Germans Claim Victory Near as Russians Stay Quiet
Berlin reports authorized German sources say American groups eye Martinique as a pretext to seize the island. Petain’s speech is valued for uniting Europe against guardianship schemes and aligning with a new continental order. British papers are mocked for comparing Petain and Darlan to Hindenburg and Hitler. German quarters voice doubt on British American promises to Turkey.
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Martinique
Petain
West Indian
Marshal Petain
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France
Europe
Darlan
Marshal von Hindenburg
Adolf Hitler
United States
Turkey
Marseille
Syria
Marshal
House Passes Extension By One Vote In Narrow Battle
The House approved a war department request to extend Army service to 30 months and lift draft caps by a 203 to 202 vote as Speaker Rayburn announced final roll call. Senator Barkley hoped the Senate would accept minor House changes to send the measure to the President.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Barkley
Senate
Rayburn
House
War Department
Congress
Kentucky
New York and Boston Split In Doubleheader
In the first game New York won 7 to 6 after a late rally. Jim Lohrman and Pat Brown contributed on the mound while Danning and Masi hit key innings. In the second game New York fell 2 to 1 to Boston as Schumacher battled Hartnett and Berres for the pitchers duel. Philadelphia travels to Brooklyn while Chicago visits Pittsburgh and St Louis hosts Cincinnati tonight.
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Boston
Lohrman
Brown
Danning
Javery
Salvo
Posedel
Errickson
Masi
Schumacher
Hartnett
Johnson
Berres
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Chicago
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Tennis Scoreboard Snapshot From Night of Action
Washington and New York split a midweek series with tight runs as Chase and Masterson led for New York while Early and Breuer supported Washington. Chicago and St Louis faced slow starts with scattered fielding, Newsom Tebbetts and Smith Tresh aiding their teams.
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Washington
New York
Chase
Masterson
Anderson
Early
Breuer
Rosar
Traditional Friendship Of U.S., France Nears Break
Berlin dispatch reports Marshal Petain’s broadcast rejecting American tutelage and rebuffing Roosevelt’s lecturing about France’s ideals. The Voelkischer Beobachter will feature the claim in its editions tomorrow.
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U.S
France
Berlin
U.P
Henri Philippe Petain
Roosevelt
Voelkischer Beobachter
Conciliator Due In Bisbee Strike Threat
BISBEE Aug 13. Commissioner Stanley White of the labor department conciliation service will come tomorrow to help settle differences between the CIO and Shattuck Dean Mining Corp. About 300 workers, after a 97 percent strike vote, face a possible walkout if no contract is reached. Workers demand higher pay a union shop and check off.
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White
CIO Bisbee Miners Union
Hafner
Dr. Steelman
Lowell
Japan Tells That To Turn Down Aid
The article notes a clash over eight hour day suspensions for wartime public works, a Bell Telephone strike authorization in 13 cities, and a Tokyo warning of a brewing Pacific crisis as Japan pressures Thailand amid Indo Chinese tensions.
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Japan
Associated Press
Bell Telephone
Association of Communication Equipment Workers
Bell
Tokyo
U.P
Indo-China
Pacific
Thailand
Britain
Nichi Nichi
Hideo Hiraide
Churchill Deputy Speaks Tomorrow Across BBC Stations
London August 13 Major Clement R Attlee lord privy seal and Churchill deputy in parliament will broadcast an important statement on all BBC stations Thursday. Speculation runs high that Churchill Roosevelt and Hopkins have met or are meeting in secret.
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London
Clement R. Attlee
Privy Seal
Churchill
BBC
Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
United States
House Agrees to Month's Vacation Plan
Washington August 13 members will take a month long vacation starting August 18 through September 15 with only Monday and Thursday sessions and no debate or legislation. Emergency calls may shorten the recess with a week's notice if needed.
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Washington
PRI
House
Australian chief may visit U S with Roosevelt link
Prime Minister Robert Menzies may travel to London via the United States to confer with President Roosevelt if Parliament approves. Parliament is summoned to meet Aug 20 to consider the cabinet proposal amid a tense Far Eastern situation.
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Melbourne
Robert Menzies
London
United States
Roosevelt
Darlan to make radio address tomorrow amid crackdown
Vice Premier Admiral Jean Darlan, now wielding broad powers, plans a 90 second radio address set for tomorrow of extreme importance. Petain’s regime advances decrees to crush domestic and foreign opponents as Syria evacuation news circulates.
