Government fights black market in gasoline liquor and more
The Office of Price Administration warns black markets in gasoline liquor nylon stockings meat and more have grown into rackets. Enforcement chief Thomas Emerson says robbers hijackers counterfeiters and racketeers drain resources and overstep regulations. Police report raids and thefts as OPA vows to expand investigations with Treasury FBI help.
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Washington
INS
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Thomas I. Emerson
Emerson
Treasury Department Alcohol Tax Unit
FBI
Warning Against Using Candles on Christmas Trees
The National Safety council urged Chicago readers to avoid candles on Christmas trees this year. With shortages of lighting cords and bulbs, and power conservation, many still favor candles, but the council warns they are highly dangerous. It recommends fire resistant drying methods using ammonium sulfate or calcium chloride solution and a fresh cut to prolong moisture, per USDA guidance.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
United States Department of Agriculture
Nazis Seek French Indemnity for Allied Bombing
In London the French Corcanane says the Nazis demand indemnity from the Vichy government for damage to German industrial property in France caused by Allied bombing. They cite the Renault works near Paris as a major target.
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France
Vichy
Corcanane
Monay
Renault
Paris
Butler Hires Experts to Prove Claim of Waste
Sen. Hugh Butler charges vast New Deal Latin America spending harmed Good Neighbor policy. He says experts will double check figures and that expenses south of the Rio Grande may exceed six billion. Butler defends past claims and promises a senate floor reply after research is complete.
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Sen. Butler
Washington
INS
Hugh Butler
R-Neb
Latin America
Butler
Senate
Kenneth McKellar
D-Tenn
Rio Grande
Americas
Henry A. Wallace
Joseph Guffey
Dpa
McKellar
New Deal
Appropriations Committee
WPA
NYA
CCC
Bam
International News Service
McKellar accuses trip aims to sow Latin American strife
The speaker claims a secret mission to obtain strategic materials in Latin America and a cooperative defense against Axis threats. He alleges the trip by Butler, Seacrest, and Mumford sought to provoke tensions among independent American states.
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Bulge
Africa
McKellar
Tennessean
Butler
Joseph W Seacrest
Maurice Mumford
Readers Digest
Senators to Probe Willkie Vote Buy Charge After Year Start
Washington reporting the Senate Elections Subcommittee agreed to invite Sen Langler and others to an open meeting shortly after the year begins to hear testimony supporting charges that Willkie supporters attempted to purchase the Arizona delegation's vote for the 1940 Republican convention. Kilgore said the panel will review Langer's statement to see if charges are substantiated and decide on a procedure for the investigation.
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Langer
C. Nelson Sparks
Akron
Ohio
McKellar Says Lend-Lease Aids Allies
McKellar stated that a lend-lease arrangement enabled the Allies to obtain critical supplies and support during the war effort. The report notes the policy's impact on Allied capabilities and emphasizes congressional commentary on wartime aid measures.
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Allen-Klapp Company
Michican Avenue
Chicago
Fifth Avenue
New York
New Center Ride
Detroit
Media Records
A.N.P.A
Bureau of Advertising
McKellar
Willkie Book Publisher Denies Isolationist Ties
Sparks said he financed the first printing of 5,000 copies of One Man Wendell Willkie and stated the demand for reprints was self sustaining. He denied belonging to any American isolationist group and criticized allegations in the book.
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Wendell Willkie
Sparks
Drew Pearson
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