Japan open to U S parley if rational result
Tokyo indicated it would welcome talks with the United States if a reasonable conclusion could be reached. Koh Ishii stated no negotiations were known to be under way and he had no info about recent discussions between Nomura and Hull. He condemned the British Russian invasion of Iran as shocking and criticized Allied interference in Iran.
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Far East
Koh Ishii
Cabinet Information Bureau
Ishii
Kichisaburo Nomura
Hull
Washington
Iran
Japan
Nichi Nichi
Domei
Britain
Russia
Japanese envoy meets Molotov in Moscow amid denials
Tokyo denials followed Tass dispatch refuting Asahi claims of a Russia China talks in China involving 16 Chinese delegates. In Bangkok Premier Luang Bipul Songeram retires from active duties while remaining premier in name. Luang Premyodhi named Defence Minister and other cabinet reshuffles occur.
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Moscow
Yoshitsugu Tatekawa
Kremlin
Vyacheslav Molotoff
Gunao Miyakawa
Thss
Chungking
Chita
Siberia
Japan
Tass
Asahi
China
Bangkok
Thailand
Luang Bipul Songeram
Birul Senreram
Luang Premyodhi
Nai Diek Jayanam
Luang Chaveng
Sakti Songgram
Police
Adaldet Charas
Interior
Bipul Songgram
Duke of Kent Interview Casts a Plain, Likeable Figure
Norfolk reporter Tom Hanes, managing editor of the Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch, and a Reuters correspondent accompanied the Duke of Kent on a defense tour in Norfolk. In a candid talk, the duke praises American industry, declines Scotch for Bourbon, and recalls a rough Atlantic flight.
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Tom Hanes
Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch
Duke of Kent
Norfolk Area
Reuters
Joe
Atlantic
A ' Pomber
Norfolk Station
U. S
Norfolk, Va
Naval Air Station
Six Soldiers Escape From Indiantown Gap Hospital Ward
Six soldiers escaped from Ward 24 at the Indiantown Gap cantonment Army hospital in Pennsylvania. The detentions ward also houses psychopathic cases among the medical detainees. Two units, the 1325th service outfit and an infantry regiment from Fort Dix, remained on post as the 28th Division and the 10th Cavalry departed for maneuvers in Virginia.
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Army Hospital
Pennsylvania
Indiantown
Gap
Blue Mountains
Indiantown Gap
1325Th Service
Fort Dix
N. J
10Ith
Virginia
Paraguay Curfew Imposed to Quell Student Strike Threats
Asuncion authorities under President Higinio Morinigo declare a 10 P M curfew in the capital forbidding public meetings and civilian travel after dusk. Only police, military and sailors may be on streets. gatherings of more than three are banned with death penalties for alleged Fifth Columnists.
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Paraguay
Asuncion
Higinio
Morinigo
Bolivia
British Hold Firm Grip on Iran Towns
British and Indian troops occupied Abadan Bandar Shahpur and oil centers Naft I Shah and Qir I Shirin in western Iran along with other sites to protect workers. Russian forces advance toward Tabriz as joint Allied action unfolds to secure Iranian oil and establish lines of communication with the Caucasus.
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Chwusy Daily News
London
Iran
Abadan
Bandar- Shahpur
Persian Gulf
Naft-I-Shah
Quir-I- Shirin
Bagdad
Anglo- Iranian Oil Company
Tabriz
Riza Shah Pahleyi
Germany
Russia
British
India
Caucasus
Near East
Mrs Brazell Wins Divorce and Keeps $6000 Brooch
Ruth Brazell an heiress from Philadelphia wins a divorce from broker James C. Brazell. The decree grants maintenance denied. She keeps a $6000 duel brooch once entrusted to her during marriage and tied to a Spainn prince. The story notes a proposed duel over the jewel, later called off for scandal concerns.
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Los Angeles
Ruth Brazell
Philadelphia
Loa
James C. Brazell
Brazen
Polish exile govt reports premier killed in German action
The Polish government in exile announced in London on August 26 that the Germans executed Professor Kazimierz Wartel, born in 1928, in what appears to be a retaliatory action.
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London
Kazimierz Wartel
Parrot's Squawk Alerts Burglary in Harrisburg Scene
A Harrisburg woman's parrot alerted to a burglary as a thief took $30 from a buffet drawer while the occupant entered the living room. The incident occurred on August 26 with the parrot signaling the break in.
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Harrisburgh
Henrietta Sheeley
Branda Wars Ie
Turkeys Dilemma as Allied Move Shrinks Middle East Space
The piece outlines Britain and Russia expanding influence from Persia toward the Persian Gulf, heightening Turkish pressure and the risk of war. It notes General Wavell’s India command buildup, with hundreds of thousands of Indian troops ready for operations.
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Egypt
Suez Canal
Persian Gulf
Europe
Persia
Turkey
Hitler
Near
Middle East
Russia
Germany
Ukraine
Kemal Ataturk
Britain
Wavell
India
Moscow Sees Iran Conflict as Brief and Decisive
Moscow reports rapid completion of the Anglo-Soviet Iran action with Molotov briefing Iranian Ambassador Mohammed Said. The joint move aims to block German influence, protect Caucasus routes, and reassure Turkey of Anglo-Soviet resolve in the anti Fascist war.
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Aly Beane
Moscow
Iran
Iraq
Syria
Mohammed Said
Said
Kremlin
Viacheslav M. Molotov
Hitler
Caucasus
Turkoman Republic
Russia
Lhe
Persian Gulf
Caspian Sea
Karachi
India
Great Britain
Baku
Afghanistan
Turkey
Budd Calls Freight Car Boost Key to War Traffic
Ralph Budd defense transportation commissioner and Burlington Railroad president said the best way to enlarge the nation’s transportation capacity is to speed freight car movements. He noted cars were in trains only about 2% of each 24 hours and warned steel iron lumber shortages could leave 100000 cars short of target 1,800,000 by October 1, 1942.
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Budd St
Budd
973rd Part Return to Work At Kearny Navy Yard
The Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company yard at Kearny New Jersey reported 10889 workers back on the day shift after a 19 day CIO strike. Admiral Harold G Bowen noted 11260 were on duty the last pre strike day as they resumed production and discussed plant expansion and launching the USS Atlanta. The yard, under U S Steel control, employs over 17000 and holds defense contracts worth 493 million with ships under construction.
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Kearny
N. J
Navy
Federal Shipbuilding Land
Dry Dock Company
Harold G. Bowen
Bowen
U. S. Steel Corporation
U. S. S. Atlanta
Margaret Mitchell
L. H
Local Soldier Promoted to Private First Class
Kenneth C. Brehm son of Mr and Mrs Charles Brehm of 207 Hutchinson Avenue has been promoted to Private First Class at Camp Blanding Florida He joined the Army March 24 1941.
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Kenneth C. Brehm
Charles Brehm
Hutchinson Avenue
Camp Blanding
Fla
Army
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Syracuse
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Manly B. Gibson
Jeffersonville
E. G. McCants
Defidder
Here
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Joe Hizem
Hizem
Oklahoma City
West Nichols Hills
Wiley Post
Omaha
Neb
Carl Zich
Albert E. Clark
A. T. Steele
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Luke
Kearny Plant
Korndorff
Frank Knox
Presid Ant .Rooseevelt
Industrial Union of Marine and‘Shipbuilding Workers of America
Sala
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