Congress Chooses Between Rollback and CCC Survival
Congress votes against food subsidies and forces Roosevelt to choose between backing down the price rollback and preserving the Commodity Credit Corporation CCC for two more years. Both chambers backed a subsidy ban, risking veto and possible CCC dissolution while continuing some wartime payments and border-line programs.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
House
Senate
Ohio to issue single non metallic plate for autos
George Wagner auditor in the State Motor Vehicles department told the Side Merchants and Civic Association that Ohio will issue one non metallic plate for automobiles to replace the current windshield stickers.
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Ougstown
George Wagner
Stateau of Motor Vehicles
Theth Side Merchants and Civiciation
Ohio
Slayer Goes to Death in Ohio Electric Chair
Cincinnati painter Anthony Treat, 43, was executed by electric chair in Ohio for the Christ Eve murder of 10 year old Sellers in Columbus last night. The condemned man tearfully sought forgiveness.
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Ath
Lumbus
Anthony Treat
Cincinnati
Ohio
Miners Ignore Ickes Plea Amid War Production Strain
About 130000 coal miners refused to return to work despite Secretary Ickes urging labor discipline on the eve of a major Allied campaign. Some districts resumed some mines while others remained idle, with estimates of wartime steel losses mounting and leaders warning of continued stoppages into next week. Local districts report mixed actions as 200 miners from Brownsville met to press further walkouts.
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Pittsburgh
Ickes
United Mine Workers
UMW
Monongahela River
Pennsylvania
Solid Fuels
John P. Busarello
John Hynes
Uniontown
Iron Age
Busarello
Hynes
Washington
Brownsville
Steel Company
Crucible Steel Company
Crucible
Crescent
Akron rubber plants resume normal output after wage limit
The National War Labor Board reaffirmed a wage decision capping increases at three cents an hour for 50,000 CIO unionists. Goodyear Tire & Rubber, B F Goodrich, and Firestone Tire & Rubber reported normal output with one small overnight walkout at Goodrich involving up to 250 third-shift workers despite appeals to stay.
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Akron
Akron Rubber Companies
National War Labor Board
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
B. F. Goodrich Co
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
WLB
Sherman H. Dalrymple
CIO United Rubber Workers Union
George Bass
Goodrich Union
Bass
Favor Fewer Hog Shipments
Chicago reports members of the Hog production and marketing sections of the War Meat Board advisory committee met with the board and endorsed requests for hog producers to retard shipments. They urged holding hogs on farms and shipping in an orderly way to ease packing plant bottlenecks caused by labor shortages and refrigeration inadequacies, noting price declines stemmed from slaughter capacity limits.
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Chicago
War Meat Board
War Food Administration
Potatoes Plentiful in New York Markets
New York markets face an oversupply of potatoes with prices dropping below ceilings. Wholesalers felt the impact as LU. S. Mo. 1 potatoes sold yesterday for 3.25 dollars per hundredweight despite a 3.72 dollar price ceiling.
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New York City
New York
LU. S. Mo
Tokyo Buildings Shaken by Earthquake Report
Reuters reports a minute earthquake rattled Tokyo causing thousands to flee into streets. The epicenter was Shimotsuma about 50 miles northeast of Tokyo and damage appeared limited to older house walls.
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London
Tokyo
Reuters
Ministry of Information
Shimotsuma
Axis Claim of U-Boat Toll Sharply Reduced
Berlin radio testified to a marked reduction in U-boat effectiveness last month citing 20 ships totaling 107000 tons sunk in June but suggesting this was temporary. The claim equals less than one seventh of March sinkings at 149 ships.
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London
Berlin
DNB
Resses
Rabaul
Darwin
Australia
State Guards To Train At Camp Zaleski
Ohio 2000 man State Guard will begin summer training at Camp Zaleski in Vinton County on July 4 with an advance detail on July 3. Regimental trainings run July 4–18 for Central and Northern Ohio units, July 18–25 for Cleveland Negro troops, July 25–Aug 1 for naval units, and Aug 1–8 for Southern Ohio. Civil Air Patrol assists. US Army MP unit to train two days per period.
