Senate subcommittee probes farm gas shortages and costs
In Washington a Senate agriculture subcommittee pressed OPA officials on a farm gasoline shortage described by Senator Aiken as raising food production costs. He questioned whether the shortage was real or created by government rules and urged explanations on supply to farmers and cooperatives and any impact on independent operators. OPA automotive supply rationing director Charles F. Phillips testified.
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Washington
Sept
Senate Agriculture
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Senator Aiken
Vermont
Aiken
Charles F. Phillips
The
Petroleum Administration For War
PAW
Italy Rehabilitation Plans Amid Allied Push to Rebuild
A Washington report outlines how Allied Military Government will stabilize Italy after Nazi defeat. The Office of Foreign Economic Coordination coordinates lend-lease relief and reconstruction, with 500 specialists to manage agriculture industry transport and finance.
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Washington
Sept
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Alps
Russia
AMG
Office of Foreign Economic Coordination
OFEC
Office of Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation
Treasury Department
State Department
Roosevelt
Treasury
Germany
United States
Great Britain
Higher beer prices eyed in Dallas OPA plan
Dallas OPA district official R. D. McCrum said beer prices to consumers may rise slightly under a community price plan. The ceiling would be the same across 34 counties, despite tavern-by-tavern price variations in March 1942.
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Dallas
U.P
Office of Price Administration
R. D. McCrum
McCrum
Iran Joins United Nations As 33rd Member
Secretary Hull announced Iran will be formally received into the United Nations tomorrow. Iranian Minister Mohammed Shayesteh will sign the UN declaration of Jan. 1, 1942 at the State Department, marking Iran as the 33rd member of the organization.
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Hull
Iran
United Nations
Mohammed Shayesteh
State Department
United Nations Group
Declaration of War Against Germany Narrowly Passed
A recent statement announced a declaration of war against Germany and pledged to adhere to the United Nations declaration. The move frames the nation’s wartime posture and aligns with international commitments outlined last week.
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Germany
United Nations
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