Wheeler Raps FDR Pledge Broken in War Talk
Senator Wheeler accuses President Roosevelt of breaking a pledge on steering clear of war. He cites the Iceland troop movement and a campaign promise to draftees to return home after a year. Senator Clark agrees if the President “pulls a Wheeler” he will keep the nation out of war. Senator Nye criticizes Roosevelt’s Iceland threat language. Pepper defends the stance as prudent for hemispheric defense.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wheeler
D-Mont
Montanan
Roosevelt
Iceland
Britain
Churchill
Congress
Clark
Idaho
White House
Nye
R-Nde
Pepper
D-Fla
Chiefs Named For Air Force Forces Shifts Across U S
Washington July 19 reports a second major officer reshuffle this week as four continental air forces get new commanders. Major General Lewis Brereton takes Third Air Force from Barton Yount at Tampa, while Yount moves to Moffett Field. Major General Herbert Dargue leads First Air Force at Mitchell Field, succeeding James Clancy now in London. Major General Millard Harmon heads Second Air Force at Fort George Wright after replacing John Curry, who becomes head of the Rocky Mountain Technical Command. Brigadier General William Ryan will command the Fourth Air Force at Riverside, easing out Jacob Fickel.
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Washington
Continental
United States
France
Lewis Fr. Brereton
Third Air Force
Tampa
Fla
Aerail
Brereton
17Th
Savannah
Barton I. Yount
Moffett Field
Calif
Herbert A. Dargue
Air Corps
First Air Force
Mitchell Field
N.Y
James E. Clancy
London
Millard F. Harmon
Fourth Air Force
Riverside
Second Air Force
Fort George Wright
Wash
Yarmon
John F. Curry
Rocky Mountain
Leawray Field
Colo
William ©. Ryan
10Th Pursuit Wing
Hamilton Field
Jacob F. Fickel
London Claims Two German Cities Wrecked By Raids
London asserts that Muenster and Aachen have had a third of their air defenses destroyed or damaged by RAF raids. More than 120 raids on Germany and Nazi-occupied territory have occurred in weeks, with 301 Messerschmitt 108s downed in 31 days. The daylight offensives harmed industrial targets in Northern France, including chemical works at Chocques and steel works at Fives and Lille, with several plants knocked out of action.
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London
Britain
Muenster
Aachen
RAF
Air Ministry
Germany
Goering
Para
France
Chocques
Fives
Lille
Pas
Minzingrade
Pont Avendin
Japs Resign Foreign Officials After Cabinet Shakeup
Tokyo reports resignations by Kuma taro Honda ambassador to the Japanese government in Nanking and Vice Minister Chuichi Ohashi to new foreign minister Teijiro Toyoda. Other resignations include Yoshira Saito and Toshio Shiratori as Matsuoka reshapes the foreign service.
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Tokyo
Kumataro
Honda
Nanking
Chuichi Ohashi
Teijiro Toyoda
Prince Konoyue
Yosuke Matsuoka
Yoshira Saito
Toshio Shiratori
Foreign Office
Shiratori
Axis
Italy
Washington
Sweden
Denmark
Iceland
Finland
Matsuoka
Foreion Service
Renzo Sawada
France
Kiichiro Hiranuma
Farmer
New York
LaGuardia to Decide on Candidacy in Monday Talk
New York July 19. Fiorello H LaGuardia faces likely decision on a third term as mayor. He will broadcast at 7:45 p m EST Monday over WOR and WNYC with allies indicating he plans to run again and expects to disclose his view in the speech.
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New York
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
WOR
WNYC
Swiss Nazis In Trade Pact Sealed With Germany
Swiss and German negotiators signed a clearing pact lasting through 1942. Germany will supply coal and iron and aid transport to secure Balkans fuel, with Germany enabling rail and river routes across occupied areas. Switzerland gains access for watches and electric machinery exports and an agricultural exchange exchanging cattle fruit milk for sugar seeds potatoes alcohol and fertilizer.
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Bern
Switzerland
Germany
Balkans
U S Threat Behind Japanese Cabinet Shakeup
Berlin dispatch notes Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung claims the United States pressured Japan into a cabinet reshuffle. It asserts Britain cannot wage war without American permission and that Japan acted under American threat and weapons, explaining the cabinet overhaul.
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Berlin
United States
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Britain
Pacific
Japan
Draft Conscience Exemption Clause Sparks Debate
Washington column by Ray Tucker examines the Department of Justice misinterpretation of the Draft Act Conscience clause. The piece notes that the clause requires a belief and religious training against war, details battles in Congress over changing and to or and discusses how the DOJ’s stance risks widening exemptions. The report previews policy battles and notes ongoing political tension.
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Washington
Ray Tucker
Department of Justice
Victor O'Kelliher
Paul G. French
Philadelphia
Society of Friends
Blacklist Irks Reich as U.S. sanctions anger Axis tone
An authorized German spokesman blasted U S efforts to freeze funds of South American firms doing business with Axis powers calling Roosevelt's move interference in foreign rights. Voe kischer Beobachter labeled the policy a cut throat dollar warfare aimed at economic imperialism. Rio de Janeiro reports said some firms were blacklisted while others faced possible removal after investigations.
