House Grants Draft Measure Right Of Way
Washington August 30 The House rules committee granted two days of general debate on the Burke Wadsworth draft bill to register men aged 21 to 44 and liable for a year of active service. The committee also approved removing obstacles to consideration of a plant condemnation provision for defense needs and asked that germane objections be disregarded. Debate on the peace time conscription bill opened with foes calling it unnecessary while supporters expect passage by late next week.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Senate
Burke- Wa
Royal Air Force Routs Three Waves Of Nazis In Attacks On Capital
London reports a fourth air raid warning as German raids continue. The ministry of information said forty two German planes were shot down over Great Britain while ten British aircraft were lost today.
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Royal Air Force
London
Great Britain
Ministry of Information
Red fleet maneuvers amid Romanian provocation row
Moscow reports the Black Sea fleet and western district troops conducting tactical maneuvers amid protes ts over alleged Romanian army provocations on the Bessarabian frontier. Tass says Russia will hold Romania responsible for consequences and warns of a grave turn if Russian casualties occur. Naval exercises include Pacific submarine drills with air support.
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Moscow
U.P
Russia
Red Fleet
Black Sea
Red Army
Tass
Rumania
Bessarabian
Pacific
Siberian
Balkan Settlement Under Threat Of Force Ends Territorial Dispute
Axis seven point arbitration reshapes southeast Europe by granting Hungary large gains in Transylvania and offering citizenship changes. Romania loses Bessarabia and southern Dobruja to Soviet and Bulgarian neighbors while Berlin says borders are guaranteed to deter further regional seizing.
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Balkan
Europe
Hungary
Budapest
Transylvania
Romania
DNB
Berlin
Rumania
Bessarabia
Russia
Dobruja
Bulgaria
Moscow
Molotoff
Germany
Balkans
Bomber Crashes Near Kalama Washington
A Kalama area farmer reported a U S army bombing plane crashed in the Cascade foothills near the Kalama river about 10 miles northeast of Kalama. He said two or three parachuted from the aircraft and one flier reached a nearby farmhouse to tell a teacher eight men were aboard.
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Kalama
Wash
U.P
Cascade Mountains
Kalama River
James Bratchie
Claude Wright
Baseball Finals: National League Brooklyn Beats Cincinnati
Brooklyn wins 6 to 3 over Cincinnati in a late season game with Hamlin Franks Thompson Beggs and Lombardi contributing for the winners. Philadelphia Pittsburgh rains hamper play. In American League Boston defeats Philadelphia 5 to 4 as Ostermueller Heving Foxx and Beckman star. weather rains affect Washington New York and Cleveland Chicago games.
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Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Hamlin
Franks
Thompson
Beggs
Lombardi
Mexico agrees to shelter 250000 Spanish refugees
Mexico will transport and settle 250000 Spanish refugees from France into Mexican homes as soon as ships are chartered. The plan, agreed with Vichy France, covers transportation costs and upkeep, non-discrimination, and possible naturalization, with funds set aside for agricultural and industrial placement.
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France
Mexico
Vichy
United States
Cardenas
Arizona to get U S road funds for 1941 42
Phoenix August 30 Arizona probably will receive 2 033 379 dollars as its share of the 163 500 000 dollar federal road fund approved by Congress and President Roosevelt for 1941 42 highway construction. State engineer W R Hutchins said the tentative figure is 168 937 less than last year but adjustments could add to the amount.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Roosevelt
W. R. Hutchins
Younger Men Favor Training in Draft Army or Navy
A Princeton survey finds most young men would welcome a year in military service if Burke-Wadsworth passes. Among ages 21 to 24 eighty eight percent express no objection, while ages 16 to 21 show even stronger willingness. the study covers drafted readiness and interest in physical training and discipline.
