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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1944
Page
3
Allied forces continue bombardment of German rail lines as part of the buildup for a major invasion. Lend-Lease grants reach 30 billion dollars with Allied support increasing military aid. General Stilwell reports progress advancing through northern Burma as operations widen in the theater.
Allied air war presses to seize the Atlantic coast as German forces plan to flood Low Countries and defend against invasions. Stilwell’s force pushes toward a new supply road in northern Burma while Allied strategists review wartime authority after the Ward seizure.
Senate postal committee weighs a plan to offer postal notes for transferring sums under ten dollars at a flat five cent fee. House approval already exists. The notes would supplement, not replace, regular money orders and add convenience to postal services. Designer Paul Poiret, 64, dies in Paris, once among the world’s most famous fashion creators, reportedly impoverished. Rayon hose production to rise while heavier grades fall under War Production Board limits as industry complains of weak demand for sturdy trouser hosiery.
Japanese forces with at least 80 000 troops press to clear Chinese from the Hankow Peiping railway belt in northeast China. The operation would open a north south traffic corridor and reinforce Japan in eastern China as reports mention possible transfer of offices to the mainland amid war. President Camacho ends Mexico midday siesta to save travel time and electricity. Donald Nelson says no whiskey prospects unless war needs drop. U.S. corporate profits for 1943 rise overall and by sector, with wages and taxes shifting shares.
Aviation circles clash over forming a single international carrier versus maintaining competition among U S lines. Only two of nineteen favor unity, while 27 argue competition spurs better service. War casualty figures show 197,841 U S losses across Army and Navy with thousands killed, wounded, missing or imprisoned.
The Commodity Credit Corporation plans to set domestic wool at a price equal to or just below the imported wool, cutting the gap by about 18 cents per pound. The move will incur a loss for CCC but another federal agency owning the foreign wool will gain, offsetting the loss.
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