FDR Urges Record Food Output Amid War Demands
President Roosevelt called for the greatest food production on record to meet wartime needs. He proposed a 1945 farm budget cut of about 314 million dollars, reducing agriculture spending to 658.85 million, while seeking a billion-dollar subsidy program via CCC funds and RFC loans.
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War Pictures Stink Say Fighting Men
Soldiers abroad study cinema history and critique recent war films. They prefer news reels and real battle footage over patriotic or exaggerated features, with some praising Mrs. Miniver as not overdone.
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Italy
Museum of Modern Art
New York
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Free Chickens Roam Tulsa Yard Stuns Owner
Ray Doris arrived home in Tulsa on January 13 to find an eight chicken coop in his backyard with eating size birds, food and water. Police were consulted as the owner was puzzled by the unexpected poultry. A police sergeant joked off the record about what he would do with the chickens.
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Strikes Dampen Soldier Morale in Overseas Service
Cpl Grover Taylor writes home from overseas describing low morale among troops. He notes wounded and fatigued comrades, hunger from K rations, fox-hole living, and frustration with pay demands, but says the men still aim to finish the war and return home. He lists prior training at Lowry Field Randolph Field and Lockbourne Field.
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Battle Strain Tied to Ulcerlike Stomach Ailments in Soldiers
Chicago dispatch reports Capt. Alexander Rush of the Army medical corps cites a 12 month Pacific study showing 53 percent of hospital admissions for serious stomach trouble lack organic causes. Rush notes distress when eating and poor relief, with most patients scoring low on learning aptitude tests. In the South Pacific base update, soldiers ask for fingernail polish as a chigger remedy, claiming an airtight coat suffocates the pests.
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