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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1944
Page
3
Five million U S troops overseas support Allied advances in Italy as planners outline a four power peace conference. Reports emphasize strategic gains and diplomatic steps toward ending hostilities.
Allied troops shattered the last German defense at the western front below Rome as enemy forces withdrew eastward. U S and British bombers pounded Rome while Italian women washed in western Europe streets. Pope Pius XII urged restraint, and Secretary Stimson reported 3,657,009 U S army men overseas with 1,566,000 aboard ships or abroad and 900,000 in transit or training. He said the force would grow to 5,000,000 by year end to punch through Axis lines.
In Hershey Pennsylvania the nations governors urged the federal government to craft a postwar public works policy that could fit into state plans while preserving unemployment insurance administration. They also urged a federal state tax parley to overhaul the tax structure and ensure funds for all government divisions, delay a formal postwar military policy until war’s end, and retain the national guards as in the 1916 act.
During the week ending May 27 production of farm-type wheel tractors reached a new peak with 6,088 units built, ADP reports. The five week average was 5,906 and total production in 11 months since the July 1 1943 start stands around 200,000 machines.
Roosevelt outlined U S support for a postwar international peace organization while stressing national sovereignty. Hull sought bipartisan input from the Senate. debates over engagement and enforcable schemes followed. Biak airfield action and broader parity debates highlight wartime policy and economic stakes.
Unions push to resume operations at Brewster Aeronautical plants in New York and Pennsylvania after 5500 New York workers refuse to leave post discharge. Navy contract cancellations trigger War Production Board plans to reopen for spare parts while Pennsylvania plant to be taken over, keeping 2500 employees on site.
Senator Homer Ferguson urged direct court martial for Adm. Husband E. Kimmel and Maj. Gen. Walter Short after Pearl Harbor. The senate judiciary committee instead backed an immediate investigation to determine if trials are warranted. Kimmel favored an open court proceeding to avoid later evidence gathering issues.
The Supreme Court in a seven to one decision upholds Wisconsin a 3 percent tax on dividends paid from earnings within the state, noting protection and benefits to corporate activity and transactions there. A dissent denounces forced testimony obtained by state officials as shocking to justice and fairness.
China tensions rise as 180000 Japanese troops launch a major eastward offensive to disrupt Allied lines toward Burma and a potential new supply route. In China’s northeast, Japan consolidates control amid strategic aims to block coastal operations and mainland actions. Separately, February old age assistance averaged $26.99 nationwide with California highest at $47.14 and Mississippi lowest at 97.72.
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