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Columbus
Ohio
Vinton County
Adj
Donald F. Pancoast
Cleveland
Charles Gardner
Trafford Talmadge
Civil Air Patrol
U. S. Army
Bang's Disease Spread Seen by Veterinarians
Chicago reports the American Veterinary Medical Association warns that redistributing dairy cattle among farms could trigger Brucellosis outbreaks this year. The group says outbreaks are likely unless sold herds and their new herds are closely supervised and kept disease free.
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Chicago
American Veterinary Medical Association
Vague Axis bombing threat warned for US summer
A Washington speaker warned that the Axis might bomb the United States this summer to provoke fear and drain Allied strength. He said major damage was unlikely but called the tactic a ploy to stretch resources and public support, while the Army stays vigilant against any misallocation of forces.
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Washington
United States
D. C
District of Columbia
Speaker
United Nations
BEW Probe Planned by Byrd Group
The Byrd committee projected a sweeping inquiry into the Board of Economic Warfare as Vice President Wallace signaled BEW would request direct funding from Congress. The dispute followed Wallace accusing Commerce Secretary Jesse Jones of obstructing BEW access to vital war materials.
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Washington
Board of Economic Warfare
BEW
Byrd Committee
Wallace
Congress
Commerce
Jesse Jones
James F. Byrnes
White House
Former City Manager Dies in Car Crash Morning
Gallipolis report says 68 year old John Gwinn of Northrup died from a heart attack while driving to begin a Patriot Star route. His car hit a Meyer Maggied truck at Court and Second Streets. Coroner Warehime and Police Chief Leaper investigated. Gwinn served Gallipolis city manager 1931 1934 and 1936 1942. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Gallipolis
John Gwinn
Northrup
Second Ave
Patriot Star
Meyer Maggied
Court
Second Sts
Donald Warehime
Chester Leaper
Midwest faces tighter gasoline curbs this year
Secretary Ickes said the Midwest is nearer to stricter gasoline consumption limits and the Pacific coast will likely face harsher restrictions before year end. He noted the eastward extension of the big inch pipeline within two weeks would push the Midwest closer to tighter controls without easing eastern curbs.
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Washington
Ickes
Midwest
Pacific Coast
Record Wheat Consumption Predicted For 12 Months
Chicago reports grain experts predict wheat will be used faster than it is produced in the new crop year. Strong carryovers from prior years should cover the gap unless crop disasters hit. Industry shifts toward cereals, livestock feeding, and industrial alcohol raise demand. Government estimates 1.1 billion bushels to disappear over the year, up from the previous record. Carryover for 1942-43 is about 570 to 610 million bushels.
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Chicago
Department of Agriculture
Bombers Production Surges 330 Percent in First Half 1943
Los Angeles report cites Harry Woodhead of Consolidated Vultee stating four engined Liberator bomber output rose 330 percent in the first half of 1943 compared with the same period in 1942.
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Los Angeles
Harry Woodhead
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Edison Hobstetter Named USO District Chairman
Eighteen USO district chairmen were named by Harvey S. Firestone Jr for Ohio. Edison Hobstetter of Pomeroy heads District 15 serving Athens Gallia Hocking Jackson Lawrence Meigs and Vinton counties. In Ravenna a mower accident fatally crushed Stanley McAnulty, 50, of Akron at the Ravenna ordnance plant.
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Columbus
United Service Organizations, Inc
Harvey S. Firestone, Jr
Ohio
USO
Edison Hobstetter
Pomeory
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Jackson
Lawrence
Meigs
Vinton
Ravenna
Stanley McAnulty
Akron
Allied Bombing Destruction in June Unparalleled in History
June saw Allied air power from Britain, the United States, and the Middle East unleash a record blitz on Axis Europe. Italy surrendered key islands, while raids on the Ruhr and German targets intensified. RAF tonnage reached a peak with heavy losses. US Eighth Air Force losses rose modestly amid broader operations. Middle East and Northwest Africa air forces combined for thousands of tons of ordnance and hundreds of aircraft destroyed.
