Cost Plus War Contracts Under Fire by Senate Group
Senate group denounces cost-plus war contracts as wasteful and a drain on manpower. Senator Murray chairs a subcommittee investigation to prove need for a labor draft law is unfounded while Truman defends renegotiation gains. Ferguson calls for nationwide spot checks to curb payrolls and cites Baruch's 1943 West Coast aircraft industry findings.
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Washington
Murray
D-Mont
Senate
Atwasis
Iman
Truman
D-Mo
Ferguson
R-Mich
Bernard Baruch
Japs Made Sneak Attack On Russia Forty Years Ago
Washington reports recall of the 1905 Japan Russia war with Port Arthur siege and Sea of Japan victory. Roosevelt helped end conflict at Portsmouth in 1905. Port Arthur fell, Sakhalin half ceded, Korea sphere recognized, Japan emerged as a major power.
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Russia
Washington
Manchuria
Japan
St. Russia
Gibraltar
Port Arthur
Chinese Manchuria
Britain
China
Mukden
Sea of Japan
Barney Oldfield
Roosevelt
Portsmouth
Korea
Little Nippon
Wartime Breakfast Habits Show Need for More Variety
New York report from the Home Makers Guild of America finds 84 percent of families seek more breakfast ideas and 64.6 percent want nutrition facts on prebreakfast items. Only 22.4 percent plan balanced, well aimed menus. 92.6 percent of husbands eat at home, 60.6 percent need 20 minutes to prepare a balanced meal. coffee and fresh fruit are common, while vitamin rich options vary.
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New York
INS
Home Makers Guild of America
Guild
Nationa Consumers Research Organization
Covatones
Core
Ev dl
Liquid Air Rocket Shell Said To Be German Secret Weapon
Neutral reports describe a new German secret weapon near completion east of Lake Constance. The liquid air shell uses uranium salt and carbon dioxide fuel, reportedly reaches 110 kilometers with accuracy, and creates a blue flame with white smoke. Eyewitnesses describe a clearing 600 yards across from its explosion.
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Berne
Switzerland
INS
Lake Constance
Markdorf
Austrian
Vorarlberg
Breakfast preferences differ among family groups
Consultants found men in the families favor hearty breakfasts. Only 41.4 percent of the women like hearty menus. Among children, 56.2 percent prefer hearty morning meals, indicating varying breakfast tastes within households.
Cooks in Transit Philadelphia Mess Truck Aboard Convoy
U S Army Ord nance units adopt a new mess truck design with a cabinet meat cutting table large ice box and three gas fields arranged around a cargo truck to allow cooks to prepare meals on the move. In Scranton Pennsylvania a public memorial notes the death of Joseph L Chapman the last boy in blue in the region at age.
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Philadelphia
INS
G. I
U. S. Army Ordnance
Scranton, Pa
Pennsylvania
Joseph L. Chapman
Ace Flier Hanson Missing In Pacific Fight
Newtonville native Lieut Robert W Hanson marine fighter pilot with 25 downed enemy planes in the South Pacific is missing in action. Gen A A Vandegrift notified his parents as the report notes he was within one victory of Capt Eddie Rickenbacker’s World War I record. Fellow Marines Maj Joe Foss and Maj Gregory Boyington praised his service as news of Boyington’s earlier missing status follows.
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Newton
Mass
Robert W. Hanson
Newtonville
South Pacific
A. A. Vandegrift
Marine Corps
Hanson
Eddie Rickenbacker
Joe Foss
Maj
Regory Boyington
Boyington
Harry James Reclassified for Draft In Beaumont
Bandiedor Harry James said today he has been reclassified from 3A to 1A by his Beaumont Texas draft board and will take a pre-examination here next.
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Harry James
Hollywood
Beaumont
Tex
Bomber Crash Shakes Southeast English Town
An American bomber crashed into a street in an English southeast coast town today, 100 yards from the sea. The crew had bailed out safely and no immediate injuries were reported, though houses were wrecked by the crash.
CAA Lifts Ban on Civilian Flight Training
Civil Aeronautics Administration revokes a year-old order restricting flying to those seeking wartime qualification. The move comes after the War Production Board ends limits on aircraft sale and rental. With armed forces reducing use of CAA facilities, civilian training is no longer reserved.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Administration
War Production Board
CAA
Simple Lemon Juice Remedy for Rheumatic Pain
A home remedy claims rheumatic, arthritis, and neuritis pain ease with Ru-Ex Compound. Mix 1 package with a quart of water, juice of 4 lemons, take 3 tablespoons twice daily. relief is promised within hours or overnight. Money-back guarantee if no improvement. Sold by men’s and drug stores nationwide.
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Menn'’s
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