Unions and racketeering law debate in 1930s era talk
An Arizona speaker, citing the Teapot Dome era and a 1933 racketeering bill, discusses legislative history of the racketeering act. He notes opposition by unions led by Green and the Justice Department stance on wage payments, urging cautious view of labor protections in tax and legal frameworks.
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Ariz
Bey
Eme
Justice Byrnes
Deck
Senatorias 5
Copeland
Capaec
Green
Jean Federation of Labor
Finid
Department of Justice
Armies Grow as U S Plans Expand to 6 Million Men
Washington reports the United States aims for a total armed force near 6 million, with 32 new infantry divisions to be formed in 1942 and three armored divisions already established. The prewar 900,000 force has expanded under rapid program increases, with details guarded as war secrets.
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Washington
Bom
m/ITV
United
National Guard
United States Proram
War Department
Silence Asked Of Mrs Roosevelt In War Debate
Buffalo April 16 Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt urged to stay silent on subjects she knows little about, as Legion commander Jacob Ark cited her remarks that veterans who opposed the last war caused this one. He claimed the American Legion pushed for military preparedness, but was criticized by Mrs Roosevelt and others who favor unprepared nations.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Eleanor Roosevelt
New York
American Legion
Jacob Ark
Rochester
Ark
Legion
Mrs. Roosevelts
Assertion attack on Philippines is only a taste
United States Army Headquarters in Australia reports Brigadier General Ralph Royce admitting the bomber squadron used a hidden base in the Philippines protected by fighters. Twelve of thirteen bombers carried four passengers home to Australia including airmen and soldiers from Bataan and Corregidor. Australia praised the raid as a taste of heavier blows to come as Curtin hailed the turning tide in the southwest Pacific.
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United States Army
Australia
Ralph Royce
United States
Philippines
Foray
M Army
Bataan
Corregidor
Royce
Meonday
Southwest
Pacific
John Curtin
Japan
Philippine
Dispersal of Nazis Advised at Harvard Meeting
Harvard anthropologist Dr Earnest A Hooton urged creation of a synthetic non Germanic race to replace Germany's stock to prevent future wars He called for the wiping out of wartime leaders and dispersal of followers as the first step at the American Association of Physical Anthropology session in Cambridge Massachusetts
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Mass
Reich
Earnest A. Hooton
Harvard
Hooton
Germany
American Association of Physical Anthropology
Couhatta Farmer Fatally Gored by Escaped Bull
Couhatta La April 16 John Griffin Loftin farmer about 50 was killed when attacked by a bull on his farm route 2 fourteen miles from Couhatta His body was found in a pasture about 5 pm Wednesday Funeral services will be at 3 pm Friday at Clear Springs Baptist church with interment in Clear Springs cemetery Surviving are his widow five sons Clivey Everal Loftin Grady Loftin Churchill Loftin Marion Loftin and two daughters Sybil Loftin and Mrs A V Morgan
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Coushatta
John Griffin Loftin
Loftin
Clear Springs Baptist Church
Clear Springs
Clivey
Everal Loftin
Shreveport
Grady Loftin
Croseville
Churchill Loftin
Menret
Marion Loftin
Camp Shelby
Miss
Sybil Loftin
Little Rock
Ark
A. V. Morgan
Price asserts press of U S now on trial
New York April 14 Byron Price director of censorship told editors that wartime voluntary restraint tests the freedom of the press. He warned a day may come if the president’s confidence falters but expressed faith editors will not fail on the firing line. He outlined three truths about censorship and said results depend on publishers and editors, not the Office of Censorship.
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New York
Byron Price
Associated Press
Post
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
American Press
United States
Washington
Office of Censorship
Chennault Called to U S Army Duty for Brigadier General Nomination
Washington April 1644 Colonel Claire L. Chennault commander of the American Volunteer Group in Burma was called to active duty in the U S Army and nominated for brigadier general. Roosevelt sent his name to the Senate along with two other officers for temporary promotion. Chennault, retired on air force register as a captain, home Waterproof. Also nominated as major generals were Brigadier General Lewis B Hershey, director of Selective Service, age 48, home Angola Indiana.
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Claire L. Chennault
Burma
United States Army
Roosevelt
Senate
Chennault
Air Force
War Department
Chennauilt
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Angola
Ind
Stamp Day in City Proves Big Success
Monroe marks its first War Stamp day on the first anniversary of defense bonds and stamps. A K R Wisenbaker reports thousands of stamps sold and about 25000 dollars in bonds and stamps, aided by booths, merchants, banks, and bands from Ouachita Parish High and Neville High. David C. Silverstein praises Mr. Wisenbaker and local press for the event.
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Twin Cities
Gordon Cummings
E. K. Theus
Bella Scherck Davidson
Monroe
A. KR. Wisenbaker
Ouachita Parish
Wisenbaker
Louisiana
Neville High School
David C. Silverstein
Retail Merchants Division
Chamber of Commerce
News-Star~World
Silverstein
Woman Religious Worker Slain in Washington
In Washington an early morning homicide ends with the confession of 11-year-old Richard L. Wilhite. The victim is Miss Madeline Matthes, 25, active Jehovah’s Witness, found beaten and slashed at an N Street apartment. Coroner will determine cause of death and any rape findings.
