Quebec War Conference Ends with Pacific Decisions
Bracken says decisions of utmost importance were made at Quebec on Pacific strategy to defeat Japan. Roosevelt and Churchill will speak publicly after week of meetings. Soong met with Roosevelt to discuss plans for smashing Japan.
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Churchill
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T. V. Soong
China
Harry Hopkins
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St. Lawrence River
Stephen Early
Hershey Outlines Draft Plans For Fathers Draftees
Washington P states Draft Director Hershey said about 7 in 100 of the pool of fathers may be drafted by year end. Local boards could be asked to supply as many as 446,000 fit men to meet Army and Navy needs to January 1. Many will be rejected as unfit for military life.
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Lewis B. Hershey
Pearl Harbor
Revolt Flares In Ecuador Quits As Sailors Arrested
A government statement reported a rebellion by sailors in Puna against President Arroyo del Rio. The insurgents, linked to the hydrographic service, fired on authorities but failed to gain local support. They shouted political slogans during the clash and arrests followed. Velasco Ibarra and Arroyo del Rio were central figures in Ecuadorian politics.
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Arroyo del Rio
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Carlos Arroyo del Rio
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Spanish ambassador Ferndez Cuesta arrives in Barcelona
Raimundo Fernandez Cuesta the Spanish ambassador to Italy arrived by plane today from Rome, marking a return to Barcelona.
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Raimundo Fernandez Cuesta
Italy
National St Louis vs Boston on scoreboard
NATIONAL leads 14 to 5 in the sole game scheduled. AMERICAN games include New York 4 Detroit 1. Boston 9 Cleveland 7. Washington 10 St Louis 5 in 10 innings with St Louis 2 Washington 1. Chicago 7 Philadelphia 6. Chicago 7 Philadelphia 0. Additional Eastern listings show wimira Albany Wilkes F-11.e Springfield 1 and dimout law references with garbled text.
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Lewis Wars for Miners In Two Controversies
John L. Lewis before the War Labor Board denounces anthracite mine owners for saying no to miners while taking all that the traffic will bear. He accuses operators of refusing concessions for a quarter century and criticizes railroads for maintaining control and charging twice the rate to tidewater and New England.
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John L. Lewis
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United Mine Wokers
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Tidewater
New England
Gas Shortage Persists in New York Area
A petroleum industry spokesman said gasoline shortages will continue in the New York City area for about two weeks. Many filling stations reported no fuel and motorists returning from the Catskills faced stranded nights. The supply of crude oil via the Big Inch pipeline should improve retail availability in about two weeks, but no immediate increase is expected.
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New York City
Catskill Mountain
OPA
War Fraud Cases On Increase
United States Attorney General Francis Biddle stated war frauds are much larger than in 1917 and 1918 and that the Department of Justice will seek heavier penalties. He reported 123 federal indictments returned and 1,279 investigations pending, with 90 percent convictions and penalties in cases disposed of.
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United States
Francis Biddle
Department of Justice
Mid- Western
OPA Hears Milk Price Demands
Washington reports producers pressed for higher milk prices at OPA talks. Some argued any rise should be met by a subsidy. No decision on policy was announced, and discussions to continue today.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Government Returns 3800 Mines as Strike Ties Ease
The government moves to end the coal strike by returning about 3800 mines to private owners under the Connally Smith Act. John L Lewis declines to comment as the United Mine Workers stance remains on strike until government retirees. Production efficiency is cited as restored in mines formerly under federal operation.
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Connally- Smith
Ration Boards Set Stage for Stove Sales Register
The Office of Price Administration in New York announces nationwide stove rationing begins at 12:01 am today. Dealers in 12 county OFA district must register with local war price and rationing boards between September 1 and 3. Domestic heating and cooking stove sales may continue to customers with recently issued rationing certificates. Local boards will receive monthly stove sale quotas in a few days. Rationing covers coal, wood, oil or gas burning stoves.
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Office of Price Administration
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OPA
OPA Offic
Draft figures show 446000 fathers may be inducted this year
A government statistical draft from Selective Service outlines that about 446000 draft age fathers could be called before January 1 to meet military needs. It estimates 907000 more inductions from Oct 1 to Jan 1 and totals 1,873,000 for the half year, with 1 566 000 non fathers in 1-A as of July 1 and a reserve of 644000 among non fathers in 4-F and deferred categories.
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Bie
Pearl Harbor
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Hershey
West Point Field Strike Settled
Colonel A B Jones district Army engineer said the strike of 800 government contractor workers at Stewart Field appears over and the top was normally manned under normal conditions. The strike began last Monday and was called a clear violation of the no strike agreement.
