Japs Foresee Invasion as Yanks Tighten Noose
WWII era analysis notes Japan facing looming invasion as U S forces tighten a naval and aerial blockade around home islands. It details Okinawa and Iwo Jima campaigns, carrier air power targeting Japan China routes, and ongoing B 29 bombardments pounding industrial centers and supply lines.
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Okinawa
Iwo Jima
U. S
Japan
China
Pacific
Korea
South Pacific
Allied Snag in Reworking German Zones Delays Administration
Europe reports a snag in reorganizing postwar German zones as Soviet, American, British, and French differences over occupation lines slow plans. Eisenhower and Montgomery visited Berlin after the declaration stripping Hitlerian conquests, but joint control stalled until Moscow’s latest claims are settled. Russian demands could give Red Army control of parts of Thuringia including Leipzig Gotha and Erfurt.
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U.S
U. S
Germany
Berlin
Dwight DB. Eisenhower
San Francisco Breaks Log Jam in Postwar Pact Talks
In San Francisco, a three week log jam over the veto rights of the Big Five was broken after U S envoys Hopkins and Harriman met with Stalin. The agreement allows discussion of disputes without a veto but any major power can block formal investigations or peaceful settlement. Regional pacts and trusteeship questions also moved forward. Meat supplies face a summer pinch as the government cuts military allocations to boost civilian availability, with a fall outlook for improved marketings and limited exports.
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Russia
Security Council
United Nations
San Francisco
U. S
Hopkins
Harriman
Stalin
Moscow
Pacific Islands
Congress
Peace Organization
League
Mileage reduction saves millions of travel miles in 1944
States cut official travel by 430,254,000 miles in 1944 versus 1941 prewar figures. The mileage reduction translates to 28,683,000 gallons of gasoline saved, 78,228 tires, and 7,171 new passenger vehicles redirected for armed forces needs in global warfare.
New Fire Bomb M74 Joins US Bombing Tactics
A new incendiary bomb named M74 appears in U S fire raids on Japanese industry centers. The ten pound tubular device releases a jet of inflammable chemicals like lava, using magnesium powder coated with asphalt as a key ingredient.
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U. S
Congress Backs Bretton Woods Monetary Agreements
Congress approved extending the reciprocal trade treaty act for three years and empowering the President to cut tariffs. It endorsed the Bretton Woods monetary agreements as part of the effort to stabilize the world economy, including a 8.8 billion dollar currency fund and a 9.1 billion dollar World Bank for reconstruction, with opposition over the currency fund's potential to stabilize unstable economies.
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House
Bretton Woods
United Nations
World Bank For Reconstruction and Development
Berlin Dead City After Fire Breaks and Ruins
U S correspondents describe Berlin days after capture as a city of death with rubble towers and a sickening odor. Russians push for street clearances while Americans report 2,000,000 residents sheltering in cellars and lower floors on meager rations with few able men visible.
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Berlin
U. S
FARM MACHINERY PRODUCTION HITS PARTS AND WORKER SHORTAGE
Despite easing factory restrictions, farm machinery firms face scarce gray and malleable castings including engine blocks and rear axle housings. Output of mowers binders harrows and spreaders may be limited while general manpower shortages strain foundries. Wartime contractor networks sustain reconversion strength and ongoing sub contract work.
U S Casualties West Front Toll and Allies Losses
A wartime tally shows U S casualties in the West Front surpassing one million since Pearl Harbor with 514 534 total losses against German forces. Of these 89 477 killed 367 180 wounded and 47 877 missing. Allied divisions incurred 184 512 casualties including 99 599 killed and 126 145 wounded. Eleven French divisions and one Polish division also recorded losses.
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Pearl Harbor
U. S
Germany
D-Day
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Committee For Economic Development
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Studebaker Corporation
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Washington
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the Navy
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Justice Wright
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Tenn
Thomas J. Kranz
Toledo
Ohio
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Henry Luebhbe
Betvue
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Wawa Dam
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Icewoman
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Buckner
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Missouri
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Wilson van Eines
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Bill Wachter
Monahan Post American Legion
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