National War Fund plan eyed with caution across communities
A push to combine appeals for war relief into a National War Fund faces critique for centralizing control and risking taxation without representation. Critics urge democratic oversight to preserve local prerogatives while warning of high pressure tactics by national leaders. Meat price ceilings effective April 1 aim to curb inflation, but farmers worry about production incentives and manpower limits. The First Lady begins Spanish lessons as a light note in foreign policy anecdotes.
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NLESS
National War Fund
War Relief Control Board
Allies Stage Large Air Assault In Tunisia North Africa
Allied forces push through Tunisia as Churchill tanks drive Germans from Sedjenane near Bizerte. American troops near Faid pass consolidate gains while French units advance toward Gafsa. Allied air forces blast Axis airfields from Tunisia to Sicily in preparation for a larger push.
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First Army
Sedjenane
Bizerte
Tunisia
North Africa
Mateur-Tabarka
Jurgen von Arnim
Faid Pass
Erwin Rommel
Nefta
Chott Djerid
Salt Lake
Gafsa
Henri Giraud
Mareth Line
Tripolitania
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Djedeida
Tunis
Sicilian
Naples
Salerno
San Vitaliano
Bougie
Philippeville
Russian-born AFL unionist fired for calling Rick a rat
David G. Levitt a 49 year old Russian born AFL unionist was discharged by Vega Aircraft after calling Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker a rat. Workers painted swastikas on his lunch pail and made threats fearing disruption to production. Levitt had apologized publicly.
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Los Angeles
INS
David G. Levitt
Vega Aircraft Corporation
Eddie Rickenbacker
Levitt
Government urges public to eat carp as wholesome staple
The interior department promotes carp consumption describing the mud-loving fish as wholesome and nutritious. It compares acceptance to learning to eat tripe and liver and offers a salted onion pepper vinegar treatment before frying, broiling, or baking.
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Washington
Interior Department
Hoover to Speak at Corn Belt Governors Conference
Former President Herbert Hoover will address a Corn Belt governors conference in Des Moines on March 15. He will discuss Food Production and Distribution as manpower and machinery shortages threaten wartime supply. Noting his Belgium relief and wartime food role, Hoover is invited alongside U.S. officials Wickard McNutt and Nelson.
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Des Moines
B. B. Hickenlooper
Herbert Hoover
Corn Belt
Hoover
United States
Iowa
Claude Wickard
Paul V. McNutt
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
Hickenlooper
Chiang Calls U S to Send Expeditionary Force to China
Mme Chiang Kai-shek urged America to deploy an expeditionary force to China to show resolve. Speaking in New York while seeking medical treatment, she framed the move as a moral signal and argued for both military aid and morale support.
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New York
Mme
Chiang Kai-shek
United States
China
America
Roosevelt Defends Brother War Record In North Africa
Lieutenant Colonel Elliott Roosevelt denounces backbiting over his brothers war records. He writes to Representative Lanham that critics should lay off and calls for unity to win the war. He notes James and John Roosevelt’s service and honors, including the Navy Cross, and denies political motives amid pressure from lawmakers.
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Washington
Elliott Roosevelt
Lanham
Dtexas
Rep
Lambertson
R-Kan
Franklin, Jr
du Pont
New York
North Africa
Texas
Franklin
North Atlantic
James
John
Navy Supply Corps
America
Treasury Cites Boy Disease Victim for Bond-Buying Drive
Dickie Laswell a six year old in Springfield Illinois received a U S treasury citation for his penny drive to back the war savings program. He has a deadly blood disease and has received 17 blood transfusions while his campaign brought in pennies totaling 96673.
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Treasury
Springfield
Ill
Dickie Laswell
U.S. Treasury Department
Treasury Department
Richard Laswell
Dickie
United States Treasury Department
Richard Laswell, Jr
Henry Morgenthau, JR
Secretary of the Treasury
Guffey argues no tradition bars a fourth term
Len Guffey asserts in a Senate speech there is no American tradition preventing a president from serving four terms. He cites Roosevelt's enduring influence and criticizes partisan press and business as usual while praising public welfare and national defense.
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Washington
Len Guffey
D-Pa
Congress
Senate
White House
Roosevelt
Frank C. Walker
Democratic National Committee
Guffey
Congress of
United States
Pork Price Ceilings Take Effect April First
The government imposes dollar and cent ceilings on pork across all retailers starting April 1 as part of broader meat controls. Secretary Wickard and Price Administrator Brown announce permits for slaughterers and dealers, set aside quotas, and urge restraint before the new rules go fully into force in a wartime meat management program.
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Washington
Prentiss M Brown
Brown
Wickard
No Newsprint Slash Until July at Least
Washington AP reports the War Production Board says no further curtailments in print paper use by newspapers magazines books or printers will occur before July 1.
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Washington
War Production Board
Allied Planes Sweep New Guinea Waters for Survivors
Allied Flying Fortresses and Mitchell bombers hunted the northeast New Guinea coast for survivors of a 22-ship convoy destroyed the prior day. Air power crushed 10 warships and 12 transports, sank two destroyers, and left vast debris with 15,000 troops lost. Japanese bases at Lae and Finschhafen faced heavy air attack, with 27 planes shot down or damaged and many lifeboats strafed.
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New Guinea
MacArthur
Australia
Huon Gulf
Southwest Pacific
Lae
Finschhafen
Salamaua
Reds Drive West As 52 Towns Fall In Central Front
Soviet noon communique says Reds captured 52 towns and villages as they push from Rzhev toward Vyazma and Velikie Luki. The advance widens west of Moscow with gains along the Moscow Velikie Luki railway and near Orel, while Donets and Caucasus sectors report artillery and trench gains.
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Red Army
Moscow
Rzhev
Moscow-Velikie Luki
Baltic
Lake Ilmen
Reds
Kharkov
Leo
Voscencome- Marmique
Sevesk
Bivansk
Dmitries-Legovek
Bryansk-Kiel
Orel
Donets Basin
Rostov
Caucasus
Lishchansk
Slavyansk
Donets
Third Army
Justin Albright Heads Cedar Rapids USO Committee
Justin W. Albright was named permanent chairman of Cedar Rapids USO committee at a Roosevelt hotel meeting. M H Morrison as vice chair, Ed Zeller secretary, Lumir Struesky treasurer. The group plans to affiliate with the national USO, seek a charter, and coordinate services across social and fraternal groups to establish a downtown USO center and serve as post entertainment liaison for soldiers at Coe College. Lieut. Donald Johnson outlined Army expectations for entertainment.
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Justin W. Albright
USO Committee
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Hotel
M H Morrison
Ed Zeller
Lumir Struesky
USO
Albright
Donald Johnson
Army Air Forces
Coe College
Army
Food shortage looms as Wickard warns Americans to tighten belts
Secretary Wickard tells a Senate subcommittee that the United States and allies may face insufficient food this year. He cites possible smaller spring planting and a cold late season, warns of reduced yields, and notes labor, machinery, and wartime needs could curb production while urging no mass farm migrations.
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Wickard
Senate
Washington
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Wicekard
Wickards
Appropriations
Bankhead
D-Ala
Nye
R-Nd
Witkard
Wickmid
Warhiwed
North Dakota
Agriculture Department
Cecl Lewis Sanders
Selective Service Bureau
Senate Military Committee
Wickard to Speak On Radio Tonight
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard will announce a rigid licensing system for livestock buying selling and slaughtering to curb black market activity in a nationwide CBS radio address at 9 45 PM Central War Time. He urges consumers to refrain from patronizing illicit trade.
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Washington
Wickard
CBS
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