Battle over 40 hour week splits House leadership
In Washington the fight to suspend the 40 hour week for war plants exposed a rift between Rep. John McCormack and Rep. Gene Cox. Cox's attack on McCormack preceded a 226 to 62 defeat of the bill, influenced by AFL CIO pressure and farm bloc tactics.
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Washington, D. C
John McCormack
Massachusetts
McCormack
Gene Cox
Georgia
House
Cox
A. F. of L
C.I.C
Jap Invasion Bases Strengthen New Guinea Drive
Edward C Wayne analyzes how Japanese bases in New Guinea bolster the campaign against Australia. The piece notes Allied efforts and questions promised dominion status for India, suggesting the plan may not yield harmony as hoped.
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New Guinea
Australia
India
Australians Prepare for Possible Japanese Invasion
The article notes Australian concerns over continental preparedness as Japan targets Australia with an invasion through New Guinea and Sulamaua Lae Finshaven corridors. Reports talk of American aid secrecy and doubts about Australia’s ability to reinforce in time, with leaders warning of a potential Japanese strike before sufficient defenses are ready.
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Salamaua
Lae
New Guinea
Thursday Island
Port Moresby
Cape York
Java
East Indies
Finshaven
India
Dutch East Indies
McDaniel
Perth
Harr
America
Plains States
Factories switch to war work noted in mixed reports
Washington reports Donald Nelson praising factory transitions to war production including a linoleum plant now making guns. In Albuquerque 200 women are urged to tend a victory garden and a single male volunteer is welcome for plowing and planting duties.
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Washington
Donald Nelson
Albuquerque
N. M
Britain's Plan and Cripps Mission to India
Churchill told Parliament that dominion status for India would follow the war and dispatched Sir Stafford Cripps to explain the plan. The British faced severe challenges in Burma and a potential uprising among India's 350 million people, with religion and caste issues adding complexity.
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Commons
Hindustan
India
Burma
Britain
Sir Stafford Cripps
Cripps
Russia
Millions Weigh Tax Options as 1942 Returns Rise
In Washington debates heat over sales tax versus higher income levies as 1943 taxes loom. Treasury data and Morgenthau warn a sales tax harming the poor and fueling inflation, while congressmen push for a graduated retail levy to raise about 4 billion with a further 1 billion via income tax increases.
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Washington
House Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Morgenthau
William J. Schieffelin Jr
New York State Chamber of Commerce
Patriots and Paintings in Wartime Letters
Eleanor Meonevelt notes children's wartime paintings from Paris and refugees with Quaker aid, urging touring exhibitions to show the public how shelter, food, and clothing aid the next generation. She highlights Defense Bond programs, Massachusetts Italian American support, and a New York visit including a Cosmopolitan Club talk.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City
Europe
France
Eastern League Team to Play Buffs in Houston Exhibition
The Springfield, Massachusetts Eastern League club will face Manager Clay Hopper's Houston Buffs at Buff Stadium Friday through Sunday March 27 28 and 29 in Houston Texas. Springfield marks the league's first southward appearance while Houston builds for the season with players such as Ed Kazak and Jimmy Hearn expected to lead the attack.
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Texas
Springfield
Mass
Clay Hopper
Houston Buffs
Buff Stadium
South
Mexico City
Buffs
Houston Park
Ed Kazak
Albany
Jimmy Hearn
Georgia Tech
Hearn
New York Giants
Cleveland Indians
Mel Ott
Giant Pilot
Lou Boudreau
Long Alaska Hike Saves Two Fliers
In a notable rescue, Lieut. Col. Harold H. Carr and Corp. Richard Pompeo hiked back to Fairbanks, Alaska after their plane ran out of fuel 250 miles northeast of the city. They endured a freezing trek aided by Indian trappers before reaching Fort Yukon and receiving transport home.
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San Francisco
Yukon
Richard Pompeo
Fairbanks
Alaska
Whitehorse
Fourth Army
John L. de Witt
Western Defense Command
Fort Yukon
E. T. Yarborough
Elmer E. Booth
Turnagaip Arm
Meteorite Turns Out To Be Power Saw Fly Wheel
In Gallup New Mexico residents feared a meteorite caused a bomb scare at a Zuni village last week. The object proved to be a fly wheel from a power saw that detached during woodwork, flying about a half mile and lodging near a village bridge.
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Gallup
N. M
Soldier Sends Three-Cent Stamp to Cover Two-Cent Book Fine
The Richland county library in Columbia, South Carolina, received a letter from a soldier formerly at Fort Jackson now stationed in Alaska. The letter included a three-cent stamp to cover a two-cent overdue book charge plus several months of interest.
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Conscience Money
Columbia
S. C
Richland County Library
Fort Jackson
Alaska
Bartender Not Liable For Hotfoot Prank, Judge Rules
Philadelphia judge rules a hotfoot is personal amusement of the bartender and not part of duties. In a suit by a patron whose shoe bore a lighted match, the bar owner cannot be held responsible for the prank.
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Philadelphia
Eugene Bonniwell
Raleigh Cigarettes Contest Promises Weekly Jingle Prizes
Raleigh Cigarettes runs a contest offering over a hundred weekly prizes for the best last line to a jingle. Readers are advised to watch this paper for details and rules.
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Raleigh Cigarettes
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