Debate on Referenda and War Policy in Popular Government
A columnist argues there is no constitutional mechanism for public referenda on national issues and laments the fragility of pledges and platform promises. The piece warns of growing executive power, urges constitutional amendment to allow referendums on critical matters like war and conscription, and notes limited express public input despite looming elections.
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Democratic Party
Wilson
Benater Holt
Wadsworth
America
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Holt
Hoyntlon
Congress
Senate
House of Couares
Mexico Deputies Ratify Oil Pact
Mexico City August 13 deputies ratified an $8,500,000 settlement with Sinclair for expropriated properties as part of an oil pact. The unanimous vote in the chamber sent the measure to the United States Senate for approval amid constitutional provisions and political pressure.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Ines
Sinclair of Company
Chamber of Vided
United States
Senate
Ryan
Germany
Germany Executes Twenty Fifth Treason Suspect
Berlin reports the guillotine executed the twenty fifth person sentenced to death for treason since 1940. The unnamed betrayer of military secrets and other condemned cases highlight a harsh regime crackdown. A separate note from Cairo mentions prohibition enforcement impacting the army and a minister referencing national defense.
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Berlin
Germany
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CATRO
Wissen
Amsterdam
National Defense
Eighty-Eight Degree Cold Wave Forecast In San Antonio
Weatherman Jarboe predicts a real cold spell for San Antonio with highs around 98 degrees on Tuesday and Wednesday. Clouds and light southeast winds should bring relief from the prior 100-degree heat. fan-whirring and a wavering voice accompany the forecast as current patterns stir the air.
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Gan Antonio
A. H. Jaruoe
Ettu
Jarboe
Filipinos Warned on Fifth Columnists in Philippines
Manila Aug 13 Major General George Grunert, commander of the Philippine Department of the U S Army, warned residents to beware fifth columnists during observance of the 42nd anniversary of American occupation. He urged every loyal American and Filipina to counteract subversive actions.
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Manila
Philippines
George Grunett
United States Army
Ant
Genets Grunert
WCTU Names Ida B Wise Smith Sixth Time President
Chicago August 13 Ida B Wise Smith of Evanston Illinois was re elected president of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union for the seventh consecutive time at the annual convention. Mrs D Leigh Colvin of New York was also re elected as vice president for the seventh time.
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Chicago
Ida B. Wise Emith
Evanston
Til
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
D. Leigh Colvin
New York
W.C. T. U. Shrty
Businessman Hurt in Attack at Desk in Southwest Town
English city reports a raiding group of six German planes downed after a coastal alert. A businessman named Allen said he fought off assailants at his desk on North Flores Street 317, sustaining head injuries but contributing to the defense as fighters claimed two airmen were captured. Police continued coastal airspace searches.
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North Flores
England
A. Allen
Robert
B. Green
Allen
Basichurch
Kent
Sheerness
UNB
Mewcastle
Shields
Germany
Berlin Raiders Hit England in Nazi Offensive Aims
Berlin reports point to an early zero hour for a Nazi strike against England aimed at destroying railways, airports, harbors, and plants before ground invasion. DNB said bombers roared in waves over Portsmouth and the Channel with heavy losses claimed by both sides. Walsend and Aalborg raids caused fires and aircraft ground losses while two British patrol boats were sunk off Godwin Sands.
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England
British Isles
Poland
Norway
Europe
Germany
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Messerschmitt
Axnet
Walsend
Newcastle
South Shiels
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DNE
Channel
Tortsmouth
Aalborg
Denmark
Godwin Sands
Deal
Eastchurch
Thames
Portsmouth
Aldershot
High Command
Swansea
Cardiff
Wales
Plymouth
Humbermouth
Stocks Fall As Nazis Hit England War News Shakes Markets
New York August 19 War stocks and commodities tumbled as news of NazI air strikes against England unsettled traders. United States Steel Du Pont Douglas aircraft General Motors Chrysler Kennecott Copper Westinghouse General Electric fell sharply while wheat and staples eased. Bonds declined as brokers linked weakness to anticipated high sea attack on Britain.
