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Roosevelt invites House conferees to parley on concessions to farmer; omits Sens; Wickard explains he wants veto power to raise prices if needed to spur production; his stand defended by Agr Dept and assailed by Henderson
H B Hawkes assures Filipinos of U S intent to crush Japan; cites Jap aims in Asia
Agr Dept rept on stocks as of Jan 1; comparative table; repts wholesale prices up
Connally to press his bill
1942Henry Ford patents a soybean car, which is 30% lighter than a regular car.[†]
Henry Ford was an American industrialist and business magnate. As the founder of the Ford Motor Company, he is credited as a pioneer in making automobiles affordable for middle-class Americans through the system that came to be known as Fordism. In 1911, he was awarded a patent for the transmission mechanism that would be used in the Ford Model T and other automobiles.
1942World War II: First use of an aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter.[†]
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks and aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the deadliest conflict in history, causing the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Germany, Austria, Japan, and Korea were occupied, and German and Japanese leaders were tried for war crimes.