British loan dispute stirs Washington in 1941 debate
In Washington the Anglo American loan clash draws prominent Britons to the capital as Vinson and Acheson press Congress. Critics label the deal as risky and potentially debt heavy while defenders argue it stabilizes Britain’s postwar credits.
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Washington
Congress
Churchill
Lady Astor
Labor Party
Herbert Morrison
Ben Smith
Princess Elizabeth
Twohey
Britain
Bank of England
Farmers and labor clashes and mule horse buys in war era
The article surveys the clash between organized labor and farm groups over subsidies and rising costs, noting how wage increases pull labor from farms and how subsidies mask higher operating costs. It reports on UNRRA horse purchases for Greece and allies, price debates, and Navy Admiral Nimitz’s wartime points.
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Europe
Mussolini
Middle West
MNARA
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Yugoslavia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Department of Agriculture
Sparks- Norris Horse and Mule Company
St. Louis
Owen Brothers
Memphis
Dean Bowns
W. L. Elder
Des Moines
UNRRA
Agriculture Department
Baltimore
New Orleans
Jersey City
Portland
Ethiopia
Missouri
Arkansas
Texas
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Hickory
N. C
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Lotte Wallerstein
Radford College
Radford
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Chester Nimitz
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Nimitz
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United Mine Workers
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Pinkham
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