18 Aug 1941
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Newspaper
The Daily Alaska Empire
Location
Juneau, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1941
Page
1
Soviet dispatches report fierce counter attacks saved a Ukrainian city, likely Kiev, as German forces suffered about 20 000 casualties after advancing toward the town and were repelled six to eight miles by Red Army units on the Central Front near the road to Moscow led by Marshal Timoshenko.
Washington reports a deep split inside the administration over who should boss the new defense power programs. Fekes pushes for Interior control to standardize projects while Norris Ellis Bone and others back regional authorities like Arkansas Valley TVA and Columbia Valley Authority. The power shortage worsens as eight months of internecine struggle delay hundreds of millions in new capacity.
Fourteen year old Claude Smith of Juneau Alaska won the Eighth All American National Soap Box Derby and a $2000 scholarship. Jerry Chapman finished third in the first heat of the 14th round after a difficult pit repair. Smith also won the International Derby beating Mexico and Canada.
President Roosevelt said he and Winston Churchill were in complete accord on all war issues but that the United States was not closer to entering the fight. He did not disclose conference location or duration, citing obvious reasons, and noted no submarines were sighted on the voyage back aboard the Potomac.
SUTAWNEY Pa Aug 18 six children aged two to eleven died in a deadly house fire that destroyed a Grange farm home early today flames swept through the structure outlining a tragic milestone for the rural community. A Willard Storage Battery Company representative F M Sutherkind of Cleveland arrived on the Denali and is staying at the Baranof Hotel to assist at the scene.
President Roosevelt resumes direct command in the capital as aides report a faster U S tempo to hasten the Axis downfall. He convened key lawmakers at the White House to brief them on the international situation and consider a new lend-lease appropriation.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill returned to Britain from a sea meeting with President Roosevelt. On the way home he visited Iceland to inspect British and American troops. He was met by Minister Bracken to finalize arrangements for a likely broadcast, no time set.
Indications rose that Britain and Russia may move decisively in Iran after reports of German infiltration. Protests from London and Moscow were ignored, signaling possible military action. At the Gastineau Hotel, L. A. Tucker of the American Cyanide and Chemical Company was present. Buy defense bonds.
Five men were killed and many seamen feared dead when a fire swept the Brooklyn waterfront early today. Explosions touched off the Cuba Mail Line freighter Panuco and damaged its pier and several unloading craft. Police reported 25 men rescued from the river. two dead longshoremen among the victims.
Naval experts across the world estimate Japan's fleet size from construction pace and material imports. British data claim nine more capital ships including three big battleships and two pocket ships launched, with completion of major units expected by early 1942. U.S. estimates suggest at least eight new battleships, while Knox cited January 1, 1941, combat tonnage near 985,000 tons against the U.S. fleet's 1,250,000 tons.
A 1930s tale claims Sergeant York the only film written entirely from the Congressional Record. It recounts Alvin York, a Tennessee hero, selling rights to fund church work and the stipulations for Gary Cooper to star and no unrecorded heroics in the script. The article notes Senate involvement by Senator Kenneth McKellar and hints at continued coverage.
Tokyo newspapers warn of imminent war from all directions as Japan mobilizes troops on the Siberian border. U S and Britain secure Russia’s pledge to curb Japan, while Peiping reports travel bans to Manchukuo. Washington discussions involve Grew and Toyoda amid plans for evacuations and troop movements.
Washington reports restrictions under the Selective Service Act bar men 28 years and older from active military service. Policy aims to balance manpower with age considerations in conscription.
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