Solon Dies by Own Hand Amid Argentine Row Crisis
Victor Guillot, a Radical deputy, died of a self inflected gun wound as Argentina faces a political crisis after President Ortiz quit the government. The army land deal at El Palomar spurred a senate probe and a push for Ortiz to survive a confidence vote.
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Buenos Aires
Victor Guillot
Chamber of Deputies
Roberto M. Ortiz
Guillot
Chamber
el Palomar
Radical
Liberal
Ortiz
Legislative Assembly
War Ministry
Carlos Marquez
Marquez
Pedro Groppo
Senate Committee
Plane Crash Leaves Nine Dead In Unknown Cause
A midair crash destroyed the aircraft leaving wreckage and fatalities. Victims include 2nd Lieut. Wilbur A. Champagne Denver pilot 2nd Lieut. Robert P. Schmidt chen Valley Stream N Y co pilot Staff Sergeant William McDear man Lebanon Tenn Staff Sergeant Clarence L Hobbs Irving Tex Sergeant Truman Fraser Mc Crory Ark Sergeant Roy C Adkins Switz City Ind Private Claud E Hutchinson Denver Private Charles E Kelly Texarkana Ark radio operator Private Weldon Bryson Deport Tex.
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Wilbur A. Champagne
Denver
Robert P. Schmidtchen
Air Corps Reserve
Valley Stream
Long Island
N. Y
William McDearman
Lebanon
Tenn
Clarence L. Hobbs
Irving
Tex
Truman Fraser
McCrory
Canadian and American members named for board discussions
Defense official Joseph T McNary of the army air corps will alternate seating during naval and air force discussions. John D Hickerson will be secretary of the American section. Canadian members include O M Biggar K C Brigadier K Stuart M C L W Murray R C N A A L Cuffe and Hugh L Keenleyside as secretary of the Canadian section.
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Joseph T. McNary
Army Air Corps
Army Air Forces
John D. Hickerson
State Department
O. M. Biggar
K. C
K. Stuart
M. C
Canadian Army
L. W. Murray
Naval Staff
A. A. L. Cuffe
Royal Canadian Air Force
Hugh L. Keenleyside
Department of External Affairs
Greece and Italy tensions rise over frontier rumors
Reports say Greek and Italian relations grow taut as Italian media accuse Greece of killing an Albanian patriot and block Albanian crossings. Albanian To mori claims Greece has virtually closed the frontier, amid bomb and artillery activity near Derna and Allied air and ground movements.
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Derna
Greece
Italy
Daut Hoggia
Tomori
Albania
Nettles Explored as Material for Paper in England
In England interest grows in making paper from stalks of stinging nettles. Researchers and producers examine viability and potential environmental benefits. The effort aims to provide an alternative fiber source for pulp and paper industries.
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England
Channel Folk Calm As Big Berthas Bring Destruction
In Dover area England on August 23 German long range artillery shells hit civilian targets including two churches. Two killed five wounded amid widespread window damage and roof losses while residents preferred aerial bombs to prolonged shelling yet resolved to endure until a tougher outcome.
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Edward W. Beattie, JR
Dover
England
U.P
Air Raids Precautions Service
Adolf
Bombing Raid Targets Rhine Docks and German Rail Hubs
British and allied air forces attacked Rhine port Duisburg and railway junctions at Mannheim and Coblenz, with bombers also striking Hamm and Soest. Twenty two German airfields were hit with several aircraft forced down. casualties were light, though one person died in the Midlands from a garden blast.
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Furt
Rhine
Duisburg
Mannheim
Coblenz
Hamm
Soest
Germany
Air Ministry
Home Security Ministry
Midlands
Britain
London
Willkie Plans Nationwide Stumping Tour Dates Revealed
Willkie Democrats expect to win Texas Florida Virginia North Carolina and Tennessee. He outlined a 16 day tour starting September 16 from Coffeyville Kansas ending September 30 in Detroit Michigan with seven main speeches and about 25 informal talks. Cities include Los Angeles San Francisco Portland Seattle Detroit and an Iowa town. The Detroit address will be to the National Federation of Republican Women clubs.
