FDR taps ex AAA chief to head new food program
President Roosevelt appoints 55 year old Chester Davis former head of the AAA and Federal Reserve banker to lead a new administration of food production and distribution within the Agriculture Department. He will leave the St. Louis Fed for the post starting Monday. The move broadens wartime food oversight, with Wickard praising the collaboration.
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Roosevelt Laday
Chester
Davis
Federal Reserve
Prentiss M. Brown
Congress
Agriculture Department
Administration of Food Production and Distribution
White House
AAA
War Production Board
War Manpower Commission
Federal Reserve Bank
St. Louis
Agricultural Adjustment
Farm Magazine
Montana
St. Louis Reserve Bank
Wickard
Ember
Coal Operators Postpone Wage Talks In New York
Northern Appalachian soft coal mine operators and the United Mine Workers delayed their wage conference to Tuesday to compile union demands and cost figures for future contract talks. Ezra Van Horn said only one day of session produced properly tabulated figures to speed negotiations. The UMW seeks a nationwide contract covering about 450,000 miners. The southern group adjourned without indicating whether workers accepted operators’ proposal to run mines after the current wage contract expires while negotiations continue. The northern conference has agreed to a 30 day extension.
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New York
Appalachian
Ezra van Horn
UMW
Willy
Northern
Southern
Southern Group
Southern Conference
Union Chief Says CIO AFL Pact Worthless Paper
John Green head of CIO shipbuilders tells the Truman committee that the AFL CIO pact to halt union raiding is worthless. He accuses shipyards of hoarding labor and challenges Kaiser shipyard claims while noting 25 disputes remain unresolved. He insists the agreement is not binding and may be illegal.
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Washington
INS
John Green
CIO
Congress
Senate
Truman Committee
Kaiser
Henry J. Kaiser
Maritime Commission
Afl-Cio
AFL
William Green
C1o
Philip Murray
CiObate
Oregon
Green
Truman
Homer Ferguson
R-Mich
Pay-Go Tax Battle Opens On House Floor
Lawmakers clash over a pay you go tax plan as Rep. Daughton blasts the bill while Rep. Knutson defends it. Debate centers on possible compromises and an abatement proposal backed by Clare Boothe Luce and others.
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Cviarech
Daughton Fon
Knutson R-Minn
Clare Boothe Luce
Ren. Gearhad
Red Cross Fund Workers Extend Efforts to Meet Goal
Red Cross war fund workers pressed toward a $175,000 goal by March 21 with reports of sizable donations. A $500 contribution from Flumbers and Steam Filters Local No. 51 AFL and Wenderson Peebles led day totals. other firms and workers from CH Jimison KLW Belle plant to Woolworth’s contributed varying sums as volunteers urged wider participation and envelope returns.
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Red Cross War Fund
AFL
Wenderson Peebles
Drive
Treasuries
Jo N. Kenna
Womens’ Division
Kenna
Peebles
Red Army advances toward Smolensk as battles rage
Soviet forces push on toward Smolensk capturing villages northeast of the central front while fending off German counterattacks east of Kharkov. Moscow reports a column near Dushovselina and Dorogobuzh, with fighting along the Donets river defense line and several Tank and self propelled gun losses for the Germans.
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Kereh
London
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Ukraine
Moscow
Dushovselina
Nochor
Rocaninther
Doro
Dora- Broebach
Lind
Belgorod
Sevelemore
Ceentral
Windus Donets
Klaskow
Germain
Second Front Bid by Maisky Reported in London
Article reports a second front proposal attributed to Maisky and presented in London on March 23 as part of wartime diplomacy. It quotes Stalin aligned aims, urging Britain and the United States to act decisively to defeat Germany and end the war quickly while stressing unity against a common foe.
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Msi
Britain
Amelia Vo
Ia Pring
Atmaaszaday Ivanskey
Londn
Germany
Stalin
United States
Axis hammered toward Mareth coast in Tunisia fighting
Allied dispatches report Patton’s forces closing the Mareth line and routing Axis positions near Mez zouna while El Gua iar and Maknyassy sectors see continued heavy artillery duels. German defenses reportedly divided as British forces press a separate thrust.
Ambaina Port raid reported heavy Allied air attack
Allied air forces bombed Japanese targets at Ambaina Port and Port Moresby area in New Guinea. Reports describe heavy bomber strikes on shipping, anti ship use of 50 pound bombs, and extensive enemy damage as part of coordinated raids from Australia.
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Germany
Krupp Armament Works
Secretary of State For Air
Archibald Sinclair
House of Commons
Rabaul
Diane Bare
Kabaw
New Brun
Port Moresby
New Guanea
Tedas
Japan and Soviet Union extend fishing rights agreement
Moscow says Japan will pay four to five percent more for fishing privileges in Soviet waters under the 1942 accord, with payments due next year. A Moscow broadcast summarized the extension while noting higher rentals compared to last season.
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Dapanise
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Altaire
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Aisiganor
Russi
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Rilbyskey
Che Museaw
British 8th Army Faces Tough Mareth Line Fight
British forces under Montgomery press Mareth line in Tunisia as initial assaults gain limited ground while German counterattacks probe weak spots. Stimson reports US planes dominate Tunisian skies with heavy casualties feared and submarines targeted.
Point Values on Fruits and Vegetables to Be Revised
The Office of Price Administration will release a new table of point values for processed fruits and vegetables. Stores, wholesalers, and others are advised to apply at post offices for copies, effective April 4. The changes will likely reduce points for many canned and packaged items amid growing real-world consumption. Consumers are urged to hold April coupons until the new values take effect.
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Hiarel
Price Administration
Disclosur
Hile Opa
OPA
Churchill reports Allied U boat battle improving in Commons
Prime Minister Winston Churchill told the house of commons that the Allied war against Nazi U boats is showing improvement. He said the United Nations have demonstrated a substantially larger armament than at the worst moment of the U boat war.
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London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Unite Nations
Nazi Drive Smashed by Yanks at El Maxou in Tunisia
American forces in central Tunisia crushed Rommel’s tanks and infantry at El Maxou. The battle left hundreds of German dead and several tanks burning as Rommel retreated, with Lt Gen George S. Patton praising the victory. Allied artillery and tank destroyers kept pressuring German positions along the Maknassy to Mez_zouna route.
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Anoad
Makgyassy Salant
Associated Press
Harold Y. Boyle
Axia
Rommel
el Guelar
Michael Chinigo
Tunisia
el Maxou
Ervin Rommel
Rom
George S. Paltan
Ameriican
Maknassy
Meheri Zebbeus
Mezzouna
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