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Front Page Highlights May 1 1941 Series E Bond Drive
May 1 1941 Roosevelt buys first Series E Savings Bond as Great Britain pressures Iraq. Joe Louis agrees to fight Billy Conn for heavyweight title. Congress plans to send 50 American tankers to Britain. May 2 FCC approves commercial TV with 15 hours weekly air time. President urges 24 7 arms production. Series E Bond sales reach 301000 after slow start.
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