Congress Chief Seeks Cuts in Federal Travel and Phone Costs
The Byrd led economy committee estimated federal agencies excluding army and navy spend $100 million yearly on travel and communications and urged immediate action. They cited $15.57 million for communications and $35.67 million for travel between July 1942 and early 1945, led by OWI and WPB in long distance costs.
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Washington
Joint
Congressional Economy Committee
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Army
Navy
Congress
War and Navy Departments
Office of War Information
Agriculture Department
Equator
War Production Board
OWI
WPB
Commerce Department
Agriculture
State
Office of Price Administration
Justice
Treasury
Justice Department
Federal Security Agency
OPA
Queen Wilhelmina Delivers Canada Visit on Air Tour
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands arrives in Montreal en route to Ottawa to visit Crown Princess Juliana. The 62 year old monarch aims to see Juliana’s newborn granddaughter born in Canada on January 19, and marks her third cross Atlantic flight. The trip follows past visits including a U S White House dinner and Congress address in 1942.
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Montreal
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Ottawa
Juliana
England
Canada
United States
Lee
Mass
Washington
White House
Congress
Yamamoto to be Buried Beside Togo in Tama Village Cemetery
Tokio radio announced a 1934 funeral for Yamamoto with a state ceremony in Hibiya Park. His body will lie beside Togo in Tama village cemetery near Tokio, facing the imperial palace, as with Togo's burial after the Russo-Japanese War.
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Togo
Yamamoto
Tokio Radio
Tama
Tokio
Hibiya
Imperial Palace
Brownlee Appointed Transportation Head for War Food
James F. Brownlee, president of Frankfort Distilleries in Louisville Kentucky, was named director of transportation for the War Food Administration on Wednesday. The appointment completes the official family of War Food Administrator Chester C. Davis.
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Washington
James F. Brownlee
Frankfort Distilleries, Inc
Louisville
War Food Administration
Chester C. Davis
Experts Doubt Italy Invasion This Summer
Washington based observers doubt a full Allied invasion of Italy this summer arguing the main European drive will target Germany. They note Italy could be bypassed via France and the Balkans while bombing may force Italy out of the war. If Italy collapses Mussolini may flee to Germany and King Vittorio Emanuele might abdicate in favor of the young Prince of Naples.
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Washington
Italy
Europe
Berlin
France
Balkans
Alps
Mussolini
Germany
Vittorio Emanuele
Prince of
Naples
Military government proposed for Italy after war end
United States army officers trained at Charlottesville would establish a purely military administration in Italy through the war's end, preserving monarchy while the war continued.
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United States Army
Charlottesville
Italy
High Luftwaffe General Killed in Action
A German radio broadcast reported General Hoffman von Wal dau of the Luftwaffe killed in action over his sector front. The broadcast did not specify the exact front. The note ends with a reference to Mrs. A. E. Burkhardt as the 1940 U.S. crocheting champion.
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London
Hoffman von Waldau
Start
Luftwaffe
Associated Press
A. E. Burkhardt
U. S
Floods Ravaging Northern Finland
Flood waters cover thousands of acres in northern Finland and are expected to rise through June. The Olulu river and tributaries have swelled, submerging ground floors of hundreds of homes at Utajaervi and wiping out spring crops, according to Lahti radio cited by U S government monitors.
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The
United Press
Finland
Lahti Radio
U. S
Utajaervi
Yamamoto Burial To Be Beside Togo In New York
New York reports that Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto will be buried beside Admiral Togo on June 5. The ceremony honors Yamamoto as mastermind of the Pearl Harbor attack and marks a grim pairing with Togo, noted for his 1904 naval strike against Russia.
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New York
INS
Isoroku Yamamoto
Yamamoto
Pearl Harbor
Togo
Japan
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