New Food Production Czar Aims Swift Farm Fixes
Chester C. Davis, named head of a three agency food administration, seeks faster solutions to U S farm production problems. Roosevelt unites the Food Production, Food Distribution and Farm Labor administrations to cut friction with Congress and accelerate wartime agriculture. General Baker predicts round the clock air raids on Axis Europe as American bombers grow in power and plan to strike by day with British by night.
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Rough Road Ahead in North Africa and Europe
Allied pressure in Tunisia remains intense as Rommel counters and gains occur around Mareth. In the west, U.S. forces operate at El Guettar while theMedical Association notes doctor shortages. A federal grand jury in Chicago indicts 16 flour mills for price fixing. In Russia, the front slows but Red Army drives toward Smolensk continue amid heavy German counterattacks.
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Allies Claim Raw Materials Solvent for War Effort
William L. Batt, vice chairman of the War Production board, announced that the United Nations have achieved solvency in raw materials and will have ample supplies to meet military needs regardless of war length. He credited the combined raw materials board and noted prior jurisdictional disputes between unions. AF of L head William Green and CIO chief Philip Murray pledged to restart negotiations to end union raiding before the senate Truman committee.
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Washington Digest Warns Farmers Face Speculation Risk
BAUKHAGE reports little evidence of farm land speculation after World War II but warns cautious lenders and officials see potential price-driven waves. Department of Commerce notes rising farm values and debt repayment improvements, with risk of speculative pressure if price controls falter.
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Primitive idols grind ing stones and ceramic objects
A brief item notes a weekly highlights segment featuring primitive idols grinding stones and ceramic objects, reflecting archaeological or ethnographic themes. The fragment emphasizes material culture artifacts without detailed context or dates.
South Pacific Prelude to Storm Flares Across The Theater
A lull in Pacific warfare gives way to sporadic raids as American bombers strike Rekata Bay and near Guadal canal while a Japanese sub sinks another foe. In Burma, U S air forces hit the Mandalay Lashio railway viaduct and nearby bridge, with RAF bombers targeting Donbaik north of Akyab.
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Women workers reveal higher absenteeism in National board survey
The National Industrial Conference board report on 29 plants with 106 620 workers shows women averaged 1.16 days absent per month while men averaged 0.65. Personal reasons accounted for 50.4 percent of women absences versus 47.8 percent for men, indicating greater personal leave among female staff.
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War Loan Opening Aims For 13 Billion Dollar Sale
The Treasury launches its second War Loan on April 12 with a goal to raise 13 billion dollars through government securities. Financial experts note 40 billion dollars in liquid funds in the United States should flow into bond purchases, drawn from ordinary households and investors.
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Spending spree 81 billions in 1942 shocks economy
Americans spent about 81.9 billion dollars in 1942 in a rapid war economy surge. The Commerce Department cautions the costlier trend could continue into 1943 unless stronger measures curb spending.
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Japanese etiquette laws drafted for occupied officials
The Japanese ministry of commerce prepared a set of laws of etiquette to be distributed to Japanese officials in occupied areas. War bureau reports the previous year saw vast savings in steel, copper, cloth, leather, lumber, pulp, solder, tungsten, and man hours, enabling construction of 23 Liberty ships.
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