The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-08-27

bio de Janeiro-Frst OF the South
..srican republics to declare war
-s,nst Germany and Italy, and 29th
, lid mower to outlaw the axis pow
: nrazl broke off relations after
c.-uan U-boats had sunk six Bra
.u;an ships with a loss of 600 lives.
re believed that Uruguay may fol-
- RraziYs lead, with other South
.merican countries, with only Ar
.,rtina and Chile showing German
sanings. .r.
Rooseyelt's Man Defeated
Nev york City-Despite tremen-
ao,s New Deal pressure to force the
-es;Unation Of Senator James M.
uead for the Democratic nomina-
,;cn for the governorship of New
York state, he was defeated two to
one by Attorney General John J..
Bennett, IT,, whose campaign was
handled by former Postmaster-G Gen
sral Farley, after a open break with
he White House. The Republicans
are expected to nominate Thomas e.
neVey, former spectacular district
attorney of this city, who broke up
the biggest alien criminal ring in
the country. .......
War Production Lays
Observation-Disclosures July pro-
auction of war materials increased 16
percent in volume, the total still fell
! percent under the quota set as a
goal at the beginning of the month.
U. S. Subs Strike in East
Pearl Harbor- submar-
mes operating in the North Pacific
have sunk or damaged six Japanese
yessels. Ut is pointed out that these
attacks were not part of the battle
for the Solomon Islands, which are
now definitely in u. S. control.
Union Sets Example
New York City = Setting an ex-'
ample for other unions to follow, the
American Communications Associa-
ton has pledged that regardless of
pending wage dispute before the
War Labor Board its employees in
the Western Union and Postal Tele-
graph Systems will not strike for
the duration of the war.
Launchings Up; Sinkings Down
Washington Shipbuilding in the
nation has shown an increase of IL
percent since Pearl Harbor, while
the official list of sinkings of u. S.
ships dropped from 'fhigfls" of 70
and 68 in June and July to only 25
N August The total number allied
ships sunk since the beginning of
acuVe U-boat warfare in January
-
vas 1853. British sources claim the
loss Of 223 Axis ships since July. :,
India Unrest Increases
New Delhi, India-The campaign
o. passive resistance" fomented by
Aaaatma Ghandi, who is now inn
Gsoned in the palace of the Aga
Anan, IS now spreading to smaller
villages throughout India, and fear
IS expressed that it may spread to
industrial sections engaged in de-
tense production.
New Carrier Launched
camden, N. 1.-THE aircraft car
ilT independence, second of her
ype TO be launched since Pearl Har-
WI was christened here in the
Hesence OF high navy officials. She
vas originally laid down as a cruis-
= and her plans were changed when
&c early days of the war demon
Mased the superiority of the car
aer In aerial warfare. /
Successful Sub Sunk
LONDON - The British submarine
upaolder, credited with the sinking
= ; i1z'ooO tons of German shipping,
10 oeen given up for lost with all
% BOARD, according to an Admiralty
sport OF her remarkable achieve
nents.
Low Alcohol Deaths
. "asnington-Census figures place
- rate of deaths from alcoholism
~ ~ year at 1.9 in every 100000. A
'sn mark of 10 per 100000 was
registered in 1907.
Seout's Biggest Camp
~ 0marron, N. M.-Gift of Waite
!. Oklahoma oil man, the
eSt boys camp in the world is
- ~ 70 any boy scout who can af-
=. u sl!50 per week, or 1925 if he
80 not supply his own food. It
= .lsiSSs OF $4,000 acres and is en-
through ownership of a To-
Wy otflce building in Tulsa, Okla.
Jap Bases Threatened
rl Harbor-Wih u. S. forces in
:. 'oi OF the Solomon Islands and
: east one successful bomhing of
= JAP held Gilbert Islands, fur