Nelson Sets Advisory Labor Committees for War Boost
In a radio appeal Donald Nelson proposes joint management labor committees in each plant to raise production while remaining advisory. He argues a single action man and advisory committees will accelerate conversion, and he insists the final judgment rests with him, not the committees.
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Washington, D. C
Donald Nelson
Nelson
Walter Reuther
C.il.o
United Auto Workers
Reuther
Washington
Detroit
Knox
Navy
White House
Victory and MacArthur in Australia Herald Pacific Offense
As General MacArthur reaches Australia the United States and Australia plan a large scale Pacific war offensive. The first reports claim a significant naval air battle in New Guinea with heavy Japanese losses and island bases proving crucial for U S forces. Curtain and U S leaders emphasize resolve and continued aid amid critical wartime expectations.
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Australia
U. S
New Guinea
United States
America
Pacific
Hawaii
Wake Island
Java Sea
MacArthur and His Job In Australia Warfront
The removal of MacArthur from Bataan to Australia created sweeping public cheer. He took command of Australian defense with Maj. Gen. Sutherland and Brig. Gen. George, facing a carefully anticipated Japanese blitz while aiming to use Australia as a base to strike toward Japan.
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Philippines
Australia
Bataan
Curtin
Britain
Pacific
Germany
Italy
Wainwright
Richard K. Sutherland
Harold H. George
Air Corps
Manila
John Curtin
Roosevelt
America
Congress urges Nelson to report on wartime production
Congress demands a formal report from WPB Director Nelson after dissatisfaction with national output surfaces following a key resignation in his group. Nelson responds with a defiant warning to neutralize any interference with war production.
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WPB
Nelson
Russians Press Advantage in Key Fronts Amid War Turmoil
Amid ongoing winter offensives the Russians claim advances at Kharkov Vyazma and Smolensk while house to house fighting intensifies near Kharkov suburbs. Also noted is a dubious report of General Homma’s death and Washington's nine million draft push with minor lottery errors cited.
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Vyazma
Pittsburgh
Russia
Smolensk
Hitler
Staraya Russa
Moscow
War Time Attitudes and Community War Efforts
The piece records Eleanor Roosevelt urging a nationwide draft of effort and price controls, preferring centralized guidance on where citizens serve best. She reviews book lists on the crisis, supports gifts for service members, and favors community led initiatives over national top down programs.
Worldwide War News and Local Roving Incidents
Washington urges stronger war spirit with more military parades. In Moscow the press dismisses MacArthur’s rise to supreme commander in Australia. In Montevideo unrest erupts after news of an Axis sub sinking a Uruguayan ship. Nevada scouts search for two swarthy men who fired on a Boy Scout troop. San Francisco prepares to move 90,000 Japanese inland. Bargain sales sweep Chinatown as stores move out.
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Roosevelt
Moscow
MacArthur
Australia
Montevideo
Boulder City
Nev
Forest Rangers
San Francisco
Chinatown
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