Administration Scores Victory On Service Bill
The Senate rejected a 12 month extension limit for draftees and reserves by a 50 to 21 vote. The administration advocates an 18 month compromise backed by Senator Barkley and expected to pass tomorrow. Behind the scenes maneuvers and shifting votes, including Wheeler Clark La Follette, influenced the outcome.
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Washington
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Wheeler
Mont
Clark
la Follette
Wis
Paiste
Taft
Ohio
Burton
Kenky
House
Military probes fatal shooting near Fayetteville bus
A military inquiry opened into a late night shooting on a Fayetteville Bragg bus killing two soldiers and wounding four. Sergeant Elwin Lves and Private Nedri man were fatally wounded while a Negro engineer and others were injured. Investigators sought full details as post officials prepared a report for Co. B. Elliott.
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Fayetteville
N. C
Payetteville - Bragg
Post Hospital
Ee M. Rogers
Post
Lee
Elwin Lves
Nedriman
Co. B. Elliott
Nazi Claims of Soviet Losses Stall Against Reality
An analysis questions Hitler’s reported four million Russian dead or captured and the claim that Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, and Odessa are within reach. It argues German victories contradict battlefield realities and notes the DPRK’s need for tonic propaganda as Moscow counters with new troops and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirkel. Simpson
Hitler
Kiev
Leningrad
Moscow
Finns and Russians Use Indian Tactics on Front
A war report from the Lake Ladoga area describes Finnish and Russian fighting in dense forests with modern weapons and camouflage. The terrain blurs positions as shells and autumn woods create deadly uncertainty, with Finns relying on forest knowledge and mobile pits while Russians show disciplined defense and strong training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsinki
Berlin
Lake Ladoga
Pinns
Finland
Will Refuse License Fidelity Assurance Hearing Varies Jurisdiction
In Charleston West Virginia on August 6 a hearing addressed whether the federal court has jurisdiction over a company petitioning for reorganization under federal bankruptcy law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidelity Assurance
Charleston
W. Va
Nazi Planes Raid Moscow Supposedly Shot Down
Moscow radio reported German planes raided the city during the night of August 6 into August 7. Six enemy aircraft were said to be shot down, with casualties reported among residents and fires burning in dwellings.
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London
Moscow
Carrier Attacks Tax Valuation In Court Fight
In Elkins West Virginia August 6 the case targets a 1941 assessment raised from 8 012 300 to 11 500 000 against Western Maryland utilities. The suit names the board of public works the State tax commissioner and ten counties challenging state and federal constitutional equalization of utility valuations. The board raised total utility assessments to 60 585 800 with aggregate valuation from 590 751 700 to 661 000 000. Attorneys cite constitutional provisions on uniform taxation and equal protection. The case seeks relief under a statute authorizing such actions.
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Elkins
W. Va
Board of Public Works
Maryland
Mineral
Grant
Tucker, Barbour
Pocahontas Morgan
Marion
Harrison and
Webster
M. M. Neely
Eugene Williams
Baltimore
E. A. Bowers
U. S
United States
Ea King Court
German High Command Claims Massive Soviet Losses
Berlin reports gigantic eastern front victories with 895000 Soviet prisoners and up to 3 million dead claimed by the Germans, while noting no new large cities fell and secrecy remains on battle lines as high command outlines strategic aims to destroy enemy power.
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Associated Press
Berlin
High Command
DNB
Redfield
Moscow
Kiev
Leningrad
The
Oumanien
Puehrer
Hitler
Battles Rage In Leningrad Front From Omolenge Area
Soviet communique reports heavy fighting in the Kakisalmi sector about 75 miles north of Leningrad as German Finnish forces press from the north. The same dispatch notes continued battles in Smolensk Bel Tserkov and the Estonian front with counterattacks holding back the Axis advance.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Karelian Isthmus
Soviet Russia
Red Army
Kakisalmi
Soviet Information Bureau
Smolensk
Bel Tserkov
Akisalmi
Ladoga
Pinland
Kiev
Ukraine
Kholm
Estonia
Ickes Asks Eastern Shoppers To Carry Their Own Bundles
Harold Ickes defense oil coordinator urged eastern shoppers to carry their own bundles to reduce gasoline use by delivery trucks. He listed five voluntary actions for fuel conservation including bulk deliveries on Saturdays and limiting daily retail deliveries. Paul V. McNutt urged displaced service station workers to register for reemployment assistance programs.
