German Saboteurs Landing Details Emerge From Trial
Washington reports reveal the timing of the sixteenth day of the saboteur trial and new details of the Long Island landing. A German submarine surfaced within 800 yards of the Amagansett coast guard station, its rubber boat overturning and spilling TNT as Navy and Coast Guard personnel pursued the four saboteurs. Observers note the guardsman faced a bribe offer, then alerted headquarters and helped recover explosives buried in the sand before the attackers fled inland.
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COMMANDS the long thin object offshore near shore
Reports describe a 70 foot long thin object about 125 feet offshore with diesel sounds from stationary guards behind dunes. Submarine may have stayed on surface for 30 minutes. four spies landed June 13 and four more June 17. Three more saboteurs remain at large as border patrols search. names include Walley Kappes Rheinhold Barthjan and Joseph Schnidt.
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Mexico Stops Citizenship of Axis Nationals
Mexico City reports President Avila Camacho ordered cancellation of naturalization papers for Axis nationals to protect national security. The decree suspends new citizenship for Germans Italians Japanese and allied nationals and their children, empowers the foreign ministry to revoke cases, and bars birthplace children with unclear nationalities. It aims to prevent travel and influence from loyalties deemed dangerous.
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Dynamite death by own action puzzles police
Riverside California July 27 A) The bizarre death of Prank Kritzer a cavern hermit who blew himself apart with a 200 pound dynamite blast while avoiding arrest sparking officers who were seeking him regarding a six month missing explosives case Kritzer wired a plunger to detonate the charge in his underground cave revealing a cache of firearms ammunition and 170 pounds of dynamite Traver holed up in his cavern 23 000 ton rock and living quarters were blasted from solid rock during the blast authorities reported the cave complex resembled a gopher hole.
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Difficulties Overcome as Planes Increase Output
Veterans of aircraft engineering discuss wartime production limits and the potential for rapid airline and cargo plane output. Kaiser optimistic about cargo planes and shipyards shifting to aviation, while experts warn true scale requires new plants and time.
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Soldiers on bicycles need not salute officers
Soldiers riding bicycles are not required to salute walking officers, according to Wings, the Army publication at Chanute Field. The editorial argues a rider must keep hands and eyes on the task, noting salutes could endanger balance or cause a fall.
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City Sets Dance In Palm Heights
City recreation department hosts a free dance at Palm Heights Recreation Center on West Theo Avenue at Malone Street from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Monday. Music by the department's Negro orchestra. Soldier driving a truck need not salute.
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Camp Walters Man One Millionth War Bond Purchaser
Pvt. Walter T. Penson of Lockport Illinois now stationed in Texas became the millionth person to set aside a portion of his pay for war bonds. He inducted June 3, 1942 and agreed to purchase one bond monthly. Dispatches from Bucharest report 285 people sent to concentration camps or confined as Romania intensifies its drive against sabotage and anti-government activity.
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Finn Consulate Closes Doors in Chicago
Chicago says farewell as the Finnish consulate shuts its doors in response to a U S government order mirroring Finland closing its consulates earlier. Routine matters will be directed to the Finnish legation in Washington going forward.
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