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Washington
N Street
Jeremiah Flaherty
Richard L. Wilhite
Irving H. Ambaugh
O. P. Fuss
Madeline Matthes
M Street
N. W
Jehovah's Witnesses
A. Magruder MacDonald
Miss Matthes
Churchill to Speak on War Situation Soon
London disclosure said Prime Minister Churchill will make a statement on the war situation at an early date and a white paper on Sir Stafford Cripps negotiations in India is hoped next week. A possible delay was noted due to discussions with General George C Marshall and Harry Hopkins.
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London
Churchill
Stafford Cripps
India
George C Marshall
United States Army
Harry Hopkins
Britain
State Library Meet Opens in Monroe Today
The 17th annual Louisiana Library Association conference opens at Hotel Virginia with Miss Mary Clay as general chairman. A large crowd attends the opening session in the Cameo room as Florinell Francis presides. Key speakers include Essae M Culver and Viela Anderson. Friday features include breakfasts, a second general session, and several sectional meetings led by notable librarians and officers.
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Louisiana Library Association
Mary Clay
Northeast Junior College
Hotel Virginia
Florinell Francis
Dallas Goss
H. H. Benoit
Viola Anderson
Louisiana
Beth Skoog
Camp Claiborne
Marian Baylor
Winnfield
Essae M Culver
State Association
Viela Anderson
Tulane-Howard Library
Walter Minniear
Columbia
Mary Rice
Ilindia
Janet Agnew
Ray L. Trautman
Army Library Service
H. C. Houghton, Jr
Iowa Library Association
T. B. Langford
C. B Hodges
H.C. Houghton, Jr
Frances Clarke Sayers
College and Reference
Nathaniel Stewart
Loma Knighten
Gasoline Cut Takes Effect Across East and Northwest
Washington reports a severe fuel cut now in force in the East and Pacific Northwest. Motorists face 40 to 60 percent less gasoline, with one third overall curtailment and full supplies for essential uses. Ickes warns rationing possible if public cooperation fails, while price office prepares ration cards.
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Washington
East
Pacific Northwest
Ickes
Office of Price Control
Defenders Of Corregidor Still Fight On Amid Bombing
American and Filipino defenders on Corregidor remain resistant as US bombers unleash 110 tons of ordnance across Japanese forces in the Philippines. The war department reports continued combat on Bataan and Cebu with 12,000 Japanese troops landing nearby and repeated island raids.
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Associated Press
MacArthur
United States Army
Philippines
Corregidor
War Department
Bataan
Cebu Island
Manila
Bataan Peninsula
Volga Boatman Does Not Sing As He Paddles
A P Correspondent finds Pyotr Alfyorov, a Volga boatman in Kuibyshev, says he never sings while paddling. He explains there is little breath or time to sing, despite the world’s association of the Volga tune with Chaliapin.
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Volga
Kuibyshev
Russia
Pyotr Ivanovich Alfyorov
Pyotr
Louisiana Speeders to Get Three Tries
Louisiana motorists will be given three chances to observe the wartime speed limit of four miles an hour starting today. State police Troop D will issue a courtesy admonition card for first offenders, with a duplicate filed at the district office. A second offense carries a warning and a third leads to arrest under Captain Bruce Myers.
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Lake Charles
Steve Alford
Alford
Bruce Myers
General Royce describes Philippine air raid as field day and picnic
Brigadier General Ralph Royce recounted a two day raid on the Philippines by U S bombers. He said Japanese panic followed, transports at Batangas and Nichols Field hit, and Cebu and Davao targets bombed. One aircraft was lost to a direct enemy hit.
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Royce
Douglas MacArthur
Manila
Batangas
Nichols Field
Corregidor
Cebu
Davao
Inquiry into Whole FCC Set Up Pushed
Washington April 16 The interstate committee moved a month long inquiry into the entire FCC setup and possible division of the commission into two autonomous panels one for private communications and one for public facilities. Senator Sanders says amendments are limited but a broader investigation into licensing radio stations networks and station limitations may follow.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Federal Communications Commission
PCC
Commission
Sanders
Louwiana
FCC
Huge Fontainebleau Fire Reported Near Paris Area
A Vichy radio broadcast said a fire in Fontainebleau, famed for its palace and forest, had burned 250 homes over two days. Fontainebleau lies two miles from the Seine's left bank and 37 miles southeast of Paris.
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London
Vichy
Fontainebleau
Fontainebiewas
Seine
Paris
Laval Takes Charge As New French Cabinet Emerges
April 14 report from Washington notes Laval’s claim of a chosen cabinet with two exceptions as Vichy moves toward pro Nazi collaboration. U S officials urge Americans to leave unoccupied France while France’s leadership alignment with Germany raises fears over the French fleet and Axis influence in Atlantic supply routes.
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Washington
Pierre Laval
Vichy
Laval
Gaston Henry Haye
Sumner Welles
Welles
United States
France
Marshal Philippe Petain
Paris
Hitler
Fuehrer
Petain
Tragedy at Cedar Grove: husband kills wife then self
In Shreveport Louisiana on April 16 George L. Corley 41 a clerk at the army depot shot and mortally wounded his wife Freddie 31 then killed himself. Their 16 year old son Milton heard the first shot and found the locked door to his parents room then saw his father place the pistol in his mouth and pull the trigger. The coroner confirmed both deaths are self inflicted.
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Shreveport
George L. Corley
Army
Cedar Grove
Freddie
Corley
Milton
Harry W. Paul
Caddo Parish
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