Subpoena Talk For OPA Chief In Farm Price Debate
Senate Agriculture Committee pressed Price Administrator Prentiss Brown to testify under threat of subpoena amid debate over including farm labor costs in parity calculations. Brown and Secretary Wickard agreed to appear Thursday as tensions rise over the Bankhead veto and administration influence on farm policy.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Prentiss Brown
Brown
Wickard
Smith
D-S.c
Pace
Senate
Roosevelt
Bankhead
D-Ala
Davis
Senator Aiken
R-Vt
James F.byrnes
South Carolina
Guadalcanal Hero Sergt Schmid Weds After Honeymoon Escape
Guadalcanal hero Albert A. Schmid and Ruth Hartley wed secretly after a brief honeymoon. Schmid, a Sergeant who helped kill 200 enemy on Guadal canal, plans to return to a Philadelphia naval hospital for treatment. He lost an eye and hopes to regain partial vision in the other.
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Philadelphia
INS
Maxine
Albert A. Schmid
Guadalcanal
Sergt. Schmid
Ruth Hartley
Philadelphia Chemical Company
Sergi
Schmid
Philadelphia Naval Hospital
Jailbreak Escape Delays Suspect in Burglar Charge
Montevideo police sought Juan Santos on a burglary case after a judge found him guilty. Officers discovered a hole in his cell wall and Santos had escaped before notification of the decision.
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Montevideo
Juan Santos
Polce
Santos
Navy Secre tary Knox notes worse March for U boats
Secretary Knox said German submarines inflicted heavier Allied ship losses in March than February. He reported more U boats abroad, concentrated in the mid Atlantic, and a shift in tactics. He cited improvements in destroyer escort production and engine output despite procurement challenges.
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Washington
Knox
mid-Atlantic
Continental
Hermit Accused of Spurning Rationing Book
CENTRAL CITY, Cole UP Alex Anderson a self styled hermit king of this mountainous region was accused Tuesday of assault with intent to kill for lacking a ration book and allegedly obtaining food at gunpoint He is charged with drawing a gun in a scuffle with two peace officers who sought to arrest him for stealing food The 53 year old Swedish speaking prospector appeared before Judge Guy E Clark Bailiffs removed his hat and an interpreter learned he had lived in a mountain cave for years never hearing of rationing
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Central City
Cole
Alex Anderson
Anderson
Guy E. Clark
Eight Plane Firms Report 295 Percent Rise in Production
The eight member companies of the aircraft war production council increased deliveries 295 percent between Nov. 30, 1941 and Feb. 28, 1943. Manhours rose 53 percent while each hour yields two and a half times the prewar airplane output. Members include Consolidated Vultee Douglas Lockheed Boeing Vega Ryan North American and Northrup.
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Los Angeles
Aircraft War Production Council
Council
United States
Consolidated Vultee
Douglas
Lockheed
Boeing
Vega
Ryan
North American
Northrup
Indictments In Smash at Black Mart
Seven meat packing firms and 11 individuals were indicted in Newark by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy to violate and violations of meat price regulations and quotas. The case centers on Peter Golas controlled firms shipping 10 million pounds of beef to New Jersey and New York City at inflated prices. potential penalties include five years in jail and fines up to $16,000 per count. The defendants include Enkay Packing, Superior Packing, State Packing, United States Packing, and Kansas City Dressed Beef, plus associates in Chicago, Paterson, Omaha, Green Bay, and Kansas City.
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Washington
Newark
N. J
Prentiss M. Brown
Office of Price Administration
East
Midwest
Peter Golas
Chicago
OPA
Golas
Brown
New Jersey
New York City
Ave
Enkay Packing Company, Inc
Nathan Krupnick
George Moran
Paterson
Superb Packing Company, Inc
State Packing Company, Inc
Morris Freund
Sam
Albert Simons
Jacob Schmidt
Wacks in Charge Recruiters Boost WAAC Efforts in Iowa
In Cedar Rapids two WAAC representatives open permanent offices to recruit women for Army service. Lieut Helen E Wallace leads the Cedar Rapids station with Aux Blanche Erea. The WAAC aims for 150 000 women by 1943 to fill non combatant and technical roles across the air corps radio transport linguists photographers and more. Training centers include Fort Des Moines Fort Oglethorpe Daytona Beach and Fort Devens with processing in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines.
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Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Cedar Rapids Federal Building
Helen E. Wallace
San Francisco
Blanche Erea
Omaha
American Women's Army
Sergt
al L. Habibh
Louisville
Lieut. Wallace
WAAC
Air Corps
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Wack
Fort Des Moines
Fort Oglethorpe
Daytona Beach
Fla
Fort Devons
Mass
Wallace
Gnazette-Reynolds
U. S. Army
Helen &. Wallace
Blanche Erca
Drafts Delayed as Draft Pressure Shifts Fathers Policy
Washington reports that public opinion pressing youths from draft deferred factory jobs into military service could push back the drafting of fathers. Selective Service Director Hershey warned fathers may not be drafted before July 1 as 18 to 25 year olds are pulled from deferment by social pressure. He and McNutt urged lowering physical requirements or raising the draft age. Jamaicans may be imported to aid Florida and southern farms, with 10 000 workers slated, to avoid wage disruption.
