Knudsen weighs Britain aid scope as hearing opens
Knudsen deflects calls to fund British relief and repeal acts, saying costs are uncertain but the program remains vital. He explains production plans for heavy equipment to equip up to 1.2 million with delays noted, and discusses standardization and purchasing across services as lawmakers press for rapid passage.
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Vireles
Chiperfield Cri
Great Britain
Chiperfield
Britain
United States
Representative Voys
Ohio
Voys
Vorys
Army
Navy
Wendell L. Willkie
Joseph Kennedy
William Bullitt
Col
Charles Lindbergh
Willkie
Europe
Bloom
House
Kennedy
George
D.ga
Senate
Knox Defense Speech on Sea Power and Britain Aid
Secretary Knox argues sea power secures the Western Hemisphere and Europe from Nazi aggression. He warns Britain’s survival hinges on American naval aid and emphasizes building a two ocean navy to deter Germany, Japan, and ensure U.S. safety and global stability.
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Great Britain
Europe
Germany
United States
Britain
South America
Labor Board Orders Ford to Reinstate 1021 Workers
The Labor Board issued a tentative order mandating Ford Motor Co to reinstate 1,021 Kansas City plant workers with back pay for union activity. It alleges 975 were refused reemployment and 46 were discriminated against to deter AF of L United Auto Workers membership in 1937. The board gave 30 days for exceptions, 20 days for oral argument. it also requires ceasing efforts to discourage union membership and to disestablish the Independent Union of Ford Workers.
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Ford
Washington
Ford Motor Company
Kansas City
A. F. of L’s
United Auto Workers Union
A.F.L
Ford Workers
Inauguration Talk to Take 12 Minutes
President Roosevelt’s inaugural address will be brief, not exceeding 12 minutes or 1,000 words, following the oath on the Capitol steps. Stephen Early said the short speech reflects prior public remarks, with the president free to work on a third draft and receive no callers.
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Roosevelt
Capitol
White House
Stephen Early
Vthe
Henry A. Wallace
Congress
Cabinet
James Roosevelt
Los Angeles
John Boettiger
Seattle
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York City
Eliott Roosevelt
Osborn
Ohio
John Roosevelt
Boston
Sara
Kate Roosevelt
Diana Hopkins
Harry L. Hopkins
Henry Hooker
Nancy Halliday
Eliot Pratt
Joseph Lash
Simone van Haver
Albany
N. Y
Earl Miller
Loudonville
Dorothy Kemp Roosevelt
Hall Roosevelt
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Diana
Janet
Birmingham
Mich
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Philadelphia
Edgar Ellinger, Jr
Capitol Plaza
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol Steps
Britain
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National Youths Administration
WPA
West Point
Annapolis
George C. Marshall
Army
Brothers enlist to stay together in Tex. draft drive
Dale Dinsmore, 27, drew a February 3 selective service number. His brother Vernice, 22, fearing separation, volunteered to enlist. Vernice’s action left the draft board with many volunteers and it appeared Dale might not be called.
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Dale Dinsmore
Vernice
Dale
Inauguration Two Day Program for Roosevelt Third Term
Washington lists events for Roosevelts third inauguration with church services, receptions, gala, oath ceremonies, air show, parade and White House receptions. Notable items include Electoral College dinner with governors, Wallace oath as Vice President, inaugural address, and governors’ tea.
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Roosevelt
Court of Freedom
Joseph E. Davies
St. John’s Episcopal Church
White House
Capitol
Henry A. Wallace
Britain’s War Time Shift Toward Shared Social Security
The piece argues Britain must reinvent society to endure wartime hardship. Ernest Bevin calls for social security and broader distribution of economic life, prioritizing the community over the small middle class. Churchill envisions widening privileges to all, not just a few, as a postwar aim. Religious leaders urge five standards, including abolishing extreme wealth gaps and equal education opportunities.
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England
Ernest Bevin
Labor Party
Great Transport and General Workers’ Union
Bevin
Winston Churchill
America
School of
Harrow
Churchill
Eton
London Times
2 Million Get Jobs In Defense Program
Secretary of Commerce Jesse H. Jones reported that the defense program added about 2,000,000 non-agricultural jobs in the last year. He noted the 1940 average of 35,168,000 workers, up from 33,862,000 in 1939, with a December peak of 33,833,600 and stressed the report covers pre appointment developments and published statistics.
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Washington
Jesse H. Jones
America
Jones
Churchill Says Britain Needs Weapons Ships and Planes
Prime Minister Churchill told Glasgow city councillors that Britain’s 1941 war needs are weapons ships and planes funded by American aid rather than large overseas armies. He warned of extended hardship ahead but praised North Africa gains and said Hitler faces stronger British defenses. Hopkins accompanied Churchill to discuss continued Allied cooperation and future reporting to Roosevelt.
