NAM Calls Single Head in Defense Effort
New York AP dispatch reports at the 48th Congress of American Industry the NAM elected W. Witherow of Blaw-Kan to the presidency and urged a single agency with a single head to run defense. Ernest Weir criticized the Roosevelt administration for apathy toward defense and urged accountability and profit retention for business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Association of Manufacturers
National Defense Committee
Pawne Manufacturing Group
W. Witherow
Blaw~ Rae Co
Pittsburgh
Walter D. Fuller
Curtis Publishing
Congress of American Industry
Ernest T. Weir
National Steel Corp
Roosevelt
Natonal Association of Manufacturers
Waldorf-Astoria
Howard W. Smith
D+ Va
House of Representatives
Weir
Ernie’ Weir
Weeds Delay Santa Fe Streamliner at Springer
A Santa Fe streamliner known as the Chief was delayed by a tumbleweed blockage. Blown from a prairie by high winds, weeds filled 10-foot cuts near Springer, New Mexico, for about thirty minutes until crews cleared the tracks.
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Raton
N.M
Santa Fe Streamliner
Springer
Red counterattacks challenge Nazi morale claims
Wide World War analysis notes Russian forces strike from Leningrad to Sevastopol, mocking Nazi statements of Red Army disarray. Rostov retreat described as a potential turning point, with Russian staff outmaneuvering German forces in enveloping drives and exposing reported German panic.
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Kirke L. Simpson
Leningrad
Sevastopol
Red Army
Hitler
Rostoev-on-Don
Napoleon
Moscow
Rostov
Mariupol
Hi Garing
Sea of Azov
Berlin
Astopol
Crimea
Crimean
Melitopol
Prospevy
Tula
Rostov-Mariupo
Crimean Riilroad
Caucasus
Ukraine
Tary
Stimson
Truck Experts To Aid Burma Road To China
A detachment of 46 U S mechanical and trucking experts arrived in Manila en route to Burma to fix bottlenecks on the 712 mile Burma road to China. They will set up repair stations and a wireless system to speed convoy action, with 14,000 American-made trucks planned to roll and about 260 pilots in patrols against Japanese raids. The project aims to raise monthly capacity to 30,000 tons from last year’s 3,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Philippine Islands
Burma
China
Burma Road Transportation Organization
Far East
Chiang Kai-Shek
Washington
U. S
Army
Navy
Probe Source Of Report on A.E.F. Plans
Washington inquiry launched to find how a Chicago Tribune reporter obtained confidential exchanges between the White House and the departments. The Tribune alleged a 5,000,000 man AEF plan for July 1, 1943, prompting a House debate and questions to Gen. Marshall. Sources sought.
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Washington
Dec
War and Navy Departments
Chicago Tribune
White House
The
Tribune
Germany
Cannon
Michener
House
Lambertson
R-Kas
Roosevelt
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Scheniey Distillers Corp
N.Y
Montgomery Ward
Jefferson City
Steel Executive
Publishers
Association
U.S
Archangel
Tihkvin
Klin
Volga-Moscow
Moscow-Archangel
Solon Palmer
Smerjeatt
Cologne
A. Brandenberger Drug. CO
A.E.F
Russia
Stephen Early
Crown
Mamai
Wn Wealth
Westminster
Phil A. Dallmeyer
East High Street
Athe
Parker
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