Unconstitutional WLB policies attack cautions in report
A House special committee denounces the War Labor Board for demanding union membership in employer contracts, saying the move violates the Constitution and threatens private enterprise and judicial review. Five of seven members backed the report while two Democrats argued the board acted within Congress’ authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Arbogast
Smith
D.-Va
Voorhis
Califortis
Delaney
New York
Congress
Pater Mn
D.ga
Hartley
R-N. J
Jennings
R-Tenn
Hoffmen
R.-Mich
World Today Brief Highlights APT Troop Action
Associated Press report notes ongoing world events with terse military activity references. Fragmentary wording mentions troops and a location nicknamed nest, without clear dates or outcomes.
Witnesses Seen For Briggs Trial Highlight Early Hearing
Washington AP report details a spring trial for George N Brigga on forgery and mail fraud charges linked to the Hooking Letter episode. Grand jury witnesses include Harry Hopkins Harold L Ickes Umphrey Lee Frank Phillips and Nelson Sparta. Briggs appeared but did not answer questions about the Jelora origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Hall
Washington
George N. Brigga
Hooklee
Briggs
Harry Hopkins
White House
Batretary of the Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Umphrey Lee
Southern Methodi
University
Frank Phillips
Ok Jghomg
Brigga
Sparks
Hopkins
Wendell L. Wilkie
Republicas
Justice Department
Patterson Urges National Service Policy Push
Under secretary of War Rodati P Patterson in Washington urges national service as a key policy initiative, outlining goals for universal mobilization and civilian duty across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patterson
Washington
Rodati P. Patter
Katyn Forest Mass Grave Scene For Allied Press
American and British correspondents toured Katyn forest near Smolensk to view mass graves of Polish officers killed in 1941. Soviet commission stated Germans executed prisoners of war and tried to cover up the crime. Medical experts estimated about 11,000 bodies exhumed. witnesses and documents supported the Soviet version over German denials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Carlidt
Smolensk
U. S
8. R
Katyn Forest
Mane Graves
Kathleen Harriman
United States
W. Averill Harriman
John Melby
Bloomington
Ind
Gost Hille
Katyn
Forest
Mpongisbie
Dnieper
Smolensk-Vitebsk
Victor Nigjeh Prosorvaky
Soviet Atrocities Commission
Moscow Institute of Criminal Medical Research
Prosorovsky
Fu Bnd
Jana Criminus
Allied forces press Cassino front amid German resistance
Allied troops storm the Rapido river in renewed battles and advance north of Cassino as German forces pull units to bolster the rear. Fifth Army says Rome invasion forces push toward the city amid increasing resistance. French troops north of Cassino retake Mt Croca after heavy Nezi counterattacks. No name of Calvino given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Gallagher
Algiers
Rapido
Fifth Army
Rome
Ittra
Cassino
Mitefeld
Calvino
Mt Croca
Nezi
War Bond Rallies Planned Across County This Weekend
Three bond rallies are set to boost the Fourth War Loan drive, aiming to meet much of the county quota of 2 034 000 dollars. Gordon hosts Friday night barbecue and auction by Robert Logue. Saturday on the town square from 2 to 4 p m features Bond calling and entertainment, climaxing with Hollywood stars Ann Savage and Lon Chaney Jr at Dothan High School Auditorium. A Napier Field band supplies music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E” Bonde
Dothan High School
Gordon
Robert Logue
P. m
Columbia
Logue
Ann Savege
Lon Chaney, Jr
Reds Reject U S Mediation Offer In Katyn Case
In London a Soviet investigating commission blamed the Germans for the Katyn massacre of 21 000 Polish war prisoners, straining Soviet Polish relations. Britain’s Eden insisted on nonrecognition of wartime border changes, echoing Churchill’s policy to secure consent of involved parties. The report also touched on the Curzon Line in the border dispute. The Moscow radio echoed the claim that Polish prisoners were killed by the Germans to blame the Soviet Union. Page 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jcamson O'Quinn London
Katyn Forest
London
International Red Cross
House of Commons
Anthony Eden
Britain
Europe
Churchill
Poland
Russia
Curzon
Moscow Radio
Molensk
Gemaninevaders
Soviet Union
Hull: Russia rejects U S offer to help restore Poland ties
Secretary of State Hull said Russia rejected the United States offer to use its good offices to restore diplomatic relations between Poland and Russia. He noted Moscow felt conditions were not ripe for such mediation and that Britain’s stance on wartime changes was reaffirmed. Further action remains undecided.
