Marines Hold Fast in Solomon Islands Stand
U S Marines stood fast in hard won positions in the Solomon Islands after wiping out a 700-man Japanese force that tried a night landing to pierce American lines. Major James Roosevelt helped lead, while a Marine and Navy force destroyed a Japanese seaplane base near Makin Island in the Gilbert group, extending the U S offensive.
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Walter B. Clausen
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
United States
Solomon Islands
James Roosevelt
Makin Island
Gilbert Group
Solomons
Alexander A. Vandegraft
Us.m.c
George Wants Careful Study In Revenue Bill
Washington Aug. 22. Senator George Ga requests frank and candid review of individual income tax provisions in the revenue bill as the Senate Finance Committee begins two weeks of executive consideration. The bill, from the House, would raise about 6.271 billion in taxes over a year, with 2.9 billion from individuals. George urges timely action to curb inflation and fund the war, rejecting Beardsley Ruml’s plan for current taxation by source with tax credits for 1943. The plan would involve withholding 5 percent next year and 10 percent in 1944 on salaries and dividends.
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Washington
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Frank and
Candia
House
Treasury
Beardsley Ruml
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Estimate Over 14 Million In War Casualties
New York August 22 Fourteen million persons killed in war since 1931 per Prof Atwood H Townsend NYU in Free World article The bulk were civilians 9 5 million China 2 3 million soldiers 6 3 million civilians since 1937 Russia 2 5 million soldiers and 2 000 000 to 4 000 000 civilians US dead 7 060 Townsend says figures assume minimums with maximums totalling 22 000 000.
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New York
Japan
Manchuria
Atwood H. Townsend
New York University
Free World
China
Russia
United States
Townsend
Tobacco crop to gross 8.8 million in Johnston County
Johnston County tobacco crop for the year is estimated to gross 8.8 million dollars by County Agent M. A. Morgan. He bases the figure on an indicated 23 million pounds produced on 27 thousand acres, with the forecast tied to the current growing season conditions in the county.
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Johnston County
M. A. Morgan
Hope Shines for Vern Haugland Safety
Melbourne report says Vern Haugland AP war correspondent, missing since August 7, is believed alive after three crewmen from his crash plane reached Port Moresby. They say the crew bailed out before the crash and landed in scattered areas as a storm battered the flight from Townsville. A relief party reached the survivors, with search for Haugland and two others continuing in the rugged New Guinea hinterland.
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Melbourne
Vern Haugland
Associated Press
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Haugland
Townsville
Australia
Fort Moresby
Woman Released on Bond in Arizona Shooting Case
Margaret Herlihy was released on 5000 bond in Douglas Arizona after waiving preliminary hearing on a charge she fatally shot Captain David D Carr in a lovers quarrel. The Army officer's body was sent to Mrs Ruth Carr in Phoenix City Alabama who said she married Carr in January.
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Margaret Herlihy
Douglas
Ariz
David D. Carr
Ruth Carr
Phoenix
City
Ala
Carr
Molzahn Guilty of Violation Espionage Act
Hartford August verdict finds Molzahn guilty of conspiring to violate the Espionage Act by delivering U S military secrets to Axis powers. Jury convicts the 47 year old pastor of a German Lutheran church in Philadelphia. Co conspirators Kunze Ebell Willumeit Vonsiatsky receive 15, 7, 5, and 5 year terms respectively. Judge Smith allows a new trial motion to be heard Tuesday.
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Hartford
Conn
Stocky
Jurt
E. B. Molzahn
United States
Philadelphia
Franklin Square
J. Joseph Smith
Gerhard Wilhelm Kunze
Fuehrer
Bund
Kunze
Camden
N. J
Wolfgang Ebell
el Paso
Tex
Otto Willumeit
Chicago
Anastase A. Vonsiatsky
Thompson
Molzahn
Thomas J. Dodd, Jr
Smith
Seventh Victim Claimed By Gas Tank Explosion
Waynesville fire chief Lawrence L. Kerley, 36, died in Haywood County Hospital, the seventh death from burns after a gasoline storage tank exploded at a Standard Oil distributing plant on July 14. Earlier victims included Andy Caldwell, his wife and two children, W. L. Hardin, a plant manager, and a truck driver. Funeral for Kerley was scheduled for tomorrow afternoon.
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Waynesville
Lawrence L. Kerley
Haywood County
Standard Oil Company
Andy Caldwell
W. L. Hardin
Kerley
Production Of Munitions Far Off Schedule
Washington Aug 22 Production Chief Donald M Nelson said munitions output rose 16 percent in July but 7 percent below earlier expectations and the drive to hit year end goals requires stronger effort. He noted uneven progress and the need to balance programs, cut some schedules, and boost others while warning that sustained large gains will require tighter planning and controls.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Nelson
Armed Services
Maritime Commission
Pearl Harbor
British Intend Continuance of German Raids
Air Minister Sir Archibald Sinclair warned Swansea readers that Britain would keep bombing Germany with 1,000 plane raids rising in frequency aided by the U S air force. He cited Osnabrueck raids as heavier than any single blitz night and warned German power remains, weather permitting, a threat at home. He hailed the Dieppe raid as the war’s biggest air battle with RAF 3,000 sorties disclosed.
