Ickes Fining Miners Clouds War Effort and Pantelleria Fight
The piece argues against Secretary Ickes fining coal miners for striking and questions the wartime legal basis while noting miners returned to work and war production continued. It also analyzes Pantelleria’s fall, crediting Allied air power and questioning Luftwaffe performance, and pays tribute to Huntington B. Crouse as a leading Syracuse industrialist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ickes
United Mine Workers
Secretars
Lewis
Republic
Ation Nine
Eecenters
Huntington B. Crouse
therouse-Hinds Company
Crouse-Hinds Company
Army
Navy
Crouse
Syracuse
Community Chest
Chamber of Commerce
Manufacturers Association
Congress Ought to Try The Sales Tax
The piece argues for a sales tax to fund war expenditures, noting President Roosevelt's $16 billion target and Congress debates. It critiques income tax hikes and suggests a broad sales tax would target higher earners and inflationary spenders, despite opposition for affecting low income groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Walter F. George
Georgia
Senate Finance Committee
Argentine Decree Bans Code Messages in Radio Talks
The provisional Argentine government under Pedro Ramirez bans code messages in radio communications marking a major Axis setback. The Castro regime had allowed Axis embassies and satellite offices to send thousands of coded words daily aiding U boat commanders, risking Allied shipping. The move signals a decisive shift toward Allied interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pedro Ramirez
Castillo
Argentina
United States
Buenos Aires
Berlin
Court Hurdle New Deal Tamperings Seen Again
Washington reports the Roosevelt administration pushes a bill to reduce the Supreme Court quorum from six to five. With four justices disqualified, the move aims to affect the Aluminum Co of America and North American Co cases, reviving a heated constitutional clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pwashington
Supreme Court of the United States
Attorney General
Roosevelt
Congress
Department of Justice
Supreme Court
Aluminum Company of America
North American Company
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Aarshall
Aluminum
New Deal
Caffer
U. S. District Court
Sumners
Texas
House Judiciary Committee
Circuit Court of Appeals
Dorsvi
Bill Paneer
Justine
Wise Sayings Fragments From Distant Thinkers
A fragmentary note compiles sayings about necessity virtue and knowledge citing philosophers like Heraclitus Montaigne and Pit. The text mixes aphorisms on need human gratitude and belief, with garbled remnants suggesting a collage of quotation fragments.
Readers respond on Ickes remarks and gas limits
Letters defend administration statements on pipeline repairs and fuel shortages. Readers argue the gas crisis stems from wartime demand and civilian use beyond supply, urge rationing and continued civilian access, and propose new wartime recreation to ease the burden.
American forces in England brace for long war
A reporter touring American units in England describes a sustained, year‑long tireless effort in the European theater. He notes vast supply depots, tire rebuilding plants, and a railroad base operation led by Maj. Homer J. Sandusky as officers and staff anticipate a prolonged conflict. A secret ballot among officers and correspondents suggests mixed estimates on when Germany might fall, with most aiming at 2025 draft year ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
France
Germany
Wards
Watch Springs
Homer J. Sandusky
New York Central
Indianapolis
Walter Graham
Portland
Ore
Anzac Garden in New York Remembers War Dead
A quiet garden on the roof of the British Empire Building in New York honors those who died in wartime with a reflecting pool and two kneeling statues. The piece notes supporting visits by Dr. Bryant and G. S. Cox and describes a social visit to a club on West 40th Street and a meal at the General Putnam Inn. The writeup also announces National Tribute to Russia Day on June 22 and praises Allied efforts in World War II and earlier conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York City
Radio City
Australia
New Zealand
Dr. Bvatt
G.S. Cox
New Zealand Regatior
West Shth Street
Incorporated
Rassia
Soviet Union
Oair
China
Russia
Britain
French Squabble May Jeopardize Invasion Plans
Washington observers warn that disunity among French factions in Algiers and Rabat threatens Allied invasion plans. Gen. de Gaulle and Gen. Giraud clash over politics, while the French Navy and colonial forces fear being yoked to political aims, risking disrupted lines to Casablanca and Tunis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Europe
Algeria
Morocco
de Gaulle
Algiers
Eisenhower
North Africa
Gen. de Gaulle
Gen. Giraud
Committee For National Liberation
Navy
United States
Men of War
Marshal Petain
Nogues
National Union
Nugues
Rene Puaux
Puaux
Syria
Francois Dentz
Nozacs
France
French Empire
Casablanca
Tunis
Maddalena Island Naval Base in Maddalena Archipelago
Maddalena Island, largest in the Maddalena Archipelago near Sardinia, hosts Italian naval facilities. The town of Maddalena serves about 8000 seafaring residents with anchorages to the southwest and connections to Cagliari and Chile. A radio station, telegraph, barracks, magazines, hospital, and floating dock support naval operations. Caprera island lies southeast as a higher, fertile neighbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maddalena Island
Maddalena Archipelago
Sardinia
Maddalena
Allan Wert Osst Chiles
Cagliari
Sardinian
Naval
Tore
Caprera
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Hitler
Luftwaffe
Pantelleria
Gibraltar
Mussolini
Il Duce
Mediterranean
Tunisia
Sicily
Panielleria
Fortress
Axis
Mr. Grouse
Shoemaker
David Lawrence
William Pit
Heraclitus
Plodarch
Ian
Montaigne
Herald-Journal
Oil and Transportation Companies
PAW
Tordon M. Sessions
Thornden Park
JI Douglas
Smite
Clapper
Great Britain
By Raymond Clapper
Eleanor Roosevelt
Historic
Lowag
Norman Cousins
Norwalk
William White
William Aen White
Kamas
Cousins
General Putnam Inn
Dipard
Constantine Brown
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