One Man Boss Is Urged for Food Setup
Washington reports a push for a single food czar to consolidate wartime controls over prices and the bread basket. Senate hearings and White House talks feature supporters led by Fulmer and lawmakers urging Chester Davis, with Byrnes and others opposing subsidies and centralized power.
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Washington
White House
Senate Banking Committee
Fulmer
D-S. C
House Agriculture
Roosevelt
House
James F. Byrnes
Flannagan
D-a
Kleberg
D-Tex
Cooler
D-N.c
Hope
R-Kan
Andresen
R-Minn
Chester Davis
Phillip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Albert Goss
National Grange
Commodity Credit Corporation
Congress
Byrnes
George
D-Ga
New York City Meat Shortage Prompts Urgent Appointments
New York City wholesale markets lie nearly bare of meat as the League of Women Voters urges Mayor LaGuardia to appoint a city food administrator. The shortage is linked to federal price roll back and emptied meat coolers, with restaurants contemplating Sunday closures.
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New York City
New York
F. H. LaGuardia
Army Identifies 11 Fliers Killed In Bomber Collision
Army officials named 11 airmen among victims of a Sunday bomber collision near Howard SD. The crash involved two four engine planes. one ship lost its tail and burned after impact while the other made a forced landing but struck a crater bank, with at least 20 aboard and no fatally injured. Early lists include Second Lt. Gen B Groves and crew members James H O Connell Sidney S Packer Bruno E Twardy.
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Army
Sioux City
GP Army Air Base
Howard
Cdr Hase
B. Groves
Bostem
Mass
James H. O'Connell
Manhageet
Sidney S. Packer
Brookisn
Bruno E. Twardy
Manchester
Gas debate pits East against Midwest in fuel restriction fight
Senate hearings chaired by La Follette Vandenberg and Luces examined whether Midwest pleasure driving should be banned to relieve gas shortages. Eastern and Western bloc leaders clashed over gas policy as a 24 inch pipeline nears completion to ease Eastern needs. Eastern lawmakers urged crude price boosts to stabilize supply while warning on military needs.
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Washington
INS
Seaboard
Ickes
la Follette
R-Wis
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Luces
D-Il
Midwest
Hartley
D-N. J
Eastern Seaboard
New Jersey
Ip Ote
Eastern Congress
Bombing War Across Europe Faces Mixed Results
The piece weighs mass bombing and defenses as Italy and Germany face uncertain outcomes. It notes stubborn resistance in Spain and Italy, bomber losses on both sides, and questions the value of raids. It cites radar guided fire, low attack altitudes, and Atlantic patrols reducing merchant sinkings for the first time since 1943.
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Atlantic
mid-Atlantic
Western Atlantic
Admiral King
French Crisis Settlement Plan Offered Algiers June 15
Six new members of the French Committee for National Liberation urged De Gaulle and Giraud to settle their differences directly or iron them out before the next committee meeting. The petition proposed a four item agenda on army control, ministerial appointments, removal of defeaists and Vichyites, and control of aviation and navy under the war ministry.
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Algiers
French Committee For National Liberation
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Honore Giraud
de Gaulle
Rene Pleven
Adrien Tixet
Cauve de Murville
Jean Abadie
Andre Diethelm
Rene Mayer
Henri Bonnet
United States
Giraudis
Aviation
Navy
War Ministry
de Gaullists
France
Georges Catroux
Jean Monnet
Monnet
Giraud
Stilwell Predicts Hard Job In Crushing Japan
Lt General Joseph Stilwell returned from Washington conferences and warned that defeating Japan will be a hard fight. He said the United Nations are firmly resolved to finish the job soon and noted China’s needs were discussed at length.
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Chungking
Joseph W. Stilwell
Washington
Japan
United Nations
Stilwell
China
Southwest Pacific
Orient
Mediterranean
U. S
India
Burma
Thomas Hearn
Joseph W. Stilwell, Jr
London
Cairo
Yangtze
Engineer Averts Runaway Train in Denver
Clarence Speaker, a 52 year old engineer for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, was publicly commended for stopping a runaway train by backing his engine into its path. He said he moved quickly to prevent a wreck within three quarters of a mile, risking his life and that of his crew.
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Denver
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad
Clarence Speaker
Speaker
Stilwell and Chennault Return After North Africa Tour
General Stilwell praised Allied operations in North Africa and the vast Axis matériel left behind. He arrived in China on June 4 with Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault to assess air support shortages and troop morale, noting American troops looked grand and the home front units showed unity in rationing and sacrifice.
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Claire L. Chennault
14Th Air Force
Washington
Stilwell
China
North
Africa
Scholarship Exam At Convent School On June 21
The competitive examination for scholarships will be held at the Convent School on Monday June 21 at 9 o'clock. It is open to city students who have completed the eighth grade in parochial schools and those who have completed the eighth or ninth grades in public schools. Four awards are offered: one 4-year one 3-year and two 1-year scholarships.
Mexican General Predicts Italy to Seek Separate Peace
Gen Luis Alamo Flores, head of the Mexican military mission in Tunisia, predicts Italy will sue for a separate peace as anti Mussolini demonstrations widen. He cites French Gen Henri Honore Giraud and pro ally Gen Pietro Badoglio amid Allied invasion plans. Flores serves as military attaché at the Mexican Embassy in Washington.
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Mexico City
INS
Luis -Alamiiio Flores
North African Front
Tunisia
Henri Honore Giraud
Pietro Badoglio
Europe
Flores
Washlington
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DeGaulle
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