Enduring Peace After War: World View and Policy
Commentary on postwar peace challenges referencing Willkie Hoover Gibson and Fulbright. Discusses forms of global governance, cooperation with Russia, and the need for practical politics and alliances rather than a superstate. Highlights Middle East conditions and calls for United Nations solidarity and cautious reconstruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Rotary Club
Francis Bacon
Wendell L. Wilkie
Collier's Magazine
Herbert Hoover
Europe
Hugh Gibson
U. S
Belgium
House of Representatives
Willkie
Middle East
United Nations
Russia
Britain
America
Hoover
Gibson
League of Na- Gons
Arkansas
Bill Fulbright
House
Robert Hale
Maine
Hale
Fulbright
Price Rollback On Beef Hits Stockyards Markets
Chicago stockyards report a beef shortage as hundreds of cattle stand idle amid sudden price cutbacks. Farmers hold out for higher prices while buyers cite losses. War Stabilization efforts seek a solution. Receipts shrink with Friday especially light. only 800 head at Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Union
Civlian
James F. Byrnes
War Meat Board
Bayers
South St. Paul
Roosevelt Denounces Food Czar Idea in Press Confab
President Roosevelt argued against creating a food czar noting inflation versus price control as the core issue. He warned Congress would bear blame if inflation worsened and mocked proposals for centralized authority as a red herring. He cited concerns that surging buying power would hurt the poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Iaid
Angel Babinet
Browing Uwre
Bet
Roose
Weit
Mr. Roosevelt
Bombshell in Coal Settlement Demands WLB Signature
The War Labor Board pressed for a formal contract between the United Mine Workers and coal operators, asserting authority under an executive order. John L. Lewis warned the board, arguing workers serve the government, not operators, as production remains uneven and a back-to-work drive stalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Labor Board
WLB
Wold
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
Lewis
Half of Miners Revolt Against Own Committee
Pittsburgh June 25 thousands of coal miners defied the back to work order of their union’s policy committee led by John Lewis and most districts warned of a return to normal operations by Monday. varing estimates show about half of the nation’s 521,000 miners idle with dozens of districts voting to stay out or return, while some Pennsylvanian pits reported breaks toward work amid pressure from War Labor Board policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Palicy
John la Lewis
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
Wa Labor Board
WLB
Shenandoah, Pi
Lackawanna County
Associated Pres
West Virginia
William Blizzard
District 17
Blizzard
War Labor Board
Pennsylvania Goal Fields
Gates and Palmer
N. C. Frick Coke Company
Uniontown
Michael Vwonus
UMW
Stephen Ezar
Gales
Washington
Ezar
Union
Johnstown
Lewis
Arkansas Marines Are Jap Prisoners
Washington reports three Arkansas Marines are held as prisoners of war by Japan. The soldiers are Pfe Leroy M. Linhart of Monticello Pfe Jesse 4 Simpson of Fayetteville and Pfe Walter St. John of Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Pfe
Leroy M. Linhart
George A.linhart
Monticello
Jesse 4. Simpson
Nettle Jy Simpson
Fayetteville
Walter St. John
John W St. John
Houston
Roosevelt Vetoes Anti-Strike Bill as Senate Moves to Override
President Roosevelt vetoed the Connally-Smith Harness anti strike bill saying it would spark labor unrest. The Senate voted 56 to 25 to override, aiming to keep war production continuous. He urged amending the Selective Service Act to induct 46 to 65 year olds into non combat service to prevent strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
United States
War Tabor Board
National Labor Relations Board
Hue
Congress
House
Ration Book Stamps Details For Food and Fuel
Ration Book No 1 lists Coffee Stump No 24 for one pound expires June 30 Sugar Stump No 18 for five pounds expires August 15 Canning stamps 15 and 16 for one half pound each Shoes Stump No 18 for one pair through Oct Like Stumps K L M cover processed foods fruits expires through July 7 Stamps J K L M N for fats oils cheeses canned fish and canned Mik expire June 30 Gasoline Stamps No 6 of A books for four gallons each valid until July 22
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oet
RAF Bombing Peak as Wuppertal Attacked in Ruhr
