Hoover urges unified food policy and farm upport
Herbert Hoover, speaking to the American Farm Bureau Federation in New York, urges ending conflicting food authorities and centralizing control under one man. He calls for expanding farm acreage and machinery, lifting retail price ceilings, and prioritizing farmer needs to avert a looming food shortage before World War II.
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Herbert Hoover
America
Koover
Europe
American Farm Bureau Federation
New York City
Hoover
Nip Defense Line Smashed by Chinese Forces
Chinese dispatches report Chaing Kai-shek’s forces breaking a Japanese defense line southeast of a key region near Lake Tunting in northern Hunan. Over 200 casualties and captures. many Japanese swimmers drowned crossing a river. Recapture of Shillipu and gains east of Chang and on the upper Yangtze front noted. American bombers hit Hougay near Haiphong, damaging docks and yards. RAF Stilell reports dense smoke and clear returns.
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Chungking
Shillipu
Chang
Hankeaw
Yangtze Front
Hougay
Haiphong
Inda + Chins
Snes
Lei
Joseph W. Stilell
Tokyo
Indo - China
Ichiatry
Yanglge
Sungtze
Yangtee
Shasi
Sun
Yingshan
Tinkow
Sihyang
Taifeng
Shanhi
Armless Girl Returns to Switchboard Position
London reports an armless 1 year old telephone operator who lost both arms and was badly burned in an air raid is returning to her old switchboard job with a special artificial limb extension and a rest device. After 20 operations and trials by an artificial limb expert, she can plug in calls and operate car buttons as before, though her name and address were not disclosed.
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London
H. B. Morgan
Italians Hold One Arkansan Prisoner
The War Department listed 403 U S soldiers as prisoners of war. Captain Garvin Jiffan of Piggott was among the Arkansans captured. Capt. Fitton's wife resides at Piggott.
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Washington
Dane
Arkansan
Garvin Jiffan
Piggott
United States
War Department
Mary
Fitton
Knox Sees Axis Feelings Echo U S After Pearl Harbor
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox said secret information shows Tokyo and Berlin share a similar sentiment to the United States after Pearl Harbor. He urged immediate action and recalled Navy and Army reorganization, noting eight fronts and the growth of a new fleet and army. Continued on page four.
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Annapolis
Frank Knox
Tokyo
Berlin
Pearl Harbor
Naval Academy
Knox
Western Mediterranean
Eastern Mediterranean
Atlantic
South Atlantic
South Pacific
North Paccific
Russia
China
Navy
Liat
Tiifain
General Drop in Food Prices Seen Near
Washington legislators voiced belief that food prices would fall alongside broader price reductions with subsidies likely to continue for low returns. OPA plans to extend ration relief to fresh vegetables butter meats and coffee though vegetable producers may not receive subsidies. Senators Maloney Taft warned subsidies could raise overall costs via taxes and interest, while industry witnesses praised the move as OPA showing its muscle.
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Washington, Dir
Senate Inc Y
Office of Price Administration
Taft R-ohiad
Taft
Conge
Sigw
OPA
Japs Given Hint of What Is to Come
Allied air forces expanded their reach westward from the Solomons as Liberators bombed Waingapoe on Soemba Island. Multiple targets across Dili, Koeppayy, Kavieng and nearby areas were hit, with bombers spotting a convoy off Kavieng. The action underscored an intensified Allied campaign across the region led by Gen. George C. Kenney’s air force.
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Australia
Singapore
Waihgapoe
Soemba Island
Lesser Sunday
Darwin
Sane Jong
Waingupoe
Lomalfolk
George C. Kenney
Hougainvile
Solomons
New Ireland
New Britain
New Guinea
Banda
Amenia
Timar
Yodiy
Dili
Koeepayy
Imoer
Babe
Duleh New Guinea
Kavieng
Joby Range
Coal Dispute Back in Hands of WLB as Talks Resume
The War Labor Board ordered a public hearing for the coal wage dispute while a possible agreement emerged between miners and some operators. UMW President Lewis and Northern Appalachian operators press private talks, with the board inviting reports to move toward final disposition.
