Tokyo Diplomat and Roosevelt Meet as Pacific Tensions Grow
Admiral Kuro Nomura the Japanese ambassador is to confer with President Roosevelt in Washington. The talks come as Tokyo objects to U S aid to China and measures against Japan while noting Soviet Vladivostok shipments. Secretary Hull signs no halt to war shipments though discussions on supply routes continue.
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Kuro Nomura
Roosevelt
Pacific
Tokyo
Nomura
Vladivostok
United States
Japan
Manchuria
China
South Pacific
Greater East Asia
Hull
Vladivostock
Washington
Moscow
Doctor Delivers Baby in Moving Car Near Cumberland
In Cumberland Maryland an 81 year old Flitstone physician Dr Alvin P Twigg delivered a baby in the rear seat of a speeding car. The father drove the vehicle while the 13 mile trip included dirt road. The mother and baby were reported in fine shape after arrival home.
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Cumberland
Flitstone
Alvin P. Twigg
Polish Mountain
Baptists to Convene In Winchester For 1942 Meeting
Martinsburg W Va Aug 28 Winchester Virginia selected for next Shenandoah Baptist Association gathering more than 150 delegates registered for sessions that began Wednesday morning.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Winchester
Shenandoah Baptist Association
French Effort to Blame De Gaulle Faction for Laval Attack
Reported statements say German enemies framed the assault on Laval by insisting Colette acted under Communist and DeGaullist influence. The incident occurred during a mobilization where Colette recruited and fired on Laval and two others. Doctors remained hopeful for Laval’s recovery as the investigation continued.
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Colette
Laval
Deat
Charles de Gaulle
Lava
President Approves Navy Academy Expansion Plan
President Roosevelt signed a bill and measure authorizing 1.72 million dollars for U S Naval Academy expansion. Key items include clearing and conditioning land along the Severn river, creating drill and recreation space, conditioning 217 acres at hospital point, and acquiring Fort Severn property for officer and enlisted housing.
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Washington
United States Naval Acea
Roosevelt
Severn River
Academy
Lower West Side
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Hospital Point
Fort Severn
Mountbatten Takes Command of Illustrious Carrier
Captain Lord Louis Mountbatten assumed command of the aircraft carrier Illustrious this morning in a ceremony on the flight deck. He succeeded Captain G. Seymour Tuck and inspected the marine guard before addressing officers and the ship’s company. This marks the first press access aboard since the ship's damage in January during a seven hour Nazi air attack in the Mediterranean.
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H. M
Illustrious
Lord Louis Mountbatten
George VI of
England
Great Britain
Mountbatten
G. Seymour Tuck
Marine Guard of Honor
Robert Vining
Fifth Naval District
Mediterranean
Great Lakes Steel Crathion Plant Shuts After Strike
Detroit August 28 The Great Lakes Steel Crathion plant halted operations after labor conciliator James F. Dewey called it an unauthorized strike. Eight thousand workers idle as CIO SWOC workers walk out over wages during a contract dispute with the company.
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Detroit
Great Lakes Steel Crathion
James F. Dewey
Dewey
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
CIO
SWOC
Assassin Explains Why He Shot Frenchmen Not German Officers
In Versailles occupied France on August 28, Paul Colette, the young gunman, told a magistrate he shot Pierre Laval and Marcel Dent instead of German officers because he saw no reason to fire on Frenchmen aiding France and believed the Germans had wronged his country. He offered no motive to strike German officers.
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Versailles
France
Moose delegates urge material aid for Britain and Canada
At the fifty third international convention in Indianapolis the Loyal Order of Moose called for material aid from the United States to Great Britain and Canada. A resolution also set up a committee to study admitting nonmember parents to Mooseheart children programs. Reuben B. Smith of Brooklyn and F. T. Sallness of Saginaw were named to the supreme forum of the Moose.
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Indianapolis
Order of Moose
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Mooseheart
Reuben B. Smith
Brooklyn, N. Y
F. T. Sallness
Saginaw, Mich
Supreme Forum of the Moose
Iran forms new government orders ceasefire with invaders
London reports a reorganized Iran government led by Premier Ali Farangi announced to Parliament that orders were issued for Iranian troops to stop resisting British and Russian forces as they advance toward key centers. Old regime resigns after failing to strike terms with Britain and Russia. Mobilization rumors from Simla unclear.
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London
Iran
Ali Faranghi
Teheran
Middle East
DNB
Aliree
Armisee
Reuters
Ime
Associated Press
Britain
Russia
Simla
Archibald P. Wavell
Fireman McCormick Reaches Quarterfinals in National Amateur Golf
Bruce McCormick the Los Angeles fireman won his quarterfinal berth at the forty fifth National Amateur Golf Championship with a 3 and 2 victory over Skee Riegel of Glendale. Riegel was four down at the turn as McCormick shot a 33 three under par. Bobby Riegel of Houston defeated Johnny Goodm an of Omaha and advanced to meet Walter Burkemo of Evanston in the afternoon for the round of eight.
