Major Pacific Drive Urged By Chungking
Chungking urged the immediate launching of a major Pacific offensive as vital to defeating Japan. A spokesman warned that complacency could make Japan hard to defeat and outlined Japanese aims to eliminate UN bases, seize strategic points, and consolidate occupied areas. An army spokesman said a rail line gap in Chekiang and Kiangsi narrowed to 80 miles with Chinese attacks on enemy flanks.
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Chungking
P—Ament
Pacific
United Nations
Japan
Germany
China
Nanchang-Hangchow
Chekiang
Kiangsi
Kimball to Lead July 4th Ceremonies at University Stadium
State Senator William F. Kimball will serve as master of ceremonies for the 13th annual Fourth of July celebration at the University of Arizona stadium. United States Senator Ernest W. McFarland will be the principal speaker. The Tucson at War parade features 50 local war agencies and a fireworks display with a pyrotechnic portrait of General MacArthur and a 20 foot Uncle Sam salute.
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William F. Kimball
University of Arizona Stadium
Ade Abbott
Kimball
United States
Ernest W. McFarland
Jaycees
Tucson
Fred Finney
C. E. Goyette
Jim Bloomfield
Finney
Abbott
Douglas MacArthur
Uncle Sam
Hitler Highways Prove Detriment
Louis P. Lochner analyzes Hitler’s reliance on super highways as war strategy, noting railways remained crucial for long hauls while fuel and lubricants dwindled. He details railway neglect, reduced passenger service, and propaganda to reassure the public amid mounting transport failures.
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Louis P. Lochner
New York
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Germany
Europe
Poland
Holland
Belgium
France
Air Force
Frankfurter Zeitung
Reichsbahn
Federal Railway
Arizona Accidental Death Toll Ranks Second Nationally
The 537 accidental deaths in Arizona during 1940 placed the state second in the nation for the rate per 100 000 population. Arizona's rate was 107.6, topped only by Nevada at 180.5. Major causes included motor vehicle crashes 241 airplane 5 mine 16 railway 22 fires 10 burns 28 suffocation 7 drowning 27 firearms 17 falls 74 venomous poisoning 9.
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Washington
Arizona
Bureau of the Census
Nevada
Bisbee District Rallies for Emergency Readiness
Bisbee June 16. The Bisbee district reports emergency preparedness boosted as 11 residents earn American Red Cross first aid certificates. Instructor Peyton Andrews notes 683 people enrolled in first aid classes from January 1 to May 31, with 545 standard certificates for 20 hours and 66 advanced certificates for 30 hours.
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Bisbee
American Red Cross
Peyton Andrews
Simple cheap burn treatment uses picric acid solution
Dr William A. Guild of Chicago reports a one half of one percent picric acid in colloction as an effective local treatment for first and second degree burns. The method relieves pain dries quickly and needs no additional dressing, but it should not replace shock treatment fluids or morphine where needed.
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Chicago
American Institute of Homeopathy
Wiliam A. Guild
Guild
Berlin Warms More Than Pernambuco Near Equator
The report notes Berlin experiences higher heat than Pernambuco, Brazil, despite Pernambuco lying near the equator about eight degrees away. The comparison highlights unusual climate variance between temperate Europe and tropical Brazil.
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Berlin
Pernambuco
Brazil
Equator
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Nurnberg
Robert F. Ley
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Libya
Sidi Rezegh
Tucson Fertilizer CO
Reil Undertaking
PHON
Santa Monica
Shangri-La
Blue Pacific
Ocean Avenue
California
Sears
Dad
EN Swank Jewelry
U.S.A
Sears, Roebuck and SF
Pennington
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