Roosevelt Decree on Incomes Draws Criticism and Conflicts
The piece argues Mrs. Roosevelt’s income decree lacks congressional sanction and mirrors Communist era aims. It alleges ambiguity benefits shysters, cites Treasury warnings, and notes connection to 1928 CPUSA platform and prior antiwar acts. The article references Arthur Krock’s critique and questions authorship.
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Congress
Naters George
Vandenberg
C. I. O. Ion
Northmerican Aviation
Russia
Rosevelt
Arthur Krock
New York Times
Congress May Miss Holiday Session Delay
The historic congress, in ses sion for two years, may work to January 2 before adjournment. Democratic leaders plan to convene the 78th Congress on January 4 or 5. Many representatives have left for Christmas, risking passage of any unanimous consent bill, while the Senate holds the main workload for the near term.
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Senate
Louisiana Men in Service Praised in Pearl Harbor Speech
Governor Sam Jones praised Louisiana men in the armed forces and draft boards during a Pearl Harbor anniversary broadcast. He said about 40 percent of Louisiana’s men are volunteers, with 80 percent of draft board members serving, highlighting national loyalty and sacrifice.
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Baton Rouge
Louisi Na
Sam Jones
Pearl Harbor
Louisiana
Sam
Jones
Brave American seamen save many on torpedoed ships
Survivors from four United Nations merchant vessels tell of heroism after October and November sinkings. A young seaman lowered a lifeboat under heavy fire and Seaman Frederick J. Mills patched a torn lifeboat at sea, saving numerous lives. 135 dead or missing in the action.
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United Nations
Thos
Whihh
South America
Frederick J. Mills
Detroit
Mills
Churchill to unveil Britain's stance on Admiral Darlan
London reports say Prime Minister Churchill will personally present the government's position on Admiral Darlan at a secret Commons session. Foreign Secretary Eden noted the issue's high priority amid North Africa tensions and Allied relations with de Gaulle and the Soviet Union.
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London
Churchill
Jean Darlan
House of Commons
Anthony Eden
Commons
Britain
Britain's Draft Age Pegged at 18
London December 8 1945 Britain’s army draft age was pegged at 18 years by the government Labor Minister Ernest Bevin told the commons men under 19 will not be sent overseas He moved the bill to lower the liability age from 1812 years saying there was no intention to drop the age further The long training period would benefit the young man himself
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London
Britain
Labor
Ernest Bevin
Commons
Bevin
Proud Army Of Stars Increases By Hundreds
Thousands in the area bought sterling silver service stars on the first day of sales. The News-Star-World wired for more supply as orders flowed in by Tuesday morning. Each star costs 23 cents plus 2 cents tax or 30 cents by mail, with 5 cents for postage.
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News-Star—World
C. E. Shelov
Ruston
News- Star—World
Matt
Ten Toulon Fleet Vessels Remain Intact Says Knox
Secretary Knox announced that from 75 French ships in Toulon only three appeared intact while 51 were sunk damaged or unaccounted for and four escaped. He listed vessels damaged or scuttled including the Dunkerque Strasbourg Provence and other destroyer leaders gunboats submarines and tankers based on aerial reconnaissance.
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Washington
Knox
Toulon
Strasbourg
Provence
Vichy
Commandant
Algerie
Aigle
Guepard
HITS HIGH COST OF GOVERNMENT
Edward A. O Neal president of the American Farm Bureau federation says rising government costs threaten people more than high food prices He criticizes subsidy payments to hold down retail milk prices noting government buys the New York milk supply at a loss and resells it He warns of a grand national plan to subsidize consumers and questions postwar wage and employment readjustment.
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Chicago
Edward A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
New York
O'Neal
Farm Federation
Big Agricultural Organization
Fire Prevention Meeting Called In Louisiana
State Fire Marshal Campbell Palfrey announced a fire prevention meeting for 11 a.m. Friday at the state capitol in Baton Rouge to outline and explain preventive regulations for night clubs and other public gathering places. Police juries mayors peace officers fire chiefs and sheriffs were invited to attend. One discussion phase will address safer protection for war workers and service men from fire hazards.
