Allied bombardment and jungle fighting at Cape Gloucester
Allied forces pound Japanese positions on New Britain Cape Gloucester front in a heavy US led campaign. Air and naval attacks target installations in the New Britain New Guinea Bougainville area as Australians push north toward Finschhafen with naval support. A Japanese propaganda broadcast in Tokyo vows a larger offensive to resist Western influence in Asia.
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Associated Press
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
New Britain-New Guinea - Bougainville
Pacific
Camp
Bergen Bay
Soloimans
Radaut
Gamnata
Cape Hoskins Simpstreetly
Finschhafen
New Guinea
U.S
Crvisery
Buka Island
Bougainville
Sadao Iguchi
Tokyo
Japan
Greater East Asia
Strike Order Cancelled by Rail Unions
Washington reports the threat of a rail strike lifted by army intervention as 2 brotherhoods reached agreements with carriers. Eighteen unions remain unsettled while Chief Engineers and other groups discuss future changes and overtime provisions.
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Washington
Brehon B. Somervell
Navy Seeks Historic Expansion Amid Economic Push
A political figure proclaims a major U S Navy expansion and a peace driven economy. The interview underscores ambition for a larger defense budget totaling billions and stronger global standing.
Hampton FBI reports two Huntington men among local suspects
Special Agent EE Kuhnel of the Huntington FBI office said James Satrick age 36 and his cousin age 30 were being sought in connection with a Cael Count incident. Meredith Mattox age 5, uncle of the two Huntington men, was named in the same complaint in Portsmouth Ohio.
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Hum
EE. Kuhnel
Huston FBI
James Satrick
Jai
Meredith Mattox
Burlington
Huntington
Ronton
Eldin
Seloto County
Portsmouth
Salesman Finds Shoes Poor Place for Money
Washington reports the FDA warned of a possible shortage of domestic vegetable oil. A Cleveland car salesman, Rubin, traded a tale of cashless shoes hiding money in secret compartments to fund food and industrial oil purchases. The incident involved a gunman and an attempted cashless heist with no companions fleeing the scene.
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Washington
FDA
Cleveland
Eara Rubin
Ised
Rubin
Spain Denies Support of Duce's Government
The National Labor Relations Board announced that Ohio Seamless Tube Co. employees at Shelby voted 898 to 2 in a bar election for the CIO United Steelworkers of America, amid Spain denying support of Duce's government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby Cleveland
Fonai
National Labor Relations Board
Ohio
Tobe Co
Shelby
CIO
United Steelworkers of America
Westward hard coal embargo amid manpower shortages
A government notice bans shipment of hard coal west of the Ohio Pennsylvania boundary until April 1 due to a severe eastern shortage. Officials blame the manpower commission for failing to provide effective assistance, only running recruitment campaigns that proved unsuccessful.
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ASI
Tekes
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Manpower Commission
Life Worth More Than Woman Judge Asserts
Japanese bombings in French Indochina and Central China are reported without losses, per Lt Gen Joseph in a Chungking dispatch. The article also mentions a Webster home fire in Marshfield Massachusetts and a fatal train crash near Sandusky with details of casualties.
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Chungking
Indo-China
Tungting
Ake
China
Joseph
Aaron Peseta
Roosevelt as Candidate in War Era Platform
A fragmented report notes Roosevelt as potential candidate with a pro war and postwar expansion platform. Discussion includes reactions from AD and Wallace, with Republicans skeptical and Democrats hopeful about a wartime renewal.
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Ington
Roosevelt
America
Senat Ad-Nm
Logan
Wallace
Robertson
Wyoming
Nye
R-Nd
White
Maine
Prime Minister Kiurehill Recovers From Illness
In a cheerful note from No. 10 Downing Street Kiurehill says he has recovered from his illness and can conduct business. The message thanks supporters and notes an unspecified departure to an unannounced destination after falling ill in the Middle East.
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London
Kiurehill
No. 10
Downing Street
Pei Hhoni
Mid
Vime Magazine Names Marshall Man of Year
The article notes Vime Magazine selecting Gen George Marshall as its 1943 Man of the Year for leadership and safety impact. It also covers a lawsuit by a Wellston man seeking legal confirmation of withholding practices by the State Highway Department and a refund of unpaid contract sums.
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Vime Magazine
Nai Marshall Man of Year
Columbus
Dhal
Noday
Candel
Hal G. Sours
Adams County
New York
George
Marshall
United States Army
Chicago
Senator Gillette proposes ending two thirds treaty vote rule
Washington senator Gillette Dlown urged abandoning constitutional requirement that treaties need two thirds Senate approval. He cites growing sentiment for change and notes executive agreements bypass Senate input. A judiciary subcommittee may study four substitutes to the current provision.
