Power Line Contract Lets Cheaper Tucson Electric Rates
Washington awards a 110 mile wire contract to bring Parker Dam power to Tucson Gas Light and Power. The 300 mile Phoenix to Parker transmission will supply about 15 000 kilowatts of firm power with surplus energy shared. Rates will be set by the reclamation bureau and state commission after a trial period.
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Tucson Gas, Electric Light and Power Co
Washington
Parker Dam
Colorado River
Max Pooler
United States Reclamation Bureau
Tucson
Government Agency
Pooler
Tucson Gas, Electric Light and Power Company
Phoenix
Reclamation Bureau
Federal Agency
State Corporation Commission
Associated Press
Dispatch
Australia to See More U.S. Warships Says Commander
Rear Admiral Sherwood A. Taffinder, in Brisbane aboard the Northampton and Salt Lake City, said the American Navy will be seen more as the war lasts and visits will become routine. Brisbane welcomed the crews as Australia’s navy minister noted more ships may follow.
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Brisbane
Australia
U.P
Sherwood A. Taffinder
United States
Northampton
Salt Lake City
William Hughes
U. S
Soviet Losses Put At Four Million In Smolensk Front
Berlin reported that Soviet Russia has lost about 4,000,000 men with the Red Army nearly destroyed by the German onslaught. The DNB said 3,000,000 Soviet dead and almost 4,000,000 total losses with near a million prisoners taken as German gains continue on the Smolensk front.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Russia
DNB
Red Army
High Command
Smolensk
Reinforcements Warned Over Thailand Crisis
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the house that Japan was warned against intervening in Thailand as it would trigger a serious war risk with Great Britain. Ambassador Craige warned Japan’s foreign minister on July 31 about dangers and the Japanese press echoed threats tied to Indo-China moves.
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London
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Japan
Thailand
Great Britain
Clement Atlee
Commons
Churchill
Eden
Robert Leslie Craige
Indo-China
Craigie
Orient
Washington
Hull
Southwest Pacific
United States
Pacific
England
John Bull
Britain
Singapore
Reclamation awards $351941 for copper lines to extend Parker Dam
The bureau of reclamation awarded contracts totaling $351,941 for 504 miles of copper conductor to extend Parker Dam's transmission lines into Arizona and California. Nehring Electrical Works of DeKalb Illinois will supply 1,900,800 linear feet of 7 strand hard drawn bare copper conductor for $216,729 with shipment to Phoenix.
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Washington
Bureau of Reclamation
Parker Dam
Arizona
California
Nehring Electrical Works
DeKalb
Ill
Phoenix
Former U A Polo Player Dies On Coast
Hollywood reports Saber injuries from a Gettysburg scene killed 30 year old film actor Jack Budlong. He was impaled on a Civil War saber after being thrown from his horse during a Warner Brothers studio shoot at Calabasas ranch. Errol Flynn also appears in the picture.
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Hollywood
Jack Budlong
Budlong
Warner Brothers Film Studio
Calabasas
Errol Flynn
U S Sends First War Aid Shipment to Soviet Union
The United States has dispatched the initial war supplies to the Soviet Union to aid its defense against Germany. The cargo includes weapons and industrial machinery ordered before the war and to be installed east of the Urals. Pacific routes are expected, with Japan facing a united front from Allied powers.
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Washington
U.P
United States
Soviet Union
Germany
Ural Mountains
Russia
Budlong a University of Arizona polo team member and graduate
Budlong attended the University of Arizona as a polo team member and graduated with the class of 1936. He married in September to Mrs. Verne Rogers at Las Cruces New Mexico and the couple spent some time here after the marriage.
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Budlong
University of Arizona
Verne Rogers
Las Cruces
N. M
Pensions Drag On As City Debates Staff Plans
The council faces pressure from about 140 forgotten city workers awaiting pensions while police debate contributing to the municipal fund. City Attorney John D. Lyons Jr. prepares an opinion as pension talks spill onto page 9.
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John D. Lyons, Jr
Red Army Air Force Powers Through Moscow Skies
A Soviet aviation official returning from Moscow reports a strong Red Army air force with many women fighter pilots. He says Germany cannot break the city defenses, noting an air wall of anti aircraft fire four layers deep and heavy shell bursts, with only six or seven German planes penetrating.
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London
Russia
Red Army
Moscow
Japan Naval Expert Sees Encirclement
Tokyo reports a Japanese navy spokesman argues Russia faces internal revolution and that Britain and the United States seek to encircle Japan by leveraging Russia. Commander Hideo Hiraide warns U S bases in eastern Russia threaten Japan as it nears world upheaval. Hochi article cites Ishimaru.
