Swedes Fear of Nazi Attack Unimpressive
The Swedish government told American officials it would view complying with Allied demands to halt ball bearing shipments to Germany as potentially inviting a Nazi invasion. Sweden is surrounded by German-occupied territories, but Allied councils found Sweden’s threat assessment unimpressive while continuing economic pressure by listing over 400 firms trading with the enemy. SKF was not on the list, but officials warned KF remains under scrutiny as the war rages. Dandelion greens recipe notes follow.
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INS
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Germany
Finland
Norway
Denmark
United States
SKF
Damocles
Sli
The
Express
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England
Eisenhower
German Radio Today
France
Stockholm
Danian
Bureaucracy Runs Amuck In Labor Policy War
A wartime analysis notes a sprawling network of federal labor agencies and committees totaling about 38 000 civilian staff plus 23 000 selective service personnel. The piece argues centralized authority was eroded, strikes delayed production, and unions influenced policy, with historical examples from naval and aircraft manufacturing. Tomorrow: Bureaucrats on the Food Front.
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United States
Congress
Truman Committee
Senate
Smith Committee
House
America
France
Department of Labor
National War Labor Board
National Labor Relations Board
Railroad Retirement Board
Employes Compensation Commission
President's Fair Employment Practices Committee
National Mediation Board
Labor Administration
Labor Policy Committee
War Production Board
Labor Policy Board
Department of the Interior
Labor Standards Division
Labor Supply Committee
War Manpower Commission
Management-Labor Policy Committer
Land the Labor Advisory Committee
National Research Council
Petroleum Labor
Advisory Committee On
Building Trades Stabilization Board of Review
Commmittee On
Federal Committee On
Liaison Office For
Office For Emergency Management
White House
Selective Service System
William D. Leahy
Naval Operations
Navy
Detroit
Europe
Army
CIO
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Secretary of the Navy
Tocal 208
Naval Aircraft Factory
United” States
Unconstitutional River Authority Tax Payments Upheld Ruling
Judge Roy Archer of the 126th District Court held that river authority token payments in lieu of taxes violate the Texas Constitution in the Lower Colorado River Authority versus Chemical Bank and Trust Company of New York. The decision declares indirect tactics cannot circumvent tax rules and orders reinvestment of 1.3 million dollars held by LCRA with accumulated interest for a year and a half.
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Austin
LPI
Roy Archer
126Th District Court
Lower
Colorado River Authority
Chemical Bank and Trust Company of New York
Bius
Archer
Chemical Bank and ‘Trust Company
American National Bank
Bus Crash Fatal Kills 17 Year Old in Kentucky
In Covington Kentucky on May 23 a Greyhound bus crashed into a stone pillar near Fort Mitchell injuring 39 others. Sue Hodge aged 17 from Crossville Tennessee died instantly in the crash.
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Covington
Sue Hodge
Crossville
Tenn
Greyhound
Fort Mitchell
Invasion Tenseness Grips Britain Amid Cut Transport
May 23 London reports dramatic travel cuts widen civilian disruption as trains cancel up to 50 per day with troops given priority. German air activity noted over Beira. Swedish and Daily Express reports fuel fear of invasion and mass execution claims. Eisenhower appeal prompts patriot readiness.
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London
Britain
Beira
Stockholm
Daily Express
Stalag LulleiLn
House of Commons
Béen
Sweden
Soldier Denied Citizenship by U S Court in San Pragu s
Federal Judge A F St Sure denied naturalization to Fong Chew Chung 36 a Chinese veteran who served eight months in the U S army. Nearly 200 similar cases are awaiting a Supreme Court decision. The judge ruled Fong was discharged in August 1943 as inapt for lacking English literacy and comprehension. His counsel argued military service waives education requirements for aliens under naturalization law.
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SAN Pragus
United States Supreme Court
A. F. St. Sure
Fong Chew Chung
U.S
St. Sure
Fong
Inapkt
United States
U. S
Roosevelt Says Allies Close to Striking Europe From All Sides
The president announced Allied forces would strike Europe from the east south and west. A German controlled Vichy radio quoted German reconnaissance reporting large concentrations of troops on Corsica, implying an attack on the Italian port.
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Roosevelt
Europe
Vichy Radio
Corsica
Hix
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Hobart Arc Welding Machines
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Harris Ges
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Bergstrom
Stainless Steel Electrodes
Bausch & Lamb
Fibre Metal Helmets
Strauss
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Pierce Governors Hewitt Oxygen
Main Ave
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Esquire
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Milwaukee, Wis
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