London reports the RAF mounted a heavy raid on Wuppertal Elberfeld Remscheid and surrounding Ruhr targets with 33 bombers lost. The offensive, entering its sixth night, included Elberfeld chemical works Jaeger plants and textile factories, plus a daylight US raid on the Ruhr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
RAF
Ruhr
Wuppertal
Elberfeld
Air Ministry
Barmen
Trem
Hitler
Berlin
Associated Press
Wuppertal- Elberfeld
Remscheid
Wupper River
I. G. Farben Industrie Chemical Works
Jaeger
Germany
Maly
Schneider
le Cruesol
Paris
United States
Huls
England
North Africa
18 U. S. Heavy Bombers Are Missing
London June 25 The Eighth Air Force reports a large force of US heavy bombers lacking fighter escort attacked northwest Germany today. Eighteen bombers are missing amid adverse weather hampering observation. Earlier RAF night raid on Wuppertal and Ruhr left 33 bombers not returning. Mine laying also noted in RAF operations last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Germany
Eighth Air Force
Wuppertal
Geriman Ruhr
RAF l
Reds Triumph in Air Battle Over German Bombers
London dispatch reports Soviet communique that five German bombers out of nine escort fighters were shot down near Lislehansk on the Donets river. Soviet fighters forced the bombers to jettison loads, while ground action and riverfront clashes left most Nazi forces wiped out or retreating. Velikie Luki positions were briefly cited as restored by a German counterattack. A two day Leningrad area guerrilla clash ended with 108 German casualties and five officers captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lislehansk
Donets River
Kharkov
Western Front
Leningrad
Velikie Luki
Moscow
State Convict Nabbed in California
Cummins Prison Farm official Tom Cogbill announced that Billie Berlin "Schoolboy" Bledsoe, a four time Arkansas convict who escaped in April, has been arrested in Los Angeles. Police notified prison authorities to verify his record and plan to try him in California. Bledsoe, 30, was serving 12 years for robbery in Pulaski County and fled while working as a half trustee in the prison commissary with a pistol and about $100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cummins Prison Farm
Tom Cogbill
State Prison Farm
Los Angeles
Calif
Billie Berlin
Bledsoe
Arkansas
Cagbill
Pulaski County
FDR Rejects October Deadline for Government Mines
Washington June 25 Roosevelt refused to recognize or accept an October 41 deadline set by United Mine Workers for continued coal production in government operated mines. The War Labor Board pressed James Byrnes to compel compliance or impose penalties while outlining potential sanctions and a new wartime contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
United Mine Workers
War Labor Board
WLB
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes Theeountry
U. S. Steel
Federal Shipbuilding
General Motors
WLE
UMW
Ickes
Everton Youth Is Japanese Prisoner Kisner Son Reported Prisoner of War
June 25 Harrison and Mrs. O W Kisner of Everton learned from the War Department that their son Pfe Lloyd Kisner age 25 is a prisoner of the Japanese. Kisner enlisted in May 1941 and was in Manila in the Philippines when the war began. His brother in law Lt Eugene A Goff age 45 was killed in action in the islands.
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Harrison
O. W. Kisner
Everton
War Department
Pfe
Lloyd Kisner
Kisner
Manila
Philippines
Eugene A. Goff
Islands
First Assault on Greek Port: 300 Planes Hit Sicily
Allied air forces struck Salonika in Greece from Middle East bases while about 300 American bombers and fighters hit Sicily. The Salonica raid set multiple hangars and administration buildings aflame, with several enemy aircraft destroyed on the ground. Across Sardinia, U.S. squadrons targeted docks, supply ships, rail junctions, and airfields, as RAF and Allied aircraft attacked Ca tania and other Sicilian targets, with notable dogfights and brave pilot accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noland Norgaard
North Africa
Ninth Air Force
Salonika
Middle East
Northwest African’ Command
Sicily
Cairo
Mediterranean
Sardinia
U. S
Carl A. Spaatz
Malta
Valletta
Pozzallo
Augusta
Galfo Aranci
Capoterra
la Maddelena
Cagliari
Catania
Clyde L. Grow
Arkansas City
Ark
Chili
Van
Gilbert E. Butler
Roanoke
Butler
Tunisia
Hubert M. Blair
Chatman
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Alex. H. Washburn
Hotel Barlow
Bacon
FDR
Ruhr Valley
Miles
Ondok
Spain
Great Britain
Mar
Corsica
Temden
Switzy
Czech
Bunich ‘Shar
Les
Algeria
Franzelienia
Raf Lohenstec
Fredrichshafen
Spezia
Reds
California
Everton Youth
Africa
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