Armies Hurl New Troops Into Struggle At Stalingrad
Allied dispatches report massive German buildup for a major push on Stalingrad while Nazi forces also claim advances toward Astrakhan in the Caucasus. British raids hit Mainz as London endures air attacks amid ongoing desert front activity and prisoner breaching in Egypt.
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Allied shipping losses ease in July says minister
Britain's minister of production Oliver Lyttelton reported that allied shipping losses decreased in July and that the toll taken of U boats in the past three weeks was well above the average.
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Oliver Lyttelton
Britain
Agriculture Secretary defers on livestock price ceilings
Secretary Wickard said he cannot say if he will approve OPA price ceilings on live cattle hogs and lambs until he studies a specific proposal. He noted that Price Administrator Henderson asked about the department's stance on ceilings and that under the law ceilings on unprocessed farm products require his approval.
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Leon Henderson
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Roosevelt at Midway Involves President's Son James Roosevelt
The Navy confirmed that Major James Roosevelt, the president's eldest son, was at Midway Island during the early June battle. The reported information clarifies his presence amid the Midway engagement.
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Secret Nazi letter to Roosevelt signals fifth column link
Dies committee plans to send a confidential January 1941 letter from Germany to U S Nazi sympathizers to President Roosevelt, naming Walter Kappe as head of a sabotage front and listing about 17 000 Americans with past Nazi ties. FBI seeks Kappe amid saboteur probes.
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Stuttgart
Italy Claims Sea Victory
Italy says its navy sank one cruiser and three ships while axis air forces sunk another cruiser a destroyer and three more ships in a Mediterranean convoy battle but Allied sources did not confirm. The communique claimed 32 Allied planes were destroyed and 13 Italian planes missing. A Vichy broadcast cited a report that British carriers Glorious and Argus and four destroyers entered Gibraltar.
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U.S. Adopts Hands Off Policy on Indian Crisis
The United States declares a hands off policy in the Indian crisis. American forces in India are ordered to avoid any appearance of participating in internal strife sparked by Gandhi's freedom now campaign, per a four point policy statement released by the State Department.
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United States
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
State Department
Rider Breaks Neck In Fall From Horse
Walter Cook a Fort Hall Indian lies with a broken neck after being thrown from a horse. Authorities at Lynn Brothers hospital say he will recover. J A Bass of Logan injured in an automobile crash at Port Neuf siding was released after examination for vertebrae fracture. Mrs A T Quensney and Betty Burley, both at 640 South Fourth and 704 South Fourth respectively, are in hospital for leg injuries and recovering from major surgery.
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War Workers Face Call in Idaho Deferment Scrutiny
Idaho men who left the state to work in war industries may be drafted under new scrutiny by state selective service director Brig. Gen. G. McConnell. 2A and 2B deferments will be examined as industries are urged to replace eligible workers with 3A personnel or women workers.
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Bartender Testifies in Inquest Over O’Neil Death
Bartender J E MacAfee told a coroner s inquest Thursday of a fight that preceded the death of J E O Neil a well known eastern Idaho potato dealer who fell from a platform at a potato warehouse after a dance on a Sunday morning A young woman was on the platform with them and the other man involved was said to be Dewey Foreman Foreman is expected to testify later in the inquest
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Idaho Achieves Unbroken Oiled Highway Link North-South Route
Route Complete Boise Idaho reports that after surfacing work on Goose Creek summit north of McCall last week an uninterrupted oiled highway link now extends along the North-South route from southern Idaho to the Canadian border. T. Matt Hally, director of highways, said Thursday.
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Seven Boise Girls Escape Drowning After River Plunge
Seven Boise teens survived a river plunge when their coupe rolled into the Boise River above Diversion dam on the Idaho City Highway. Helen Moffitt credits quick help from friends who kept her head above water while others escaped through broken windows and rumble-seat exits as the car sank.