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Ickes
Washington
East
Harold Ickes
Defense Oil Coordinator
Co Oe
Paul V. McNutt
Nutt
Strike roils Rochester plant and key shipyards
A CIO strike affecting 16 000 workers hit the Federal Shipbuilders and Dry Dock plant in Kearny New Jersey and other sites across the United States. Negotiations, mediation board proposals, and a postponed strike date shaped the action as unions sought a modified wage package and a union shop stance. Some plants, including the Symington Gould Rochester facility, paused then resumed after contract terms caused misunderstandings.
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Associated Press
CIO
Federal Shipbuilders and Dry Dock Company
Kearny
N. J
Industrial Union of Marine Shipbuilding Workers
Defense Mediation Board
Oe Seoasee
Clio
U. S
Symington-Gould Corp
Rochester
N. Y
Labor Department
Gypsum Company
Vichy Replies To Washington On Empire Defense
France states it will defend its empire in its own way in a note to the United States. The communication, not made public here, references Weygand and Darlan and implies Syria and Indo China defense issues. The note signals a stance amid U S notes on empire defense and Axis pressures.
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Vichy
France
United States
William D. Leahy
Tony
Sumner Welles
Ann Leahy
Maxime Weygand
Prench
Eg Ae
al Petain
Darlan
Em- Dieter
Syria
Uneysey
Postmasters Confirmed by Senate in New York
The senate confirmed today these NY postmasters: John R. Fort of Morgantown, Joseph P. Hat shed of Williamson, and William W. Bourne.
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Washington
Senate
John R. Fort
Morgantown
Joseph P. Hatshed
Williamson
William W. Bourne
Hitler Reported on Kiev Front
Berlin reports Hitler is said to be on the Kiev front as a major battle rages. The DNB notes he traveled south to present the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to Romanian premier Ion Antonescu for aid to German and Romanian troops in Ukraine.
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Berlin
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Kiev
DNB
Hitler
Ion Antonescu
Ukraine
Roosevelt Potomac Yacht Message Sparks Meeting Rumor
A Navy released message from the presidential yacht Potomac stirs speculation about a Roosevelt Churchill meeting. The note mentions Potomac river sailors believed to be the president and staff aboard during summer river trips, though no direct confirmation of Roosevelt's presence is given.
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Roosevelt
Churchill
the Potomac
Washington
Potomac
Mac River
England
Potomac River
Ross T. McIntire
John R. Beardall
Bas
Ed M. Watson
Lonmac
Opkins
Mr. Roosevelt
RAF Attacks French Ports Calais Boulogne Amid Air War
London reports the RAF bombed Calais and Boulogne before midnight as part of a persistent Western Europe air offensive. Kent observers noted heavy anti air craft fire and large flashes from presumed RAF bombs. Overnight raids targeted the French coast and German shipping while Germany answered with cross channel shelling of southeast England.
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London
RAF
Calais
Boulogne
French
Germany
Europe
Kent
English Channel
England
Cherbourg
Py Bay
Fee
Air Ministry
Western Powers Warn Japan Over Pacific Threat
The United States and Britain declare a joint stake in Thailand as Japan presses expansion in the Pacific. London and Washington warn of possible military measures to defend critical bases and materials, citing Thailand and French Indochina as flashpoints.
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Washington
Japan
Pacific
United States
Great Britain
Thailand
Indo-China
London
Far East
Britain
Netherlands
South Pacific
Eden warns Japan over Thai intervention threatens Singapore
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons Britain would face the most serious strain in British Japanese relations if Japan intervened in Thailand. He warned a move into Thai land like French Indo China would threaten Singapore’s security. The British ambassador to Tokyo reported efforts to manufacture a case for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amert
Lonedon
Anthony Edan
House of Commons
Thailand
Hull
Sumner Welles
Indo- China
Welles
Japan
Wesles
Pacific
Pic Islands
London
Britain
Anthony Eden
Indo-China
Singapore
Tokyo
United
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Russia
Baltic
Black Sea
Odessa
North Area
Louis P. Lochner
Pinsk
Lake Peipus
Ingrad
Omolenge
Division
T. No
Red
Natal
Kearney, N. J
Charges Company
Leahy
Callas
NPS
Eden
Eden Voloee
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