Byrnes Named Director of Economic Stabilization in War Effort
President announces Justice James F. Byrnes as director of economic stabilization resigning from the Supreme Court. The order expands War Labor Board powers, fixes farm price ceilings, and directs rent controls nationwide to curb cost of living and aid war effort. Henderson receives letters to set ceilings on eggs, cheese, butter, potatoes, flour and other foods, with parity and subsidy considerations.
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Byrnes
War Labor Board
Wickard
Henderson
Wes
Secretary of Agriculture
Congress
White House
United States
James F. Byrnes
Justice Byrnes
Supreme Court
Leon Henderson
Office of Price Administration
Unions Hold Talks To Build New Federation Free From CIO AFL
A nucleus group aims to form a new national labor federation from Independ ents unions. About 125 delegates from 35 unions, totaling 260 000 members, met in Chicago to organize and vet applicant unions for absence of company union ties.
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CIO-AFL _ Chicago
National Labor Federation
Donald F. Cameron
Milwaukee
Matthew Smith
Detroit
Mechanics Education& Society of America
Cameron
Associated Unions of America
A. F. of L
C. 0
22 Aliens Seized In FBI Raids Across 108 Cities
A mass roundup across 108 Northern California cities led by 450 FBI agents, sheriffs deputies and police resulted in 22 aliens seized, four German and 18 Italian, for curfew and contraband violations. Prisoners await hearings before immigration and alien control boards.
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FBI
San Francisco
INS
California
Pearl Harbor
Mat J. L. Pleper
Immigration and Alien Control Boards
Nation's Kegs Hold Whisky For 42 Years
Washington reports whisky stockpiles and production plans to sustain war needs. Officials estimate 525,000,000 gallons of straight whisky plus 150,000,000 gallons of alcohol for gin and liqueurs remain, enough to last three to four years despite rising demand. Additional measures include potential short production vacations, longer workweeks, and grain-based alcohol expansion to ease pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
WPB
America
Hitler-Hirohito & Company
Baruch Rubber Committee
Cuba
Hitler’s Nephew Seeks Canadian Forces After Army Rejection
William Patrick Hitler, nephew of Adolf Hitler, says he will try to enlist in the Canadian forces after being rejected by the U S Army. Born in England, he is the son of Bridget Dowling Hitler and Alois Hitler and reportedly runs a Berlin restaurant. He asserts he could have value to the air force given knowledge of Germany.
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New York
INS
William Patrick Hitler
Berlin
Adolf
United States ‘Army
William Patrick
Long Island
Hitler
Liverpool
England
Bridget Dowling Hitler
Alois Hitler
Alois
Air Force
Germany
Laval Wins Labor Draft Test in Vichy
Premier Pierre Laval reportedly averted a cabinet crisis by resisting outright conscription of French labor for Germany. A Vichy decree would not be used to compel workers but aims to boost voluntary migration, with officials urging French workers to volunteer for Germany.
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Pierre Laval
Vichy
Reich
Laval
Henri Philippe Petain
Germany
Jean Bichelonne
Hubert Lagardelle
Nazis Betray Japs to Ease Egypt Force
Australian troops report German and Italian propaganda trying to ease Axis opposition near Cairo by steering Australians to focus on the Far East. Pamphlets claimed Americans in Australia were distracting from North Africa and were used as waste paper for shaving.
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Australia
Axis
Japan
Egypt
Middle East
New Guinea
Cairo
Near Eastern
Far East
Alamein
Port Darwin
West Coast Yards Act Aims to End Labor Piracy
A gentlemen's agreement effective today halts labor piracy and migration among 220000 San Francisco Bay shipyard workers. It freezes workers on current jobs with exceptions, creates yard clearance police and an appeal board to decide improper denials. Clearances refused for early quitting loafing drunkenness flagrant or unauthorized absences or safety rule violations.
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West Coast
Oakland
Calif
San Francisco Bay
Fire damages girls boarding school in Sherman Park Seminary
Firefighters from Westport Moriah and neighboring towns battled a blaze at the Sherman Park Seminary, a girls boarding school run by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Watertown. One building was damaged as authorities investigated the overnight fire.
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Port Henry
Sherman Park
Sisters of St. Joseph of Watertown
Westport Moriah
Poneyie
Jeffers Plans Forced Tire Inspection
Washington reports rub er czar Jeffers drafts compulsory tire inspection every 60 days. Inspectors may rec ommend recapping. motorists would seek certificates from rationing boards. Regul ations on gasoline rationing hold pending solution. stockpiles of tires and rubber sufficient for 1943–44.
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Washington
Wllam M. Jeffers
Jeffers
OPA
Knox Pledges Brazil Flood Of Munitions
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox told Brazilian leaders during a formal dinner in Rio de Janeiro that the United States will supply arms to the Allies and allies, hinting a growing stream of fighting matériel will become a torrent. He stressed long term collaboration, airports for peaceful commerce, and closer ties with Brazil after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio de Janeiro
Frank Knox
Adm
Henrique Aristides Guilhem
Knox
Brazil
United Nations
Fire Levels Main Factory Unit at Tiffin War Plant
Fire of undetermined origin gutted the main manufacturing unit of the Tiffin Art Metal Co. early today destroying a bombs and war material producer. Three workers injured Eric Thelder 19 serious burns Jack Roberts 23 and Dave Ryckman treated for cuts. Over 200 workers rendered idle as warehouse saved by Tiffin firefighters.crews attributed blaze to shift change timing with no loss estimate given.