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Swansea
Wales
Archibald Sinclair
Germany
United States Air Force
Osnabrueck
WPB Moves to End Chrysler Tank Arsenal Strike in Detroit
The War Production Board seeks a quick peaceful end to a Detroit strike at the Chrysler tank arsenal. AFL construction workers protest CIO hiring, halting work but officials say production remains on schedule. A separate Alcoa Vernon plant walkout in Los Angeles involved 300 workers. CIO calls it unauthorized. George W. Taylor appeals for a return to work as a patriotic measure. William B. Taylor cites CIO UAW involvement in a response to a company lockout.
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WPB
Chrysler Tank Arsenal
Detroit
War Production Board
WPB Board of Review
Building Trades Council
American Federation of Labor
H. L. Weckler
AFL
arscn chay _ders
Fd Thal
Detrait Building Trades Council
Congress of Industrial Organizations
EB. J. Hunt
Arsenal
Hunt
Aluminum Company of America
Vernon
Alcoa
Los Angeles
CIO
George W. Taylor
War Labor Board
William B. Taylor
United Automobile Workeses of America
Speed limit patrols to stop drivers over 40 mph
Raleigh reports state Motor Vehicle Commissioner T Boddie Ward said orders will soon require state highway patrolmen to stop and question motorists traveling over 40 miles an hour. The patrol data will be shared with the Office of Price Administration when drivers apply for more tires or gasoline.
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Raleigh
T. Boddie Ward
Roosevelt
Office of Price Administration
Four Japanese Vessels Sunk by American Subs in Pacific
The Navy disclosed that four Japanese noncombatant ships were sunk by American submarines in the Pacific. Reports also indicate a possible sinking of one destroyer and damage to another noncombatant vessel.
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Washington
Navy
Pacific
Brazil proclaims war on Germany and Italy
Buenos Aires dated report says Brazil informed its 20 sister republics of America that a state of war exists with Germany and Italy due to submarine sinkings of Brazilian ships. Brazil becomes first South American nation in the conflict and the 29th globally. Notes to foreign ministers declare acts of war by Germany and Italy forced beligerency.
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Buenos Aires
Brazil
America
Germany
Italy
Jaly
Four American Rangers Ready After Dieppe Raid Triumphs
Four American Rangers say they are ready to face almost anything after fighting with British Commandos at Dieppe. They scaled a 73 foot cliff to knock out pillboxes, engaged German patrols, and praised the calm courage of the British troops. They vow they are no longer afraid of invading the continent.
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Dieppe
London
United States
William R. Brady
Grand Forks
N. D
Kenneth Stemson
Russell
Dayton
Corporal Brady
Brady
Continent
Chennault Retains Command Of U S Fliers In China
Brig. Gen. Clair L. Chennault will keep command of American air forces in China, Burma and India. The War Department said Brig. Gen. Clayton L. Bissell’s appointment as commander of American air forces in the region does not affect Chennault. Bissell, head of the 19th Air Force based in India, may operate in Burma and China.
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Washington
Clair L. Chennault
Flying Tigers
China
United States
War Department
Clayton L. Bissell
Ameican
Burma
India
New
Department
Chennault
Bissell
19Th Air Force
Lewis H. Brereton
Near East
Iraq Pledges Aid To Allies
New York Aug 22 Gen Nuri Pasha Es Said premier of Iraq said Iraq would declare war and fight on the side of the Allies if Germany breaks through the Caucasus A British broadcast to Reuters reported The interview also challenged Gandhi to ask the Japanese to withdraw from China and other territories before asking Britain to withdraw from India.
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New York
Nuri Pasha Es-Said
Iraq
Caucasus
Reuters
SBC
Mohandas K. Gandhi
India
China
Civilians Face Probable Cuts In Electricity Use
Washington reports the War Production Board will curtail civilian electricity consumption by suspending or halting work on 28 government and private power projects. The WPB revised its expansion plan to ensure power for war needs, allowing only essential munitions-related projects and noting emergencies may still trigger service disruptions during droughts or accidents.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
WPA
Congress
Axis Initiative In Other Spots
Moscow reports Soviet forces pushed Germans back in the Kletskaya area near the Don Bend northwest of Stalingrad with a night surprise attack. Casualties and losses include 200 dead, two field guns, eight machine guns, 13 munitions trucks, and a radio station. Soviet counterattacks southeast of Kletskaya kept pressure on German forces amid broader fighting across southern theaters.
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Moscow
Red Army
Kletskaya
Don
Stalingrad
Caucasus
Pyatigorsk
Kotelnikovski
Krasnodar
Moscow Radio
Kletskya
Volga
FDRs Son Helped In Makins Island Raid Reported
Washington dispatch notes President Roosevelt learned of James Roosevelts role in the Makins Island raid from the morning newspapers. Early explained the president and Mrs. Roosevelt had no more details than the public, with all four Roosevelt sons in service. James, Elliott, Franklin Jr., and John Roosevelts military roles and ranks are summarized.
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Washington
Roosevelt
James
Makin Island
Jimmy
Stephen Early
Marine Corps Reserve
Elliott
Army Air Forces
Franklin D., Jr
Navy
John
Pearl Harbor
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