Most Americans Doubt Robot Bombs Now
A national Gallup survey finds only about 20 percent believe Nazis will launch robot bombs today while 60 percent doubt the idea. Voters foresee flying bombs as future threats, with 62 percent predicting across 25 years and 60 percent a decade, as LaGuardia urges New Yorkers to stay vigilant and review air raid plans.
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Princeton
N. J
Atlantic
Brees
New York
Fiorello LaGuardia
Nine of Tennessee's Congressmen Renamed
Tennessee voters renominated nine incumbent congressmen in the primaries. McCord lost the seat sought for the Democratic governor nomination. Early returns show McCord 119,680 to Manning 6,321 and Neal 7,519 with Gore leading Turner in the fourth district by more than two to one.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Jim McCord
McCord
Rex Manning
John R. Neal
Knoxville
Albert Gore
Congress
President Roosevelt
W. H. Turner
Gore
Turner
500 Francs Could Half Paper Room
HAL BOYLE describes wartime France where francs rough value is shown by size as 500 franc notes could wallpaper half a living room. Stories of battlefield courage feature Red Cross worker Pvt. Marshall Miller of Greenville and Pvt. Robert A. Crockett of Neponsett in Normandy.
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Hal Boyle
AEF
France
Manhattan
Red Cross
Pvt
Marshall Miller
Greenville
S. C
Miller
Normandy
Robert A. Crockett
Neponsett
Ill
Crocket
Crockett
Exemption From Taxes Still Unresolved for Veterans
Deputy county assessor Leo Finch said returning veterans still lack a clear answer on tax exemptions. No one is affected this year as filing closed July first. the issue will be raised at the November county assessors meeting. State law allows a $2,000 exemption on property value up to $5,000 for veterans with honorable discharge who served 60 days in wartime since January 1, 1927, though earlier wars are specified by legislature.
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Leo Finch
Finch
Arizona
Guardian Of Presidents Dies In New York At 69
Col. Faimund W. Starling 69 head of the White House detail of the U S secret service died at St Luke's hospital after pneumonia treatment. He retired last November after 25 years guarding Presidents Wilson Harding Coolidge Hoover and Roosevelt and oversaw protection in the previous decade. He also handled an average of 50 crank letters daily. Rationing police raid houses in India seeking hoarded stocks.
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New York
Col
Faimund W. Starling
White House
U. S. Secret Service
St. Luke's Hospital
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington
Col. Starling
Woodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Clubmobiles Bring More Than Doughnuts to France
Red Cross clubmobiles patrol France delivering stationery candy and records. Katherine Spaatz of Alexandria Virginia heads one unit, daughter of Lt. Gen. Carl A. Spaatz, as they greet awaiting servicemen.
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Red Cross
France
Katherine Spaatz
Alexandria
Carl A. Spaatz
Western Air Lines outlines Tucson feeder route expansion
Western Air Lines filed a revised 5595 mile feeder route plan with the Civil Aeronautics Board. The Tucson Douglas to Los Angeles service would also serve Nogales Phoenix Yuma and El Centro linking with the San Diego gateway to Lethbridge. If approved the routes would boost Tucson on the postwar global air network.
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Tucson
Western Air Lines
Leo Dwerlkotte
Pioneer
Douglas
Los Angeles
Nogales
Phoenix
Yuma
el Centro
Calif
Western
San Diego
Dwerlkotte
Western Airlines
Salt Lake City
Utah
West
Mississippi
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Alaska
Water diverted to Yuma section urged for benefits
Colorado river water could better serve the Yuma district than Central Arizona, said Hugo Farmer a state senator and Gila project official. He noted 585 000 acres exist in Wellton Mohawk and Yuma Mesa sectors, 170 000 under development, and urged cheaper diversion costs and veterans land use with Imperial district power sharing sought by Henry Frauenfelder and allies.
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Yuma
Colorado
Arizona
Hugo Farmer
U. S. Senate
Farmer
Gila Project Association
Wellton-Mohawk
Yuma-Mesa
U. S
Ernest W. McFarland
Carl Hatch
New Mexico
Henry Frauenfelder
Imperial Irrigation District
Department of Interior
Imperial District
Pilot Knob
Calif
Frauenfelder
Albert W. Dudley
William Wisener
William Westover
Old Buttons Exhibit Draws Springfield Collectors
In Springfield Massachusetts the first display of button collections drew 800 collectors and over 1 000 visitors. Exhibits featured hundreds of thousands of buttons ranging from three centuries old to items from famous personages.
