Fuehrer Mussolini Hold West East Meet On War Aims
Hitler and Mussolini met for five days at the eastern front headquarters to discuss the duration and conduct of the war. They examined political and military questions and pledged unity to create a new European order free of Bolshevist threat and plutocratic exploitation. The leaders visited German commanders and top Nazi officials during the talks.
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T B Clinic Tuesday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Teutonic clinic sponsored by the Douglas County Tuberculosis and Health association will be held on Tuesday September 2 at Lawrence Memorial hospital. Dr. C F Taylor of Norton will conduct the examinations with appointments at the city health office 462 and use of the west side entrance. The clinics are funded by Christmas seals.
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Tallinn Falls to German Forces Amid Baltic Battle
German high command reports Tallinn captured after a hard fight as German Finnish naval and air forces attack Russian retreating ships in the Gulf of Finland. Dnieperopetrovsk falls and the Dnieper dam is destroyed, signaling a wider German advance toward Leningrad and Kiev amid Soviet countermeasures.
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Laval Is Sinking After Laval Assassination Attempt
Paris reports doctors planned emergency surgery to remove a bullet near Laval's heart as his fever spiked raising infection fears. Meantime police broadened anti opposition actions, and Meoknes Morocco court sentenced two men to six years for attacking state security. Marcel Deat improved while Paul Colette faces trial by a new red section of the appellate court amid suspected communist links.
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French Morocco
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Dunkerque
Engand
England
Charles de Gaulle
Red
Appallate Court
Army bomber crashes during test flight at airport
Los Angeles reports a B 25 type army bomber crashed on a test flight at the municipal airport. One man was killed and two others critically injured. The plane burned and was destroyed. James Knight the radio man was believed dead. Test pilot W B Tex Wild and co pilot Paul Penrose were burned seriously.
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W. B
Tex) Wild
Paul Penrose
Grassroots Meetings Planned by Midwest Republicans
Four midwestern Republican leaders tentatively arrange grassroots meetings in Missouri and Oklahoma to gather farmers’ views on an agriculture program. Meetings are sponsored by the Republican farm study committee led by Rep. Clifford Hope of Kansas.
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Missouri
Oklahoma
Republican Farm Study Committee
Clifford Hope
Kansas
Roosevelt backs curbs on nonessential government spending
President Roosevelt urged reduction of nonessential federal outlays while noting he does not pass appropriation bills. The Senate Finance Committee backed Byrd's plan to probe and cut nondefense spending as it updated a $3.69 billion tax bill with new budget cuts and a 14 member committee to seek savings. The panel also approved higher taxes including a 10 percent levy on electric bulbs and raised corporate, theater ticket, and local telephone taxes to boost revenue.
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House
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Defense Expenditures Top One Billion in August
Treasury reports defense spending from August 1 to 27 totaled 1 001 446 512 dollars, about 72 million more than July and five times August last year. Reconstruction Finance Corp disbursements, over 60 million monthly, not included. Come see the 1942 Plymouth at Buddy Gallagher Motors.
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Treasury
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Japan seeks end to Chinese war on own terms
Tokyo reports Premier Konoye asked Roosevelt to end the Chinese war, while bitterly condemning aid to Chiang Kai-Shek from Britain and the United States. Domei noted delicate US relations amid the Pacific crisis and Japan’s push for a co prosperity sphere and China affair disposal. Cabinet and military leaders met to discuss Washington talks. Chugai urged amicable settlement through dialogue. A government official stressed the importance of keeping peace while ready to cope with any untoward event.
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Roosevelt and Nomura Hold Man to Man Talks on Pacific Relations
Washington observers hailed the Roosevelt Nomura meeting as a potential first step toward a broad review of key American Japanese issues. No date was set for a follow up conference as diplomats await the president’s reply to Prince Konoye and a possible second anniversary address at Hyde Park.
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Kichisaburo Nomura
Pacific
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Hyde Park
N.Y
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Prince Konoye
Russian Air Power Still Strong, Experts Believe
New York reports after two months of warfare that Russia's large air force retains its striking power and will likely remain a major concern for German forces through winter. Military authorities note German air superiority remains unachieved, hindering blitz tactics seen in earlier campaigns.
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Russia
Pareblinn
Poland
Norway
Low Countries
France
Balkans
Allies Move Rapidly in Iran After Joint Invasion
London reports Britain and Russia swiftly occupy Iran after a four day resistance. Peace terms not confirmed but three points cited: hand over remaining German technicians, guarantee transport facilities from the Persian Gulf to Russia, and ensure a steady oil flow to support British forces in the Middle East.
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London
Britain
Russia
Iran
Reza Shah Pahlavi
Mos OW
Persian Gulf
Middle East
Lawrence High opens equipment check for football season
Thirty candidates checked out gear at Liberty Memorial high school with Coach Elmer Schaake noting at least ten more may sign in tomorrow. He warned players in the September 19 season opener at Junction City must attend the first practice Tuesday morning amid material supply constraints affecting bus charters and fleet availability.
