Europe fronts aflame as Allied forces press toward Paris
Allied offensives drive on toward Paris with U S and British forces advancing from the west and north while Canadian units push near Caen. American spearheads push through Brittany aiming to seize Brest Lorient and Saint Nazaire to open Atlantic supply routes as East Prussia mobilizes civilians for war.
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U. S
Paris
Caen
Brittany
Brest
Lorient
St. Nazaire
Atlantic Ocean
East Prussia
Tonsh German Paratroopers Admire U S Firepower at St Lo
German paratroopers who opposed the Americans at St Lo reportedly praised U S fighting qualities. Their captured reports describe accurate artillery, depth employment, rapid position changes, and self propelled guns near the front. They note observation planes aiding targeting and mention U S phosphorus bombs and high explosive ammo causing stomach trouble and headaches.
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St. Lo
U. S
Nazi and Soviet Forces Clash Across Eastern Front
As battle lines stabilize along the Baltic coast and Silesia, Red armies press toward German provinces while Nazi defenses hold in the War saw river area. Allied forces prepare to strike the Gothic Line north of the Arno as Polish and Italian units harass the eastern Adriatic flank. Seaports at Civitavecchia and Ploema restore supplies for the advance.
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Germany
War- Sair
Nurthesst
Silesia
Carpathian Mountains
U.S
Arno River
Italy
Ar Adriatic
Terns Civitavecchia
Ploma
Pacific Battle Plans Briefing At Pearl Harbor
President Roosevelt opens a three day war conference with Pacific military and naval leaders on offensive plans for unconditional surrender of Japan. American liberators raid Mindanao airfields in 27 months as B 20s attack Nagasaki and Palembang oil refineries. Pearl Harbor restored and bristling with planes and tanks as Roosevelt inspects installations and declares Hawaii now a rear area.
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Doug
MacArthur
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Philippines
Mindanao
Japan
Nagasaki
Palembang
East Indies
Mr. Roosevelt
Hawaii
U. S
Weather Outlook: Drought and Crop Reports Across States
Heat and drought strain crops from Kentucky to Ohio while Iowa and Nebraska expect strong corn yields. A postwar oil pact between the United States and Great Britain envisions an international oil commission to oversee production and pricing for peaceable nations.
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Middle West
Mississippi River
Weather Bureau
Kentucky
Thinais
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
Mississippi
Iowa
Nebraska
Inc
U.S
Great Britain
Organization of An International Oil Commission
Government sets canned fruit prices for 1944
War Food Administration sets canned peaches pears apricots fruit cocktail and fruit mix at 86.4 percent of area average ceilings or 864 percent of canners' civilian ceilings, whichever is lower. International Apple Association forecasts a 129 million bushel apple crop with 10 million for armed forces and 386 million for tend-lease food. Maximum prices set for the 1944 crop.
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War Food Administration
International Apple Association
Tees
Rationing: New Values In Wartime Food Rules
OPA removed utility grades of beef and lamb from rationing and restored pork loins, hams, and canned fish to the lists. Cheese point values were raised to slow their exit to consumers. The changes reflect market movements and seasonal hog trends as shortages and supplies shift nationwide.
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OPA
War Production Push Targets Big Speeds Up
Army officials urge a rapid rise in war output as fronts demand more tanks trucks big guns and ammunition. Maj. Gen. Lucius D. Clay notes 1944 second-half schedules call for 77 percent higher aircraft bombs and heavy artillery ammunition up 110 percent while heavy trucks and tanks rise 23 40 60 and 129 percent respectively.
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Lucius D. Clay
Army Service Forces
Births and departures blur in coastal and wartime woes
A seven and a half year old artisan of Amalfi spawns seven children with his second wife as a feud grows around his age and the tally. A Welsh girl from Trimsgran, 19, runs away on a barge to Normandy, endures weeks under bombardment, then returns to Britain unharmed but shaken. Sheriff Claude Sullivan of Murphy, Idaho, closes his store after a car crash injuries, leaving the town of Owyhee county with only a billeted parlor as a business site.
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Amalfi
Colomba
Mary Prls
Trimsgran
Wales
Normandy Beach
Sherif Claude Sullivan
Murphy
Deha
Owyhee County
Postwar Relief Fights Over Unemployment Aid and Land Sales
Senators clash with Republicans as Kilgore Murray and George bills split unemployment relief ideas. Debate centers on compensation up to 35 dollars weekly versus state control 15 to 22 dollars a week. War Production Board seeks worker shifts and seniority protections while land sales policy favors veterans and home buyers with 8.5 million acres government held, 3.5 million arable. Claude Wickard frames farm land sales on home needs and earning capacity.
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Kilgore Murray Bill
Claude Wickard
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