AFL President Proposes Wage In Bonds To Curb Inflation
President William Green of the AFL urged that all future wage increases be paid in bonds redeemable only after the war. The idea aims to dampen today’s rising prices by diverting current income into war bonds, easing inflation fears and building wealth for workers in the postwar era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Green
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Green
America
Labor
Tabor
Gabor
Henderson defends price policy amid inflation pressures
By S Burton Heath, the article argues Leon Henderson faces a trap of inflation control. It contends his task is to keep prices down while costs rise, warning that letting prices rise would betray workers and merchants alike. It notes debates on wage stabilization and farm price ceilings, and mentions a plan affecting gasoline distribution. Continued on Page Two.
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Leon Henderson
Mr. Henderson
War Labor Board
Henderson
Hender
Seamen Rescued After Aboard German Sub Run In
Two U S seamen from a sunken cargo ship were rescued after hours aboard a German submarine then set ashore in a lifeboat. The men Cornelius F O Connor and Raymond Smithson described being fed and even dive blown with them aboard as naval planes approached. They drifted five days before a Brazilian vessel picked them up along with two empty liferafts from the stricken ship.
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United States
Aod
Cariaboun
Navy
Gulf
Cornelius F. O'Connor
Norfolk
Raymond Smithson
Galveston
Texas
O'Connor
Smithson
Germany
O'Conner
Lrerafts
Ina
Starviryors
RAF Steps Up Aerial Raids On German Targets
London reports a renewed RAF bombardment night raid with four engined bombers attacking shipyards and U boat bases at Vegesack and western Germany. About 200 Spitfire fighters flew from Le Havre across the Channel with American Eagle Squadron pilots taking part in the coastal sweep.
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London
Germany
Vegesuck
English Channel
le Havre
One Saboteur Takes Stand Before U S Commission
One of eight alleged Nazi saboteurs on trial before a military commission testified today as the defense opened its case. Major General Frank R. McCoy led proceedings with motions to dismiss and for judgment in favor of the accused. The defendants, landed in two groups on Long Island and in Florida last month, include Herbert Haupt, said to have used the alias Larry Jordan in Chicago. Mrs Gerda Melind of Chicago and Mrs Agnes Jordaneft were seen near the barricaded courtroom as session ended.
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Washington
Frank R. McCoy
Long Island
Florida
Commission
Gerda Melind
Chicago
Agnes
Election Primaries in Arkansas Face Federal Regulation
In Little Rock on July 2, AP reports for the first time Democratic primaries in Arkansas will be federally regulated. June P. Waden, ex secretary of the state Democratic committee and Pulaski committee chair, says Justice Department may oversee senatorial and congressional races and federal judges could impound ballot boxes, citing a May 26, 1941 Supreme Court ruling over a New Orleans election case linking an older law to criminalizing deprivation of constitutional rights.
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Little Rock
Aransas
June P. Waden
Democratic Committee
Senate Fight Over Tax Bill In War Finance Clash
Washington lawmakers clash as the Senate opens debate on a $6.271 billion revenue bill passed by the House. Chairman George of Georgia warns the 45 percent combined corporate tax could hurt small businesses, while Senator Vandenberg of Michigan pledges to dismantle the measure and urges considering a sales tax amid wartime financing pressures.
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Washington
House
Senate
Signis Wat
Finance Committee
George
Dga
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate Republicans
Gudgeon
Japs Reported Ready for Drive Against Russia
London reports a British source says Japan is near ready to attack Russia’s Siberian province and Vladivostok. Massed forces in Manchuria and limited activity in Burma and the Pacific are noted. Weather delays and strategic moves around the Aleutians and Solomon Islands shape tensions as Japan eyes Siberia with plans for a large overland offensive.
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London
Russia
Siberian
Vladivostok
Siberia
Aleutians
Japan
Manchuua
Burma
South Pacific
Solomon Islands
United States
Australia
Boma
India
East Asia
Churchill Fails to Commit Self in Commons in 1842 Election Debate
Prime Minister Churchill refused to pledge a general election before year end 1842 in the House of Commons amid calls for a public sentiment reappraisal. The session also examined wartime security rules with Commander Robert Tatton Bower condemning Home Secretary Herbert Morrison’s authority to arrest and detain broad groups from archbishops to laborers.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Britain
Robert Tatton Bower
Home
Herbert Morrison
Hiller
Bower
Archbishop of Canterbury
Americans Fighting Japs in Kiska Harbor Deserve Credit
Keith Wheeler chronicles the Aleutian campaign noting Catalina flying boats' brutal losses in the Dutch Harbor to Kiska phase. He praises the crews for bravery amid heavy attrition, constant repairs, and repeated missions against Japanese forces and anti aircraft fire.
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Kiska Harbor
Keith Wheeler
Chicago Times
Aleutian Islands
Wheeler
Alaska
U. S
Dutch Harbor
Times
Associated Press
Chicago
Chicago Times, Inc
Pacific Fleet
Kiska
Aleutians
Catalina
Barvery
Attu
McClellan to Speak Tonight in Hope and Prescott
United States Senate candidate McClellan brings his campaign to Hempstead county with a 8:30 p.m. speech at Hope city hall. Introduced by Alex H. Washburn, McClellan, former Sixth District congressman, previously ran for the Senate and polled 135000. A Camden resident and former Malvern resident, he is also slated to speak in Prescott at 1:00 p.m. and is expected to arrive in Hope around 6:30.
