Show THIS WEEK IN DEFENSE the state department ordered italy to recall all italian offic officials bals and cease all activities in this country except those at the washington embassy by july 15 because they serve no desirable pur purpose pose aid to democracies the president endorsed the british recruiting drive for to american technicians to aid in air raid detection in england he also pointed out that arn american youth can join british or chinese armed forces if they do not take an oath of allegiance ta any country other than the 11 9 lie he told a press conference the possibility of sending rin rifles ca to eire is being considered if the eire government gives assurance they would be used against germany in the event of a german attack on ireland production progress the president said the overall over all defense production picture is not discouraging although there is is a serious lag in munitions production because entire plants have to be built before quantity production begins he said however production of some items is already at peak ARMY the war department announced total strength of the army as officers and enlisted men inciting inc including iding regular army anny national guard tees reserve officers army chief of staff marshall announced that congress will be asked for funds to add more men to the regular army to re place those sent to outlying bases the army also it has recommended 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 aluminum collection civilian defense director laguardia announced july 21 as the date when governors mayors and other officials local defense councils and such organizations as the american legion boy scouts wo mens clubs labor farm and reli relf gidus organizations will cooperate c DOP erate in collecting unneeded aluminum from every home in the land mr Ladu laguardia ardia estimated that 20 million pounds of aluminum enough for 2000 fighter planes would be collected PRICES price administrator henderson announced he will set ceiling prices price on new automobiles and in all probability used cars because certain manufacturers have refused to cooperate in avoiding inflation by keeping prices at their present lever mr henderson Hend etson also froze the price of tires inner tubes and rubber at price levels of june 16 to prevent price skyrocketing sky rocketing in connection with diversion to defense of approximately 25 per cent of rubber consumption the price administrator also set maximum prices on pig iron major raw material used in steel and asked furniture and household refrigerator friger ator manufacturers not to aise prices prioritize Priori ritie the announced priority action on crude rubber zinc and tung tsen compounds rubber consumption is to be reduced from to tons a year ag tori ton s of metallic zinc will be reserved in an emergency emet genoy pool to meet expected 1941 shortage and priority control over tungsten has been extended two months past june 30 the originally scheduled expiration date U S housing authority administrator straus issued instructions that wood and stone will replace rubber cork and strategic metals in the building of USHA slum clearance clea rande homes the announced atlantic shipyards had agreed to a two year pact eliminating strikes and lockouts and providing periodic adjustment of wages according to living costs |