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Princeton
N. J
Congress
Institute
FDR Criticizes Willkie Over Draft Bill Amendment
President Roosevelt accuses Wendell Willkie of political maneuvering over the Overton Russell draft amendment. He declines to comment on the amendment while it remains in Congress, citing a long standing rule against discussing pending legislation.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
U.P
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Senate
Congress
Willkie Attacks Drafting Of U S Industry
Willkie denounces the Overton Russell amendment to the conscription bill as revolutionary and socializing free enterprise. He calls for Roosevelt to state his views and says the issue is a central campaign point worth debate.
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Bushville
Ind
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Senate
German claims recount heavy British aerial losses
Berlin reports from August 30 claim 80 British planes destroyed in Britain today with 21 German planes lost. DNB notes 51 British planes shot down in south England, 15 German planes missing, and intense air battles. Night raids set fires at Liverpool and Birkenhead and hit facilities in Felixstowe Weybridge Langley Leith Hartlepool Dundee.
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Berlin
Britain
DNB
England
Hampshire
Aldershot
Liverpool
Birkenhead
Mersey
High Command
Felixtowe
Suffolk County
Weybridge
London
Langley South Wells
Dundee
Leith
Hartlepool
Cochise County Bans Communists From Primary Ballot
Bisbee August 30 Cochise county joined a list of jurisdictions that barred the Communist party from the primary election ballot. County attorney Frank Thomas advised the board of supervisors that the party’s demand shows disregard for election laws and loyalty to the United States. Morris Graham, party secretary, pressed the challenge.
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Bisbee
Cochise County
Frank Thomas
Board of Supervisors
Morris Graham
Communist Party
United States
London Air War as German Bombers Strike City Dives
Allied reports describe fierce air battles over London with multiple air raid alarms from noon to nearly 6 pm. About 400 German planes contested British defenses in two waves, as a third dive bomber strike reached toward the outskirts before dispersing.
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Associated Press
London
British Airmen Bomb Krupp Works Raids Reported
British bombers raided the Krupp armament works at Essen and other military targets in Germany, Holland, Belgium, and France. Night raids followed daylight forays on Dutch airfields and shipping along the Dutch coast, per the air ministry report.
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London
Krupp
Essen
Germany
Holland
Belgium
France
Air Ministry
U S and Krupp Indicted Over Tool Prices and Licensing
A federal grand jury indicted General Electric and Krupp in a major defense case charging conspiracy to fix prices and restrain commerce in hard metal composition tools and dies. Walter M. Stearns W. G. Robbins and Zay Jefferies linked to Carboloy face charges. Krupp allegedly vetoed patent licenses for American firms.
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New York
National Defense
U. S
General Electric Company
Krupp Company
Essen
Germany
General
Krupp
Walter M. Stearns
Schenectady
General Electric
Carboloy Company
Detroit
General Electri
W. G. Robbins
Zay Jefferies
Cleveland
Carboloy
Krupp Corporation
One Month To Tell Fate Of England
A wartime column weighs the next month as crucial for Britain in World War II. It argues holding out to October 1 could prove England’s right to win the war, while a collapse before then could fatally favor Hitler. Morale and civilian losses are debated, with AP reporting that Britain remains determined to fight.
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England
Britain
Hitler
British Isles
Associated Press
E. A. Montague
London
Airmen Claim Downing of German Aerial Officer
British airmen near a Southeast England town report shooting down a high ranking German air force officer described as big enough to be Goering. The body, recovered from a sunken bomber, bears burns that prevent identification. decorations include a photo of a woman and two children sent from Switzerland.
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England
Goering
Herman Wilhelm Goering
Switzerland
CIO Official Charges Strike By Business Leaders
Philip Murray chairman of the CIO steel workers organizing committee says big business is conducting a sit down strike against the national defense program Murphy previewed a meeting with Alabama CIO executives and asserted labor stays loyal and ready to aid rapid defense manufacturing with demand for profit guarantees on government contracts.
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Birmingham
Ala
Philip Murray
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
CIO
National Defense Prograurphy
Alabama Cio
Permen
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