Bond broker testifies of deals with three South Dakota officials
Aberdeen bond broker Phill Burns says he split seven thousand dollars in profits with three state officials over a 3.22 million U S Treasury bond trade and lost fifteen thousand of the state's money in the stock market. He testifies at a preliminary hearing involving Treasurer W G Douglas Land Commissioner Earl Flammerquist and Rural Credits Board secretary A J Moodie as embezzlement charges unfold. Burns recounts meetings in Pierre at the St Charles Hotel and details proposed profits and required approvals including Governor Bushfield.
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Aberdeen
Phill T. Burns
South Dakota
U. S. Treasury
W. G. Douglas
Earl Flammerquist
A. J. Moodie
The
Rural Credits Board
Burns
Howard Babcock
Douglas
L. T. van Slyke
Douglas’ Coutaod
Missouri” River
van Slyke
Hammerquist
St. Charles
Pierre
Hammelquist
U. S
Lund
Clarence J. Burns
Moodie
Burne
Bushfield
Arthur Moodie
Hugh Agor
War Front Reports Heavy Casualties in Bataan Fighting
The War Department notes fierce fighting along the Bataan peninsula with heavy casualties on both sides. Japanese assaults persist as American lines hold with stubborn resistance and naval actions include submarine activity and bombardments on Manila Bay.
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War Department
Washington
Bataan Peninsula
Philippines
Bataan
Manila Bay
Cavite
Corregidor
Fort Hughes
Department
Wainwright
Navy
Caroline Islands
Britain Sees Vichy Role in 1942 Crises Grow
London reports growing apprehension over the Vichy government in 1942 as Pierre Laval resurfaces and the French fleet movements stir fears. Laval reportedly pressed for surrender of French ships to Germany, with German direct control hinted.
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Britain
Vichy
Drew Middleton
London
Pierre ‘Laval
Algiers
Toulon
Odenne
BACAT
Trigele
Indian‘ Ocean
Laval
Vica Erenies
Petain
Petai
Governor Bushfield outlines South Dakota civilian defense plan
The Governor reported 8,254 civilians assigned duties plus a 300 man state guard and a 2,200 emergency police force. He cited a favorable survey by Colonel Beckwith and noted volunteers with their own weapons, with guard units in Pierre Sioux Falls Watertown and planned expansion to Lead Sturgis Mobridge Yankton and Huron.
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Pierre
Harlan J. Bushfield
South Dakota
E. A
Beckwith
Eventh Corps
Omaha
State Guard
Sioux Falls
Watertown
Sturgis
Mobridge
Yankton
Huron
Compromise on Profits Bill Moves in Senate Debate
The Senate voted 51 to 10 to suspend rules and consider a modified profit limit on war contracts as part of the war appropriations bill. The plan would drop the sliding scale, place profits deliberations in a Senate House conference, and aim to curb contractor earnings with a future drafting compromise amid political opposition.
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Washington
Senate
House
Alec
Senate Appropriations Committee
McKellar
a.Senate House
Mcellar
Appropriations Committee
Pepper
Florida
Barkley
Kentucky
George
Democrat
Georgia
Senate Finance Committee
South Dakota Officials Fail to Guard Key Strategic Sites
An Evening Huvenite survey challenges Governor Bush and Adjutant General Beckwith over civilian guard shortages. It notes repeated railroad pleas and Beckwith's own admission of a serious situation as guards are withheld from vital points including the Milwaukee Railroad bridge at Mobridge, a major trans continental link.
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Bushfield
E. A. Beckwith
South Dakota
Seventh Corps
Huvenite
Beckwith
Mobridge
Chicago
Synthetic Rubber Plans Speeded to 700000 Tons Annually
Secretary of Commerce Jones told the Senate defense committee there are domestic facilities capable of producing over 700000 tons of synthetic rubber each year. He said production could rise if needed but civilians must conserve tires to meet military needs. He contrasted with earlier testimony and noted contracts for 60000 tons annually by May 19, 1941.
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Washington
Jones
Senate Defense Investigating Committee
Willan L. Batt
War Production’ Board
Defense Commission
Commerce Secretary
Commission
Reconstruction’ Finance Corporation
Thirteen Japanese Ships Sighted Off Chinese Coast
Chungking reports thirteen Japanese transports and six warships sighted off Amoy on the south China coast. Military spokesmen said three divisions are concentrated on Formosa Island but their destination remains unascertained.
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Chungking
Amoy
China
Formosa
Tons Of Scrap Collected Here
A city scrap drive gathered 115 tons from 150 loads hauled by 450 volunteers in 60 trucks. Old radios, adding machines and car bodies were among the discarded items. Proceeds from the sale will go to the Red Cross.
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Dadcota
Huron
Sidney Larsen
Huron Chamber of Commerce
Red Cross
Navy Secretary Knox says U boat raids on U S coast slackening
Secretary of the Navy Knox told reporters that German submarine attacks on Atlantic coast shipping dropped off last week possibly due to new protective measures. He cited 14 Western Atlantic submarine attacks, with only two coastal, and noted ongoing anti submarine efforts and blimp patrols as 200 coastal craft and 150 180 foot ships are to join patrols. He praised American sailors as great sea fighters in history.
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Washington
Knox
United States
Atlantic
North Atlantic
Navy
Navyl
Caribbean
Atlantic Coast
Pearl Harbor
Canada
Caribbean Sea
South America
Constantiny
Pacific
Starnd Point
America
Japanese bombing aims at cutting British supply lines in India
The Japanese attacks on Ceylon and the Madras coast may seek to disrupt British war logistics and to pressure Indians to reject dominion status and oppose the Allied war effort. The moves are presented as an attempt to sow fear and push India toward collaboration with Nippon.
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Feda
MacKenzie
Dewitt MacKenzie
Ceylon
Madras
India
Britain
Britain's Postwar Plan Fails to Secure Indian Acceptance
Britain offers postwar dominion status to India via Sir Stafford Cripps envoy plan. Jinnah accepts the concession yet Congress leaders, led by Nehru, oppose key terms and warn of possible partition. Roosevelt envoy Johnson contacts Nehru and Azad as Madras endures an air raid alarm. In Burma and Sumatra, Allied retreats and Japanese advances continue amid ongoing strategic shifts.
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Roger D. Greene
Associated Press
Britain
Mohammed
Ali Jinnah
Moslem League
Jinnah
India
United States
All- Indian Congress Party
War Department
Hubertus von Mook
Dutch East Indies
Java
van Mook
Douglas MacArthur
Roosevelt
Louis Johnson
White House
Johnson
Maulana Abul Karan Azad
All-India Congress Party
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Congress
Nehru
New Delhi
Sir Stafford
Madras
Bay of Bengal
Burma
Minbu
Thaystmo
Allanmyo
Thayetmyo
Prome
Irrawaddy River
Thayetino
Thaystino
Sumatra
Netherlands East Indies
Malaya
Imperial Tokyo
Singapore
Tokyo
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William C. Prescott
Washington, D. C
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RAF
Russia
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Staraya Russa
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Hod
Lake Simen
16Th Army
Hitler
High Command
DNB
Says
Knox Secretary of Navy
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