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Mary McC
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Don Headrick
Churchill on Move
Berlin radio circulated unconfirmed rumors that Winston Churchill flew to a meeting with Stalin and on Thursday carried a report that he reached Cairo on the return trip. A Milan Milan dispatch quoted by an Italian paper claimed Churchill arrived in Cairo Thursday morning.
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Bucharest Hit by Four Earthquakes Over Two Days
Bucharest felt four earthquakes between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday noon. The last two shocks were of considerable intensity and caused concern among residents and authorities.
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Newspapers Build Army Morale Worldwide During War
A wartime feature notes the Army endorsing a global surge of post newspapers. Editors publish jokes and light features alongside official news, with Stars and Stripes revived overseas and local papers multiplying from Iceland to Australia. The Yank serves as the official army news source.
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Marines Beat Off Attacks On Solomon Islands
Americans repelled ferocious Japanese counterattacks at three invasion beaches in the Solomon Islands. Marines fortified Tulagi area, with air and sea superiority cited as key factors in ongoing operations against Japanese positions.
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Court Clears U S Soldier in Britain Rape Trial
Pvt Travis P Hammond of Kellys Texas was ac-quitted by an 11 man general court martial in Britain of raping a 16 year old English shop girl. The four day trial concluded with a two hour deliberation and the judge said Hammond would not be freed at this time.
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Y.M.C.A
Lester Prichard
Vessels Hunt Sea Raider in South Atlantic Search
Several ships near Rio de Janeiro engaged in a search for a surface axis raider after radio reports that allied merchantmen were attacked about 1,000 miles east of Rio de Janeiro. Crusiers may deploy aircraft to aid, but no contact with the enemy has been reported.
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REA Work Stops As War Needs Cut Copper Steel
Washington reports the War Production Board halted all electric power and light project construction including 15 farm projects of the Rural Electrification Administration. Private utilities projects were already near a standstill, so the action largely throttles the REA program due to copper and steel shortages for armed services.
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War Production Board
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Conference Resumes After Summer Vacation Period
Latter Day Saints stake conferences will resume in Salt Lake City this weekend. Rodger Clawson, president of the council of twelve apostles, announced Thursday that sessions will be held Saturday and Sunday, ending the summer vacation period.
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Council of Twelve Apostles
W. B. A. Review No 6 Meeting Friday Night
W B A Review No 6 will meet Friday night at 8 oclock in W O W hall. The lodge session will be followed by a social.
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Lodge Seasion
Baseball Scores From Today's AL and NL Games
Detroit 6 Cleveland 5 in a split of runs, with Detroit taking an early lead and Cleveland unable to close. Chicago 3 St Louis 2 at Chicago, Dietrich and Tresh contributing for Chicago. Boston at New York and Washington at Philadelphia postponed. Chicago hosts Boston in a twilight NL game. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh listed as only series scheduled.
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Berlin Claims Wasp Hit In Mediterranean Carrier Battle
The German high command said US carrier Wasp was set afire by six direct bomb hits and seeks Malta after a running attack on a large allied convoy. They claimed damaging Purious and sinking Eagle and nine freighters amid a 46-ship convoy under way since Tuesday.
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House Passes Pay Bill To Aid Dependent Servicemen
The House approved legislation letting the war and navy departments make immediate payments to dependents of servicemen under the allowance acts. First payments were set for November 1, with benefits accruing from June 1. Rep. Rankin said the measure helps needy cases. no opposition from the 30 members present, though previous attempts were blocked and the War Department had opposed.
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Salt Lake City Police Report Thousands of Tickets Unpaid
Chief Reed E. Vetterli disclosed that 27 767 of 66 690 traffic tickets issued in the first seven months of 1942 remain uncleared. He noted most are for minor violations not reportable to the tax commission.
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Salt Lake City
Reed E. Vetterli
Tax Commission
Bay Under Alert in San Francisco Bay Area
The Bay Area was placed under a 16 minute alert Thursday. The Fourth Fighter Command ordered the alert at 8 13 am and the all clear followed at 8 29 am after the army said an unidentified target was identified.
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