Insults Fly as Senators Argue Draft Conflicts Deepen
Washington Aug 6 AP Congress riven by draft fight as Holt and Minton trade epithets Liars rats and slackers. House hearing erupts with Faddis charging Nazi fifth columnists while Republicans deny. Subcommittee backs excess profits tax of 400 to 500 million annually. Knudsen and Cooper press defense tax relief for plant expansions over five years. Hull endorses conscription as the surest defense, urging citizen sacrifice. Senate debates Hatch act and national guard mobilization as day ends with Harkley remarks.
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Washington
National Guard
Senate
Holt
W. Va
Sen. Minton
Ind
William S. Knudsen
National Defense Commissioner
Cooper
Tenn
Sec. of State
Hull
Sen
Harkley
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Bund
KKK
Wheeler Guilty and Sentenced in Petition Fraud Case
Beckley West Virginia Oscar O Wheeler 54 a gout breeder and former locksmith was convicted by a jury of fraudulent solicitation of names to a Communist nominating petition Judge Harley M Kilgore sentenced him to one to ten years in the state penitentiary An additional five years was imposed for a second offense under the indictment
Te Aut Fair Question Sparks Harsh Truths
Willie Willis prompts a blunt exchange about honesty and punishment, asking if one can avoid lying when facing a beating. The lines reveal a culture of fear and the pressure to tell the truth in a harsh, imprisoning environment.
Hull Advises All Americas To Arm Fully
President Roosevelt's administration pushes military and economic unity in the western hemisphere. Secretary Hull urges South American republics to arm thoroughly and appeals for quick approval of a 500 million dollar economic war chest to counter totalitarian encroachments. A wartime funding bill was advanced to expand the Export-Import Bank's resources. Hull cites Belgium, Holland, Norway as warnings and urges mass citizen readiness to arm the nation and hemisphere.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Western Hemisphere
Hyde Park
Sec
Hull
Congress
America
Senate Banking and Finance Committee
Senate
Belgium
Holland
Norway
Great Britain
We Dare Not Fail Speech Urges Unity and Strength
Louis Johnson, former assistant secretary of war, told the National Association of Broadcasters in San Francisco that America must work hard for national defense and hemispheric unity. He warned that an unprepared nation could threaten civilization and urged radio broadcasters to promote a national motto stressing the need for national effort and respect for labor.
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San Francisco
Louis Johnson
America
National Association of Broadcasters
War Department
Dolinson
Bomb scare at Penn Station ends with safe disposal
New York on August 6 saw a bomb scare after a battered suitcase was found in a Pennsylvania Station waiting room. Traced ticking noise prompted bomb squad action as Mayor La Guardia woke and traffic was diverted. The case was immersed in oil and examined before officers opened it.
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Pennsylvania Station
la Guardia
Thirty-third
Roosevelt discusses home defense and Pan American unity
President Roosevelt says World War II veterans could take over home defense duties if the national guard is federalized. He frames Havana conference gains as unity of the Americas and cooperation to counter anti American nations. Discussion continues on replacing guard duties with veteran led units, with the War Department yet to decide.
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Havana
Americas
Leanis Tueht
Europe
Amercas
Bund Joining KKK Planned by German American Alliance
New York Aug. 6 Officials of the German American band urged members to join the Ku Klux Klan. The call appeared in the Deutscher Week und Beobachter. The Klan rally is slated for August 18 at Camp Nordland in Andover, N. Y. Anti N0n organizations allege a Bund Klan merger to appear as a native American group.
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New York
CINS
Ku Klux Klan
Deutscher Week Und Beobachter
Klan
Bund
Camp Nordland
Andover
N. 4
Guard Uses Speed Test in Pennsylvania Exercise
In Bedford Pennsylvania August 7 a Pennsylvania National Guard unit tested rapid strategic movement of medium artillery. The 250 soldiers and 15 officers traveled 135 miles in eight hours and 15 minutes hindered by mechanical trouble and a three hour detour. Route included 85 miles on a major express highway. Major Theodore Paul of Philadelphia led the test reporting gear inadequate for extended movement.
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Bedford
Europe
Tleodore 5. Paul
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
208Th Field Artillery
Pennsylvania National Guard
Paul
Reich Claims Sea Score Surpasses 1914 Figures
Berlin reports the German counter blockade smashing higher British shipping than WWI. High command cites total losses of 4,986,860 tons of British merchant vessels usable by Britain, plus 857,674 tons sunk in three weeks of July. Admits British admiralty figures differ.
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Berlin
Britain
Germany
High Command
Enem
Navi Ant Activites
Prise
Gerrant
English Channel
U S Soviet Renewact Faces Potential Value Cut
Washington announces fifth successive trade pact with the Soviet Union worth about 40 million dollars in merchandise. delivery routes via Baltic and Med routes unclear. one reservation limits shipments under U S restrictions on aviation gear machines and military supplies for defense. Soviet buyers mainly government agencies in Moscow may struggle to meet a 49 million dollar treaty obligation.