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Ohio Arms Plant
Tiffin
Tiffin Art Metal Co
Eric Thelder
Jack Roberts
Dave Ryckman
Centuries-Old Red Mass Observed in Boston
Boston officials and judges attended a Red Mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception to bless the upcoming judicial year. Cardinal O Connell led the service with Gov. Leverett Saltonstall in the procession as bar associations and faiths joined in the historic rite.
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Boston
Boston College Law School
William Cardinal O'Connell
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Pacific Drive Ahead of Schedule in World War II
U S Pacific offensives gain momentum with air and submarine successes across Solomons Aleutians and Australia. Submarine strikes total 115 ships sunk or damaged, while Aleutian raids damage three ships and possibly sink one submarine, signaling continued U S initiative in three theaters.
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Washington
America
Pacific
Coral Sea
United States
Aleutians
Solomons
Australia
Japan
Far Eastern
North Pacific Front
Kiska
Italian Art Dealer Baron Cocco Arrested by FBI
Newark FBI Chief Conroy announced Baron Osvaldo Cocco, Englewood art dealer and alleged Mussolini ally, was sent to Ellis Island as a dangerous alien enemy. Cocco, in the U S since 1925, refused citizenship and claimed wartime honors while Fascist propaganda and 15 Italian medals were found at his home.
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Newark
N. J
Conroy
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Osvaldo Cocco
Englewood
Mussolini
Ellis Island
Baron Cocco
FBI
Italy
Patrolman Dolan Kills Man Wounds Another in New York Hold-up
In a taxi chase after a reported holdup, Patrolman Arnold Dolan fired and killed Joseph J. Madden and wounded Harold Anthony, both of New York. Clerk Sam Polansky said Madden and Anthony fled in a taxi after the liquor store robbery.
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New York
Arnold Dolan
Joseph J. Madden
Harold Anthony
Sam Polansky
Second Avenue
Dolan
Madden
Anthony
Flying Forts Bomb Two Ships Off Rabaul
U S Army Air Forces heavy bombers ranged over the Coral Sea to New Britain and the Solomons and struck a harbor concentration at Rabaul New Britain hitting two transports 15000 tons and 7000 tons and possibly a cruiser. MacArthur headquarters said the transports were set afire.
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New Guinea
United States
Coral Sea
New Britain
Solomon Islands
Rabaul
MacArthur
Australia
Buin
Solomons
William Benn
Washington
Kenneth McCullar
Batesville
Miss
Byron Heichel
Stanwood
Wash
James
IT. Murphy
Roundup
Mont
Carl Hustad
Minneapolis
Willam O'Brien
Milwaukee
Benn
Murphy
John C. Lombard
Scarsdale
N. Y
Lombard
Marlin Ditchey
Rivers Side
Calif
Robert Butler
St. Pauls
N. C
NeCullar
iPlane
William Lindsay
Parkin
Ark
Japanese Among Enemy Aliens Held In Jamestown Raids
FBI raids in Jamestown searched 20 homes and detained three enemy aliens including a Japanese, a German, and an Italian. Four others were ordered to report for questioning. Seized items include six short wave radios five firearms 200 rounds of ammunition and eight cameras.
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Jamestown
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Kenneth M. Piper
Buffalo
Italy Guesses On Taylor's Vatican Talk
Rome dispatches in today Swiss press suggest an aim of Myron C. Taylor's mission to obtain the Pope's view on United Nations postwar plans. The Vatican stance remains noncommittal but observers link Taylor’s trip to Europe’s reconstruction and a potential new allied war aims declaration.
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Paul Ghali
Chicago Daily News, Inc
Bern
Myron C. Taylor
Rome
Vatican News Today
Roosevelt
United Nations
New World Organization
Die Tat
Vatican
United States
England
Europe
Russia
Basler Nachrichten
Madrid
Sir Samuel
Italy
Taylor
Virginio Gayda
Palazzo Venezia
Il Glornale d'Italia
Gayda
Skaneateles Sends More Men to Army Boards Here
Nine men from Local Board 470 in Syracuse were added to the list of new inductees as examinations resumed. The contingent, including Arthur F. Wels and George J. Kunz, brings the county total accepted through the selective service system to about 200 since exams restarted on Thursday.
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Skaneateles
Syracuse
Onondaga County
Arthur F. Wels
Burnet Avenue
Toy
Angell
Westcott Street
W. Bentley
Roeford Road
Donald Barr Lindsey
Cedar Street
George J. Kunz
Hixson Avenue
Joseph A. Kelly
Glass Terrace
Norris Finkelstein
Edgehill Road
Moyard J. McCauley
Shotwell Park
Two Killed One Hurt When Car Hits Tree
In South Corning Glen Webster 61 and his son in law Robert Laubscher 34 both of South Corning died when the car driven by Walter Sliwa 32 of Corning struck a tree. Grover Walker 35 of Corning remains in Corning Hospital. Coroner James J Sanford of Bath said Suwa would be charged with criminal negligence.
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Corning
Glen Webster
Robert Laubscher
South Corning
Walter Sliwa
Grover Walker
James J. Sanford
Bath
Suwa
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Weston
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Britain
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