Doolittle Tours Britain Amid Moslem Meeting
Brig. Gen. James H. Doolittle, leader of the U S Army Air Forces bomber raid on Japan, is in Britain for his second wartime mission. He has been here ten days and will not be permanently attached to the European air command. He conferred with Maj. Gen. Carl Spaatz and Brig. Gen. Ira C. Eaker and made a three day tour of American air bases in Britain.
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London
James H. Doolittle
United States Army Air Force
Japan
United States
Doolittle
American Air Command
Britain
George Brett
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Carl Spaatz
Ira C. Eaker
Moslem League weighs open campaign for partition
In Bombay the Moslem League working committee met secretly to decide if it should launch a campaign to win British and Hindu recognition of its demand for a divided India into separate Hindu and Moslem states. The meeting also weighs its stance on the Congress civil disobedience unrest led by Gandhi. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru urged Britain to send a parliamentary delegation to discuss a settlement, while Muhammad Ali Jinnah warned against peace talks with the Hindu dominated Congress.
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Bombay
India
Moslem League
All- India Congress Party
All-India Congress Party
Calcutta
Congress
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Tej Bahadur Sapru
Alahabad
Britain
Sapru
Gandhi
Lord Linlithgow
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Powerful Assault Aimed At Stalingrad
Soviet defense reports describe a German push driving toward Stalingrad from the Don Bend with heavy Nazi manpower and matériel. In the Caucasus the Russians retreat from Maikop as Germans push toward Grozny while oil facilities are destroyed to deny Soviet supplies.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Don Bend
Stalingrad
Caucasus
Maikop
Grozny
Kletskaya
Kotelnikovski
Kletskaya Salient
Mineralynye Vody
Russia
Amlaikop
Soveit
Red Army
Mineralnye Vody
Krasnodar
Black Sea
Novorossisk
Ger
Offensive unfolds in Solomons as warfront morale rises
An unofficial MacArthur staff report says American advances near Solomon Island bridges edge forward on eleventh day of fighting. Allied civilians fear the cost while public eager for front-line dispatches to lift spirits. The piece stresses initiative, contrasts Allied restraint with Hitler, and notes growing Allied resolve despite casualties ahead.
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Solomon Islands
MacArthur
Washington
America
Panne Builder
Allies win big in Solomons air and land victories
London Star correspondent says despite cautious UN tone the Allies have achieved major initial objectives in land sea and air operations in the Solomon Islands. He cites seizure of Tulagi Harbor and Guadalcanal air base as key moves that could strip Japan of airfield access on the island.
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London
Selwyn Speight
London Star
Sydney
Australa
United Nations’ Imuniques
Hies
Washington
Solomons
Speight
U. S
Tulagi Harbor
Guadalcanal
Manpower Commission to seek inspectors in war plants
A senior government official said the War Manpower Commission will ask the War and Navy Departments and the Maritime Commission to place inspectors in cost plus war production plants to curb labor hoarding. He cited estimates that 35,000 workers could be removed from west coast airplane and shipbuilding plants without harming output. Hoarding robs rhythms of production as workers sit idle while others face shortages. inspectors would identify unneeded labor and authorities could deny wage certifications for such workers.
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Washington
War Manpower Commission
War and Navy Departments
Maritime Commission
Gill Declares Political Acts Not Tolerated
Revenue Commissioner Edwin Gill told accounting division employees that political manipulation is not allowed and will be punished by dismissal for incompetence or dishonesty. He named Richard Cox to head the division, signaling a move to reduce politics in the revenue department while stressing merit and efficiency.
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Raleigh
Edwin Gill
Employes
Gill
A. J. Maxwell
Richard Cox
Richmond
T. Boddie Ward
Cox
Capitol Ell
Revenue Department
Employes Today
Hathaway Cross
Division of
Air raid warden exam tests memory in Richmond
In Richmond Indiana candidates for air raid warden positions study, with one respondent highlighting the need for a “damned good memory.” The remark reflects wartime emphasis on preparedness and recall during inspections and drills.
