The Archive · 1940

Destroyers Pushed

Washington, Aug. 7.

Advocates of ald to Britain short of involving the United States in the European war today, started 9, cam: paign to carry out the proposal that the United Siates sell Britain 50 old destroyers.

The proposal was made by General John "Black Jack" Pershing, leader of American forces in the world War.

Senator Claude A, Pepper, Democrat of Florida, has become leader of this Bloc. "He said that he was endeavour ing. to obtain early action by ths Eight Die in Air Accident Nairobi, Aug. 6.

A plane carrying officers and other ranks of the East African and South African forces was accidentally lost owing to bad weather, it was disclosed today. Eight were killed—Reuter.

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