Protective Custody Seizure of Axis Ships Blasts Sabotage Claims
United States seizes 69 German Italian and Danish merchant ships for protective custody amid sabotage findings. President Roosevelt announces action as diplomatic protests unfold from Italy and Germany while Denmark reports no protest. Sailors reportedly damaged engines to prevent port departure, signaling a coordinated disruption to U S harbors.
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United States
Navy
Roosevelt
Coast Guard
Herbert Gaston
the Treasury
Washington
State Department
Rome
Berlin
Jugoslavia upheaval and Allied response in wartime notes
Report on Jugoslavia overturning the Axis pact, Prince Paul’s arrest, and mixed public reaction. British RAF air campaigns over Germany and occupied territories are described, with German claims of Bremen bombing and cautious wariness about genuine Yugoslav unity and intent toward the Allies.
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Prince Paul
Hitler
Royal Air Force
Germany
Occupied
France
Belgium
RAF
Bremen
Strikes and wars dominate front pages in mixed dispatches
In Richmond Indiana deputy sheriffs guard the International Harvester plant amid a large scale strike era. Allis-Chalmers walkout creates defense order backlog and prompts mediation battles. Britain reports Mediterranean combat gains as Cheren falls, Harar surrenders, Mussolini allegedly nervous. MISCELLANY notes Hong Kong silk village plan and a Pittsburgh case of a man dying after a rubber Hitler mask sighting.
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Allis-Chalmers
Dykstra-headed
Allis- Chalmers
Knox
Knudsen
Plainfield
N. J
Bethlehem Steel
Dr. Dykstra
Frances Perkins
Secretary of the Navy
Nation
Defense
Mediation Board
America
Europe
Cheren
Harar
Africa
Mussolini
London
Royal Air Force
Mediterranean
Eritrea
Graziani
Hongkong
Hunnan
Pittsburgh
Carlo Columbo
Hitler
Government to Encourage Greater Food Production
The article notes upcoming government steps to boost American farming including incentives and guarantees to raise more cows pigs and chickens to increase meat milk eggs and protein for allies. It highlights corn surpluses, rationing abroad, and plans to manufacture proteins at the farm level for national defense. It also profiles two radio gallery superintendents Robert M Menaugh and D Harold McGrath and their Capitol roles.
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WNU Service
H’ Street
N. W
Washington, D. C
Washington
United States
England
Department of Agriculture
Robert M. Menaugh
D. Harold McGrath
Cripple Creek
Colorado
New House
Senate
Bob
Indiana
Salem Democrat
McGrath
America
House of Representatives
Congress
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Shortage of Corsets Strains British Morale
The cotton and steel shortage in Britain threatens morale as corsets may be unavailable. A woman doctor proposes a roller towel as ersatz. A male doctor objects, arguing that battle lines are not the only lines to secure morale.
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Britain
Defense program overhaul shifts Office of Production Management
Report notes the Office of Production Management with a celebrated birth is transformed into one of about six departments under a new defense administration structure, signaling a major reorganization before public rollout.
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Office of Production Management
At Least Stern Parent Had Son's Rapt Attention
A six year old boy receives a strict lecture from his father about misdeeds. The boy listens intently and then asks his mother if the father is more interesting, drawing a smile from the parent watching.
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