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Richmond
Ind
Secret weapon may shift war in early next year
Washington reports an American inventor claims a new secret weapon could change the war and trap Germany. Details are tightly guarded with no leaks. production not planned on a large scale until early next year. The device is not gas and is described as a destructive power shared with the Soviet Union and China.
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Washington
Ray Tucker
Reichswehr
German Craft Damaged In Channel Fight
A light German patrol boat was sunk and three others were severely damaged in a clash with British coastal craft in the Straits of Dover. The German force included five to six R-boats. one was set afire and sunk. The German commanding officer was killed and 15 sailors were rescued by the British. Additional German boats were damaged. two were seriously damaged and failed to reach base. Coastal batteries and RAF forces engaged, with other raids and bombardments reported along the coast and into occupied France.
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London
Straits of Dover
Admiralty
RAF
Channel
North Midlands
Germany
Air Ministry
United States Army
France
United States
Solomons battle enters 11th day under seal of silence
Allied air patrols guard the waters northeast of Australia to halt Japanese reinforcements as the Solomon Islands fight continues into day 11. US Marines are believed to have expanded bridgeheads while official reports remain scarce. Australian officials voice confidence, while Tokyo touts submarine successes with unverified claims.
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Associated Press
MacArthur
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Solomon Islands
Solomons
Washington
Timor
Kokoda
New Guinea
Port Moresby
William H. Hughes
Pacific War Council
Sydney
America
United States
Tokyo
Imperial Headquarters
Move Made To Aid Committee In Government Reform
Washington August 17 The White House announced the transfer of the presidents committee on fair employment practice to the war manpower commission aims to strengthen the committee. The move allows access to the commission facilities to push work eliminating employment discrimination against Negroes and other minorities. Early cited protests from Negro and other groups nationwide over perceived misrepresentation of the transfer.
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Washington
Committee On Fair Employment Practice
War Manpower Commission
White House
Stephen Early
Churchill Stalin Reaffirm Axis War Alliance In Moscow
Churchill and Stalin met in Moscow from August 12 to 15 to reinforce the allied front against the Axis and decide on war conduct. A communique after Churchill’s departure said decisions were reached and an atmosphere of cordiality prevailed. Harriman attended as Roosevelt’s representative as Britain and the Soviet Union agreed on urgency of a second front in 1942.
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Moscow
Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Averell Harriman
Roosevelt
Soviet Union
Stalin
Anthony Eden
England
Vyacheslav Molotov
Molotov
Washington
London
Britain
Russia
United States
Adolf Hitler
Alan Brooke
Imperial General Staff
Alexander Cardogan
Foreign Office
Higgins Probe Fails To Show Black Market
Washington August 17 The War Production Board reported no evidence of a black market in steel by Higgins Industries of New Orleans. Andrew Higgins showed no diversion from war use and all deliveries cited were under high rated defense orders. Some warehouses may have violated WPB quotas and prices, with possible OPA action underway.
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Washington
Higgins Industries, Inc
New Orleans
England
War Production Board
Andrew J. Higgins
Higgins
Higgins Company
Office of Price Administration
OPA
WPB
Congress May Be Called Upon To Set Up An Authority
Congress may be asked to create a central authority to direct manpower for essential wartime tasks when it reconvenes after a vacation. Reports say a commission could direct worker flow, with the War Manpower Commission planning action against plant labor hoarding in cost plus operations. Subject to Senate tax bill revisions, the session may also consider wage and price controls, gasoline rationing, and reorientation of war production. President Roosevelt hinted at addressing stabilizing wages and prices.
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Congress
Jack Bell Washington
War Manpower Commission
War and Navy Departments
Maritime Commission
Senate
House
Barkley
Roosevelt
RAF Bombers Batter Axis Shipping Off North Africa Coast
British light bombers struck Axis shipping off the North African coast, scoring direct hits on fighters and destroying 13 enemy bombers as RAF fighters boosted air superiority over Malta. Desert operations included night patrol clashes and attacks on Rommel’s lines of communication, while land activity featured raids west of El Alamein.
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Cairo
Erwin Rommel
North African
Rommel
el Alamein
RAF
Mediterranean
Malta
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