Debate over campaign contributions and union funding
The piece discusses objections to limits on campaign contributions for federal races. It cites wealthy donors and workers with small means, highlighting union practices where leaders steer funds to causes. It notes the International Ladies Garment Workers Union and a broader view of voluntary gifts versus compulsory dues, questioning who dictates political finance.
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Feders Office
Indus
Ladies Garment Work Union
David Ky
Staunch New Dealer
Yeet
Ill Step Up Raids on Nazis
Ill Step Up Raids on Nazis. In London Army Chief Marshall says long campaigns against German targets will continue while weather allows. He cautions against believing air power alone will end the war and stresses broader allied strategy beyond single bombing offensives.
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George C. Marshall
Army of Staff
London
Germany
Pantelleria
Australia Wins in Pacific Says Wartime Leader Curtin
Australian Prime Minister John Curtin announced in Canberra that Allied land forces in the South Pacific are equal in number to Axis forces there and that US air squadrons surpass American strength of the Royal Australian Air Force. He stated the battle for Australia and Britain is won, though the broader war continues, recalling how close a call Australia faced in Guinea with no specific reinforcement figures given.
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Inberra
Australis
John Curtin
South
Pacific
Royal Alian
Alia
Britain
Guinea
Winnsboro Man Food Cz ar Bill Is Commended Gets Approval
A 1944 report notes Congress approving a sweeping food czar bill to centralize wartime food production distribution pricing and rationing under a single War Food Administrator. It would supersede the Office of Price Administration and grant vast powers over US food program operations. The measure passed committee largely along party lines, facing opposition from President Roosevelt.
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Winnsboro Man
Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Fulmer
South Carolina
Roosevelt
Czets
War Production Board
Rubber and Oil
Office of Price Administration
Chester C. Davin
If To & Committee
Congressional Food Study
United States
Louisiana Plans Two Statewide Blackouts in Three Weeks
Louisiana will stage two statewide blackouts in three weeks, one a testing blackout and the other a surprise drill. Roland Cocreham, state division defense coordinator, said the first would occur Tuesday plus the second between July 1 and 10, each lasting 40 minutes or less. He noted February’s blackout exposed signals arriving late, and pledged improvements in the system and personnel. Officials urged towns to maintain 24 hour contact with district air raid wardens as new blackout regulations issued March 30 take effect.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Roland Cocreham
Sid
Cocreham
Southern Defense Command
Redsaater
Office of Civilian Defense
Ell
300 Americans Die in Japanese Prison Camps
War department reports through the International Red Cross list more than 300 American soldiers who died in Japanese prison camps since the fall of Bataan and Corregidor. Causes include malaria, diphtheria, dysentery, pneumonia, and beriberi. Names and hometowns of several victims are given, including Corporal Hugh H. By mes from Jonesboro Louisiana, Private Earl M. Squyres of Shreveport, Tech Sergeant Elmer J. Stewart of Bossier City, and Staff Sergeant Lawrence W. Barker of Shreveport.
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Washington
War Department
Japan
International Red Cross
Bataan
Corregidor
Philippine
Hugh H. Bymes
Minnie Rhymes
Jonesboro
Earl M. Squyres
Maud Morgan
Shreveport
Elmer J. Stewart
Ida Stewart
Bossier
Lawrence W. Barker
Anna J. Barker
Army Losses Total 63 958 in World War II
Secretary of War Stimson reported 63 958 U S Army casualties since the war began, with 7 528 killed in action or died of wounds, 17 128 wounded, 22 687 missing, and 16 615 prisoners. He cautioned Philippine totals likely include duplications from recent fighting on Bataan and Corregidor.
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Washington
Stimson
Philippines
Philippine Scouts
Philippines Constabulary
Commonwealth Army
Bataan
Corregidor
Coffee ration increases as supplies improve nationwide
Washington June 24 The Office of Price Administration announced that the next two coffee rations will be one pound for three weeks, the most liberal since rationing began. With ample green coffee stocks and rising imports, the move may be reversed if supply falters. Coffee stamps 21 and 22 cover July 1 to August 11, while stamp 24 expires at month’s end. Roasters may buy green coffee without inventory limits. Price Administrator Brown framed the rise as matching higher supply for public benefit.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Brown
Riot toll rises in Detroit violence and arrests
Detroit battles over the weekend left 31 dead and more than 700 injured as troops patrol the city. Police say two white men died from rioting injuries, while 150 stores were damaged and 19 cars burned. Governor Kelly forms a task force to probe causes and punish the guilty. Curfew, assembly bans, and drink sales prohibitions remain in effect. Army patrols expected to continue through week end.
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Northeastern High School
Harry F. Kelly
Michigan
Herbert J. Rushton
Oscar C. Olander
Wayne County
William E. Dowling
John H. Witherspoon
Detroit
Kely
Army
WPB
King Decorates Man Who Cut Off 57 German Heads
In North Africa the King decorates General Sir Bernard Montgomery and Sir Henry Maitland Wilson for service with the British Eighth Army. A Gurkha sergeant, nicknamed for a heavy mustache, receives the Victoria Cross after decapitating 57 Germans in a Mareth night raid. The ceremony occurs beneath a desert tent near Tripoli.
