Wage control debate and war economy concerns reviewed
The piece notes the Roosevelt administration studying wage control amid war needs, urging equal sacrifices by labor and other groups, and cites potential sales tax relief as proposed by Governor Wilson to aid families. It warns against overreliance on slogans like all out production and Maginot-line thinking. It reflects on Hitler's gains and argues a larger idea, freedom, drives victory and mobilization, ending with a tribute to Will Rogers and calls for national pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singapore
Far East
Hitler
United States
Five Jap Planes Shot Down in Yank Attack
Washington reports five American B 17 bombers raided Salamaua and Lae in New Guinea on a Wednesday mission destroying buildings and damaging runways. The fighters were met by Japanese planes. five attackers were shot down and the Americans returned undamaged. A pier in Lae harbor took a direct hit, with the raid seen as part of a broader effort to disrupt Japanese bases and supply lines while Australian defenses are strengthened. In the Philippines, activity on the Bataan front remained largely unchanged after Yamashita’s commander reassignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Salamaua
Lae
New Guinea
Australia
CBS
Melbourne Argus
Port Moresby
R.A.A.F
R.a.af
Commonwealth Air Ministry
U S Seizes Scrap Metal from Valparaiso Junkyard
U S marshal with two military police requisitioned 200000 pounds of scrap from Frank Shumak in Valparaiso Indiana after he refused to sell at prescribed rates. War Production Board ordered the first requisition of war material under an act of Congress dated October 16 1941. The action followed an investigation alleging speculative holding of wartime metal to keep mills busy on war orders. The police were sent as a token detachment due to Shumak's defiant attitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Ind
U. S
Frank Shumak
War Production Board
Congress
WPB
Shumak
Time to Forget Politics Wake to War Says Roosevelt
President Roosevelt urged reporters to forget politics and focus on the war. He criticized excessive political coverage in newspapers and noted limited politics in his cabinet while acknowledging concerns about Pennsylvania political matters linked to Postmaster General Frank Walker whose home is in Scranton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Frank Walker
Deserters Shoot FBI Agent in Abingdon Standoff
Two army deserters from Fort Oglethorpe shot and killed FBI agent Hubert Treacy and wounded another after a cafe confrontation in Abingdon Virginia. A large manhunt followed with tear gas and captures in an abandoned house. Sentry Sergi Hall was critically wounded. the fugitives were Lovett and Testerman from Virginia.
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Abingdon
FBI
Virginia
Hubert J. Treacy, Jr
Charles L. Tignor
Fort Oglethorpe
Charles J. Lovett
James Evans Testerman
H. S. Bobbitt
Richmond
Tennessee
Cleveland
Tenn
Treacy
Tignor
Nashville
Wallace Ford
Ford
Andy Hilton
Troy Combs
Hilton
Combs
Elizabeth Kroger
Lebanon
Bristol
W. H. Murphy
Knoxville
Sergi Clifton Hall
Rossville
Murphy
Third Cavalry
Lovett
Philadelphia
Testerman
Clinchburg, Va
Fire Quelled on the Liner Normandie
A rubbish fire aboard the liner Normandie was quickly put out after firefighters and coast guardsmen responded. The blaze reached control in about 15 minutes on the 83 423 ton luxury ship valued at 60 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Normandie
Soviet Spring Push Aims At Donets Basin And Dnieper Bend
Marshal Semeon Timoshenko’s southern front drives with up to 1.5 million Red troops towards the Donets basin and the Dnieper bend. Berlin says counter raids slow progress while Moscow reports heavy German losses and recaptured communities as Soviet forces push forward near Dnieperopetrovsk.
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Semeon Timoshenko
Donets
Caucasus
Stockholm
London
Dnieper
Ukraine
Dnieperopetrovsk
Moscow
Berlin
Soviet Information Bureau
Leningrad
Kalinin
Staraya Russa
Adolf Hitler
WPB Slashes Bicycle Output and Halts Washers by May
The War Production Board ordered a 58 percent cut in bicycle production and announced plans to halt all household washing machine manufacture by May 15 to free metals for war needs. Large firms face April 15 curbs, small producers by May 15. Only two victory models may be made after this month. Specifications tighten in spring, targeting lighter, adult-focused bikes and limited metals use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Sub Sinks Four Enemy Vessels In Japanese Waters
U S submarines struck in Japanese home waters sinking three freighters and a passenger cargo ship. The action, part of the Central Pacific campaign, raised total Japanese ships sunk by U S forces to 88 and confirmed Midway Island’s continued defense after more enemy subs appeared nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Japan
Navy
Midway Island
South Pacific
U. S
Midway
Central Pacific
Tokio Bay
East China Sea
Thomas C Hart
Southwest Pacific
McPartland Family Reunited in Ireland After 100 Years
Cedar Rapids report that Corp. Tommy McPartland, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. F. McPartland of 2047 Linn Boulevard SE, arrived in Ireland with the U S armed forces. The cable says arrived safely and mentions his great-grandfather Tom McPartland who left for the United States in 1842.
