Stephan To Hang For Help Given Nazi Flier
Max Stephan, first U.S. treason convict in 144 years, is sentenced to death by hanging in Detroit federal court for aiding the escape of a Nazi flier from Canada. Judge Arthur J. Tuttle set the execution for November 13, 1942, at Milan Federal Detention Prison. The packed courtroom heard harsh remarks on loyalty and deterrence as Stephan vowed innocence. Michigan Governor Van Wagoner said no intervention would occur and noted Michigan law does not permit capital punishment.
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Detroit
Max Stephan
United States
U. & District
Arthur J. Tuttle
Stephan
Milan
Mich
Tephan
Tuttie
Tuttle
Germany
Hans Peter Krug
Litte
Lansing
Murray D. van Wagoner
Michigan
Anthony Chehbatoris
Frank Murphy
van Wagoner
Netherlands
London
Ottawa
Juliana
Lee
Mass
White House
Indies
Survivor plucked after 73 hours adrift in Great Lakes
Coast Guardsmen rescued Abraham La Bean, a 32 year old Bay City welder, from Saginaw Bay after he remained in the water for 73 hours following a Sunday fishing cruiser wreck. A water logged life jacket weighed about 30 pounds and kept him afloat for the ordeal.
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Standish
Mien
Great Lakes
Saginaw Bay
Abraham la Bean
Bay City
la Bean
Suspect Admits Starting Circus Fire In Cleveland
Pittsburgh report cites Pennsylvania Railroad Detective H. Simmons. A Negro arrested at Duquesne on illegal rail riding admitted starting the Ringling Brothers circus fire that killed 39 animals. He claimed another man threatened him. investigators seek a second suspect.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad
H. Simmons
Duquesne
Ringling Brothers Circus
Cleveland
Simmons
Vircus
Roosevelt May Appeal To India
The crisis over India's demand for immediate independence from Britain deepens with speculation that President Roosevelt may issue an eleventh hour appeal to India to avoid hampering war efforts. Gandhi may lead a mass non-violent struggle as Congress pushes toward action, while Cripps and Churchill insist on maintaining law and order after the war. In the Pacific, Japan claims islands between Timor and New Guinea, MacArthur reports quiet at Port Moresby, and Chinese forces attack Japanese outposts near Wenchow and the Kiangsi-Chekiang rail line.
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Associated Press
India
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Hull
All-India Congress
Mohandas K. Gandhi
London
Stafford Cripps
Churchill
Britain
Bombay
Washington
State Department
Australia
Imperial
Tokyo
Timor
New Guinea
Kei
Aru
Tanimbar
Douglas MacArthur
Port Moresby
Chiang Kai-Shek
Wenchow
Kiangsi-Chekiang
Suichang
Lishui
Chekiang Province
Commons To Receive War Statement On Return
The House of Commons planned a summer recess but was promised a major war statement on its return. A review of the war situation is tentatively scheduled for the first day back. Sir Stafford Cripps did not name the speaker for the statement, but it was presumed to be Prime Minister Churchill.
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London
House of Commons
Stafford Cripps
Churchill
Bidding Urge Chilled Markets On Mixed Trading
New York stocks opened with some gains in selected shares yet overall leaders failed to move higher. Dealers cited depressing Russian war news and global confusion as dampening factors though the absence of major liquidations remained a hopeful sign. Light investment buying offered limited support.
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New York
President vetoes rubber production agency bill
President Roosevelt vetoed legislation to create an independent agency to boost rubber from grain and formed a Baruch chaired committee to study the rubber problem. Baruch and two other scholars will advise on rapid synthetic rubber. the move delays nationwide gasoline rationing decisions until the Baruch panel reports.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Bernard M. Baruch
War Industries Boar
Baruch
Jamesb. Cotant
Harvard University
Karl T. Compton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Capitol
WPER
Donald M. Nelson
Leon Henderson
Office of Price Administration
Joseph B. Eastman
Defense Transportation
Robert P. Patterson
White House
Baruch Committee
Eight More Sewer Warrants Issued by City Officials
City Plumbing Inspector Edward B. Mobley announced eight additional warrants for delinquent sewer connections. He urged those named to visit his office to arrange connections before Friday night court hearing. The Board of Aldermen set a ten month limit to complete connections and reminded that permits last only one month with renewals necessary if work isn’t finished.
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City Plumbing
Edward
Mobley
Board of Aldermen
Mobiey
German Offense Halted On Both Flanks Near Stalingrad
Russian reports say reserves enter battle near Stalingrad as German and Soviet forces clash across a wide front. Germans push toward Kushchevka and Belaya Glina while Soviets hold Kotelnikovski and counterattack with anti tank and air supported efforts.
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Howev
Belaya Glina
Rostov J
Kotelnikovski
Don
Stalingrad
North Caucasus
Stavngrad
Astrakhan
Caspian Sea
Volga
Kletskaya
Kushchevka
Jess Don
Yega
Red Star
Tsiulyansk
Red Army
Army
Kushchevko
Maikop
Caucasus
Rostov
Garkness
Baku
Black Sea
Nint
Salsk
Tikhoretsk
Te Rone
Krasnodar
Voroshilovsk
Caspian
Sea of Azov
Kerch
Kuban
Tsimlyansk
Sal
Baluwalluss Gust Ie
Oil Companies Accused in Rubber Program Conspiracy
The Senate Patents committee examined claims by C R B Starnes of Gladewater Texas that major oil company representatives, operating inside and outside government, control the synthetic rubber program as it investigates international cartels and their impact on the nation.
