British Carry Fight To Enemy Camp As Invasion Looms
British air force sorties crossed the Channel striking at German positions with two Messerschmitt 109s shot down and one enemy fighter downed on the English side. Nine Spitfires took part in the Channel battle as meteorological conditions favored an invasion window and Prime Minister Churchill warned the threat remained.
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London
U.P
English Channel
Air Ministry
Great Britain
Royal Air Force
Fair Ministry
Channel
Norway
Winston Churchhill
British Isles
Bombs Dropped On Germany In Four Weeks
London Aug 5 U P British airplanes dropped 37 000 bombs on Germany and occupied territory in the past four weeks while 307 Nazi planes were shot down in the Battle of Britain since June 18. German bombs on British territory totaled 6 987. Britain’s plane losses defending the Isles and in bombing Germany ran to 172 since June 18.
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U.P
Germany
Britain
British Isles
Willkie Advocates Scattering U S Defense Plants to Towns
Wendell L. Willkie spoke at the Iowa state capital urging a major decentralization of defense industry. He said munitions and arms factories should be located in many towns to spread industry and prosperity, praising Henry A. Wallace as a fine public servant amid mixed reactions.
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Des Moines
Wendell L. Willkie
George A. Wilson
Willkie
Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Planning Experts Arrive For Tucson Survey
Ladislas Segoe and C. W. Mathews arrived to conduct a survey for a master plan in Tucson. Engaged by Tucson Regional Plan, Inc., they will study needs for city and environs to prepare a long-range plan for approval. The plan aims to beautify the area and shield property owners from encroachment, with street design linking future subdivisions for proper expansion.
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Ladislas Segoe
C. W. Mathews
Tucson
Tucson Regional Plan, Inc
Pershing Proposes Ships For Britain
Senator Claude Pepper attacked Lindbergh as a fifth columnist while General Pershing urged the United States to lend Britain at least 50 World War era destroyers. He warned the next weeks would be critical for England and that aiding Britain could avert war.
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Washington
Claude Pepper
Fla
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Great Britain
John J. Pershing
United States
England
Pershing
America
Congress May Sake Spending To 20 Billions
The budget bureau projects Congress may push total spending above 20 billion dollars in peacetime, with 13.824 billion appropriated and 1.060 billion in contracts already obligations. Pending items add 2.237 billion in appropriations and 2.753 billion in contracts, risking a total near 19.92 billion without extra measures.
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Congress
Washington
Budget Bureau
FDR Urges State Laws Against Fifth Column Activities
President Roosevelt asked Congress and state legislatures to enact companion laws tackling subversive acts and sabotage, as 42 states gather with Justice Department and FBI officials to draft a nationwide defense protection system. The FBI notes 16,885 counter espionage cases since World War II began and plans for safeguarding 270 plants.
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U.P
Roosevelt
Congress
Justice Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Robert H. Jackson
United States
FBI
Europe
Agreement To Return Southern Dobrudia To Bulgaria
Quarters close to the Bulgarian government say an agreement to be signed Saturday will return Southern Dobrudia to Bulgaria after 27 years of Romanian rule. Negotiations followed Hitler’s order and a Bulgarian delegation planned to travel to Grajiova Romania. Talks to start Thursday with a definite agreement anticipated by Saturday.
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Rumania
Dobruja
Adolf Hitler
Victor Kadare
Bucharest
Grajiova
Romania
Italy Claims African Bases Hit By Bombs
Rome reports Italian air bombardments hit strategic British centers in the Sudan Kenya and Aden zones over the weekend. New air bases were said to be attacked and a large hanger at Haifa set afire. Italy alleged 14 British planes were shot down in Africa, while Britain claimed only one loss.
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Italy
Short Presidential campaign forms take shape
Three months before the November election both parties finish campaign structures for a brief race. The Republicans clash with Henry P. Fletcher and Attorney General Jackson over Hatch act limits while the DOJ disavows any advisory interpretation. Willkie speaks on the GOP organization.
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Henry P. Fletcher
Jackson
Fletcher
Department of Justice
Wendell L. Willkie
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Japs Protest Over Arrests Escalates in Britain
London reports the arrest wave across the British empire prompts a third protest from Ambassador Shigemitsu. Nine Japanese nationals are held including four in London with three in Rangoon and a journalist in Singapore.
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Hongkong
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Naoto Kokubu
Tadasu Oba
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Tokyo
One Dead And Seven Hurt In Pima Traffic
Earl A. Lemmons a 51 year old stone mason died at Pima county hospital from injuries after a car driven by Arthur B Teel struck him as he stood behind his parked car on East Speedway Police reported seven others were injured in weekend crashes in Pima county and four were arrested on reckless driving charges Lemmons had just parked his car near the curb while changing a flat tire when the accident occurred
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East Drachman Street
Pima County Hospital
Arthur B. Teel
Columbus
Fairmont
Pima County
Lemmons
East Speedway
Destroyers Seen as Crucial Arrow in World War II Effort
DeWitt MacKenzie argues Pershing favors sending at least fifty World War II destroyers to England. He likens destroyers to agile mongoose protecting homes, noting their value for offense and defense and their role in Britain’s 1916 17 submarine threat.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Pershing
United States
England
Britain
India
West Indies
New England
British Isles
Yeoman
Chairman Calls for Civilian Conscription Training
Washington August 5 Chairman Morris Sheppard of the Military affairs committee urged civilian conscription and mobilization of the national guard as necessary because Germany will try to attack the United States in his view. He spoke as debate opened on a measure to mobilize the guard and army reserves for extensive training in modern warfare.
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Morris Sheppard
Military Affairs Committee
Senate
Germany
United States
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Guard
Roosevelt
National Guard
Tex
Robert R Reynolds
N. C
Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
Sherman Minton
Ind
Josh Lee
Okla
H. H. Schwartz
Wva
Lister Hill
Ala
A. B. Chandler
William Smathers
N. J
Warren R. Austin
Chan Gurney
Senate approves revised conscription bill with 13 to 3 vote
The senate military affairs committee endorsed a far reaching conscription bill testing 12 million men aged 21 to 31 for a year of compulsory training. An estimated 4.5 million would be eligible after exemptions. If enacted, the army would draft 400,000 this fall and 400,000 next April. The measure moves to the senate floor for debate.
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Washington
U.P
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Three CCC Boys Killed At Work
Three Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees from the F-10A camp near Portal died when an arroyo bank along their road caved in. An investigation is set for tomorrow and names of the victims were not available at press time.
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Civilian Conservation Service
Portal
Baseball Finals American League First Game Report
Detroit beats St Louis 9 to 2 as Rowe Sullivan Mills Susce combine on offense and pitching. New York routs Boston 17 to 4 behind Bonham Rosar Ostermueller Foxx. Cleveland and Chicago game details unclear. New York Brooklyn listed as only scheduled game in National League.
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Swift
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