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Ohaha
Bruce McCormick
Los Angeles
Skee Riegel
Glendale
Calif
McCormick
Bobby Riegel
Houston
Omaha
Johnny Goodman
Walter Burkemo
Evanston
Iil
Government takes British Railways control tonight
London report states the British government has taken full control of British Railways. The move centralizes management and signals a major shift in transportation oversight.
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Government
British Railways
London
Pennsylvania to Extend School Closings Over Polio Outbreak
Harrisburg report shows eleven counties facing ant paralysis outbreak with 17 deaths and 250 cases this year. Health officials say case growth will rise next month but spread to new counties unlikely. Schools and colleges in hardest hit areas may keep closures past September 15.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Health Conservation Bureau
J. Moore Campbel
Pennsylvania
Train Carrying Campers Derails Near South Kent
A New Haven Railroad locomotive bound for New York with over 350 boys from three Massachusetts camps derailed in South Kent on Aug 28. Two engineers Howard McDermott and Theron Dixon were killed. Fireman Otto Klug was gravely hurt and trapped, with rescuers using acetylene torches. None of the boys appeared seriously hurt.
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South Kent
New York
Massachusetts
New Haven
Howard McDermott
Theron Dixon
Otto Klug
British Blockade Enters French Somaliland Waters
Jibuti announced four British warships and a flotilla of armed launches and planes have established control over French Somaliland waters. Jibuti port and Gulf of Aden rail link to Addis Ababa cut off from Turba and Sheikhsaid. French Somaliland governor protests the blockade.
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Vichy
France
Jibuti
French Somaliland
Gulf of Aden
Addis Ababa
Turba
Sheikhsaid
Gulf
Perim
Japan May Stake All On Tankers
Tokyo reports say Japan may invest its prestige in the tanker shipments to Vladivostok and oil to Russia as a test of diplomacy. The Nichi Nichi opens debate on whether US aid to China signals American involvement in the war against Japan while protests to the United States and Russia meet with refusals.
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Tokyo
Japan
United States
Russia
Vostok
Nichi Nichi
Japan Times
Foreign Office
China
United United States
Vladivostok
Menzies Plans To Quit As Prime Minister
Prime Minister Robert G. Menzies announced his intention to resign. He said an agreement with Britain and Australia would send an Australian minister other than the prime to London to represent the empire war coun cil. Arthur W. Fadden, treasurer and deputy prime minister, is mentioned as a potential successor.
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Sidney
Australia
Robert G. Menzies
London
Comae
Menzies
Arthur W. Fadden
Mecress Menzies
Minis
Paris anti Communist court sentences Abraham Trzbucki to die
A special Paris anti Communist court in occupied France sentenced Abraham Trzbucki to death by firing squad in the secret session begun Wednesday. The ruling marks the first death sentence handed down in this session.
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Paris
France
Abraham Trzbucki
Grain Markets Report from Baltimore and Winchester
Grain markets report prices for wheat and corn in Baltimore and Winchester. No. 2 red winter grain at 109 1 4 and 109 1 4 for Augustspot. corn 88 to 90 and 88c per bushel in Winchester. barley 65c per bushel. Prices reflect mill deliveries.
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Baltimore
Winchester
President Roosevelts Push To Clarify Priority Conflict
The White House said the President will issue a formal statement at tomorrow morning press conference clarifying the jurisdiction dispute over priorities between the Office of Production Management and the Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply. Rumors persist that a new priorities board could be created with OPM and OPACS administrator Leon Henderson and 45 others. Judge Samuel I. Rosenman has been studying the controversy for weeks.
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Washington
White House
Roosevel
Office of Production Management
Office of Prices
OPM
Leon Henderson
OPACS
Samuel I. Rosenman
New York Supreme Court
Felon Fears He May Not Die At San Quentin
Eldon Hawk, a 26 year old San Diego murderer, fears a reprieve will delay his execution in the San Quentin gas chamber. Governor Olson postponed his hanging to August 29 to die with John William Liniger. Hawks, not insane, experiences a metamorphosis and believes he will enter a better life, seeking death rather than life.
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San Quentin
Calif
Eldon Hawk
San Diego
Culbert Olson
Hawk
John William Liniger
Lininger
Henry Ohlhoff
San Francisco
Hawks
Negro Held on Attack Charge in New York Case
Police say Jarvis Roosevelt Catoe, 36, of Washington, is being held for investigation after detectives traced a watch stolen from Jessie Elizabeth Strieff, a 23 year old ward clerk found slain in a private garage on June 16. The time links include an Aug 4 New York City assault.
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Washington
Ira E. Keck
Jarvis Roosevelt Catoe
New York City
Keck
Catoe
Jessie Elizabeth Strieff
Miss Strieff
Iowa
Italian torpedo planes damage British cruiser and auxiliary
Italian high command reports Mediterranean raid by torpedo planes damaged a light cruiser and a 12 000 ton auxiliary cruiser of the British fleet.
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Rome
Mediterranean
Italian High Command
Connally and Allies Move to Overturn Committee Ruling
Connally of Texas and supporters swiftly pledged to act to reverse a committee decision, signaling a political push to undo the panel’s outcome and restore their position in the issue under debate.
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Connally
D.-Tex
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Sts
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