Germans Claim Worst Assault Wrecks London
Berlin reported the Luftwaffe unleashed a great glowing sea of fire on London in what officials called the mightiest assault yet. The attack hit the business district, government buildings, oil storage, grain elevators and warehouses with 700 tons of explosives and 100 tons of fire bombs, triggering widespread fires and destruction in Poplar and Bethnal Green.
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Berlin
London
High Command
DNB
Poplar
Bethnal Green
Contractor mix up prompts repaint bill dispute in Oregon
Frank Updike showed a house to a prospective renter in Toledo Oregon when he discovered the home had been repainted and repapered. An inquiry found contractors got the wrong address after C P Moore ordered redecorating. Who will pay the bill remains in question.
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Toledo, Ore
Frank Updike
C. P. Moore
Draftees Rejected by Army At Induction Centers
Doctors at induction centers rejected 10 to 28 percent of men passed by local medical examiners. Officials expect rejections to fall to 5–10 percent as procedures mature. Bad teeth accounted for over 30 percent of early rejections, with mental deficiencies and vision also noted.
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Washington
Selective Service
Army
Harvard Professor Urges Full Aid to Britain and Ireland
Professor William Y. Elliott of Harvard urged aid to Britain at the risk of war. He proposed sending convoyed ships to Ireland and warning Japan against attacking Singapore or the Dutch East Indies. He called for extending the safety zone to neutral Ireland and applying a Monroe Doctrine approach.
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Cambridge
Mass
Britain
William Y. Elliott
Harvard
United States
Ireland
Japan
Singapore
Dutch East Indies
Harvard Alumni Association
Elliott
England
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