Knudsen Appointed to Speed War Production Post
President Roosevelt placed Donald Nelson in charge of war production policy and promoted William S. Knudsen to Lieutenant General to oversee expediting Army munitions. Knudsen will direct field production with Nelson’s civil supremacy over all federal procurement. Knudsen joins the War Production Board and will work under Nelson in speeding arsenals and factories.
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OPM
Army
Nelson
Washington
Roosevelt
Donald Nelson
William S. Knudsen
Knudsen
Senate
Armed Services
Sears Roebuck
War Department
War Production Board
War and Navy Departments
War Labor Board to Act Finally
The National War Labor Board set itself as final arbiter in employer labor disputes and will not mediate today. It named six members from public labor and industry to organize and considers appointing examiners for hearings. Leaders from AFL CIO criticized limits, while public opinion pressures action.
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Washington
National War Labor Board
William H. Davis
Labor
Labor and Industry
Wendell L. Willkie
James A. Farley
Alfred EB. Smith
Charles Evans Hughes
National Labor Relations Board
William Green
United Mine Workers Qernel
CIO Publica
Roose
New Phase Of China Sea War Opens With Allied Stand
Allied moves around Singapore signal a shift to a defensive offensive against Japan in Malaya and the China Sea. Australian troops linked to Gallipoli veterans enter action near 100 miles north of Singapore as Wavell and Admiral Hart coordinate a broader anti axis front.
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Gallipoli
Libya
Greece
United Nations
Far East
Singapore
Malayan
Wavell
China Sea
Java
Admiral Hart
Pacific
Layton
MacArthur
Batan Peninsula
China
Missionaries Slain by Japs on Hainan Island
An army communique reports Japanese forces killed all American missionaries on Hainan Island after war began in the Pacific. Names cited include Rev. and Mrs. D. H. Thomas and Miss H. Burkwall, among others from the American Presbyterian mission.
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Chungking
Hainan
Pacific
China
D. H. Thomas
H. Burkwall
American Presbyterian Mission (North
M. M. Moninger
Melrose
H. F. Harkwall
H. Buch
Soviet Claims Big Nazi Losses In Kharkov Retrenchment
Soviet dispatches say central front Nazis bleed under Siberian ghost troops as Kharkov and Taganrog face heavy artillery fire. They report 45 German and 14 Russian planes destroyed, Mozhaisk bombarded, and fresh Siberian troops aided by guerrillas pressing a wide counteroffensive plan.
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London
Russia
Kharkov
Taganrog
Moscow
Mozhaisk
Rzhev
Vyazma
Kharkov c
Dnieper
State Officials of Legion Discuss War Readiness in Bluefield
West Virginia American Legion leaders met in Bluefield with department commander Ray H. Patterson warning the Pacific armament edge may be diminished. He urged vigilance and noted Legion efforts to learn war progress while pledging aid in any capacity during the emergency. Delegations from Princeton Mullens Athens and Pocahontas attended.
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Pacific
Ray H. Patterson
West Virginia American Legion
Bluefield
Japan
Patterson
R. C. Hall
Elkins
Stanley Hamric
Charleston
Robert A. Lampton
Princeton
Mullens
Athens
W. Va
Pocahontas
Harry L. Moore
J. A. Peterfish
P. B. Darrall
A. A. Angrist
A. Booker
Ladies Auxiliary
B. B. Houseman
Auxiliary
A. Harry West
American Legion
West Virginia Legionnaires
M. M. Patterson
Sims Denies Guilty Plea in Fidelity Case in Michigan Court
West Virginia Auditor Edgar Sims declares no business before Michigan federal courts amid an indictment involving the Fidelity Assurance group. He resists removal to Detroit to answer charges, garners backing from governors and allies, and testifies in a Southern West Virginia federal court as the case centers on a $25 million reorganization bid. The hearing pauses after witness testimony on Sims’ reputation.
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Charleston
W. Va
Fidelity Assurance Association
West Virginia
Edgar B. Sims
Michigan
Detroit
Auditor- Insurance
Federal District Court
Wheeling
Ben Moore
Sims
Securities and Exchange Commission
Fidelity Investment Association
Moore
E. C. Jaegerman
U.S
Fidelity
Jacgraman
John Marshall
Clarence W. Meadows
National Sales Agency, Inc
Rumor of Army Plane Crash Circulates Near Bluefield
The Daily Telegraph notes rumors of an army training plane crash near Bluefield with possible links to a sea crash off Cape Charles. Bolling Field denied overdue planes or searches, while state police reportedly ordered searches across West Virginia. A spokesman for Airways Communications Bureau offered no comment.
