Vote On Bankhead Bill Veto Sought By Administration
Washington AP report notes Majority Leader Barkley urging an open Senate vote to sustain the Bankhead farm parity bill. He warned using the measure as a club against labor leader John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers may backfire, as Lewis could counter with political action. Senator Vandenberg advised delaying the vote to bolster the President's inflation stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Lewis
United Mine Work
Lewis
Congress
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate
World Currency Scheme To Cost U.S. Nothing
Treasury plan for a postwar gold currency stabilizing system would cost the United States little. An international stabilization fund of 5.2 billion dollars would include about 2 million dollars from the United States, with other nations contributing per a set formula. The United States could swap the domestic stabilization fund into the world pool, possibly removing the need for continued exchange controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cullen Washington
US Treasry
Morgenthau
United States
Treasury
Diligers Launch Work Or Fight Campaign Here
Sheriff B G Farmer and Chief M Tatum announce a joint campaign against vagrancy in Dothan and Houston County. Reports of loafing will be investigated, offenders prosecuted, and circulars distributed urging residents to take any available job. Pamphlets state do your part or help reduce food for the armed forces, and emphasize regular work and strict enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
Houston
B. G. Farmer
M. Tatum
Tatum
World Today Headlines Spark Allied Advances
AP dispatch describes Churchill addressing Parliament on Eighth Army gains against Nazis with heavy bombardment and new defenses. Reports from Kharkov near Leningrad outline Soviet counteroffensives, while Pacific operations target wide enemy bases with airstrikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated
Fress
Tunisia
Churchill
Womery
Eighth Army
Brit
Russia
Pacific
Mas
Aron Talande
Wiregrass Group Plans War Loan Campaign Meeting
Representatives from six southeast Alabama counties convene at the Houston Hotel to map the Second War Loan drive opening next Monday with a statewide goal of 50 287 500. Houston County’s quota is 881 000 under Al Flowers’s committee as Frank P. Samford urges citizens to buy U S Government securities.
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Alabama
Houston County
al Flowers
Joint War Savings Staff and Victory Fund Committee
Frank P. Samford
War Finance Committee
U. S
Houston
Dale
Henry
Geneva
Barbour
Coffee County
Nazis Claim U Boats Bag 14 Allied Ships
The Germans claim submarines in the Atlantic and Mediterranean sunk 14 fully loaded Allied merchant ships totaling 102000 tons and sent a destroyer to the bottom. Five other ships were torpedoed but not observed due to strong defense. A U boat in the Bay of Biscay reportedly shot down an Allied bomber. Allied sources did not confirm the claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Berlin
Associated Press
Bay of Biscay
British Subs Hit Italian Cruiser in Mediterranean Torpedo Attacks
British submarines in the Mediterranean attacked an Italian Regola class cruiser near the straits between Sicily and Italy. They also torpedoed two tankers and a supply vessel. a heavy explosion was heard but official results were not confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Megins
Sicily
Southern Operators Seek WLB Action In Mine Deadlock
New York AP reports Southern coal operators plan to ask War Labor Board certification of their wage dispute with United Mine Workers and Dr. John R. Steelman. Edward F. Burke, president of the Southern Coal Producers Association, says negotiations fail to resolve major demands within the stabilization program. Secretary Perkins suggests handling Northern and Southern disputes together. Steelman hopes for direct negotiation but may certify if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
War Labor Board
United Mine Worker
John R. Steelman
U. S
Concuation Service
Edward F. Burke
Southern Coal Producers Association
Washington
Perkins
Burke
WLB
Steelman
War Tabor Board
Dr. Steelman
War Manpower Fuel Increases Across States
Roane Waring of Tennessee is noted for serving near the fighting front in North Africa providing encouragement to American troops amid the Tunisian campaign. National Legion disclosures indicate selective service directors in 45 states informed the Senate Military Committee that manpower supplies for war jobs are increasing.
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Indianapolis
Roane Waring
Tenn
American Legion
North Africa
Tanigan
National Legion
Washington
Selective Service
Senate
U. S. Hits Kiska With Five Raids During War Updates
AP dispatch from Washington reports five U S raids on Kiska and notes Deputy Secretary Jeffers discusses synthetic rubber plans. He predicts synthetic production will not yet meet all needs this year but could by 1945, urges keeping South American operations active postwar to avoid future shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robertson
D-Va
House
Ways and Means
Tamorrin
Comrattjtee
Jeffers
Anerica
Allied bombers pound Japanese positions in Aleutians
United States Navy reports multiple attacks by heavy and medium bombers on Japanese positions on Attu and Kiska in the Aleutians. The runs included B-24 Liberators and B-25 Mitchells escorted by fighters with targets at Attu Island and nearby installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Whiske Island
Aleutians
Cotmminique No 336
Liberator
Curtisa Pai
Kitha
Attu Hite
Burnt- Jose
Douglas Sts
Lightning
Pia
Teentia
Salomona Biren
Home Butter Sales Must Be Reported
County officers demand reporting of home butter sales by all farmers including large and small producers. Deliveries of butter to creameries and retailers must be logged, with stamps and totals turned in within a specified wave.
