German tank thrust imperil Red Sea fleet bases in Caucasus
Reports from The Associated Press describe Nazi armored columns pressing toward Novorossisk and Tuapse in the western Caucasus as Soviet forces warn of a grave battle to defend Russia. Vichy broadcasts claim fighting persists in Stalingrad while Axis units push toward Mozdok and Ordzhonikidze on the road to Baku. The Red Army urges fighters to hold Don and Kuban positions amid warnings of intensified danger.
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Associated Press
Red Fleet
Black Sea
Novorossisk
Tuapse
Caucasus
Stalingrad
Baku
Mozdok
Ordzhonikidze
Gronzny
Grozny
Red Army
Communist Party
Russia
Maikop
Krasnodar
Don
Kuban
Holding Our Own in Solomon Islands Battle
A terse report from Australian Premier John Curtin and Admiral Ernest J. King frames the Solomon Islands fighting as a first major offensive for United States forces. It warns of heavy enemy resistance, possible casualties, and the need for restraint and calm as words on the operation’s progress appear.
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Jin
Uncle Sam
Adiral
Ernest J. King
United States
Scaoy
Afs
Fing
Ghormley
South Pacific
Istanbul Man Writes for Tire Recap Details From Charlotte
In Charlotte on Aug 11 Victor Shaw a tire dealer and recapping expert received a letter from Jakub Papo of Istanbul who said he read in a trade publication about Shaw’s recapping operations and requested a clipping of a detailed Charlotte daily story. Papo will receive the clipping.
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Charlotte
Turkey
Victor Shaw
Jakub Papo
Istanbul
Morgan U S Steel Interests Blocking West Coast Steel
Henry J Landahl of Seattle told a Senate defense panel that the Morgan U S Steel group blocks West Coast iron ore development to protect its holdings. He said Pacific American Steel Iron Corp seeks 8500009000 from the RFC but faces opposition from RFC chair Jesse Jones’ alleged Morgan U S Steel circle.
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Washington
Henry J. Landahl
Seattle
Senate
Special Defense Committee
Morgan-U. S. Steel Corporation Group
Landahl
Pacific American Steel Iron Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Jesse Jones
Morgan-U. S. Steel Group
United States Steel Corporation
Pacific Northwest
Vickers
England
U. S. Steel
O’mahoney
Wyoming
J. P. Morgan
United States Steel
100 More Die Before German Firing Squads
German firing squads executed nearly 100 more people in occupied Europe as Nazi authorities tightened control in anticipation of a Western invasion. Ninety three French citizens were killed in Paris and at least six Czechs in old Czecho Slovakia on charges of treason. Dutch hostages rose by 200 as Aneta reports, part of a broader German effort to deter uprisings and potential resistance.
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Europe
Paris
Czecho-Slovakia
France
Vichy
Pierre Laval
Aneta
Netherlands
Holland
Bern
Switzerland
Senators to Probe aviation program amid production delays
Prominent Senators plan investigations into the airplane program amid reports of a mass produced auto maker falling behind in bomber output. The firm, once hailed for aviation entry and mass auto production, saw October 1 quotas shrink from 250 to 49 with only one completed plane. Other established manufacturers claim they can double capacity if supplied with raw materials, not enough metal being allocated.
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Arsenal
Washington
Congress
Middle East Threatened By Nazi Gains
A British military source says Allied hold in the Middle East is gravely menaced by German advances in the Caucasus and Rommel's forces in Egypt. Objectives exceed oil or bases, aiming to isolate Russia and Turkey, control the Middle East land bridge, and ally with Japan to divide continents.
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London
Middle East
Caucasus
Rommel
Egypt
Russia
Turkey
Asia
Europe
Africa
Japan
Tiflis
Stephan Loses Bravado While Awaiting Death
Milan Michigan report says Max Stephan a 30 year old German born American traitor sentenced to hang November 13 has lost bravado and told his attorney I am in a hell of a mess He had shouted Germany will not let me hang His attorney Verne C Amberson planned an appeal from Judge Arthur J Tuttle’s sentence Stephan aided Lieut Peter Krug Nazi flier who escaped a Canadian concentration camp Krug was captured in San Antonio Texas by the FBI
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Milan
Mich
Max Stephan
Stephan
China
Germany
Verne C. Amberson
Federal Correctional Institution
Arthur J. Tuttle
Peter Krug
Kxrug
San Antonio
Tex
FBI
Cable Factory Strike Binds Bayonne Workers
About 1,000 General Cable Corporation workers in Bayonne New Jersey walked off the job at midnight to protest denied wage hikes and paid vacations. Strike chairman Michael Petrakian said the action was independent from the local International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers AFL unit and picket lines formed at plant gates. The strike was declared 100 percent effective with no employee pass-through attempts.
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Bayonne
N. J
General Cable Corporation
War Labor Board
Michael Petrakian
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
AFL
Petrakian
Nathan Toms Dies at Nags Head While on Vacation
Nathan Toms retired in 1930 as general manager of the British American Tobacco Company in the United States and died today in Nags Head while vacationing. A native of Hertford, North Carolina, he had lived many years in Petersburg, Virginia.