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Springfield
Mass
Port of Cherbourg Swiftly Taking Shape Under Allied Hands
Cherbourg emerges as a fast reconstructing major port after its fall on June 27. General Eisenhower’s chief of staff Lt. General Bedell Smith notes rapid progress as American troops and heavy machinery clear debris, remove mines, and restore quays despite ongoing demolition and obstacles.
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Cherbourg
Dwight DD. Eisenhower
Bedell Smith
German Envoy to Vatican City Defects from Nazi Regime
Baron Ernst von Weizsacker the German ambassador to the Vatican deserts the Nazi cause and informs the Holy See he will no longer represent the Berlin government. He cites internal revolt and a failed embassy takeover by Karl Gustav Wollemweber as precipitating factors. Von Weizsacker and aides Sigismund von Braun and Ludovic Wemmer declare themselves free of Nazi responsibility. The Vatican awaits official Berlin confirmation on protocol.
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Vatican City
Baron Ernst von Weizsacker
Vatican
Holy See
Berlin
Germany
Karl Gustav Wollemweber
Wollemweber
von Weizsacker
Papal
Baron Sigismund von Braun
Ludovic Wemmer
Surplus Planes Sell to General Public Across Nation
Secretary Jesse Jones announced a nationwide network of 49 sales centers and storage depots will route surplus planes to the public. Interested buyers may write to regional Civil Aeronautics Administration offices for bid invitations, price details, and sale dates.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Jesse Jones
Defense Plant Corporation
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Jones
Army
Navy
Colorado
Great Plains Aviation Co
du Pont
Utah
Thompson Flying Service
Salt Lake City
Montana
Morrison Flying Service
Municipal
Helena
Hilsen Aero-Service
Calkins
Spokane
New Mexico
Cutter-Carr
West Mesa
Albuquerque
Arizona
Southwest Airways
Sky Harbor
Phoenix
Echeverria Field
Wickenburg
California
Gary
Blythe
Aviation Activities Co
Concord
Heaslevy
Rosemead
Retail Volume Improves This Week Over Last Year
New York August 5 Retail volume rose slightly over the preceding week and stayed 9 to 12 percent above the same week in 1943 according to Dun and Bradstreet. Limited stocks in men’s and women’s wear slowed sales while fall lines appeared early and sustained demand. Cotton wash dresses remained strong though stock tight. soft gabardine suits, plaid skirts, gray slacks and blazers drew interest. Regional gains ranged from 3 to 21 percent with Pacific coast leading.
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New York
Dun and Bradstreet
New England
East
Middle West
Northwest
South
Southwest
Pacific Coast
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American Institute of Public Opinion
Europe
Atlantic Ocean
Grabe
Congress Street
Prudential
Warsaw
Polish Telegraph Agency
Guardian of Presidents
India
Vital Link
CAA
Old Pueblo
Hal Greene
Blue Moon Ballroom
Civil Aeronautics Board
OLAZA
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Blanca de Castejon
William Boyd
Julian Soler
Raquel Rojas En
Tormenta
Pituka de
Rafael Baledon
Miguel Arenas
Agustin Isunza
the Unknown
Victor Jory
Pamela Blake
Major
Ginger Ray Rogers Mill
Rita Johnson
Robert Benchley
Diana Lynn
Humphrey Bogart
Conrad
Peter
Lorre
Jane Darwell
Fred Jackson ii
Ladies Free
Goyo’s International Orchestra
EL Dor
West Congress
Tucson Chemical Co
Charlies Starrett
Jane Frazee
Girl IN the
Edmund Lowe
Janis Carter
Ria Haywort
Kelly
Eee
Jerome Kern
Ira Gershwin
Warner Baxter
Lynn Merrick
Cecil B. Demille
Gary Cooper
Dr. Wassell
Ial Laraine Day
Signe Hasso
Dennis O Keefe
Carol Thurston
Carl Esmond
Stanley Ridges
Cecil B de Mille
Collison
Pioneer Hotel
Arthur Crowell
Hammond
Richard Weorf
Allyn
Joslyn
Ellen Drew
Peter van Eyck
Yene Ata
Ella Raines
Alan Curtis
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