Dnieper Dam Destroyed as Budenny Masses Make Stand
Soviet forces blew the Dnieper dam and related facilities after retreating crossing to deny Germans access to the Don river basin. Col. Hugh Cooper led the dam project. hundreds of Americans contributed. The action created a flooded barrier spanning about 150 miles with vast property losses.
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Moscow
U.P
Dnieper
Europe
Ukraine
Semyon Budenny
Russia
Budenny
Dnieper Dam
Col
Hugh Cooper
Great
Don River
Dniepropetrovsk
Knudsen Sees New Speed In Defense Work
Washington Aug 29 United Press William S Knudsen OPM director says the new ministry of supply will meet next Tuesday to speed arms production A board will survey U S materials and avoid production dislocations He names W H Harrison and William L Batt to posts and MacKeachie to head the purchasing division Nelson becomes priorities director and executive director of the new board The defense program aims for more shifts and faster output with steel pipe project still awaiting a decision next Tuesday.
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Washington
U.P
OPM
William S. Knudsen
Ministry of Supply
Tuedsay
Roosevelt
United States
Knudsen
W. H. Harrison
Mr. Roosevelt
John D. Biggers
Lendlease
London
Texas
Henry A. Wallace
Sevenman
Harry L. Hopkins
Henry L. Stimson
Navy
Frank Knox
Leon Henderson
Sidney Hillman
Donald Nelson
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
U. S. Steel
Harold Peterson Accepts New Post
Harold Peterson, a staff member at the Pioneer hotel in Tucson, will become manager of the Arizona club in Phoenix on Monday, announced W. M. Haldiman, president.
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Phoenix
Harold Peterson
Pioneer Hotel
Tucson
Arizona Club
W. M. Haldiman
Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Giants baseball game score
In a National League game Brooklyn managed 10 runs on 11 hits while New York scored 4 runs on 8 hits. Wyatt and Owen pitched for Brooklyn with Schumacher Wittig Adams and Danning contributing offensively.
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Brooklyn
New York
Wyatt
Owen
Schumacher
Wittig
Adams
Danning
Roosevelt to Address Labor Day on World Crisis
President Roosevelt indicated his Labor Day radio address may include a statement on international affairs. He noted the day marks the second anniversary of the current world conflict and hinted at reactions to yesterday’s discussions between Nomura, Hull, and himself with Konoye’s influence. Further talks are anticipated but no date set.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Kichisaburo Nomura
Cordell Hull
Prince Konoye
Hull
Nomura
Senate Finance Committee Finalizes Record Tax Bill
Washington August 29 The senate finance committee completed work on a 3 672 400 000 revenue bill to tax current taxpayers heavily and fund anti Nazism effort The committee raised the bill to 3 688 500 000 and kept final action for later It also upheld a 12 5 vote to require income reporters in eight community property states to declare income individually to pay taxes on it The move aims at equality for married taxpayers in community property states and other states See TAX on Page 5
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Washington
U.P
Senate Finance Committee
200 000 Will Be Released By Army
The War Department outlined plans to release 200000 soldiers from military service by year end. The third Army would supply 46000, followed by 39300 from the first Army at Governors Island New York, 19300 from the second Army at Memphis Tennessee, 16200 from the fourth Army at San Francisco, 8700 from the armored force and 5100 from services with the Army air forces.
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Washington
War Department
Third Army
San Antonio
Texas
First Army
Governors Island
N. Y
Second Army
Memphis
Tenn
Fourth Army
San Francisco
Armored Force
Army Air Forces
Plane Crash at Municipal Airport Kills One Injures Two
A North American Aviation B-25 bomber crashed and burned at Municipal airport in Los Angeles killing radioman James Knight and injuring pilot W. D. Wild and co pilot Paul Penrose. The two men were in critical condition with severe burns.
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Los Angeles
U.P
James Knight
W. D
Tex) Wild
Paul Penrose
United States Army
Wild
Penrose
Wise
Jaastad Plans Flood Control Meeting Soon
Mayor H. O. Jaastad proposes a city hall meeting with North Sixth and North Seventh avenue business leaders to discuss flood prevention in downtown. The plan includes a new drainage channel to divert high water to the Santa Cruz river beyond the existing Big Arroyo. A cloud burst on August 13, 1940, overwhelmed the current channel, flooding nearby business blocks.
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H. O. Jaastad
North Sixth
North Seventh Avenue
Santa Cruz
Harriman to Head U S Mission to Moscow for War Aid
President Roosevelt announced the selection of W Averell Harriman to lead an American mission to Moscow for conferences with Great Britain and Russia on war aid plans. The appointment, expected next week, may include about six men. John D Biggers was named minister to London and Harriman aide, to coordinate U S and British arms production during the mission.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
W. Averell Harriman
Moscow
Great Britain
Russia
Harriman
John D. Biggers
London
Biggers
Harry L. Hopkins
Copper subsidy granted to three Michigan copper mines
Daily Metal Reporter reports three copper mines Copper Range Isle Royal and Quincy in Houghton county Michigan received a subsidy of one cent per pound above the 12 cent refined copper ceiling with miners paid an extra one dollar per day. The move aims to add the subsidized copper to federal stockpiles via Metals Reserve and aligns with the 12 cent ceiling established August 12.
