Seven Navy aviators die in two crash incidents
Jacksonville on August 20 reports seven aviators from three Florida Naval Air Stations killed in two days of accidents. A head-on collision near Pensacola at 4,500 feet claimed a lieutenant and two cadets. A Jacksonville station cadet crew died at Lee Field during landing. A Miami cadet group perished in an Everglades crash.
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Everglades
Packer Boats Busy at Cold Storage During Salmon Run
Six packer boats tied up under the ice chute at the Cold Storage dock loaded ice and supplies for trips to the Islands for Toads of salmon. The Elfin M% unloaded 40,000 pounds, Tillicum 20,000, and trailers about 8,000. Yandra Tillicum Pelican Elfin I Fremont and Pern II prepare to return for more fish.
Roosevelt Churchill talks off Newfoundland over Japan plan
President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill held floating talks off Newfoundland focusing on blocking Japan’s drive to the Dutch East Indies. Queen Wilhelmina could not join in a bombing plane due to fatigue. The plan urged treating armed Japanese ships as pirates under U.S. naval authority, signaling a tougher approach than appeasement.
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Roosevelt
Wilhelmina of
Holland
Winston Churchill
Newfoundland
England
Japan
Dutch East Indies
South Pacific
Singapore
Thailand
Australia
Indies
U. S. Navy
Rocking Chair Adorns Supreme Court As Jackson Leaves Seat
In August reports from Capital Town note Associate Justice Robert H. Jackson will bring his plain rocking chair to the Supreme Court when reconvening in October. The chair accompanied him through roles from Solicitor General to Attorney General and has become a symbol of his methodical brief reading and policy shaping.
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Two Steamers Arrive and Depart Tonight
Southbound steamers Columbia and Baranof expected in tonight with arrivals around 7 and 7 40. Columbia due to sail at 8 30, Baranof to depart two hours after arriving for the southbound run.
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Britain Says Any New Japan Move Would Be Serious
London officials warn any further Japanese action in the Far East would be regarded as extremely serious. Britain has given no explicit assurances that Thailand’s independence would be protected by British arms.
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Japan
Far East
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Thailand
No Salmon Escapement in Southeast Alaska
Ketchikan Alaska August 20 No salmon are escaping up the streams in Southeast Alaska to spawn because the streams are too low from no rain. Clarence Olson Fishery Management Agent said there has been no escapement except the early run and it is a toss up whether to close the districts as scheduled hoping for rain or go out and catch all salmon we can so they won't die on the beaches.
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Olson
Canadian Prime Minister King Heads to London Talks
Ottawa reports that Prime Minister Mackenzie King is flying to London for conferences with Winston Churchill and other British leaders. He will inspect Canadian armed forces in the British Isles and discuss defense bond measures amid wartime needs.
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Ww. L. Mackenzie King
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Winston Churchill
Mackenzie King
England
British Isles
Airliner Crash Kills Seven Near Sao Paulo
A Pan American airliner crashed near Sao Paulo killing seven passengers late yesterday. Five of the 12 aboard were reported safe, including American professors Philip C. Jessup of Columbia University and Hugh Davies of Harrisburg, both slightly injured. No word on the remaining three survivors.
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Lone Nazi plane over Iceland report shocks Allied forces
A single German twin motored bomber was sighted over Reykjavik Iceland and chased to sea by Allied fighters. It dropped no bombs and marked the first such incident since U S Naval forces joined British troops in Iceland. The unaffiliated excerpt then mentions Murphy North Carolina relative distances to state capitals.
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Ee ' Murphy
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Two B 18 bombers land at Juneau from West reconnaissance
Two B 18 Army bombers from Fort Richardson Alaska arrived at Juneau Airport after a flight from the West. Capt C W Gilkes leads the crew with Major E M Allfather plus Lieutenants Haveltine Burns Karnate Mansfield Van Osdal. The aircraft, on reconnaissance duty, will move on to their station today.
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Anchorage
Juneau
Red Army advances in central sector reported by Red Star
Moscow reports the Red Army launching a sharp new counteroffensive against Germany in the central sector. Western forces under General Konev have reportedly advanced for three days, driving Germans from three defense lines and capturing five populated centers as they press onward.
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Red Army
Red Star
Koney
Halibut Sales Reach Rupert Buyers in Busy Day
Prince Rupert British Columbia reports a robust fish sale with 120000 pounds of halibut traded at 12.50 to 12.80 and 11 cents per pound. Buyers and sellers from local markets noted strong demand and steady pricing throughout the session.
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Prince Rupert
B.C
Nazis Close Ring on Leningrad In New Advance
Associated Press reports a 50 mile push tightens the siege around Leningrad with gains toward the Novgorod region. German left wing under von Rundstedt drives toward the Dnieper bend as Soviet forces retreat slowly and airborne operations are noted.
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Leningrad
Novgorod
Red Army
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von Ruchdatedt
Dneiper River
Dneliperoptrovak
London
Marshal Budgenny
Dneiper
Soviet says battle rages near Novgorod as Leningrad drive persists
The Soviet High Command reported the fiercest battles as two German and one German Finnish columns push toward Leningrad from the west and north. The struggle centers around Novgorod with terrain favorable to a determined stand, the region described as forested and dotted with about 1200 lakes.
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Novgorod
Lake Tinen
Stock quotations from New York market today
Closing quotations show Alaska Juneau mine at 4 percent, American Can 82, Anaconda 28, Bethlehem-Steel 69, Kennecott 38 44, United States Steel around 197, New York Central 123 1 2, Northern Pacific tie, Dow Jones averages list industrial 126.01, rail 302, utilities 11.35, with various minor shifts across major names in a typical midday price update.
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Curtiss Wright
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Kennecott
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Northern Pacific
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