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Washington
War Labor Board
North
South
Neady
WLB
Devaliattions
UMW
John Sa. Lewis
Lewis
Charles O'Neill
O'Neill
United Mine Workers
Emines
Beebe College Hale Acts May Not Come Up
The Arkansas Capitol reported a distinct probability that neither the Hale act sharing sales tax revenue with counties nor the Beebe Junior College appropriation acts would be preferred to the 1944 general election. Statehouse sources indicated the possibility as organizers for the referendums prepared petitions for both measures. Dr. Abington, long allied with Beebe and opposed to the Hale measure in the 1944 session, said he would support referendums while some opponents circulated petitions for the Beebe College appropriation.
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Little Rock
Beebe
Ehurtieatin
Charles QC. Smithers
Benton
Arkinsays Counity
de. Abington Long
Aay
Abington
Abington Long
Beebe School
Italians Lose 633251 in War Says AP Broadcast
An Associated Press report cited a Raine broadcast noting Italy has suffered 633,251 wartime casualties over three years since Mussolini’s entry into the conflict. It broke down to 58,000 killed, 141,000 wounded, and about 444,000 missing, with remarks on front-line danger and strategic Mediterranean considerations.
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Associated Press
Raine
Mussolini
England
France
Roosevelt
Tri Duce
Italy
Fried Associated Press
Mediterranean
Rome
Cormamannifien
Federal Conmunandations Commission
Tunisia
Women of State Wanted to Work in Arkansas
Little Rock Arkansas employment director Palmer Patterson urged all Arkansas women able to work to register with the U.S. employment service office. He noted women already make up more than 20 percent of the state workforce with 25,400 employed in May, including 15,000 in war industries as more men go to military service. The article also mentions the Yankees leading the American League in home runs for the last seven years.
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Little Rock
Jane
Iai
Suuk Employment Service
Dirselor
Palmer Patterson
Arkansas
U.S
Patterson
Warner
Yankees
New tax program hinted by FDR in congress
Washington report notes Senate Finance Chairman George Ga. says Congress will work on a new tax bill after the pay as you go levy. Roosevelt signals possible higher excise taxes on cigarettes tobacco and whisky before summer recess. He aims to start 20 percent withholding July 1. George warns against raising individual income taxes now, citing heavy burdens on many taxpayers. He estimates federal, state, and local taxes totaling more than 49 trillion dollars next year.
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Washingtob
George
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Roosevelt
England
Treasury
Yar
Argentina to Work With Sister States
Argentina moves toward closer cooperation with sister American Republics through policy statements and practical steps. President Pedro Tamires outlines a foreign relations approach stressing actions over words, signaling potential shifts in ties with neighboring nations. Observers in Montevideo anticipate a gradual move toward severing or reconfiguring relations if policy measures diverge.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Pedro Tamires
Wong
Rumon S. Costa
Montevideo
Hamirea
Hosa Saureus
Allies Ready to Deal With Poison Gas
President Roosevelt said Axis preparations for gas warfare were reported and the United States warned it would retaliate in kind. The Chemical Warfare Service announced stand by production of gases, masks, salves, and treated clothing to protect troops, with Germany and Japan having prepped gases.
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Washington
Europe
Chemical Warfare Service
Roosevelt
Axis
Asia
Passon Bas
United States Army
William N. Porter
Porter
Germany
Japan
United States
Hints Pentelleria Already Invaded
A British military writer suggested Pentelleria island in the Wie Medi terranean may have been landed on but cites no official support. The garrison was urged to surrender to spare civilians, while Axis leaflets claimed surrender demands with no British comment.
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London
British Press Association
Penteleria
Mediterranean
Tunisia
Sicily
Axis
Lampedusa
Pantelleria
Italians Say Allied Surrender Demand Ignored
Allied planes dropped demand for unconditional surrender on Pantelleria garrison and, with no reply, bombarded the island by sea and air. British cruisers and destroyers pounded shore defenses while a parallel air assault kept up pressure. Reports note a long, intense shelling scene and continued bombardment as the garrison remained resistant.
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Belman Morin
North Africa
Pantelleria
Mediterranean
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Seigt
Carl A. Spaaze
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