Coffey Admits He Got a 2500 Campaign Check
Rep John M Coffey of Washington admits to receiving a $2500 campaign contribution via secretary Paul Olson from Tacoma contractor Flind Anderson. He says the check, given spring 1941, was discussed locally and no DOJ action followed. The disclosure came as Senate war investigation broadened to include another unnamed congressman.
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Washington
John M. Coffee
D.wash
Congress
Senate
May
D.ky
Illinois
Tacoma
Coffee
Flind Anderson
Paul A. Olson
Or. Sor
Anderson
Department of Justice
Traitors Death Claimed in Soviet Detention
Berlin reports say Fred W. Kaltenbach an American accused of treason for Nazi propaganda broadcasts died in a Soviet detention camp last October after long illness. Kaltenbach, once known as Radio Berlin's Lord Hee Haw, was among eight Americans indicted in 1943 on treason charges.
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Berlin
U. S. Army
Fred W. Kaltenbach
Jowan Dong
Germany
Red Army
Kaltenbach
Hee Haw
Radio
District of Columbia
Community Meet to Open Sunday at Boldtville School House
Revival gathering begins Sunday at Boldtville School House and continues nightly at 8 30 p m The closing service is Sunday July 28 The Highland Park Presbyterian Church directs the meeting with Dr Baxter D D Greer as minister
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Boldtville
Highland Park
Typhoon Death Toll Rises in Hong Kong
Typhoon with 106 mph winds battered Hong Kong for three hours on Thursday, killing ten people. Rescue teams searched debris for four children, a man, a woman, and others as a house collapsed.
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Hong Kong
Egypt Receives Strong British Protest Over Erupting Arks
LONDON July 20 a foreign office spokesman said Britain has sent a very strong note to Egypt protesting continued attacks on British soldiers. The note underscores British demand for action and an end to hostilities in the region.
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London
Foreign Office
Britain
Egypt
Pope Appeals To Congressmen On War Aftermath
In a private audience at Vatican City the Pope urged two American senators and representatives to share lessons from their around the world journey. He described shattered lands and ruined lives, saying the havoc of war and reconstruction should not fade from memory and stressed the spiritual needs of thousands seeking religious consolations.
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Pope Fius
Criro
Athens
Mussolini's daughter praises fascism and body theft
In a London interview Countess Edda Ciano reaffirms belief in Fascism and approves the mutilation theft of Mussolini's body. She says Italy allied with Germany could win, now doubts any side has won. She returns to Rome from Lipari exile, penniless, sharing a nurses’ home room with her mother in law.
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London
Benito Mussolini
Edda Ciano
Milan
Baldine
Daily Express
Italy
Germany
Edda
Widdow
Galeazzano Clana
Rome
Lipari
Caroline Ciano
Rame
Il Duce
Marines Reported Free From Chinwangtao Capture
Nationalist sources report seven U.S. marines captured near Chinwangtao were released by an unnamed force. Peiping headquarters cancelled air search to permit negotiations for release by truce teams. Captors not labeled as Communists.
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Mualen
U.S
Chinwangtao
Peiping
Marine
Chinwangtaa
Plane search pressed for missing aircraft off Peru coast
Panama July 20 intensive air and sea search for three P.4 planes missing 86 hours continued. The planes were part of a flight to Talara Peru and failed to emerge from a severe storm 125 miles off Cape Mala Peru Thursday morning as announced by U S army headquarters.
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Panama
U. 5. Army
Talara
Peru
Cape Mala
Atom Bil Faces Crisis In Senate Energy Bill Fight
The house enters day five of debate on the senate atomic energy bill. Leaders seek approval by nightfall while opponents ready to kill it. If it clears, a senate house conference awaits. A motion to send the measure to military committee for study could delay passage. House changes add military representation, allow death penalties for security violations, enable army weapon production, and rewrite patent provisions.
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Hinwhun
House
Senate
Senate-House
Uhe House
Short R-Mo
Control Commission
United States
Army May Extend Volunteer Induction Amid June Enlistments
Reports from congressional quarters indicate a possible extension of voluntary induction as the army weighs prolonging enlistment. Latest June figures show 62,293 enlistments, over 20,000 higher than wartime expectations.
Weather forecast hints at limited extension of heat law
Forecast department notes Aver age monthly needs and hints that new draft law may not extend heat restrictions. Representative Short of Missouri says Saturday could be partly cloudy with temperatures around 95 and a low near 68. Sunday may be cooler with highs near 82 and a 73 degree day. Additional weather details appear on page 2.
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Short
R-Mo
Ex Soldier Charged in Beach Slaying at Selfo Beach Luzon
A 21 year old former soldier, Ross J. Abbott, is under guard after allegedly shooting Pansy Twigg, 19, on Selfo Beach near Deal Island and then killing himself. Abbott, wounded and held at Peninsula General Hospital, allegedly fired three times at Twigg while she swam with two others, then dragged her into shallow water and shot himself. Police reported his motive as jealousy and noted recent return from the Italian campaign.