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Washington
Hull
Russia
United States
Tts
Poland
Fol
Selves
Foland
U. S
Ruasslang
Britain
Mucceas
London
Hutt
Anthony Eden
U S War Production Reaches First Goal Victory Volume
Washington AP reports that national production, begun before Pearl Harbor as a defense effort, reached goal victory volume. Melton's dispatch notes ships and vessels built set a Navy record, with emphasis shifting to varied war tool production and overall output continuing to rise. The Navy aims to have ships in action or ready by year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Washington
Pearl Harbor
Suwa
Frege
Russians Cut Off 250000 Nazis Near Leningrad Rail Hub
Mos cow dispatch reports the northern offensive reaching two main railways west and south of Leningrad isolating about 250,000 German troops. General Leonid Govorov’s Leningrad Army reportedly breached Krasnogvardelak 80 miles southwest of the city, severing the trunk line to the Betoulen region and Lage, with Krasnogvardelak described as a fortress transformed by the Nazis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veney G Candy
Moscow
Leningrad
Ges
Leonid A. Govorev
Krasnogvardelak
Russia
Betoulen
Raval
Lage
Pokoy
Goverot
Troope
FDR Demands Voting System For Service Men
President Roosevelt urged Congress to create federal machinery for servicemen to vote in the fall elections. He condemned states’ rights delays as fraud and said soldiers lack a political lobby on Capitol Hill. He warned Congress to act and hinted at bypassing standard roll-call procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Cornell Washington
Roosevelt
Con
Cephol Hill
Capitol
Ture Te Newbery
Roosevelt's Army Vote Plan Faces Two Party Attack
Washington AP reports Republican and Southern Democratic attacks on the Administration’s second attempt to pass a uniform Federal absentee ballot bill for the armed forces. Senator Taft would move to strip the core form, leaving a Federal ballot commission to aid troops, while Taft also signaled renewed fights to derail the bill. The Senate postponed floor action on the measure until next Tuesday as Southern Democrats pledged to oppose States Rights amendments restoring local registration and poll taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tal
Ohio
Tafsieo
House
Taft
Senate
Howe
Mangare
Senate Democrats
Laces
D-M1
Red Cross Aid To AEF Told Here in Dothan
Mise Jane Lindgren, Red Cross worker just back from overseas, told over fifty Red Cross volunteers in Dothan about American troops receiving excellent care. The session planned a coming 20 million dollar drive with regular and volunteer workers from Wiregrass, Atlanta offices, and national headquarters. Brithop people opened homes for troops in England sharing rooms and conveniences to comfort the servicemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mise Jane Lindgren
Fed Cross
Red Cross
Dothan
Alfred Baron
Atlanta
Albert Chambarizin
Washington
Susan Edgerton
Wiregram
Ming Jane Risker
Public Information Service
Milas Lindgren
England
Misa
Land Favors Ban On Axis Merchant Fleets After War
Admiral Land urged Congress that Axis powers should be denied overseas trade for a period after the war. He testified that controlling enemy merchant marine is essential for peace, arguing ships built in ten years could quickly be converted to fighting use and must be restricted. The plan would bar Axis vessels from flying or conducting transoceanic commerce, keeping the fleets at bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
E. B.land
Maritime Commission
Congress
Tegtimony
Independent Offices
Land
Last Minute Bulletins From Abuncion Paraguay
Brief AP notices report government action and veto events in Abuncion Paraguay and Washington. Disjoint fragments reference passages and unnamed senators, with minimal readable details. The item presents as a torn bulletin page clipping.
Argentina Breaks With Axis Germany Japan in World Policy Shift
Argentina announced severing relations with Germany and Japan after long talks led by President Ramirez. A wide espionage ring involving high society surfaced, prompting mass arrests as foreign officials were expelled. The move aligns Argentina with the Western Hemisphere stance to isolate the Axis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Boss
Buenos Aires
Germany
Japan
Americaa
Argentina
Pret Dent Gan
Pedro Ramirao
ADV
Mambere
Ramires
Republic
Ter
Wold
Axis
Trinidad
Europe
Omar Alberto Helwath
Berceloce
Spain
Montevides
Busnoe Alras
United States
Britain
Mar Gualberto Villarroe
Montevideo
Alberto Gilbert
Confession Claimed In Reporter Death
New Haven police say Walter W Law 39 admitted to slaying Rosa Brancato a New Haven Journal reporter who disappeared last year and was found burned in a furnace. Law a former Church Street building superintendent signed a confession after 48 hours of questioning. State's Attorney Abraham Alaman and Arthur T Gorman called the confession the probable conclusion of the case. Brancato active in the American Woman's Volunteer Service and had worked in an office in the building where Law lived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wew Waven
Rosa Hrancato
New Haven Journal
New Haven
Walter W. Law
Raymond Egan
Boward
Young
Law
Church Street
Stete
Abraham Almam
Arthur T. Gorman
Simate
Mine Brancato
Voltuntes, Servic
Pope
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NEA
Italy
Fifth S
Land Offansiva
WLB
Associated Press
Reds
Prodei
Melwon
Greater
Uluima
Besser
Overa
Aspeds Sever
Tosno
Krasogvardalak
Wershal Stalin
Krasnogvardalek
Slurtanto Ee
Leonid Rheepee
Nasi
FDR
AEF
Abuncion
Paraguay
Western Hemisphere
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