Total War Economy Shapes U.S. War Plans
Congressional testimony by Price Administrator Leon Henderson reveals moves toward a total war economy with 15 major commodities to be rationed by year’s end. The house appropriations committee approves 1.83 billion dollars for national war agencies, plus 88 million for the War Production Board and 100 million for war shipping.
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Leon Henderson
S Henderson
House Appropriations Committee
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War Shipping Administrtion
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WPB
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Henderson
Nelson
Nile Perkins
Board of Economic Warfare
South America
Roosevelt
Nis
Baller
Office of Scientific Research and Development
War Relocation Authority
Cheap Gun To Help Invasion
London reports Britain is mass producing a cheap nine millimeter assault gun to arm saboteurs and patriots for a European front. Tested on the French coast, the dime store Tommy-like weapon promises rapid fire with a 82 round magazine, 500 rounds per minute, and a range up to 8000 yards.
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London
Europe
Missouri River Flood Crest Near St Charles and St Louis
The Missouri River flood crest is expected to reach St Charles tomorrow afternoon, with the U S Weather Bureau in St Louis predicting a crest near 355 to 1995.7 feet. The river stood at 368 feet, up 8 feet in the last 24 hours, and thousands of lowland farms have been inundated with deaths reported and many families left homeless in St Charles and St Louis counties.
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Sung
Theer
St. Charles
St. Louis
United States Weather Bureau
Missouri
Shriners Open Annual Convention In Chicago
The Shriners convened in Chicago with Imperial Potentate Thomas C Law of AtlanteGa presiding. About 3000 members from 169 temples attended the three day sixty eighth imperial council session. Typical conventions draw over 10 000 members.
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Shriners
Imperial
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Law of
MacArthur to Receive Medal in Private Ceremony
June 23 report that Gen. Douglas MacArthur will receive the Congressional Medal from the President and Congress at a private ceremony. Nelson Johnson, the American Minister, will present it in Melbourne after a radio broadcast confirms details.
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Jan Francisco
Douglas MacArthur
Congress
United States
General MacArthur
Nelson Johnson
Radio Melbourne Enit
World Jewish congress cites Nazi death toll near one million
London on June 29 1944 the British section of the World Jewish Congress stated that more than one million Jews had been killed or died due to Nazi policy in territories under German control. Officials said about 700000 Jews had perished in Poland and Lithuania with 408000 in Romania. Also Gibraltar reports three planes attacked the colony early today with minimal damage and no casualties despite heavy anti aircraft fire.
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London
World Jewiim Congress
Germany
Poland
Lithuaria
Rumania
Gibraltar
Geemsan Radio
Fragmentary budget figures for national defense items
Readable figures show allocations for inter American affairs censorship economic warfare FBI OCD defense transportation and other defense items totaling millions. Fleets and miscellaneous items appear with amounts like 28 000 000 7 216 515 5 000 900 and 20 594 000 among others.
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Office of Censorship
Board of Ecottomic Warfare
Federal Bureau of Investigation
OCD
Office of Defense Transportation
Accomplices Of Saboteurs Rounded Up
In a sweeping sweep, authorities rounded up alleged saboteurs linked to plans targeting critical U S and Allied infrastructure in the Northeast and Midwest. Reports indicate investigations involve bridges, waterways, power plants, and rail lines from New York to Niagara Falls, with potential espionage charges and possible death penalties under wartime law. A coast guardsman at Amagansett aided the seizure after alerting officials, while Attorney General Biddle pledged thorough prosecution. In Chicago, Mrs. Greds Melind, 24, denies continuing ties to Herbert Hans Haupt, one of eight Nazi saboteurs. She recounts meeting him, disavows further involvement, and notes his arrest revealed troubling disclosures.
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Haupt
California
German Studied by RAF Bombers
London June 25 The study of German at several British bomber stations grows in popularity among aircrews and ground staff. Officers report keen interest in learning German for potential survival in enemy territory and for future invasion days.
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London
Germany
Air Ministry
War plant workers strike at Monroe Auto Explos plant
About 450 UAW workers at the Monroe Auto Explos plant in Monroe Michigan walked out in a wage dispute. The strike halted production and was deemed unauthorized by FR. J. Chomas, president of the UAW C 1, who vowed to restore work promptly.
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Clocks Reminders Of Pearl Harbor
INDIANAPOLIS June 27 The Watchmakers association of Thdlana voted to change their clocks to 7 5 as a reminder of the Jap attack on Pearl Harbor. EAGLE PASS June 29 Funeral services will be held here tomorrow for Dr Van Earl McFarland 69 originator and for 12 years president of the Maverick county irrigation district who died Saturday.
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Watchmakers’ Association of Thdlana
Pearl Harbor
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Maverick County Irrigation District
Denmark Man Reel Leads Local Fair Prize Parade
A clipped local item notes Denmark man taking a leading role in a community parade. The report mentions a Danish named individual, a prize, and a weekend event classification, with emphasis on participation and recognition in the local scene.
Gas Supply Dwindles on East Coast
Gasoline price rose 12 1 3 cents a gallon across the east coast as supplies ran dry at many stations. Police manned lines in Rhode Island while New York mayor denounced the price surge as discriminatory. Washington area had only one open station, with fuel selling out in 25 minutes as drivers queued nationwide.
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Seaboard
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Laguardia
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Office of Price Administration
Rhodes Island
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Buffalo
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Washington Retail Gasoline Dealers Association
Cleopatra Made Matruh Famous in Ancient and Modern Times
The article recalls Matruh on the Mediterranean as a historic crossroads linked to Cleopatra, Antony, and Alexander the Great. It notes rail connections to Alexandria, a highway to the Libyan frontier, and remnants of the ancient Paraetonium era, with Matruh’s small prewar population and Greek merchant ties.
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Egypt
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Matrut
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War 25 Years Ago Today
War updates recall German advances near Gopy France and Vecdun while France resists. Axis actions stretch from Greece diplomacy to alliances with Austria Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey. One year earlier German forces claim Minsk breakthrough and trap 300000 Soviet troops as Russians monitor Nazi moves toward Bialystok and Arctic fronts.
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Bialystok
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