Army chute production resumes after strike avert
Buffalo August 11 production of Army parachutes continued at the Irving Air Chute Camp following a strike aversion. Thomas A Finn said the agreement raised pay for operations with pay for skilled workers and women workers. The plant has 2,000,000 in Army impelvment funds and the USA.
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RAF Bombs Sicily Malta Under Attack
British war planes attacked Sicily dropping bombs after noon. One killed and several injured at Messina as anti aircraft fire protected Palermo. Italian forces sank a British submarine and attacked Malta by night notching losses including four officers and four seamen. Ethiopian patrols reported losses to British at Culquebert pass.
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Nile Delia Is Bombed Cairo Raid Alarm
Air raid alarms sounded last night in Cairo as tensions rose during the ongoing air threat. Reports from Cairo indicate warnings prompted shelter measures and civil defense readiness amid the heightening conflict in the region.
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Cairo
Egypt
Egyptian Bomb Raids Hit Delta Provinces Amid Warnings
An Interior Ministry communique says bombs were dropped on the Nile delta causing one death and wounding another, with no material damage. Cairo faced a second raid alert of the week while Alexandria, home to a British naval base, has been repeatedly struck.
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Alexandria
Nile Delta
Interior Ministry
London Reports Nazi Raids Leave No Casualties
London says scattered German planes crossed the coast overnight and dropped a few bombs on eastern and southwestern England without causing casualties or damage according to an Air Ministry Home Security communique issued today.
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England
Air Ministry-Home Security Ministries
First Moslem Mosque Opens in London for Indian Troops
London unveils its first Moslem Mosque to serve Moslem Indian sailors and soldiers. Hassan Pasha Washaat, Egyptian Ambassador, officiated as turbaned Indian troops observed. Sir Hassan Suhrawardy described it as the nucleus of a future mosque and cultural center funded by a government grant. About 38,000 Indians serve in Britain’s Navy and merchant service, many of whom are Moslems.
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Britain
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Hassan Suhrawardy
L.S. Amery
India
Burma
City Council Divided Over Guardrails for Elderly
In Los Angeles on August 1 the City Council split 7 7 on a 196 proposal to spend for guardrails to aid elderly people climbing City Hall steps. Councilmen Burns and Nelson spoke on age related concerns with Nelson abstaining from voting as the body failed to approve the measure.
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Los Angeles
Robert L. Burns
Norris Nelson
Turns Off Alarm To Sleep Rattler Soon Has Him Up
Othello Washington August 1 A rancher named Adams slept through his alarm when a rattlesnake, four feet long, was found on the floor beside his bed. He woke in a hurry after spotting the snake.
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Bee Sting Delays Minnesotan Youth's Speech
A bee stung Ronnie Holmquist on the tongue while he enjoyed floss candy in Minneapolis. The swelling hindered his ability to speak for a time as rescuers treated him.
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Ronnie Holmquist
Prisoner letter prompts jailer to set guard
A Tilipino prisoner writes to Spokane jail chief John Scott asking to be trusted so he can become a “house boy” and negative tone suggests compliance. The letter ends with thanks and a pledge to behave if given responsibility.
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Wash
John Scott
Youngster Demands Birth Certificate for Baseball Team
In New Britain Connecticut on August 1 a group of youths visited City Clerk Harry E. Schelly. A 12 year old insisted on proving his age to join a local baseball team, needing official proof for eligibility.
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New Britain, Conn
Harry E. Schelly
OPM to Act In Aluminum Pay Dispute
Demands by Aluminum Company of America workers for elimination of a regional wage differential move toward Washington talks after AC A rejected the union’s plea. Union president Zonarich said Sidney Hillman asked for negotiations in Washington. Badin North Carolina and Alcoa Tennessee workers are paid up to 18 percent less than New Kensington Pennsylvania for similar work.
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Boy 9 Dies After Fall Similar To Baby Sister
Joseph Canceleno age 9 of New York City died after falling from a one story vacant building in Albany. He had earlier witnessed his 18 month old sister Lorraine die from a fractured skull after a window fall in the Bronx. An X ray showed a fractured skull and he died after an operation. Lorraine died six weeks earlier.
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Crew From Sunken British Ship Rescued Off Cape Verde
Sixteen survivors of the British freighter Holmside were landed in Lisbon by the Portuguese freighter Saudades after being rescued from a raft in the Atlantic. Several crew members were injured by explosion when the ship was attacked and sunk, and the survivors were reported to be in extreme need of food and water, surrounded by sharks.
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Saudades
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Senate Near Showdown on Draft Change
Washington reports Congress debates extending service for selectees reservists and guardsmen. Marshall warned Aug 1 deadline looms. Taft proposes 18 months while Vandenberg Clark oppose life in uniform. Wheeler questions defense leadership and attacks Donovan as gestapo.
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Ohio
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Wendell L. Willkie
Los Angeles
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Defense
Vichy Press Responds To Paris Government Shakeup Campaign
The unoccupied zone press denounces the German controlled Paris press campaign for a government shakeup. L Avenir of Clermont Ferrand says Paris papers seek to cause troubles for the Vichy regime to serve personal ends and denies reports of yielding to Germanys successes or failures.
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France
Paris
L’avenir
Clermont Ferrand
Germany
Bette Davis Fined Five Dollars for Boulevard Stop Violation
Hollywood star Bette Davis paid a five dollar traffic fine after entering a guilty plea through her attorney for driving through a boulevard stop. The incident occurred today in Hollywood.
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Hollywood
Camacho tightens limits on Sinarquista activity in Mexico
President Manuel Avila Camacho ordered sharp restrictions on public demonstrations by the Sinarquistas and other groups to preserve national unity. Interior and defense ministries along with governors and mayors were told to curb rallies, with violators to be punished. A riot in Michoacan State left two Sinarquistas killed, three police wounded, and several bystanders injured during a Monday rally disruption.
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Mexico City
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Manuel Avila Camacho
Sinarquistas
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Michoacan
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