Congress Eyes War Problems Amid Holiday Preativity
Congress free for Christmas as Rayburn accepts home leave while pressuring for new year battles over taxes price controls and anti strike laws. In Washington talks resume on January 5 with aimed bills on sales tax wage withholdings price fixing non defense cuts. Senate and House monitor labor industry talks and war power expansions while war in Europe and Asia continues.
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Washington
Congress
Rayburn
House
Eagle Chief Reforms Allow Armed Merchant Vessels and Port Calls
Control of communications and alien financial transactions revised the neutrality act to permit United States merchant vessels to carry arms and call at ports of belligerent nations. Also authorized a defense appropriation near zero billions and enacted an unprecedented three and a half billion dollar tax bill.
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United States
Old Buddies Visit C A Hunt After Michigan Ties
Ed A. Boyd and Harvey Boyd of the University of Michigan stopped in Monroe Sunday to visit C. A. Hunt, a Philippines veteran who fought there with Mindanao forces during the insurrection. After the visit they headed to Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Florida before returning to Michigan. The party served on Mindanao where recent Japanese landings were reported.
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Ed A. Boyd
Harvey Boyd
University of Michigan
Monroe
C. A. Hunt
Philippines
Mr. Hunt
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Florida
Michigan
Boyds
Mindanao
Court Upholds Firm's Right to Voice View
The U S Supreme Court ruled that a company may express views on labor policies without necessarily coercing employees under the Wagner Act. In a 7 to 0 decision, the court sent Virginia Electric and Power Co. back for redetermination, saying the labor board’s conclusion of a dominated union relied on ambiguous findings and should be clarified by the board.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Murphy
Labor Board
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Employer urge over speech finding in labor board order
The opinion states the employer was strained and coerced and urges that the finding violates the first amendment. It notes the Wagner act and the board’s order do not stop the employer from expressing views on labor policies and no penalty is imposed for its utterances.
Defense Office Opened Here in Virginia Hotel
The Monroe Civilian Defense Council opened Monday on the ground floor of the Virginia Hotel facing Grammont street with a personnel committee in charge. Chairman Joe D. Trammell said the office will serve as headquarters for defense here and for enrolling men and women unable to register last Friday and Saturday. Clerk R. Dean Farr reported about 9,000 volunteers for city defense, with plans to move the registration center from the courthouse to the council office. Volunteers may offer services in which they are familiar.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Industry
Organized Labor
Mead
New York
Japan
Germany
Italy
Monroe Civilian Defense Council
Virginia Hotel
Grammont Street
Joe D. Trammell
R. Dean Farr
Civilian Defense Council
Mr. Farr
Job Classifications and Duty Hours on Application Form
The application blank lists classifications such as Agriculture, baker, carpenter, nurse's aide, police work, teacher, truck driver and many more. It also asks the applicant to designate available hours for duty.
Acadia Parish Soldier Joseph Legros Reported Missing
Crowley Louisiana December 22 The navy department informed Mr and Mrs O Neal Legros their son Joseph O Neal Legros is missing after the attack on Hawaii He is believed to be the first Acadia parish casualty of the war Another Acadia youth Shirley Avant was reported lost but believed safe after a letter to his parents following a navy notice
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Crowley
Navy Department
O'Neal Legros
Joseph O'Neal Legros
Hawaii
Acadia Parish
Acadia
Shirley Avant
Navy
How They Measure Star Distances
Scientists measure stellar distance from two Earth positions six months apart, using points on opposite sides of the 185,000,000 mile orbit. They plot the star’s position first, then again from the opposite orbital point to triangulate distance.
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Earth
Shen
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