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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1941
Page
9
A Djibouti broadcast claimed a British attack on Djibouti Harbor and skirmishes with French forces. Vichy spokesmen deny a full assault on French Somaliland, stating such reports are false and that the situation remains unchanged.
A 1941 dispatch weighs possible U S and Japan conflict as Japan holds 9 capital ships vs the U S 15. Soviet aid flows via Vladivostok then Komsomolsk. American aid to Moscow rises. Magruder heads mission to China as Washington and North Carolina join the fleet. Japan plans Nissan and Takamata with 16 inch guns.
Albany Aug 21 Dr Charles C Adams director of the State Museum declined to discuss reports that items from an Indian exhibit have been stolen. Authorities did not release further details and the case remains under investigation.
The United States will produce 73,150,000 pounds of mustard this year, about four times the 1938 record. The large crop ends fears for ham and hot dog lovers, promising abundant condiment supplies.
Dr. Adams refused to answer questions about the missing items, saying people can ask questions but he will not respond. The prompt text references tomahawks and shortened tresses as odd details in the inquiry.
Joseph Mandick a 28 year old dock worker died after walking 15 blocks to Gouverneur Hospital with a chest wound. He collapsed at the hospital door and offered no details of the shooting. A bystander on the generating table said I’ll get even don’t bother me.
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