Farm Bill Aims to Fix Price Ceilings on Staples
Washington dispatch reports a record $1.08 billion farm bill awaiting final Senate action. The measure ties major crop prices to parity and includes $270 million in Reconstruction Finance Corp loans and $20 million in reappropriations. It would fund soft conservation payments of $500 million to 4 million producers and parity payments to lift prices to pre war parity levels.
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Washington
Senate
Treasury
Taenare
Reconstruction - Finnance Corporation
Noble
U S Envoy's Wife Leaves Moscow for Safety
Mrs Lawrence A Steinhardt wife of the American ambassador to Russia and several embassy wives left Moscow to escape German air attacks. She proceeds to Bjorkhavlin while others head for Irn.
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Washington
Lawrence A. Steinhardt
Rus Sia
Moscow
State Department
Boring
Steinhardt
Bjorkhavlin
Irn
Start Made in Shoes Bread Orders Start Made in Shoes Bread Orders
Washington June 24 OPM officials monitor rising costs and consider measures to curb inflation in food, clothing and rent. Leon Henderson asks 12 major bakeries not to raise bread prices as shortages risk food supply. Freight car shortages disrupt refrigerated meat shipments to the Atlantic states and furniture shipments from Grand Rapids Memphis and High Point.
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Jack Vincent
Washington
OPM
Leon Hendersim
Dell[ins
Oaicago
Ontario
Grand Rapids
Memphis
High Point
N. Cc
Ward
Bay
Genderson
Great Britain
United States
Atteal GO
Nenderson
Ettles
IGT 3 Photo Entries Grow
The Light snapshot picture contest enters its fourth week with growing entry numbers. Weekly winners advance to a national contest offering $1600 in prizes. Last week's winners: Class A Thurman Gibson 414 Steves Avenue San Antonio. Class B J S Disasway 115 Camden Street San Antonio. Class C Claude B Antol 130 East Mariposa Drive San Antonio. Class D TF Jordan 317 Hunstock Street San Antonio.
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Footest
Thurman Vv
Gibseon
Steves Avenue
San Antonio
Clase
J. S. Disasway
T1s
Oamden Street
Stilless
Claude B
Antol
East Mariposa Drive
San Antonis
Jordan
Hunstock Street
San Sutonio
Boy's Loss Turned Into Winner
R J Reynolds of Winston Salem, treasurer of the Democratic party, drew a number at a farmers rally to choose a $25 cash award. A 7 year old boy named Leon Enns claimed the prize but was found in error. He later received a letter from Reynolds enclosing two new one dollar bills to invest in defense savings.
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M Tetter
Reynolds
Laon Ennis
Union Fears Navy Trouble in San Francisco Shipyards
In June 1944 union machinists withdraw pickets from San Francisco shipyards to avoid violence as the Navy moves to end a 48 day strike. Bethlehem SF plant signs closed shop. police dispatched to Oakland. Officials expect some machinists to return to work as defense contracts worth $50 million are highlighted and broader wartime labor and cost issues surge.
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Bank Frangcigco
Oakland
Navy
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Cor
San Francisco
J.W. Greenslade
Lwelfth Naval District
Welles Devious Germany Statement Draws Uproar
Berlin dispatch reports Sumner Welles, United States undersecretary of state, described the Russian-German conflict with a two sided view. The briefing noted U S policy was not united and mirrored Britain in aiding Russia while condemning communism.
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Berlin
Sumner Welles
United States
Welles
United Prites Parley
Britain
Russia
Italy Detains 09 Citizens in Rome Departure Restrictions
June 24 Rome authorities announced a special authorization would be required for Americans wishing to depart. The measures described as analogous to those applied toTeaman in the United States, aim to control exits from the country. The move mirrors U S policy prohibiting U S citizens from leaving without federal approval.
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Rome
UPA
Ttalion
Tony
United States
Army to weld ground sea air into unified defense team
Gen George C. Marshall reveals new steps to integrate army navy and air forces for a coordinated defense. Navy dive bombers will be paired with ground troops in late summer maneuvers in Louisiana with more drills in the Carolinas in November. A marine corps officer will command an army task force for landing operations in the Western Hemisphere. Brig Gen Henry W Harms to head air defense bases in Newfoundland, Alaska bases may shift to air control, and the army navy joint board will meet more continuously with Arnold and top officials.
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George ©. Marehall
Army
Navy
Admira Harold R. Stark
Naval
Louisiana
Carolinas
Marshall
Marine Corps
Army Marine
Tsk
Harms
Henry W. Harms
Comit
Newfoundland
Great Britain
Alaska
Army-Navy Joint Board
Henry H, Arnold
Ccm Mander
Arroy Air Forces
British Take Two Capture Ethiopian Cities in SW Ethiopia
Cairo June 24 report from Middle Host command says British forces have captured Agaro and Bedelle in southwestern Ethiopia and taken 400 prisoners. Native patriotic forces cooperated in the operation, which continues the cleanup against Italian forces.
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Cairo
Sexus
Ethiopia
Agaro
Bedelle
Pravda editorial vows Soviet resistance and victory over fascism
Moscow June 24 Pravda editorial condemns German invasion and calls to crush the fascist beast. It extols 200,000,000 Soviets arming with modern weapons and a united people ready to defend fatherland. It recalls German attempts in 1918 and promises decisive victory backed by Red Army courage and peasant ties.
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Moscow
va—Prayis
Russia
Hitler
Red Army
WPA Safety Orders For Texan Workers In Heat
WPA safety consultant Felly Tapp outlined hot weather precautions for Texas workers. Supervisors should provide state approved drinking water with salt tablets to prevent exhaustion and protect against thorn, poison oak, poison ivy, and snake bite. Clothing, shade structures, and cooler hours were urged to reduce sun exposure for masons and other all day workers.
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WEA Project
Felly Tapp
WPA
T Exes
State Department of Public Health
Tapp
Forenen
Diller
Germans Rescue British Fliers From Bay of Biscay
Informed sources report a German plane rescued Trish Brig Gen Roger Law and four subordinates near Bay of Biscay after their Sunderland flying boat crashed en route from England to Cairo. One major and three non commissioned officers were saved. others were believed drowned. Dispatches from London said the coast guard flying boat was missing on a flight to the Mediterranean.
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Jie
Trish
Roger Law
Tavernee
Dad Hein
Bay of Biscay
Sunderland
England
Cairo
Lspatches
London
Berlin denies knowledge of revolt and Baltic upheavals
A German spokesman said under questioning he had no knowledge of a revolt in the Ballin states of Estonia Latvia and Lithuania annexed and denied reports of Kaunaa broadcasts and Lithuania's declaration of independence with Navi parachutists landing. He claimed no details beyond information on German Finnish relations.
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Jurie
Ballin
Estonia
Latavia
Lithuania
Russia
Kaunaa Indic
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