French vice consul in the Hatay district near Antioch has been condemned to death for espionage against Turkey. The case is before an appellate court after a special tribunal trial. the consul’s name was not disclosed.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Antakia
Antioch
Hatay
Syria
Cyprus
Cargo Plane Output Stepped Up in U. S.
Lieutenant General Henry H. Arnold told a Senate military subcommittee the air force is increasing cargo plane output in an all out program. He said the effort reflects current tools facilities and raw materials.
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Washington
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Force
Senate
Arnold
Army
Lee
Democrat of
Oklahoma
Army Air Chief
Air Corps
Iceland Bombed Again By German Warplanes
The U S Army reported German bombers and machine gun attacks near Reykjavik Iceland targeting a lighthouse and installations in the Northwestern island region. The Reich air activity increased as U boat threats grew, with plans discussed to shift bomber production toward long range cargo aircraft while maintaining a balanced air fleet.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
U.P
United States
U. S. Army
Norway
High Admiralty Post Created
London August 5 1940 a new high admiralty post was created so that Adm Sir Dudley Pound chief of naval staff and first sea lord could devote more time to plans and operations duties connected with strategy and operations were cited as the reason for the creation.
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London
UPI
Dudley Pound
British submarine sinks Italian ship in the Mediterranean
The admiralty said a British submarine in the Mediterranean sank one Italian supply ship and damaged another so seriously she had to be beached. In Springfield Missouri, T B Coppage, a veteran democratic worker, helped most ward residents register for yesterday's primary. Coppage forgot to register himself.
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London
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Springfield
T. B. Coppage
Coppage
German Motorboats Torpedo Three Ships
German motor boats torpedoed three steamers totalling 5 000 tons, sinking two in the English Channel Monday night. The German high command released the report. The navy announced a medium sized British merchantman was torpedoed and sunk by a submarine in the Caribbean in mid July. Survivors landed at a US east coast port.
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Berlin
English Channel
Washington
Navy
Caribbean
United States
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Amarillo and vicinity expect warm conditions this afternoon with widely scattered thundershowers and cooler tonight. West Texas will be warm this afternoon with mild tonight and scattered thunderstorms east of Pecos River. temperature extremes show a 24 hour max 90 and min 63 with 0.63 inches of precipitation. Noon temperature reached 84 degrees.
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Amarillo
West
Texas
Pecos River
New Mexico
Alaska film about big game hunt shown free in Amarillo
Jack Lamb’s Technicolor film Alaska Movies will be shown free at Amarillo Municipal Auditorium Friday at 8:30. The single showing attracts those who missed the November premiere as Lamb explains the landscape and hunting scenes in a country now seen as a potential war zone.
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Jack Lamb
Old Tack
Alaska
Amarillo
Municipal
Lamb
Patriots Attack Patriots Advance in Bosnia Front
Gen Draja Mihailovic's patriots report 1,400 Axis killed and 1,000 captured in West-Central Jugoslavia with 600 wounded as Bulgarians retreat. After taking Prozor and Gorni Vakue they push toward Jajer and Travnik along the Vrbas River near Belgrade.
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London
U.P
Draja Mikhailovitch
West-Central
Jugoslavia
Jugoslav
Mikhailovitch
Prozor
Gorni Vakue
Bosnia
Vrpas
Jajer
Travnik
Belgrade
General Follett Bradley Arrives in Moscow on Aid Mission
Major General Follett Bradley former commander of the first air force United States eastern defense command arrived in Moscow on a special mission to intensify American aid to Russia He brought a letter from President Roosevelt to Premier Stalin and piloted his own United States B 24 bomber from Washington The ten day air trip ended last night in the Soviet capital
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Moscow
Follett Bradley
First Air Force
United States Eastern Defense Command
Russia
Roosevelt
Stalin
Washington
Red Army, Caucasus Battles Highlight Persistent German Assaults
German forces pressed heavy attacks across the Caucasus front pushing toward oil assets as paratroopers landed behind Russian lines and tanks swarmed Russian defenses. Red Star warned of collusion with local populations and urged harsher measures while reporting large German tank losses in Kushchevka and sustained pressure near Belaya Glina and Tsimlyansk.
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Caucasian
Russia
Tsimlyansk
Red Army
Don River
Caucasus
Pravda
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Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
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Russell Stationery Company
Messerschmitt
Chungking
United States Air Force
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