Radio fireside chat stirs global reactions and policy tensions
The President's radio fireside chat is rebroadcast worldwide in multiple languages, signaling broad awareness of administration stance. Washington debate between interventionists and isolationists intensifies as lawmakers seek clearer positions and details from a forthcoming defense progress report due about May 20. Shipyard strikes on the Pacific coast spark nationwide calls for action to curb wage demands, while officials monitor defense production and aid to Britain. Admiral Emory S. Land chairs the discussion on defense oversight.
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Prisoners Back Navy Drive to Reopen Shipyards
Inmates aid the defense program of the maritime commission and propose using federal forces if needed to resume work. Navy officers consider government takeover of yards. Admiral Land warns that shipping is desperate as he cites figures on sinking losses. Stacy May notes 1940 durable goods output at about 15.5 billion dollars, with only 2.5 billion for military use.
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Two Men Wanted at Once for Farm Service
Manager of a large feed company seeks two men for good paying, permanent work delivering orders to farmers and rendering service in localities served by this paper. Farm or sales experience helps. must have a car. Send name and address for personal interview. Write Box 37. Name
Defense production and civilian mobilization in wartime
The text discusses 1941 durable goods output for military use totaling about 10 billion dollars and projected 16 billion for 1942, with civilian production needing expansion to match 1940 levels. It stresses mobilizing every community for defense, notes Mayor La Guardia's new civilian defense role, and mentions concerns over making the job full-time. It also quotes The American Weekly on a Siberian tale involving a mystic and trained animals.
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