Roosevelt signs bill giving congress control of Elk Hills
Washington roundup reports FDR signs a bill to transfer production control of Elk Hills oil to Congress, calling it a departure from government principles though necessary for wartime production. Also notes praise for Poland, price control debates, Bolivia recognition shifts, new labor political action unit, unemployment plan tweaks, and Finnish diplomats ordered to leave Washington with no break in relations.
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Roosevelt
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Eli Hilly Reserve
California
Political Action Committee
Wallace
National Political Action Committee
Uion
Treasuries
CLO
Washington
Hwmar Procope
State Department
United States
Washington Legation
French Army Units Secure on Elba Island
French army forces landed on Elba between Corsica and the Italian mainland under Gen. Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, claiming a successful seizure as Allied forces push north through Italy toward Florence. Planosa island was reportedly encircled and prisoners taken, with British and American tanks opposing German forces. The Fifth and Eighth Armies advanced toward Grosseto and Florence while Adriatic patriots blocked German bridge destruction. De Gaulle returned to Algiers after visits to London and the Normandy invasion front.
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Reuter
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Grosseto
Pimpbino
Anny
Florence
City seeks damages after two bus accidents in San Antonio
Commissioner PF L Anderson filed a claim against San Antonio Transit for 15.10 and damages to fire department equipment after two Friday collisions involving buses. Eight people were injured at Alamo and Fourth streets when a fire truck collided with a bus. a second crash at Main and West Houston streets involved the chief's car. Fire personnel and bus passengers sustained various injuries, with the fire truck demolished.
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Alamo
Fourth Streets
Jee
Malin
West Houston
Fourth Street
C.H. Muehl
Westfall Avenue
Muehl
Albert V. Witherspoon
North Center Street
Bill Owens
Fourth and Broadway
A. K. Ambrose
McKinley Avenue
Harold G. Lutz
Haggin Street
Reubin Tagale
West Cypress Street
Roland W. Estes
Floyd F. Kimball
Fort Sam Houston
Cat
Henry L. @immerie
Arlie M. Woods
Furnish Street
Ughbob
West Houston Street
Zdmamerle Wagen
East Bayor Street
Marshall A. Tomlinson
Virginia Boulevard
Red Advance Pats Finland in Peril
Moscow dispatch reports Soviet troops nearing Viipuri after pushing to 23 miles from the city. Communique says 100 localities captured including four railroad stations. Stockholm sources warn Finland’s military power may be exhausted as the offensive continues.Russian air forces claim heavy Finnish losses and several destroyed blockhouses dumps and munition depots. 18 enemy planes shot down. a Soviet cutter squadron sinks a German supply ship. Other fronts report quiet with sporadic engagements near Vitebsk. A Russian rifleman is credited with downing a German plane. A U.S. court calls Boxer rebellion actions not a war.
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Viipuri
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Disputch
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Russia
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Lake Chudaya
Gulf of Riga
Chinese forces capture Kamaing in north Burma
In a recent report the South East Asia command announced that Chinese forces captured Kamaing, a principal Japanese supply base in north Burma, strengthening control in the region. The capture marks a significant advancement for the Allied position in the area.
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Ceylon
INS
Chineseorcea
Kamaing
Burma
Souh
East Asia Command
Halsey to Command New Third Fleet in Pacific
Admiral William F. Halsey was assigned to lead a new fighting naval force in the Pacific to take a prominent role in the drive against Japan. An official announcement by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz outlined the creation and expected impact of the Third U S Fleet under his command.
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Washington
William F. Halsey
Japan
Southwest Pacific
Pacific
U. S
Halsey
Chester W. Nim
Modern day Jack Spratta Eating No Fat Due to Distress
An advertisement claims a remedy Udga Get 2 boxes of Taviets will aid digestion and relieve ulcer pains indigestion and bloat caused by excess acid. It offers a double your money back guarantee if the first dose does not convince or the box is returned.
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