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Texas
Florida
Virginia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Coffeyville
Kans
Detroit
Willkie
Martin
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
Seattle
Iowa
National Federation of Republican Women’s Clubs
Rushville
Ind
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arizona
New Mexico
California
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
East
Guatemala Faces Worry Over Soaring Corn Prices
People of Guatemala, whose staple diet is corn, express concern as prices rise sharply. Farm families fear limited access to the grain and higher meal costs while traders anticipate continued volatility in the market.
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Guatemala
Germans Man Guns on the French Channel Coast
Informants say a convoy off the French coast was attacked by bomber planes rather than coastal batteries. Weather over the English Channel is showery and overcast with poor prospects for air activity. Eleven British planes were shot down yesterday and three German planes did not return.
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English Channel
British Guns Fire Across Channel At German Held Calais
Military circles report British heavy guns fired last night into German occupied France directed at Calais. Officials deny evacuation orders for Dover civilians and say German shelling from Calais Boulogne areas will not endanger British troops. Observers note possible 12 inch calibers and dummy emplacements along the coast.
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London
U.P
France
Calais
Dover
England
Boulogne
Calais- Boulonge
Communist Party Alarm Over Inside Threats in Arizona
Morris Graham, Arizona Communist party secretary, warns of foreign inspired plots within American government. He alleges officials harass Communists and citizens with registered party ties and claims a conspiracy to deprive suffrage and free speech. He cites letters, acts, and public statements as proof.
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Moore
Attorney General’s
Morris Graham
Arizona
Graham
Communist Party
Department of Justice
Roosevelt urges year‑ahead draft expansion for 1 200 000 army
President Roosevelt says the army should call up an additional 400 000 men next spring to reach a 1.2 million combat force. He cites softer trainee levels at maneuvers, deems 15 miles a day insufficient, notes European armies marching 30 miles, and stresses need for training in radio sets and air defense measures before expansion can proceed.
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Roosevelt
New York
Legion Ballot Set After Arizona Tour by National Commander
National Commander Ray Kelly and other Legion officers toured Arizona with district meetings and conferences. Legion plans to finish their membership drive before Armistice Day as 5 405 members mark the year, the fifth highest in state history.
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Arizona
Ray Kelly
Bourdon
Legion
State Department
Legion Auxiliary
Forty
American Legion
P.C
Howard
L. H. Howard
Tucson
Auxiliary
German assault plans face weather and air power hurdles
Churchill warns hostile air fields and troop movements in France and the low countries complicate any invasion. Despite German claims of sea control, British patrols and channel bombardment expose gaps in their blockade and air superiority as Hitler weighs a fresh air assault.
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Hitler
Churchill
House of Commons
France
Low Countries
Berlin
England
Channel
English Channel
Commons
Herr Hitler
Great Britain
Phoenix Returns to Salty Water Supply
Phoenix resumes use of standby wells to keep reservoir storage above 25 million gallons after heavy recent use. Officials explain the salty taste from chlorides is harmless, noting the city drank salty water for 50 years before the Verde system was tapped.
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Phoenix
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Solon
Associated Press
Committee
St. John
French Channel
Alva Adams
D-Colo
Morris Sheppard
D-Tex
Senate Military Affairs
Robert Reynolds
D-N.c
Rapid River
Middledam
Jane Wyman
NOW -Wara
Robert Hinckley
C.A.A
Institute of Aeronautical Sciences
Waldo Schroeder
Reedley
Cal
Jefferson Lewis
Tallahassee
Fla
Edward Scanlon
Steubenville
Henry Armani
Solvay
U. S
U. S. Caribbean Sea Patrol
Squadron 51
Puerto Rico
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