Pooling Of Resources Now Expected By Allies
Washington reported that the United States and Britain agreed to intensified aid to Moscow to defeat Nazi tyranny. Stalin signaled readiness for talks in Moscow with Roosevelt and Churchill, aiming for a three power conference to maximize Soviet lend-lease needs. Beaverbrook and Hopkins or Harriman planned to lead missions, outlining a broad effort to rush supplies to Soviet forces resisting Germany.
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Associated Press
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United States
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Churchill
Russia
Josef Stalin
Pepples
Moscow
Red Army
Stalin
Lord Beaverbrook
Britain
Harry Hopkins
W. Averell Harriman
United Sates
Beaverbrook
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Louisiana war games to use nearly 800 planes
Nearly 800 airplanes will participate in Louisiana war games for 500 000 troops. Lt General Delos C Emmons designated about 450 planes with the Third Army in South Louisiana and roughly 350 with the Second Army in the northern sector.
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Arkansas
Delos C. Emmons
Third Army
Louisiana
Second Army
Japanese Refuse Clearance for President Columbus
The State Department disclosed that Japan will not grant clearance papers to the American steamship President Conkidge if it tries to remove over 100 private American citizens held in Japan. The notice underscores ongoing restrictions affecting U.S. nationals abroad.
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Washington
State Department
Conl Kdge
Japan
Gloria Callen Breaks 100 Meter Backstroke Record
Glorious Gloria Callen of the New York Women’s Swimming Association set an unofficial national and American record in the 100 meter backstroke during the first heat at the A A U event in CharaLes City Lake Park. Her time of 1 16 5 seconds surpassed Edith Morridge’s 1 18 9 record and Eleanor Holm Rose’s 1 18 2 mark from 1936.
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Helen Chenkovich
San Francisco
California
Helen
Enterprise
SOC Charales
Edith Morridge
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Eleanor Holm Rose
Long War Anticipated By U S And Britain
London reports Roosevelt and Churchill pressed for a three power conference with Russia as signs Moscow not beaten. Analysts see a long conflict ahead as Soviet forces fall back before a German drive in the Ukraine while Britain and America vow maximum aid. Rumors surface of possible Arctic landings to keep supply routes open via Murmansk and Archangel or across the Pacific.
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London
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Russia
United States
Britain
Ukraine
Joseph Stalin
Arctic
America
Murmansk
Archangel
Pacific
Conference Details Await Roosevelt Churchill Meet
President Roosevelt sails toward Rockland Maine after a historic North Atlantic meeting with Winston Churchill. Reporters expect a press conference with details on postwar aims and possible joint action in the Far East, Atlantic convoys and Nazi defeat strategy.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Associated Press
Rockland
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
White House
Potomac
Deer Island
New London
Conn
Washington
Churchill
Four Corners
Earth
North Atlantic
Mr. Roosevelt
Far East
Britain
Armed Forces Hear Stimson on Morale and Defense
Washington reports that military leaders expect morale to rise as troops face real dangers and unite behind defense, following Secretary Stimson's broadcast praising the 18 month service extension. He linked training to fighting on varied terrains and emphasized sacrifices for a stronger peacetime force.
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Washington
United States
Stimson
Two Axis Merchantmen and Destroyer Sunk in Mediterranean
British RAF reports state two Axis merchantmen and a destroyer guarding a convoy bound for Tripoli were sunk by air torpedoes in a Thursday night attack. Additional ships damaged include five 800 ton schooners and two 4,000 ton tankers. Dutch submarines allegedly sink a 5,000 ton steamer and a 1,000 ton sailing vessel.
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Fress
Cairo
Egypt
Libya
Tripoli
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RAF
Middle East
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Netherlands Admiralty
London
Navy-Labor Clash Over Kearny Shipyard Control
A decision on government takeover of the Federal Ship Building plant in Kearny New Jersey stalled as talks continued between United States Steel shipyards chief L H Korndorff and navy officials. CIO secretary James B Carey denounced management actions as a government strike and urged a conference with management and union reps before any mediation board contract.
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Navy Wold
Mammoth
Kearny, N. J
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Vessal
L. H. Korndorff
United States Steel Company
Navy
James B. Carey
CIO
Carey
Knox
Mediation Board
Gasoline Rationing Ordered for East Coast Drivers
The Office of Price Administration directs a 10 percent cut in deliveries to service stations with no cards issued. Essential vehicles will be fueled first. operators must allocate remaining supply without discrimination, spreading cuts across all customers daily and monthly. Ickes pins East shortage on Hitler. impact felt across 16 states and DC.
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Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply
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OPACS
Secretary of the Interior
Ickes
Defense Petroleum
District of Columbia
Hitler
Afr
Gulf Coast
Mob Defeated In Efforts To Seize Negro
ROXBORO Aug 16 Quiet descended on this North Carolina town after a 500 man mob attempted to seize Cy Winstead a 22 year old Negro charged with raping a white girl. Sheriff M T Clayton with aid from Durham police and the State Highway Patrol moved Winstead to Raleigh prison. The jail was heavily damaged by bottles and rocks but no serious injuries were reported.
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Roxboro
North Carolina-Virginia
Cy Winstead
M. T. Clayton
Durham
Jai
Person
Raleigh
Gayda says world war to last ten years or more
Rome August 16 Virginia Gayda editorial writer calls the current conflict a world war. He predicts it could endure ten years or longer if the United States and Britain persist in their plan to destroy Nazi power. He also criticizes Roosevelt and Churchill eight point declaration as coarse propaganda.
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t/P
Virginia Gayda
United States
Britain
Roosevelt
Churchill
Giornale d'Italia
Evacuation of Japanese Firms Gathers Pace Across South America
Washington dispatch reports Japanese business firms rushing to evacuate personnel and papers from main offices in South America. Consular warnings state Japan is loading valuable documents onto ships as U S seizure rumors and Allied measures press Tokyo to remove assets before Sunday night.
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Washington
Ray Tucker
South America
Tokyo
U. S
Great Britain
Berlin
Secret Service
Mexico
Nippon
Russians Sell Soil At Highest Possible Price
Russians sell soil at the highest possible price as the Red Army fights a rear-guard action in Ukraine. A London source says the situation looks cheerful overall while combat churns along the Dnieper. Russian communiques claim stubborn defense from the south and wide front fighting. Both sides report raids and bombardment as Britain and the United States back a long-term aid plan and Moscow lines up an early conference with Washington and London.
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Associated Press
Ukraine
Semeon Budyonny
Dnieper
London
Black Sea
CINS
Odessa
Berlin
Baltic
Stettin
Washington
Roosevelt Churchill
Red Army
Russia
Joseph Stalin
Moscow
Knox Praises Eight Points At North Carolina Meet
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox urged Congress to approve the eight Roosevelt Churchill declarations and warned against voting against them. He spoke at the North Carolina League of Municipalities convention in Durham, stressing that liberty requires readiness to fight for it. He also said earlier in Raleigh that no shots had been fired by the Navy in enforcing sea lanes to Iceland and that axis ships had not been sighted there.
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Knox
North Carolina League of Municipalities
Raleigh
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