U S Forces Hit Solomon Islands as Cruiser Is Lost
United States forces invaded the Japanese occupied Solomon islands in the south Pacific with a landing in the southeastern area. Adm Ernest J. King reported heavy fighting as one cruiser was sunk and several ships damaged while planes and surface units claimed numerous enemy losses. Delegates in Washington urged a first front in Alaska.
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Associated Press
United States
Solomon Islands
South Pacific
Ernest J. King
Washington
Australia
Kine
Dimond
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Alaskan
Ymond
Aran
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
The
Solomons
Emperor Hirohito
Solomon
Nimitz
Tulagi
Coral Sea
Russians Blunt Nazi Push In Caucasus Oil Front
Dispatches report explosions as Russians scorch Maikop fields. Communiques claim lines hold near Stalingrad while withdrawals occur near Maikop Armavir and Kropotkin. Germans push from Krasnodar toward Novorossiysk and Taupse with claims of advancing fronts.
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Associated Press
Caucasus Front
Maikop
Volga
Stalingrad
Caucasus
Armavir
Kropotkin
Moscow
Krasnodar
Pyatigorsk
Caucasus Range
Red Army
Kletskaya
Kotelnikovski
Voronezh
Don
Berlin
Red Fleet
Novorossisk
Black Sea
Haikop
Taupse
Voroshilovsk
Nevinnomnysskaya
Kuma River
Americans In England Ready to Act in Europe
Maj. Gen. Carl Spaatz said the American air forces in Britain are prepared to begin attacks on Germany soon, with full cooperation from the Royal Air Force. Maj. Gen. M. W. Clark announced U S troops are arriving by the thousand and ready to invade the continent when a second front opens, though six months more training could help.
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London
Carl Spaatz
United States Army Air Forces
Britain
Germany
Royal Air Force
England
M. W. Clark
U. S
United States
Continent
Clark
France
City Wages Large Scale Roundup of Youth Gangs
Los Angeles police questioned leaders of about 300 youths after a county wide dragnet the largest since Prohibition. About 170 youths remained jailed on felony charges while 25 others were in county jail. Over 100 were taken to the Georgia street juvenile detail with around 60 released to parents. Evidence included revolvers knives crank handles and other weapons.
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Los Angeles
Joe Reed
C. B. Horrall
Central
Lincoln Heights
Georgia Street
Biddle Supports Leniency for Two Saboteurs
Attorney General Biddle said the government was perfectly justified in leniency for two of eight German saboteurs who aided the case against the six executed. He noted they helped in prosecuting the conspiracy. Ten people in New York and Chicago were jailed for aiding the saboteurs. The six executed included Harm Heinck, Richard Quirin, Edward Kerling, Herbert Haupt, Werner Thiel, and Hermann Neubauer.
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Washington
Biddle
New York
Chicago
Heinrich Harm Heinck
Richard Quirin
Edward John Kerling
Herbert Hans Haupt
Werner Thiel
Hermann Otto Neubauer
Baseball scores from a doubleheader day in the majors
In the American League Philadelphia pressed to a 4 run win and New York struggled with a split. Harris and Wagner led the other matchups while Bonham and Dickey pitched for a split. In the National League St Louis and Pittsburgh battled to a quiet day with late scoring as Philadelphia faced Brooklyn in twilight.
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Philadelphia
New York
Fowler, Wolff and Swift
Wagner
Ruffing
Dickey
Harris
Bonham
Cleveland
Chicago
Boston
Washington
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
M. Cooper
Pollet
W. Cooper
Wilkie
Dietz
Phelps
Brooklyn
Quiet Idaho primary ends with Tuesday election
Idaho's quietest wartime primary closes as 20 candidates face tests at the polls Tuesday. Key races include five-way Democratic U S Senate nomination and Republican governor contest. Notable areas: Lela Painter Caldwell state treasurer Gordon Smith Boise state mine inspector Ross Howe Rigby state superintendent. Candidates for Senate include Glen Taylor Jam Bothwell Charles Gossett Francis Bistline and Owen Stratton. Republican governor finalists are C A Bottolfsen and William Detwieler with Thomas McDougall also mentioned.
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Boise
Idaho
Lela D. Painter
Caldwell
Gordon Smith
Ross T. Howe
Rigby
Glen Taylor
Pocatello
R. Bothwell
Twin Falls
Charles W Gossett
Nampa
Francis M. Bistline
Owen T. Stratton
Salmon
C. A. Bottolfsen
Chase Clark
William H
Bill )Detwieler
Hazelton
Farmer
Jerome County
Thomas McDougall
Tax Proposal Defeated in Senate Committee Vote
The senate finance committee rejected an amendment to the revenue bill that would tax all earned income in community property states, including Idaho. The 11 to 4 vote aimed to close hearings on the bill this week, likely Thursday.
