Roosevelt denounces food czar idea amid inflation debate
President Roosevelt denounced a centralized food czar and warned Congress faces inflation risk if they pursue price-raising policies. He argued against giving one official broad control and stressed the choice is whether to keep prices down or trigger an inflationary spiral. He noted that rising food costs hit all families, especially those with lower wages, as wages and war bond purchases rise.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Angel Gabriel
Capitol Hill
Pad
FDR Rejects Coal Deadline and WLB Enforcement
President FDR refuses to recognize the coal deadline arguing the aim is to secure mining while wartime stakes rise. The War Labor Board pressed Byrnes to force United Mine Workers into full compliance or impose penalties, amid mine seizures and tentative worker concessions in a two year no strike pact.
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FDR
War Labor Board
WLB
James F. Byrnes
United Mine Workers
Byrnes
U. S. Steel Tin
Federal Shipbuilding
General Motors
WLB Seeks Coal Settlement Contract Amid Treasury Freeze
The War Labor Board demands a contract on coal settlement while freezing the UMW treasury. Enforcement remains open as the miners and operators dispute is deemed resolved except for possible court actions on portal-to-portal pay. The clash with Secretary Ickes highlights authority over federal mine operations.
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UMW
WLB
Lewis
Ickes
Japan Hints At Air Raids As War Forecast Stirs Public
Max Hill reports from Tokyo that Japan cautions of possible air raids on the Japanese mainland and outlines a Burma oriented offensive plan. The broadcast notes China and the Aleutians as potential fronts and stresses national unity behind Tojo.
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Japan
Hitler
Tomokazu
Japanese Board of Information
Aleutians
China
America
Britain
Africa
Charac
Burma
Hori
Far East
Tokyo
Ple
Hideki Tojo
Roosevelt vetoes Connally Smith Harness anti strike bill
President Roosevelt vetoed the Connally Smith Harness anti strike bill saying it would in some cases cause strikes in vital war plants. He noted the measure had a worthy purpose but failed to fit wartime needs. Congress anticipated his veto as leaders warned it would not urge labor draft legislation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Connally
Senate
Condemnation Recommended For Esso Interest In Elk Hills
The Justice Department urged the government to condemn Standard Oil of California’s $146 million share in the Elk Hills oil reserve. The recommendation, to the House Public Lands Committee, labels the contract illegal and calls for cessation of Standard’s activities and an accounting for oil extracted. It weighs condemnation to recover value amid substantial water seepage reducing Standard’s stake and compares the deal to Teapot Dome era arrangements.
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Washington
Justice Department
Standard Oil Company of California
Elk Hills
Cal
Norman M. Littell
House Public Lands Committee
Navy Department
Littell
Navy
Knox
Standard Oil
Sandard
Secretary of the Navy
Standard
Teapot Dome
Harding
Medal of Honor to Lt Mitchell Paige for Guadalcanal valor
Second Lieutenant Mitchell Paige of the Marines is awarded the congressional Medal of Honor for manning machine guns after his entire command was killed or wounded on Guadalcanal and leading reinforcements in a bayonet charge against Japanese forces. Paige, from Dravesburg Pennsylvania, was a platoon sergeant commanding a machine gun section during the heavy October attack.
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Washington
Mitchell Paige
Guadalcanal
Paige
Dravesburg
Navy Oil Probe Ordered
Navy Secretary Knox testified before the House Naval Committee, agreeing on a full inquiry into the navy oil policy and the Elk Hills contract with Standard Oil of California. He cited crude shortages and urged reserve conservation and expansion, noting condemnation would entail litigation and high costs. Knox outlined options for Elk Hills including purchase, condemnation, or joint development.
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Knox
Naval Committee
Elk Hills
Cover Standard
Justice Department
Navy
Drewry
D-Va
Continental
United States
Standard
Navy Department
RAF Repeats Heavy Assault on Wuppertal Ruhr Targets
The RAF hit Wuppertal with a major raid on Elberfeld and the Ruhr, targeting chemical and textile plants. Thirty five bombers failed to return, and losses rose as heavy anti aircraft and fighter defenses engaged. The operation followed prior raids on Barmen and Le Creusot as part of a week long offensive.
