Army of 4.5 Million Aims for 1943 War Build Up
Army supply bill, the largest in history, aims to fund a force of 4.5 million by July 1 1943 and to extend lend lease aid to the United Nations. Rep Snyder chairs the appropriations panel as it backs about 62.9 billion in lend-lease and 12.7 billion for war materiel with emphasis on aircraft production and global supply lines.
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House
Appropriations Committee
United Nations
Snyder
D-Pa
Appropriations
J. T. McNarney
Army
War Department
Congress
Roosevelt
McNarney
Britain
B. B. Somervell
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Air Force
Arnold
Airforce
FDR and Churchill Map Allied Shipping Plans
Roosevelt and Churchill focused on shipping as they map United Nations war strategy. They summoned shipping experts to a White House conference and met with Dr. T. V. Soong. Officials said talks continued late into the night as they pursue an offensive strategy to open a second front.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Britain
United Nations
White House
T. V. Soong
China
Stephen Early
Early
Atlantic Seaboard
Europe
North Africa
Russia
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Boy Scouts to canvass for scrap rubber in Kingsport
One hundred thirty Scouts will canvass every street from 5 30 to 9 30 p m collecting scrap rubber to aid war effort. Donations accepted at homes and forwarded to service stations for distribution among troops.
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U. S
Norman Suttles
Boy Scout
Tennessee
Kingsport
Boy Scouts
Old Kingsport
Sevastopol Defenses Hold Against German Push Into Inner Ring
Soviet dispatches report Sevastopol garrison halted a German wedge into the fortress defenses as Germany pressed to breach the Black Sea stronghold. The USSR released figures claiming German casualties reached millions while stressing Allied victory momentum from the Anglo Soviet pact and USSR US accord.
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Moscow
Sevastopol
Black Sea
Probers Charge Excessive War Contract Spending
The House Military committee reported evidence of waste in War Department contracts. It calls for banning cost-plus-a-fixed-fee agreements except in unique cases and cites extravagant salaries and top heavy administration, with the air corps singled out.
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Washington
House Military Committee
War Department
Andrew J. May
Air Corps
Argentine Ship Sinking Labeled Nazi Terrorism
Secretary Hull condemned the sinking of the 4800 ton Argentine freighter Rio Tercero 120 miles off New York as a act of Nazi terror. He noted the daylight attack prevented Nazi denial of identification and cited Germany's response to the Victoria protest over improper marking.
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Washington
Hull
New York
Atlantic
Germany
Victoria
Cape Hatteras
North Carolina
Sinking off Atlantic coast leaves 88 missing two dead
Navy reports a medium sized American freighter sank June 15 after torpedo hits 75 miles offshore. Eighty one rescued. 88 unaccounted or dead. Convoy system active from Maine to Florida amid intensified submarine activity under Hitler. Other recent sinkings include Rio Tercero and Columbian.
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United States
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Pearl Harbor
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Florida
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Belem
Brazil
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Axis
Government Insurance For OCD Workers Urged
Senators debated civilian protections as an alternative to cash benefits for victims of enemy action. George proposed low cost government insurance for up to 10 million civilians in home defense work, while Pepper pressed for direct government liability and monthly payments for those injured or killed on modern warfare fronts. The measure moves to the finance committee for study.
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George
Dga
Senate Finance Committee
Pepper
D-Fla
Finance Committee
Senate
House
Wake Island
United States Employee Compensation Commission
American Legion Show Opens Thursday Night
The Hammond Post carnival at Broad and Center streets begins Thursday with four rides and concession tents. Judd Tate says it is the country’s only Legion show owned by a post and promises a bigger, better display. War Bonds and Stamps will be sold at all concessions and a central booth, with a free aerial act replacing a stage show this year.
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Center Streets
Hammond Post
Judd Tate
Kingsport
Tate
Truman claims steel bosses control WPB policy
Washington Bulletin reports that Senator Truman declares the dollar a year men from the big steel industry fully control steel policy of the War Production Board, asserting major influence over wartime production decisions.
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Washington
Truman
D-Mo
Senate War Investigating Committee
WPB
Taxes panel expands 5 percent levy to contract carriers
The Ways and Means Committee decided today to include contract carriers along with common carriers in the 5 percent tax on freight and express shipments. The move broadens the tax base and targets transportation firms for revenue.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Merchants Trap Rats in 12 Days
The Merchants Exchange building cooperated with the city anti-rodent campaign using glue boards and bait. They captured 120 rats in 12 days, showing vim and ingenuity in the effort.
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St. Louis
Merchants Exchange
Flying U S Freighters Brave Weather and Jap Planes
New Delhi reports United States flying freighters and bomber and fighter units continue to supply Chiang Kai-Shek’s Chinese armies. Monsoon challenges persist as planes traverse 500 miles of dangerous skies from India to central Yunnan. No freighter losses despite heavy Japanese air activity. Army Air Forces and the American Volunteer Group expand with more planes and squadrons.
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U. S
China
New Delhi
India
United Sates Ferry Command
Chiang Kai-Shek
Burma
Ferry Command
United States
Yunnan
Atlantic
Africa
Middle East
Council Meets On Bus Franchise
Kingsport Board of Mayor and Aldermen will meet in adjourned session to discuss a city bus franchise and hear remarks from interested parties. The current bus operation franchise expires in July. The council chamber at City Hall will host the 8 p.m. meeting.
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Kingsport Board of Mayor
Advertising Wins Roosevelt Praise at 38th Federation Meeting
President Roosevelt told the 38th annual Advertising Federation of America convention that liberty and freedom can be strengthened by reiterating their benefits through advertising. He noted changes in advertising with wartime constraints and the continued need to inform the public. Bruce Barton warned Americans risk totalitarian tendencies as they endure war-time self-denial.
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Churchill
England
Atlantic
New York
Roosevelt
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Advertising Federation of America
Bruce Barton
Barten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn
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