Navy Warns of Labor Shortage Slowing Massive Production
Secretary Knox told Congress the Navy faces delays as manufacturers can draft only about 10 percent of workers to early shifts for the expanded armaments program. He said engines bottleneck production amid a two ocean war effort and predicted the 26.495 billion naval supply bill would reach the President by the weekend.
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Washington
Knox
Congress
Navy
Beycause
Sony
Knoy
Roosevelt Seeks Congress Approval for China Loan
The White House disclosed President Roosevelt sent a letter to Speaker Rayburn asking Congress to approve a $301,000,000 loan to China. Republican and Democratic leaders, Morgenthau, and Jones discussed the request and agreed to support it, with Rayburn to introduce the resolution.
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Washington
Presse
Hootevelt
Congress
China
White House
Young
Rooevelt
Rayburn
Tung
House
Saul
The
Treasury
Morgenthau
iCommerce
Rios Wins Chile Vote Ahead of Inauguration in Anti Axis Push
Juan Antonio Rios won a decisive victory in Chile's presidential race, defeating rightist Gen. Ibanez and signaling a mandate against Axis powers. Observers expect his regime to sever ties with Germany Italy and Japan within 60 days as pro democratic forces gain ground.
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Santiago
Chile
Juan Antonio Rios
Democratic Front
Leone
Carlos Inonez del Campo
Asis
Rio de Janeiro
Conference of Foreign Ministers
Axis
Argentina
Ibanez
Popular Socialist Vanguard
Jorge Gonzalez von Marcos
Albany Officer Missing Since Plane Crash Discontinued
Army officials notified Mrs. Mary Gardner of Albany that search for her husband Lieutenant Walter Gardner and a pilot, seen going down over the Gulf of Mexico during a routine flight, has been discontinued. The crew were missing since last week and no trace of either man was found despite days of search.
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Albany
Army
Mary Gardner
Walter Fer
Gulf of Mexico
Gardner
Gulf
Where to Find It Section Page Features
Clipped note directs readers to the It Section Features page for evening guidance on page 11. The terse line suggests an item about where to locate the It Section features, possibly an entertainment or lifestyle pickup.
Soviet Southern Front Advances Amid Heavy Fighting in Ukraine
Moscow reports the Soviet southern front cracking minefields and repelling German counterattacks to push a 60 mile wide wedge toward Kharkov. Disclosures claim 1,200 Germans killed and 500 Soviets dead in fierce combat as Russians seize multiple villages and press the Mussien drive.
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Marshall Semeon
Timoshenko
Ukraine
Kharkov
N ‘Ames
Stelman
Treasury
Hizn
de Intiate
Congress
Morgens
Treasury Sec
Leningrad
House
San Pedro
Calif
Terminal Island
Vital Naval and
Los Angeles
Lima
Peru
INS
Post Office Department
FBI
Urubamba
Alen
Francis Eldt
Perth
Immigration Office
Kal-Kassed
Ouits
U. S
Pio
Arthur Thon
Upouin Siay Fasha
de Souza Costa
Miami
United States
Goerings Talks With Mussolini After Sicily Visit
Berlin reports Marshal Goering is in conference with Premier Mussolini after a three day Luftwaffe base inspection in Sicily. The German news agency says the talks follow the Sicily inspection and involve high level Nazi leadership.
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Duce
Sicily
Berlin
INS
Marshal Hermans Wilhelm Goerings
Mussolini
Luftwaffe
DNB
Ireland weighs partition offer to end war
Dublin reports that the Irish government might accept unconditionally handing over Northern Ireland if a plebiscite followed. Fianna Fáil led by Eamon De Valera would not trade partition for war. opposition leaders doubt support. Neutrality and unity remain central as readers debate wartime choices.
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Fianna Fan
Eamon de Valera
Erie
William T. Cosgrove
United Ireland Party
William Norton
Labor Party
Ireland
de Valera
Eire
Axis Drives 100 Miles in Libyan War
British communique reports Axis forces driven back to positions sixty to one hundred miles west of Derna as Imperial and Indian units conduct counter attacks in Cyrenaica. Forces withdraw east of Baree while Fourth Indian Division advances toward Jebel Akay and Barce in continuing engagement with Axis troops.
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Lry
Erwin
Rommel
Derna
Bengasi
Imperial
Baree
Beazan
Derns
Slompa
3Th
Bengals
Cyrenaica
Middle East
Msys
Bengali
Jebel ‘Akay
Barce
French Indicted For Eating Food Left Behind Retreat
Le Bel village residents near Paris faced indictments for pillaging by eating food stocks left in unlocked army freight cars during the 1940 retreat. The Paris press noted strict penalties for abandoned stores and cited officers punished for distributing gasoline to fleeing motorists.
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Vichy
France
Patissoir
Fearny
le Bel
Paris
Two Japanese Divisions Suffer Heavy Loss in Luzon Battle
A World War II report notes two Japanese divisions suffer heavy losses in the Luzon campaign. The blitz over the Philippine island continues as Allied forces press the advance with air and artillery support.
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Luzon
Australians Adopt Secret Defense Plan Amid World War II Conflicts
The Australian government moves to implement secret defense measures as Australian bombers threaten Japanese shipping and Japanese forces press in the Dutch East Indies. Reports note actions around Rabaul, Amboina, and Singapore, with MacArthur praising Tatori troops and Allied efforts to break the Japanese advance.
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Rabaul
New Britsen
Amboina
Australia
Batavia
Netherlands East Indies
Borneo
Celee
Associated Press
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MarArtine
Hotlila
Eenter
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Pacific
South China Sea
Manila Bay
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Tatori
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Singapore
Dutch East Indies
Johore Slaga
Malaya
Johore Bahru
Johore
London
Tulagi
Solomon Islands
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