Senate Acts and Compulsory Training Face 1944 Public
The editorial notes defeat of the Kilgore unemployment plan in the Senate, backing the George bill with state-controlled benefits. It argues against a federal dole and supports peacetime compulsory military service, citing Fortune magazine and draft health findings as reasons for universal service and wartime lessons applied to peacetime policy.
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Sidney Hillman
Political Action Committee
Chicago
Truman
Henry Wallace
James F. Byrnes
Bernard Baruch
Treasury
George Bill
United States
Fortune Magazine
Gallup
League of Nations
Frank Knox
Secretary of the Navy
Armed Services
The War Today Analysis by Dewitt Mackenzie
Commander in Chief Eisenhower calls the Normandy operation a fleeting but definite chance for Allied victory. The Allied push closes the German trap near Paris as Canadian British and American forces converge on Caen Argentan and the Seine corridor. Air power cripples German lines while the Luftwaffe falters leaving German armies blind without aircraft as the week’s course could decide the war’s momentum.
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Europe
Eisenhower
France
Ike
Normandy-Brittany
Paris
Seine River
Caen
Argentan
Normandy
Brittany
Luftwaffe
Hillman Labor Front Aims to Capture Democratic Party
Washington Aug 14 Sidney Hillman and the CIO front are backing about 75 Democratic congressional candidates with funds and influence, seeking to steer the party leftward. Critics say the effort undermines labor’s nonpartisan endorsement traditions and serves Hillman’s political power, not workers’ interests.
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Sidney Hillman
CIO
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Congress
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Cio-Hillman Front
Chas. LaFollette
Indiana
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Hillman
Hillman Front
House
Mr. Dies
New Deal
AFL
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Brotherhoods
Radical Labor Party
American Labor Party
New York State
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Field Marshal von Kluge’s Seine stand plan described
The text notes Field Marshal von Kluge may seek to pull forces northeast to fortify along the Seine with Paris as an anchor to shield coastlines and enable a Nazi retreat to Germany. It also mentions Lake Erie and Lake Ontario border division and Seine length details, including 252 miles straight and 472 miles curved.
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von Kluge
Seine River
Paris
English Channel
Germany
OPA Sees Higher Peacetime Prices
OPA plans a peacetime price formula tied to 1942 levels plus added costs as industry shifts from war to peace. Bowles argues ceilings should ease first on food and rent, with durable goods prices last, while producers fear two price two profit clashes and await Bowles' modification.
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Europe
OPA
Bowles
Chester Bowles
Editorial: warning on deadly electric fences near farms
A widow and husband from 1561 Dennis Street urge action after their nine year old son is killed by an electric fence near Adrian. They call for stronger laws and public education to prevent more deaths and urge farmers to remove dangerous fencing practices. The writers urge prosecutors and editors to spread awareness and enforce safety measures.
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Telegram
Farmer
Adrian
Hitler
Europe
Lansing
Adrian Daily Telegram
Clare M
Gae E. Hess
Dennis Street
Know Your Enemy What Germans Say
A compilation of quotes by Theodore Wolff Alfred Rosenberg and Count von Bernstorff arguing that German culture favors regimentation, obedience, and militarism, with claims pacifism is rejected and war is seen as moral steel.
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Theodore Wolff
Count von Bernstorff
United States
Sleeping spots for service members in San Diego
In San Diego USO centers provide bunk spots for service men at one location and separate accommodations for women and children at another. The feature outlines the arrangement as a small, practical aid for military personnel and families in the area.
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San Diego
Calif
USO
Churchill Meets Partisan Leader In Italy Talks
Prime Minister Churchill and Yugoslav partisan leader Marshal Tito plus exile premier Ivan Subasic met in Italy on August 12 and 13 for talks to shape Yugoslavia's postwar fate. The discussions aimed to align political and military questions and potentially boost Tito's military support, a shift noted as Tito emerges as a dominant figure in Yugoslav affairs.
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London
Churchill
Marshal Tito
Ivan
Subasic
Italy
Yugoslavia
Downing Street
Tito
Five ships sunk by Allied warships off Brittany coast
London Aug 14 Allied warships patrolling the Bay of Biscay and the Channel coast around Brittany sank five enemy ships and possibly a sixth in a series of skirmishes Saturday, the Admiralty announced yesterday. Also reported were the loss of British destroyers Iris and Quorn, three minesweepers, and two trawlers in invasion operations.
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Bay of Biscay
Brittany
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Iris
Quorn
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