Senate Debates Anti Inflation Bill As Food Prices Surge
The Senate opened discussion on a sweeping anti inflation bill amid a Banking Committee report showing food prices rising 40 percent since last spring and farm price shifts of 85 percent from 1939 to 1942. The measure would give the President authority to stabilize prices wages and salaries at September 15 levels with wage provisions tied to farm costs and parity reforms. The House prepares to consider a similar version with a potential final vote by week’s end.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Banking Committee
House
Brown
Mich
McNary
Ore
Congress
Bankhead
Ala
Iown
Nelson Warns of War Economy Austerity for U S
AP Nelson urges U S to accept a much lower living standard to win the war. He says shelves were full, but by next year 60 percent of production will go to war, leaving little room for luxuries. He cites 25 million cars and urges using them only for essential travel to support victory.
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Nelson
U. S
Kansas City
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
National American Legion
America
Nazi Propagandists Attack Sweden After Stockholm Vote
Berlin radio accused Sweden of Communist influence after Stockholm city council election gave Communists nine seats, a six seat gain. Swedes bolstered coastal defense drills while Stockholm warned of potential German moves as Allies consider a Norway front, making Sweden pivotal for Germany.
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New York
Berlin
Sweden
Stockholm
Baltic
Germany
Hitler
Scandinavia
Norway
Legion Seeks Open Enlistment of All Fighting Men
The American Legion, at its national convention in Kansas City, voted to open membership to current veterans and asked Congress to amend its charter. Delegates also reaffirmed opposition to strikes at war plants, pledged support to the President, and urged government job bans for conscientious objectors. The 1943 convention date was left to the executive committee.
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American Legion
Legion
National Convention
Congress
Legionnaires
Executive Committee
Ferry Charge Strike Ended at Alabama Dry Dock
About 800 members of the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America voted to return to work after accepting a five cent ferry charge. Walter S. Pollard Jr of the War Production Board said the fee could not be eliminated, ending a two day work stoppage at the Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company in Mobile.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America
CSO
Walter S. Pollard, Jr
War Production Board
Russian Prince Weds Officer’s Daughter in Orthodox Service
Prince Andrew son of Grand Duke Alexander of Russia married Nadine McDougall in a colorful Russian Orthodox ceremony at Faversham England. Members of the old Russian royal house attended. The prince is a cousin of King George and the bride is the daughter of Lieut Col Herbert McDougall serving abroad.
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Faversham
England
Andrew
Alexander
Russia
Nicholas II
Nadine McDougall
George
Herbert McDougall
Stilwell Reports Increased Bombing by U S Pilots
American airmen conducted 23 bombing raids on Japanese targets in occupied China French Indo China and Burma during July and August. They shot down 28 Japanese planes and possibly six more while destroying 30 enemy craft on the ground without losing a bomber. Five American fighters were lost in the two months. one pilot was reported safe.
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Chungking
China
French Indo-China
Burma
Joseph Stilwell
Sherman to keynote new carrier launch at Fore River yard
Rear Admiral Frederick C. Sherman, commander of the USS Lexington and last to leave her as she sank at the Coral Sea, will deliver the launching address when the new aircraft carrier slides down the ways at Bethlehem Steel Fore River yard in Quincy Massachusetts. The carrier will be the second launched since the United States entered the war.
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Quincy
Mass
Frederick C. Sherman
Coral Sea
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Fore River
Navy
United States
Tirpitz Reappears in Arctic Search for Allied Convoys
The German battleship Tirpitz reportedly left Trondheim and patrolled Arctic sea lanes under Nazi air cover in a bid to disrupt Allied convoys to Russia. Observers note German claims of sinking 38 merchantmen in six days may be exaggerated, with losses likely heavy on the Russian supply route.
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London
Tirpitz
Trondheim
Arctic
Trondheim Fjord
Russia
Nazis Claim Ships Sunk In Arctic Convoy Action
Berlin reports continued Nazi air and submarine attacks on a large Arctic bound Allied convoy to Archangel. The war bulletin claims three more ships were hit in Dvinskaya Bay as planes and subs joined a running engagement over hundreds of miles of Arctic waters, though no Allied confirmation was provided.
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Berlin
Dvyinskaya Bay
Archangel
Arctic
Democratic Platform Drafted This Week in Ohio
Ohio Democrats plan a platform convention this weekend to set campaign policies and launch active campaigning for November. Chairman Darrell Jones said the push begins October 1 with workers and candidates stressing the need for a Democratic administration to lead the state during wartime.
