MacArthur says New Guinea safe. Buna–Gona position exposed
Gen Douglas MacArthur's headquarters issued the first detailed reply to Japanese advances on New Guinea. The spokesman stated the Allied defense lies along the Owen Stanley ranges and that occupation of Buna Gona would not threaten Allied lines and would be vulnerable if attacked, signaling readiness to strike when prepared to advance toward the Philippines.
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Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea Front
Port Moresby
MacArthur
Australia
U.P
New Guinea
Gona-Buna
North New Guinea
Kokoda
William M Hughes
Japan
Hughes
Buna-Gona
Owen Stanley Mountains
Rabaul
South Pacific
Philippines
War Bond Sales Boost in Amarillo Under Defense Guard
War bond and stamp sales in Amarillo yesterday totaled 12,284.75, lifting August receipts to 72,666.25. Company C of the Texas Defense Guard led a strong sales drive with officers and men in uniform on the streets until late this evening, aiming to fund anti Hitler bonds.
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Amarillo
Company C
Texas Defense Guard
Chinese attack widens in Kiangsi and Suichang
A Chinese military spokesman says Kiangsi province has seen extensive counter attacks on Japanese held cities including Linchuan, Tungjiang, and Kweki while Suichang inland from Wenchow is reported seized. American pilots Allison Baumler and Young led Linchuan raid, dropping eight 550 pound bombs and scoring at least one direct hit on Japanese headquarters.
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Chungking
Kiangsi
Linchuan
Tungjiang
Kweki
Chekiang Province
Suichang
Wenchow
Albert Baumler
Trenton
N. J
Allison
Maj
Harry Young
Kiangsiovince
Nanchang
Yochow
Dutch Warned Not To Help Invaders
London reports Gen Friedrich Christiansen of the Nazi occupation in the Netherlands warns that aiding an Allied invasion will be shot and anyone venturing outdoors during such an invasion will be shot, per Aneta.
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London
Friedrich Christiansen
Netherlands
Aneta
German forces encircle reach on Stalingrad threat grows
Associated Press reports Germany's mechanized armies close on the upper Caucasus and threaten Stalingrad as Soviet reserves shift to blunt the Nazi offensive. Dispatches place action along a line east of the Don, with tank battles 95 miles southeast of Stalingrad and a second battle in the Kretskaya sector 80 miles northwest of the city.
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Associated Press
Germany
Caucasus
Tikhoretsk
Rostov
Great Volga River
Stalingrad
Novorossisk
Black Sea
Kerch Strait
Russia
Moscow
Don River
Kretskaya
India deadlock looms as independence push stalls debate
An impasse in India's bid for immediate independence from Britain seems likely as speculation grows that President Roosevelt may issue a late appeal to India to avoid complicating efforts of those defending human freedom. The remark mirrors a recent broadcast by Secretary Hull who spoke without naming India.
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Associated Press
India
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Hull
Gandhi Leaders Close To Mass Civil Disobedience In India
In Bombay and London leaders signaled impending nationwide civil disobedience against British rule. Gandhi and Nehru pressed Britain to grant independence while pledging continued Allied cooperation. Cripps warned Britain cannot alter India's governance during war.
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Bombay
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
All-India Congress
Manhandas K. Gandhi
London
Stafford Cripps
Privy Seal
Churchill
Britain
Sir Stafford
All-India Congress Working Committee
Washington
State Department
Gandhi
Japan
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
All-India Congress Party
Die sentence for aiding Nazi traitor Stephan
Stephan, a 49 year old Detroit restaurateur, was sentenced to death in Milan Michigan for aiding the escape of a Nazi flier. Judge Tuttle pressed deterrence saying disloyal citizens deserve the ultimate penalty. The courtroom was silent as the verdict was announced and Governor Van Wagoner declined intervention.
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Milan
Mich
Stephan
Tuttle
Germany
Sycee
Lansing
Murry D. van Wagoner
Michigan
Anthony Chehbatoris
Frank Murphy
van Wagoner
Detroit
Pelley Faces Prison Term For Sedition Trial
William Dudley Pelley, leader of the Fellowship Press, found guilty of conspiracy and sedition seeks a new trial with appeal planned to the U S circuit court. Co defendants Lawrence A Brown and Agnes Marian Henderson face up to 20 years and 10 000 dollars in fines with sentencing set for August 12.