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Lawrence
Liberty Memorial High School
Elmer Schaake
Schaake
Junction City
Rainless Weekend Forecast for Topeka and Kansas
The weather outlook predicts a rainless weekend with sunny spells for most of Kansas, followed by a return of showers early next week. Temperatures will peak near 90 to 95 degrees with humidity, and nights around 65 to 75 degrees. Ground moisture remains adequate statewide.
Tax Bill Approved by Senate Finance Committee
Washington reports the Senate Finance Committee approved an unprecedented 3.672 billion tax bill,Treasury estimates show 456 million more than the House vote. The panel exempted strategic metals industries from excess profits taxes and would lower personal income exemptions to 1500 for married and 750 for single filers, potentially adding 6 to 17 million new taxpayers.
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Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
House
Bill Would Cut Wheat Penalty To 15 Cents A Bushel
Three Republican senators Taft Willis and Butler introduced S 1876 to reduce penalties under the Agricultural Adjustment Act for wheat grown over quotas from 49 to 16 cents per bushel during the 1941 crop year. The bill carves out excess wheat used for feeding or household purposes.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Willis
Indiana
Butler
Nebraska
Teachers Yet In Three Rural Schools Openings Delayed
Douglas county rural schools start Monday with Haskell Institute resuming Tuesday and Lawrence Business College on Wednesday. City schools push to Monday September 8. Some rural districts lack teachers prompting delays. About 150 Indian students arrive at Haskell this week as staff appointments update for the new term.
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Santa Fe Railroad
Carlsbad Caverns
Yosemite National Park
Grand Canyon
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Enterprise
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Globe
Harold Fisher
Haskell
G. Warren Spaulding
Mary C. Best
Little Rock
Ark
Lay
Grace Kennedy
Levi Lawrence
John Jojola
Army
Jojola
Lawrence
Induction Postponed for John V Sees Jr
John V Sees Jr is granted a 60 day postponement from induction into the army by the local draft board. He was ordered to report October 28 but requested extra time to handle business matters before induction.
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John V. Sees, Jr
Sees
Stock Market Index Inches Down to 43.6
The average of 60 stocks slid to 43.6 while the prior day stood at 43.7. Traders watched gradual declines across sectors with mixed earnings reports affecting sentiment.
Harriman to Lead U S Delegation on Moscow Aid Talk
President Roosevelt named W Averell Harriman to head a U S delegation to Moscow to discuss aid to Russia. John Biggers will replace Harriman in London to oversee production for the Office of Production Management. The Moscow group may number about six and work with British and Russian partners on relief and shipping issues.
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Moscow
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Roosevelt
Russia
Harriman
London
John Biggers
Office of Production Management
Harrivans
Four Fifths of World Population at War
On the eve of the second anniversary of Germany invasion of Poland the National Geographic Society announced that 1 7 00 000 000 people four fifths of the world population are at war The United States and the other American republics are the only sizeable portions not active belligerents in a bulletin from the society.
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Germany
Poland
National Geographic Society
United States
Society
Salina hotel owner shows slight improvement in hospital
C. W. Lamer, Salina hotel owner, who has been critically ill, was reported slightly improved today at St. Luke's hospital. Adv. for Buddy Gallagher Motors cites Chrysler Corporation No. 1 Carat at 634 Mass.
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Salina
Kansas City
C. W. Lamer
St. Luke’s Hospital
Chrysler Corporation
Buddy
Gallagher Motors
Wildcat Oil Test Signals New Run Near Lawrence
A wildcat test was spudded on the Old Clingman land in the O'Neil district about nine miles northeast of Lawrence. Charles E. Stewart and Dr. Victor L. Gould of St. Louis are drilling to the Arbuckle formation, 2,200 feet down, in the McLouth field area as the first deep test. Gas well Chumley No. 1 Bartlett completed at 7.5 million cubic feet.
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Texas
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Apperson-Punt Oil Company
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Baxter Springs
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McLaughlin and Associates
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Sherrod and
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Ed Riling
Poush Arest
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F. H. Leonhard
Army Plans to Release 200000 Men From Duty
Washington reports the war department laid out a plan to release 200000 soldiers from active service by year end. The largest group, 46000, would come from the third army at San Antonio with 39300 from the first army at Governors Island and 19300 from the second army at Memphis, plus 16200 from the fourth army and 8700 from the armored force and 5100 from services with the army air forces. Release criteria include hardship, age, and marriage. married men who have served a year may go home regardless of age.
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Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Five Day Weather Outlook
Five day forecast from Aug 29 to Sep 3 shows temperatures near above normal with a cooling trend late. Little rainfall expected in Missouri and Oklahoma, with possible showers or thunderstorms in parts of Kansas after Sunday. Yesterday's high 84 and low 67.
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Oklahoma
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