Hull outlines US foreign policy and world cooperation
Secretary of State Cordell Hull urges international agency backed by force to preserve peace and resolve legal disputes in a cooperative framework. He calls for abolition of trade barriers, currency stabilization, and financial aid to sustain resources for nations' business and agriculture. German forces retreat toward Carpathians as Russians push in Ukraine Front.
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Europe
U. S
Cordell Hull
Hull
International Court of Justice
Food cannot feed world say War Food Chief Marvin Jones
War Food Administrator Marvin Jones warned the United States cannot be the world food basket postwar. He cited 7 percent of wheat and other grains, 1 fourth of fats, 1 third of meat and fish, with relief emphasis on beans peas cereals and soy products. He urged more home dirt crop focus due to limited feed and livestock outlook for 1944.
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U. S
Marvin Jones
Jones
Plan for Simplified Tax Payments in 1945
Congress may pass Rep. Dough ton's plan to simplify 1945 taxes for about 50 million filers. Wages under 5000 dollars would file a withholding receipt, with the treasury computing any extra tax or refund. A 20 percent surtax on the first 2000 dollars of taxable income would replace current rates, plus a 3 percent normal tax on net income over 500 dollars. Exemptions set at 500 dollars per person.
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Congress
Robert Doughton
Doughton
Treasury
Guards to Guard Plants as Civilian Patrols Take Over
Coast Guard Temporary Reserve members are being mustered out as civilian patrolmen prepare to protect plants. The WPB may release about 26 million shotgun shells for civilian sale in early April per Senator Maybank. U S employment fell to 50.2 million in February from 54.6 million last July, with most losses from women leaving temporary jobs.
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Navy
WPB
Maybank
U. S
United States
Pacific War Fronts See Widespread Allied Action
Allied forces pound Japanese defenses from the Marshalls to Burma as battleships and bombers target isolated holdings in the eastern Marshalls while U S and allied air forces hit Jap shipping along New Guinea. An airborne push behind lines in the north meets a Japanese counteroffensive aimed at severing supply routes from India.
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New Guinea
Madang
U. S
India
Locker Plants Expand Amid War Garden Growth
Expansion forecasts show a 10 percent rise in frozen locker plant capacity for 1944 driven by a 25 percent growth in war gardens. Operators expect 50 percent facility expansion in the five postwar years, with growth spreading from rural areas to big cities across the nation.
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New England
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Shortages Hit Montgomery Ward 1943 Earnings Drop
Montgomery Ward & Co. could not fill orders totaling 105 million dollars in 1943 due to material shortages. Handling costs reached about 8 million, dragging annual earnings to 20,677,098 with an average 78,000 employees. Rails face wartime freight-rate cuts, urging repeal. Senate subcommittee seeks immediate aid for cancelled war orders, proposing up to 90 percent of claims to bolster continuing production.
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Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc
America
Union Pacific
William M. Jeffers
Senate
European Relief Plan Aims Food Aid for Occupied Europe
A House committee backed a plan to feed the needy in occupied countries under neutral supervision. Rep. Fish proposes Swiss and Swedish governments and the International Red Cross oversee shipments and distribution in France Belgium Poland Greece Czechoslovakia Norway the Netherlands and Yugoslavia to prevent German seizure. The plan mirrors a Senate approval and cites Greece relief last year as proof of effectiveness.
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Jugoslavia
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U. S. State Department
Germany
OPA Chief Refuses to Free Gas for Vacation Travelers
Chester Bowles, head of the Office of Price Administration, refused to overrule Florida rationing boards. He said war needs come first and there is not enough gasoline to earmark for trips to vacation resorts.
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Chester Bowles
Office of Price Administration
Bowles
Relations With Allies Lack Security in Wartime Policy
Washington notes friction in Allied strategy as Stettinius visits London amid signs of divergent Russian, Polish, French, and Italian policies. Hull shows cautious optimism while Moscow diplomacy raises tensions. Republican gains and anti New Deal sentiment sweep Kentucky and Colorado suggesting a Republican incline nationally. Roosevelt faces a shifting political tide with war prolongation and potential congressional losses.
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Stettinius
London
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Russia
State Department
Hull
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GOP Leader Bets on Simple Election Formula
Washington Digest reports Harrison Spangler of the Republican National Committee advocates a straightforward organization method. He assigns one worker to recruit 20 voters, aims to convert efforts into votes, and notes 26 states already have functional party machines. He foresees shifts in the political climate before the convention and election. USAFI expands overseas branches offering courses with a $2 enrollment and free materials.
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Union Trust Building
Washington, D. C
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Republican Party
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Mark Hanna
Iowa
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South Pacific
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Wis
USAFI
Slip Cover Patterns for Chairs Hidden in Old Book Ad
An old home craft note describes two methods to make chair slip covers using fabric or muslin. It details pinning cutting, 4 inch seams and tuck ins, notching seams, grain arrows, and pattern placement for back and seat. The illustration is from BOOK 8 with more ideas and BOOK 3 priced 15 cents.
Railroad manpower mobilization drive targets 100000 jobs
A new committee uniting government, railroads, labor and management will lead a campaign to fill 100000 present and impending railroad vacancies. The effort marks a coordinated mobilization across sectors to strengthen rail transportation capacity. American servicemen abroad consumed 143,192,000 cups of coffee and 170,000,000 doughnuts at Red Cross clubs and club mobiles over the last year. Horse-drawn streetcars return to Amsterdam after four decades, offering slow but power-saving transit.
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Red Cross
Mountainous Arrowhead in Sierra Madre Overlooks San Bernardino
A gigantic natural arrowhead rises in the Sierra Madre mountains near San Bernardino California. The unique soil creates the formation which measures 1375 feet long and 449 feet wide and is noted as a former Indian worship site.
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Sierra Madra Mountains
San Bernardino
Calif
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