CIO: Back Roosevelt Re-Election If GOP Moves Against Him
Sidney Fillman of the CIO Political Action Committee testified before the Senate campaign expenditures panel that the CIO will back President Roosevelt for re election if the Republicans tighten their stance. He said the committee spent 189 112 of its 669 764 fund to inform voters and promote discussion while denying any law violations.
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Prosecutors Target Alleged Big-Business Political Network
The report notes a Senate probe into alleged political influence by big business, including groups like the Committee for Constitutional Government and the National Association of Manufacturers educational branch. It quotes Hillman opposing purge lists and urging inquiry into related interlocking agencies.
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National Association of Manufacturers
National Industrial Information Committee
Four Million Cars Sent to Sidelines
Washington report from the Public Roads administration shows about 4 million motor vehicles went out of use in 1942 and 1943. Registrations declined 11.5 percent from the 1941 total of 34,461,018, with 1943 registrations at 30,499,608, down 2,082,636 or 6.4 percent from 1942.
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Elder G A R commander resigns to let younger man lead
C L Hooker 101 year old commander of the Wisconsin Grand Army of the Republic resigned on Tuesday so Lansing L Wilcox aged 98 could carry on the duties in Sheboygan. The move follows a tradition of passing leadership to younger veterans within the state department.
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C. L. Hooker
Wisconsin Department of the Grand Army of the Republic
Lansing L. Wilcox
Boot Details for Today Boot A Navy Recruit
A boot is the lowest form of life in the navy or coast guard. A recruit in training, he does tasks others avoid and struggles to fit in his clothes. Boots dream of leaving boot camp and, except for a 10 day leave, have little to cheer.
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Veterans attend GAR encampment despite six unable to travel
Hooker and Wilcox were the only Civil War veterans from Wisconsin able to attend a recent Grand Army of the Republic encampment while six other Wisconsin veterans could not leave their homes.
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Wilcox
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Wisconsin
Roosevelt Reports Eisenhower Says New Allied Attacks to Press Germans
President Roosevelt disclosed a report from General Eisenhower that massive operations from the Soviet east and Mediterranean forces will be hurled at Germany. Eisenhower said the French landings are only the start and progress on the Norman peninsula is satisfactory, with the assault on Germany vast and ongoing. He noted breaking beach defenses and urged all nations to supply manpower and courage as Allied armies push toward victory.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Mediterranean
Eisenhower
France
Norman
Germany
Roosevelt Signals Wallace as Vice Presidential Choice
President Roosevelt, avoiding the fourth term question, indicated at a news conference that he wants Vice President Henry A. Wallace to run with him again. A reporter asked about seeking other indications of his term plans, and Roosevelt said he did not know and wished to be helpful.
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Henry A.wallace
Roosevelt deflects questions on China trip and VP pick
The President dodged reporters asking about a vice presidential candidate and a future convention. He joked about sending reporters to China for answers while Wallace remains on a special mission to China and the Soviet Union. He noted that only military operations in China were being considered.
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