Inflation Fight Friction Grows Between Congress and Administration
The piece flags a widening clash between Congress and the Price Administration over anti inflation measures and tax policy. Leon Henderson warns no progress on the tax front risks delaying inflation curb. Senators Norris and McKellar urge restraint on civilian compensation schemes while warning that vast war spending could erode resources for victory.
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Leon Henderson
OPA
Congress
Henderson
Senate Appropriations Committee
Treasury
Westbrook Pegler's Fair Enough Opinion Piece
A critical take on union press writers by Westbrook Pegler. The author denounces opinionators as lacking writing skill and failing to present convincing arguments, even when facts favor their stance.
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Union
Mrs Roosevelt and Labor Draft Idea Spark in War Debate
The column quotes Mrs. Roosevelt backing universal drafting of workers for war needs and questions why the author is singled out for critiquing compulsory labor while others, including Raul McNutt and Victor Olander, discuss conscription and its impact on unions.
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Victor Olander
the Plumbers and Steamfitters Union
Bataan
Australia
Raul McNutt
Olander
Athens Revisited as Washington Hosts Duke of Windsor
Washington, buzzing with visitors, recalls Athens as the Duke of Windsor, Bahamas governor, met President Roosevelt for three hours. Reporters speculated on policy shifts, though the President may have simply shared an informal, friendly talk with a valued guest.
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Washington
Athens
Paul
Duke of Windsor
Bahamas
Roosevelt
Isoroku Yamamoto under fire over Coral Sea claims
US Navy spokesman cites Imperial rescript fueling doubt about Admiral Yamamoto’s Coral Sea victory claims. The piece notes Emperor Hirohito’s honor based on a forged report and links the episode to Bushido erosion. Also mentions Midway and Aleutians events and ends with a Baltimore shipyard rivet record of 1,847 in seven hours.
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Pacific
Isoroku Yamamoto
U. S. Navy
Washington
Tokyo
Coral Sea
Yamamoto
Hirohito
Navy
Harakiri
Midway
Aleutian Islands
White House
Dutch Flegenheimer
al Capone
Baltimore
The Baer Facts: Words and Oddities A to Z
A compact spoof bulging with quirky definitions and trivia. It defines terms from Greek divination to octopuses walking, plus notes on legal terms and obscure phrases. The piece delights in linguistic oddities and curious etymologies with playful tone.
Open Letter on Peace and World Democracy by Paul Mallon
In a Washington dispatch Paul Mallon argues against a global democratic state or disarmed world police. He cites Asia’s population, Japan’s wartime system, and the need for a strong U S military to secure peace and preserve the American way of life.
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Washington
Charles R. Holloman
Cnet Field
China
India
Asia
Japan
Great Britain
Diet
Hitler
Reichstag
Moscow
Supreme Soviet
United States
Germany
Wallace
South America
Pearl Harbor
Army
Navy
Air Force
Johnston seeks labor unity with CIO AFL in Washington
President of the U S Chamber Eric Johnston meets CIO head Phil Murray and AFL leader Bill Green to propose cooperation on recognizing unions, reducing name calling, and promoting a fair profit for labor and industry. He notes willingness to sell chamber members on labor ideas and plans further talks. Senator Gillette exposes the advisory committee guiding synthetic rubber, naming Goodyear Firestone U S Rubber Hi Car Goodrich and Standard Oil Development officials.
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Washington
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt
United States Chamber of Commerce
Eric Johnston
Phil Murray
CIO
Bill Green
AFL
Johnston
U. S
Labor
Green
Murray
Russia
Germany
Jones Rubber Braintrust
Guy Gillette
Iowa
Jesse Jones
Gillette
Paul E. Hadlick
Hadlick
R. P. Dinsmore
Goodyear Tire and Rubber
J. N. Street
Firestone Rubber
W. A. Gibbons
U. S. Rubber
J. H. Boyd
Hi-Car Chemical Company
W. L. Semon
B. F. Goodrich Company
P. K. Frolich
The
Standard Oil Development Company
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McKellar
Tennessee
Westbrook Pegler
Pegler
Carlisle
Isoroku
Arthur
Bugs" Baer
Baer
Kameeldorn
Dodson and Fogg
Bardell
Pickwick
Dick Yea
Nay
Richard
Paul Mallon
Johnston Speaks Mind
Drew Fearson
Robert S. Allen
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