New Governor Outlines 46 Recommendations for North Carolina
Governor J Melville Broughton presents 46 recommendations to the General Assembly in his inaugural message. He urges retirement for teachers and state workers, removal of the sales tax from essential food, and creation of a 12th congressional district. He calls for stronger defense cooperation and immediate action on fortified wines bans. He emphasizes public schools higher education health and vocational programs and proposes teacher pay raises.
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Brisk Buying Reported At Chicago Furniture Markets
In Chicago, buyers rush fast delivery at the Merchandise Mart and the American Furniture Mart amid a spring rush fear. Percy Wilson notes 10 to 15 percent sales gains with immediate to 60 day shipping and orders for 30 to 60 days. Factories report full stock after expansion and more workers.
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Petain Note Is Revealed in Roosevelt Message
Washington January 9 The Roosevelt New Year message to Marshal Petain praised France and urged peace with liberty equality and fraternity The State Department released the message noting France had dropped the republic designation and adopted the motto of liberty equality and fraternity
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Danube Basin Short of Food for Germany
International report notes the Danube basin area lacks adequate food to feed Germany. National items urge welfare reform and work programs. Local notes mention four draftees assigned to Fort Bragg on January 16.
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Huey relinquishes post as color and ceremony mark inauguration
In Raleigh on January 9, Governor-elect Broughton inherits office amid quadricentennial ceremony pomp. Fort Bragg troops march in a 3000-strong parade, a blimp circles overhead, and military honors close the inaugural events.
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Eccles Plan Dampens Mart
Secretary Morgenthau criticized the Federal Reserve anti inflation plan known as the Eccles statement. He said the policy caused an unwarranted decline in government bond prices and noted the drop began after the Fed release. He would not quantify the loss but said it was not disturbing to him.
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National unity needed as defense rift slows wartime mobilization
Defense insiders remain unsettled over capital and labor reluctance to give up old grievances in rearming the United States. Firms refuse Army-Navy bids, demanding wage, hours and strike concessions, while labor resists waivers. President Roosevelt urges national unity amid deep-seated policy tensions.
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Britain Puts Faith in US Ties as Halifax Embarks
Prime Minister Churchill praised the new British ambassador Lord Halifax and urged united Anglo American action to defeat Germany. Halifax said the English speaking peoples must resist world domination, stressing the essential bond with the United States and the future of civilization.
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Strike Threatens Ranger Engines and Defense Program
Rear Admiral John H. Towers warned a Ranger Engineering strike in Farmingdale could seriously disrupt the defense effort. Ranger builds about 1,500 Army Air Corps engines and 403 Navy engines, with 600 more Navy engines pending. Union workers, members of the United Automobile Workers, threaten walkout over wages and arbitration. Sidney Hillman aides work to avert a strike.
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British Push Past Tobruk In Maneuver
British mechanized forces operate west of Tobruk as Tobruk siege preparations continue. RAF reports may have reached Gazala 40 miles west of Tobruk and 120 miles from the Egyptian border, with 30 unserviceable Italian planes found at Gazala. In Ethiopia Patriots, backed by RAF, force Italians to evacuate Gubba, closing on the fleeing garrison near the Blue Nile. Italy posts near Kassala abandoned and occupied by British. Benina airfield heavily bombed with ships hit in Bengasi harbor.
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Italians Warn U S of Deadly Air Torpedo Threat
Rome dispatch notes Il Piccolo calling Italy's torpedo-launching aviators suicide squads as a menace to U S convoys carrying Britain supplies. Piccolo says this "deadly force" could threaten Atlantic shipping and force American fleet commanders to consider new naval air tactics.
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Bill for Aid to Britain May Be Complete Friday
A tentative draft bill granting the government broad powers to send ships tanks guns and planes to Great Britain and other democracies has been completed and may be ready for Congress tomorrow. The measure is new legislation not an amendment to existing laws and does not set final costs though estimates run as high as 2 to 10 billion dollars over years.
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Naples Hit By British Air Raiders
Waves of British bombers struck Naples killing five and injuring about 30 in the era’s heaviest raid. Buildings a hospital ship were hit as Italy reported other attacks on Palermo Tripoli Salonika and Albania with limited damage elsewhere. The Rome radio put Italy’s war cost at about 40 million dollars weekly.
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Thai Troops Force French To Withdraw From Cambodian Border
French acknowledge a general withdrawal of five to ten miles inside the Cambodia frontier with Siam. Thai patrols pressed two main fronts, one 190 miles long and the other 95, along borders of Cambodia and Laos. French troops pulled back to prepared lines as border terrain proved indefensible.
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Thai army drives into Cambodia amid heavy air raids
Bangkok reports Thai forces march into Cambodia's Sisophon area in blitzkrieg style with extensive air cover. Ninety Thai planes took part in raids. Sisophon city is said to be ablaze despite anti aircraft fire.
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Huge Shipbuilding Program To Start Near Wilmington
Newport News Shipbuilding Company plans a yard near Wilmington to build 24 ships at about 1.75 million dollars each in 24 months. A site is to be selected. six or eight ways will be installed plus two fitting piers and shops. The company has a contract to build 25 ships with the U S Maritime Commission. The first ship will be built in Newport News to iron out design issues, others here. Manpower depends on how quickly the operating corporation can begin construction.
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Berlin Admits Eleven Killed In RAF Attack
Berlin reports eleven civilians killed and fourteen injured in RAF raids on northwestern Germany during the night, with damage chiefly in residential areas. British bombers hit Wilhelmshaven and Emden starting large fires, while a Borkum airfield was also attacked. The Luftwaffe said weather limited German operations.
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Greeks Take 300 Italians In Albanian Front Clash
Athens report says Greek forces captured a whole mortar company and more than 300 prisoners in restricted fighting along the snowbound Albanian front. Greek air units bombed and strafed battlefield areas and claimed three Italian planes down.
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Free French Narval Submarine Sunk by Enemy Action
London report says the Narval a 1400-ton Free French submarine and first unit to join General de Gaulle's forces was sunk by enemy action after distinguishing itself in operations with Allied forces. The 15-year-old vessel was announced by Free French headquarters in a wartime communique.
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FDR summons leaders for lend and lease conference
President Roosevelt calls Democratic leaders in the House and Senate to a late afternoon conference on legislation to grant him broad authority to lend and lease war materials to Britain and other nations opposing the axis powers. The meeting may clear the way for a bill introduction tomorrow, with Speaker Rayburn and Senate Majority Leader Barkley among those invited.
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