House Rejects Age Change in Burke-Wadsworth Draft Bill
The House refused twice to alter the draft age from 21 to 44 inclusive in the Burke-Wadsworth bill. Rees failed to expand to 21 to 54, Anderson failed to align with Senate figures 21 to 30, and a later attempt to restrict to 21 to 30 also failed. Roosevelt pressed for speedy action on conscription and defense measures amid ongoing bills in Congress.
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Roosevelt
Washington
House
Burke-Wadsworth
Rees
Kansas
Anderson
Missouri
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
White House
Second Corps Area To Furnish Biggest Trainee Quota
Washington reports the Second corps area comprising New York New Jersey and Delaware would provide the largest share of the first 400000 trainees under the Burke Wadsworth selective service bill. Tentative figures cite New York 67481 New Jersey 43830 and Delaware 767. State estimates show Indiana 9917 Kentucky 8583 Illinois 20521 Michigan 17332 Wisconsin 716 Missouri 11035.
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Washington
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Senate
Indiana
Kentucky
Michigan
Wisestowa
Green Bay Lawyer Dies After Heart Attack
Allan V. Classon, 64, a Green Bay attorney since 1935, died after a heart attack in a Chicago hotel. A native of Centa he practiced law here about 45 years and is survived by a brother Edmund Class.
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Green Bay
Wis
Allan V. Classon
Chicago
Classe
Roosevelt Goes to Hyde Park for Weekend
President Roosevelt departs today for Hyde Park to spend the weekend away from the capital. A news conference is planned to preview defense matters while he is away, with the public brief slated for Tuesday.
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Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Washington
Trace
Italians claim raids on British lifelines and Egypt fronts
Rome reports air command says Italian air raids struck Britain’s Mediterranean lifeline with bombardments aimed at Malta Dell Mara fortresses and Red Sea convoys while targeting Suez fuel depots. Other strikes hit Sudan Egypt and Turin Britain acknowledges raids from Switzerland damaging Turin and San Paolo dwellings and rail cars. Royal Air Force strikes Turin Fiat works Boulogne Calais and Cap Gris Nez in a separate action.
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Rome
Britain
High Command
Mediterranean
Indian Ocean
Dodecanese Islands
Dell Mara
Malta
Red Sea
Suez
Aden
Sudan
Egypt
Switzerland
Turin
San Paolo
Algeria
London
Royal Air Force
Fiat
Italy
Boulogne
Calais
Cap-Griz Nez
France
Air Ministry
Hitler
Fort Deli Mara
Five More Convict Fugitives Caught at Cummins Prison Farm
McGehee Arkansas reports five additional escapes from Cummins prison farm after Labor Day, leaving six still at large. City Marshal Gwynne captured H E Odom and Ralph C Steffin in railroad yards, then aided by officers located Raymond Potts in freight cars. Deputy Hickey detained George Edwards near Lexa, and Ohn Gobner was arrested in Pine Bluffs, with details incomplete.
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Raymond Potts
Tim
H. E. Ellis
Paendic
Lexa
Ark
George Edowards
Sherwf
P. Hickey
Ohn Qobner
Pine Bluffs
New French Cabinet Formed Under Petain Regime
Vichy France announces a new cabinet with Pierre Laval keeping a key post and Marshal Philippe Pétain as chief of state. General Weygand is named minister of defense and Governor General of French forces is to head to French Africa to manage political and military affairs.
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Vichy
France
Petain
Pierre Laval
Gen
Charles
Philippe Peee
Errent
Wesgard
French Africa
Roosevelt says no new bases sought in Americas defense
President Roosevelt said Costa Rica and Ecuador cooperate with the United States in continental defense but no negotiations are under way for new naval or air bases. He denied talks about Cocos island or Galapagos involvement beyond existing British base exchanges for destroyers. He noted Canada seeks WWII tanks and supplies as officials disclosed forthcoming documents.
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Costa Rica
Ecuador
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Americas
Cocos Island
Panama Canal
Pacific
Roosevelts
Galapagos Islands
Great Britain
Newfoundland
British Guiana
Canada
Balkan monarch abdicates amid exile and panic in Bucharest
King Carol flees the country, Mihai rises to the throne as disorder alarms the capital. Iron Guard roaming streets beat Jews while Princess Helen contemplates return amid border clashes with Hungary.
