America at war! (1941– ) (Part 1)

Gas curtailment affects 17 states

WPB orders one-third cut on April 16

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Senators predict wide price fixing

Wage-freezing bill also called inevitable

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FDR encourages Haakon

Washington, April 9 (AP) –
President Roosevelt today, on the second anniversary of the Nazi invasion of Norway, sent a message of encouragement to King Haakon VII in London.

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Copper screening frozen

Washington, April 9 (AP) –
All stocks of copper screening in the United States were frozen in the hands of retailers today by the War Production Board.

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Lend-Lease cargoes cut

Transfer of vessels to other uses reduces foreign shipments

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Alien spurns prison food

Pittsburgh German, held for extortion, goes on hunger strike

Father of local soldier seeks membership in VFW for son

Navy urges relatives use care in writing

WPB data voluminous

Nelson gets information promptly after thorough sifting

WPB halts construction

All building virtually suspended by order effective today

Waste paper becomes vital need in military operations of U.S.

By Simpson M. Ritter, Central Press correspondent

Man who impersonated naval officer arrested in FBI probe

Mexico hits fifth column

Starts sweeping rive to eradicate menace from Gulf shore

What soldiers are fighting for described in Army course

War contract tax proposed

Special levy on income from military orders asked by George

Alaska rapidly prepares to take important role in war in Pacific

By Malvina Stephenson, Central Press writer

Survey shows auto industry speeding up war production

Army plane insignia

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102nd Observation Squadron: The droll insignia of this New York National Guard unit is an ape equipped with radio headphones and seated on the cloud. The ape is the “missing link,” symbolizing the “missing link” function of radio-equipped observation planes between ground and air commands.

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Urge woman’s labor battalion to ease farm shortage

Training program for pilots in U.S. high schools proposed