Sinking of Hood Signals British Setback in World War II
Weekly News Analysis notes the Hood's loss as a sharp German blow in the Atlantic and Crete invasion, highlighting the air and sea battles. It argues the German fleet tactics threaten Britain while American aid under lease lend grows contentious and cautious.
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United States
Britain
Crete
North Sea
Atlantic
Greenland
H. M. S. Hood
Jutland
Horace Hood
Hood
Bismarck
Iceland
U. S
Mediterranean
Moody
Greece
Jugoslavia
Iraq
Peloponnesus
Royal Air Force
Alexandria
Cyprus
Candia
Malemi
Joseph Guffey
Strikes Press Defense as Mediation Efforts Ramp Up
Defense production faces strains from coal and shipyard strikes while aviation labor seeks wage boosts. Knudsen and Hillman report 1,625 new facilities and 15 billion in contracts with continued unresolved tensions. Dies Committee reveals Bund documents. police avert lynching of a Greek assassin after an Albania shooting near King Victor Emmanuel.
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Defense Mediation Board
Ford Company
NLRB
North American Aviation
Lewis
South
Knudsen
OPM
Hillman
America
Messrs
Dies
Bund
Bund Fuehrer
Kunze
Hitler
Germany
Fuehrer
Albania
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
High Wages and Crop Loans Raise Cost of Living
Washington voices fear of inflation as wages reach historic highs and Congress boosts crop loan rates. The piece argues these actions push consumer prices up while defense needs strain supply, and contemplates possible price controls and a postwar plan led by Hull emphasizing non discrimination and open raw materials.
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Washington
Treasury
Leon Henderson
Price Czar
Congress
Direct Tax Realities and the American Debt
A columnist argues taxes on business hit production and consumers, warning of a $150 billion federal debt and urging economy and honest taxation. The piece reflects on Orange California’s pioneer spirit, civic parade imagery, and calls for clear national accounting amid looming war costs and defense needs.
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Congress
England
Dole
Stimson Criticizes Neutrality Act At Press Conference
War Secretary Stimson denounces the Neutrality act as a violation of tradition and fears it will draw the U S into trouble. He says repeal would allow ships to carry arms to Britain but leaves repeal decisions to other government officers. Secretary Hull argues control of seas is vital to counter Axis movements and urges postwar trade cooperation with five proposed points.
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White House
United States
Washington
Hull
Europe
State Department
Treasury
State Hull
Mr. Hull
Congress
Britain
Germany
France
Italy
Woodrow Wilson
Paris
Stimson
U. S
Great Britain
Verbal exchanges mark diplomat humor in Washington
Chinese correspondent Joseph Chiang and Japanese correspondent Mitsui Kato banter over peace talks with Chiang remarking on American humor training. The largest U S telegraph office sits in the agriculture department with about a million dollars in annual business from this agency. Aiken County, South Carolina lists Kindly Draft as a registrant for selective service training.
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Washington
Joseph Chiang
Mitsui Kato
Kato
Chiang
Department of Agriculture
Aiken County
South Carolina
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Orange
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Golden State
West
Roosevelt
Office of Civilian Defense
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
New York
LaGuardia
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