Battle Over 40 Hour Week Redefined New Deal War Picture
In Washington a clash over retaining or ending the 40 hour week strains the New Deal. Labor leaders and Perkins resist scrapping it while Thurman Arnold denounces unions as obstructing the war effort. Congress debates profits recapture and wartime costs rise with overtime contributing about 8 percent to war contract costs.
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Washington
Rotary of
Labor
Perkins
White House
Thurman Arnold
War Production Board
Attack Tokyo Plea by McNutt Warns on Defense Policy
McNutt accuses critics of seeking a security defense that abandons offensive strategy. He argues true American defense starts with offensive actions toward Tokyo, stating defense can’t be built on shallow standoffs at Coney Island or San Diego. He envisions flames ro reach Yokohama in a broader war aim.
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McNutt
Disciples of Despair
Tokyo
R.A.F
Malta
Disciples of Security
America
Coney Is
San Diego
Yokohama
Latin America Solidarity Roles Shift as Axis Ties Ebb
Historians note 21 Latin American nations have declared or broken relations with the Axis, while Chile and Argentina remain allied. Postwar sentiment favors hemispheric unity, though President-elect Ries faces a Hitler cable urging closer German ties with Chile.
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Chile
Joan Ries
Adolf Hitler
Ile
Argentina
Axis
Hitler
Germany
Republic of Chile
British RAF Guns Down 12 Bombers In Malta 24 Hours
British Hurricanes and anti-aircraft fire claimed twelve bombers and two fighters in a 24 hour air clash around Malta, marking the largest Allied air victory of the war to date. The RAF and ground gunners each contributed to the loss while others were fighter-bomber aircraft.
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Malta
R.A.F
Candidate Spoke From Heart Reveals Laundry Bill
In Brooklyn during Bill O'Dwyer's bid for district attorney, he acted without notes saying he spoke from the heart. A curious reporter later found the discarded paper was an old laundry bill.
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Bill O'Dwyer
Brooklyn
Joe
Harry
Quiz on Flag Colors Census Urbanization and Figures
Query covers flag stripe colors top and bottom, 1940 census urban share, a frugivorous diet, and total U S expenditure on the Statue of Liberty erection versus France's.
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U. S
Per diem worker's method for work
A per diem worker operates by day, being paid for each day worked rather than a fixed salary. The query asks for the term describing this arrangement and the singular form of the plural noun dice. A per diem arrangement is day-by-day employment. The singular of dice is die.
Answers Quick Quiz Reveals Statues and Stats
The set lists six items with terse facts: 1. The Answers shows top and bottom placements for a puzzle. 2. A computed total of 56.5 percent. 3. Fruit is the answer to a clue. 4. The United States spent 350000 dollars on the pedestal and erection of the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor. 5. The timing is by the day. 6. Die is presented as a solution to a question.
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Douglas MacArthur
Supreme Command
New Guinea
Salamaua
Lae
Port Moresby
Australia
Dutch East Indies
Japan
Alaska
Aleutians
Kayoto Nakamura
United States
Moscow
France
Liberty
New York Harbor
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Colum
Net
Tale
Western Newspaper Union
Latin-America
Ruhr
Wichita
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Omaha
Wake Island
Juan Rios
U.S. A
Raleigh
Atte Peced
Urge
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp
P. O
Louisville
Kentucky
Sailor Smith
Barton Airways
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