Senate debate looms as neutrality act repeal eyed
A Washington strategist said repeal of the neutrality act could win Senate approval by about 37 votes, short of a majority, while administration allies weigh partial revision to permit arming ships in defense waters. Non interventionists urge legislative action to end convoys amid Knox disclosures.
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Washington
Senate
Britain
American Legion
Roosevelt
la Follette
Wis
Congress
Knox
Pat McCarran
Nev
Charles W. Tobey
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Walter F. George
Lumber Blaze Destroys $300,000 Stock In Dakota Yard
A massive fire swept through the H. Ross Lumber company yards in Sioux Falls causing about $300,000 in stock losses. Firefighters battled the blaze through Thursday night into Friday morning as piles of coal and building materials burned.
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Dakota
Sioux Falls, SD
H. Ross Lumber Company
Revolutionary New Cargo Vessel Aims to Aid Allies
The navy announces a new rapid build cargo ship to meet axis submarine threats. Ships Inc. will construct 1,500 ton vessels funded by the RFC and lent to Britain via lendLease. Sea Otter II tests next week will gauge mass production potential, with inland and Gulf coast plants envisioned for quick delivery.
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Washington
Navy Department
Roosevelt
Navy
Frank Knox
Ships, Inc
Lend-Lease Agency
Britain
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Lendlease
Livingston Shipbuilding
Orange
Tex
Jakobson Shipyards
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Jia Gulf Coast
Navy and Maritime Commission
Fritz Wiedemann Sails For Japan
In Buenos Aires Captain Fritz Wiedemann former German consul general in San Francisco sailed for Kobe Japan aboard the Manila Maru after a Thursday night protest in front of the German embassy. Police arrested 50 demonstrators and seized two crude bombs. Wiedemann had stayed at the embassy during his visit before sailing toward Tientsin in North China.
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Buenos Aires
Fritz Wiedemann
San Francisco
Kobe
Japan
Manila
Tientsin
China
Argentina
Plans to revive American Boy revival in Detroit
James A Humberstone former automotive trade magazine editor bought the American Boy title and goodwill for 700 dollars at auction The magazine once a top publishing venture and was merged with Youths Companion in 1929 It ceased with the July August issue this year and now intends to entertain the nations youth again.
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Detroit
James A. Humberstone
Atomotive
America
Student agitator seeks college admission at Wayne
Robert Bruce 24 of Grand Island prominent in last year's Wayne State Teachers College protests considered legal action to force the college to admit him for fall term. He sought approval from president J. T. Anderson and, after being told to leave, appealed to Gov. Griswold and the attorney general with plans to sue if denied.
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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 members of the U S mission to Moscow had a luncheon Friday with Prime Minister Churchill in London Also present were officials from the British Moscow mission led by Lord Beaverbrook minister of supply
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London
W. Averell Harriman
United States
Moscow
Churchill
Lord Beaverbrook
Supply
Germans Order Three Day Curfew Across Paris District
General von Stuelpnagel imposed a three day blanket curfew on Paris to halt attacks on German troops. Curfew runs from 9 p m to 5 a m with roads closed after 8 p m Restaurants and cinemas close early. German army patrols enforce the ban and threaten hostages for future attacks. Sabotage reported in the countryside includes five barns burned with newly harvested wheat.
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Vichy
Heinrich von Stuelpnagel
Paris
Stuelpnagel
Berlin
France
Two Communists Shot in Paris Demonstrations
German authorities announced the execution of two communists at dawn Friday for protests in Paris against the occupation as unrest between residents and Nazi troops persisted.
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VICHY
Paris
104 Merchant Ships Completed By U S
The maritime commission announced that by Sept 1 104 ships had been completed out of 788 new merchant and naval auxiliary ships ordered for all purposes under its auspices. It also reported that as of Sept.
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Washington
Maritime Commission
Commission
Liberty Fleet launches planned for Sept. 27
Maritime project reports 34 ships laid in the Liberty Fleet with the first three vessels slated for launch on Liberty Fleet day September 27.
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Liberty Fleet
One Dead In Blast At Illinois Factory
A man died in a neutralizing unit explosion at the Illinois Powder Manufacturing plant near Grafton Illinois on Friday. The blast occurred at the facility causing the fatality and triggering emergency response. The investigationAddress the accident is ongoing with authorities reviewing safety procedures.
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Illinois
Grafton, Ill
Illinois Powder Manufactureing Company
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