Cargo on Japanese ship at Frisco is attached
The Tatuta Maru, a Japanese liner, was granted permission to unload all cargo including 3,000,800 dollars worth of silk at San Francisco. Treasury sets 50 hours to unload as a jurisdictional dispute with the Justice Department looms over libel suits and clearance. Acting Secretary Sumner Welles said lawsuits won't delay the ship's clearance.
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Washington
Treasury
San Francisco
Herbert E. Gaston
Roosevelt
Justice
Treasury Departments
Justice Department
Sumner Welles
Welles
Kichisaburo Momura
Treasury Department
Department of Justice
Paul BR
Filling Stations Closed At Night On East Coast
Washington August 1 Officials across the east coast agreed that filling stations would close from 7 p m to 7 a m starting Sunday night to conserve gasoline during a defense effort. Exceptions apply for emergencies affecting public health or safety and for company owned commercial vehicles.
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Washington
Defense
Harold L. Ickes
Peru And Ecuador Halt Hostilities After Mediation
Lima reports an end to 27 days of sporadic fighting along a 40 to 60 mile front after both nations agreed to mediation by Argentina, Brazil, and the United States. Peru claims Ecuadorian invasion prompted the clash and flight of 5,000 Ecuadorian troops as tranquillity returns. Ecuador’s version contradicts the Peruvian account.
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Lima
Peru
Ecuador
Argentina
Brazil
United States
Lechugal
Zaramilla
British Morale So Far Is Good Amid V Campaign
Reports of sabotage and unrest across German occupied areas mount from Berlin, Budapest, Moscow, Stockholm, Ankara, and beyond. British officials race the press by framing the V for Victory drive as a serious weapon to stoke resistance and sustain open revolt readiness until liberation.
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U. S
United Press
Belgrade
Budapest
Moscow
Stockholm
Ankara
Berlin
Mrs Louis Gets $220 A Week In Temporary Alimony
A circuit court granted Mrs Marva Trotter Louis temporary alimony of 220 a week from boxing champion Joe Louis as she sues for divorce on cruelty grounds. Judge Feinberg referred the petition to a master and ordered the alimony to begin August 6. Mrs Louis indicated willingness to reconcile though efforts to end the estrangement have failed.
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Chicago
Marva Trotter Louis
Joe Louis
Michael J. Feinberg
Dwight S. Bobb
Louise
Review of the War News From Russian Fronts
United Press report by Harrison Salisbury says the Nazi drive toward Moscow appears halted for now. Soviet counter attacks, especially near Smolensk, slowed German advances as the Soviet air force targeted fuel trucks and ships. German officials claim victory south of Smolensk, while propaganda notes Russian counter attacks beginning to dominate the front. tension eases in the Far East. Continued coverage on page seven.
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Harrison Salisbury
United Press
Moscow
Japan
Thailand
Siam
Smolensk
London
Red Army
Baltic
DNB
United
Henry Shapiro
Red Air Fleet
High Command
Novorzhevsk
Zhitomir
Porkhov
Novorshev
Kiev
Nazi sabotage fears rise as occupied nations face unrest
Reports from United Press say disorders and sabotage worry Nazi forces in Norway, Yugoslavia, Greece, and Romania. Britain leads a radio war of nerves while 40,000 Gestapo crews are said sent to Yugoslavia and 80,000 Serbians allegedly executed for anti-German activity. A siege at Aalesund in Norway is noted as ongoing.
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United Press
Norway
Jugoslavia
Greece
Rumania
Great Britain
Radio
U S Accepts Japanese Apologies in Tatails Bombing Case
The United States, with Roosevelt's approval, accepts Japan's formal apology for the Tatails gunboat bombing after Nomura's satisfactory answer. Japan outlines steps to prevent recurrence and offers compensation. Earlier, officials sought stronger assurances before closing the incident.
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John A Reichmann
United Press
Washington
U. S
United States
Sumner Welles
Roosevelt
Kichisaburo Nomura
Nomura
Japan
Welles
Tokyo
Legion Auxiliary Meets Wednesday at Des Moines Session
The 21st annual Iowa convention of the American Legion Auxiliary opens Wednesday with 524 units represented by nearly 1.0% of the organization. Gov George A. Wilson and Mrs Louis J Lemstra are among speakers. Robert J Shaw and Anton A Rule to install new officers and set delegates for the national convention. Pre-convention meetings run through Wednesday with finance resolutions and recommendations committees and the department executive board. Mrs Harbar Briggs presides as department president.
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Marshal Lawn
American Legion Auxiliary
George A. Wilson
Louis J. Lemstra
Clinton
Ind
Nation’s Auxiliary
Robert J. Shaw
Des Moines
American Legion
Antor A. Rule
Chicago
United Seriens
Department
Hartar Briggs
Lisbor
Face Lift Fails to Fool Feds as Migden Is Nabbed in NY
Felice says Jacob Migden now looks better after a St Louis face lift but cannot escape federal narcotics agents who tracked him for over a year. Migden was arrested in a St Louis boarding house and brought to New York to face a mistaken order indictment. Authorities link him to Buchalter’s narcotics racket while reports note his throat operation and attempt to assume a new identity.
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New York
Felice
Jacob
Happy) Migden
Rockign Hoolum
Bya
St., Louis
St. Louis
Joseph Bell
Albert £. Amen
Robert Artis
Buchalter
Oklahoma
Bames
Louisiana War Game Planned Across Septembers
The army planned to test aerial ground coordination in Louisiana from September 1 to 30 with 1,009 warplanes including bombers and about 400,000 trees. Nearly 10,000 officers will participate, with some roles filled by navy and army personnel.