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New York
Daily Metal Reporter
Copper Range Company
Isle Royal Copper Company
Quincy Mining Company
Houghton County
Mich
Price Administrator’s Office
Metals Reserve Company
RFC
Laval Near Death In Sudden Relapse
Paris August 29 Doctors prepared an emergency operation on Pierre Laval to remove a bullet lodged below his heart and save his life. Fears grew as fever suggested possible infection after the wound received two days earlier.
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Paris
Pierre Laval
Laval Wounds Worsen as Surgeons Weigh Bullet Removal
In Vichy on August 29 Pierre Laval, wounded at Versailles, deteriorated and surgeons at Versailles Civil hospital debated removing a pistol bullet one inch from his heart. His aide Marcel Dent was in poorer condition after a bullet perforated his abdominal wall. Both men were denied visitors amid reexamination.
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Vichy
France
Pierre Laval
Versailles
Marcel Dent
Laval
Rebirth Of French Nation Believed Underway
The attempted assassination of Pierre Laval in Versailles signals potential rebirth for France amid sabotage against the Nazi regime. While not yet decisive, the event underlines a crisis in the French republic and hints at a new resolve against occupation.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Pierre Laval
Versailles
France
Land of
LaFayette
Laval
Free Republic
Republic
Mussolini and Hitler Outline Axis War Aims
Berlin Aug 29 AP Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini declared that the postwar European order will remove causes of past wars. The communique says their meetings since Aug 25, at northern and southern front headquarters, covered all military and political questions, with determination to continue the war to a victorious end.
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Berlin
U.P
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Europe
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Myrtle the Army Mule Recovers After Near Fatal Fall
Myrtle, a 33 year old Army mule, is recovering at Fort Huachuca after a serious fall left her unable to stand. Col. Lee D. Davis intervened to ensure she received the best care in gratitude for her long service to the Army.
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Fort Huachuca
Myrtle
Lee D. Davis
Davis
Cease Firing Order In Iran Now Confirmed
British sources report the Shah of Iran ordered a cease fire while clear status of British control over strategic targets remains undecided. Iranian troops offered to withdraw by Sept 1, but delays were rejected as German counsel influenced defense. Indian forces push along the Karun to Ahwaz with RAF air support as a Russian column advances toward Dilman.
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London
U.P
Iran
Persia
Simla
India
Shahabad
Kerman Shah
Kermanshah
Karun
Ahwaz
Royal Air Force
Dilman
Lake Burmia
Governor Will Ask Change In A Accounting
Governor Osborn to submit a University of Arizona accounting report to the board of regents after an audit urged replacing the disbursement system with an accrual method. Auditor Anne Frohmiller and Kent Pomeroy criticized current practices, urging monthly revenue deposits to the state treasury and clearer disclosure of transfers involving the book store, student union, and alumni funds.
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Phoenix
Osborn
University of Arizona Board of Regents
Anne Frohmiller
Board of Regents
Kent B. Pomeroy
State Auditor
Regents
Pomeroy
National Committee On Standard Reports
State Treasury
Arizona Alumni Association
Alumni Association
Associated Students
Roosevelt Nomura talks spark possible pacific review
Washington sees a potential first step toward a sweeping reassessment of key issues between the United States and Japan. President Roosevelt and Ambassador Nomura discussed man to man relations as Tokyo announces Nomura’s message outlined the empire’s Pacific stance. The president avoided comment on a war outlook while hinting at a possible review in a coming speech on the war’s second anniversary.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Kichisaburo Nomura
Tokyo
Nomura
Pacific
Fuminaro Konoye
Dodges
Roosevelt Smilin
Japan seeks end to China war and talks of East Asia sphere
Tokyo reports Premier Konoye urged President Roosevelt to end the Chinese war and promote a co pro prosperity sphere in East Asia. Officials decry British and American aid to Chiang Kai-Shek as prolonging the conflict while seeking peaceful cooperation with the Nanking regime.
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Tokyo
Konoye
Roosevelt
Japan
United States
Chiang Kai-Shek
Domei
East Asia
China
Tichi Kishi
Board of Information
Nanking
Wang Ching-Wei
Britain
Chungking
Washington
Dome
Pacific
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Rumania
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Etrovsk
Miles
Sevastopro
Moscow-Leningrad
Velikie Luki
Zaporozhe
Dnieper River
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Hitler
Ned Russell
Pomeroy Re
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