War Today speculation on Japan aims in Far East
War Today analyzes Japan's possible moves in French Indo China Thailand and the Indies, weighing Britain's response and U S support. It notes Japan's drive against Thailand could threaten Singapore and the Philippines, while Russia's stance and the neutrality pact influence Tokyo's strategy.
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DeWitt MacKenzie
Asand
Far East
Sis
Japan
Russia
United
Aigs
Britain
Washington
United States
England
John Bull
Thailand
Singapore
Wuteh East Indies
Philippines
Tokyo
Nippon
Vacintin Smetanin
Toyoda
Rel
Moscow
Siberia
Russo-Manchoukuo
Weather and notices from August six, nineteen forty one
Partial weather and timing details note daylight time sunset at 7.53 pm. Sunrise 5.42 am tomorrow. Moon phase listed as loon full tomorrow night. Vehicle paring, all vehicles banned tonight at 8.28. Conlinued on Page Six references.
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Uxhs
Airport bids to be awarded by October
Airport runways at the local airfield are to be built with federal funds of 478002 dollars under the defense program. Senator Sayles Bridges notified manager Frank Brooks that bids for the two hard surfaced runways should be awarded by October 1st after securing approvals from Navy, War, and Commerce via the Civil Aeronautics Authority.
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Frank Brooks
Portsmouth
United States
Sayles Bridges
Washington
Senator Bridges
Brooks
Secretaries of Navy
WAT and Commerce
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Valuation Triggers Higher Portsmouth Tax Rate Rise to 32.70 per thousand
Portsmouth taxpayers face a tax rate of 32.70 per thousand this year, up 8.70 from last year. The City Board for Appraisers announced the increase after final approval by the State Tax Commission. City valuation rose to about 20.51 million, with future increases likely as new homes become taxable. The rate’s rise follows a large appropriation adjustment by the city council, with total appropriations at around 1.675 million.
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Portsmouth
Board For Appraisers
State Tax Commission
Commission
PBA
Ickes lists 5 more ways to save gas
Washington August 6 AP A fireside program to save up to 35 percent of gasoline for commercial vehicles in 16 Eastern states was urged by Defense Petroleum Coordinator Ickes The plan links with service station curfew in the East Coast oil shortage and calls for curtailing motor fuel use by eliminating bulk and wholesale Saturday deliveries limiting retailers to one delivery per day reducing perishables deliveries to few per day eliminating special deliveries and asking consumers to carry small packages themselves
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Washington
Defense Petroleum
Ickes
Eden Outlines Policy To Parliament On Thailand Threats
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons that anything endangering Thailand’s integrity or security would be of immediate British interest. He warned a Japanese move into Thailand could threaten Singapore’s security and urged that these words be heeded. Eden and Attlee covered war topics from the Far East to Allied aid as Churchill was absent.
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London
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Thailand
Britain
Singapore
Eden
Clement Attlee
Commons
Far East
Russia
Japan
Tha’ Ign
Secreta
Iden
Washington
State Department
U. S. Eyes Thailand Crisis Amid Japanese Pressure
Washington to monitor Thailand crisis as Japan presses to bring Thailand into a broader East Asia sphere. State Department silent on policy while Britain likely to act, with U S support anticipated. Indo China policy cited as precedent. Continued discussion noted on page two.
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Washington
United States
Thailand
South Pacific
State Department
Japan
Eest Asia
Britain
South Asia
E D Churchill Meeting Rumor Hints at Routine Knox Visit
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox will arrive at Portsmouth Navy Yard at 8 PM for a routine inspection trip. The visit sparks speculation about possible higher profile ties to the president’s northern voyage and a potential rendezvous with Winston Churchill.
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E.D
Churchill
Knox
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Aff
Winston Churchill
Portsmouth
Ruoasevalle
Fourteen Maine selectees to begin U S Army service tomorrow
Fourteen Maine selectees in the greater Portsmouth area will be inducted into the US Army at 10 am tomorrow in Kennebunk. Three Kittery boys and two from Kittery Point are listed among the draftees, with others from South Berwick York Beach Wells Eliot and York.
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Maine
Portsmouth
US Army
Kennebunk
Kittery
Kittery Point
Fish
Wilson &. Tobey
Lutis
Angélo G. Miniutte
Roland Joseph Parent
Richard V. Brown
South Berwick
Robert F. Lucas
Yore Village
Phillip James Gilbert
York Beach
Arnold S. Bartlett
Eliot
Frank C. Bourne
Donald E. Knox
Wells
Milk Rationing Approved in Britain Registration Required
London officials announced milk will be rationed across Britain and all residents must register for distribution. The effective start date for rationing was not disclosed.
