Byrd Presses Opposition to Food Subsidies
Senator Harry F. Byrd, Virginia Democrat, denounces federal food subsidy plans as costly and ineffective without a strong anti inflationary wage policy. He blames the New Deal for inflation, warns subsidies could fail and spark shortages, urging decisive action to rein in wages and avoid national hunger.
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Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Senator Byrd
Treasury
Henderson
Gibraltar
Washington
America
Nazis concede Allied landing possible but costly
An Associated Press summary of a Berlin broadcast from Die Wehrmacht notes that invasion across the Mediterranean or into Southern Europe might succeed theoretically but with heavy losses. It cautions of difficult transport, strong Axis defenses from the French coast to Tunisia, and warns Allied fleets and bases could face strong countermeasures.
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Associated Press
Europe
Berlin
Die Ehrmacht
Trantsport
Mediterranean
Sothern
Norteg
Tunisia
Ber- UN
French Channel
Allantie
Fire at Gunter Mill Causes $1000 Loss to Building
Fire destroyed the boiler room building at Gunter Mill last night about 10 pm. Officials say machinery inside survived, but the structure burned completely. The blaze will halt production for about a week, according to company officials.
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Gunter Lumber Mil
Women Not Eligible For Swedish Throne Debate
Stockholm reports the justice ministry tabled indefinitely a proposal to amend the constitution to allow women of the royal family to ascend the throne. Attorney Sven Mandelius argued eligibility would aid succession if heirs are killed, naming Princesses Margaretha and Desiree as examples when discussing potential regency.
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Stockholm
Ministry of Justice
Heriksdag
Sven Mandelius
Sweden
Haga
Margaretha
Desiree
Gustav Adolf
Sibylla
Mississippi Flood Claims Two More Lives Near Memphis
Back waters of the Mississippi River rose to near crest at 38 feet as two more deaths were recorded and three people were rescued. J E Anderson drowned when a boat capized while moving his wife and two boys to safety near Memphis. His wife and two boys clung to a tree and were pulled to safety later. A 15 year old son described his father’s last words. Earlier 12 year old Bobby Rundies drowned when a raft overturned near Dyersburg. Army engineers said levees should hold and 35 000 acres of farmland were inundated but protected from further crop damage.
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Memphis
Mississippi
J. E. Anderson
Charles Anderson
Bobby Jeff Rundies
Dyersburg
Tenn
West Tennessee
Chinese Nearer Ichang 30,000 Japanese Casualties
Chiang Kai-shek's forces say they are within 12 miles of Ichang, sweeping 40,000 Japanese from the area and driving invaders toward retreat along the upper Yangtze front. A Chinese spokesman reports recapture of Changyang and seizure of Yangtze territory below Ichang, with heavy American air support aiding the push.
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Associated Press
Chiang Kai-Shek
Ichang
Yuangtao
Ger
Chiang
Chihipei
Japan
Tokyo
China
Tungting Lake
Changyang
Yangtze
Chihkiang
Joseph W. Stilwell
U.S
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
McClellan Urges Funds to Repair Arkansas Roads
Senator John McClellan appealed to President Roosevelt to release 1.7 million dollars in federal aid highway funds to repair Arkansas highways and bridges damaged by floods. He toured the flood area and urged immediate cooperation to fund damaged systems and noted large unexpended balances.
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Little Reek
U. 5
John
McClellan
Roosevelt
Arkansas
State of
Thos W. McDonald
Public Roads Administration
McClellin
Blades Uire
Roosevelt Expected to Sign Tax Bill
Washington reports President Roosevelt likely to sign a compromise tax bill approved by large majorities in Congress. The measure would shift about 44 million taxpayers to a pay as you go system with 25 percent of 1942 or 1943 tax liabilities due plus current levies, and enable quarterly payments starting September 15 for those with other incomes.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Uncle Sam
Congress
Roosevelt Sgins
White House
Senate
Treasury
President
Chirk
Willie
Georgian New Head of Central College
Edwin Preston, executive secretary of Shorter College at Roni, Ga, will become president of Central College, a Baptist girls school here, effective May 1. His appointment follows leadership changes at the Georgia institution and aligns with its mission and religious affiliation.
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Central College
Cubway
Edwin Preston
Shorter College
Roni
Central Collesge
Three Axis Ships Destroyed Off Italian Coast
Allied destroyers sank two Axis merchant vessels and an escort torpedo boat and drove an enemy destroyer ashore at Capo Spartivento in a bold night attack. The operation, part of broader Italian coastal strikes, left Allied losses none and demonstrated naval supremacy alongside air power. Royal Greek unit participated, US warplanes struck Pantelleria and Sardinia, while RAF fighters patrolled the Aegean, sinking two small sailing vessels and damaging a third.
