Darlan Granted Sweeping Powers by Vichy Regime
Darlan named minister of national defense in a cabinet reshuffle, giving him powers beyond any single official except Marshal Petain. The decree expands military authority, enabling potential talks with Germany on collaboration while unifying the government around the chief of state.
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France
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Darian
Marshal Petain
Darlan
Germany
Paris
Dakar
Africa
U S Is Next On Hitler List House Is Told
Rep Thomason urged extending the draft as expert military opinion says Hitler will take Russia first then England. He cited German forces in Europe and Latin America, including schools in Argentina and Germans in Brazil, with air bases near the Panama Canal. Rep Andrews urged retaining selectees for national security amid Democratic applause.
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Washington
Rep
Thomason
Dtex
House
Adolf Hitler
Russia
England
Hitler
Germany
Argentina
Brazil
Latin America
Panama Canal
Rep. Andrews
Pipeline Near Final Stages in Plan to Build 1200 Mile Pipeline
The Office of Defense Petroleum Coordination signaled use of land condemnation powers under the Cole bill to secure rights of way for Plantation Pipeline Company’s 1200 mile conduit from Baton Rouge to Greensboro, with Georgia highlighted. Deputy Ralph K. Davies urged expeditious construction, projecting completion by late December if legal obstacles are removed.
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Washington
Office of Defense Petroleam Cordination
Georgia
Plantation Pipeline Company
Atlantic Seaboard
Plantation
Baton Rouge
Greensboro
Republicans oppose United States entry into European war
The Republican Party adopts a stance against U S entry into the European war as an active participant. Leaders shift from an every man for himself policy to a unified antiwar position with notable opposition from House Republicans. Some Democrats see electoral advantage in the division while strike statistics are cited on Communist reform doubts.
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Ashingtor
Ray Tucker
Republican Party
House
Rules Committee
Rep. Smith
Virginia
Rep
Halleck
Indiana
Wendell Willkie
Philadelpha
Japan Resents Pressure To Proceed With Program
Tokyo reports indicate Kokumin denounces U S and British pressure on Japan. The paper warns further pressure would worsen the situation while Japan maintains a peaceful course and aims to secure its sphere in East Asia. Ishii notes concern over U S war material shipments to Vladivostok amid pacific intentions.
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Japan
U.S
Britain
Tokyo
Kokumin
United States
Far East
Shipyards Strike Still Undecided
Navy Secretary Knox and Federal Shipbuilding president Korndorff met over sixty minutes in Washington to discuss turning over the strikebound Kearny yard to the navy. No disclosure followed the high level talks as a 3 PM resume was announced. The talks concern a defense shipbuilding contract worth 493 million dollars and broader wartime production efforts.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy
Knox
L. H. Korndorff
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Kearny, N
Korndorff
Tall
Willman
Sidney Hillman
Office of
Possibility of severing relations with Japan discussed
Washington reports quote Senator George D Ga as saying it is within the range of possibility that the United States might sever all relations with Japan if she acts further in the Southern Pacific or moves against Russia or Siberia. Senator Nye warns against back door involvement and cites past appeasement to aid Great Britain.
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Washington
George D-Ga
United States
Japan
Nye
R-Nd
Weari
Atlantic
Seven American Officers Die in British Plane Crash
The Associated Press reports seven American officers among 21 dead in a crash of a large transoceanic type bomber ferry in Britain. Eight Canadians also perished. The plane crashed on a hillside after takeoff from a British airport. Names of the American dead include E G Reeves Roslyn Heights New York G T Harris Kansas D J Duggan Winthrop Mass H R Judy Dallas J Vixen Los Angeles J J Roulstone Long Beach W M King Arkansas.
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Montreal
RAF
E.G. Reeves
Roslyn Heights
G. T. Harris
Kansas
D. J. Duggan
Winthrop
Mass
H. R. Judy
Dallas
Tex
J. Vixen
Los Angeles
J. J. Roulstone
Long Beach
Cat
W. M. King
Arkansas
Tax Exemptions Trimmed In New Tax Plan
George D Ga chairman of the Senate Finance Committee urged lowering personal income tax exemptions to 750 for singles and 1500 for married couples as treasury recommended. He noted possible rate readjustments and predicted the bill would raise over 3.5 billion while avoiding a general sales tax. He warned the reform aims to keep the industrial machine running rather than fix a strict revenue target.
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George D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
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House
Nye
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Wye
Senate
Nazis Claim Red Forces Are Trapped
Berlin reports German panzer units push toward the Black Sea coast trapping Soviet forces west of the Dniester. Luftwaffe strikes cripple rail hubs near Odessa as three Russian gunboats are sunk and 27,000 tons of shipping go down in the Dnieper corridor.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Ukraine
Black Sea
Black Seat
Ochakov
Odessa
Dniester
High Command
Moscow
Sai
DNB
Geran
Dnieper
Wiev
Bel Tserkov
Van
French power increase sparks Hull interest
Secretary of State Hull indicated unusual interest in the increased powers conferred upon French Vice-Premier Jean Varlin by the government, but withheld comment pending further information. Thirty British airplanes were shot down by Germans today, with no German losses reported according to DNB.
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Washington
Hull
Jean Varlan
Berelen
DNB
Hawaiian Tank Stars Arrive to Defend Title at City Lake
Hawaiian Tank Stars finish a 6000 mile trek to join the senior women's national A A M championships starting Friday at City Lake. Coach Soichi Sakamoto brings Fujiko Katsutani and Chieko Miyamoto plus a third swimmer to bolster Hawaii’s chances as Alexander House defends titles. Box seat and ticket sales advance, with general admission at 1.13 and single sessions 1.50.
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Honolulu
City Lake
Soichi Sakamoto
Fujiko Katsutani
Chieko Miyamoto
Isles
Pacific
Alexander House
St. Louis
Sakamoto
Mercury Athletic Club
Nathan Ayers
Beeson's
Mickey's
Ingram’s
Mann
Soviet Army Under Pressure on All Fronts in War Bulletin
Moscow August 12 The Red Army faces hard fighting on both flanks with clashes reported near Kakisalmi and Soltsi in the north and Korosten and Uman to the south. The communique says frontline positions hold along the road to Moscow with no major operations elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Red Army
Grad
Kiev
Thekraine
Daily War Bulletin
Cestral
Smolensk
Leningrad
Kakisalmi
Karelian
Soltsi
Russia
Korosten
Uman
Ukraine
Black Sea
Odessa
Red Aire Force
Daring RAF daylight raid targets Cologne and coast
The Associated Press reports a bold RAF daylight attack on Cologne described as possibly the heaviest yet on Germany. Britain launched a large scale foray toward the French coast with Blenheim bombers and escorting fighters in V and diamond formations, watched by crowds on the southeast coast as observers counted the planes. Cologne stands in the Rhineland with a population around 750,000 and has been bombed at least 100 times by night prior to this daylight strike.
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London
RAF
Cologne
France
Britain
Reich
Rhineland
British Press Association
Germany
French
English
Chaone
Rhine
Ahich
Netherlands
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