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Louisiana
Boston
Campbell Palfrey
State Capitol
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Palfrey
Russian Drive Slowed by Heavy Snows on Russian Front
Heavy snows and fierce German counterattacks slowed Red Army offensives but Soviet reports say they continued smashing at German fortifications along the Stalingrad Don area. Communiques cite thousands of German casualties, progress on the Rzhev, Stalingrad, and central fronts, plus air losses in the Caucasus.
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Izvestia
Don
Volga
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Vertiachy
Peskovata
Rzhev
Vyazma
Caucasus
Central Front
Arnold Says North Africa Air War Could Decide Europe
General Henry H. Arnold declared that air superiority in North Africa was at stake and that a major battle there could determine aerial supremacy over the Mediterranean and possibly Europe. He noted Allied forces had gained parity in most theatres but faced a German push to dominate North Africa before Allied might grows.
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James H. Doolittle
America
Africa
Son of comedian shot to death in Los Angeles home
Barry Gilbert 13, adopted son of film comedian William Gilbert, was found dead from a rifle shot in the Gilbert home. Detectives say the boy appears to have fired the weapon himself by depressing the trigger with his great toe. Two notes signed by the boy read No one is to blame for this but myself. Gilbert and his wife are touring the east on a victory bond tour.
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Los Angeles
Barry Gilbert
William Gilbert
H. A. Splaine
C. A. Fromm
Gilbert
East
Cotton quotas face Dixie farmers vote on continued controls
Dixie land farmers will vote Saturday on whether to keep government control of cotton production and marketing for another year. The agriculture department will ask if rigid 1943 marketing quotas should continue, with officials arguing labor and transport limits justify restricting cotton to free resources for essential foods. Some farm leaders urge dropping all production restrictions during wartime.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Europe
Fighters Pay Japs For Pearl Harbor In New Guinea Clash
On Pearl Harbor anniversary American P-40 pilots shot down 18 enemy planes during a New Guinea raid with no losses. George Welch, 24, from Wilmington, Del., led a flight and claimed two dive bombers and a Zero. Other pilots included Howard Peterson, William Feiler, John Casey, Edward Conner, and Joseph McKeon as they repelled a large Japanese formation.
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Wilmington
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Buna
Welch
Howard Peterson
Chicago
William Feiler
Dickinson
N. C
John Casey
Pomona
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Edward Conner
Fort Wayne
Ind
Joseph McKeon
Maspeth
L. 1
New York
Robert Vaught
Los Angeles
President Roosevelt replies to King George of Greece
President Roosevelt answered King George of Greece saying the United Nations will carry on until every vestige of the axis menace is destroyed. King George believed US victories would lead to greater feats of arms for final tyranny overthrow.
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London
Roosevelt
George
Greece
United Nations
King George
United States
Good Fellows Aim To Aid The Hopeless This Christmas
In wartime 1942 Monroe shops show prosperity while many families lack work. Good Fellows plan to cheer the needy with their Make Someone Happy drive, offering help to old, young and ill who see scarce relief despite rising employment.
Allied supply drive shifts in Tunisia front
Allied forces hold Tebourba heights as tanks clash south of Tebourba in a three day Tunisian battle. RAF and US air power pound Bizerte La Goulette and Sfax while Dakar becomes a United Nations port easing supply lines and reducing U boat threats.
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Tebourba
No Man’s Land
Bizerte
Tunis
South Atlantic
Britain
Eighth Army
el Agheila
Libya
la Goulette
Sfax
Tunisia
Philippeville
Nine Billions Are Required for Victory Fund Sales
The Victory fund committee formed by Secretary Morgenthau seeks to raise nine billion dollars in December by selling existing bonds. Ouachita parish quota is two million, with banks to buy nine hundred thousand and others to fill the rest. Investors with five thousand dollars or more are encouraged to buy one year, five and a half year, or three year bonds. small denominations remain for E F and G bonds. The treasury will coordinate with banks and securities firms to broaden distribution beyond banks with demand deposits.
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Morgenthau
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