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Allied Air Blitz Hammers Salerno and Crotone Front
Allied heavy bombers blasted Salerno and the Naples rail corridor in a sustained day and night assault. American Marauders and P-51 escorts engaged about 100 German and Italian fighters, shooting down 33 as RAF bombers hammered targets near Crotone and a chemical plant. Night raids by Wellington bombers added to the widespread fires and smoke across central Italy.
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Salerno
Naples
Italy
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Major parties pick candidates today in New York
Edward McDonald reports both major parties set selections for lieutenant governor. Republican Joe R. Hanley of Wyoming County appears favored to be named to fill the Wallace vacancy, while Democrat William N. Haskell of New York is to be recommended by the Democratic State Committee. Gov. Dewey’s late shift could alter unity as Hanley weighs serving in the Legislature through November.
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Joe R. Hanley
Wyoming County
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New York State
Thomas W. Wallace
Schenectady
William N. Haskell
New York
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James A. Farley
Dewey
Thomas
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G. O. P. Committee
Democrats Name General Haskell for State Post
Democratic leaders plan to nominate General Haskell for lieutenant governor. The conference included upstate officials Cornelius A. Casey Daniel J. OConnell and Dr. James E. Smith. Final Republican recommendations follow at a statewide executive committee meeting.
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State Committee
Third Largest Russ City Is Recaptured
London reports victorious Russian forces recaptured Kharkov and pushed into the Donets front. The Moscow communique says about 150,000 troops broke in from the northeast and west, inflicting heavy losses on retreating German forces. Fifteen villages were retaken in other Kharkov front sectors. Berlin acknowledged Kharkov's fall.
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Heavy Raid Hits Berlin in Major Night Bombing
British bombers launched a large raid on Berlin after five months, with American daylight bombers supporting, signaling a possible renewed push on the German capital. RAF and US raids targeted Hamburg and Rhineland centers, while German raids on Britain caused minor losses. RAF attacks included Leverkusen chemical works and St Omer freight yards, and naval Beaufighters engaged escort vessels off the Dutch coast.
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Leverkusen Chemical Works
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Air Ministry
Pay Raises For Small Firms Under War Labor Board Rules
Washington Pi The War Labor Board announced simplified rules permitting about 1,400,000 small employers to grant merit raises to workers without board approval. The policy covers employers with thirty or fewer employees and aims to match flexibility of larger firms while reducing paperwork such as maintaining a technical job classification schedule.
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Danish Danish Nazi Troops Clash in Denmark and Flensburg
The BBC quoting Sweden said a state of emergency was declared in Odense and Aarhus along with four other Danish towns after clashes between Danish and German troops. Fifteen German soldiers were killed in a clash at Flensburg.
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British Broadcasting Corp
Sweden
Odense
Thieves Net Huge Gas Stamp Haul
New York officers reported the theft of gasoline coupons representing more than a million and a quarter gallons of motor fuel from the Jamaica L. S. War Rationing Board offices. Borough rationing administrator James A. Lundy said the AL BY Cs and TT denominations were taken.
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GPI
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James A. Lundy
Blues Singer Claims Theft
Los Angeles Negro singer actress Ethel Waters filed a complaint with the district attorney charging her secretary Archie C. Savage with stealing 10000 dollars in cash and jewelry valued at 13400 from a trunk in her home. Savage, a Negro dancer, was booked on suspicion of grand theft.
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Ethel Waters
District, Attorney's Office
Archie C. Savage
Savage
Fall of Kharkov Report Draws Mixed Signals From Berlin
Madrid dispatch claims many Russian captives are teenage boys or older men, while admitting German retreat continues. Russians report overrunning villages near Donets River south of Izyum and wrecking Kharkov with systematic arson and heavy bombardment. Tass broadcast notes Hitler’s orders to hold city at all costs as nine days of fierce fighting persist.
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Berlin
Joseph Stalin
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Donetsko-Amvrosievka
Taganrog
Sea of Azov
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Moscow Radio
Hitler
Dysentery Strikes Bellevue Staff Reaches Fifty Four
Four new cases of dysentery among Bellevue Hospital employees were reported, bringing the total to 54. Dr. William F. Jacobs said the outbreak’s direct cause remains a mystery, while Dr. Edward M. Bernecher suggested possible food poisoning from the nurses’ dining room. Jacobs noted that several cases did not eat there the previous night.
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New York
UPI
Bellevue Hospital
William F. Jacobs
Edward M. Bernecher
Jacobs
Five Cent Stamp Honoring France to Debut September 28
The Post Office Department announced yesterday that a five cent stamp honoring France will go on sale here on September 28.
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