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Washington
Senate Patents Committee
C. RB. Starnes
Gladewater
Tex
Long Withdraws From Maryland Governor Race
Vincent F. Long of Baltimore withdrew his name from the Democratic gubernatorial ballot after a survey showed no chance of winning. The secretary of state received his letter requesting removal from the September 8 election slate.
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Annapolis
Secretary of State
Vincent F. Long
Baltimore
Guteahut
Meetal Muath
Maryland
Bananas Aid Child's Fight Against Celiac Disease
An 111 month old Hagerstown infant with celiac disease is aided by a scarce banana diet. Baltimore executive George A Ward arranged urgent banana shipments after Atlantic shipping slowed due to submarine activity. Johns Hopkins Harriet Lane Home noted bananas help but urged using strained apples pears and apricots as alternatives while supply remains limited.
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Baltimore
Hagerstown
Baltimore Fruit Company
Atlantic
John W. Weinberg
Ward
Weinberg
New York
New Orleans
Harriet Lane
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Food Stamp Plan Shows 23 Frederick Families Participating
Frederick County Welfare Board certified 457 eligible for the Agricultural Marketing Administration food store plan, but only 28 actually applied for stamps. At rollout in July, 1 family indicated participation, with growing interest as benefits were welcomed. The office sold 581 dollars in orange stamps and 200.50 in blue stamps, blue stamps aiding relief and surplus commodity movement.
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Frederick County Welfare Board
Agricultural Marketing Administration
Frederick County
AMA
Welfare Office
Investigation into stock fire insurers by DOJ grand jury
The Justice Department said a federal grand jury in Atlanta will probe complaints that stock fire insurance firms suppressed competition and fixed rates and commissions in violation of antitrust law. Subpoenas require records and books by October A from 13 underwriting and insurance groups totaling about 300 stock fire insurers.
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Washington
Justice Department
Atlanta
Indicted Man Becomes Flight Risk In Gasoline Case
Baltimore man Martin Meyers who was indicted in a gasoline ration fraud case disappeared from his home and prompted a New Jersey search. Assistant U S Attorney K Thomas Everngam said Meyers left Baltimore for New Jersey, extradition papers in his name were being prepared, and a U S Marshal search was requested.
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Baltimore
New Jersey
Martin Meyers
United States
K. Thomas Everngam
Meyers
Italians Admit Damage In Supply Port Raids
The Italian high command acknowledged British raids damaged Tobruk and Matruh supply ports. One raider was shot down and six more British planes were destroyed in air combats during Axis attacks on British positions yesterday.
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Rome
Tobruk
Matruh
Republican Senatorial Fight Narrows in West Virginia
In Charleston on August 6, voters faced a razor thin margin as Raymond J. Funkhouser battled for the Republican Senate nomination against incumbent rival Raymond Chapman. With 2,748 precincts reported, Funkhouser led by only 728 votes, leaving the final result in doubt until county canvassing begins tomorrow.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Neely
U.S. Senate
Staaddy Ghouts
Raymond J. Funkhouser
Shepherds+ town Republica
West Vir- Rind
Ard
Chapmanan
Funkhouser
Queen Tells Congress Of Resistance
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands declares no surrender as the motto of her people while addressing a joint session in Washington. She praises resistance against alien rule and notes ongoing efforts in the Indies as the Dutch government operates from London.
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Queen
Congress of Resistance
Wilhelmina
Washington
Wilhel
Mina
Netherlands
United States
Congress
Asia
Europe
House
Senate
Holland
Ruhr Valley Again Target Of British Night Raids
London reports the RAF night bomber squadrons struck the Ruhr valley again in bad weather. Five raiders missing. German raids on Britain continued with limited damage. Coastal guns fired on British shipping in the English Channel.
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London
RAF
Germany
Ruhr Valley
Ag Ministry
Britain
East Anglia
Air Ministry
RAF Coastal Command
France
iTadia
First Airborne Divisions Form Two Units for Front
Washington announces the formation of two early air borne infantry divisions the 82nd and 101st to move to the battle front from Camp Claiborne Louisiana each about 6000 men with all weapons and equipment air transported Brigadier General Matthew B Ridgway commands the 82nd and Brigadier General William C Ace leads the 101st The First Special Service Force a unique combined unit for offensive operations including marine landings and mountain desert warfare trains at Helena Montana under Lieutenant General Joseph T McNarney with Colonel Robert T Frederick in command Canadians will serve alongside Americans in the new unit and will wear their uniforms as the joint force begins forming with Canadian officers assisting.
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Washington
Robert Patterson
82Nd
Camp Claiborne
Nea Orogen
Joseph T. McNarney
Nat Helena
Mont
Robert T. Frederick
Coast Artillery
United States Army
Patterson
Speed Payments By New Measure Aims to Help Dependents
Rep Rankin presses urgent measure to force Navy and War Departments to begin immediate pay allotment benefits for service member dependents. Current law allows initial payments to wait until Nov 1 despite June 3 accrual. Rankin cites dire hardships and seeks unanimous consent for rapid consideration, with some committee members skeptical about administrative readiness.
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Washington
Rankin
D-Miss
House
Navy
Military Affair Committee
Rep
Eberharter
D-Pa
Congress
Woman Misinterprets Sugar Coupon as Bonus Gift
In Keene New Hampshire on August 6 a woman believed the No 7 sugar coupon signified a two pound bonus. She went to the Rationing Board seeking clarification after claiming the storekeeper charged her for the extra sugar. The board member confirmed the coupon is indeed a bonus. She had thought it was a free addition to her ration.
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Keene
N. H
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War Production Board
WPS
By Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Russia
Semeon Timoshenko
Berlin
Vorozhilovsk
Kuban River
Long
Pennsylvania
George A. Ward
Han
W. H. Harper
Light Street
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