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Associated Press
Balkan
Carol of
Romania
Magda Lupescu
Mihai
Helen
Hull Urges Japs Keep Status Quo
Secretary of State Cordell Hull said the United States has made diplomatic representations asking Japan to respect the Far East status quo including French Indochina and the Dutch East Indies. He noted possible peaceful government pressure in support of stability and mentioned ongoing talks with Britain and Australia for more active cooperation in stabilizing the region.
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Hobart C. Montee
United Press
Washington
Cordell Hull
United States
Japan
Far East
Dutch East Indies
Hull
Tokio
Pacific
Great Britain
Australia
Coopera
British Submarine Rescues Crew From German Prize Ship
The British submarine Truant rescued 24 British seamen from the captured 5,207 ton Huxley and Norwegian seamen from the Tropic Sea after a German prize crew scuttled the ship off Cape Finisterre. The rescue brought the Britons and the Tropic Sea’s Norwegian captain and his wife to England while other prisoners stayed aboard. Seaplanes aided in retrieval, and current weather supported the likelihood that remaining boats reached land.
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London
Admiralty
Cape Finisterre
Spain
Huxley
Tropic Sea
Germany
England
Madison Youth Denied Additional Special Driver Permits
Madison County Judge George Kroncke refused to issue more special driver permits to youths aged 14 to 16 after a police recommendation. He allowed rural residents to obtain permits to drive to school and run farm errands.
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Madison
George Kroncke
Kroncke
Nazi clothes rationing extended to occupied Norway
Oslo reports Germany extends clothing and shoe rationing to Norway under occupation. Inventory closures hit stores today while hats caps ready-made baby outfits and handkerchiefs are exempt. Germany retains unrationed caps and hats as the policy begins next Monday.
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Oslo
Norway
Germany
Britons Refuse to Leave Bombed Slums After Night Attack
In London slums bombed last night residents refused to abandon their homes. An old man says he will not leave after 49 years there as debris, damaged ceilings, and shattered shelters scar the streets. Soldiers aid the wounded while residents endure heat and fear.
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Drew Middleton
London
Ted
Arden
New York
Germans Launch Mightiest Attacks on Britain
British defenses confronted a new wave of German air assaults as Adolf Hitler's Luftwaffe launched its strongest attacks yet on London and southeastern England. The London area endured multiple alarms while fighter forces engaged hundreds of bombers and fighters, with air ministry reports claiming dozens of German planes shot down before noon. The chaotic night left widespread damage including a collapsed air raid shelter, damaged sewers, and disrupted communications as the battle raged across the region.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Britain
England
Air Ministry
Thames Valley
Loandon
Jdrr Pl
Reid
London Halloon Barrage
Richard C. Hottelet
United Press
Berlin
British Isles
High Command
Thameshaven
Thames
Wisconsin Weather Report From Milwaukee This Week
General forecast for Wisconsin indicates fair to improving conditions with temperature shifts noted. Official observations show Milwaukee highs near 87 and lows around 58 with no precipitation and southeast winds. comparisons to last year show higher maximums and lower minimums.
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Associated
Wisconsin
Baroneier
Senate committee sets excess profits standard
A Senate committee proposed a rule defining excess profits as income above normal levels for tax purposes. The measure aims to restrict high earnings by outlining a standard based on a percent over normal income, with details pending further debate and approval.
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Senate
Washington
Uruguay to buy three U S destroyers
A garbled United States related item reports Uruguay planning purchases of three destroyers. The fragmentary text mentions locations in Argentina and Louisville Kentucky and a general reference to a death in the Army of the Republic context.
Romanian king abdicates in favor of Mihai amid riotous capital
King Carol I abdicates under pressure from Romania's new military dictatorship and flees with Mihai as peacetime turmoil erupts. Princess Helen joins the exiled family as Antonescu takes full dictatorial powers and anti Semitic bands terrorize Jewish shopkeepers.
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Carol II of
Romania
Cen
Ion Antonescu
Antonescu
Carol II
Hag
Mihai
Pronaizi Irun
Ian Antonescu
Magda Lupescu
Carol
Bucharest
Carol I
Rumania
Paris
Black Sea
Constanta
Helen
Dresden
Germany
Europe
Reuters
Iron Guard
Crvan
Daan
Guardisis
Steelrs Wets
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Louisville
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Gene
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Carel
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