Des Moines wary of stricter gasoline rationing
The PA officials in Des Moines fear tighter gasoline rationing would complicate enforcement. They note Eastern congressmen push for curtailment as citizens in the East seek relief, while the Midwest relies on pipelines and tanks. Transportation Director J. R. Parten says shipment limits in the East may not be eased.
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Des Moines
Middle West
East
Eople
Seaboard
J. R. Parten
The
Petroleum Administration
Invasion Talk Sparks Allied Nerves Amid War Propaganda
A high level official tone signals imminent large scale action by the United Nations. Churchill era rhetoric echoes and raises tensions as provocations and timing become central. The piece notes potential morale effects on both sides and compares to early war tactics. Juvenile crime in Cedar Rapids is also reported with statistics and concerns.
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United Nations
Churchill
Hitler
Solons Gird For Work on New Tax Bill
Senate finance chairman George of Georgia said Congress will tackle a new tax measure after Roosevelt offers suggestions. The President hinted on expanding taxes or excise levies to close the inflationary gap, with a July 1 start for the 20 percent withholding.
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Washington
George
England
Roosevelt
Treasury
Congress
WAAC Field Units Grow to 160 on Active Duty
Major Harold A. Edlund, WAAC recruiting director, says 160 WAAC field companies are on active duty at army posts and air bases in the United States and overseas. He notes rapid progress with most units in service less than six months and only four in the field longer than that.
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Cleveland (Ap
WAAC
United States
Harold A. Edlund
Edlund
Navy Secretary Knox declares initiative is ours in war fronts
Secretary of the Navy Knox told about 760 naval academy midshipmen that eight war fronts exist, with initiative now ours. He cited victories on the Atlantic theater and China, pledged vast production, longer fleet strength, and urged officers to lead by example. He noted shipyards turning out six ships daily and a fleet growth this year.
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Tokio
Berlin
Pearl Harbor
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Eastern Mediterranean
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South Pacific
North Pacific
Russia
China
Far East
Britain
Japan
United States
America
Axis
Americans Raid Indo China Base Near Haiphong
American bombers attacked Mongay near Haiphong in French Indochina, heavily damaging coaling docks warehouses railroad yards and power lines. The raid by Mitchells and Warhawks faced no interception and returned to base, according to a Wednesday communiqué from General Stillwell's headquarters.
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Chungking
Mongay
Haiphong
Indo-China
Joseph W. Stillwell
Amana Society to Rebuild Gutted Plant Immediately
Amana Iowa will begin immediate rebuilding of its refrigeration plant in Middle Amana after a Monday night fire gutted the facility. The plant’s offices and machine shop remain usable as a base for repairs while temporary quarters house operations.
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Gazette-Hamblin
Amana
Amana Corporation Board of Trustees
Amana Society
Dora Jane Hamblin
Society
Byrnes Rules Out Vice Presidency Ambitions
James F. Byrnes, war mobilization director, denied any bid for the vice presidency. He said he would not seek nomination under any circumstances. Byrnes indicated talks with congressional committees and Baruch's advisory role to aid war effort policy.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Truman War Investigating Committee
Senate
House
Capitol Hill
Bernard M. Baruch
War Industries Board
Baruch
Clothes Rationing Now Less Likely
Washington AP report notes the War Production Board doubled civilian wool use in woolen fabrics and dropped mixing requirements with rayon and cotton. Officials say domestic clothing will be warmer and longer lasting with no near-term rationing, though rayon shortages may tighten next year due to military needs.
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Washington
War Production Board
Roosevelt Praises Kenny Treatment at Press Conf
President Roosevelt praised Sister Elizabeth Kenny’s infantile paralysis treatment as excellent. He said he discussed the method and its use by the National Infantile Paralysis Foundation at a luncheon with Kenny during a press conference.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Elizabeth Kenny
Kenny
National Infantile Paralysis Foundation
Roosevelt threatens full retaliation if poison gas is used
President Roosevelt warned that the Axis would face the fullest possible retaliation on munition centers and seaports if poison gas is employed. He said the United States would treat gas use as an attack on all United Nations and pledged swift, in kind punishment. He did not discuss other war matters or invasion plans.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
United Nations
Europe
Asia
Japan
China
United Nation
Churchill
George C. Marshall
Africa
White House
Naval Aerial Blitz of Pantelleria Depicted By Allied Forces
A British naval squadron and Allied aircraft bombarded Pantelleria in a coordinated assault. The attack featured heavy naval shelling lasting 45 minutes, widespread bombing, and swift sea and air operations as motor torpedo boats and gunboats attacked beaches, supported by fighters that neutralized enemy aircraft.
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Kernel
Pantelleria
Mussolini
Middle Mediterranean
Tunisia
Mediterranean
Roosevelt
Anis
Sicily
Allied Bid Is Honored By Italians
London dispatch notes a British landing on Pantelleria is possible, while Allied air and naval forces press bombardment and blockade. The Italian garrison faced surrender demands and continued attacks from sea and air.
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Allied
London
INS
British Press Association
Pantelleria
British Tell of Lampedusa Step
A British naval communique from Valletta Malta says light surface forces carried out a coast reconnaissance of Lampedusa Sunday night with no damage or casualties. Two members of a landing party did not return, linked to Axis reports of a British commando raid on the island off Tunisia.
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Spezia
Italy
Reggio Calabria
Naples
R.A.F
Messina
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pantelleria
Valletta
Malta
Lampedusa
Tunisian
Air Ace Joe Foss Promoted to Major
The Navy promoted 28 year old fighter Joe Foss to major. The Sioux Falls S C native recently returned from Guadalcanal where he shot down 26 Japanese planes.
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Joe Foss
Washington
Marine Corps
Navy
Flyer
Sioux Falls
S. C
Guadalcanal
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