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Vichy
France
Jean Darlan
Europe
Paris
Petain
Pierre Pucheu
Rumored FDR Churchill Meeting May Be Cleared This Week
Washington reports developments hint at a possible government pronouncement later this week. No confirmation on rumors of a meeting between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill. T. Early delivered dispatches to Secretary Hull and spoke with State Department officials.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
White House
Stephen T. Early
Cordell Hull
Hull
Seven Old Men Of Police Face Pension Puzzle In Tucson
Seven Tucson police veterans near retirement age face a dilemma if a new pension ordinance remains. Patrolman Harry Leslie turns 65 December 10 with about 19 years service, Walker Hyde reaches 65 September 7 1943 with 13 years, and Charles Wein at 65 January 25 1946 with 19 years. The ordinance requires 20 years service for retirement with pay.
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Tucson
Harry Leslie
Harold C. Wheeler
Leslie
Hyde
Walker Hyde
Police Department
Charles Wein
Pension Board
U S Moves To Block Nazis With Air Base Off Brazil
Washington reports the United States is negotiating for airbase rights in Brazil to counter a potential German threat to Dakar. Congressional sources say Brazil is urged to resume control of an Italian operated airport near Natal as a strategic move in the western hemisphere.
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Washington
United States
Brazil
Dakar
French West Africa
State Department
Natal
South Atlantic
Congress
Vichy
Jean Darlan
Hitler
U. S
Nazi drive crushes Soviet western Ukraine defense
Berlin reports Nazi forces smash final Russian defense in western Ukraine as Hitler’s HQ says Soviet troops retreat toward Black Sea harbors after entrapment between the Bug and Dniester, with German units pursuing to destroy the retreating columns. Marshal Se advises caution as high command notes heavy losses from delaying rearguard actions.
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Berlin
Ukraine
Adolf Hitler
Black Sea
Bug
Dneister
Odessa
British bombers strike Berlin and other German cities
British fliers conducted a wide foray from Norway to France, bombing Berlin for two hours and targeting Magdeburg Hannover and Essen as well as Stettin Kiel Bremen Osnabruck Duisburg and Cologne. The raid caused large fires and major damage while Britain reported 13 bombers lost.
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Associated Press
London
Norway
France
Berlin
Air Ministry
Magdeburg
Hannover
Essen
Krupp
Stettin
Kiel
Bremen
Osnabruck
Duisburg
Cologne
Reich
Netherlands
le Havre
England
British Isles
Air and Home Security
Midlands
Germany
Mexico Orders More Rigid Autos Search
Nogales Sonora August 13 designated to combat a contraband business robbing Mexico of about 15 million pesos in duties annually imposed stricter inspection of autos entering from Nogales Arizona. Visiting customs inspector Jose Alvarez-Tostado says Mexico loses heavily at all ports along the border. Estimations show Nogales port alone loses about 200 000 dollars yearly in duties.
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Nogales
Sonora
Mex
Mexico
Jose Alvarez-Tostado
Ariz
Soviet predicts German drive on Black Sea ports
London dispatch quotes Soviet claims that Odessa and Nikolaev would be ruined by demolitions and empty streets if reached by German forces. It asserts Budyonny’s troops would inflict heavy losses as a toll for any German gateway to the Black Sea, with tanks infantry and Cossacks ready for ceaseless counterattacks against Rundstedt.
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London
Black Sea
Odessa
Nikolaev
Semeon Budyonny
Gerd von Rundstedt
Soviet War Reports Silence Front as German Division Falls
Moscow reports no important developments in the massive German Russian battle area, dropping sector designations while noting isolated actions. One German division was smashed and another beaten back on an unspecified front. authorities say nothing else of consequence occurred.
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DNB
East Front
Leningrad
Central Front
Dneiper
Crimean
Lake [Lman
Berlin
Germany
Moscow
Ex Gov Bob Jones Shows Remarkable Improvement
Former Arizona governor Bob Jones, gravely ill with peritonitis, was reported greatly improved at California Lutheran hospital. Dr. F L Anton said the crisis should ease within about 12 hours and Jones remained hopeful and lucid planning for his state’s future. The condition stemmed from a ruptured appendix after an emergency operation Saturday following an acute appendicitis attack during a pleasure and business trip.
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Los Angeles
Bob Jones
Arizona
California Lutheran Hospital
F. L. Anton
Anton
Jones
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