Welles Resignation Hinted Amid State Department Rift
Washington reports suggest Sumner Welles may resign as undersecretary of state after long standing policy disputes with Cordell Hull. Welles health issues and absence from key conferences fuel speculation that Roosevelt asked Hull to choose between them, signaling a Hull advance in a fragile departmental balance.
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Labor talks in Turin signalItaly peace prospects
Rome dispatches report conferences in Turin between Leopoldo Picardi and leaders of the workers confederation seen as of tremendous importance to Italy’s future. Travelers say Mussolini is under guard at Ischia with his wife reportedly in Switzerland or Spain.
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Japanese Salween Crossing Attacked by Chinese Forces
Chinese communique reports an Aug. 13 Japanese bid to force the Salween crossing in western Yunnan failed after a two day battle. Several hundred Japanese soldiers were killed as Chinese troops forced their retreat.
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Allied air and ground push in Southwest Pacific and Burma
Allied offensives across New Guinea and the Solomons push forward with heavy bombing at Wewak and nearby targets. Liberators drop record tonnage on Wewak while fighters clash. RAF Beaufighters and Hurricanes strike shipping and rail lines along the Irrawaddy and Lower Chindwin in Burma with losses reported.
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Finds a Roll That Would Choke a Cow
Amarillo attorney J. L. Bagwell found a cash filled envelope on Taylor Street. The envelope contained 275 in cash and money orders and was brought to the sheriff's office for the owner to claim after identification.
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Liberated French Fleet May Lead Mediterranean Assignments
U S sources say the Liberated French fleet could take a major naval role in the Mediterranean to free American and British units for other active war theaters. The development signals a shift in Allied naval command as operations expand in the region.
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War Labor Board rejects portal to portal pay bid
The War Labor Board rejected John L. Lewis and United Mine Workers bid for portal to portal pay. In related dispatches, sources say the United States, Great Britain, China and several Latin American nations are expected to recognize the French Committee of National Liberation soon.
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Amarillo Plans a Ten Year Postwar Plan with $100000 Fund
City manager A P Hancock endorses The Amarillo Globe suggestion for postwar planning backed by a $100000 fund. He notes the need for a ten year plan funded through federal programs and local bonds, outlining water, sewer, streets, airports, city buildings, and park developments as targets. He stresses flexible long range planning for Amarillo’s growth.
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Pearson Accepts Ford Challenge To Foot Race Or Jumping Contest
Washington columnist Drew Pearson aged 46 accepted 80 year old Henry Ford's challenge to a public athletic contest to settle who is the fitter man. Ford recently marked his 80th birthday after returning to run the company following his son Edsel's death.
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Kelland urges impregnable postwar U S defense plan
Clarence Budington Kelland, a Republican official and author, proposes a postwar policy of United Nations cooperation while insisting the United States must build a five ocean navy a strong air force and a large standing army to be impregnable to any threat. He previewed The Zones of Safety Plan ahead of a New York Republican meeting and said the plan will be discussed at the Sept 6-7 postwar advisory council gathering at Mackinac Island Michigan.
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FDR Signals Axis Surrender Terms and Allied Resolve
President Roosevelt stated that except for key Fascist leaders the Axis nations need not fear unconditional surrender to the United Nations. He cited nearly 14 billion dollars in lend lease aid and pledged aid for liberated areas while vowing that Allies will strike harder for total victory. He affirmed liberated peoples will not trade despotism for ruin under the United Nations.
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Berlin Raids and U S Shuttle Bombing Run Details
British and American air forces conducted sustained raids on Berlin and northern France. RAF Mosquitos attacked Berlin after a heavy Monday assault, while American Fortresses struck Bordeaux and French airfields, shooting down enemy planes and returning with losses. The operation marked a historic round trip for the Eighth Air Force and involved multiple allied formations.
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Nazis Move to Quell Riots in Occupied Denmark
Stockholm reports 40 000 to 50 000 German troops quartered in Copenhagen to stamp out riots strikes and mass demonstrations against occupation authorities. Protests spread to Odense with 5000 people bearing Allied flags marching in the streets.
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Postwar business shift seen in McKinsey survey
McKinsey & Co reports that about 20 percent of firms plan to enter new fields after the war and two thirds will expand development in related lines. The poll of 100 companies across 22 major industries shows six in 10 already engaging in positive planning.
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Italian Cruiser Set Afire In Allied Air Raids Off Naples
Allied air squadrons hit southern Italy with dive bombers and fighters twice, sinking a schooner off Rome and setting an Italian cruiser afire off the south coast near Naples. Beaufighters and RAF RAF bombed Torre Annunziata as U S A 36s scored two hits on the cruiser. Mayor LaGuardia announced New York would use prison labor in public buildings after Sept 1 due to manpower shortages.
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Red Army drives to encircle German lines in Ukraine battle
Soviet forces push from Izyum and Minsk River bridgehead toward Kharkov and Taganrog as pincers close in Donets Basin. Red Star reports methodical gains, clearing woodlands and overrunning German defenses while Nazis rush reinforcements amid fierce countermeasures.
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Tears of Experience Officers Commend Amarillo on Gas Drill
Amarillo Army Air Field officers praised South Amarillo residents for alertness during a gas drill last night. Chemical officers demonstrated tear gas on a vacant block near Amarillo College for Texas State Guards recruits, mixing a weak non toxic tear gas solution to identify by tear production. Citizens reported crying and sought the source while experts noted the gas could not be smelled or seen.
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Amarillo Soldier Killed in Action in North Africa
Corporal Russell W. Davis of Amarillo has been reported killed in action in the North African theater. He was 26, joined the Army in Sept. 1940, and worked for Shell Lumber. Born March 19, 1917 in Alva Oklahoma, he moved to Amarillo four years ago with his mother Mrs. O M Hiett receiving the notice. He is survived by his mother, a brother Glen Davis, a grandmother in Amarillo, and an uncle. His sister Wanda Jean Hiett died earlier at age 13.
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Manpower Shortage Delays Rubber Output
Akron Ohio August 25 Scarcity of workers rather than lack of rubber is the chief hurdle in making civilian tires William O Neil president of General Tire and Rubber Co said civilians should have tires by mid next year if workers can be found He praised William Jeffers for pushing synthetic rubber into production and said promises will be met or exceeded
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Tennessee Strikers Reclassified for Induction
Gov Prentice Cooper ordered Tennessee draft boards to reclassify striking employees at Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp making them subject for immediate induction. Judge Samuel S Rosenman may resign to take a full time aide post to the president in Washington.
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Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas Regions
Weather report notes little temperature change with moderate to light winds in Amarillo area. West Texas sees scattered thundershowers and minimal temp shifts. El Paso and upper Panhandle may have isolated storms tonight. New Mexico expects no major temp change with scattered showers west and north afternoon or evening. High 97 and low 68 recorded in the past 24 hours.
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All One War Says Patterson In Southwest Pacific Visit
Robert Patterson Undersecretary of War, arriving with Lt. Gen. Knudsen, said the war in Europe and the Pacific forms one war. He pledged that stronger blows against Japan would come soon and noted the conquest of Munda on New Georgia as easing Australian security.
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United States Lend Lease Helps Britain and Russia
President Roosevelt cites Atlantic charter aims as lend-lease aid to Russia nears record levels. The August volume expected to be the highest yet, with 57 percent of goods sent as munitions. The merchant fleet grows 250 percent since Pearl Harbor as ship production accelerates. A French Army of over 300,000 will join UN forces, with divisions equipped and trained.
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