Condensed diet called success at Fort Snelling
Six Fort Snelling soldiers on a new 28 ounce 3200 calorie condensed ration reported satisfaction with meals and energy levels while Army officials and Dr Ancel Keys plan large scale tests. Ration variants and water supply issues will be addressed in September maneuvers and future aircrew testing.
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Fort Snelling
Minn
Ancel Keys
University of Minnesota
Keys
Dewey Rutherford
Sioux Rapids
R H. MacDonnell
Army Subsistence Laboratory
Chicago
Rodland A. Isker
Army
Wrightfield
Boulder Dam
Wilds
Radio Stolen From Vehicle In Columbia District
Ben Tarver reported a Zenith portable radio stolen from his car on Harrison Street behind the Palace. Police were notified Wednesday night about the theft.
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Ben Tarver
Columbia Road
Zenith
Tarver
Harrison Street
Palace
Fair Enough on Communists and War Politics
The piece argues that anti Americans shield defense needs by courting communists and that war aims shift to democracy’s survival. It notes Washington Moscow cooperation, Dies committee disclosures, and calls for scrutiny of Ickes and Mrs. Roosevelt amid partisan skepticism.
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Washington
Moscow
Dies Committee
Congress
Mr. Ickes
Mrs. Roosevelt
Charles Lindbergh
Ickes
Carrier pigeon returns wounded at Camp Claiborne
A carrier pigeon from the 280th signal company flew into its loft at Camp Claiborne with one leg torn or shot off. Captain John B. Boltz said the pigeon was the company’s first casualty in the United States Army. The bird had been missing for 10 days and had been sent from Lake Charles for upcoming maneuvers.
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Alexandria
280Th Signal Pigeon
Camp Claiborne
John B. Boltz
United States Army
Claiborne
Lake Charles
Moscow and Leningrad Open New Fronts in Soviet War Push
Reports say state Moscow and Leningrad will be held as attacks on Red Army positions on the Estonia front aim to drive toward Leningrad. Soviet dispatches note heavy fighting near Smolensk and Bel Tserkov while Britain warns Japan over Burma road and Thai resistance.
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Estonia
Leningrad
Smolensk
Moscow
Bel Tserkov
Kiev
Ukraine
Far East
Japan
Burma
Thailand
China
Yunnan
London
Caucasus
Hitler
DNB
Louis P. Lochner
Associated Press
Berlin
Toshima
Far
Japanese Board of Information
United States
Washington
Middle East
Iran
Russia
Libya
Iron Lung Fund Initiates Drive For Life Saving Device
A community drive launches to raise funds for an iron lung costing 3 000 to 3 500 with an initial 1 000 pledged. Mr. Robinson reports no state funds exist to buy the device though it could save lives. Donations may be made via John M. Breard of Central Savings Bank and Trust or W C Oliver of Ouachita National Bank.
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Robinson
J. E. Snee
Department of Institutions
John M. Breard
Central Savings Bank and Trust Company
W. C. Oliver
Ouachita National Bank
U S Gunboat Luzon Rescues Japanese Sailor
Japanese naval authorities said the crew of the United States gunboat Luzon saved a Japanese sailor from drowning in the Whangpoo river. After he fell from a launch near the Luzon, the crew trained searchlights and sent a motorboat to pluck him from the water.
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Shanghai
United States
Luzon
Whangpoo River
Senate votes to extend army service for a year
A Senate vote of 50 to 21 backed a 12 month military service proposal by Senator Burton of Ohio. Critics including Nye of North Dakota and Chandler of Kentucky warned of delays and dangers of longer service while Pepper argued the war could last years and citizens must be kept in the army.
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Burton
Ohio
Nye
North Dakota
Congress
Chandler
Kentucky
House
Barkley
Danaher
Connecticut
Clark
Missouri
Pepper
Finns Describe Russian Defeat Tactics On Hilltop
Finnish generals say Soviet morale remains firm and many Russians died on a wooded hill in a five day battle. They describe encirclement tactics or mottis, surprise rear attacks, and note the absence of Russian air support aiding Finnish regrouping and offensives.