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Ettait
Letail
Wales
API
General Creamery of Metals
Farine & Vin
Halifax To Address Defense Workers
Halifax plans to address defense workers amid widespread industry shifts and job concerns. The meeting will discuss wage pressures, labor priorities, and regional employment impacts across naval and manufacturing sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Buffer States Top Postwar Headache Says Wehner
Former Moscow bureau chief Wade Wehner notes buffer states as a major postwar problem. Berle’s remarks on Estonian Latvian Lithuanian and Polish borders unsettle diplomatic circles and provoke questions about securing Russia without destabilizing Western Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Wehner
Moscow
Associated Prov
Washington
Rosa
Europe
Adolf A. Berle, Jr
Russians Repulse German Assaults Along Donets Line
German raiders hit England as RAF rests. Two planes missing in dawn attacks on southeast coast towns. Allied aerial activity limited to raids on railways and power sites in France and Belgium. Berlin strike damage reported by RAF after March 1 bomber raid. German authorities vow reprisals.
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London
Mt Badsrun
Britiat
Britain
Air Mintetry
NAF
France
Belgiven
Air Ministry
RAF Gid
Berlin
Pfces
Templehot
Paris
Air Fource
Standard Oil Moves To License Gasoline Patents
The U S Department of the Interior announced a supplemental judgment under which Standard Oil Company of New Jersey will offer royalty free licenses for patents used in making high octane aviation gasoline by a low cost process claimed to revolutionize the industry. The action seeks to regulate licensing terms to avoid price hikes during wartime while allowing access to catalytic ceramic patents and other related technologies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Juelle Department
Anthtsyns Am
Standard OU Company of
New Jersey
Roy
Atuin
Willai
Medea
Newark
Aired
Mera
Solons Approve Curb On Commission Men
Legislators back a limit on commissions for sales agents handling government contracts. The bill targets those earning high fees on subcontracts over 25 000 dollars, bringing them under government pay and renegotiation rules. Rep. fyndes Johnson expressed doubt about sufficiency but supported the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solons
Washlstos
Vppase
Naval Gary Elites
Agertr
Tretreaminga
Fyndes Johnson
Nazis Driven From Strong Positions By Soviets In Kuban
Soviet forces push from the Donets and Kuban delta regions driving Germans from key positions amid muddy, heavy fighting around Novorossisk and Izium. Russians claim gains while German high command reports limited offensive progress.
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Fddy Gilmors
Nev Manta Ingomr
Elver
Izvum
Chuguey Tryma
Chuguev
Kharkov
Runaiawe Wall
Berin
Plaas
Donets
Goa
British Withdrawals on Burma Front Reported
British forces disclosed further withdrawals on the Burma front amid heavy fighting along the Mayu Peninsula near Akyab. Field Marshal Sir Archibald Wavell’s line was described as falling back to counter a Japanese breakthrough supported by air and sea battles across the Bay of Bengal region and in New Guinea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ckom
Kwesa
Tae
Bunban
Satharmaol
Mare
Achimk
Airatleh
Allial Heangqi Art
Australia
Sulonimua
Nootheque Haat
New Guinea
Chinn
Weonurdher
Reiarna
Wokam
Aroe
Ait ‘Cplot
Southeast Pacific
North of Gabes advances slow under siege and bombardment
A World War II battlefield report describes Allied progress north of Gabes with British and American forces hitting positions near El Akarit and Djebel Kreruun. German counterattacks, heavy artillery barrages, and aerial bombardment shape a tense frontline as Rommel withdraws toward the coast.
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Eatiel
Ameryane
Quebet Magia
Makerassy
Sud
el Gaetan
Setang
EL Akarit
Gabes
Behid
Bewy Artiie
Tandon
Wadi el Akarit
Rommel
Montgomery
Norto
Fiat
Inel
Rome
Rune
Fenet
James
Bambh
Hietar
Tle
Foniene
la Fattcornetoia
Ajax
Otter Landing
Candowepa
Sicdan Straits
Trapant
Alelly
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von Arnim
Shock Trooper
NEA
Tunis
Cap
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Kiska
Cturhea
Marni Io
Traly Worker
Conaninet
Merle
Baskin Cnatean
Ordern Europe
England
RAF
U. 5
Burma
India
Conrad
Akyab
Maknassy
Daniel Uftrol
Gale Fae Tejores
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