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Ro'man Morin
KINGS
North Africa
England
Mediterranean
Malta
Italy
Mussolini
Eighth Army
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eight Army
Henry Maitland Wilson
Middle East
Tripoli
Wilson
Montgomery
Mareth
Bombs Rain On Ruhr As Allied Air Offensive Grows
London report details more than 14 000 tons of bombs dropped on Germany in the past month by British bombers with two thirds striking industrial Ruhr centers Dortmund Essen Wuppertal Bochum Overhausen Krefeld and Mulheim. American four engined planes hit the Hull rubber plant June 22 marking a new phase in the Ruhr assault as Goebbels warns the valley is Germany’s destiny.
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London
Germany
Ruhr Valley
Dortmund
Essen
Wuppertal
Bochum
Overhausen
Krefeld
Mulheim
The
Ruhr
Hull
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Europe
10000 Miners Balk at Order in Pennsylvania Coal Fields
More than 20,000 miners refused to obey United Mine Workers policy committee instructions ending a three day strike in the Connellsville coke region near Uniontown Pennsylvania. Pickets appeared at several mines, locals in District 2 voted to stay out. About 12,600 members belong to the active locals, with others holding no meetings.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers Policy Committee
Pennsylvania
Connellsville
Uniontown
H. C. Frick Coke Company
John L. Lewis
Nanty-Glo
Culver
Reviec
John P. Busarello
War Labor Board
Ickes
Solid Fuels
Two Are Killed Near Shreveport Collision Fatalities
Two persons died instantly and two others were injured in a crash between an automobile and a Tri-State bus near Bossier City Louisiana on Wednesday. The deceased were Mr and Mrs P W Dedman of Fordyce Arkansas. Injured were Nancy Carroll Strand five year old of DeRidder and J L Young 27 of Houston Texas.
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Shreveport
Bossier City
P. W. Deeman
Fordyce
Ark
Dedmen
Nancy Carroll Strand
DeRidder
J. L. Young
Houston
Texas
Charity Hospital
Young
No-Strike Bill Veto Expected in Roosevelt Plan
President Roosevelt’s draft club approach to coal strikes faces broad doubt, with many lawmakers awaiting veto of the anti-strike bill. Induction plans rise to age 65 for non combat service to draft older miners. Divided reactions in Congress and state mine owners seek return of government-run mines.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Parish board protests anti strike policy to Roosevelt
The Rapides parish selective service board No. 1 sent a telegram to President Roosevelt urging him to sign the anti strike measure and condemn John L. Lewis and other leaders for delaying the war effort. Signatories were A. E. Moore C. W. Kellam C. S. Prosser Richardson Ayres and A. S. Barnett.
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Alexandria
Rapides Parish
Selective Service Board
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
A. E. Moore
C. W. Kellam
C. S. Prosser
Richardson Ayres
A. S. Barnett
Japanese Expect Burma Offensive and New Bombings
Tokyo reports from the Office of War Information quote Tomokazu Hori stating Allies plan an October Burma offensive to recapture the region, with potential raids on Japan from China and the Aleutians. He notes British fleet units join American power in the Pacific after North Africa victory and recalls Prime Minister Ills pledge about postwar United States support.
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New York
Burma
Japan
China
Aleutians
Tokyo
Office of War Information
Tomokazu Hori
Japanese Information Board
North Africa
Pacific
Hori
Far East
America
Britain
Ill
United States
US ships attacked in Solomon Islands report
The navy announced that Japanese planes had attacked small American warships in the Southeastern Solomon Islands on two occasions recently, but the attacks were unsuccessful.
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US. S
Washington
Solomon Islands
Nazis Raid England in Bold Long Range Raid
London reports a new RAF shuttle bombing technique as Lancaster squadrons fly from Britain to Africa and back, bombing Friedrichshafen and La Spezia with no losses. The May 244 date and cross-Channel activity underscore a dramatic long range mission, while air observers note the tactic reduces exposure to defenses.
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Lynn Heinzerling
London
R. A. F. Lancaster
Britain
Africa
Air Ministry
Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
la Spezia
Monroe attorney arrested for firing shotgun at drive in
Robert Layton prominent Monroe attorney was arrested on a warrant charging discharging a firearm within the city limits and firing at a loud speaker outside The Shades drive in He was released on 106 bond The incident near Layton’s home involved threats to Andrew Pappas and Buckshot near Dr John Levy’s car where his wife and baby were present Police say Layton complained of noise and sought legal action through a judge rather than authorities
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Robert Layton
Monroe
Andrew Pappas
Shades
Layton
B. L. Brantley
Pappas
Seivers
Busby
William Causey
Causey
W. M. Harper
John Levy
E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital
Levy
Overton Seeks Canal Work Funds For Gulf Intra Coastal
In Washington on June 4 Senator Overton a Democrat of Louisiana announced plans to seek a deficiency bill authorization of five to ten million dollars for channel work on the Gulf intra coastal canal. He noted that funds are running low for the authorized project between New Orleans and Florida and that most immediate work is completed under last year’s appropriation. He aims to include five to nineteen million dollars for channel work west of the Mississippi River and hopes to fund rental use of the Industrial Canal by the federal government to the Port of New Orleans board, subject to lease agreement with port authorities and the United States government.
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Ashington
Overton
Louisiana
New Orleans
Florida
Missi River
United States
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