Campobello Summer Institute draws noted guests
An article recounts Mrs. Roosevelt hosting the Summer Student Leadership Institute at Campobello with Justice Frankfurter and Dr. William Allan Neilson in attendance. It uses the event to contrast with Dies committee views and references 1935 Liberty and New Masses material about Nancy Bedford-Jones and her father H Bedford Jones.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Campobello Island
Felix Frankfurter
United States Supreme Court
William Allan Neilson
Smith College
Joseph Lash
Dies Committee
New Masses
Nancy Bedford-Jones
Liberty
Shaw
Miss Bedford-Jones
H. Bedford-Jones
Nancy
State appeals ruling on spending powers in New Orleans
New Orleans officials prepare to seek appellate review after Judge James Womack curbed the liquidation board’s transfer authority. The ruling blocks a $150,000 add on to Jerome Hayes’s $175,000 funds, hindering probes into city finances.
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K High Tribunal
Sanpinion
Woratkek
Greasyigei
Treas- Tugwell
Ahe
James D. Womack
Liquidation Board
Jerome Hayes
New Orleans
Hayes
Womack
Crime Commission
Germans Pass Dnieper Front as Soviets Hold Line
Domei quotes Moscow embassy sources that Siberian railways are crowded with refugees from Leningrad and other fronts. Train schedules disrupted, troop transports head toward Omsk, while traffic east of Omsk flows west. Berlin bulletin says battles on the east front develop in Germany's favor and Moscow is bombed.
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Tokyo
Domei
Moscow
Siberian
Leningrad
Omsk
Berlin
Adolf Hitters
Russia
East Front
DNB
Crerman
British planes bomb Sicily as Italians report casualties
Rome reports British warplanes struck Sicily yesterday causing civilian casualties and damage at Messina while Palermo anti-aircraft fire repelled raids. Italian dive bombers reportedly sunk a British submarine and scattered attackers. one British plane was downed. Fasci st planes hit Malta facilities. Italian losses acknowledged.
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Rome
Sicily
Messina
Palermo
Mediterranean
Malta
Stefani
High Command
Planes Crash Near Monterey In California
A crash of two observation planes near Monterey California left one pilot and one observer killed or missing. A parachute was reported near the crash site and authorities began search efforts.
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Prey
Calif
Monterey
Bas Flier
Aluminum workers press wage equalization for conference
Workers demand elimination of a sectional wage differential between Badin North Carolina and New Kensington Pennsylvania, seeking federal intervention after ALCOA rejected terms. Union leaders say southern pay lags by 55 cents hourly for similar work and push talks in Washington after a Pittsburgh meeting.
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Associated Press
Washington
Aluminum Company of America
Pittsburgh
NLA Ich
Sidney Hillman
Office of Production Management
Zongprich
Hillman
Uration
Badin
N.C
Jersey City
Ssiepobuilding and Dry Dov Company
Kearny
N. J
Ecanve Board
Cofem
Harrison on Return to America from London
W Averell Harriman, head of the United States Britain program, left Englis ter for the United States as the embassy disclosed. His assistant Robert Meikeljohn accompanied him. The first return attempt scheduled March 15 followed surveys of Britain's requirements and mid June trip to Cairo for a Middle East check.
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London
W. Averell Harvis
Britain
Enginset
Roosevelt Harries
United Sites
Tle
Robert Meikeljohn
St Wimiman
Harrison
Cairo
Middle East
Harry K. Hopkins
Toe Lescelem Progam
Moscow
Service Extension Compromise Made to Limit Army Duty
Senator Hill of Alabama said sponsors reached a compromise on army service extension legislation. The plan would cap citizen soldiers at 2 12 years total service with an 18 month additional extension for selectees guardsmen reserves and regulars, in addition to the 12 months already required. The aim is to set an 18 month ceiling for the added duty.
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Washington
Senator Hill
Alabama
Hill
Alabaman
Plans to curb fuel use shut Atlantic gas stations
Secretary Ickes and the oil industry unveil a plan to close all gasoline stations from 7 pm to 7 am nationwide beginning Sunday to curb fuel consumption amid predicted shortages. Industry leaders say up to 100 000 jobs could be lost and warn government enforcement may be needed to ensure compliance.
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Washington
Atlantic Seaboard
Ickes
Oimen
Defense Petroleum
New York
Louis Kimmel
Brooklyn
Queens
Station de Ville
Mt Safety Record Accidents and Injuries This Year
A city report shows this year’s accidents reaching 329 with 42 personal injuries and four deaths, compared to 279 accidents, 47 injuries, and four deaths last year. Traffic rule of the day bans riding on running boards or bumpers unless for certain duties.
Mexico Rebuffs Nazi Urgent Interference In US Blacklist
Mexico rejects Germany’s demand to protest Roosevelt’s anti axis blacklist and affirms cooperation with the United States. Mexico denounces foreign meddling in its sovereign policies and says it will defend its national stance against axis influence. Sumner Welles accuses Germany of impudence and violation of sovereignty.
