Churchill Assailed for Banning De Gaulle Broadcast
Churchill faced sharp House of Commons criticism over suppressing Charles De Gaulle's radio speech. Labour MP Richard Stokes accused Churchill of censorship, while Eden defended the decision and pledged a full reply.
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Anthony Eden
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Vichy
Eden
Standards Officials Discuss Manpower Policy Shifts
WMC leaders outlined civilian control of the manpower program and possible reorganization while expanding occupation deferment lists. McNutt signaled mixed views on nationwide female registration and stressed targeted labor shortages. The roster already channels thousands to war work as occupations near 27 000 essential roles. Standard Oil board awaited resignations amid probing pre war ties and salary limits. Gallagher poised to become chairman.
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Selective Service
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German Due Trust
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Teagle
Ralph W. Gallagher
W. E. Pratt
Eugene Holman
Sadler
Harper
Truckers Reminded of Appeal Procedure
Truck operators who have the Certificates of War Necessity from the Office of Defense Transportation are reminded that no appeal can be filed until 30 days after receipt. John C. Massenburg, regional motor transport manager, notes district offices are under pressure issuing certificates and urges patience while errors are rare and typically corrected.
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ODT Motor Transport
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First Christmas Seal Purchaser Credited to Ammarillo Soldier
Lee Bivins, who joined the armed forces and left Amarillo long before the annual sale began, made the first $100 purchase for Christmas Seals. His mother, Mrs. Miles Bivins, chairs the Potter County Tuberculosis Association drive. The sale relies on regular patrons rather than door to door solicitation and aims to boost funds as tuberculosis remains a leading killer of ages 15 to 45, a critical wartime demographic.
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Lee Bivins
Anti Poll Tax Measure Alive in New Congress
Poll tax opponents say they will push to revive a bill abolishing the practice in the next Congress despite Senate action that shelved it this session. The Senate voted 41 to 37 against limiting debate and then pigeonholed the measure by unanimous consent. Southern opponents showed strength by defeating cloture, needing a one third vote to proceed.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
One Armed Welder Getting Revenge
Obie Bartlett a 25 year old Black welder wounded at Pearl Harbor works at a California shipyard. He aims to prove his stinger with welding as powerful as the rifle he left behind, after losing his left arm to a Japanese bomb in Hawaii. He trained in night school and now helps build ships.
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Pearl Harbor
California
Germany
Obie Bartlett
Army Quartermaster Corps
Honolulu
Bartlett
Zoot Suit Not Regulation Army Clothing Incident
In Washington on November 24 two military policemen told a negro sergeant his zoot suit was not regulation and escorted him for a change to standard gear. The sergeant wore a tailored gabardine tunic with epaulets and a flared skirt, puffed sleeves, high belt, and distinctive trousers with a cocoa shirt and overshies cap.
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