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Columbus
Ohio
Darrell 8. Jones
Jones
Childless Married Men To Be Called By Army Early In 1943
Washington report shows House defense committee chair Tolan says clear decision needed between Army and industry as manpower limits bite. Hershey cites more than 10 million Americans in the armed forces by year end and outlines December or January calls for childless married men. Senator Hill plans amendment for universal service and coordinated mobilization while committee expects findings in about two weeks.
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Washington
Tolan D
Calif
House
Special Committee On Defense
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Armed Forces Oy
Hershey
Congress
Senator Hill
Hill
Tolan
Paul McNutt
Canned Music Ban Probed in Senate Hearing
Senator Clark of Idaho says he backs a full investigation into James Petrillo and his AFL union ban on canned music for radio and jukeboxes. Thurman Arnold testified on the government anti trust suit against Petrillo in Chicago.
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Washington
Clark
D.idaho
Congress
James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
AFL
Interstate Commerce
Petrillo
British Forces Close On Madagascar Capital
A BBC broadcast from Port Louis reported British forces advancing toward Tananarive from Majunga, with his column 37 miles from the capital and the Tamatave landing force about 90 miles away.
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London
Madagascar
Tananarive
Port Louis
Mauritius
Majunga
Tamatave
Increase in personal crisis reports in 1940 Census data
The census bureau reports 18 907 personal crisis reports in 1940, a rate of 14 4 per 100 000 population, up from 10 2 in 1900 and below the 474 peak in 1932. The figures reflect historical trends in reported crises.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Finland seeks end to fighting after security guaranteed
Finnish minister to the United States Hjalmar J. Procope said Finland wants to cease hostilities as soon as its existence is safeguarded and lasting security is assured. The statement followed a press reception on Saturday amid Russia’s resistance to Germans in the Caucasus.
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Washington
United States
Finland
Russia
Hjalmar J. Procope
Caucasus
Atlantic Sinkings Show Decrease in Last Week
The Associated Press reports Western Atlantic sinkings since Pearl Harbor reached 471 today, with seven allied merchantmen reported last week. At least 11 seamen were killed, but 56 rescued from one Panamanian vessel Era- Serene and four other ships.
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Associated Press
Pearl Harbor
Atlantic
Conviction of Viereck Upheld by Federal Court
The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals upheld George S. Viereck's conviction for failing to report his Nazi agent activities to the State Department. The court affirmed the trial court's legal rulings, noted strong evidence, and maintained the two to six year sentence plus a $1,500 fine and costs. He faces another trial on an indictment alleging conspiracy to undermine armed forces morale.
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Washington
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
George Sylvester Viereck
New York
State Department
Viereck
Willkie Seeks Frank Talks With Stalin in Moscow
Wendell L. Willkie said he hopes for a long frank discussion with Joseph Stalin in Moscow. He plans to deliver a written message from President Roosevelt and has asked to visit the front.
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Moscow
Wendell L. Willkie
Joseph Stalin
Willkie
Stalin
Roosevelt
Ottawa Destroyer Sunk In Torpedo Strike
Navy Minister Angus MacDonald announced Ottawa, a Canadian destroyer, was torpedoed and sunk. The commander, four officers, and 107 sailors are missing and believed killed.
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Ottawa
Navy
Angus MacDonald
Stalingrad holds under siege as World War II battles rage
The article details the grinding fight for Stalingrad with house to house combat, German reserves and Soviet defense along the Volga. It notes Sevastopol’s fall, Caucasus advances, and Allied air raids on Munich and the Saar while reporting no change in the Buna to Port Moresby corridor in New Guinea.
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New Guinea
Port Moresby
Owen Stanley Mountains
Kokoda
Sevastopol
Red Army
Stalingrad
Volga
Stalin
Moscow
Leningrad
Caucasus
Terek
Vladimirovka
Grozny
Caspian Sea
Mozdok
Black Sea
Novorossisk
Voronezh
Europe
RAF
Reich
Munich
London
Britain
Saar
Tobruk
Sicily
Lae
Buna
Tsorbaiwa
Yugoslav Guerrillas Kill and Capture Near Belgrade
Soviet Information Bureau reports Yugoslav partisans have killed or wounded about 300 Italian troops near Banjatuka 150 miles west of Belgrade. The guerrillas also captured an Axis ammunition train and shot down six Axis planes in the past two weeks.
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Moscow
Mussolini
Banjatuka
Belgrade
Soviet Information Bureau
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