Senate Debates Partial Repeal of Neutrality Act
Administration weighs repealing or amending the neutrality law to aid Britain. Senators estimate repeal support near 37 votes, with a possible partial revision to permit arming ships in defense waters. Critics cite convoy disclosures by the navy and emphasize pending anti convoy and non intervention opposition.
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Senate
Britain
American Legion
Roosevelt
la Follette
Wis
Congress
Knox
Pat Mcveys
Charles W. Tobey
N.H
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Walter F. George
Lumber Blaze Destroys $300,000 Stock at Dakota Yard
A large fire at the H. W. Ross Lumber company yard in Sioux Falls, Dakota Territory, destroyed an estimated $300,000 worth of coal and building materials. Firefighters battled the blaze through Thursday night and into Friday morning, with thousands of feet of lumber fueling the flames.
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Sioux Falls
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H. W. Ross Lumber Company
Revolutionary Cargo Vessel Aids Allies Fast Ship Program
A new government Ships Inc formed to build cargo ships for lend lease to Britain and allies. Each vessel carrying 1500 tons of cargo with 12 knot speed will be produced swiftly at inland yards and Gulf ports under Navy and maritime commission oversight. Sea Otter I tests begin next week. production could start in two months, with distribution via inland routes to ocean ports.
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Secretary of the Navy
Frenk Kk Knox
Ype Ene Ships, Inc
Lend-Lease Agency
Britain
Ships, Inc
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Livingston
Orange
Tex
Jakobson Shipyards
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Gulf Coast
Navy and
Maritime Commission
Fritz Wiedemann Sails For Japan
Buenos Aires ace consul general in San F eanaise sailed for Kobe Japan aboard the Japanese steamer Manila Maru Friday after demonstrations Thursday night in front of the German embassy. Police arrested 50 persons during the demonstrations. Wiedemann had stayed at the embassy during his brief visit.
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Buenos Aires
San F
Tientsin
Argentina
Revival Bid for American Boy Magazine in Detroit
James A. Humberstone, former automotive trade editor, bought the bankrupt magazine American Boy for $700 at auction. The magazine, once a top publishing venture, faded after the July August issue and will be revived to entertain U.S. youth.
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Detroit
James A. Humberstone
America
Student Agitator Seeks College Admission Battle
Robert Bruce a Wayne State Teachers College protest leader considered forcing officials to admit him for the fall term. President J T Anderson had invited him and others to seek education elsewhere after protests. Bruce sought entry, appealed to the governor, and may turn to the courts if blocked.
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Grand Island, Neb
INS
Robert Bruce
Grand Island
Wayne State Teachers College
Wayne, Neb
Bruce
J. T. Anderson
Anderson
Wayne
Dwight Griswold
Harriman Aides Lunch With Churchill in London
W Averell Harriman and aides from the U S mission to Moscow lunched Friday with Prime Minister Churchill in London A British Moscow mission delegation led by Lord Beaverbrook minister of supply also attended their luncheon together in the British capital.
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London
W. Averell Harriman
United States
Moscow
Churchill
Lord Beaverbrook
Supply
Germans Impose Paris Curfew After Attacks On Troops
Gen. Heinrich von Stuelpnagel orders blanket curfew for the Paris area citing attacks on German troops. Violators may become hostages or be shot. Curfew runs from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. with all streets closed to traffic and venues such as restaurants and theaters to close early. Government notes lack of French cooperation.
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Heinrich von Stuelpnagel
Paris
Stuelpnagel
Berlin
Two Communists Shot by Germans in Paris Protest
Vichy reports German authorities executed two communists Friday morning for demonstrations in Paris against the occupation. The shootings escalate tensions as resistance feelings grow among residents and officials.
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VICHY
Paris
104 Merchant Ships Completed By U S
The maritime commission announced that on Sept 1 104 ships were finished out of 768 new merchant and naval auxiliary ships ordered for all purposes under the commission. It also reported that as of Sept.
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Washington
Maritime Commission
Commission
Launch of Liberty Fleet begins with keel laying
The plan reports 34 keels for the Liberty Fleet and the first three ships are set for launching on September 27, designated Liberty Fleet Day. The project marks a major shipbuilding milestone with a scheduled parade and public ceremony around the debut ships.
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Liberty Fleet
One Dead In Blast At Illinois Factory
One man was killed in a neutralizing unit explosion at the Illinois Powder Manufacturing plant near Grafton Illinois on Friday according to AP.
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Grafton, Ill
Illinois Powder Manufacturing Company
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