Italians Bomb Sudan Kenya and Libyan Fronts
Extensive World War II air actions in Africa report Italian and British air forces trading heavy blows. Italian air bases in Sudan and Kenya attacked. British defenses claim multiple planes shot down near the Egyptian frontier and Libyan coast.
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Cotton Damage from Heat and Wind Hits County Crops
County agriculture figure H. A. Fitzhingit says heat and dry winds hurt cotton and sorghums, with peanut crops affected by heat though pastures may revive after rain. Subsoil moisture is depleted, and silk loss signals yield damage while corn and gin weather are noted as crucial factors.
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War Roundup From the Anwhlled Press
Allied reports of aerial combat and counterattacks fill the page as Britain fights a Nazi blitz. British and Italian air actions over Africa and the Mediterranean are noted with several aircraft shot down, ships sunk, and raids on Libya and Egypt. High tides and fog forecast affect naval movements while Britain and Japan exchange arrests across Hong Kong Singapore and Shanghai.
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Troops Move In For Simulated Nazi Air Raid Exercise
A large National Guard deployment from 13 states includes 50 000 guardsmen and 20 000 regulars. Arizona New Mexico Colorado Oklahoma and Texas provide units for a Red Army West while Louisiana Mississippi Alabama and others form the Blue Army East. A four day battle is set to begin August 17 near Camp Beauregard with Lieut. Gen. Blaney D Embick directing the concentration. Iterative troop movements continue through Wednesday as the exercise advances. Berlin reports allied raids on British positions and German targets with ships sunk and storage tanks and shipyards damaged at Sheerness Thames Haven and North Killingholme. One civilian killed in western Germany according to the German high command.
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Ex Latvia Leader Kurt Ulmanis Dies After Assault
London Aug 5 Kurt Ulmanis former Latvia president ousted as Latvia sought Soviet entry last month died from injuries suffered in an assault according to a Stockholm dispatch carried by the Telegraph and other agencies. The report also said former Latvia foreign minister William Munters disappeared and may have been killed by partisans.
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Br. Willim Munters
Pollen Altaganiste
Riots Reported in Jewish Centers on French Riviera
Berlin dispatch fromGeneva says anti Jewish rioting broke out in Nice and other Riviera cities. Official news agency DNB cites smashed windows and attacks on Jewish homes and establishments across the region.
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Plot Reported on Greek Regime Plot to Overthrow Gen Metarus
An alleged plot to overthrow Promer Gen. John Metarus's regime, which marked its fourth anniversary Sunday, was reported today by Kathimeri the well informed newspaper.
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Europe Waits Nzi Dave on England War Drift
Berlin dispatches report Europe stunned by another weekend of hope for a miracle to avert war with Britain while Mussolini’s Italy prepares an August push in North Africa. Graziani’s force strength nears 400,000 as heat and logistics slow desert campaigns. BritainReadies defense and water pipelines as Cairo and Alexandria loom at stake for the Near East.
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Dr Cook Claimed By Death in Roumkle New York
Frederick Cook, 17 year old explorer who claimed to discover the North Pole, died after a long illness. He rose to fame in 1909 when he announced the find, but Peary soon disputed him. Convicted of fraud in 1922, he was paroled in 1926 and reportedly died after a stroke and coma.
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Peary
Immadt Feoud
Southwest Hotpot of Nation Shifts Heat Across Regions
A weather summary from Chicago reports a mix of normal July conditions across much of the nation while the Southwest remains hot. Forecaster A J Knorr notes Eastern Southern and Far Western states see showers and cooler air. temperatures may reach 100 plus again in Oklahoma and Texas. Cool air brings snow flurries in Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin with broader spread to Nebraska Missouri and Kansas. Yesterday’s hottest spots included Topeka Grand Island Oklahoma City Laredo Fort Worth Abi Dhabi Welis Philips.
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Free French Deaths Decreed by Vichy Regime
The Petals government warned all French soldiers and sailors serving with the British forces to appear before military tribunals within 15 days or face death for treason. In London, Aug 5, Admiral Nicholas Walker, once an Imperial Russian Navy officer, was reportedly interned under defense regulations by home secretary order.
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Let Us Keep Out of War With Japan
A column argues against war with Japan, urging the nation to learn from past conflicts. It emphasizes preserving youth, prosperity, and social order, and stresses isolation as the path given God’s blessings and fathers’ sacrifices. It warns against entering a war for which the country is unprepared and without gain.
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Paris Authorized for War Damage Reconstruction Loan
Vichy August 5. The French government approved a state loan of 1 000 000 000 francs to Paris to repair war damage and restart commerce and industry. The decree set 2 percent interest and repayment before older loans. A second decree created a corps of 300 mechanical engineers under the Ministry of Industrial Production to supervise reconstruction efforts in France.
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Ministry of Industrial Production
France
Japs Release American Ship After Typhoon Shelter
The American coastal steamer Estelle, held for five days after taking refuge in a restricted zone during a typhoon, was released by Japanese authorities. United States Consul Richard P. Butrick pressed for release, and the vessel owned by Robert Lan of Shanghai silk fame is now free.
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30 Die 70 Hurt in Calcutta Train Wreck
Calcutta India Aug 5 Thirty people were killed and 70 injured in a train wreck possibly caused by sabotage. The Pace Calcutta mall train derailed 75 miles from Calcutta in the disaster that followed.
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