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Berlin
United States
Roosevelt
Adolf Hitler
Voekischer Beobachter
Free States
Ey Ss
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Santiago
Chile
British V Drive Gains Across Occupied Europe
London July 19 The director of Britain's V for Victory campaign broadcast final instructions for the W day observance in German held territories. Colonel Britton urged a vow to continue the fight for independence and honor and urged displaying the V symbol in writing or Morse code. The British noted rapid spread of the V campaign despite German attempts to claim it as Viktoria.
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London
Britain
Germany
Britton
Col. Britton
Viktoria
Roosevelt appoints Bryan and Daniels to civilian defense panel
Washington July 19 410 appointments by President Roosevelt include Dr John Stewart Bryan president William and Mary College Williamsburg Virginia and Jonathan Daniels Raleigh to volunteer participation communities within the office of civilian defense awarding notable civic leaders roles in national service
Hitler's Military Machine Sapped By Soviet Attack
A London report cites a foreign source claiming Soviet pressure has drained the German army. It says Germany moved elite troops east, hindering invasion plans of England, with six weeks required to reassemble westward if possible.
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Hitler
Navy Missing On Priorities
Navy Committee Chairman Vinson says the Navy is the nation’s first line of defense but other defense priorities siphon funds. He notes the shipbuilding program needs $585,000,000 extra to meet schedule dates and warns supplies must be accelerated or the program will falter.
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Washington
Vinson D-Ga J
House ‘Naval Committee
Wai
Vinson
Navy
Way Cleared By Collapse Of Smolensk
German military commentators in Berlin say the Smolensk gate collapse clears a path toward Moscow with favorable terrain about 200 miles southwest of the capital though no immediate assault is indicated. Some observers suggest Germany may pinch off Red Army sections while a separate Axis informant claims Russia hides 4,000,000 troops ready to strike when timed. A London source notes Russian defense has degraded German strength, making a British invasion before winter unlikely. Reports place Germany aiming to seize Western Russia from Leningrad to the Caspian Sea by September, with Moscow near the line. The Smolensk breach expands Stalin Line gaps as Russians move embassy staff toward Kazan for safety. The Russian command vows full blitz fury in Smolensk areas with stubborn fighting there. other front areas report little action.
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London
England
Germany
RAF
Russia
Leningrad
Gulf of Finland
Astrakhan
Caspian Sea
Associated Press
Moscow
Smolensk
Berlin
Red Army
Istanbul
Britain
Strakhan
Stalin Line
United States
Kazan
Tartar Republic
Red Air Force
Swedish munitions train explodes in collision
A Swedish munitions train collided head on with an express train at Krylbo station near Stockholm. The blast produced detonations for miles and shell bursts that lasted hours. Twelve people were injured. no fatalities reported. Some sought refuge in an air raid shelter as investigators from criminal and explosives teams arrived. The train reportedly included German cars. Transport of a German division across Sweden from Norway to Finland was nearly complete at the week’s end.
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Stockholm
Krylbo
Hrylho
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Moratorium Committees Proposed for National Strike Solution
The Associated Press reports Albert W. Hawkes proposes strike moratorium committees with labor management and public reps as a national solution. He cites Toledo savings and six years of disputes settled without work stoppage, urging Chambers of Commerce to push voluntary mediation nationwide. AFL leader George Meany notes minimal work loss in defense efforts and pledges continued dedication to the arsenal of democracy.
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Associatedress
Albert W. Tiawkes
United States Chamber of Commerce
Toledo
Hawkes
Chambers of Commerce
Taledo
John@. Carey
Board
Iive
Edmund Ruffin
Blue Ridge
N. C
Alvin F. Dodd
American Management Association
Southern Conference On Human Relations
Dodd
Flo
New York
George Meany
AFL
Meany
Great Britain
RAF Bombers Sink Four Ships From Nazi Convoy
London reports RAF bombers probable destruction of four ships totaling about 20 000 tons off the Netherlands today. A Blenheim group attacked a German convoy escorted by anti aircraft ships. About three ships of 6 000 tons each were set on fire. the fourth, 4 000 tons, blew up after a stern hit. Beaufort coastal command also bombed a German supply ship off the Norwegian coast.
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London
Netherlands
Northwest Hit By Heat Wave
Heat and fires swept the Pacific Northwest causing nine deaths in Oregon and two in Washington. Temperatures soared to 115 degrees, with hundreds prostrated and numerous lightning fires felling timber and wheat. Firefighting crews, aided by air support and military tactics, battled large blazes in the Wenatchee and Stoalmuje regions as CCC camps faced manpower shortages.
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Seattle
Wash
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Washington
Weather Bureau
Forest Service
Portland
CCC
Chelan-Wenniehee
Missoula
Mont
Rapid River
Stoaualmie National Forest
Wenatchee
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