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Tokyo
U.P
Russia
Japan
Britain
United States
Navy
Hideo Hiraide
Hochi
Commdr
Tota Ishimaru
Hiraide
Chungking
Hiraido
U S Awaits Japan Action Before New Steps
U S leaders weigh options as Japan presses Thailand and the southwest Pacific. Secretary Hull warns any move to conquer the region threatens American security. Pepper forecasts extended service for selectees and reserves, opposing a two year limit. Britain may receive U S support for any action.
Senate Standoff Over Army Service Extension Emerges
Washington reports administration leaders push to secure an 18 month service extension for Army personnel while opposing a substitute proposal that would cap extra military duty at one year. The Senate has rejected a six month limit and awaits a final vote on the extension. Senator Barkley backs the 18 month plan amid ongoing draft coverage.
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Washington
Burton
Ohio
Senate
Chamber
Senator Barkley
Kentucky
Road Veto Overridden By Senate Vote
The senate voted 57 to 19 to override President Roosevelt's veto of a 320 million dollar road program. The plan would allocate 125 million to states for strategic defense roads and 150 million for access roads near defense sites, plus 25 million to repair roads damaged by maneuvers, 10 million for airstrips, and 10 million for surveys. The measure now goes to the house for consideration.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
House
Bill Gallon Wins Hambletonian Heat At Good Time Park
Bill Gallon from R. H. Johnston's Charlotte stable closed with a rush to nose out His Excellence of Brooklyn in the second heat at Good Time park in Goshen New York. His Excel lency won the first mile before Gallon surged ahead.
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Goshen
N. Y
Bill Gallon
R. H. Johnston
Charlotte
N. C
Billi Strang
Brooklyn
Good Time Park
Japan Works Self Into Bad Position Would Avoid War
DeWitt MacKenzie argues Japan risks a new Far East war to gain leverage in Europe. He cautions Tokyo may seize Thailand and French Indochina, threatening Singapore and inviting Allied retaliation while Britain may act with U.S. support.
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Japan
Red Army defends Ukraine front as German offensive resumes
Soviet forces counterattack along a 350 mile front from Smolensk to Bel Tserkov and defend Estonia and Leningrad areas as fighting intensifies. A Soviet submarine sinks a German troop transport in the Baltic Sea amid renewed front pressure with Moscow reporting heavy German casualties.
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Moscow
Red Army
Ukraine
Smolensk
Bel Tserkov
Kiev
Estonia
Leningrad
Baltic Sea
Red
Kholm
British Bombers Score Clear Flights Over Germany
British bombers overcame poor weather to reach Mannheim Frankfurt and Karlsruhe unloading explosives with conspicuous success. Other raids hit Aachen Ostend and Nantes where a Beaufort coastal command plane scored direct hits on a German supply ship. Nine planes are listed as missing.
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London
Germany
Mannheim
Frankfurt
Karsruhe
Air Ministry
Aachen
Ostend
Beaufort
Coastal Command
Nantes
Ministry
Strike ballots mailed to 1 200 000 railroad workers
Strike ballots were prepared for immediate mailing to 1 200 000 railroad workers after carriers rejected wage demands. Five operating brotherhoods and 14 non operating unions met in Chicago and predicted results within a week. Carriers said boosts totaling 900 million dollars yearly were unaffordable.
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Chicago
St Louis vs Cincinnati and Pittsburgh vs Chicago baseball scores
National League play shows St Louis offense limited to a single run in the first two frames while Cincinnati builds a 4 run lead before St Louis scratches a run in the fifth and Chicago ties in the ninth. Pittsburgh edges Chicago 3 2 with late runs. Sewell Davis and West homerus among pitchers and hitters cited.
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St. Louis
Cincinnati
Crouch
Nahem
Krnst
Man
Cuso
Vandermeer
West
First Game Doubleheader Scores Between Chicago and St Louis
American League action shows Chicago defeating St Louis 6 to 1 after a 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 3 innings. New York edged Boston 3 to 4 in another game with Chandler Branch and Dickey contributing for the Yankees and Hughson Ryba and Peacock for the Red Sox.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Rigney
Haynes
Tresh
Dickey
Baker
Caster
Swift
New York
Boston
Chandler, Branch and
Hughson
Ryba and
Peacock
Second Game Box Scores Highlight Early Season Tussle
New York and Boston each plate limited runs with pitching duels shaping the contest. Breuer and Kosar pair with Harris and Pytlak for Detroit while Cleveland battles Benton Sullivan Bagby Milmar Krakaukes Eisenstat and Hemsley in a low scoring showdown.
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New York
Boston
Breuer
Kosar
Harris
Pytlak
Detroit
Cleveland
Benton and Sullivan
Bagby
Milmar
Krakaukes
Eisenstat
Hemsley
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Paul V. McNutt
Philippines
British Commonwealth of Nations
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Dutch Indies
U.S
Master Air
By Robert Bellaire
Sen. Barkley
Claude Pepper
Fla
State Department
Greater East Asia
South Asia
Dewitt MacKenzie
Pittsburgh
Sewell
W. Davis
Presswell
Lee
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McCullough
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