FDR evasive on fourth term and New Deal reforms
President Roosevelt dodged a direct fourth term question while praising wartime measures and a broader economic program. He ridiculed the New Deal slogan as "picayune" and noted about 30 New Deal laws, challenging critics on which to ignore if internal illness recurs. Weather and local notices follow.
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D. Harold Oliver
Washington
Roosevelt
Picayune
New Deal
Woe
Pearl Harbor
New York Herald-Tribune
Bert Andrews
Oval
Reddening
Spangler
Whith
South
Thaddeus Stevens
House
New Motorcars to Burn Less Gas After War
Dr. Carlton H. Schleaman of Socony-Vacuum Laboratories predicts lightweight cars will use about half the gasoline of present models after the war. He envisions steam and electric motor options and notes hydrogenation and shale oil extraction would gain importance as oil production declines over the next ten years.
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New York
America
Carlton H. Schleaman
Socony-Vacuum
General Laboratories
New York Kiwanis Club
Repeal of Iowa income tax urged for 1944 use
State Senator DeVere Watson of Council Bluffs said he will bid at the January 26 special session to repeal the Iowa income tax for 1944. He previously backed 100 percent elimination, noting it would relieve taxpayers and restore faith in government. The session will also address soldier voting and other matters. A separate item reports the social welfare board noting a federal grant of 208,867 dollars to Iowa to match state funds for care of dependent children.
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DeVere Watson
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Watson
Hickenlooper
Sint
Via Muintes
State Board of Social Welfare
Social Security Board
Washington
Scrap Old Idea of Peace Treaty Would Scrap Old Idea
Flora Lents reports on a proposed shift by the United Nations to drop a formal peace treaty with Germany. Gen Marcel de Beer of the London war crimes commission argues for a declaration of peace, a UN court for Axis leaders, and rule by occupation until Germany is ready for a world-peace framework, with an international court and UN prosecutor.
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Flora Lents
Washington
Germany
United Nations
Hitler
Mussolini
Marcel de Beer
London Aslied Commission
War Criminal Commission
London International Assembly
de Soer
State Department
Aiea
Hague
Tle
de Baerasid
de Beer
de Baer
World Organization
United Nationgs
Rave Ye
Warmer Days Coming to Area Across Iowa Faces
The mercury fell to 12 degrees in places like Council Bluffs and 8 degrees in Mason City Cedar Rapids and Iowa City on Wednesday. Warmer temperatures are expected by Thursday with lows near 18 degrees across the region.
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Weather Bureau
Warner
Nebrasky
Missouri
Toval
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Mason City
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Brilliant New Victory Cuts Hitler's Naval Strength
London reports a new British victory crippling German naval power in the Bay of Biscay. A joint admiralty and air ministry communique says three German destroyers were sunk with others damaged, part of a larger action near the French coast. No British losses announced. The capture follows the sinking of the battleship Scharnhorst after clashes with Duke of York’s force and allied cruisers and destroyers.
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William Smith White
London
iFi
Bay of Biscay
Admiralty
Air
France
Scharnhorst
Arctic
Hitler
Oatestic Duke of York
Fire destroys main building at Vinton Produce Co
A fire of undetermined origin gutted the main building of Vinton Produce Co. on Wednesday with losses estimated above 150000. L. E. Whitcomb, manager for Independence Produce Co., said the final loss would take days to compute and most was expected to be covered by insurance. No injuries occurred. Losses include 20000 worth of eggs, 60000 worth of dressed poultry, and two railroad cars of eggs on a nearby siding, with building and equipment damage around 70000.
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Vinton Produce Company
L. E. Whitcomb
Independence Produce Company
Whitcomb
Invasion Staff Near Completion Amid World War II Appointments
London reports designations for senior Allied commands as Roosevelt and Churchill approve key roles. Ramsay becomes naval commander in chief with Eisenhower oversight. Leigh-Mallory leads Fighter Command. Montgomery set as British ground forces commander, Doolittle to command 8th Air Force in Britain. Baker and Wilson receive Mediterranean and allied air unit duties.
