McNutt Urges Tokyo Strike Amid Labor 40-Hour Fight
Weekly analysis notes labor turmoil over the 40 hour week, Perkins and the White House wavering, Arnold scorning unions, and Congress pressed to tax profits. Paul V McNutt calls for a Tokyo attack as essential to American defense, arguing decisive action would deter enemies beyond the sea. British RAF gains at Malta are reported with heavy losses for Axis air forces.
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Washington
Perkins
White House
Thurman Arnold
Beneft
Congressional
War Production Board
Hemisphere unity seen as postwar trend
Historians note 21 Latin American nations have broken or severed ties with the Axis, Chile and Argentina still allied, while Hitler urges closer Chilean relations. Japanese broadcasts warn Australia as New Guinea fights loom, and Moscow renews a long fishing pact with Japan amid tepid Western interest.
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Chile
Juan Rios
Adolf Hitler
Argentina
Axis
Hitler
Cabling
Germany
Republic of
Douglas MacArthur
Supreme Command
New Guinea
Salamata
Lae
Port Moresby
Australia
Dutch East Indies
Japan
Alaska
Aleutians
Kayoto Nakamura
United States
Moscow
Russia
Siberian
Sinking U-Boat Confirmed by Patrol Air View
General Drum reported a patrol bomber sighted a submarine off the coast, dropped four depth bombs, and oil and debris in the sea confirmed the sinking. The Times notes German heavy industry pays Hitler about 12 million dollars yearly. At the Philadelphia penitentiary a riot over sugar in coffee left one convict dead and several injured.
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New York
General Drum
London
the Times
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Philadelphia
Assembly Lines Fuel U.S. War Production
Specter of inflation looms as Morgenthau weighs heavier taxes and price controls while defense mobilization grows. The narrative recalls wartime assembly lines turning civilian tech into bombers like the B-24 at Consolidated Aircraft in California, powered by diverse workers including women, as the nation shifts to mass production for victory.
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WNU
Street
Washington
D.C
White House
United States Treasury
Morgenthau
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
America
Europe
Asia
California
Axis
Consolidated Aircraft
Secret Service
U. S
Ant Ant Shields Aid Army Camps in War Era
Brief notes show a new metal anti ant shield for Army camps. 1941 war civilian output split 21 percent war 79 civilian. 1942 war 53 civilian 47. Applicants flood US armed services public relations units. Moros vow to join MacArthur against Japan.
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Office of the Quartermaster General
United States
United States Army
Navy
MacArthur
Flower of Spring Quilt Invitation
A reader is urged to enjoy leisure with a worthwhile craft featuring a handmade quilt titled Flower of Spring. The note celebrates stitching as a pleasant pastime and highlights the quilt as a charming example of decorative handiwork.
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Disciples of Despair
Tokyo
R.A.F
Malta
Cediton
NOTD
Western Newspaper Union
Paul V McNutt
Coney Island
San Diego
Yokohama
Ruhr
Wichita
Kansas
Omaha
Wake Island
R.A.F. Fighting
Paul ¥. McNutt
Bnt
Juan Ros
Secretary of Treasury
Baukhage
Muna St
San Francisco
Cabif
Ferry-Morse Seed CO
Detroit
Felty
van Satie
IS Fleischmanns
Fleischmann
AMD
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
the Belvedere Apartment Hotel
Belvedere
Calvin
Jack, Maragar
South State Street
Salt Lake City
Utah
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