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Deal Island
Suly
Peninsula General Hospital
Salisbury
Pansy Twigg
Ross J. Abbott
Pansy
J. I. Harbaugh
Somerset County
Woodland Jackson
Abbott
John W. Webster
Pénsy Waa
Chesapeake Bay
Twine
Carolyn Jean Mason
Dolores Wheatley
Purple Heart Army
Carolyn
de Jores
Dwigg
Herbert Twigg
Roland Twigg
Hi Pansy
General Krueger to Retire at Fort Sam Houston Ceremony
Gen Walter Krueger will retire with a formal ceremony at Fort Sam Houston Saturday morning. A 17 gun salute at 10 35 a m will mark the event followed by a review of Fourth Army special troops and a reception in the Officers mess attended by Gen Jonathan M Wainwright and staff.
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Walter Krueger
Fort Sam Houston
2Nd Armored Division
Fourth Army
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Cholera Epidemic Hits Ten Manchurian Cities
The Chinese national relief and rehabilitation administration office in Mukuden reports ten Manchurian cities are struck by a cholera epidemic, already causing 270 deaths.
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Mukuden
Chinese National Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Office
100 Tons of Perishable Food Threatened by Strike
Railroad freight handlers’ strike at the Bishops Gate depot endangers over 100 tons of perishable food. Workers protest the prosecution and dismissal of two colleagues accused of stealing potatoes, risking spoilage unless resolved quickly.
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Bishops Gate
Winnie Clash Spurs Clash Over Newspaper Ownership Probe
London reporters quote Prime Minister Churchill and Attorney General Sir Hartley Shawcross sparring during a Bexley byelection campaign speech over a proposed government inquiry into ownership of British newspapers and newspaper groups.
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London
Winston Churchill
Hartley Shawcross
Bexley
Photo Ban Protested by Daily Express in London
The Daily Express protested in London today against a ban on taking news pictures at three recent royal events. It argued cameramen must be allowed to record public interest and questioned the motive behind barring photographers, saying the king and queen are not endangered by press coverage.
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London
The
Daily Express
OPA Chief Sees Tough Job Ahead in Price Controls
Washington July 2017 OPA Administrator Raul Porter said restoring price controls might repair some damage from recent weeks though not all. He warned rebuilding ground lost will be hard despite congress giving authority. Porter questioned if June 320 ceilings can be revived and warned against further price increases.
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OPA
Raul Porter
Porter
Humpty-Dumpty
Congress
Boycott stir in Austin as buyers strike urged
In Austin on July 20 a citywide buyers’ strike is planned by three groups the Travis County Young Democrats the Austin chapter of the American Veterans committee and the Common Sense club. They call for boycotting merchants who set prices “unreasonably high” and will shop only at stores keeping prices down as they review prevailing prices.
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Ge City
Travis County
Young Democrats
American Veterans Committee
Common Sense Club
University of Texas
British rush bakeries to beat bread rationing
London on July 20 saw housewives swarm bake shops and seek rapid delivery in a frenzy to secure bread before it becomes rationed starting Monday.
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Bakeries
London
Heat Wave Relentless Across Cities With Record Highs
Relief from the heat seems distant as Detroit forecasts 74 and nearby areas expect oppressive conditions. The eastern states see Boston reach 98 while July remains the hottest in 68 years. Oklahoma City hints at 102 with widespread high temperatures.
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Boston
Okla
Lhoma
Redding
Calit
Rebels Fire on Bolivian Heads
AUENOS AIRES July 20 Rebels fired on Bolivian cabinet ministers wounding one and possibly the president Villarroel was reportedly missing in fresh disturbances in La Paz yesterday. An Associated Press correspondent in Arica Chile said the unrest began in front of the government palace during a speech with a police fatality reported and a general strike continuing. Alfredo Mendizabal was named by the government as leading the uprising.
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Manila
Hukbalatiap
Centrat Luzonares
Luis Taruc
Philippine
Manuel Roxas
Hukbalzheps
Taruc
Auenos
Aires
Gualbarto Villarroel
WA Faz
Caid
Chile
Villarroel
Associated Press
Arica
la Paz
Alfredo Mendizabal
Srike
Palestine Arms Order Is Lifted
In Jerusalem on July 20 the British army lifted a month old order requiring all British soldiers to carry arms outside barracks. Officers still must wear sidearms. Reports circulated of advanced elements of the First Armored Division arriving in Palestine, with the rest due soon despite denials.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Briligh First Armored
Duek
Troops on Both Sides Move in China Peace Mission Fails
Diplomatic sources say Gen George C Marshall's peace mission by China failed. Nationalists push more troops to fronts while Communists reinforce positions. Marshall unlikely to meet Chiang Kai-Shek at Kuling this summer and may return by mid August. Reports say Beijing aims for an all-out September offensive if the envoy leaves.
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Changhal
George CG. Marshall
China
Marshall
Chiang Kai-Shek
Kaling
U. S
John Leighton Stuart
Nanking
Chou En-Lai
Kuling
Chiang
U.S
Canton Striking Workers Halt City Garbage Service
Canton officials declared a public emergency to curb four days of garbage buildup caused by a 225-member city service strike including 32 garbage truck drivers. The mayor promised police protection and directed privatized haulers to collect waste to relieve the mess.
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Canton
Ohio
Pleps
Service Department
Klein
Wife's Ruse Costs Husband His Life In Bristol Canal
A Bristol resident drowned in a canal when he tried to rescue his wife who had plunged over a railing. The wife admitted to the coroner she jumped in to frighten him and to make him more reasonable. The tragedy occurred July 20 as the couple faced a domestic dispute.
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England
UPA
Bristol
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