All-Out Aid To USSR Pledged And Route Studied
The United States disclosed two heavy cruisers moved into Australian waters on a training cruise after pledging all-out economic aid to Soviet Russia, shipments to Vladivostok may travel via the Pacific. Britain strengthens Pacific posture as Japan expands in Indochina, while U.S. shipping facility extensions to Russia spark talks of a Pacific route amid Russo-Japanese tensions and Manchurian border clashes.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Russia
Pacific
Brisbane
Australia
New Zealand
South Pacific
Britain
Japan
China
Thailand
Russia
Kunio Akiyama
Shanghai
Manchurt
Vladivostok
State Department
Lack Of Jury Delays Trial In Buchalter Case
New York August 5 The murder trial of Louis Buchalter and three co defendants was recessed to September 15 due to a shortage of jurors. Judge Taylor noted un precedented reluctance by veniremen to serve in the hottest month of the year. Four defendants plus co defendants Emmanuel Weiss Louis Capone and Philip Cohen face murder charges in the 1936 Rosen case.
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New York
Beudge Franklyn Taylor
Veniremen
Louis Lepke Buchalter
Taylor
Weniremen
Roderic
Brooklyn Hoodunis
Buchalter
Emmanuel Weiss
Louis Capone
Philip
Little
Jarrel) Cohen
Joseph Rosen
Brooklyn J
Rosen
Manhattan
U S Faces Huge Increase In Living Costs In Hearing
Washington August 5 Leon Henderson head of the Office of Price Administration told the House Banking Committee the nation faced the strongest rise in the cost of living even if price control legislation were enacted immediately. He warned the dynamic economy could slide into inflationary territory and cited charts showing price structures near 1929 peaks and the 1919 highs. The bill would empower the president to set ceilings on most commodities and rents in defense areas, but not wages, utilities, or farm prices below parity. Republicans floated a substitute including private credit controls.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Office of Price Administration
Congress
House Banking Committee
Henderson
Wolcott
R-Mich
Power Books Kept Straight
W H Weatherspoon of Carolina Power and Light says fees for engineering and related services were properly recorded as expenses and no fees were paid to the National Power and Light Company. Arthur M McCabe testified about overhead costs in the plant account including 1 500 000 alleged paid to the holding company as the Federal Power Commission probes a possible write up of the company value.
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Raleigh
W. H. Weatherspoon
Carolina Power and Light Company
National Power and Light Company
Carolina Power
Arthur M. McCabe
Federal Power Commission
The
Power Commission
British Merchant Ship Damaged Suspected Sabotage
Norfolk Va August 5 Coast Guard Cutter Carrabasset towed a disabled British merchant ship into Lynnhaven Inlet after picking her up early today The ship showed tampering on propeller shaft flanges indicating possible saboteurs The crew reported no injuries and the cause remains under investigation
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U. S
Norfolk
Coast Guard
Carrabassett
Lynhaven Inlet
Crackdown on Japanese Espionage Tipped by San Pedro Ad
A Southern California classified ad in a San Pedro newspaper, showing a Japanese fishing ship owner, helped Customs investigator Elmer Trey prove Japanese espionage links to ships registered as American. The tip led to a government crackdown noted as high importance, with Harry Hopkins’s Moscow trip appearing in context.
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Washington
Ray Tucker
California
Treasury
Hawaiian Islands
Hawaiian
Henry Morgenthau
San Pedro
Elmer Trey
Elmer
RR Operators Reject Demand in Wage Talks
In Chicago on August 5, railroad unions pressed for wage hikes for about 1.15 million workers. Management rejected the request, estimating any raise would cost about 900 million dollars annually. Operating unions sought 30 percent raises for 350,000 members, while non-operating brotherhoods sought 30 to 34 cents an hour for about 800,000 workers.
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Chicago
Axis Watching Far East Acts and Plans
Berlin dispatch reports the Dienst Aus Duetschand comment service says Germany Italy and Japan monitor US and Britain Far East plans, including French Indo China encirclement. It warns of war extension in the Far East Middle East and Southern Europe with hints of British fronts and Finnish territory as a northern landing ground. A Chinese source cites a swift terrible climax in Thailand, though Britain remains silent on naval movements.
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Berlin
Dienst Aus Duetschand
Germany
Italy
Japan
United States
Britain
Far East
Dienst
Middle East
Europe
Tran
Persia
Afghanistan
Petsamo
London
Thailand
Colombia Acts to Curb Nazi Subversion in Army
Colombia moved to suppress anti democratic activity by detaining 40 to 200 suspected subversives and seizing documents. War Minister Castro Martinez said Nazi elements were behind the movements and denied any German nationals were among those held. President Santos warned Panama Canal safety and Congress was briefed in a closed session.
