Radio Hams Assist Army In West Coast Maneuvers
In Washington state Aug 21 1940 a pilot program mobilizes amateur radio operators to provide defensive espionage aid during West Coast maneuvers involving 100 000 troops Two hundred civilian operators including farmers forest rangers and patrolmen join in a secret network aiding the army near the Olympic peninsula One message notes five yellow jeeps signaling potential tank power and a youth operator hears Reds invading and vanishes from the airwaves.
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West
Washington
Kenyon A. Joyce
Sth Corps
Olympic Peninsula
Army
9Th Corps
Soviet Bombers Penetrate Northwestern Germany
Berlin reports a number of Soviet Russian bombers flew along the Baltic coast into Northern Germany last night. The German statement said the planes circled German territory and dropped a few bombs causing no noteworthy damage. Full Moon astronomy note follows.
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Berlin
Baltic
Germany
Soldiers Act For Physicians In Second Army War Games
Soldiers and medical units in the Seventh Army Corps simulated battlefield casualties near Arkans as 73 000 troops held a defensive line on a 15 mile front. An enemy cavalry unit advanced while stretcher bearers moved pretend wounded to aid stations. Umpires tagged injuries as simulated and doctors filed routine casualty reports. Some wounds were treated and splints applied during the exercise.
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Second Army
Arkansas
Seventh Army Corps
107Th
Ohio) Cavalry
Recommendation to wipe out all tax exemptions
A recommendation to eliminate tax exemptions on personal incomes was presented to the Senate Finance Committee by Walter A. M. Cooper, head of the American Institute of Accountants taxation committee. He urged withholding normal income taxes at the source and noted five reasons including revenue expansion and inflation control. The statement referenced current exemptions of 2000 dollars for married and 800 for single filers, with treasury suggestions lowering them to 1500 and 750 respectively. Distilled Spirits Institute also addressed taxes in a separate preamble.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Walter A. M. Cooper
American Institute of Accountants
Treasury
Cowper
White Plains
Cooper l
Loena Ae Nee EE
United States
Distilled Spirits Institute
Finance Committee
Air shelters built by Reds at Vladivostok
A Japanese newspaper, quoting a Vladi vostok vice consul, reports Russians rushing large scale air raid shelter construction. The article says many residents, including women and children, are employed on the work and masks or pasmasits are carried on the streets.
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Vladivostok
Tokyo
Nichi Nich Today
Marshall cites morale as key to army strength
Denver Aug 21 Gen. George C Marshall army chief says morale is far more important than equipment and that public morale has risen but later declined. He adds morale depends largely on the people behind the army and their unity of purpose.
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Denver
George C. Marshall
Stall
Moale
Repeal Fallout Warns Of Rising Illegal Revenue
A report warns that illegal alcohol profits are increasing since repeal and could reach levels that harm legal sales and public revenues, benefiting bootleggers and illicit producers. The warning highlights ongoing enforcement and revenue concerns amid ongoing prohibition-era debates.
Weather notes and Mozart festival in Asheville
Weather noon today reports considerable cloudiness tonight and Friday with scattered thundershowers in the southwest and extreme south portions of North Carolina. Winds shift from northeast and east in the north to southwest in the south with fog and occasional rain south of Virginia capes tonight. In Asheville, officials note the fifth annual Mozart festival will be held August 28 to 31.
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North Carolina
Winds Hatteras
Jacksonville
Block Island
Fair Hatteras
Virginia Capes
Asheville
Ashevillas
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