United Nations Rubber Talks and Election Voter Sentiment
The United States and Britain plan to negotiate a postwar rubber supply with London that blends imports of about four hundred thousand tons and home production of six hundred thousand. In U.S. elections the fight over Roosevelt policies persists with a string of incumbents defeated or forced into runoffs as voters show mixed signals ahead of November.
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London
Congress
Holman
Oregon
Clark
Idaho
Smith
South Carolina
Caraway
Arkansas
House
D. Worth Clark
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
Senator Smith
White House
Senate
Hatton Sumners
Roosevelt
Sam Rayburn
Luther A. Johnson
Rubber production and self sufficiency impact on postwar trade
The article argues that after the Axis defeat and war end the United States could produce about a million tons of rubber domestically, shrinking imports and harming British, Dutch, and South American interests. It notes Roosevelt’s hints of a synthetic future and the clash with domestic, foreign policy pressures.
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Americas
South
British
Netherlands East Indies
Roosevelt
South Pacific
F. D
Aloy
German Labor Uprisings Look Weak Amid Nazi Control
The report argues that despite rumors, five million union members and other workers are not on the verge of rebellion. It notes Hitler’s reorganization of labor into the Labor Front, suppression of independent unions, and the difficulty for insurrectionists to act openly in a frightened population.
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Junkers
Der
Fuehrer
Toilers
Rerch
International Labor
New York
Hitler
Labor Front
Holland
Germany
George Murphy’s chaotic July 1 1944 Hollywood schedule
Hollywood star George Murphy details a crowded day on July 1 1944. He describes filming scenes for Having Wonderful Crime, autographs, radio broadcasts, command performances, publicity stills, and multiple calls with agents lawyers and guild meetings, ending at 11.
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Pat O'Brien
Carole Landis
RKO
Boris Leff
Wham
Jagent
CBS
Congress Faces Demobilization Amid Wartime Shift
Congress weighs creating a central demobilization office and expanding unemployment aid to ease the switch from war to peace. Bills on civilian employment, hearings, and compromises loom as Germany’s fate may press faster action than Congress can finish.
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Washington
Germany
James F. Byrnes
Office of War Mobilization
Congress
Workeri Ng
New Ist Aes
Congress Ag
Snow bound and Shakespearean secrets in a single prompt
Questions cover a poem by unknown author, Ariel’s role in a Shakespeare play, and a line about lives of great men. The rest combines etiquette hints, quotes, horoscopes, and a birthday prediction spanning August themes and personality traits.
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Ariel
Whittier and Steliow Referenced in Tempest Attribution
Fragmentary notes list John One Whittier and Henry W. on Steliow connected to a Tempest reference. Source lacks full context but identifies two names linked to a Shakespearean work.
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John One Whittier
Henry W. On Steliow
Ringling Brothers Circus On Road To Akron After Hartford Fire
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey circus heads to Akron Ohio to resume summer tour from Sarasota Florida winter base. After a July 6 fire in Hartford Connecticut destroyed the big top more than 160 lives were lost. The first train section departed Sarasota with 12 flat cars and about 50 wagons and remaining shows will be in stadiums and baseball parks without the big top.
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Sarasota
Fla
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus
Akron
Ohio
Hartford
Georgia and Florida Flue Cured Tobacco Markets Open
Georgia and Florida flue cured tobacco markets open after a week of price ceiling disputes. Reports cite Waycross 33 to 43 cents per pound and Statesboro 22 to 44 cents with Moultrie averaging around 40 cents. The Office of Price Administration set 39 cents as the ceiling for the 1944 crop. Georgia’s crop is estimated large with bulging warehouses across the state.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Florida
Waycross
Statesboro
Vidalia
Hahira
Moultrie
Office of Price Administration
Colquitt County
Lake City
Tobacco Prices Battle Sparks Gridlock In Washington
A tobacco market surge falters as officials reject a 2 cent rise, leaving Georgia and nearby states enduring a week of high prices. Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tom Linder denounces the OPA stance while growers warn of selling pressure unless policy shifts. The Georgia Carolina delegation argues retailers can absorb a small rise without consumer impact.
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Vember
James F. Brownlee
Tee
OPA
Jean Roll
Disturbance Near Nassau Tracked by Weather Bureau
The Miami hurricane warning station reported a tropical disturbance near Nassau in the Bahama islands with a 7 mile diameter, winds of unknown speed, and moving northwest. Caution was advised for interests in the northeastern Bahamas and adjacent ocean areas, with the center about 175 miles northeast of Nassau and 275 miles east of Palm Beach.
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Miami
Fla
Weater Bureau
Nassau
Bahama Islands
Bahamas
Ocean
Palm Beach
Unclear Fact on Ceilings Profitability for Producers
The record notes that no facts or figures were presented to prove that the announced ceilings would not be profitable to the producers.
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