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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1943
Page
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Fragmentary discussion cites Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt urging controls on campaign spending and media time. The piece notes proposals, political maneuvering, and questions if the government or unions should fund campaigns or regulate advertising and space usage. Dense references to figures and policy debates appear amid conjecture on strategy and influence.
Palmer Hoyt, new director of the Office of War Information's domestic branch, vows to provide straight information about the war without propaganda. He says the branch will avoid political pressure, work through the American press, and focus on releasing fullest possible frontline news to the public. He outlined three main functions: obtain the fullest news from fronts, inform through newspapers magazines and motion pictures, and avoid political interests.
The June ruling notes Justice Owen J. Roberts as the sole Roosevelt appointee dissenting during the 1942 43 term. It records dissents by Stone and Frankfurter on major cases including citizenship of Schneiderman and wartime curbs on Japanese. The court reversed San Francisco district court on Schneiderman while deeming wartime authority broad but controversial.
In Rouge Louisiana on June 22 Dr Cecil W May is named professor of psychology and art to the dean of arts and sciences as chairman of the new commission on postwar planning. The panel will study the universitys role in shaping postwar policy for education and student needs after the war.
Dublin June 22 nearly 500 candidates contest 157 Dail seats with Fianna Fail holding about 177. Final results unlikely until week end due to slow tabulation. Early vote count favors continuation of neutrality. Cosgrave leads opposition urging coalition plans. De Valera vows no coalition if defeated.
The navy announced air attacks on three Japanese bases in the Solomon Islands on June 22 and said a Mitsubishi bomber was shot down.
New York June 22 The government pressed for summary judgment in its anti trust action against the Associated Press arguing that freedom of the press requires breaking barriers set by private combinations to access world news The briefs contend the AP is not a monopoly and note affidavits from United Press officials and International News Service subscribers while the government asserts exclusion of competitors harms public access to news and journalism lifeblood The Tribune as an AP member disputes the injunction but the government insists a truly free press must be unshackled by private gatekeepers
J Edgar Hoover director of the FBI warned against sharing information to anyone in uniform unless proven legitimate. He cited 413 convictions for illegally wearing military uniforms in the 11 months to May 31, up from 97 a year ago, noting imposters used uniforms for bad checks, rationed beads, and hotel discounts.
Washington notes John Lewis and Secretary Ickes conferred again on the coal controversy as the War Labor Board urged White House intervention to enforce a two year no strike contract. The latest walkout idled tens of thousands and threaten steel coke and blast furnace output nationwide.
Reports from Istanbul and Ankara say the June earthquake in Adapazar and surrounding districts killed at least 285 people with about 1,000 buildings destroyed and many more damaged. Rescue trains with doctors and nurses arrived as power and streets were severely affected. The tremor struck Sunday at 6:30 p.m. with aftershocks following.
United States bombers attacked the Ruhr in daylight, supported by RAF and allied fighters, following a heavy RAF raid on Krefeld. The operation marked the first US bomber assault on the Ruhr, which yields two thirds of Germany’s iron and steel. Krefeld, a textile and railway hub, endured one of the year’s heaviest raids, with 4 British bombers lost.
President Roosevelt declares federal authority to quell Detroit violence under constitutional powers. Governor Kelly released the proclamation after White House talks. The text notes Michigan state violence uncontained by local authorities and federal power to mobilize militia or invoke federal intervention.
The 1344 Republican presidential nomination race grows uncertain as Earl Warren and other leading figures say they are not candidates. Warren, California governor, reiterates he has no intention of seeking any office beyond his current post and expects to serve until 1946. Dewey, Taft, and Vandenberg echo similar sentiments, narrowing the field to Bricker and Willkie, with others undecided. Willkie spoke at Oberlin while Bricker considered a favorite-son approach in Ohio.
Washington reports seven individuals arrested in Rochester New York on charges of sabot age linked to faulty manufacture of incendiary bombs and hand grenades for U S armed forces and allies at Antonelli Fire Works Co Spencerport They allegedly failed to load powder charges correctly and attempted to pass previously rejected material The named detainees include Amierigo Antonelli Bennie Pitzu John Deritis Joseph Deritis Dominick Barbello Angelo Costanza and Frank Bianchi The firm has operated in fireworks since 1919 and did government work since 1942 with contracts in progress
War department lists 83 U S soldiers held by Germany and 97 by Japan among the latest POWs. Named are Second Lieutenant David F Nash of Coffeyville Mississippi and Sergeant Elis T Lott of West Monroe Louisiana, interned by Germany, plus several others in Louisiana and New Orleans interned by Japan.
In San Francisco on June 22, Dr Hans Helmut Gros won a new trial on conspiracy and failure to register as a German agent. He claimed FBI methods coerced a confession after seven days detention and hours of questioning. Judge William Denman said the confession lacked evidentiary value. Gros’ wife Frances was also convicted.
Allied bombers hit Naples port and Canicello stores, with raids on Reggio Calabria and San Giovanni. Doolittle missions targeted Salerno Battipaglia rail yards as Wellington bombers and Flying Fortresses hammered Naples, while Liberators joined the strikes from the south.
Grim federal troops enforce calm as racial fighting in Detroit escalates. 23 killed, 700 injured, 20 victims African American, as white and black mobs clash across downtown and residential districts. Governor Kelly suspends gatherings in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb counties. Baseball game and other events postponed pending safety conference.
On the second anniversary of Hitler's invasion, Moscow says Germany has suffered repeated defeats on the Soviet and North African fronts. The Soviet information bureau claims German losses include 6.4 million killed and missing, with Soviet losses at 4.2 million. It stresses victory hinges on a second front this year as front lines remain deadlocked.
At the 35th annual governors conference General George C. Marshall declared that the Nazi superman is finished and democracies have called his bluff. He cited a reborn French army and humbled German troops as proof of Allied strength and unity, with no prospect of victory for Germany. Joseph E. Davies argued the Red Army halted Hitler’s eastern drive and could have altered Africa and India if unchecked.
New Orleans June Arthur A Steiner 22 1 attorney convicted of mail fraud in a complex assessment reduction scheme was turned over to U S marshals today by Federal Judge Adrian J Cail Louet to begin serving his seven year term after the Supreme Court refused to overturn the conviction.
Senator Truman of Missouri urged a recheck of War Department expenditures as the appropriations subcommittee heard generals defend a 71.51 billion army supply bill. He cited waste in construction projects and estimated Sunflower Ordnance Plant costs at 130 million versus 70 million projections, with 25 million allegedly wasted in labor utilization.
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