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London
Britain
Rumors Of Roosevelt Churchill Rendezvous Sweep Washington
Rumors swirled that President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill held a secret high seas rendezvous with King, Hopkins, and policy talks on wartime aid. Variants placed the meeting at sea Canada Iceland Greenland or Newfoundland, all unsubstantiated and denied by officials.
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Roosevelt
Britain
Winston Churchill
Roosevel
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Churchill
Mackenzie King
Harry L. Hopliking
Canada
Iseland
Greenland
Newfoundland
Hopkins
Atlantic
United States Freezes Soviet Orders Unfrozen
The United States has unfrozen millions of dollars in Soviet orders and began supplying Russia, while extending licenses and priority on orders. Details remain secret, but officials said the move signals a major opening. Possible shipping facility extensions to Vladivostok were noted, with Russian vessels operating from American ports. Before Germany’s invasion, the Soviet Union had $250 million in orders pending here.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Pacific
Viadivostok
Soviet Union
Nazi Broadcast Claims German Wins Over Russians
Berlin reports from August 6 say Soviet Russia has lost about 4,000,000 men and the Red Army nearly smashed, with 895,000 prisoners taken and vast materiel captured or destroyed. DNB cited high command communiques stating steady German gains amid Smolensk victory and a new invasion phase. Continued on Page Six.
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Berlin
Rustsi
DNB
Red Army
Two men hold up man near Dover Point bridge
Police search for two men who robbed Harry Young at gunpoint on 115 Kearsarge Avenue Atlantic Heights. They forced him from his car near the Dover Point bridge and fled toward Concord this afternoon.
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Harry Young
Kearsarge Avenue
Atlantic Heights
Fresh Air Children Arrive at Portsmouth Station
Twenty-one Prest Air children from New York arrive at Portsmouth railroad station at 5:02 tonight to stay with local hosts for two weeks. They will be greeted by their Portsmouth hosts and members of the Fresh Air committee.
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New York
Portsmouth Railroad Station
Portsmouth
Portsmouth weighs local fair rents committee proposal
Portsmouth may form a local fair rents committee to cap rents, with George H. Fitts of the Office of Price Administration proposing the plan to the city council. If rejected or ineffective, federal regulators may set rent limits. the panel would urge landlords to hold rents to prewar levels and report the last date fair rents prevailed. The plan envisions a diverse committee and a toll-free complaints office, while data collection continues via the Portsmouth Defense Area Homes Registration office.
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Portsmouth
City Hall
George H. Fitts
Leon Henderson
Price Administration
Washington
Fitts
Congress
Sioner
Army
Navy
Portsmouth Defense Area
George K. Sanborn
Sanborn
Taxes May Be Even Higher
Washington, Aug. Still higher income tax rates and lower personal exemptions were under discussion as Senate Finance committee members met with treasury experts for a roush examination of the 3,206,200,000 tax bill approved by the house. Chairman George said efforts would be made to make up the loss of prospective revenues from eliminating joint returns for married couples, possibly through tax rate shifts or expanding the base by lowering exemptions.
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Washington
Aug
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
House
George
D-Ga
Prize mouser bears twins at Portsmouth hospital
A prize mouser gave birth to twins in the Maternity building at Portsmouth hospital. The cat chose the Red Cross Surgical dressings unit workroom for confinement in an empty dressings carton. Mother and babies were healthy and quickly relocated to rent-free quarters despite the unusual visit.
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Portsmouth Hospital
Red Cross
The
Parliament's Communist Gallagher Smiles as Allies Deepen Ties
London Aug. 6 AP Only Communist in the British House of Commons William Gallagher a 59 year old Scottish brass fitter remains a crusader gadfly and comedian from the sidelines of debates. Since Britain allied with the Soviet Union he says he is a supporter of the government and praises Churchill for a speech he calls a real triumph paying tribute to the Russian army. Gallagher adds that Churchill always answers his questions and notes Chamberlain never would.
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London
Britain
Russia
William Gallagher
Soviet Union
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Gallagher
Chamberlain
New Order in Europe Turned On Its Axis Achilles Heel
From New York dated August 6 a critique argues Mussolini's boast of Axis strength proved Italy as the weak link. It notes Hitler’s overconfidence waning after the Russian campaign and warns of continued unreliability of Nazi gains. The note calls out overstatements in Nazi Soviet communiques and flags the Red Army as the unexpected factor.
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New York
Europe
Hitler
Siberia
Mussolini
Italy
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