Macassar defeat and price control bill amid war news
Weekly analysis reports a decisive Allied victory at Macassar where American and Dutch forces trapped and decimated Japanese convoy units. It also notes passage of a compromise price control bill setting ceilings on 74 commodities and potential penalties for violations, with President Roosevelt expected to name Leon Henderson as price administrator. U‑boats remain active in the north Atlantic, with increased Allied sinkings and cautious disclosure by authorities.
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Macassar
Macassar Straits
Java
Sumatra
United States
East Indies
South Pacific
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Leon Henderson
Henderson
OPAC
War Productions Board
Nelson
Alf Henderson
Atlantic
Tuhe
U. S. Navy
Luzon MacArthurs Fight Near Bataan Peninsula
Descriptions say MacArthur’s forces in Luzon struggle but receive some reinforcement via American fighter planes and PT boats in Subic Bay and nearby. Analysts question how many of the 300000 Japanese troops could attack MacArthur’s tiny front on the Bataan peninsula as guerrilla harassment persists.
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MacArthur
Subic Bay
Corregidor
Luzon
Bataan
Rationing and Russian War Updates In One Report
The article notes new rationing schemes on a pound a week for sugar and tighter controls on civilian activities to ease shortages. It lists items affected, names Leon Henderson and James S. Knowlson amid the wartime plan. It also reports Russians claiming victory near Mozhalsk, praise for a new front line artillery approach, details on guns and casualties in extreme cold, and contrasts with German shortages and equipment.
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Leon Henderson
James S. Knowlson
Moscow
Ahzev
Smolensk
Red High Command
Red
Mozhalsk
US Air Forces commander in British Isles pictured
Maj. Gen. James E. Chaney of the U S Air Corps is shown after being named commanding general of the U S army forces in the British Isles. He is regarded as a top combat pilot and observer with headquarters described as somewhere on the British Isles.
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Ireland
James E. Chaney
U.S. Air Corps
U. S. Army
British Isles
Reinforcements in Northern Ireland Guide Pacific War News
News of American troop reinforcements in Northern Ireland circulated as the White House confirmed they were part of multiple regions. Reports described a division‑sized force and hinted at training grounds in Louisiana and Midwestern origins while DeValera criticized the move. Roosevelt emphasized strong aid to the Pacific theater amid Rommel’s setback in North Africa as RAF strikes targeted supply lines and wrecked hundreds of German vehicles.
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Northern Ireland
White House
Ireland
Louisiana
War Department
DeValera
Roosevelt
Gort
Pacific
Erwin Rommel
Libya
Bengasi
Churchill
House of Commons
North Africa
Agedabla
R.A.F
Ger
Lash Raised to 1-A in Navy Board Shift
Joseph Lash, ally of Mrs. Roosevelt, had his draft status changed from 1-H to 1-A and did not seek deferment. The Justice Department orders removal of enemy aliens from vital defense areas nationwide. Government reports indictments against New York corporations over a diamond plot dating back to 1940. London notes President Roosevelt received a British ornament made from stained glass fragments damaged by an air raid.
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New York
Joseph Lash
Roosevelt
Washington
Justice Department
Belgium
Nolland
London
Parliament
Navy
Knox
Theodore Roosevelt
Army
Quartermaster Gorps
E. B. Craney
Montana
Wheeler
William 5
Colorado
Britain
Gring
Washington s long shadow on power lobby in wartime policy
In Washington the Truman committee investigates the power lobby within wartime agencies. It questions J A Krug over dollar a year assistants paid by private utilities while serving government roles in the OPM power division. Officials claim many are on private payrolls with total private pay exceeding 250000 annually.
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Washington
D.C
Truman Committee
OPM
House Appropriations Committee
J. A. Krug
Krug
John Lord O'Brian
Corporation
Power Division
O'Brian
WOC
Donald Nelson
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Edward C. Wayne
U. S
South America
Pamsma Canal Zone
Isthmus
Encle Sam
MacArthurs
Rommel
Hey
Noior
Nelson Rockefeller
Museum of Modern Art
Rockefeller
Jack Whitney
Latin America
U.S. Steel
General Electric
American Can Company
Hollywood
Uncle Sam
ABC
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
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Chicago
Adatost
Owen Meredith
California
Sunkist
Che Meen
Benjamin Franklin
Fleischmann
Ames
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