Allies brace for clash as Italy Greece tensions rise
Rome reports suggest a near conflict as Italian mobile divisions concentrate on the Albania frontier and Greece strengthens defenses. An Italian plane interned in Greece raises the dispute, while Metaxas vows neutrality but readiness to defend independence.
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U.P
Eleuis
Greece
Rome
Virginio Gayda
Giornale D'Italia
Italy
Albania
Gayda
Diamaria
Metaxas
Baseball Finals Show Mixed Results Across Leagues
National League action features New York and Cincinnati trading runs in a high scoring affair while Boston defeats Pittsburgh and Philadelphia and Chicago struggle against Pearson and teammates. American League games include Cleveland powering past Boston and New York defeating an all but sealed Chicago lineup with strong pitching. St. Louis meets Washington as Mills Susce Leonard and Ferrell provide decisive moments.
Rumor Romania Bows to Bulgaria Over Dobruja Change
Reuters reports from Bucharest that Romania agrees to cede southern Dobruja to Bulgaria restoring 1912 frontier. Romania cedes Durrahstor and Caliacra provinces to be occupied within three hours after formal signing. Bulgarian troops near the frontier ready to move. territory spans about 40 miles with Silistra and Baltiс.
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London
Reuters
Bucharest
Rumania
Dobruja
Bulgaria
Durastor
Caliacra
Silistra
Baltic
Romania
Danube
Mangalia
Black Sea
Air Fighting Over Britain Expands With Hit and Run Raids
German air activity extends to Irish waters as raids hit Midlands and southeast England. Eight planes believed down by 5 p.m., with several British fighters claiming victories. Water and power services halted in a Midlands town, casualties reported.
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Britain
London
U.P
Germany
Irish
Great Britain
Irish Sea
U.2
Midland
Press Association
Midlands
Archibald Sinclair
House of Commons
Tucson Utility Secures Power Path From Parker Dam
The Arizona state corporation commission approved Tucson Gas Electric Light and Power to contract with the federal government to transport Parker Dam power to Tucson. Full operation not expected until late 1941. negotiations underway to obtain 15,000 kilowatts from the U S reclamation bureau with a line from Phoenix joining Boulder Dam wires. Partial service from Boulder Dam has already reached Phoenix, with possible partial supply to Tucson before full 100 percent service.
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Phoenix
State Corporation Commission
Tucson Gas, Electric Light and Power Company
Parker Dam
Tucson
George R. Darnell
Max A. Pooler
Colorado River
U. S. Reclamation Bureau
Reclamation Bureau
Boulder Dam
Phoenix-Tucson
Pooler
Old Pueblo
Arizona Reds Seek Ballot Status In State Courts
The Arizona Communist party moves from federal to state court seeking certification to appear on the fall ballot. Superior Judge Arthur T. La Prade ordered Secretary of State Harry M. Moore and 25 officers to show cause on Monday. In Kingman a crowd of about 200 warned the two Phoenix men to stay away as they left jail, with one protestor striking Ralph Duncan.
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Phoenix
Arizona Communist Party
Kingman
Maricopa County
Harry M. Moore
Morris Graham
Communist Party
Arthur T. la Prade
Moore
John Does
Ralph Duncan
Henry Singer
Duncan
Boulder Dam
Huachuca to Expand for National Guard Division
Fort Huachuca faces expansion to host a full National Guard division after mobilization. Col. Lee B. Davis said official notice is pending while Senator Hayden cites water readiness for 18 000 to 19 000 guardsmen. Whites transfer of Negro troops continues at 25th Infantry.
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Fort Huachuca
Congress
Lee B. Davis
Col. Davis
Carl Hayden
Washington
National Guard
Col
Davis
25Th Infantry
Huachuca
Legion Groups Gather for 1940 Arizona Convention
More than 1,300 people converge on Bisbee for the 22nd annual Arizona American Legion convention through Saturday noon. Registration opens at the Copper Queen hotel. key topics include home guard units public school education national defense and subversive activity control. Charles Q. Kelley national vice commander arrives to assist in committee meetings and assemblies. The high school auditorium hosts the Thursday general assembly with election of department commander anticipated between Sam Fowler and Bill Miller.