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New York
England
Ethiehem
United States
Steel
du Pont
Douglas Aircraft
Glenn Martin
General Motors
Chrysler
Kennecott Copper
Westinghouse
General Electric
E& Cent
Tnday
Drithih Isle
Amsterdam Bombing Sets City Ablaze Amid Fatalities
British bombs started two hundred fires in a densely populated area of Amsterdam last night. One person was killed and many injured. Outside the city, two young men were killed when a bombing struck a women’s dental home.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Women’s Dental
Russia ends political leadership of army in major reform
Moscow reports that the Soviet armed forces will be led into battle by soldiers with political commissars removed in a move to reinforce military commanders authority. The change marks a shift away from the traditional political control of units as the army restructures for combat leadership.
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Moscow
Russia
Hurricane toll rises across Georgia and South Carolina
ATLANTA August 1. The hurricane battered coastlines from Brunswick Georgia to Charleston South Carolina. At least 95 dead and millions in damage reported. Beaufort and Parris Island suffered severe damage. Beaufort lacked power and communications. Docks wrecked, most boats sunk, Fort Sumter Battery damaged. Charleston area saw industrial losses and flooding.
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Georgia
South Carolina
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Red Cross
Washington
Bt. Helena Island
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D. C
Bahamas
Lading Island
Savanah
CCC
Huntington Islanct
Charleston
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Beaufort
Parris Island
Fort Sumterdale
Hitler Invasion Reckoning Shaped by RAF Air Superiority
London dispatch notes British assessment that Nazi air strength struggles to crush the Royal Air Force. if true bombardment and invasions continue, invasion could approach within a fortnight, but eyewitness checks suggest German claims exaggerate success and RAF resilience remains intact.
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H. R. Knickerbocker International News Service
London
INSI
Royal Air Force
Isle
Jehannel
Great
Britain
Hitler
Pats
Jesuit Wilbe Eqial
Luftwaffe
England
Greece snubs IOU request amid territorial claims
Aug 13 Rome reports Italy will seek slices of Greek and Yugoslav lands in a general settlement. Metaxas rejects the Rome-Berlin suggestion to renounce Britain's protectorate and integrity, with diplomatic officials noting the exchange occurred after talks with Italian and German envoys and King George II.
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Rome
Italy
al- Dania
John Metaxas
Greces
Great Britain
Metaxas
George
RAF Clouds Over Channel as German Raids Continue
London dispatch reports a large-scale RAF defense against hundreds of German raiders along 200 miles of the English coast. Officials logged 31 German planes shot down, with raids centered from the Thames estuary to the Sussex coast. London and Berlin leaders voiced invasion anxieties as Spitfires and Hurricanes engaged Dornier bombers and Messerschmitt fighters in heavy fighting over Hampshire, Sussex, and Kent, amid warnings of a possible imminent invasion within 72 hours.
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London
English Channel
Berlin
Switzerland
Tidd
Hampshire
Sussex
Thames
Portmouth
Great Naval
Channel
France
Mem
Ceoing
Thames Estuary
British air offer to U S for 1300 to 1400 planes monthly
Arthur B. Purvis, chief British purchasing agent, said the United States offered to supply Britain with 1301 to 1400 of the 2000 fighting planes requested. Delivery would not begin before late 1941, a plan proposed by William & Knudsen at the defense commission.
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Washington
Arthur B. Purvis
United States
Tde
Purvis
Willian & Knudsen
Defense Commission
War at a Glance: Three-Day Blitz Threat Across Britain
A three day old blitzkrieg targets Britain with a 200 mile English Channel front. Reports claim 400 to 600 Allied planes lost, 69 RAF planes downed, and 31 Germans captured by mid afternoon. Axis fights in Africa and Greece intensify as Italian Greek tensions rise and Egypt warns. Australian air crash kills three dominion ministers and top army staff.
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Nazir
English Channel
English
Axis
Greece
Metaxas
Africa
Berbera
British Somaliland
Libya
Egypt
Romania
Rome
France
Japan
Weather forecast for San Antonio and vicinity
Partly to mostly cloudy conditions with light to moderate southeast winds. Temperatures show highs around 98 and 100 degrees, with lows near 76 to 77 across Tuesday and Wednesday. Coastal areas expect fresh south and southeast winds, while western regions remain mostly cloudy with showers possible.
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Sat Antonio
Aiport
East Texas
Cientle
West Texas
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