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Show THIS WE I DEFENSE Civilian Defense Director La Giiardia announced plans for a nation-wide Fourth of July celebration, cele-bration, with a radio address by President Roosevelt nt (4 p.m.- EST) to be followed by the singing sing-ing of the national anthem simultaneously si-multaneously throughout the nation. na-tion. Commenting on tile arrangements the President seid, "... It is altogether fitting that we should rededicate ourselves t deflend and perpetuate those inalienable rights which found true expression expres-sion in the immortal Declaration Those . words never had a deeper or more solemn meaning for America Am-erica than they have in this hour f anxiety and peril. . . " Stimpson said the air forces are now independent within the Department. De-partment. The Civil Aeronautics Authority announced a 95,000,000 program to complete work on 250 airports now under way and to cc .struct or improve 149 added airports. ALUMINUM COLLECTION Civilian Defense Direc:or La Guardia announced, July 21 as the date when governors, mayors and other officials, local defense councils and such organizations as the American Legion, Boy Scouts women's clubs, labor, farm and religious organizations will cooperate co-operate in collecting unneeded aluminum al-uminum from every home in the land. Mr. LaGardia FOREIGN AFFAIRS President Roosevelt told his press conference th U. S. would give all posible aid to Russia in its war with Germany but that no list of Soviet needs had been submitted yet. The Treasury De-artment De-artment announced it had licen-ged licen-ged Russia to "use its $40,000,000 in frozen funds here. Acting Sec-etary Sec-etary of State Welles announced the Neutrality act which prohibits prohi-bits American vessels from combat com-bat areas, would not be invoked in connection with the Russian conflict. con-flict. . Mr. Welles said that while the Communist dictatorship is as intolerable in-tolerable as the Nazi dictatorship, the immediate issue is defense against Hitlerism and the German plan for universal conquest. The State Department ordered Italy to recall all Italian officials offici-als and cease all activities in this country except those at Washington Washing-ton Ebassy by July 16 because they 20,000,000 pounds of aluminum-enough aluminum-enough for 2,000 fighter planes-would planes-would be collected. NURSES Medical officials of the Army and Public Health Service, stated that a shortage of nurses is be-gining be-gining to be apparent and appealed appeal-ed for a larger number of women to seek nursing training. PRICES Price Administrator Henderson announced he will set ceiling prices on the new automibiles and, "in all probability," used cars, because be-cause certain manufacturers have refused to cooperate in avoiding inflation by keeping prices at their present level. Mr. Henderson also al-so froze prices of tires, inner-tubes inner-tubes and rubber at price levels of June 16 to prevent price sky-corketing sky-corketing in connection with dever-sion dever-sion to defense of approximately 25 percent of rubber consumption. "serve no aesiraoie purpose. AID TO DEMOCRACIES The 'President indorsed the British recruiting drive for 15,000, to 30,000 American technicians to aid in air raid detection in England Eng-land .He also pointed out that American Am-erican youth can join British or Chinese armed forces if they do not take an oath of allegiance to any other country other than the I U.S. He told a press conference the possibility of sending rifles to Eire is being considered if the Eire government gives assurances they would be used against Germany in the event of a German attack on Ireland. PRODUCTION PROGRESS The President said the over-all defense production picture is not discouraging although there is a serious lag in munitions production produc-tion because entire plants have to be built before quantity production produc-tion begins. He said, however, production of some items is already al-ready at peak. ARMY The War Department announced announ-ced total strength of the army as 1,441,500 officers and enlisted men including: Regular army, 505,7000; National Guard, 288,800; Selectees, 594,000; Reserve Officers Offi-cers 53,000. Army Chief of Staff Marshall announced that Congress will be asked for funds to" add 100,000 more men to the Regular Army to replace those sent to outlaying bases. The Army also al-so anounced it has recommended recommen-ded to the President that steps be taken to obtain authority to continue the National Guard and Reserve Officers on active duty for more than one year. NAVY Navy Secretary Knox Announced The price Administrator also set a maximum price on pig iron, major raw material used in steel, and asked furniture and household refrigerator manufacturers manufac-turers not to raise prices. PRIORITIES The OPM announced priority action on crude rubber zinc and tungston compounds. Rubber consumption con-sumption is to be reduced from 817,000 to 600,000 tons a year; 16,000 tons of metallic zinc will be reserved in an emergency pool to meet expected 1941 shortage; and priority control over tungsten has been extended two months past June 30, the orginally scheduled sched-uled expiration date. U.S. Housing Authority Administrator Admin-istrator Straus issued instructions that wood and stone will replace re-place rubber, cork and strategic metals in the building of UEHA slum-clearance homes. LABOR SUPPLY President Roosevelt created a committee on Fair Employment Practice to investigate complaints of discrimination in defense employment em-ployment and ordered all Federal agencies to inclue in defense contracts con-tracts a provision obligating the contractor to avoid discrimination. The President said in some instances in-stances workers have been barred bar-red from defense jobs "solely because of race, creed, color, or national origin." The OPJI announced Atlantic shipyards had agreed to a two-year two-year pact eliminating strikes and lockouts and providng periodic adjustment of wages according to living costs. EAT AT THE MAIN CAFE. SMITHFIELD, UTAH the U. S. fleet expansion program pro-gram is "setting records every day." He also announced revision of enlistment contracts for the duration of the national emergency and asked. Congress for authority author-ity to continue all naval enlistment enlist-ment personnel in service for the duration. AIR The War Department announced unification of its air activities in a new unit known as the Army Air Forces," consolidating present "nits in command under Major General Arnold, Deputy Chief of ffefl for Air. Secretary of War |