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London
Europe
Britain
Africa
Middle East
Fiock
Pantelleria
Lampedusa Linosa
Jampione
Italy
Sicily
Sardinia
RAF
Ruhr
Hitler
Harold H. Balfour
Air
House of Commons
Germany
Duesseldorf
U. S. Eighth Air Force
Mediterranean
Northwest African Air Force
Viru Harbor capture boosts Solomons offensive push
American forces report Viru Harbor taken near Munda airbase after a fierce Rendova battle. Allied losses include 17 US planes and one ship amid 65 Japanese aircraft. MacArthur's drive toward Rabaul continues as War Secretary Stimson notes satisfactory progress despite expected enemy reactions.
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Solomons
Viru
Japan
Munda
Navy
Rendova
United States
Australia
New Georgia Island
Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea
Rabaul
Stimson
Battle in Air and Sea as Solomons Drive Pushes On
US naval forces clash with Japanese planes from dawn to late afternoon near Vila and Kolombangara as 65 enemy aircraft are reported shot down and 17 US planes missing. The transport McColley is torpedoed and sunk by a submarine after troop landings. Japanese airfields and camps at Munda targeted. new sea battle predictions arise as MacArthur and Halsey plan merged operations in the Solomons.
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MacArthur
Navy
Rendova Island
Munda
Mitsubishi
Aichi
United States
Amercian
McColley
Grace Lines
Santa Barbara
Vila
Kolombangara Island
Washington
William F. Halsey
Southwest
South Pacific
New Guinea
Southwest Pacific
New Georgia
Halsey
Allied forces push ashore at Nassau Bay in Pacific raid
Jap planes attack Darwin as American landing craft breach defenses at Nassau Bay and advance inland. Liberators and Flying Fortresses hammer Rabaul airfields, while Spitfires battle a Darwin raid and damage multiple enemy bombers and fighters. Western fronts see heavy air activity and submarine losses as Allied raids hit Messina Cagliari and the French coast.
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Nassau Bay
U. S
Mediterranean
U.S
Palermo
Sicily
Messina
Cagliari
Russia
Leningrad
Farm machine quotas raised for 1944 by War Production Board
Congressional farm leaders said new 1944 agricultural machinery quotas will reach up to 150 percent of peace time norms. Some implements face lower limits down to 45 percent, with an overall allowance near 80 percent of 1940-41 production. Cotton pickers and harvesters for soybeans beets and peas gain about 50 percent.
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Washington
Congressional
War Production Board
Reduce Compensation Rates Effective Today in Ohio
Workmen's compensation rate reductions averaging eight percent go into effect today. The change, expected to save Ohio employers about $2,600,000 in the next 12 months, follows increased industrial employment that raised the Ohio State Insurance Fund’s total assets last year to a record $102,344,535 after a $17,734,670 rise.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State Insurance Fund
Treasury securities oversubscribed by records says Mor genthau
Secretary Morgenthau reported a record oversubscription of the Treasury issue with about 19 to 20 billion dollars subscribed against the 2.5 billion dollar offering. The strong demand highlights investor appetite and indicates market confidence in government debt.
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Washington
Treasury
Morgenthau
McClure Elevated to President at Ohio Northern University
Dr. Robert O. Mc Clure, 56, of Lima, was elevated from acting president to president of Ohio Northern University by the board of trustees last night.
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Ada
Robert O. McClure
Lima
Ohio Northern University
McNutt Promises Help For Nation's Laundries
Washington D C Manpower Chief Paul V McNutt promised aid to laundries amid shortages but tied assistance to eliminating frills and luxury services. He urged hotels to change linens no more than weekly per guest and limit towels to one bath towel and one face towel per day.
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Washington
Paul V. MeeNutt
McNutt
Fugitive 16-year-old Maslaynak Shot by Cop
Cleveland police say Frank Maslaynak of Lancaster fled when questioned by Detective Sergeant James J. McDonald and was shot and killed last night. The boy was a 16 year old fugitive from the Boys Industrial School at Lancaster. The officer stated Maslaynak fled as questioning began.
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Cleveland
Frank Maslaynak
Lancaster
James J. McDonald
Maslaynak
Ito
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National Youthinistration
NYA
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Byrd Group
Jones
Byrnes
RFC
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Office of War Information
Hobstetter District No
THE
Associated Press
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Mitchell
Dauntless
Avenger
McCawley
Jane's Fighting Ships
French Antilles
Robert
Marsinique
French
France
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