Eight Point Peace Platform Outlined After Talks
Vichy France reports a high source calling the Roosevelt-Churchill war aims insufficient for peace. British sources say the United States pledges postwar Europe reconstruction and support for the Russian-British cause on every front. The summit remains undisclosed but implications point to Stalin and the USSR receiving full industrial cooperation.
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France
London
United States
Europe
Japan
Roosevelt
Russia claims Nazis stalled on all fronts
Moscow reported that Soviet officials rejected German claims Odessa was encircled and stated that Nazi armored forces had been halted everywhere. Lozovsky explained that when communiques say nothing important to report it means Germans are halted and not advancing.
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Moscow
U.P
S. A. Lozovsky
Odessa
Russians claim German drive halted as Red Army holds front
Moscow reports the German 39th tank corps and 11 divisions routed on western fronts. Red Star says 21 more German divisions lost over 50 percent with many others destroyed in northern regions. Pravda adds the offensive is being smashed and claims heavy German setbacks across multiple sectors.
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Moscow
Red Star
Red Army
Pravda
Communist Party
Kakisalmi
Staraya Russa
Smolensk
Bel Tserkov
Baseball results from two leagues with multiple games
The box scores show American League games including Detroit over Chicago nine to three in nine innings, and Washington defeating New York 7 to 0 in seven, with Boston beating Philadelphia 11 to 8 and 8 to 3 in separate contests. National League action has New York beating Boston 4 to 3 and Chicago defeating Pittsburgh 6 to 2.
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National League
New York
Boston
McGee
Danning
Hutchings
Javery
Errickson
Mass
Extended Army Service Approved by Senate
Final Senate approval sent to Roosevelt for a bill extending service for all Army enlisted personnel by 18 months. The measure allows retainment of selectees guardsmen and reservists for up to two and a half years, with a $10 monthly pay increase after 12 months.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
House
Congress
Col McGee Takes Over at Huachuca Fort Huachuca
Col Arthur P. McGee, senior field officer, has assumed command of this army post in the absence of Col Lee D. Davis. Davis has gone to Louisiana with the 25th Infantry to participate in maneuvers of the third Army.
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Fort Huachuca
Arthur P. McGee
Lee D. Davis
Louisiana
25Th Infantry
Third Army
Rioting in Paris Ties to Jews and Communists Amid Axis Aid Push
Paris newspapers in Vichy report rioting by Jews and Communists in Paris. Shots wounded several. police arrested 16 Communists after seizing a red flag at Saint Nazaire station. Demonstrators regrouped near the St Denis arch. police again broke up the protest. Admiral Darlan urged French forces to support the revised national policy.
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Vichy
Paris
Adjourd’hui
Saint Nazaire
St. Denis Arch
France
Jean Darlan
War Aims Statement Deemed Propaganda Bluff By Nazis
Berlin reports the Nazi reaction to Roosevelt and Churchill’s war aims call it a propaganda bluff. A spokesman cites German arms successes in the Ukraine as proof the declaration misleads. The briefing notes disarmament of the Axis and a postwar general security system without details.
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Berlin
Roosevelt
Churchill
Ukraine
DNB
United States
Special Levy For Pensions Is Questioned
Critics question state tax commission consent for Tucson to use a special tax levy to cover a deficit in the citys actuarially unsound police pension plan. They warn the new method substitutes for annuity contracts and may later hinder fund capacity. The law permits levies in emergencies未 anticipated budget impacts.
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State Tax Commission
Tucson
Bob Jones Near Death to Near Out of Danger
Los Angeles reports former Arizona governor Bob Jones is almost out of danger after peritonitis following an emergency appendectomy. Dr. F L Anton, the attending physician, said Jones had been near death since Saturday night.
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Los Angeles
Bob Jones
Arizona
F. L. Anton
Jones
Persia Threatened by Hitler Drives Allied Action Likely
DeWitt MacKenzie warns Nazi advances in Ukraine endangering Persia. Allies press Iran to expel Nazi tourists amid looming possible occupation, underscoring Persia’s vital role for British and Russian positions and for access to India and Persian Gulf.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Ukraine
Caucasus
Iran
Persia
Middle East
Persian Gulf
Russia
India
Europe
Germany
Hindustan
Hitler
Sia
Britain
Mediterranean
Iraq
Roosevelt and Churchill Outline Eight Point Peace Aims
In Washington Roosevelt and Churchill frame eight point postwar aims aimed at disarmament and freedom of seas and trade. They pledge no Axis victory terms and discuss munitions flow to Britain and allies including Russia. Beaverbrook arrives in Washington for further war work as a British envoy.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Churchill
Britain
Russia
Josef V. Stalin
Atlantic
United States
Beaverbrook
Lord Beaverbrook
Administration Leaders Hail Latest Stand
Congressional leaders from both parties praised the joint declaration of war aims by President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill. Sol Bloom called it crystallizing freedom loving nations aims while Alben Barkley predicted an enthusiastic global response in defense of democracy. Some senators planned to study the statement further before commenting.
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Atlantic
Roosevelt
Churchill
Potomac
Attlee
Germany
France
Woodrow Wilson
Washington
Congress
Winston Churchill
Sol Bloom
N. Y
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Britain Bans All Exports To Japan
London Aug 14 The British government after Roosevelt and Churchill talk banned all exports to Japan and occupied territories. Licenses revoked and export controls apply next day. Move aims to preserve Far Eastern status quo and deter further Japanese action. United States expected to match steps in a coordinated response.
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Washington
Ickes
Russia
Los Angeles
Vladivostok
United States
East
Atlantic Seaboard
Edwin W. Pauley
London
U.ss.r
Koh Ishii
Japanese Cabinet Information Bureau
Japan
Soviet
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Board of Trade
Thailand
Murray Views War News From Papers
United States Senator James E. Murray of Montana arrives for an address and comments that he lacks confidential war information. He notes the Roosevelt Churchill meeting as momentous and observes Japan’s watchful stance as Nazi advances continue.
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James E. Murray
Montana
Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Japan
Russia
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