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Ohn
McClellan
United States Senate
Hempstead County
Hope City
Alex, H. Washburn
Senate
Camden
Malvern
Prescott
Hope
Plan to provide tires for all under wartime rationing
The rubber industry presented a Washington plan to supply usable tires for at least two years, using new materials like thiokel and a three tier rationing system. It calls for penalties on wasteful driving, a 40 mile speed limit enforcement, and promised tire access even for some pleasure driving, pending government approval.
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Washington
Rubber Industry Today
War Production Board
Election of Legion Today in Fort Smith
Arkansas Legion delegates at the state convention consider Hendrix Lackey and Harry Miller as leading candidates for state commander. The gathering urges voters to scrutinize candidates’ records, praise rests on labor, industry and agriculture efforts, and notes District 18, Eudora Post 127, and Springdale Post 139 earning distinct trophies for membership and service reports.
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Fort Smith
Arkansas
District 18
Robert L. Gordon Wophy
Floyd Wingo
Eudora Post
Springdale Post
Murray McLeod
Reds Burn Coal Fields Ahead of Nazi Advance
European war report by BODY GILMORE describes German tanks and motorized infantry advancing southeast of Voroshilovgrad toward Rostov, with Donets coal basin in flames as Red Army falls back. Fighting along the Ton River and near Voronezh continues as Germans mass forces between the Donets and Don to strike Rostov and Stalingrad from multiple directions. Rostov is said to be aflame and under attack from west, north, and east as German units close near Stalingrad.
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Europe
Moscow
Voroshiloverod
Rostov
Donets Basin
Caucasus
Red Army
Ton River
Voronezh
Donets
Don
Boguchar
Millerovo
Stalingrad
Lower Volga
Lackey III Elected Arkansas American Legion Head
Fort Smith July 21 Lackey III of Mountain View was elected commander of the Arkansas American Legion. J K H Clendening Jr of Fort Smith chosen commander of the western district. William Carley of Hazen eastern district. Rev Carleton D Lathrop of Fort Smith elected chairman. Claudia Kuykendall elected auxiliary president succeeding Mrs Bevans. Other officers named. resolution to admit World War II service men to Legion charter.
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Fort Smith
Hendrix Lackey
Mountain View
Arkansas State Guard
Arkansas American Legion
J. K H. Clendening, Jr
William Carley
Hazen
Carleton D. Lathrop
Lackey
Neill Reed
Hot Springs
Turner Hamlett
Atkins
Irene Stone
M. L. Carlson
Harrison
Legion
National American Legion
Arkansas Department
Department
American Legion
U S Planes Sink 2 Jap Ships in China
Fighter escorted U S bombers sank two Japanese ships at Kui kiang on the Yangtze southeast of Hankow. The ships were 1000 to 2000 tons each. No U S planes were damaged. A Chinese spokesman said the U S would be asked for more planes and military supplies through Laughlin Currie. Currie returned July 16 with Roosevelt’s message to Chiang Kai Shek.
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Spencer Moosa
Chungking
United States
Yangtze River
Kuikiang
Hankow
Japan
Jong
China
Joseph W. Stillwell
Laughlin Currie
Roosevelt
Currie
Chiang Kai-Shek
Leaders Plan Second Front
London July 21 AP United States and British staff officers seek limited diversion in Europe to aid Russia as second front talks continue. Churchill met with top officers. aim is to frame measures for immediate aid to Soviet armies if South Russia worsens. Possible limited incursion to draw German forces and protect Russian supply lines.
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Drew Middleton
London
United States
Russia
Winston Churchill
Washington
Soviet Union
Britain
Norway
Axis planes destroyed in Matruh raid and air attacks
Cairo reports more than 50 Axis aircraft destroyed on the ground in a single day as British forces pound El Daba and Fil 25 on the Matruh front. Naval bombardment hits Matruh harbor while RAF and US bombers target Tobruk and other air bases in a renewed North Africa campaign.
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Cairo
Matruh
el Daba
Naz
Barrani
Erwin Rommi
Fuka
Alexandria
RAF
el Alamein
Malta
Army of the Nile
el Algmein
United States
North Africa
Expensive trousers and a courtroom verdict in Illinois
Herschel Walsh, a 40 year old electrician, tore off his pants in public and was fined 25 dollars plus costs for disorderly conduct. Police bought a new pair and presented him in court. The case highlights taxpayer funded wardrobe mishaps and a jury of public misfortune.
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Associated Press
Herschel Walsh
Walsh
Annenberg Dies Suddenly in Rochester at 41
M L Annenberg immigrant Chicago newsboy turned publisher dies at 41 in Rochester after pneumonia following surgery. Once a circulation genius linked with William Randolph Hearst and Arthur Bris bane, he led the Philadelphia Day Quiver and ran a racing publications empire while on parole from Lewis, Pa.
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Rochester, Minn
M. L. Anneberg
Chicago
William Randolph Hearst
Arthur Brisbane
Philadelphia
Iay
Quiver
Annenberg
Federal
Lewis
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Lackey III
New Legion Head
Africa
Silverton, Ore
Silverton
Kansas City
WAAC
Des Moines
Iowa City
Carl Sparenberg
Centralia
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