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Nags
Nathan Toms
British- American Tobacco Company
United States
Hertford
N.C
Toms
Petersburg
Walkout Shuts Defense Plants at Cleveland Graphite Bronez
In Cleveland on August 11, 4000 workers walked out at the Cleveland Graphite Bronze Co plants, reducing operations at both sites. The stoppage, the third in under two months, came amid a dispute over alleged arbitrary rules and the firing of 21 workers for union activity. A wartime labor board had just opened a hearing on grievances the day before.
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Cleveland
Clevland Graphite Bronze Co
William Bullock
Mechanics Educational Society of America
Graphite Bronez
Bullock
War Labor Board
British Troops Aid Indian Police in Bombay Riots
British troops armed with machineguns moved to assist police as Mohandas Gandhi’s civil disobedience campaign sparked deadly violence in Bombay. Thirteen more people were killed and 30 injured in 10 incidents, bringing total casualties since Sunday to 28 dead and over 200 injured. Police used firings in some crowds while troops patrolled disturbed areas to restore order amid mounting disruptions and plant shutdowns.
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Preston Grover
Bombay
Mohandas K. Gandhi
India
General Motors
Ford
Convict Shot During Taxi Holdup Attempt in Raleigh
Eugene Albert Barbour, 20, an escaped convict, was shot and killed by taxi driver Hi T. Johnson after Barbour attempted a holdup in a Raleigh suburb. Barbour had escaped from Johnston County prison camp on June 28 and was serving 12 months for forgery. No charges were filed against Johnson. coroner and prison officials investigated.
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Raleigh
Eugene Albert Barbour
Hi. T. Johnson
Barbour
A. G. Scarborough
Johnson
Union
Scarborough
Roy M. Banks
Prison Department
Johnston County
Wake County
Japs Strike Back Yet Allied Bombers Hold Ground
Allied bombers under General MacArthur pressed the Solomon Islands landing as American leathernecks pushed ashore in a battle seen as a potential turning point in the Pacific war. Australian headquarters reported heavy bomber strikes on Japanese positions, with Rabaul attacked and 13 to 19 Japanese planes destroyed in three days.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
MacaArthur
Australia
Rabaul
Allied Solomons offensive hailed as significant by Chinese spokesman
A Chinese spokesman called the Allied push in the Solomons very significant and timely as bombers hit Dutch Timor ships and Rabaul fires were seen from a 50 mile distance. Allied landings near Tulagi Guadalcanal faced heavy resistance with losses. Admiral King noted cruiser and destroyer damage among scattered enemy counterattacks. Ground actions continued west of the Solomons in New Guinea as Japanese forces concentrated in the southeast Solomons.
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Chungring
Solomons
Pacific
Australia
Dutch Timor
Selamon
Rabaul
Timor
Navy
Tulagi
Guadalcanal
Solomon Group
New Guinea
Kokoda
Port Moresby
Ernest J. King
United States
Admiral King
Jor King
President's Influence Tested in Primary Balloting Across States
Five states hold primaries shaping Roosevelt era politics. In New York, Mead and Bennett vie for Democratic convention delegates while Dewey supporters claim a path to the GOP nomination. Ohio and Nebraska delegates determine governor and Senate influence, with Arkansas featuring a senatorial runoff. Hamilton Fish faces three challengers in his district race.
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New York
Associated Press
Idaho
Ohio
Nebraska
Arkansas
Roosevelt
Governorsip
James M
Mead
John J. Bennett
James A. Farley
Bennett
Thomas E. Dewey
Hamilton Fish
Congress
Fish
U S Bombers Fire About Chinese Ties Reported Abroad
Morrly J. Harris and J C White describe continued Chinese resistance under fire. Max Hill notes the toll on Japan’s merchant fleet as Americans return home on the Gripshorns repatriation ship to Rio de Janeiro.
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Morrly J. Harris
Associated Press
Shanghai
J. C. White
Associates Press
Feiping
Caturage
Max Hill
Tokyo
Japan
Rio de Janeiro
Gripshorns
Bombers widen China war reach in Pacific blowback
United States bombers have gone to China and Tokyo raids strike Japan’s supply dumps. Chinese loyalists rise in faith in leaders and long range course while puppet forces in occupied areas report wavering and communicate fear of death for non cooperation.
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Rio DE Janeiro
I-P
United States
China
Tokyo
Japan
Taft Warns Revenue Bill Lets 36 Billion Untaxed
Taft says the House approved revenue measure would leave 36 billion dollars of income untaxed, arguing that only incomes above 10 thousand taxed would yield modest revenue. He cites Dr Joseph Klein urging higher taxes on low earners and contends the bill shifts tax burden away from individuals.
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Taft
Ohio
House
Fat
Joseph J. Klein
New York City
New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants
Senate Finance Committee
la Follette
Klein
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