Will Push Plea for Plant Here
Monroe area cited as ideal site for new plant with favorable consideration for a large power generating facility. Federal Power Commission preliminary surveys reportedly favorable to the region. Engineers and chemists surveying the Ouachita river from Sterlington to south of Monroe. A separate notice: a $45,230 contract to build a 400000 gallon elevated steel water tank at Lake Charles airport awarded to Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel of Dallas.
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South America
Monroe
Holland
Lie
Federal Power Commission
Ouachita River
Sterlington
Washington
Lake Charles
Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company
Dallas
Strikes halt work at two big shipyards
The walkouts suspend shifts at Kearny and Bethlehem Brooklyn yards over wage gaps and union shop demands. CIO leaders pledge support while defense wage talks drive 38,000 California aircraft workers to mediation. Riot gear stands by as pickets line three shore facilities amid protests over pay scales and contract terms.
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James B. Carey
Co. I. O
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America
Kearny
Bethlehem Brooklyn
Matheisen
Bethlehem Steel
Manhattan
Brooklyn
California
National Defense Mediation Board
C. I. O. Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Daniel Dean
Peter Flynn
L. H. Korndorff
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Burbank
Calif
Vega
Dale Read
A. F. L. Machinists Union
Masonite case ends with freed firms in patent dispute
Judge Coxe rules Masonite Corp has no Sherman or Clayton Act violations and upholds agency agreements. He finds no misuse of patent rights and allows continued use of trade names while manufacturing hard board. The decision centers on monopoly claims tied to Masonite patents and production.
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Coxe
Masonite Corporation
Parliep
Purog-pany
Masonite
Roosevelt Keeps In Touch With International Affairs At Sea
President Roosevelt on a yachting vacation off New England was reported to monitor world events via navy radio. Rumors of a possible meeting with Prime Minister Winston Churchill were mentioned but not confirmed in the communique.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New England
Navy Radio
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
North Atlantic
Cooperation with U S Aid Mexico Trade Shift
The U S loan agency arranges tin plate for Mexico for canning and copper rayon and drugs for urgent needs. A Washington blacklist hits about 300 foreign agencies forcing transfers to Mexican firms. Mexican officials say foreign dominance falls while mineral output rises with mercury up from 133000 to 156000 pounds a month.
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United States Federal Loan Agency
Mexico
Washington
Japan
Bruno Mussolini Dies as Test Pilot in War
The Italian premier’s son Bruno Mussolini dies as a test pilot after serving in Spain and various Mediterranean campaigns. He led long range bomber units, earned medals in Ethiopia, and was noted as a prominent boxing fan and Fascist youth figure. He married Gina Roberti in 1938 and had one child.
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Haile Selassie
Spain
Alicante
Barcelona
Valencia
Cartagena
France
Mediterranean
Bruno
Malta
Italy
Gina Roberti
Marina
Mussolini
Edda
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Anna Maria
Vittorio
Romano
Haly
Bruno Mussolini
Empire
East Africa
Desperati
Ciano Bruno
San Francisco
Rome
Berlin
Istres
Damascus
Paris
Brazil
Nash's C and L Malaria Chill Tonic Promises Quick Relief
Glorious relief from malaria symptoms is claimed for Nash's C and L Malaria Chill Tonic and Laxative. The ad says five to seven days to check malaria and a few hours to ease constipation. Mr Nash guarantees satisfaction or money back with the first bottle, fifty cents at Sandman's Pharmacy.
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Nash
Sandman
Britain and Australia Assess Thailand and Far East Stand
A London military review quotes a British informant warning Thailand faces danger with an army around 50 000 and limited equipment though an air force strong in quality Japan has 50 000 troops in southern Indo China with eight air fields close to Bangkok and Singapore fortress a further factor in Pacific strategy Australian navy minister William Hughes questions whether Japan will seek peace or war and what Britain or the United States might do in defense of Far East interests
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Thailand
Far East
Britain
United States
Melbourne
William M. Hughes
Japan
Pacific
Australia
London
Indo-China
Singapore
Bangkok
Air force superiority noted in plan to deter Japan
The base was said to possess an air force superior in quality to any that Japan could muster and that an attack there would tax Japan's aerial resources to the utmost.
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Japan
Light tank output makes sharp climb
Defense statisticians report light tank production surged in the second quarter, up 1 260 percent from the first three months of 1941. While exact totals are not disclosed, officials say the 18 ton tanks are now being delivered at a rate of more than 225 per month.
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Washington
Defense
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