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Daniel DE Luce
North Altesia
Capo Spartivento
Italy
Capo
Strait of Messina
Sicily
Capa Spartivento
Pantelleria
Sardinia
Capo Spartiventa
Fantelleria
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Partelleria
Ort
Brussolini
Cap Bon
Aegean Sea
Middle East
Reds Destroy 123 of 500 Nazi Air Attackers
Moscow reports a force of about 500 German planes attacked Kursk yesterday. At least 123 were shot down by Soviet pilots and anti air fire, signaling a new phase in the eastern front air war. The day also saw further Soviet losses and claims of German casualties in Kuban and around Kursk.
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William McGaffin
Moscow
Kursk
Kuban
Novorassisk
Kalinin
Associated Press
Berlin
Americans Resume Pacific Air Attacks in South Pacific
The Navy reported renewed air strikes in the South Pacific with American bombers pounding Bougainville targets. Bombers hit Tinputs harbor and Numa Numa harbor setting large fires and sinking or damaging small Japanese vessels nearby. Attu saw Japanese troops eliminated in scattered actions, with known Japanese dead at 1,791. Canadian pilots aided War Hawks in Kiska operations.
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Washington
South Pacific
Bougainville
Navy
Attu
Tinputs Harbor
Numa Numa Harbor
Bougainvlte
Tinputs
North Pacific
Dune
Attu Island
United States Army
Athu Island
Mitchell
Kiska
Bougainville Island
OPA Seeks to Halt Rising Whiskey Prices
Washington June 3 The Office of Price Administration moved to tighten price controls on distilled spirits. OPA urged all liquor brand owners to file complete price data and explain how ceilings were set, signaling a possible new maximum schedule at the distiller level with retail prices to be set by wholesale and retail markups.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
French Leaders Delayed in Expressing Aim
Algiers June 3 Edward Kennedy reports French executive committee members met after pledging to name a governing body for Liberated France, but session ends with delays amid Gaullist demands for purges. Discussion covered a three-tier ouster list, Gaullist insistence on immediate action, and aims to restructure leadership with a purge of pro Vichy officials.
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Edward Kennedy
Algiers
France
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Henri Giraud
Giraud
Marcel Peyrouton
Algeria
Roosevelt near White House for coal board talks
Washington June 3 Roosevelt pressed for swift action to end the coal stoppage as War Labor Board members and White House aides moved to mediate the United Mine Workers dispute. John L Lewis pressed for a wage agreement, while production curbs lingered and negotiators planned to hold firm until miners return to work. If an order follows past patterns, a few days may pass before coal returns to normal production.
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AsSociated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Bvaa
Tary Stephen
Tha
Com Labor War Board
Chante
CIO
APL
United Mine Workers
William
AFL
Philip, Murra
Julius Emspak
Meany
AFT
Ing
House
Oper
United Mine Workers Sentatives
Operate Wave
John Lewis
Lewis
Moday
Thirteen More Arkansans Are Jap Prisoners
Washington reports 13 Arkansans among 494 U S soldiers listed as prisoners of the Japanese in an undisclosed camp. Names include Pvt Raymond A Alstott of Lewis and Pvt Elton W Copeland of North Little Rock with others from Fort Smith Fayetteville Camden Fordyce Rolla Clarendon Pocahontas Marmaduke and Nettleton. Navy slang term caulk off misread as nap appears at end.
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Washington
UPI
Arkansans
United States
War Department
Raymond A. Alstott
Catherine Altott
Lewis
Elton W. Copeland
Mollie Copeland
North Little Rock
William C. Curry
W. c. Curry
Truman
Walte H. Hager
George S. Hager
D Street
Fort Smith
Troy E. Holt
David BR
Holt
Fayetteville
Burban M. Keel
Edgar B. Keck
Rt. 4
Little Rogt
George J. Koury
G. K. Koury
Camden
Don E. Mitchell
Dora E. Mitchell
Fordyce
Cletis
Oveton
Rufus Querion
Rolla
Robert V. Person
Della Pearson
Clarendon
Lee H. Sechrest
Everest H. Secgres
Pocahontas
Robert E. Sparks
J. W. Sparks
Marmaduke
Jack W. Wood
Joe
Wood
Rt. 1
Nettleton
Ford Taxes May Be Only 12 Millions
Detroit June 3 Probate filed for Edsel Bryant Ford s will shows most Ford Motor Company stock goes to the Ford Foundation. Tax estimates suggest inheritance and transfer taxes may be about 12 million dollars, far below earlier guesses up to 20 million. Estate use projected near 209 million. Edsel Ford died at 49, son of Henry Ford, Ford Foundation organized in 1926. Stock portion left in equal shares to Eleanor Clay Ford widow and four children.
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Detroit
Edsel Bryant Ford
Ford Motor Company
Ford Foundation
Apo
Edsel Ford
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Nut
Foundation
Eleanor Clay Ford
Benson Ford
Walter Buhl Ford Jr
William Ford
Inade Ris
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