Ambassadors say talks with Japan on Americans in Japan
U S Ambassador Joseph Grew disclosed he had been talking with the Japanese government for some time about restrictions on Americans leaving Japan and other problems affecting United States citizens. Japanese cabinet spokesman Koh Ishii denied Tokyo plans to hold Americans as hostages and noted new alien entry rules apply to all foreigners.
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Orient
Russia
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Rusia
Farast
Sirian
Kokumin
United Sates
Great Britain
Germany
Gimbels Department Store Picketed by 500 in Herald Square
In New York City on August 19 a strike at Gimbels drew about 500 pickets singing union songs. The United Department Store Employees Union says 1,500 employees were involved though the store stayed open. Police detained several pickets for disorderly conduct as shoppers diverted to nearby Saks and Macy’s.
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Saks
Macy's
William Michelson
United Department State Employes Union
CSO
Gimbel
Gimbel Company
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Michelson
Broadway
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3Th Street
Plane Found Near Sao Paulo After Missing Flight
Searchers locate the Panair do Brazil plane near Sao Paulo after it disappeared hours earlier, with 13 aboard. Nine passengers include Prof. Philip C. Jessup and Hugh Davies of International Harvester Sao Paulo. Pilot and steward said seriously injured. investigators report a mountain crash in a dense forest.
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Philip C. Jessup
New York
Hugh Davies
International Harvester Co
Davies
Harrisburg
Elliott Roosevelt Arrives In London
Capt Elliott Roosevelt reached London and met U S Ambassador John G Winant. The president's son, a military aide, joined the recent sea conference with Prime Minister Churchill and may be there on Air Corps duties. It was unclear if he traveled by air or aboard the Prince of Wales. Ensign Franklin D Roosevelt Jr accompanied Churchill to Iceland, with onward plans undisclosed.
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London
Elliott Roosevelt
Roosevelt
U. S
John G. Winant
Churchill
U. S. Army Air Corps
Army set to release National Guardsmen before December 10
The War Department announced most guardsmen and selectees would complete about 18 months of total active service before release, with releases planned for by December 10 to allow men to reach home for Christmas. A new law doubles immediate reenlistment bonuses for Navy and Marine personnel and may keep some in service during a national emergency.
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Department
Roosevelt
Navy
Marine Corps
Congress
Army
Russian Defeat Seen as Germany Presses Blitz
American military experts predict Germany will push to seize Leningrad Moscow Astrakhan by September 15, leaving Stalin to winter with diminished forces. The Russians suffer heavy losses while Hitlerites press forward and Moscow seeks urgent aid as Roosevelt and Churchill meet at sea.
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Washingto
Ray Tucker
Russia
Moscow
Roosevelt
Churchill Returns to London After Atlantic Conference
Prime Minister Churchill lands in London from his Atlantic trip with President Roosevelt and meets King George after a rousing crowd welcome. He reports on talks with Roosevelt and plans to intensify the fight against Hitlerism, then broadcasts forthcoming notes from Parliament. Ambassador Winant joins crowds at the station as Mrs Churchill greets officials.
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Associated Press
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Churchill
Atlantic
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War Cabinet
George
Stancheon
Churchil
U. S
John G. Winant
Winant
FDR Appeal In Strike Rumor At Shipyard
Reports from authoritative sources say President Roosevelt urged Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co to accept the mediation board's recommendations and end a 12day strike halted at $493 million of work in the Kearny New Jersey yard. If rejected, the government may seize and operate the yard with navy contracts. The CIO union demands a union maintenance clause in the contract to keep workers in the union or potential adders.
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National Mediation Board
Kearney
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Mediation Board
RAF Strikes German Cities In Daylight Air Raid
British RAF planes shot down eight German fighters over northern France in daylight raids following night attacks on Cologne Duisburg and Dunkirk docks. Eight British planes went missing from the large sweep while German raids on the East Coast of England and Scotland caused some casualties.
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Associated Press
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Royal Air Force
France
Cologne
Duisburg
Dunkerque
Air Ministry
Whitt Hng
Gers Ns
England
Scotland
Berlin
Sunderland
Quezon and Wallace vow unity in broadcast salute
President Manuel Quezon declared the Philippines stands with the United States in life and death as Vice President Henry A. Wallace said the two nations share ideals. The two spoke during a two way radio broadcast marking Quezon's 63rd birthday. Quezon spoke from Manila while Wallace delivered his address from Washington.
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Manuel Quezon
Philippines
United States
Henry A. Wallace
Quezon
Manila
Wallace
Rony Washington
Death Toll Mounts In Fire At Brooklyn Pier
Seven confirmed dead with about twenty missing after a massive blaze at a Brooklyn pier engulfed the Cuba Mail Line ship Panuco and nearby craft. At least 55 people were seriously injured. a marine inquiry opened as investigators weighed possible sabotage. The Panuco crew numbered 35, with additional stevedores aboard. officials cautioned the death toll may never be known.
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Brooklyn
U.S. Marine Inspection and Navigation Service
Panuco
Panuce
Edward A.‘Heffernan
Cuba
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Baselead
Washington
Secretary of
Commerce Jones
O'Dwyer
FBT
United States establishes south Atlantic plane ferry service
The United States announced a south Atlantic ferry system to move warplanes from the United States to West Africa and then to the Middle East. Pan American Airways will operate ferry flights and a parallel transport service for parts and personnel, with West Africa terminals likely at Freetown and Bathurst. The plan aims to avoid active war zones and may include commercial use. Brazil bases are reportedly under negotiation.
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United States
Britain
Middle East
West Africa
Roosevelt
Dakar
Mae
White House
Africa
Pan American Airways
Mr Roosevelt
Pan American
Freetown
Sierra Leone
Bathurst
British Gambia
Trinidad
U. S
Brazil
German Forces Press on Leningrad and Odessa Front
Adolf Hitler announced German and allied troops overran Ukraine west of the Dnieper and attacked Odessa. The siege of Leningrad intensified as Soviet defenses near 75 miles away, while Finnish reports note stiffening resistance near Lake Ladoga. German high command claimed captures at Nikolaev and several ships, with ongoing naval damage near Odessa. British observers warn that Budyenny’s leadership will shape Soviet resistance as huge Red Army losses mount in retreat from the east bank of the Dnieper.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Ukraine
Dnieper River
Odessa
Black Sea
Red Army
Leningrad
Lake Ladoga
Sortavala
Bie
Nikolaev
Benders
Iito Five Quarters
London
Semeon Budyenny
Dnieper
Budyenny
Fitler
Lower
Gasoline Pipe Line Terminal Will Be Begun Immediately
Charlotte report says a major petroleum products pipe line from Baton Rouge to Greensboro is moving to construction. First carloads of steel will unload at Greensboro, with grading by Neat Hawkins in Greensboro and Salisbury and Charlotte sites planned. Work will advance to Spartanburg and finish with drainage, paving, and sewer work, as right of way clears in Gaston and Mecklenburg.
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Neat Hawkins
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Southern Railway
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Salisbury
Spartanburg
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