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Bisbee
Daily Citizen
Arizona Department
American Legion
Copper Queen
Legion
Miami Post
National Defense
Kelsey
Charles Q. Kelley
National Organization
State Department of the American Legion
General Assembly
Sam Fowler
Tucson
Bill Miller
Phoenix
Arizona issues 1939 dividend for industrial workers
The Arizona industrial commission announced a 500000 dollar dividend for 1939 policy holders. The payout represents about a quarter of roughly 2 million in premiums and exceeds 1938 by 50000. Dividends now reflect individual accident experience, aiming to boost safety efforts and employer ratings.
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Phoenix
Arizona Industrial Commission
L. C. Holmes
Commission
Trotsky Near Death After Attack in Mexico City
Leon Trotsky lay near death after a brutal assault at his villa in the Coyoacan suburb. Doctors rushed an eminent U.S. brain specialist as the condition grew worse with a one in ten chance of survival. The assailant, a trusted friend, was wounded by Trotsky’s guard.
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Mexico City
Leon Trotsky
Trotsky
United States
Green Cross
Harold Robbins
Coyoacan
Turkey Poised To Aid Greece In Mediterranean Crisis
Analysis notes Mussolini massing troops along the Albanian frontier and Greece facing invasion risk. Churchill’s remarks suggest broader Middle East operations, likely Egypt, with Britain pledged to defend Greek territorial integrity as tension rises between Italy and Greece amid wider war.
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Greece
Mussolini
Athens
Africa
Egypt
Churchill
House of Commons
Middle East
England
Mediterranean
Asia
Constantinople
China
Albania
Britain
Turkey
Conscription Of Wealth Blocked In Senate
A parliamentary objection blocked a Senate effort to add wealth conscription to the Burke Wadsworth draft bill. Senator Lee proposed a census based wealth draft to fund defense by issuing 1 percent bonds. the plan was deemed revenue legislation and defeated. Senator Ellender sustained the objection, keeping drafting tied to manpower.
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Washington
Senate
House Military Committee
Lee
D-Okla
Ellender
D-La
House
Treasury
Walsh
D-Mass
Pend
Western Defense Alliance Sought Between Britain and United States
London dispatch reports that British officials pursue a military alliance with the United States beginning with Canadian American talks on mutual defense. The plan would include defense of Canada and other western hemisphere possessions and may lay groundwork for Far East diplomacy after the European war. A joint defense board between Roosevelt and King is noted, with speculation that talks could lead to a formal alliance and shared naval and aerial defense bases, though Britain shows reluctance publicly.
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Army
Navy
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Senate
Guantanamo
Cuba
United States
Naval Base
Winston Churchill
Drew Middleton
London
Britain
Canada
Far East
Great Britain
W. L. MacKenzie King
Joint Defense Board
Pacific
Sitka
Alaska
France
Eng
Alliance
Weather Halts German Mass Attacks Over Britain
Berlin reports claim low clouds and drizzling rain shield Britain from widespread Luftwaffe raids. Germans say attacks paused until weather improves, with an eyewitness German press account of a Heinkel night raid on a Birmingham car works.
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Berlin
Great Britain
Britain
Birmingham
Quezon Receives Sweeping Emergency Powers
President Manuel Quezon signed a bill conferring sweeping emergency powers on himself but denied any dictatorial scope. The measure, approved 62 to 1 by the national assembly, aims to enable rapid action to relieve suffering and prevent disruption of essential public services.
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Manila
Manuel Quezon
National Assembly
U S Rescue Ship Advances From War Zone
The U S army transport American Legion carrying 897 war refugees neared safety after passing the most dangerous European waters. Acting Secretary Sumner Welles said a noon Greenwich report placed the vessel about 400 miles west of the British Isles, near 20 degrees west and just south of Iceland on the edge of the combat zone.
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Washington
U. S. Army
American Legion
Europe
United States
Sumner Welles
British Isles
Welles
Iceland
Congress Approves Refugee Transport Bill for Children
The House completed action on a bill allowing American ships to carry refugee children from war zones in Europe. Minor Senate amendments were agreed to and the measure heads to the White House for approval under neutrality act provisions guaranteeing safe passage by belligerents.
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Washington
House
Senate
White House
Europe
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