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Ashington
Senate ‘Anee Committee
Idaho
George
House
Germans Comment On Death of 6 Nazi Saboteurs Executed
German radio in New York commented on the execution of six Nazi saboteurs in the United States. The broadcast claimed the United States had forfeited the right to protest by performing the death sentences and argued U.S. authorities failed to prove their guilt.
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New York
United States
CBS
Jury Indicts Preacher in Espionage Plot
Federal Judge barred defense access to grand jury testimony of two witnesses in the Molzahn case. Pastor Kurt Molzahn of Old Zion’s Luther Church Philadelphia faces charges with four others of plotting to send American military secrets to the axis. Assistant Prosecutor Sacco argued the motion lacks basis and would trigger a fishing expedition.
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Hartford
Conn
J. Joseph Smith
Kurt F. B. Molzahn
Old Zion
Luther Church
Philadelphia
O'' Willameit
Aleksi Petipenko
Heatwave Hits Pocatello With 97 Degree Sunday
Sunday saw the temperature reach 97 degrees in Pocatello. By 10 p.m. it was 88, then 86 at 11, 80 at midnight, and 69 by 1:30 a.m. It gradually cooled to 60. The forecast calls for rising temperatures.
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Mercury
U S Army Bombers Hit Bengali Port at Dawn Raid
A large formation of U S army bombers attacked the Bengali supply port at dawn Sunday scoring direct hits on at least one ship and causing other damage in the harbor. All crews returned safely.
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Cairo
Bengali
U S Checks Axis Agents Aboard Gripsholm From Rio de Janeiro
U S authorities tighten screening aboard the repatriation liner Gripsholm to bar Axis agents. Passengers must name five loyal native-born Americans and noncitizens are fingerprinted and questioned. Some Nisei and pro Chungking passengers aboard reflect wartime tensions over Japanese fifth column activities.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
United States
Gripsholm
Japan
Portuguese East Africa
South Seas
Bloodshed marks Gandhi's nonviolent edict in Bombay clashes
Soldiers and police fired on crowds in Bombay on Sunday and Monday as Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign against British rule escalates. Authorities report 159 wounded in Bombay with trains and grain shops attacked. Poona saw student crowds fired on, 14 hospitalized. Additional clashes and strikes disrupt other regions.
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Preston Grover
Idaho Associated Press
Bombay
Mohandas K. Gandhi
India
Gandhi
Dacar
Poona
Parsurambhan Collec
Aspital
Election returns expected late Tuesday for Pocatello area
Returns from the Tuesday primary election will be received by the Pocatello Tribune Idaho State Journal as soon as available after polls close at 8 p m. It is unlikely to have definite results before 10 p m. Broadcasts will air over station KSEI through cooperation with manager Henry Fletcher.
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Pocatello Tribune-Idaho State Journal
Tribune-Journal
Tation Ksei
Henry Fletcher
Survivors Land After Seven Days At Sea
Thirty six survivors of a merchant ship torpedoed in the Atlantic are landed in Georgetown after spending seven days in a life boat. The voyage to safety follows the attack and rescue operation abroad during wartime.
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Georgetown
British Guiana
RAF Returns To Attack Osnabrueck and Northwest Germany
A strong RAF bomber force struck Osnabrueck and other northwest German targets including railway and industrial centers after two nights of poor weather. Docks at Le Havre and air fields in Belgium and the Netherlands were also hit. Six bombers and one fighter from the patrol were missing. German night raids over Britain resulted in three invading bombers shot down.
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London
Germany
Osnabrueck
Air Ministry
le Havre
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Britain
Primaries Open at Noon in Bannock County
Polls open at noon on Tuesday for Bannock county primary elections. Voters nominate candidates for state and county offices including senator sheriff and commissioner. Campaign leaflets targeting Alma Marley drew condemnations from candidates in both parties.
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Bannock County
Pocatello
Alma Marley
Sheriff
Union Pacific Shops Celebrate Flag Raising Ceremony
A crowd of about 1000 gathered at the Union Pacific yard’s store department Monday for a flag dedication. Boy Scouts led the pledge while the shop glee club sang the Star Spangled Banner. J. P. Jones urged bond purchases to support the war effort, warning that delay could threaten the nation.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Boy Scouts
Union Pacific Shop
J. P. Jones
President nominates Morris as U S minister to Iceland
President Roosevelt nominates Leland B. Morris of Pennsylvania to be United States minister to Iceland. The nomination aims to fill a diplomatic post and advance U S interests in Iceland.
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Washington
Leland B. Morris
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
United States Minier
Iceland
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Saltese, Mont
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C. G. Bennett
Aleutians
Kiska
Haiphong
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