Interior Department Seeks Alaska Highway for Army
The Interior Department proposes building 145 miles of highway in Alaska to land Army supplies for bases at Anchorage and Fairbanks, citing railroad supply routes from Seward as a defense risk. War Department testimony notes the Seward to Anchorage rail line relies on fragile wooden trestles and is vulnerable from a national defense perspective.
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Alaska
Army
Anchorage
Fairbanks
Department of Interior
Seward
National Defense
Stephen Sherill
War Department
General Staff
Hitler seeks deputy sheriff role for Yugoslavia in Balkan plan
The dispatches describe Hitler flattering the two Serb leaders by offering a united Europe under German protection after the war. Germany would have a deputy sheriff in the Balkans with Yugoslavia, Greece’s Salonika and Macedonia, potential gains in Albania, and possible Trieste or Piume under Italian pressure, while Turkey remains the key partner in the region.
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Europe
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Germany
Balkans
Hitler
Jugoslavia
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Salonika
Macedonia
Albania
Piume
Trieste
Sculptor Borglum Passes On
CHICAGO, MI March 6 Gutzon Borglum internationally famous sculptor died suddenly at his home aged 69. His wife son Lincoln and daughter were at his bedside. Known for gigantic works he loved bold projects including a Confederate memorial at Stone Mountain Georgia intended to display 1200 figures. Work began with a 20 foot head of Lee but disputes led to Borglum being discharged and another artist taking over.
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Chicago
Gutzon “Borglum
Lincoln
Borglum
Robert E. Lee
Stone Mountain
Georgia
Army training under scrutiny at Washington dinner skit
Washington dispatch describes a dinner with military men where a skit poked fun at trainees interrupted by officers dragging them to other courses. Despite criticism from a private citizen, army spokesmen maintain training can be streamlined to produce soldiers in 12 months, not 18.
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Washington
Varios
Army
United States Restricts Italian Consular Officials
The United States notified Italy that Italian consular officials in the United States will be restricted. The State Department asked the consulates at Detroit and Newark to close and limit movements to duties within their offices. This follows Italy’s closure of American consulates in Naples and Palermo and mirrors Halys restrictions on American diplomats.
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United States
Italy
Tatien
Talian
Detroit
Newark
State Department
Naples
Palmere
Haly
Palmero
Sitka and Kodiak Harbors to Receive Army Engineer Improvements
Washington announces a $30,000,000 emergency navigation program titled urgent National Defense. Alaska projects include Sitka harbor enhancements costing $109,000 to shelter Naval seaplane operations and Kodiak harbor improvements costing $70,000 to create a 22 foot channel for the Naval Base once funds are approved by Congress.
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Washington
Army
Congress
Sitka
Alaska
Kodiak
Naval Base
Romania Handed Ultimatum Over Black Sea Bases
The government quarters in Bucharest acknowledge a sharp Moscow message described by high diplomatic sources as a demand that Romania cede naval bases on the Black Sea to Russia. The note references a historical harbor project in Cherbourg completed in 1857 after 74 years of work.
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Rumania
Moscow
Black Sea
Russia
Cherbourg
France
Napoleon Tit
New Light Stations in Northland In Alaska Coast Guard
Washington March 6 The Appropriations Committee approved 750000 for three major light stations in Alaska and navigation aids for National Defense to be built for the Coast Guard at Catton Island Cape Edgecumbe and Snility Island in Prince William Sound Each station costs 250000 and will feature Landfall lights radio beacons and fox signals The committee said the projects are needed due to increased navigation from defense developments The panel rejected a 20900 request to mark the waterway to the proposed Alaska Railroad terminus at Portage on Passage Canal and noted Congress has not authorized that terminus but could approve funding within the Coast Guard total if needed Detective Sergeant Roy Thurston in Danville Va reports averaging nearly 11 birds per shot in a Main Street starling hunt using a No 10 shotgun.
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Appropriations Committee
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Cape Edgecumbe
Snility Island
Prince William Sound
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Passage Canal
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Harvard President Conant Sails to Lisbon Aboard Hacalibur
President James B. Conant of Harvard University sails from New York aboard the S. S. Hacalibur bound for Lisbon. A member of the Defense Research Committee, he travels to London to exchange scientific information deemed important to national defense.
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James B. Conant
New York
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Defense Research Committee
London
Alaska road gets million Washington
March 6 The first deficiency bill reported to the House contains 1,000,000 for the Alaska Railroad. Today s 100 watt electric light bulb gives 37 percent more grit than the 100 watt bulb of 1921.
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Washington
Ue House
Alaska Railroad
U S Panama Reach Accord For Defenses
Washington March 6 The United States has acquired from Panama warning stations to protect the Panama Canal Zone. Under the 1936 treaty of friendship and cooperation Panama will be paid for leases or land will be returned after war usage per President Arnulfo Arias announcement.
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United States
Republic of Panama
Panama Canal Zone
Arnulfo Arias
Panama
Stock Quotations and Averages Reported in New York
Closing quotations show Alaska Juneau mine at 4 percent, Amer can 4, Andronda 25, Bethlehem Steel 79, Commonwealth and Southern TM, Curtiss Wright 81, General Motors 43, International Harvester 474, Kennecott 334, New York Central 13, Northern Pacific 6, United States Steel 584, Pound 4.03. Dow Jones averages listed as industrials 121.63, rail 27.92, utilities 19.85. A beaver felling noted on an 18 inch red maple along a central New York state highway.
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Bethlehem Steel
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United States Steel
War Units Ready for Action in Europe Crisis
Allied pledge to fight with Greece until final victory. Greece massed 60,000 troops near Salonika in preparation for a famed 150,000 German assault beyond the Greek Bulgarian frontier. Naz invasion could begin any day as 1700 German bombers and fighters reinforce Bulgaria. Sofia reports air reconnaissance on Greek and Turkish defenses amid strict censorship. Eden and Gen Dill left Athens after confirming full Anglo Greek agreement on crisis response.
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Great Britain
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Salonika
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Sofia
Anthony Eden
Dill
Imperial
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Russia Urged to Fight as Turkey Presses Defense
Turkish officials press Russia to halt German advances in southeast Europe as Hitler’s forces mass near the Dardanelles. Dardanelles link between Black Sea and Mediterranean seen as vital for Russia’s access to the western world. Ernest Whitehead arrives in Juneau from Seattle aboard the Northland, representing Northern Commercial Company and staying at Baranof Hotel.
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