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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1944
Page
4
Washington report shows February munitions output dipped from January as total production lagged behind 1944 requirements. Planes led at 4 percent higher output, totaling 8 760 aircraft. Heavy trucks rose 3 percent and nearly met schedule amid casting shortages while landing craft work grew 10 percent.
Washington AP reports spokesmen for the Office of Price Administration the agriculture department and national selective service promised prompt investigations into reports that pressure was used to sign farmers up for Agricultural Adjustment programs. Rep Harness Indiana raised the charge before the House Military Committee listing a half dozen cases where draft deferment and rationing were said to be used.
Witnesses including Wilson Cowen and W G Finn testified about Harness' charges. They said there was no official instruction to force farm loan or rationing rules to secure AAA membership. Col Francis V Keesling Jr noted no policy backing coercion while Charles F Phillips cited complaints about local committees pressuring farmers to join AAA. Harness pledged to pursue the case.
Mrs McCarthy and Mrs McGee discuss a letter from overseas sent by radio in V Mail. They note its tiny print and the strain of reading without glasses, contrasting the fragile paper and the small script with the hope it carries news amid wartime.
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