Pro Roosevelt Forces Claim Texas Victory
Pro administration Democrats win control of Texas party convention and name a new slate of electors to back Roosevelt. Anti administration leaders vow court action to block replacing the original electors and challenge the legality of a separate Democratic ballot plan. The convention also adopts a white supremacy resolution to bypass court rulings on Negro participation in primaries.
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Dallas
Texas
Roosevelt
Harry S. Byrd
Virginia
C. C. Renfrom
Renfro
Supreme Court
Wodaeahey
Bunter Wander
Coke R. Stevenson
Rooseve
Stevenson
Roosevelt Democrats
Democratic Party
Radio Station Seeks Equal Rates For Political Broadcasts
Myles H Johns of WOSH Milwaukee says in a letter to Stephen T Early he wants to comply with FCC rules on candidate broadcasts. He argues stations must charge uniform rates for all contenders and not favor any candidate for the same office.
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Milwaukee
Myles H Johns
WOSH
Vertising
Stephen T. Early
Johns
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Vitamin loss on dinner plates from enzyme reactions
AP reports that scientists at Food Research Laboratories found vitamins vanish in meals due to enzymes in foods. Raw clams destroy half of vitamin B-1 before eating, while raw oysters lose none. Grating vegetables releases enzymes that rapidly destroy vitamin C, though destruction stops after consumption.
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American Chemical Society
Daniel Melnick
Melvin Hochberg
Bernard L. Oser
Food Research Laboratories, Inc
Plastic Car Is Out At Least Until 1960
Minneapolis report cites William S. James predicting a plastic car for 1960 proves unlikely. He notes high costs of wartime light metals and doubts engineers can create an efficient 100 octane engine within 15 years, delaying any mass market use.
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Minneapolis
William S. James
Society of Automotive Enineers
Tudebaker Corporation
James
Shipbuilding Behind Schedule Delays Pacific Victory Timetable
Rear Admiral W. L. Friedell of the Eleventh Naval District says west coast shipbuilding is behind schedule delaying the Pacific victory timetable. He notes trained navy crews idle while ships finish, lowering morale and slowing victory chances in the Pacific.
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San Diego
Calif
West Coast
W. L. Friedell
Eleventh Naval District
Pacific
War Plant Loan Policy Revealed
Washington announces a new T loan program to finance war plant shift to civilian production after contract end. Federal Reserve banks will guarantee loans for wartime contractors, with fees up to 1 percent annually or $50, and interest capped at 4 percent, extending prior V and VT loan schemes.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Banks
United States
War Department
Navy Department
Maritime Commission
Reserve Board
Censor-Opening of Seaman's Ballot Draws Inquiry
Boston AP reports Secretary of State Frederic W. Cook said he would pursue a voting law violation with the Navy Department after Ludlow town clerk reported an overseas ballot opened by a naval censor. He warned censorship could impact the ballot integrity.
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Boston
Frederic W. Cook
Navy Department
Ludlow
Ballot Challenged as Sailor Ballot Resealed
A ballot from a sailor was opened and resealed and bore the note Passed by naval censor. The sequence raises questions about the validity of a servicemen ballot in the election.
Lyons police lock in at station protest chiefs reappointment
Suburban Lyons officers locked themselves inside the squad room in a protest over the reappointment of the police chief. Highway patrols were brought in to maintain order, but the six officers stayed inside the room despite calls to leave.
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Chicago
Lyons
Not Discharging G. I.s Over 38
Washington AP notes demobilization talks prompt G I friends to ask about civilian reentry. War department confirms no change in policy and he cannot leave service simply because he turned thirty eight.
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Washington (Ap
Army
G.I
War Department
Million Evacuated From Tokyo Area
Tokyo radio reported Home Minister Shigeo Odachi told the diet that about a million of Greater Tokyo's 7 million people had been moved from the city under an air raid decentralization program described as temporarily over.
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New York
Tokyo Radio
Shigeo Odachi
Greater
Tokyo
Hosier Taken to Des Moines for False Pretenses Charge
F E Hosier of 107 Ely avenue SW was apprehended by Deputy Sheriff Harlan Snyder and held for Polk county. He was transported to Des Moines where he will face a charge of obtaining money by false pretenses.
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F. E. Hosier
Ely Avenue
Harlan Snyder
Polk County Sheriff's Office
Hosier
Des Moines
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