Postwar plans and fears of state capitalism debated
A defense board led by Frederic Delano discusses postwar plans to keep high employment and wages, funding industry via government finance, risks to free competition, and the need for practical industry experience. It warns of potential inflation and questions mass carcerations of labor. It argues farm-led prosperity and chemurgy as future drivers, while opposing compulsory tributes to government for jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Resources Planning Board
Frederic A. Delano
Charles E. Merriam
George F. Yantis
United States
America
Italy
British Diplomacy and Washington Society Notes
The piece critiques the British embassy in Washington and its diplomacy, noting lingering snubs and a distant stance amid U.S. political stir. It contrasts Viscount Halifax with active figures, and reports a dinner-side exchange on neutrality between Senator Wheeler and Undersecretary Forrestal. It also cites friction between German and Finnish troops and rising government telecommunication costs amid wartime needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Royaniiemi
Orient Bristles With Military Activity In War News
Edward C Wayne analyzes rapid wartime developments as U S and Japan conclude talks while U S planes aid the Libyan advance and Nazis acknowledge Rostov recapture. The column reflects a central wartime perspective from a Western Newspaper Union release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient
U. S
Japan
Rostov
Western Newspaper Union
Five Point US Ultimatum Franks Japan on Pacific Demands
Secret talks referenced as Kurusu Hull meet yield a five point US ultimatum demanding Japan withdraw from the Axis, China, Indo China, and maintain an open Pacific. Tojo labels Britain and US hostile nations and warns of armed response amid Pacific flashpoints and Burma Road patrol rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kurusu
Hull
Japan
United States
Nippon
Pacific
China
Indo-China
U. S
Burma
Hideki Tojo
Britain
East Asia
Singapore
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Tojo
America
Thailand
Washington
U S Army reshapes forces toward self contained mechanized units
The U S Army plans major reorganization to create fully motorized infantry units with integrated tanks planes and self propelled artillery. The shift follows maneuvers and modern warfare reports in Europe and Africa and aims for each infantry unit to act as a complete small army. A British submarine campaign in Arctic waters signals Finnish war wavering and Nazi strategic shifts. Senator Gillette of Iowa offers service to the President during the emergency, saying he would work in any capacity if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Europe
Washington Society
Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Burt Wheeler
Navy
Forrestal
Wheeler
Wheeler-Rayburn
Holding Corporation
Feela
North Africa
Sidi Omar
Egyptian
Ariete
Rommel
Rezegh
Germany
Africa
America
Vichy
U. S
Royal Navy
Finland
London
Gillette
Iowa
United States
Far East
Iowan
Air Marshal Coningham highlighted for leadership and nerve
Air Vice Marshal Arthur Coningham, commander of the RAF’s Libyan offensive air arm, is praised for personal leadership and resilience under fire. British neurologist Dr. Gillespie links such traits to reduced neurosis in airmen, noting Coningham’s memory, humor, and strict discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Arthur Coningham
Libya
Egypt
Calshot
R.A.F
Robert Dick Gillespie
New York Academy of Medicine
Marshal Coningham
Royal Flying Corps
Barefooted Detroit Man Chooses Natural Life
Russell Allen a 26 year old die maker in Detroit walks Detroit streets barefoot claiming shoes are against nature. He credits his health to a diet of foods in their natural state and his only staple is raw beef.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Russell Allen
Mediation ends as railway workers near scheduled action
Washington reports mediation wins out five days before a planned railway workers action. New York notes the American Institute of Decorators adds two honorary members, John D Rockefeller Jr and Henry F Dupont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atiny
New York
American Institute of Decorators
John D. Rockefelter Jr
Henry F. Dupont
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Wright Patterson
Wheeler McMillen
Science of
Chemurgy
Agricultural Department
D. C
Litvinoff
U.S.A
State Department
British Purchasing Commission
Viscount Halifax
Charles Peake
India
Calcutta
Keokuk
Edward C. Wayne
U. S. Navy
New York Navy Yard
Russia
Moscow
Rostov-on-Don
Pravda
Star
von Kleist
Kuibyshev
French North Africa
Petain
Hitler
U.S. Army
Who’s News
Lemuel F. Parton
Consolidated Features
WNN
Netherlands
Sixth Avenue
Vergil
Fiemington
N. J
Hampstead
Morrisville
Rockefeller Center
van den Hoek
Holland
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