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Britain
United States
Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Great American Republic
British Commonwealth of Nations
Hitler
Europe
Italy
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Egyptian
Libya
Churchill Speaks at Glasgow Target Hopkins Says Nazis
Berlin reports authorized Germans viewed Churchill's Glasgow speech as aimed at Harry Hopkins alone while the British leadership signaled moderate optimism. Noting discrepancies, Cross and Sir Philip Joubert described air power gains against Germany, and Churchill warned of months of bombardment without a matched reply.
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Berlin
Glasgow
Harry Hopkins
Roosevelt
Philip Joubert
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Cross
Germany
Philip
London
Britain to Draft Miners and Dockmen for War Effort
London January 18. A secret plan to mobilize manpower proposes drafting dock workers and unemployed miners to unload convoys at Britain’s busiest ports as part of a broader effort to organize the nation for a greater war effort.
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Britain
Father John's Medicine Ad Promises Cold Resistance
An old advertisement urges readers to start building immunity by taking Father John's Medicine. It touts 85 years of use and praise across four generations, highlighting vitamins A and D as key benefits.
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John
So Cold Autoist Takes Fire Inside Firehouse
Kansas City report says W. W. Wilson set his car ablaze inside a firehouse as flames spread to upholstery. He told puzzled firefighters the blaze was deliberate to spare them a cold night outside.
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W. W. Wilson
New county hospital closed to patients awaiting beds
Shawneetown reports the new county hospital finished about two weeks ago but unused as bed deliveries lag due to army orders. In Dallas, a man says Schwartz bought stamps from three youths at 40 cents to $1 each for three months then learned they were his own stolen items.
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Dallas
Tex
Jan
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Conscience eases after small theft tale from Shelton
In Shelton Nebraska on January 18 a man says he returned 380 cents and relieved himself of 20 years of worry after admitting to stealing a dime and pool chips from Miss Echternacht’s hotel about a score of years earlier. The confessed theft haunted him until the repayment.
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Neb
Carrie Echternacht
Miss Echternacht
Patrolman Solves Fence Theft Blaze by Ice-Skaters
Scranton report says Patrolman Ralph Lloyd responded to a theft at Robert Thomas’ home. He found 25 feet of picket fence smoldering in a fire built by youths skating on a frozen pond nearby, confirming the crime scene.
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Scranton
Ralph Lloyd
Robert Thomas
Boy on icy steps breaks arm during home game
Baltimore report says 8 year old Joseph Potterfield was kept home due to icy streets. He played a quiet checker game with his brother when his chair tipped and he fell, breaking his arm.
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Joseph Potterfield
Joseph
New York Sabotage Act Seeks Tough Defense Measures
Desmond urges new anti sabotage laws to protect defense production in New York State. The bill would fence factory premises, post no trespass notices, and detain violators for up to 25 years for s saboteur acts. Police, watchmen, and supervisors could question on premises to establish reasonable suspicion and detain suspects. Immunity would be offered to witnesses.
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Desmond
Thomas E. Dewey
Manhattan
Lehman
New York State
Producer Bankrupt Drama Producer Files Federal Bankruptcy
In Los Angeles Henry Duffy and his actress wife Dale Winter filed federal bankruptcy petitions. Duffy lists debts of 23625 and assets of 2350 while Winter shows debts of 42500 and assets of 1975.
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Los Angeles
Henry Duffy
Dale Winter
Duffy
Big Fires Set By Bombers Across Wales Port
German raids on England set docks and stores ablaze at Swansea, with ships bombardment claimed as damage. Reports say Luftwaffe limited to reconnaissance with no British raids over Germany. Britain counterattacks Brest Cherbourg and two French airfields. losses cited on both sides include German planes shot down and a sinking of merchant tonnage.
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South Wales
Swansea
England
Germany
Brest
Cherbourg
France
Malta
Illustrious
High Command
Freighter Otho Safe At Brooklyn Dock After Hurricane
The American freighter Otho, battered off Cape Hatteras by a 65 mile per hour NW gale and 30 foot waves, reached Sandy Hook with damage including lost cargo and wrecked equipment. Capt. Dwight Smith said the storm nearly sank the ship, yet all 37 crew and 11 passengers are safe. Coast Guard escorts aided the return.
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Cape Hatteras
Otho
Brooklyn
Dwight Smith
U.S. Coast Guard
Sandy Hook
Smith
Lincoln Tunnel North Tube Work Resumed
The Port of New York Authority announced the resumption of construction on the north tube of the Lincoln Tunnel linking Midtown New York and Weehawken New Jersey. The project, costing about 6 million dollars, may be ready for traffic by year end 1942 as highway improvements in New Jersey are addressed. Chairman Frank C. Ferguson cited rising use of the south tube and nearby highway plans as key factors.
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Weehawken
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Frank C. Ferguson
New Jersey
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