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Washington
Sumner Welles
Germany
Mexico
United States
Welles
Latin America
Mexico City
Roosevelt
Berlin
Jap Ship Ready for Dash Home
Aug 1. Passengers aboard and all gang planks up but one the Japanese liner Tatula Maru was ready to sail for home awaiting an OK from the U S department of justice to permit the voyage despite libel suits against its cargo. Heian Maru set to sail from Seattle at 3 p m after cargo suits reportedly settled and Asama Maru docked in Honolulu delaying arrival six days due to strained relations.
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San Francisco
i-Pi
Tatula Maru
United States Department of Justice
Seattle
Honolulu
Chute Troops Take Ecuadorian Cities
Peruvian parachute troops captured Puerto Bolivar and Machala shortly before a truce ending three weeks of border war. A Peruvian communique touted blitzkrieg tactics and a brilliant victory as forces regained all lost territory since July amid a 100 year boundary dispute.
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Lima
Peru
Puerto Bolivar
Machala
Ecuador
Mills Reedy clash marks tense House hearing on apartment seizure
During a heated House committee hearing over government plans to seize a Washington apartment for offices, Representative Newt Mills and George Reedy exchanged punches. Reedy said Mills struck him while Mills claimed he did not know if he hit back. Reedy mocked Mills as unable to injure him.
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Washington
House Committee
Newt Mills
Louisiana
George Reedy
Chicago
New York
Reedy
Mills
al Capone
Roosevelt hails Russian resistance as magnificent
President Roosevelt told reporters Russia’s resistance to the axis war machine was magnificent and better than any German military expert had expected. He declined to name the German expert and joked about possible lies, expressing praise for Russia’s efforts to date.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Russia
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Selman Field Improvement Approved by Civil Aeronautics
Approval of a 388000 dollar plan for Selman field Monroe La calls for 4000 foot paved runways lighting and related equipment to create a top flight airport. The Louisiana program totals 2820000 dollars with additional funds for Lafayette Natchitoches Alexandria Hammond Houma and other sites. Construction aims for completion soon after the new year.
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Washington
Selman
Monroe
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Congress
Allen J. Elender
Louisiana
Lafayette
Natchitoches
Alexandria
Hammond
Houma
Crowley
Jennings
New Orleans
Lafayette Field
Donald H. Connolly
Civil Aeronautics
News-Star
Newt V. Mills
Selman Field
CAA
Ouachita Parish
World Today Abroad Face Off as Axis Struggles Amid War Moves
London says German armies stalled on the Soviet front while Nazi drive shows signs of strain. Moscow notes Red Army initiative with Allied leaders claiming fighting favors them. Avila Camacho tightens controls on Nazi movement in Mexico. Argentina orders re export or destruction of a German radio transmitter. Japan seeks bases in Thailand and new credit ties with Tokyo amid British and U.S. credit freezes.
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Associated Press
London
Moscow
Hitler
Harry L. Hopkins
Stalin
Mexico
Germany
United States
Avila Camacho
Argentina
Japan
Thailand
Singapore
Burma
Tokyo
West Point Returns to New York Ports With 388 Passengers
The navy transport West Point docked in New York with 388 passengers mostly consular service staff. About 2400 relatives lined the pier as the camouflaged ship tied up amid cheers and emotional reunions reminiscent of 1919 veteran homecomings.
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New York
United States Navy
West Point
Svan
Argentina Declines Full Aid to Axis Blacklist
Diplomatic sources say Argentina plans to withhold US blacklist support for Latin firms suspected of trading with the Axis. They warn a gap may open in economic data used to block flows from the hemisphere to Axis powers. Argentine law may limit ban effectiveness absent cooperation.
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Enosares
Aug. L
Guy
Argentina
United States
Washington
Western Hemisphere
Treas
Becauve
Argentina Requests Germany to Remove Radio Transmitter
Argentina's foreign office demands Germany withdraw a radio transmitter seized amid Congressional probes into anti Argentine activity. The station’s presence in a neutral country raised Hague Convention concerns over collusion with fighting forces at sea or on land. The transmitter was returned to the German embassy after protests.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
von Thermann
Germany
Foreign Office
Foregn
Japan seeks bases and control in Asia to deter bombing
London reports Tokyo demands military bases in French Indo China and aims to restore Angkor. Thailand pact gives Japan a large rice purchases credit. British view: occupation of Malay peninsula parts could isolate Burma and India, enabling air threat from western coast bases.
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London
Japan
Angkor
Thailand
Tokyo
Malay Peninsula
Britain
Singapore
Burma
Thand’s
India
Cost Cut From Funds For City Voting Machines
Attorney General Eugene Stanley advised Treasurer A. P. Tugwell to deduct New Orleans' share of voting machine costs from state funds due to the city. New Orleans contended it could not pay more than 25,000 of 241,086, half the cost, while the state had planned to cover the difference but was enjoined from paying more than half. Stanley noted the state holds nearly 2,000,000 in homestead relief money for the city to be paid at year end 1941.
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Eugene Stanley
A. P. Tugwell
New Orleans
Stanley
Tugwell
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