Nearing War Through Churchill Roosevelt Talks
The Atlantic conference raised questions about U S commitments and possible congressional actions. Churchill signaled Britain would side with the United States if Japan moves toward war, implying a shared path toward conflict with Germany and its allies.
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Atlantic
United States
Congress
Japan
Far East
Britain
Pacific
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Europe
Germany
Tokyo
Mr. Roosevelt
Greece
Hitler
Italy
Finland
Russia
Churchill
Roosevelt
Mr. Churchill
Prince Konoye
Habinyak as Symbol of Domestic Morale in Defense War
The author uses Private John Habinyak a 26 year old draftee court martialed for disobedience to critique Army morale and defense industry wage inequities. He contrasts civilian pay with military pay arguing a broader bias favors defense production workers over soldiers, linking strikes to a broader political critique of New Deal policies.
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John Habinyak
Atlanta
War Department
Habinyak
Missionary Defense Auxiliary
Congress
John Habinyaks
Paul Revere
National Defense
New Deal
Brother, Can You Spare Five Billion Dollars
A lend lease plea echoes with astronomical sums as a request for five billion dollars is floated, highlighting the era of expansive aid and global financial commitments. The proposal underscores the scale of postwar economic aid and political stakes for donor nations.
Editorials and quips echo in a roundtable mix
A collage of witty lines from The Atlantic on knowledge in good men, lines from the Los Angeles Times on wartime speeches, a Buffalo Evening News quip about self-made movies, and a Chicago Daily News note on a clever math idea about vacation planning.
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Buffalo Evening News
Morgenthau Praises Ivey in Johnson Prison Sentence
Washington dispatch notes Henry Morgenthau commends Elmer Ivey and treasury intelligence officers for sending Enoch Johnson to 10 years in prison and fining him $20,000. The column draws contrasts with Moe Annenberg and Al Capone, notes political entanglements in Louisiana, and foresees a broader crackdown as the “gravy train” era continues.
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Washington
Henry Morgenthau
Elmer Ivey
Treasury Intelligence Unit
Enoch Johnson
Atlantic City
Johnson
Ickes
Kelly
Hague
Party of Humanity
Tom Pendergast
Kansas City
Moe Annenberg
Annenberg
al Capone
Morgenthau
Treasury
Louisiana
Homer Cummings
Ellender
Overton
Long Machine
Sam
Baer’s Bits and Bites From Curiosities and ill Tidbits
Arthur Baer shares quirky, tongue in cheek trivia about words birds cannon legends and wigs. A playful miscellany includes notes on dactylotheca fanciful terms for social behavior and odd historical anecdotes.
Beaverbrook vows tank deliveries despite shipping bottlenecks
Washington dispatch notes Lord Beaverbrook will take back assurances on division of 32 ton tanks between U S and British armed forces. Shipping big tanks raises a major problem, requiring far more ships than light tanks, with slow convoys and unloading delays adding to scarcity.
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Washington
Lord Beaverbrook
Iran
Egypt
Beaverbrook
Chrysler
U.S
Atlantic
England
Africa
Alexandria
Halifax
Lord
Sloss
Lady Hamilton
Lady Halifax
War Department
Roosevelt shifts stance on Kearny plant crisis and closed shop
The Roosevelt administration faces internal friction as the White House labor and mediation team falters over the Kearny strike. The dispute centers on a maintained membership contract and potential plant seizure with Navy support, after failed unanimous mediation and mounting political pressure. The president initially declined direct takeover but later acted amid a third week of disruption and $493 million in defense shipbuilding at stake.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Mediation Board
Sidney Hillman
Kearney
Administration Defense
White House
Kearny
FDR
Mr. Hillman
John Green
CIO Maritime Union
Frances Perkins
CIO
James B. Carey
Walter P. Stace
North Carolina
Charles E. Adams
Air Reduction Corp
Adams
Hillman
Green
Labor Mediation Board
The
Mediation Board
OPM
Maritime Commission
Navy
William H. Davis
Mr. Green
Mr. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
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South Pacific
Milton
Harold Ickes
Los Angeles Times
Chicago Daily News
Westbrook Pegler
Come
New Orleans
Huey Long
Ivey
William E. Frank
Paul F. Snyder
Edward A. Hill
John C. Cheasty
Walter Boxon, Jr
John F. Williams
Hill
Cheasty
Frank
Snyder
Irey
Nocky Johnson
Carnegie
Rockefeller
Arthur
Bugs" Baer
Baer
Lushington
Dover
Calais Green
Pythagoras
Duke of Clarence
Congo
By Ding
By Drew Pearson and
Robert S. Allen
OPACS
Leon Henderson
Army
Henderson
United Feature Syndicate
Paul Mallon
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