U S Poised For Jap Counter Action In War News
The report weighs German and Soviet hostilities on the eastern front with claims of encirclement at Nevel and heavy Soviet losses. British and American actions are described as responses to Nippon threats, with RAF and Allied measures noted amid ongoing large scale combat across Russia and Manchuria borders.
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U. S
Russia
Adolf Hitler
London
Manchoukuo-Siberia
DNB
Nevel
Vitebsk
Hitler
Moscow
Porkhov
Leningrad
Polotsk-Nevel and
Smolensk
Zhitomir
Ukraine
Baltic
Black Sea
Polotsk-Nevel
Kiev
Soviet
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Singapore
Netherlands East Indies
Vichy
Hanoi
Orient
Indo-China
Jury Awards Light 5000 in Kingsport Damages
A Kingsport court verdict found O. B. Light as administrator of Dallas Light’s estate awarded 5000 dollars in damages against P. D. Jones. The judge directed dismissal of the case against the City of Kingsport. Dallas Light had died from a gunshot by Jones during an alleged escape attempt last year.
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Kingsport Law Court
O. B. Light
Dallas Light
P. D. Jones
Kingsport
Light
Jones
Shelbourne Ferguson
W. D. Scott
Sterchi Brothers
Isabell Rich
Cherokee, Inc
J. M. Castle
Astor Taylor
Mason Dixon Lines
Taylor
Army Opposes 16 Month Draft Service Limit
General George C. Marshall opposed Senator Taft plan to cap active service at 16 months saying it is only suitable as a long term peacetime measure. The army seeks indefinite service with a possible wartime emergency declaration to justify a full mobilization.
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Army
Washington
George C. Marshall
Taft
Ohio
Senate Military Committee
Marshall
War Department
Congress
House Military Committee
OPM Gains AFL Agreement To Prevent Building Strikes
The Office of Production Management won a uniform pact with the AFL Building Trades to stabilize defense work. Coverage includes 800000 direct workers and about 1500000 indirect workers on housing and construction projects. Overtime rates rise to time and a half after 40 hours on single shifts and 37.5 hours on multi shift jobs. The AFL enforces no work stoppages over jurisdictional disputes and grievances will be settled by conciliation and arbitration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sidney Hillman
Office of Production Management
Defense
AFL
War and Navy Departments
Defense Housing Coordination Office
White House
Roosevelt
Nations Shift Blame For War
Buenos Aires Peru and Ecuador blamed each other for yesterday’s day long border clash along the Zaramilla river as Argentina sought an end to hostilities. Ecuador said Peruvian planes bombed open towns and machine gunned a Red Cross unit while Ecuador defended its positions.
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Buenos Aires
Peru
Ecuador
Zaramilla River
Argentina
Enrique Ruiz Guinazu
United States
Brazil
Foreign Office
Quito
Red Cross
House Takes Up Biggest U S Tax Bill
The Ways and Means Committee approved a 3.5292 billion tax bill the largest in U S history aimed at financing defense. It imposes new surcharges on individuals and corporations with steep rates and adds taxes on broadcasting and billboard space along with estate and gift tax boosts.
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House
U.S
Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Stimson Calls Wheeler Card Drive Subversive
Secretary of War Henry Stimson condemned Senator Wheeler's postcard campaign urging troops to oppose U.S. entry into the European war as bordering on subversive or treasonous. Wheeler said about 1 million cards were mailed to a broad cross section, with some to soldiers. Marshall and Hearne cited military regulations. Stimson warned the action could threaten discipline and defense.
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Washington
Stimson
Wheeler
D-Mont
United States
Montanan
War Secretary
War Department
Marshall
George C. Marshall
Frank
Fort Benning
Fort McIntosh
Tex
White House
Roosevelt
Hoover
Nye
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Sumner Welles
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Cooper
Tennessee
Washington—P
Navy Department
Bulletin
Far East
Welles
Pacific
The
Associated Press
Saigon
Cap St. Jacques
Camranh Bay
Hainan
France
Okeh
Petain
Tokyo
Japan Times and Advertiser
East Indies
Chungking
China
Hongkong
OPM
Tel & Tel
Teb
Atlas Corp
Budd Mfg
Celanese Corp
Chrysier Corp
Curtiss-Wright Am
Curtiss-Wr
Kennecott Cop
Tex Gulf Sulth Tide
A Oil
Union Carbide
Unit Corp 9-16 'S Steel Ao
Rwy West el & Mf Fw
Woolworth
Hearne
Senator Wheeler
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