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Bogota
Colombia
Castro Martinez
Bogota Rario
Legation
Congress
Eduardo Santos
Panama
Panama Canal
National Senate
Bank Robbery in Stroudsburg Nets $376 000
Three gunmen robbed bank messengers from Stroudsburg First National Bank as they carried a bag believed to contain 376000 in old bills toward the post office for exchange at the Federal Reserve in Philadelphia. The trio fled in a black sedan with mismatched license plates toward New Jersey.
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Stroudsburg
German U-Boat Surrenders to Broadway and Escorts
The German submarine surrendered to H. M. S. Broadway after depth charges and pursuit by Corvette Aubrelia, with Broadway and Bulldog in escort of a merchant convoy in the Atlantic. Officers and crew received two Distinguished Service Orders, three Distinguished Service Crosses, and three Distinguished Service Medals.
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London
H. M. S. Broadway
U.S. S
Broadway
Bulldog
Soviet Struck By Deep German Break In Ukraine, Moscow Reports
The Associated Press notes a 70 mile deep German salient between Moscow and Leningrad and a large scale Red Army encirclement south of Kiev. Berlin dispatches claim two battles of annihilation with Red forces crushed trying to break free. Final Smolensk phase indicated as cleanup nears.
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Berlin
Kievs
Associated Press
Moscow
Leningrad
Red Army
Kiev
Ukraine
Smolensk
Adolf Hitler
Senate Changes In Tax Measure Seen Huge Bill
The defense tax bill, valued at 3.206 billion dollars, cleared the House 369 to 30 after removing a joint-income tax return requirement. President Roosevelt opposed the clause, prompting warnings of further tax rises. Senate leaders plan to adjust brackets to offset lost revenue. Treasury experts to brief tomorrow.
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Senate
House
Washington
Roosevelt
Ways and Means Committee
Capitol
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Senate Rejects 6 Month Limit On Extension
WASMINGTON Aug 5 The senate rejected a Taft proposal to cap service for army selectees at six months beyond a one year term by 50 to 27. The House backed compromise legislation to defer training for draftees aged 28 or older by July 1 or turning 28, freeing men 28 or older to a reserve component after induction.
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Wasimington
Senate
Taft
R-Omio
House
Army
Senate hears two week public hearing on excess profits tax plan
George doubts the Senate will alter the House approved excess profits tax plan. The base broadening is noted on Page 2 Col 7, with further details to follow.
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George
Senate
House
Britain Strengthens Malaya Bases To Halt Threatened Jap Expansion
Britain readies for rapid moves to seize Bangkok and Kra Isthmus ports as reinforcements pour into Singapore. RAF bases strengthened in Burma and Malaya, Indian and Australian troops moved toward the Thailand Malaya border. Bangkok and Tokyo press signals indicate Japan’s pressure while Chiang Kai-shek allies may join if needed.
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Britain
Malaya
Associated Press
Manila
Thailand
Singapore
Bangkok
Japan
United States
Tokyo
Ers
Manchukuo
Orient
Gadhe Kra
Burma
RAF
India
Saigon
Kra Isthmus
Indo- China
Bunna Road
China
Japs Reds Clash Near Manchukuo Reported
Shanghai dispatch says Lieut. Col. Kunio Akiyama reported a minor clash between Japanese and Soviet border troops near Manchukuo two weeks earlier. One Japanese soldier was wounded. Soviet casualties unknown. Akiyama noted few troops engaged and no border changes or protests from either government.
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Shanghai
Kunio Akiyama
China
Manchui
Manchuki
Manhhukuo
Siberia
Germany
Russia
Japan
Siberian
London
Manchukuo
Akiyama
Bright Leaf tobacco opens on Georgia Florida markets
Bright Leaf tobacco began selling on Georgia Florida auction markets with best grades above 30 cents a pound while lower quality rows sold as low as three cents. Waycross first row ranged three to 34 cents. Vidalia reported three to 31 cents. Farmers moved into market towns, some seeking sample baskets, others placing whole leaf in one spot. Merchants expect large cash outlay, with federal price guarantees and loans averaging 19.6 cents per pound for standard grades.
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Valdosta
Warehouseman E. C. Pruitt
Waycross
Vidalia
Warehouseman Meadows
Agriculture Department
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Harry Hopkins
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