Final Draft Action Expected Today By Congress Leaders
Congress leaders predicted peacetime conscription would pass today after a joint committee settled Burke-Wadsworth revisions. The bill would register 16,500,000 men ages 21 through 35 for possible military service and reach the White House this evening. The Senate began at 11 a.m. EST with a swift debate limited to one hour in the House, while some lawmakers balked at the Harrower 21 to 31 age window.
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White House
Senate
House
Congress
Majority
Barkley
Kentucky
Chamber
Toll mounting in firm blast at Hercules plant
The Hercules Powder Company plant in Kenvil New Jersey was levelled by blasts. Death toll rose to 35 with many more believed trapped in wreckage. Officials warned the count could reach 45 to 50 as rescue efforts continued.
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Hercules Powder Company
H. Raymond Mutchler
Morris Country
William C. Hunt
Wilmington
Del
Hunt
Mutchler
Dover General Hospital
Bloodhounds Used in Slaying Probe Near Del Rio
Bloodhounds aided by Sheriff A FE Steinmetz and border patrol sought a murderer after Antonia Gomez and Margerita Gomez were found dead by the highway six miles south of Del Rio. Antonia, a San Felipe teacher, and Margerita, a registered nurse, were shot and left in grass. a .38 pistol fired five times was found in a nearby coupe.
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Heriff A. FE
Steinmetz
Antonia
Marg Derita Gomez
Teinmetz
Ntonia
San Felipe
San_ Felipe
Marguerita
Aurelia Gomez
San
Needy Ouachita Families to Get State Aid
Baton Rouge reports that about 11 000 needful families will begin receiving grants October 1 as the welfare department aims to level relief funding. Welfare Commissioner Ellis Henican outlines adjustments to bring aid to about 75 percent of needs and gradually rise to 80 percent, with Orleans, Caddo, St. Tammany and Ouachita among the parishes most affected.
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Baton Rouge
State Welfare Department
Ellis Henican
Henican
Orleans
Caddo
St. Tammany
Ouachita
Webster
Jefferson Davis
Henian
British weapon excites solons over infra red plane detector
Reports from London of intensified anti aircraft measures prompt congressional interest in a British infrared plane detector similar to a U S Army device. Tests in the United States showed infrared exhaust detection could locate aircraft at night or in fog and may replace sound detection in guiding anti aircraft batteries. A Fort Bragg demonstration was cited by a congressman.
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Reg Ingraham Washington
London
United States Army
Fort Bragg
N. C
Roosevelt Urges Speed In Defense Deliveries
President Roosevelt sent Congress a defense.mission declaration prioritizing speed in delivering defense goods. The document urges efficient use of facilities, attention to bottlenecks, firm delivery dates, and fair pricing while protecting civilian needs and considering off-season production.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Defense Commission
Commission
Senate
House of Representatives
War at a glance militarizes London air raids and fronts
Nazis bomb Buckingham Palace as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth shelter in the palace air raid area. London endures daylight assaults with heavy losses and chaos reported. Italian attack on Egypt believed underway. Tokyo papers claim Japan seeks understanding with Russia amid U S preparedness.
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George VI
Elizabeth
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Far East
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House of Lords Damaged in Air Raids
The House of Lords sustained damage in recent air raids as an incendiary bomb hit a wing and was quickly extinguished. In Gibraltar three French cruisers and three destroyers passed west into the Atlantic, destination undisclosed. British authorities called the East London dock area a scene of horror as war reports continued.
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House of Lords
Houses of Parliament
Gibraltar
Atlantic
L’audacieux
le Malin
le Fantesque
Gloire
Montcalm
Georges Leygues
Berlin
Friday the 13th Tips Caution for September Day
The note urges caution on Friday the 13th with familiar superstitions. It lists avoid walking under ladders avoid black cats and mirrors and suggests watching your step.
World Series Opens October 2 in Cincinnati
The 1940 World Series will begin Wednesday October 2 in the home city of the pennant winner in the National League. Commissioner K M Mountain Landis presided over the decision at a meeting.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Aw Mountain Landis
Buckingham Palace Bombed in London Daylight Raid
Five German bombs struck Buckingham Palace and precincts in a daylight raid as King George and Queen Elizabeth sheltered inside. The attack damaged the private chapel and grounds, with two bombs in the inner quadrangle and others on a roadway. the royal couple remained unharmed.
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London
Buckingham Palace
George
Queen Elizabeth
Royal Residence
Palace
Victoria Memorial
Ministry of Information
Exchange Telegraph
Royal Chapel
Ambassadors
London AP staff recounts total war frontline living
AP reporters describe daily life under air raids in London. They share arrivals at shelters, sounds of anti aircraft fire, incendiary blasts, and the constant proximity of danger as bombs shake the city. The experiences emphasize how the war touches every worker from grocers to cab drivers.
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London
Associated Press
Dwight Pitkin
Altamont
London daylight raid devastates Buckingham Palace
German raiders hit Buckingham Palace and the inner courts with five bombs and incendiaries. Three palace staff and three plumbers were slightly injured as windows shattered across the south inner guard area. The rescue and smoke filled chapel roof obscured the scene during the long daylight raid over London.
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London
Buckingham Palace
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Downing Street
Churchill
Palace
Mercury Jump Seen Saturday in Twin Cities
The mercury slipped to 42.5 degrees at 6 am in the Twin Cities on Friday, vs 42.4 at 5 am Thursday, with Civil Aeronautics observers at Selman Field noting the chill. The Weather Bureau predicted warmer weather and fair skies for Louisiana Saturday.
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Twin Cities
Civil Aeronautics
Selman Field
Louisiana
United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
Nice
Jury to report in manhunt cases near Columbia
A grand jury handling murder and kidnapping charges against four Arkansas convicts in the recent Columbia manhunt was to report Friday afternoon. Jurors heard evidence in 25 to 30 additional criminal cases. The four men named are William Landers Bill McHarg Bill Heard and Floyd Boyce.
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Arkansas
Here
William Landers
Bill McHarg
Bill Heard
Floyd Boyce
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