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London
i—Aamirat
Bertram Ramsay
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Trafford L. Leigh-Ballory
Aim
Roosevelt
Churchill
Ramsay
Mediterranean
Andrew Browne Cunningham
Royal Navy
H. M
Dover Patrol
Trafford L. Leigh-Mallory
RAF
Air Force
Dieppe
Eisenhower
Bernard L. Montgomery
Washington
James H. Doolittle
Tokyo
8Th Air Force
Great Britain
Ira C. Baker
Henry Maitland Wilson
Jacob 2. Devera
United States
Britain
Wilson
Nathan F. Twining
U. S
Solomons
15Th Air Force
Troop Ratios Secret In Allied Europe Invasion
The joint chiefs of staff say the ratio of American to British troops in the European invasion is a military secret. Senator Johnson reports the US will provide 73 percent and Britain 27 percent of the troops for the attack on Germany. Both sides insist there is no disagreement and vow to hit the common enemy with all available forces.
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Washington
Joint Allied Chiefs of Staff
Johnson
D-Colo
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Joint Chiefs
Contends Rationing Must Continue
Two government officials urged that pork rationing should continue despite a congressional push to suspend it. John Maddigan of the OPA rationing division and Harry E. Reed of the War Food Administration argued that a temporary abandonment would cause maldistribution as lawmakers sought to ease a pork surplus.
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Washlagiun
John Maddigan
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Harry E. Reed
War Food Administration
Senator Gillette
D-Ta
Ration Costs Rise on Meat and Shoestring Projections
The January meat chart shows only a small boost for fresh hams but Bowles warned higher ration values likely in March and April with a continued rise into summer. Fresh ham points increase by one, narrowing the gap with smoked cuts, while most pork and brown stamp foods stay largely unchanged.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Chester Bowles
OPA
Bowles
Benito Mussolini Reported Dead in German Hospital
London dispatch quotes a diplomatic source saying Benito Mussolini died ten days ago in a German hospital from long standing stomach trouble complicated by acute mental derangement. The report cites unclear sources and follows World War II era rumors of Mussolini's fate.
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London
Matt
Benito Mussolini
Eighth Pushes Toward Pescara
Allied forces pressing north along the Adriatic coast toward Pescara after capturing Ortona in a brutal house to house battle. Canadian troops pursue Germans as weather hamstrings advance while air forces pound Rome area airfields and northern railway yards.
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Wes Gallagher
Algiers
Ortona
Mediterranean
Rome
Adriatic
Pescara
Centocelle
London
Paris
St. Peter’s Basilica
Ponte di Gavigliano
Gavigliano
San Vittore
8Th Army
Villa Grande
Canosarietli
Sth
Chieti
Italy
15Th Air Force
Guidonia
Rimini
Vicenza
Venice
Ferentino
Castello
Civitavecchia
Anzo
Nettuno
Air Force Headquarters
Germany
Saa
France
Vatutin's Troops Move Rapidly in Ukraine Front Push
Soviet forces under Gen. Vatutin storm outer defenses of Zhitomir and Korosten, closing on key rail junctions 80 miles west of Kiev. Other units push toward Vitebsk and Kirovograd as Moscow reports heavy German losses, captures, and matériel in a broad Kiev bulge counteroffensive.
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London
VPI
Nikolai Vatutin
Zhitomir
Korosten
Leningrad-Odessa
Kiev
Vatutin
1St Ukraine
Korostishev
Smolovia
Red Army
Moscow
Ivan Bagratanian
Siberian
Vitebsk
Bagramian
Labor Stringency Easing Nears End in Midwest Region
William Parkinson of Omaha, area war manpower director, said labor stringency in Omaha and Council Bluffs will ease over the next six months starting Jan 1. Reports project labor demand at 4,712 with a surplus of 160 by period end, while current shortages total 882. Parkinson expects shortages to shrink as packing houses peak production.
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Omaha
Council Bluffs
William Parkinson
Manpower Office
Parkinson
Strike Order Called Off by Three Unions
Washington announced that heads of the three operating unions have agreed to call off a strike set for Thursday. Leaders Robertson, Fraser, and Cashen said their unions representing about 230000 railway workers will not jeopardize the nation’s war rail program. The wage dispute remains unsettled as arbitration terms lie between unions and carriers. Fifteen drowned at Lake Chapala in a separate incident.
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Washington,p
Stimson
Reinng
Brehon Somervell
David B. Robertson
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
H. W. Fraser
Order of
Railway Conductors
T. C. Cashen
Switchmen's Union of North America
Roosevelt
Alexander Surles
War Department Public Relations Bureau
Secretary of War
Order of Railway Conductors
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Switchmen's Union of North America Today
Gen. Somervell
Urey
Synx
Stimcom
Somervell
Flouriah
Stringon
Army
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Fred M. Vinson
Rep
Crosser
D-O
Congress
Agrona
Vingon
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Martin W. Clement
Pennsylvania Railroad
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