German and Soviet forces clash on vast eastern front
The DNB reported German artillery thwarted Soviet troop withdrawals on the southern front while hand to hand fighting wiped out several Red Army units. Berlin and London comments stressed continued German offensive gains and Luftwaffe activity as Stalin hosted Hopkins and U S production.
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Cetatea-Alba
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Adolf Hitler
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Harry L. Hopkins
Hitler
Red Army
Zhitomir
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Ukraine
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Russia
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City urged to pay half voting machine costs by 1942 deadline
The attorney general argued New Orleans must cover its one half share of $247,080 for voting machines as mandatory state law and constitutional amendments authorize use of the machines. The city has paid only $25,000 to date, but officials warn nonpayment could derail the 1942 primary elections. Separately, a dream of a Alaska to Magellan highway nears reality with completion from Laredo to Buenos Aires by year end.
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New Orleans
Alaska
Magellan
Laredo
Tex
Buenos Aires
State to appeal court ruling on debt and funds
The article reports that state officials plan a Supreme Court appeal after a court halted transfers of funds from the board of liquidation. Tugwell warns the finance department could be paralyzed without extra appropriations, impacting pensions, welfare, and hospital operations.
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Hayes
Finance Department
Tugwell
Welfare Department
Penitentiary and
East Louisiana
Central Louisiana Hospital For the Insane
Womack
W. C. Perrault
Supreme Court
George M. Wallace
K. K. Kennedy
Wade O. Martin, Jr
Alphonse Peck
Lafayette
Board of Liquidation
New Orleans
Greenwell Springs
Japanese ships restrained amid libel actions at sea
United States marshals boarded the Tatuta Maru and the Heian Maru to prevent sailings amid libel suits filed by New York importers. The Tatuta Maru carried 5,588 bales of raw silk valued at millions, plus tea and other goods. A $15,000 libel suit and a $300,000 bond were demanded. the Heian Maru held goat hair and horse hair cargoes as authorities debated clearance and potential freezes on freight.
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United States
New York
Japan
Arnhold and Company
New York City
George Vice
Toichi Takahata
United States Customs
Paul Peake
Treasury Department
Senate battles over extending military service faces deadline
Congress wrestles with a bill to extend service for selectees reservists and guardsmen as Senate critics claim it would bind men to military service for life. Administration backers insist a two to one victory is within reach while House action remains uncertain. Senator Wheeler accuses Pentagon leaders of inflated defense needs and criticizes Willkie and Donavan amid heated debate.
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War Department
Congress
Army High Command
Senate
Clark
Missouri
Vandenberg
Michigan
House
George
George C. Marshall
Army
Senator Wheeler
Montana
Wheeler
Montanan
Wendell L. Willkie
Los Angeles
William Donovan
Defense
Two Monroe Men Credited for Scout Pool at Ki-Ro-Li
At the 20th anniversary of Boy Scout troop No 1 the value of Camp Ki-Ro-Li’s pool was stressed. Credit goes to Fred Stovall for his drilling expertise and S K Henninger for time materials and fundraising.
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Camp Ki-Ro-Li
Monroe
Fred Stovall
S. K. Henninger
Monastic Copyright Case Ends With Destruction Order
In Tara, Ireland a monk's psalter sparked a dispute when a rival monastery copied it. The king ruled after hearing the case that each cow gets its calf and ordered the infringing copy destroyed.
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Kingdom of
Tara
Ireland
Air bases expand in Burma amid war in Far East
British air ministry reports strengthened RAF presence in Burma with new airfields from Lashio to Morgui Archipelago and American Buffalo planes arriving. Fields ready for fully loaded bombers, boosting offensive and defensive reach toward China and Thailand borders.
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Royal Air Force
Burma
Air Ministry
China
Thailand
Siam
Lashio
Morgui Archipelago
Perfect plans for gasoline station curfew outlined
The plan proposes curbing gasoline sales with bulk monthly quotas, gasless Sundays, and ration cards if needed. It would apply to 12 states, parts of five more, and the District of Columbia, with some provision for wartime transfer of tanker capacity to Britain.
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Great Britain
District of Columbia
Nancy Bedford-Jones Sues Over Brother Browder Claims
The piece examines accusations in a Liberty article about Communist influence on campuses and alleged seduction narratives. Nancy Bedford-Jones challenges the charges while references to Nancy’s father H. Bedford-Jones and to Joseph P. Lash, his later husband, are discussed amid broader political echoes involving Mrs. Roosevelt and the New Masses.
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Liberty
Shaw
Benjamin Gitlow
Nancy Bedford-Jones
New Masses
H. Bedford-Jones
Nancy
The
Daily Worker
Yuma
Ariz
Joseph P. Lash
White House
Campobello
Lash
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mexico rejects Nazi request to renew wartime trade ties
Mexican Foreign Minister Ezequiel Padilla rejected Nazi pressure to renew commercial relations after the war. He said Mexico alone decides when commerce or sovereignty are harmed and refused foreign diplomatic meddling. The exchange followed Germany’s protest over the Washington blacklist and Mexico’s prior rejection of German port expropriation measures.
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Mexico
Ezequiel Padilla
Mexican Republic
Manuel Avila Camacho
United States
Washington
Padilla
Rudi von Collenberg
von Collenberg
United States of Mexico
United States of North America
Western Hemisphere
America
Vessel Docks in New York with Diverse Officials Aboard
A 27,000-ton liner arrived in New York carrying 66 Chinese officials from Rome and Berlin, seven Ecuadorian officials in Europe, military attaches, 19 ambulance drivers from the Zamzam sinking, 14 aliens, and others. Frederick A. Sterling, the U.S. minister to Sweden, and Prince Carl Bernadotte head the notable list aboard.
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Washington
State Department
Rome
Berlin
Europe
Sweden
Frederick A. Sterling
Carl Bernadotte
Gustaf V
West Point
Lisbon
America
Blacklist Excludes Latin Firms From U.S. Exports
The July 17 announcement bans exports from the United States to about Latin American firms tied to the axis with activities in Mexico. The measure targets about 1 percent of trade and aims to curb axis influence in the region.
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Washington den
United States
Axis
Mexico
Selman Field Program Receives Federal Approval
The federal government required approval before funds would be allocated for local field development. The CAA action aligns with prior taxpayer assurances and was well received. Brigadier General Connolly stated construction is expected to begin at the field at the earliest possible date.
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CAA
Connolly
Demands head for conference in modified union shop dispute
The AFL Electrical Workers Brotherhood seeks a 12 percent wage rise plus vacation adjustments and reclassification for about 1,000 employees in a city wide strike in New York. 285 unionists were ordered back to work at the Brooklyn Navy Yard delaying a 70 million expansion, while about 8,000 electricians strike across the metropolis to press Edison for 600 union hires on a new powerhouse project. Washington reports 1,375,000 man days idle in June, down 39 percent from May with 85 new strikes starting in June. The whale is the largest creature known to exist.
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A. F. L. Electrical Workers Brotherhood
New York City
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Metropolis
Consolidated Edison Company
Washington
Perkins
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