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Washington
INS
U. S
Baltic
Mediterranean
Moscow
State Department
Britain
Soviet Russia
Germany
NYA to Build 100 Parkway Seats
National Youth administration students at West Virginia State College begin manufacturing 100 concrete seats for Kanawha Parkway, raising funds by public subscription to reach a final goal of 1,000 seats. Sponsorship already totals six seats with donors from Washington Street, Galperin Music, and West Virginia State College. Materials cost 2.50 per seat. fabrication and installation by students at no city cost.
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National Youth Administration
West Virginia State College
Kanawha Parkway
The
Gazette
Glenn S. Callaghan
Washington Street
Simon H. Galperin
Galperin Music Company
James C. Evans
West Virginia State
Glenn 5. Gallaghan
Charleston
City Parks and Playgrounds Commission
H. L. Campbell
Guache
RAF strikes Kiel and Hamburg as invasion fears rise
Britain reports air raids on six targets in Holland and northern Germany including Kiel Wismar and Hamburg. Berlin circles claim all German army leaves cancelled while Reich troops mass on the coast. RAF jets hit Hamm Schippl and Borkum. a German bomber is driven off by a Spitfire with no casualties.
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London
INS
Britain Tonight
Holland
Germany
Exchange Telegraph
Kiel
Royal Air Force
Wismar
Baltic
Hamburg
Reich
England
RAF
Hamm
Ruhr
Schippl
Borkum
Netherlands
Wales
Zurich
Switzerland
Exchange
Berlin
Angertal
East Africa
Near East
Salvation Army Leaders Arrested in Tokyo Espionage Case
Seven Salvation Army heads, all reportedly Japanese, remained in custody six days after arrests on suspicion of espionage. The war office said one was the Japanese commander in chief. World HQ are in London. Foreign Minister Matsuoka met the British ambassador and sought explanation from London.
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Tokyo
Salvation Army
War Office
Japan
London
Yosuke Matsuoka
Robert Craigie
Cudahy Plea To Allow U S Food to Belgium Refused
London reports Britons unlikely to loosen blockade permits for American food shipments to German occupied Europe amid warnings of famine in Belgium and elsewhere. Ambassador Cudahy warned of winter hunger if aid cannot reach through the sea blockade. Britain says relief may rely on German cooperation. details to follow on further talks.
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London
Great Britain
U. S
Belgium
America
Europe
Britain
John Cudahy
Cudahy
Asgard
Germany
Africa
Arctic
Streicher Seen Alive Despite Death Reports In Germany
German authorities denied British reports that Julius Streicher former Nazi district leader for Franconia was dead. They said he is alive and well on his farm near Nurnberg. Reuters dispatch cited a well informed German source. The suspension from Franconia post was noted.
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Berlin
Julius Streicher
Franconia
Nurnberg
Reuters
Germany
Streicher
Frenconia Post
Harmless Carbon Dioxide Gas Surprise of War
Harmless carbon dioxide is a key wartime gas. The gas, used for fire suppression and life saving, helped pilot crews and sailors by snuffing flames and keeping people afloat. Walter Kidde demonstrated its use in London, showing its efficacy in dangerous conditions.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
New York
England
Channel Cross
Walter Kidde
London
Mussolini launches large scale push into Egypt and British Somaliland
Italian forces move 256,100 strong from Libya into Egypt and British Somaliland as part of a broader plan to seize control of Ethiopia, Kenya and the Suez gateway. The advance follows Italy’s war declaration and aims to encircle the Suez and open a route to India. Italy reportedly fields 500,000 troops across Libyan, Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Somaliland fronts, with air support accelerating the invasion.
Britain claims desert victory during first phase of war
Cairo dispatch reports Britain claiming full victory in the first phase of desert fighting on the Libyan Egyptian frontier. Britain warns of a new Italian offensive against the Suez Canal with an estimated quarter million troops. Mussolini’s forces press a major push through British Somaliland toward the Gulf of Aden as Italy seeks to invade Egypt across Cyrenaica. A small British unit reportedly invades northeast Libya, dominating the eastern frontier amid a stronger Italian force. The article notes a second phase planned as the war continues.
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London
Italy
Egypt
Africa
Great Britain
Somaliland
Mussolini
Rome
Cairo
Ethiopia
Tripoli
Suez Canal
India
Kenys
Britain
British Somaliland
Kenya
Straits
Bab el Mandeb
Hedsex
Gulf of Aden
Orient
Ialy
Eritrea
Italian Somaliland
Libya
North Africa
Britsh
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