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July 7, 1942

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WPB CHANGES CUT ARMY-NAVY POWER; Services Lose All Direction of Raw Materials -- Load on Nelson Is Eased WPB CHANGES CUT ARMY-NAVY POWER

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

WPB plans realignment absorbing army-navy powers over raw materials; W L Batt and J S Knowlson to be deputy WPB chmn; A Houghton to be Bur of Industry branches acting dir

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VORONEZH IN PERIL; Red Army Battles Nazis Near Key City on Line to Caucasus' Oil FOE CLAIMS BRIDGEHEADS Several Crossings of the Don Reported -- Russian Forces Said to Be Encircled VORONEZH IN PERIL AS NAZIS ADVANCE

By Ralph Parkerwireless To the New York Times

USSR forces battle Gers near Voronezh, key rr city; Gers claim Don bridgeheads; Gers believed to have advanced from Kursk area; situation discussed; Gers reptd using 1 million troops against Timoshenko forces; Ger Don River advances seen threatening Caucasus

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World's Biggest Hall 'Is in the Army Now'

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Taken over by army

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HOUSE LINES HOLD AGAINST ANY MOVE IN FARM DEADLOCK; Senate Grants July Funds to Agriculture Department -- Other Chamber Waits WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE President Weighs With Party Leaders in Congress Effect in Fight on Inflation HOUSE LINES HOLD IN FARM DEADLOCK

By Frederick R. Barkleyspecial To the New York Times

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1942Carmen Duncan, Australian actress (died 2019)^[†]

Carmen Joan Duncan was an Australian-born stage and screen actress and activist, with a career locally and internationally in the United States that spanned over 50 years.

Headlines from July 7, 1942

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WPB CHANGES CUT ARMY-NAVY POWER; Services Lose All Direction of Raw Materials -- Load on Nelson Is Eased WPB CHANGES CUT ARMY-NAVY POWER

VORONEZH IN PERIL; Red Army Battles Nazis Near Key City on Line to Caucasus' Oil FOE CLAIMS BRIDGEHEADS Several Crossings of the Don Reported -- Russian Forces Said to Be Encircled VORONEZH IN PERIL AS NAZIS ADVANCE

World's Biggest Hall 'Is in the Army Now'

HOUSE LINES HOLD AGAINST ANY MOVE IN FARM DEADLOCK; Senate Grants July Funds to Agriculture Department -- Other Chamber Waits WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE President Weighs With Party Leaders in Congress Effect in Fight on Inflation HOUSE LINES HOLD IN FARM DEADLOCK

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