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Washington
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Paul V. McNutt
State and
Agriculture Departments
Florida
State Department
West
Middlewest
East
Agriculture
Wickard
Solons Cut Funds For Selves Below Budget Estimates
Washington report: The House Appropriations Committee reduced 1944 appropriations for the legislative branch by 478 512 while total spending still runs 28 257 863 03 064 455 less than 1943. Judiciary funding at 12 401 410 reflects a 666 565 cut under estimates and 102 364 less than 1943. The Senate line item remains at 3 985 528 with no cuts. House totals fall 111 260 to 9 527 595, yet overall agency funding rises 22 492 over 1943.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
House Committee
Senate
Congress
House
Agena
Medal Honors Third Battalion for Oran Action in 1942
Allied headquarters in North Africa cites the Third battalion of the Sixth armored infantry regiment for gallantry at Oran under heavy odds. General Eisenhower issued the first American North Africa certificate, allowing four companies to bear blue streamers for outstanding duty on November 8, 1942.
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Allied Headquarters
North Africa
Oran
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sixth Armored Infantry
First Armored
Roosevelt Focuses on Farm Machinery Shortages
President Roosevelt and congressional leaders discussed farm machinery shortages. Speaker Rayburn said the Chief Executive is giving the issue personal attention and Chester Davis the food administrator is studying the problem. He predicted an order to increase iron and steel allocations to farm implement makers to boost machinery for the fall harvest.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Rayburn
Former French President Millerand Dies at 84
London AP report says Alexandre Millerand former president of the French republic from 1920 to 1924 died Tuesday at Versailles at age 84.
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London
Berlin
Alexandre Millerand
French Republic
Versailles
Italians Oppose Nazi Edict Free Yanks in Bern
A Gazette de Lausanne dispatch says Italians in the former unoccupied zone of France halted Nazi plans to transfer 100 American and British citizens to Germany. Italians claimed responsibility for foreigners and forced withdrawal of French guards, freeing the detainees after a few hours. The report adds that many of the 3,600 arrested were women and most were released. arrests of Britons reportedly outnumbered Americans.
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Bern
Switzerland
France
Germany
Gazette de Lausanne
Grenoble
Lyon
United States
Great Britain
Godesberg
Legation
Montgomery Ward reports March sales drop versus year ago
Montgomery Ward and company said sales for March reached 52.19 million dollars, down from 55.86 million dollars in the same month last year. The result reflects ongoing retail demand shifts as the company navigates seasonal spending patterns.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward and Company
French Unity Talks Fall Apart as Delays Follow Postponement
Washington reports indicate a key conference between Gen Charles de Gaulle and Gen Henri Giraud has been postponed indefinitely. Inside sources say core differences prevent a satisfactory unity, with De Gaulle seeking total leadership over fighting French forces and the North African regime, while Eisenhower and Britain favor Giraud as leader for a united resistance.
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Washington
London
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Giraud
de Gaulle
Giraud
Giraud de Gaulle
North Africa
Algiers
Georges Catroux
Africa
Rubber Mission Back from Russia
Rubber Director William M. Jeffers announced the return of the four man mission sent to Russia last November to study Soviet synthetic rubber techniques. The group will consult with Jeffers' technicians and with a Soviet commission now in the United States studying American synthetic rubber manufacture.
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Washington
William M. Jeffers
Fourman
Russia
Jeffers
Antwerp Plane Repair Base Knocked Out by Yanks
Air photographs show direct hits on a Nazi plane works at Antwerp used as a repair base for Focke Wulf and Messerschmitt fighters. Allied bombers also struck the Vergaert plant while British planes attacked Channel shipping and Brest docks.
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London
Antwerp
Belgium
Focke-Wulf
Messerschmitt
Vergaert
English Channel
Dieppe
la Touquet
Eighth United States Air Force
Erla Aero Works
Brest
Violent Earthquake Rocks Central Chile
A violent earthquake struck central Chile on Tuesday collapsing Salamanca with a population of 1037 and leaving the town in ruins. Authorities reported widespread damage and urged residents to seek safety as aftershocks followed the initial quake.
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Chile
Santiago
Salamanca
Allied Air Force Sinks 18 Big Junkers in Tunisian Battle
In a major Mediterranean air clash, American Lightning fighters shot down 18 Junkers transports believed carrying gasoline and supplies for Rommel. An Allied total of 48 German and Italian planes fell, along with an enemy destroyer. Capt Darrell G. Welch claimed three transports.
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Associated Press
Allied Headquarters
North Africa
Junkers
Rommel
Mediterranean
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sichan = strait
Tunis
Air Force
Darrell G. Welch
Midland
Texas
Morocco
K. A. N. Anderson
Tunisia
Mateur
Bizerte
London Admiralty
Tunisian
Admiralty
Liberator crews raid Italian bases in low altitude attack
Cairo reports three volunteer American Liberator bombers attacked Messina Sicily and San Giovanni and Crotone Italy at very low altitude. Heavy opposition met but crews returned safely. The missions damaged key Axis supply ports for Tunisia with sporadic anti aircraft fire. Earlier Allied bombers hit Naples harbor moles without loss.
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Cairo
Ninth Air Force
Messina
Sicily
San Giovanni
Crotone
Italy
Tunisia
Naples
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