Red Army halts German push near Leningrad in heavy battles
Soviet dispatches claim Red Army defenses checked the German offensive toward Leningrad with reinforced divisions counterattacking. Mammoth Soviet tanks reportedly destroyed 135 light German tanks south and southwest of Leningrad as 100 Nazi armored vehicles were wrecked and aflame in Gomel region. Moscow communique also notes Soviet entry into Iran after warnings of Nazi activity. Karelia region details cited with 35,000 lakes.
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Associated Press
Hitler
Moscow
Iran
Biddle Named Next Attorney General as Political Shuffle Unfolds
Francis Biddle has been acting Attorney General for two months and is slated to be confirmed as the next AG. Charles Fahy, currently Assistant Solicitor General, will succeed Biddle as Solicitor General. Both appointments are expected to be announced soon.
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Francis Biddle
Biddle
Charles Fahy
Philadelphia
France
New Deal
National Labor Relations Board
Dutch Jews Deprived of Daily Rights by Nazis in Netherlands
A diplomatic report states Dutch Jews in occupied Netherlands are forbidden to eat kosher meat and face broad bans. They may not own radios, enter universities, work in public service, visit theatres, or leave predefined quarters as part of Nazi orders during the conquest.
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Washington
Netherlands
Roosevelt vetoes bill to freeze government wheat and cotton stocks
President Roosevelt vetoed legislation to freeze government stocks of wheat and cotton. He said the move was not in line with sound governmental policy and had long served the interests of farmers and war efforts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Labor Commissioner to Speak on Labor Day
Commissioner of Labor Michael J. Haas was invited by the unions to speak during Labor Day events starting with a parade in the lane. Frank Wright of Icy Straits Packing Co at Hoonah arrived on a short business trip and returned to the cannery with Alaska Coastal Airlines.
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Commissioner of
Michael J. Haas
Committee of Unions
Frank Wright
Icy Straits Packing Company
Hoonah
Alaska Coastal Airlines
Race to Kill Sabotage in Oil Kingdom
London reports British and Soviet forces invaded southern Iran just after midnight to oust German agents and protect the world’s richest oil fields. Iran withdrew from the Soviet frontier last week and about 30 Russian divisions massed on the Iran border amid uncertainty over German involvement and oil-pipeline sabotage risks.
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Middle East
Iran
Moscow
Persia
Herth
Isamid Sulamin
Iraq
Senate Finance Committee Plans Broader Tax Base
The Senate Finance Committee voted to lower exemptions from $2,000 to $1,500 for married filers and from $800 to $750 for single individuals. Senator B C Clark said the move is substantial, with estimates of 6,000,000 more people under the tax and about $350,000,000 in federal revenues.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
B. C. Clark
Stock Quotations From New York Aug 25
Closing quotations show Alaska Juneau at 44, African Can 81 1 2, Anaconda 26 1 2, Bethlehem Steel 68, Commonwealth and Southern 5 8, Curtiss Wright 9, International Harvester 52, Kennecott 38, New York Central 42, Northern Pacific 7, United States Steel 57, Pound 4.03 4, Dow Jones Averages Industrial 126, rails 31.29, utilities 19.39.
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Alaska
Juneau
Anaconda
Bethlehem Steel
Commonwealth and Southern
Curtiss. Wright
International Harvester
Kennecott
Central
Northern Pacific
United States
DOW, Jones
Dow, ‘Jones
Rails
Utilities
Senate Debate on Extending Selective Service Moves Forward
Senate discussion of extending selective service unfolds with remarks from Sen. Walsh and Sen. Vandenburg. New Senator W Lee O Daniel makes a rapid debut with a 3600 word maiden speech, while Wheeler furiously taps papers in protest as galleries fill with soldiers.
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Senate
Washington
Burton K. Wheeler
O'Daniel
W. Lee O'Daniel
Texas
Huey Long
Biddle Nominated to High Post as Attorney General
President Roosevelt today nominated Francis Biddle Solicitor General of the United States to be Attorney General. Biddle would fill the post vacated by Robert Jackson who recently joined the Supreme Court. It is expected that Charles Fahy will become Biddle’s successor.
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Robert H. Jackson
Roosevelt
Paul McNutt
Blair Bell
Chicago
Justice Department
Thurman Arnold
Francis Biddle
United States Department of Justice
Biddle
Robert Jackson
Supreme Court of the United States
Charles Fahy
Baranof Hotel Welcomes Wilcoxen Family Visitors
Mr and Mrs Ralph Wilcoxen and their two children arrived from Sitka yesterday and are staying at the Baranof Hotel as listed in the local society notes.
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Baranof
Ralph Wilcoxen
Sitka
Baranof Hotel
Japan Warned as Oil Tankers Barred and Southward Drive
British and Japanese wartime exchanges unfold with Nichi Nichi denouncing Churchill as a lie and urging an end to anti Japanese actions while Tokyo cites a ban on U S oil tankers through Straits to Vladi vostok. Churchill warns Japan to halt expansion and pledges Allied aid to Russia if Germany advances.
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Bulletin
Tokyo
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Nichi Nichi
Mexico orders 15 German consulates closed
Mexico City August 25. The Mexican government orders 15 German consulates closed by September 1 and recalls all Mexican consuls stationed in German occupied areas of Europe.
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Nazi
Europe
Mexico City
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