Germans Lose 80000 Troops In One Battle
The German army reportedly suffered 80000 killed and wounded in the Gomel battle as Soviet forces abandoned the city on August 20. Berlin and Budapest dispatches confirm German advances toward the Leningrad Moscow railway and across the lower Dnieper as Axis forces press into eastern Ukraine.
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Berlin
Leningrad-Moscow
Budapest
U.P
Ukraine
Dnieper
London
Chernigov
Kiev
Moscow
Gomel
Ivan Berezovsky
Berezovsky
Red Army drives back Germans near undisclosed city fronts
Izvestia reports heavy battles along the front near Leningrad and Odessa as Red Army counter attacks push Germans back from approaches to an undisclosed city. Artillery and air war intensify while Leningrad fortifications strengthen and civilians aid defense efforts.
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Moscow
Red Army
Izvestia
Odessa
Leningrad
Red Star
Black Sea
Alexander Kolibanov
Communist Party
Baseball National League and American League game snippets
Baseball box scores from several games. Pittsburgh and Philadelphia split, ace defeats Chicago, Raffensberger and Javery pitch. Detroit beats Cleveland with Grove and Tebbetts contributing. Washington edges Chicago in another contest. Night games noted for St Louis at New York and Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
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Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Lanning
Lopez
Becker
Blanton
Johnson
Grissom
Warren
Ace
Chicago
Passeau
McCullough
Salvo
Berres
Raffensberger
Root
George
Javery
Montgomery
St. Louis
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Detroit
Grove
Wilson
Peacock
Newhouser
Gorsica
Tebbetts
Cleveland
Ferrick
Hayes
Gromek
Desautels
Washington
Chase
Early
Rigney
Hallett
Tresh
Turner
Japan protests shipments to Russia through Vladivostok
Japan protested to the United States and Russia over American war aid shipments to Russia via Vladivostok, citing aviation gasoline and route concerns. Secretary Hull affirmed freedom of the seas while Nomura sought a White House meeting as Tokyo and Moscow warned of unfriendly moves to curb trade via Far Eastern ports.
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Robert Bellaire
Tokyo
U.P
Japan
United States
Russia
Vladivostok
Sea of Japan
Cabinet Information Board
Kichisaburo Nomura
Nomura
Domei
Soviet Union
British Shoot Down 10 Nazi Craft In Raid
British fighter planes over northern France today shot down 10 German aircraft and lost eight of their number. The raids followed heavy RAF night attacks on Cologne and the docks at Le Havre and Boulogne. Government reports said seven bombers and four fighters were missing from yesterday’s operations, with three bombers missing from night forays. A huge explosion during the Cologne raid lit flames visible 50 miles away. Earlier Cologne strikes left the Sienstal district without gas or water for a week and scorched freight cars and warehouses. main railway yards, with 6 000-car daily capacity, were damaged and operations halted.
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Lon
France
Kent
Cologne
le Havre
Boulogne
Air Ministry
Sienstal
Rhine
Control board takes over American tanker operations
Washington reports a six man control board now oversees U S tanker operations. The group will pool tankers to assure equitable distribution of petroleum among oil companies.
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Washington
Army Ordnance Unit Lashes At Strikes And Pricing Delays
The Army Ordnance association condemned strikes as a disgraceful blot on defense progress and urged they be outlawed. It criticized delays in fixing price ceilings, warning of added costs and potential inflation undermining defense goals. The group praised mobilization momentum and military leadership guiding armament production.
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Washington
Army Ordnance Association
Ordnance Organization
Army Ordnance Officers
Civilian Ordnance Engineers
ARMY
Eastbound Trains Delayed by California Wreck
All eastbound trains into Tucson ran about seven hours late due to a freight derailment in California. The Golden State Californian and the Argonaut, due around 10:30 a.m., expected at 6:15 p.m. Westbound traffic unaffected and schedules to return to normal after tonight, said E. Db. Rockwell, district freight and passenger agent.
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Tucson
California
Golden State
Argonaut
E. Db. Rockwell
Japan warned against any action by Molotov in Vladivostok
Moscow August 27 Molotov warned Japan that interfering with Russian American trade would be viewed as unfriendly. He told Japanese ambassador Yoshitsugu Tatekawa shipments of American supplies to Russia via Vladivostok could force Japan into a delicate position.
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Moscow
U.P
Viacheslav Molotov
Molotov
Yoshitsugu Tatekawa
Russia
Vladivostok
Japan
Far East
Excess Profits Tax Eliminated From New Bill
Senate finance committee voted to remove a 10 percent excess profits tax from a 3.59 billion revenue bill. The change would cut annual yield by about 50 million dollars. The house plan taxed corporations whose earnings exceed 8 percent of invested capital but would otherwise escape tax.