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Daily Telegraph
Bolling Field
Army
Washington
Cape Charles
West Virginia
Walker
Eld
Airways Communication Bureau
Pulaski
Vey
British Slow Japs In Malaya Battlefront Sees Ship Losses
Australian troops clash with Japanese in southern Malaya as RAF bombers strike hard near Singapore. Allied forces report 14 Japanese tanks and 10 armored cars knocked out along the Malacca plain while Australians claim several enemy tanks destroyed in Sembilan near Johore. Japanese barges at Linggi river are repelled as Singapore endures a lengthy air raid by about 50 bombers and escorts.
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Singapore
Malaya
RAF
Malacca
Sembilan
Johore
Linggi River
Americas Move to Strengthen Panama Canal Defense
The United States approved a $20,000,000 loan to five Central American republics to accelerate the Pan-American highway to the canal. Secretary Hull and Costa Rican Minister Luis Fernandez signed a $550,000 lend-lease for Costa Rica to build a nucleus army. Costa Rica will use $8,000,000 of the loan for roads and small arms purchases, while Nicaragua and others receive funds to improve routes vital for defense and troop movement to Panama.
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Washington
United States
Panama Canal
Central America
Public Works Administration
Hull
Luis Fernandez
Costa Rica
Panama
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Fernandez
Congress
Roosevelt
Canal
Canal Zone
Guatemala
el Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Mexico
Mexico City
Republic
Export-Import
Navy Identifies Tanker Coimbra Sunk Near Long Island
New York January 16 The tanker Coimbra flying the flag of an allied nation was attacked and sunk off the south shore near Southampton New York about 100 miles east of New York harbor. The navy reported an unknown number of survivors were picked up and crew location remained uncertain amid conflicting reports.
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New York
Coimbra
Long Island
North Atlantic
Navy
Washington
Southampton
New York Harbor
Norness
Navy Department
Coast Guard
Third Naval District
Japanese claim Jowore advance into Johore reported
Tokyo dispatch says Japanese forces pushing through Malaya reached Johore and threaten to annihilate the British army after defeating forces south of Gemas near the Johore Negri Sembilan border. Domei adds coast crossings from Malacca toward the Muar river and a dawn attack, with Seremban reported looting 15 locomotives and 250 freight cars.
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Tokyo
Comei Warfront
Malaya
Johore
Gemas
Negri Sembilan
Singapore
Saigon
Singapres
Domei
Malayca
Malacca
Muar
Seremban
Imperial Army
Nelson resigns Sears Roebuck post for War Production Board
Donald M. Nelson quits as executive vice president of Sears Roebuck after being named chairman of the War Production Board. He forgets to ask about salary and is told he would likely earn about ten thousand dollars yearly. White House officials anticipate formal notice from the President.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
New War Production Board
Roosevelt
Sears- Roebuck
Nelson
White House
Censorship Code Targets War Time Radio Practices
Washington January 16 The radio industry received a wartime code from Censorship Director Byron Price to curb information release and certain entertainments. Restrictions target impromptu interviews weather broadcasts and open microphone quiz programs with enforcement starting February 1.
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Washington
Byron Price
Office of Censorship
United States
Nemspapers
National Broadcasting Company
Columbia Broadcasting System
New York
Price
Imperial Forces Hold Front As Allied Naval Action Rises
Allied and imperial forces clash along the Burma Thailand frontier as RAF strikes intensify and Australian reinforcements bolster Singapore defense. Admiral Hart reports U S Asiatic Fleet sinks five Japanese ships, while the Philippines fight to hold Luzon and pin back enemy forces threatening Malaya.
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Thailand
Associated Press
Singapore
RAF
Pacific
Thomas C. Hart
Asiatic Fleet
U.S
Philippines
Douglas
Tona
Luzon
Sweatin
Malaya
Malayan
Burma
Nations Urged Out Of Relations See Page Two
Rio de Janeiro January sixteenth. Columbia Mexico and Venezuela urged Pan American nations to cut diplomatic ties with the axis to aid the U S war effort. Argentina showed opposition to pre belligerent action but other obstacles were removed. Aranha announced the Peru Ecuador boundary dispute was near solution. The conference dropped a unanimous war declaration demand and Ecuador threatened to skip sessions over the boundary issue. U S delegates push anti subversive measures to stamp out fifth columnists.
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Rio de Janeiro
Columbia
Mexico
Venezuela
United States
Argentina
Oswaldo Aranha
Germany
Italy
Japan
Ecuador
Julio Tobar Donoso
Ramon Castillo
Aranaha
Americas
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General Motors
WAR Labor Board
Wer Labor Board
William
Kirke L. Simpson
AED
Legion Vialt
Department
Ala
Michigan Court Commons
Fidelity Company
U. S. Asiatic
Jowore
Mparthur
M’arthur Clings
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