Henderson Says OPA Holds Costs Down
Boston on November 20 Leon Henderson Federal Price Administrator said the cost of living has risen only about 1 percent since May under OPA price management He compared sugar costs 27 cents a pound in World War I to seven cents today and blamed the public for rationing success or failure He warned there is no room in wartime America for price or ration chiseling.
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Boston
Leon Henderson
OPA
Citizens
Henderson
America
Battleship Battle in Solomons Hailed as True Naval Test
Washington reports praise for the Solomons clash where American battleships faced Japanese dreadnoughts in a three day engagement ending with Japanese defeat. Rear Admiral Willis A. Lee led the American force claiming multiple ships sunk and damaged. The exact tally remains uncertain, but the action marks a historic return to surface ship duels. Navy officials note the battle underscored the battleship's value in modern warfare.
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Sandor S. Klein
Washington
Solomons
Guadalcanal
Japan
Daniel J. Callaghan
Norman Scott
Willis August Lee
Navy
Lee
U. S
Cervera
Santiago
Cuba
William F. Halsey
No such thing as voting a nation or locality
A dialogue scene shows Tim asking Judge to recount a lawyerly assertion made after a lodge gathering. The Judge confirms there is no way to vote a nation state county or community and notes they had ample proof of that claim.
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Charlie
Lodge
Tim
Factors blamed for American victory in battleship action
Analysts suggested factors behind the U S triumph in the Solomons clash. They noted Lee may have used favorable range and adept light forces to allow heavy ships to engage, while Japanese Kongo class ships remained in earlier phases. No Japanese ground or air activity reported around Guadalcanal after the sea battle.
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Lee
Solomons
Californian Rope Twirler Leads Texas U Exhibition
Bob Rogers from Berkeley is the University of Texas rope twirler and former rodeo star now studying in the School of Fine Arts. He transfers from Hardin-Simmons and performs rope tricks with the Texas Longhorn band during football games.
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Austin
Texas
Land of Cowboys
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Berkeley
Cal
Bob Rogers
University
School of Fine Arts
Rogers
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene
Tex
Cow Country
Texas Longhorn Band
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