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Washington
U.P
Senate Finance Committee
Glider Training for Arizona Considered by NYC Firm
El mira Area Soaring Corporation, holder of Army glider troop training contracts, weighs opening a school in the Casa Grande valley. Phoenix Chamber aviation chair A F Morality says site choice conflicts with Army training. if approved, the site could be ready by November 1. Glider units now train at Harris Hill New York, with weather affecting schedules.
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Phoenix
Elmira
N. Y
Area Soaring Corporation
Army
Casa Grande Valley
A. F. Morality
Phoenix Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee
Morairty
Moralrty
Iran and Britain seek concrete plan to expel Germans
An authoritative source says talks with Iran over a firm guarantee to remove Germans and stop Allied advances are progressing, though Tehran’s proposals are deemed unsatisfactory. Britain and Russia push from south, west and north. Iran’s navy may be targeted next while key towns fall or are occupied.
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London
U.P
Iran
Near
Tehran
Mercne
Red Situation On East Front Thought Grave
An Allied source said the Red army faces a grave situation on the eastern front but notes factors that brighten the outlook. It cites a probable start with 50,000 tanks based on tractor production and war plant output, while German claims of 15,000 tanks destroyed are acknowledged. Morale is described as high.
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H. L. Percy London
Red Army
Soviet Union
Russia
Resistance not a serious Persian uprising for Nazi benefit
The article argues Iran's resistance to the Anglo Russian invasion is token and largely a pretext to aid Nazi aims. It notes Allied occupation already secures oil and positions, while Stalin simultaneously rebukes Japan over war supplies to Vladivostok.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Herr Hitler
Persia
Britain presses Djibouti over Somaliland joining Free France
The Djibouti radio reports Britain demands French Somaliland align with the British and Free French or face continued blockade. Djibouti, hosting many regional refugees, is said to be neutral and not involved in the war. The governor offered a railroad access agreement as an alternative.
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Vichy
Britain
Pfprench
Djibouti
Ethiopia
Italian Somaliland
Eritrea
Djibouti-Addis Ababa
Downey Proposes Gasoline Rationing for East Coast
Senator Sheridan Downey and Senator D Worth Clark urged federal rationing of gasoline and all consumer goods to curb inflation. Henderson vowed action within 48 hours as a Senate probe into the gasoline shortage begins. Roosevelt said shortages would ease next spring unless German actions threaten tanker needs, with new tankers and pipelines being rushed.
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Washington
U.P
Sheridan Downey
D-Calif
Seaboard
D. Worth Clark
Idaho
Downey
Leon Henderson
Office of Price Administration
Senate
Roosevelt
North Atlantic
Great Britain
Camacho Weighs Action Against Coahuila Governor
President Avila Camacho, who recently ousted the San Luis Potosi administration for misgovernment, was reported to be studying similar charges against Coahuila Governor Pedro V. Rodriguez Triana. Interior ministry sources said no action was contemplated toward Governor Macias or other governors.
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Mexico City
Manuel Avila Camacho
San Luis Potosi
Pedro V. Rodriguez Triana
Coahuila
Sonora
Anselmo Macias
Ministry of the Interior
Macias
Mexico
Congress
Avila Camacho
Pro Nazi Stand Blamed As Assassination Attempt Shocks Versailles
A youth fired at close range during anti-Communist ceremonies in Versailles injuring Pierre Laval and wounding editor Marcel Dent and Major Durval. Laval reported stable after operations, saying he would recover. Assailant Colette, about 20, suspected of Communist Youth ties, was captured. The incident occurred amid a wide crackdown on terrorists, with trials and a Communist plot allegedly aiming to sow strife between French civilians and the German occupation.
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Herbert King
Henri Philippe Petain
Laval
Paris
Borgnis Des Bordes
Russia
Dent
Danzig
Durval
Colette
Tucson Airport To Join Federal Air Traffic Plan
The Army supply bill signed by President Roosevelt allocates 1,000,000 to the Civil Aeronautics Administration to manage aerial traffic control at 39 joint military civilian airports. CAA Administrator Donald H. Connolly says installation and training start now with transfer effective Jan 1. Tucson, Arizona, airfield is included in the program.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Donald H. Connolly
CAA
Tucson
Ariz
FDR Strengthens Export Controls Through Philippines Proclamation
President Roosevelt issued a blanket proclamation tightening export rules on military equipment munitions machinery tools and materials used for their manufacture or operation. The move targets leaks of war supplies to Axis firms via the Philippines and expands prior controls on non democratic countries.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Philippine Islands
Philippines
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