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Newspaper
The Daily Alaska Empire
Location
Juneau, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1940
Page
1
British Royal Air Force pursuit planes drove off two waves of German bombers aimed at London as a hail of bombs fell across towns. The report notes heavy combat on a thirty mile front with continued coverage promised on page five.
Washington details reveal Attorney General Jackson targeted the campaign book for Hatch Act violations and White House misgivings. Farley organized the book, Quayle and Robert closely managed it, while Ed Flynn reshaped operations and Farley allies retained control despite Roosevelt's push for changes.
Willkie supports rapid approval of a tin scarcity conscription bill by Congress. He states time is critical as Bolivia’s tin output, destined for U S refining, could be affected. The plan involves negotiating a contract with Bolivian authorities within a week and with Republican leadership in the House and Senate.
Solicitor General Francis Biddle announced nationwide alien registration begins Tuesday and ends December 30. Every alien 14 years or older must register in person and be fingerprinted, with guardians registering younger aliens. Penalties for noncompliance are severe, though registries are not meant to blacklist peaceful immigrants.
Mr and Mrs Bill Diers are guests at the Baranof Hotel arriving from Ketchikan for the weekend. Diers represents the U S Rubber Company and is in the city for business.
The Senate rejected 60 to 9 Senator Lodge’s plan to limit compulsory military service to ages through 24. The current draft would make all men 21 through 30 liable for training, and a voice vote added an amendment setting 900000 as peacetime training capacity. Senator Barkley announced night sessions to speed the final vote.
Gov. Ernest Gruening of Alaska is aboard the American Clipper on the final experimental flight to New Zealand from San Diego. The plane hopped off last Saturday for the long Pacific hop.
Washington August 26 Army orders move Capt Richard S Freeman of the Army Air Corps from Denver to Fairbanks Alaska. The transfer reflects standard personnel reassignments within the service. Freeman has served in various posts and will report to the new base in Alaska for further duties.
New York August 26 Representative Martin Dies announced plans to push a law prohibiting operations of any foreign controlled organization in the United States. He cited pressure on German Americans to spread Nazi propaganda from abroad and asserted evidence of propaganda reaching the United States through the mail system.
San Francisco reports Alaska highway engineer Donald MacDonald warned that three men in a fishing boat operating on a dark night could paralyze Alaska defense in under an hour. He cited Seward as vulnerable, with tanks on the wharf and destroyed channel markers creating a mine field. He said Navy entry would be impossible until surveys. He proposed a road from Haeziton, British Columbia, to Fairbanks via Yukon as a defense.
Lord North aged 38 and his sister Lady Cynthia Williams were killed when a land mine exploded on England's southeast coast. Lady North was seriously injured as the blast was heard for miles. The incident leaves Lord North as heir to the Earl of Guilford.
Harold Bates of the Twentieth Century Meat Market sails south on the Alaska Clipper this morning. He will spend several days on a combined business and leisure visit in and around Seattle.
A Texas reader spurred a change in Herbert E. Gaston’s Treasury staff after a courteous letter inspired Grady’s approach. The result is a new setup that replaces stifling form letters with thoughtful replies, signaling improved government public contact and responsiveness. The story continues on page four.
Senator Charles L. McNary arrived at his Oregon farm home after a year away to deliver his acceptance speech for the Republican Vice Presidential nomination. He said Willkie would carry the campaign burden and set the pace, noting his own record. He expects to make only four or five speeches during the campaign.
Berlin dispatch quotes Danzig Nazi leader Greiter declaring Poles should consider themselves a servant people of Germany. He told Poles in a broadcast they are a servant people now and will remain so forever as British readers follow the Berlin report.
Attorney General Robert Jackson says J. Edgar Hoover will immediately lead a new investigation of Harry Bridges Pacific Coast CIO chief to determine deportability under the Smith Act acting at the request of Senate Immigration Committee Chair King as Washington reports.
SAN FRANCISCO California August 26 Veteran Republican Senator Hir am Johnson is conceded to seek the Republican nomination for United States Senator at the California primary. He is also seen as a strong contender for the Democratic nomination under state law allowing cross filing. Johnson is noted for an isolationist stand and long opposition to involvement in foreign affairs, criticizing President Roosevelt's foreign policies.
United States members of the joint American Canadian Defense Board named Mayor LaGuardia of New York as chairman after conferring with President Roosevelt. The first meeting with Canadian colleagues is scheduled for today in Ottawa.
Berlin reports the RAF carried out its heaviest air attack since the war began with four waves of bombers over the clouded capital. The Nazis deny casualties or bombs in Berlin itself while acknowledging incendiaries in nearby areas and a garden house ablaze in Rosenthal.
Hamilton Bermuda August 26 The Governor Major General Denis Kiernan Bernard announced to a special Bermuda Assembly session that the Great Sound air base would be made available to the United States. The British Colonial Secretary assured Parliament that a US base would not affect Bermuda’s sovereignty.
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