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Washington
Louisames
Navy
Prefers Jail to Serving in Army at Fort Madison
Rex Biotz of Fort Madison Iowa seeks to avoid army service by remaining in jail and asked the state selective service headquarters for substitutions. The board noted delinquency and warned that if Biotz ignores the notice a U S marshal may escort him to the army post. He had previously protested his classification after marrying and working at W A Schaeffer Pony Co. in Fort Madison.
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Fort Madison
Rex Blotz
Fort
Lee Doard
Fort Des Moines
Army
State
Selective Service
Dallas C
Biotz
U. S. Marshall
Sines
W. A. Shaeffer Pon. Co
Russia's work is a surprise says Roosevelt
President Roosevelt called Russia's resistance magnificent and surprising to German leaders, noting they have paid for aid themselves and that no lend-lease assistance is planned. He avoided details when pressed on Hitler, and said the topic would continue on page two.
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Pres. Roosevelt
Russia
de Nagis
Mack Johnson
United Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Germany
Adolf Hitler
U.S
Filipino Troops Called Up for U S Army Duty
Manila reports President Quezon will call 15,020 men for service in the United States Army. The action follows a request from General MacArthur and covers the first group of troops with a September effective date.
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Manila
Tern
Maruel Tl. Quezon
Quezan
Ilas MacArthur
Corm Sigger Ir
Will Provides For Historical Building Cherokee
The will of the late Mrs. Woo predates her son. It provides for a $3,000 addition to the $1,000 Sanford scholarship at the University of Minnesota chapter of Beta Theta Pi. It also bequeaths $30 per month for life to Miss Gertrude Redman of Cherokee and $100 to eleven individuals including two former maids.
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Woo
Sanfor
University of Minnesota
Beta Theta Pi
Gertrude Redman
Individu
Wallace urges preparedness as path to peace in dedicating shell plant
Vice President Henry A. Wallace told 5000 at a Burlington ceremony dedicating a 30 million dollar government shell loading plant that peace depends on showing the nation will go to war if needed. He said peaceful people move slowly to war and warned danger from Nazis in Africa and the Far East could force arms buildup. The plant symbolized converting civilian goods into war materiel and underscored a national effort to outproduce potential aggressors.
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Winthrop Lyman
United Press
Burlington
Henry A. Wallace
NBC Blue
Europe
South America
Wallace
Africa
Far East
United States
Wheeler predicts spontaneous new party in 1944
Sen. Burton Wheeler, a top critic of Roosevelt foreign policy, said non interventionist sentiment could crystallize into a new political party in 1944. He hinted he might break with Democrats to join or lead such a movement, but did not commit to leading it.
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John R. Beal
United Press
Washington
Burton K. Wheeler
Wheeler
Roosevelt
Senate
Consular Officials Reach U. S. Today
Consular officials depart for the United States after a spend in New York. They will confer in Washington with LOVES officials and have a few days to visit friends before proceeding.
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U. S
Hahen
Gandisis
Lisatte
V:sting
New York
Washington
Montgomery Takes His Naval Work
Lieutenant Robert Montgomery, motion picture actor, began duty as an assistant naval attache at the U S embassy in London. He arrived in London last night and holds the rank of lieutenant.
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London
Robert Montgomery
United States
Montgomery
Editors Vote To Keep Out of War
New York Aug 1 editors worldwide voted against entering the war with 1,87 papers participating. They urged safeguarding the nation's best interests by avoiding conflict while supporting US defense and strategic foreign policy. They also backed federal price regulation and arbitration in labor disputes.
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York
Aug
United Sta
United States
Production of 12000 Planes Mark Defense Effort
Los Angeles Aug 1 AP American aircraft factories produced nearly twelve thousand military planes in the first year of intensified defense. The Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce reports 11647 craft built from June 1940 to June 1941 as large orders spurred threefold output. Only in January did monthly rates exceed 1000 with February at 972, while June set a record despite a strike at North American Aviation.
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Los Angeles
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
North American Aviation Company
Chicago Auditorium Closure Quiets City Life
A local Chicago venue announced a temporary closure for the day. The move affects events and daily routines, with patrons advised to check for updates and plan alternatives.
Soviets Drive Nazis Back With Loss In Big Front Fighting
Soviet air forces aided ground troops in Smolensk and surrounding sectors, bombing German artillery, troops, and supply convoys. Naval air units reportedly sank a German destroyer and damaged others. Russians captured prisoners and materiel in large counterattacks, with ferocious fighting across Smolensk, Porkhov, Novorzhev, and Zhitomir areas as Germans faced potential line break threats.
No Relief From The Heat Promised
Des Moines report says no relief from the heat with three more Iowa heat deaths. Weather bureau expects little temperature change despite scattered thunderstorms in western areas. States 100 degree high at Marshalltown and low around 39, with heat impacting residents and workers across the state.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Marshall
Carroll
Davenport
Harry Har
Burlington
Mills Assaults Reporter At Hearing On Housing Plan
Representative New V Mills of Louisiana struck reporter George E Reedy Washington bureau chief for the Storer News Service during a committee hearing on moving tenants from the DuPont Circle apartments to expand government offices. Reedy, appearing to represent a housing group, faced Mills denial and questions about rent and agency roles as the Tenants issue was debated.
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Sion
Rep
New. V. Mills
George E. Reedy
Washington
New
Reedy
Mills
Ao Purine Buildings Committee
Hearine Oon
DuPont Circle
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