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Indianapolis
William Dudley Pelley
Benedict Arnold
Floyd Christian
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Lawrence A. Brown
Agnes Marian Henderson
Fellowship Press
Robert C. Baltzell
Pearl Harbor
Petley
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Hitler
United States
B. Howard Caughran
Pelley
Quisling
America
Aaron Burr
Adelaide
Brown
Miss Henderson
All Plywood Glider Tested Successfully
Los Angeles August 6 1940 Bowlus Sailplanes Inc reports successful test flights of the nations first all plywood plastic gliders Military value rises since the glider is entirely non magnetic aiding stealth The present model is a two place transitional trainer designed by William Hawley Bowlus
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Los Angeles
Bowlus Sailplanes, Inc
William Hawley Bowlus
Allred to Attend Breakfast at Herring Hotel
James V. Allred, candidate for the U S Senate, will be honored at a breakfast in room 202 at the Herring Hotel from 7 to 7 45 tomorrow morning. Several friends of the former governor will meet.
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James V. Allred
U. S. Senate
Herring Hotel
Allred Speech to Air on KGNC in Hereford
Jimmy Allred will deliver part of his Hereford speech tonight, with KGNC broadcasting the address from 9 to 9 45 oclock. The broadcast will feature a portion of his remarks as heard by listeners in the region.
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Jimmy Allred
Hereford
KGNC
Allred to Speak in Amarillo Campaign Breakfast
Alfred plans a 75 cent breakfast in Amarillo at KGNC studios from 8 to 8 30 with radio talk on his Senate bid. Reservations via Herring by 8 tonight. He arrives from Hereford after 8 30 and was greeted in Dimmitt by 50 Hereford residents who hosted a supper.
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KGNC
Allred
Senate
Amarillo
Hereford
Plainview
Tulsa
Dimmitt
Alfred
British Planes Attack in Africa Near El Alamein
British light bombers and fighters attacked Axis positions west of El Alamein and shelled shipping off the North African coast. Headquarters said land activity was limited to patrol skirmishes and artillery exchanges on the southern and central sectors.
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Cairo
el Alamein
North African
Russians claim German pincer toward Stalingrad halted on map
War map reports the upper claw of a German pincer aimed at Stalingrad was stopped. German advances through Voroshilovsk reach the main Trans Caucasian railway near Armavir, about 235 miles into the Caucasus. Soviet forces retreat in Belaya Glina and Kotelnikovski sectors as fierce night battles rage.
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Stalingrad
Caucasus
Voronshilovsk
Black and Caspian
Armavir
Nevinnomysskaya
Voroshilovsk
Europe
Britain
Moscow
London
Pieter 8S. Gerbrandy
Netherlands
Holland
English Channel
Semeon Timoshenko
Belaya Glina
Rostov
Kotelnikovski
Caspian Sea
Astrakhan
Volga
Kretskaya
Red Army
Hitler
Red
Air Borne Division Formed in U S Army
The Army forms its first complete airborne division by reorganizing the 82nd Infantry into two divisions with about 8,000 troops each. A special service force and a special transportation corps are created, including a Canadian contingent for joint operations.
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Washington
U.P
Europe
Robert P. Patterson
82Nd
Patterson
101St
Special Service Force
Special Transportation Corps
Services of Supply
United States
Alaska
Canada
Alaska Movies Ree Showing Tomorrow in Amarillo
Doors of Amarillo's municipal auditorium open at 7 for a free 8 30 p m screening of Jack Lamb's technicolor film of Old Tack's Alaska big game hunt. One showing scheduled. last fall more than 20 000 attended the premiere. Narrator Lamb plans a Perryton date next Monday before moving to New Mexico and the Rio Grande Valley.
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Amarillo
Jack Lamb
Alaska
Mr. Lamb
Perryton
Panhandle
New Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
Amarillo Weather Forecast With Winds And Warmth
The forecast calls for gusty winds and continued warmth this afternoon with little temperature change. West Texas sees similar afternoon and tonight temperatures with scattered thundershowers, Pecos Valley trending westward. New Mexico expects scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, warm again, mild tonight. Extremes: max 91, min 68. noonday 88 with trace precipitation.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Pecos Valley
Westeward
New Mexico
Central Mountains
Trace
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Army Air Corps
Bak
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General Grant
Repaix Now
John Maynard Lbr, Co
Vv Neely
Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Navy Air
North Carolina University
Max Stephan
Hans Peter Krug
U.S
William Dudley Belley
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Russell Stationery Company
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