Government briefs on A P news service restraints
The government argues a combination controls substantial newspaper and news gathering markets. It asserts the Antitrust Act bars agreements to exclude third parties and claims denial of A P service imposes a substantial handicap on large morning papers like the Chicago Sun. The brief notes A P is the first choice for major papers and details comparative access to other agencies. A P must answer the briefs, with arguments set to begin in July.
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Treerman
Etes
A. P
Chicago Sun
the Sun
A. P. Service
Bomb raids on Krefeld and London clash in heavy night attack
The RAF and German forces traded heavy raids as Krefeld, a Ruhr city near Duisburg and Duesseldorf, suffered extensive destruction including two hospitals. Berlin said London and the south coast were hit with property damage and casualties. RAF attacks also targeted Poix airfield and rail targets in France while Germany boasted a raid on Friedrischshafen.
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Berlin
London
England
Rhineland
Krefeld
Duisburg
Duesseldorf
Air Ministry
Germany
Rhinelands
Cologne
France
Belgium
Poix
Raa Oe
Greater London
RA. F. Foray
Reid
Wuppertal
Bochum
Oberhausen
Ruhr
Barmien
Fair Enough Political Dance Over War Time Campaigns
A political column argues against limits on campaign activity by President Roosevelt and allies, suggesting dangers to press freedom and fair elections. It discusses potential use of government transport for campaigning, and alleges communists push for constrained advertising to favor subsidized party press. The piece cites Spaatz on air power and notes Italian railroad casualties in raids as context.
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Roosevelt
Treasury
Washington
Spaatz
United States
Pantelleria
Berlin
Rome
Associated Press
Sicily
Sardinia
Calabria
Apulia
Amphibian Jeep Trailers Increase Military and Production Output
Amphibian jeep trailers designed to carry a quarter-ton load on land and sea are now in mass output. The shift aims to optimize military needs while freeing resources for industrial and agricultural production.
Proclamation by Roosevelt to disperse insurrectionists
President Franklin D. Roosevelt issues a military proclamation under the U S Constitution directing all persons engaged in unlawful insurrection to disperse and retreat to their homes. He appeals for citizens to uphold laws and cooperate with state authorities, affixing the U S seal in Washington on June 71, 1943.
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United States
Michigan
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Seid
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt Named U.S. President
The phrase references Franklin D Roosevelt as seat of the United States, indicating attention to his role and leadership at the national level.
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Franklin D Roncevelt
The
United States
Domestic War News Center Named by Hoyt
Hoyt takes over the domestic war news unit from Gardner Cowles Jr and outlines a plan to speed war news from all agencies to the public via media. He says he will not appear before the senate appropriations committee unless invited and indicates no commitment to the funding fight.
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Hoyt
Gardner Cowles, Jr
Roberts Leads Dissent Count in Teapot Dome Era Court
Justice Roberts headed the dissents as Justices Murphy Black Douglas Frankfurter Jackson Reed Stone Rutledge and others weighed in on a wartime curfew and New Deal cases. Roberts, a former government prosecutor in the Teapot Dome oil prosecutions, had been appointed by President Hoover in 1930 and often held the swing vote.
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Stone
Pearl Harbor
Justice Roberts
Murphy
Black
Douglas
Frankfurter
Jackson
Reed
Rutledge
Teapot Dome
Hoover
Fires and Bombing Rains Over Calabria and Naples
Communiques from Cairo report 275000 pounds of explosives dropped on Calabria and San Giovanni as Liberators and RAF bombers strike. Naples and Salerno suffer civilian casualties while Sicily invasion targets receive heavy air action. Allied and axis losses mount amid intense aerial battles in the Mediterranean.
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Calabria
San Giovanni
Cairo
Middle East
Ancke
Cuba
Axis
Italy
Messina Strait
Royal Arsenal
Naples
Frank Cunningham
Chevy Chase
Salerno
Battipagtia
Malta
Siceily
Rome
Associated Press
Annunwats
Annunziata
Battipaglia
Mainland
Cagliari
Mediterranean
Aegean
Kytiene
Greece
Sicily
Carl A. Speatz
Seven Army Chemical Warfare Service men face federal arraignment
Hoover announced seven Army Chemical Warfare Service personnel will be arraigned in Rochester on charges with a maximum penalty of 30 years and a $19 million fine. He said employees were instructed to load munitions only under government inspector observation as defects in powder and burning times led to dangerous bombs and faulty manufacture. The Army’s CW Service took exclusive possession of the plant on June 12 and ceiled all production to protect government property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Chemical Warfare Service
Hoover
Rochester
Army
Chemical Warfare Service
Leaders urge constructive press for peace amid war fears
Davies calls for public opinion effort to bolster allies and trust as war and peace hang in the balance. McNutt notes fathers will be drafted only after exhausting all alternatives, with date uncertain due to industry and military needs.
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Carp
Russia
Davies
Paul V. McNutt
War Manpower Commission
Robert C. Goodwin
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