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McPartland
Ireland
Tom McPartland
United States
T. F. McPartland
Linn Boulevard
Corp
Tommy McPartland
Tommy
Reinforcement of British in Libya Hint in Berlin Report
Axis and Allied actions persist in Libya with daylong artillery exchanges, patrol clashes, and air strikes. British field guns claim destruction of Axis transport and disrupted desert columns while RAF incursions operate on forward fronts. Berlin reports show reinforcements for eastern Libya and attacks on disembarking troops and Tobruk encampments.
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Libya
R.A F
Berlin
Tobruk
Egypt
Malta
British pay corps arrives in Australia with cash and records
The British army pay corps has reached Melbourne Australia from Singapore carrying £350 000 in cash and its pay records intact. The shipment was announced on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
British Army Pay Corps
Singapore
Interstate Commerce approves 10 percent Pullman rail rate increase
The Interstate Commerce Commission on Friday authorized the Pullman Company to raise its rates by 10 percent citing inadequate current revenues. The new charges may take effect after at least ten days notice to the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pullman Company
N A M Plan Favored Big Firms Over Small Business
Rep. Jere Cooper cited the National Association of Manufacturers plan for 1942 war revenue as harming small business while benefiting large corporations. He argued a $100 million earning company would pay 40,000,008 under the plan versus 47,000,000 under current law, a reduction of 7,000,000.
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Washington
Jere Cooper
D-Tenn
National Association of Manufacturers
Cooper
J. Cheever Cowdin
A.M
House
Ways and Means
Cowdin
14 Hour Day for Indian Arms Work
Gen Archibald Wavell announced that the Indian government had been instructed to place all defense work on a 14 hour day, with emphasis on airfield construction in India and Burma.
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New Delhi
INS
Sir Archibald Wavell
India
Burma
Wage Control Under Study by FDA and Roosevelt
President Roosevelt said wage and profit controls are under study with no decision yet. He questioned adapting the Canadian plan tying wages to cost of living allowances and noted inflation control progress varies. Senate pressure on mobilization and manpower, and a press inquiry on War Production Board plans were raised as officials prepare to testify.
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Washington
Llp
Roosevelt
House of Representaties
War Production Board
Reds Claim Nazis Train Seamen to Run French Ships
London report says Germany operates naval schools at numerous French ports to train German seamen for unoccupied France ships. Several thousand sailors alledgedly at Toulon to crew the 26 000 ton battleship Dunkerque. Raeder ordered formation of crews to be ready by April 10.
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London
Russia
Vichy
Germany
Toulon
Mediterranean
France
Dunkerque
Erich Raeder
Rain Arrives Shaping Cold Cedar Rapids Weather
Cedar Rapids and vicinity face rain or snow and a sharp cool down with Friday afternoon and night turning windy and colder. Highs slip from near 39 to 36 by mid morning with total precipitation around .12 inch by mid afternoon. Thursday brought sun and a high around 47 with a late day fall.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers
Maximum Sentence Imposed On Viereck
George Sylvester Viereck, a German agent convicted of concealing propaganda activities from the state department, was sentenced to a prison term of two to six years and fined $500 with trial costs assigned to him.
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Washington
George Sylvester Viereck
State Department
Viereck
Committee Backs Soldiers Raises Unanimous Senate Vote
The Senate Military Affairs Committee on Friday unanimously approved a bill to raise base pay for enlisted personnel and the lowest rank officers across all armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Military Affairs Committee
New Threat To Aussies Supply Line
Japanese forces pivot toward the Solomon Islands threatening the supply route to Australia and New Zealand as RAAF reports bombardments at Gasmata New Britain and reconnaissance noting fighter bases near Lae and Salamaua. Australian and American bombers disrupt operations amid confusion over credited raids.
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Melbourne
Australia
Japan
New Guinea
Solomon Islands
United States
New Zealand
Royal Australian Air Force
Kessa
Buka Island
New Britain
Solomons
RAAF
Gasmata
Buka
Bougainville
New Hebrides
Timor
R.A.A.F
Lae
Salamaua
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