Shortage of Power Prompted Roosevelt Daylight Saving Plea
President Roosevelt urged Congress to enact day light saving on regional or national basis to ease a severe power shortage impeding the national defense. He wrote to Speaker Rayburn and Vice President Wallace with figures showing year round saving could cut electricity use by about 282,000 kilowatt hours annually. He also notified eight southern governors and pressed for proclamations to implement daylight saving in the Southeast and other regions to meet rising power demands.
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Triangle Division Problems Studied at Troop School
The engineer troop school will meet at 7 30 p m Wednesday at the federal building to study the attack of foxtile position. Col Arihm Plekeng will be instructor as engineers of a triangular division are employed in Elpeerlyg operations.
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FBI Takes LA Pipe Theft Case Two Men Arrested
Two men were arrested and $100 worth of lead pipe were recovered after LAPD turned the case over to the FBI. The suspects were apprehended by police inspector Cattle Hodges, who reported the theft occurred at a local project site and the pipe was being carried away.
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Policeman Quits S A for Houston
Resignation of Paul Saylor a gunpatcher in the police department was received by Chief Aubrey Hopkins Baylor and sergeant during the Matty Maverick extraction. Saylor plans to enter the same type of work in Houston.
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Churchill touts Levant victory and Syria Lebanese independence
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill told the House of Commons that the successful invasion of the Levant by British and Free French troops extricated forces from danger in Crete. He praised the armistice at Acre and stated Britain’s aim to beat the Germans while restoring sovereign independence to Syria and Lebanon with Free French aid. He noted the unlikely timeline of reestablishing authority across the Levant by mid July and cited the Salim and Crete fighting as contributing factors to the overall outcome.
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Salim
Biggest U S Ship to Depart Envoys
New York reports the largest U S merchant ship sails to Lisbon with nearly 500 passengers, carrying axis officials and family members in a wartime exchange. Departure is delayed awaiting German consular figures from San Francisco, and Denver air liftoff carried Capt Fritz Wiedemann and Dr Hans Borcher to New York with others aboard.
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German press peddles drive to mold U.S. entry mood
Berlin reports a broad Nazi propaganda push to shape American entry into World War II after the Russo German campaign. The Stockholm newspaper Aftonbladet is cited predicting U.S. war involvement while German sources say silence will be kept about possible consequences. County-wide spy roundup in the United States is described as the largest in history with many suspects already pleading guilty.
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Brooklyn
Canada Curtails Retail Gasoline
Ottawa announced today a price and sale restriction on gasoline to curb a possible shortage. The order cuts gasoline use by 60 percent for cars and limits sales to cash-and-carry, effective tomorrow with Sunday restrictions. An appeal to citizens for cooperation noted the move supports Britain and national security.
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Citizens For Co-Operation
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Indicted in U S Spy Roundup
New York dispatch reports 33 persons rounded up by the FBI and ordered to trial in September on espionage charges. The indictments allege efforts to transmit information to a foreign government with cases involving Germany and Portugal, with additional defendants named in a second count as agents. Estates and payments unspecified.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Harod Kennedy
Germany
British invade Beirut and armistice settles Syria mission
British troops entered Beirut Lebanon as French forces yield to the Armistice of Acre. French planes and ships in Syria and Lebanon surrender, with some troops allowed to return home under British control. A control commission will oversee transfers and destruction of excess arms and matériel.
Weather Forecast for San Antonio and East Texas
Partly cloudy with a chance of scattered thunder showers Tuesday night and Wednesday. Winds gentle to variable, coastal areas mostly southerly. Tuesday high near 82, Tuesday low around 74, Wednesday high about 84, low around 74. East Texas forecasts show scattered thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday with minor temperature changes. Local notes reference the 100th meridian and U.S. Weather Bureau daily data.
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Explosion Wrecks Powder Building in South Action
An explosion on July 15 wrecked a four to five foot square wooden powder building belonging to the American Cyanamid company in South Action Massachusetts. Officials said no one was injured though the structure was swept by flames after the blast. Company officials and protective cats chased the flames and aided in containment.
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City to sue on tax payments over Houston Street
Roy Davis, city tax commissioner, said the city would sue Houston Street property owners for delinquent taxes. After survey, he would refer the matter to the city attorney for legal action and penalties. The council approved 149,194.78 for National Bank of Commerce note payments, a move creating a potential deficit due to Houston Street delinquency.
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Fourth of July Firework Disruption Leads to Arrest
Tony Hernandez of 4462 West Marlin Street faced disturbance of the peace charges after police spotted him lighting firecrackers on Market Plaza at 3 a.m. on the Fourth. The incident drew patrol attention and a late-night response.
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No Showers Forecast By Weathermin J
Weathermin J Henry Amhor predicted Tuesday would be dry with no showers. Local thunderstorms were expected to return near the city on Wednesday with Skiea partly cloudy Tuesday. Light to gentle variable winds were forecast. Tuesday high around 42 degrees with an improving trend. low Wednesday near 74 degrees.
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Red Leaders to Stay in Moscow
Moscow dispatch reports the Soviet government will not evacuate Moscow despite German offensives. Deputy foreign minister A Lozovsky told Iranian ambassador M Saed there are no plans to move the government.
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Pittisburgh Official Speaker Collapses at Badminton Game
Philip Murray, president of the OC IT, was reported to be fainting at Mercy hospital after collapsing Sunday during a badminton game. He was taken to Mercy hospital for treatment. The incident occurred in Pittsburgh and was relayed by an associate.
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Churchill Calls Russians Allies
London July 15 Prime Minister Churchill declared the British Russian agreement an alliance and said the two nations now are allies. He noted the deal promises mutual aid against Germany and that Britain helped foster significant agreement between Russia and the Polish government in exile.
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Two German Breakthroughs Reported on Russian Fronts
In a sweeping offensive along the Dnepr and near Smolensk and Moscow, German forces crossed the Dnepr at multiple points and claimed to threaten Leningrad while Soviet high command boasted of repelling fascist assaults. Repeated reports described fierce fighting across central and northern fronts with promises of Soviet countermeasures and Italian reinforcements en route.
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