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London
RAF
Ruhr
Wuppertal
Elberfield
Wester
Air Ministry
Barmen
Hitler
Wupper River
Elberfeld
J. G. Farbenindustrie Chemical Works
Jaeger
Germany
Italy
Schneider
le Creusot
Paris
General Bedford Listed Missing After Kiel Raid
Brig. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest is listed missing after the Kiel raid of June 13. Observers say his Flying Fortress was attacked by six German fighters near the coast. despite a smoking engine he continued to lead until the ship dropped from formation.
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London
Nathan Bedford Forrest
U. S. Air Force
Kiel
Robert C. Cozens
Eneinitas
Cal
Forrest
Cozens
De Valera's Irish Rule Faces Test After Election
De Valera confronts a reduced Dail majority after Fianna Fail wins 67 seats to 77 previously. Fine Gael 32, Labor 17, Farmers 9, Independents 13. Coalition talks with Farmers Labor or Independents possible. Cosgrave seeks all-party coalition. Neutrality policy unchanged despite setback.
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Budlin
Eamon de Valera
Eire
Tuesd
de Valera
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labor
Farmers
William Cosgrove
United Ireland Party
Cosgrave
Fianna Fair
Parole Granted to Eight Prisoners by Governor Broughton
Governor Broughton freed eight prisoners in Raleigh on June 25 including four from death cases. Notables released are Gene Fountain convicted of manslaughter in Davidson in 1941, Ben Adams in Gaston last July, Elwood Jennings for second degree murder in Rockingham 1936, and Charles Leroy Fillingame for aiding and abetting in manslaughter in Carteret 1940.
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Raleigh
Broughton
Gene Fountain
Davidson
Ben Adams
Gaston
Elwood Jennings
Rockingham
Charles Leroy Fillingame
Carteret
Bombers Hit Salonika and Sardinia in Allied Raids
Allied air forces struck Salonika in two waves by Liberators from the Middle East base, destroying three hangars and setting oil fires. In the battle, about 300 Northwest African Command bombers and fighters attacked Sardinia, raiding Capraterra and La Maddalena rail targets.
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Noland Norgaard
North Africa
Ninth Air Force Liberators
Salonika
Middle East
Northwest African Command
Sardinia
Cairo
Sedes
Balkan
Mediterranean
Darene
U. S
Carl A. Spartz
War Correspondent Predicts Vast Raids On Italy
Edward Kennedy AP war correspondent predicts massive Allied air raids on Italy, arguing perfect conditions and an effective bombsight will deliver a decisive blow. He reviews the African campaign as a first front, notes German 88 mm gun's impact, and praises Montgomery’s leadership at El Alamein and Allied preparations for a broader assault.
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Italy
John F. Chester Bolton
Edward Kennedy
Associated Press
Kennedy
Tunis
Bizerte
United States
Mediterranean
Spain
Balkans
Middle East
Africa
Light Brigade
Nazi Thrust Smashed By Red Ambush
London reports Soviet communique claims German bomber formations were shot down near Lishchansk on the Donets river bend southeast of Kharkov. Soviet fighters and anti airs claim five enemy aircraft downed with losses for German recon units and several officers captured in a broader front.
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London
Lishchansk
Donets
Kharkov
Sov
Geman
Veli Luki
Laty
Red Army
Velik Luki
Russia
Leningrad
Moscow
King George VI Returns Home From African Battlefield Visit
King George VI lands at an RAF base after a swift tour of African battlefields. An escort of ten Spitfires accompanies the big bomber as Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives shortly after, greeted by Sir Charles Portal and an armed RAF guard. The king is welcomed at the mess then proceeds with the day’s schedule.
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Brita
George VI
RAF
Charles Portal
British Air Staff
George
Winston Churchill
Lightning Kills 12 Year Old in Gastonia Field
In Gastonia on June 25 Jacob Harold Beam aged 12 was instantly killed by a lightning strike while chopping cotton near Payseur la yesterday. Five other family members were knocked unconscious by the bolt. Also in Statesville on June 25 the funeral was held for Dr J M McLaughlin an 80 year old physician who died at home after half a century of practice in Iredell County.
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Jacob Harold Beam
Payseur la
Statesville
J. &. McLaughlin
Iredell
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