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Washington
Senate
Giltte Dlown
Laws
Foreign Relations Committee
Dec
Gillette
Judiciary
Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committees
Sniper Stein From Dayton in Solomons Battle Report
A Marine Private from Dayton named Stein earned notice for his marksman role near Empress Augusta Bay in Bougainville. A combat correspondent notes Stein served as a runner for his unit and described the enemy snipers hiding well, waiting for a clear shot.
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Ducksoup
Dayton Marine
Bougainville
Solomon Islands
Ony Stein
Dayton
Empress Augusta Bay
Marine Corpor
Stein
Marine
Oan Niles
Educators Seek State Aid From Surplus for Ohio Schools
At the Ohio educators convention in Columbus officers urged using about 12 million dollars from the state treasury surplus to raise teacher salaries and expand the public schools program. Association secretary W B Bliss noted 1 500 teachers earned 1000 annually and urged financial relief from Gov Bricker and state government officials.
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Columbus
Public Schools Association
John W. "Bricker
W.B. Biles
Association
Ohio
Treasury
Bliss
Ohio Public Schools
Educational ‘Council
D. W. Codding
Nelsonvile
Officer Held As Unregistered Alien in 1940s Records
Cleveland police Lt August J. Mackerts faced federal charges after information filed by Assistant District Ray O Scott lists him as an unregistered alien born in Hungary. The case concerns alien registration laws of 1940 and 1941 and the lieutenant’s alleged status.
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Cleveland
U S Navy Fliers Shadow German Fleet in Biscay Bay Battle
American air crews shadowed a German destroyer group for hours in the Bay of Biscay aiding British ships. The fight began around 21:00 with British cruisers supporting the attack. A German blockade runner was sunk by a Liberator, while Berlin claimed minimal losses.
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U. S. Navy
Biscay Bay
Rouen
Nase
Johnston
Ana Ouiap
Bay of Biscay
Criter
Suanta
Ward
Ducian
Tweisd
Errana
Moreiny
Hhe
Il Nazi Aestroyers
Jerial
Berlin
OPA Cuts Canned Food Ration Values for January
The Office of Price Administration reduces point values for beans peas tomatoes and fruit cans starting in January. Jams preserves marmalade gain value while some frozen vegetables and specific fruits see zero or altered points.
Goebbels Sees Trouble Ahead in 1944
Joseph Goebbels, German propaganda minister, warned that 1944 would be a dangerous year for civilization and that the enemy faced greater difficulties ahead. He noted continuing German successes and predicted ongoing challenges for the Allies.
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Goebbels
Joseph Goebbels
Berlin
Ra ‘Tio
Court Rules Caisson Tune Not Copyrighted
The U S circuit court ruled that The Caisson Song was not copyrighted by its composer General Edmund Gruber. Court officials said the decision dedicates the tune to the public and blocks injunctive action by a New York author against a Boston music company alleging infringement.
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Boston
Lates Circuit Court
Edmund i Gruner
New York
RAF Bombard Berlin in Massive Night Raid
Allied air forces dropped over 2 240 tons of high explosives and incendiaries on Berlin in a heavy night attack described as concentrated and massive. Lancasters and Halifaxes led formations with a large number of bombers. smoke rose to 16 000 feet as fires raged across the city.
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Berlin
RAF
Lastight
U. S
Germany
France
Canadian ‘Air Force
Air Ministry
Wests
September Sinking of Merchantman Revealed
Washington reports a medium sized United States merchant vessel was torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine in the Caribbean mid September. Survivors landed at Key West early morning. In other news a Cleveland tech sergeant Ninford Lancaster faced a U S commissioner on drug charge.
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Washington
United States
Caribbean
Fla
Akron union leader calls for end to rubber industry work stoppages
The president of the Clo United Rubber Workers urged eliminating wild unauthorized stoppages across the rubber industry. He said there is no justification for any stoppage or production curtailment by labor or management and called for a Sunday meeting to discuss the situation.
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Akron
Onerman Dalcomple. International
Clo
United Rubber Workers
Yeeting
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Thssistorie
Thatcher
Webster House
Ince
Daniel Webser
Cincinnati
Willamson
Les Sandusky -Op
Seas
A. Razoad Din
Huron
Capital
Wellston
Lorain Yards
Erecrar
Rad
Zhitomir
Berdlehew
Bug River
Italy
Eighth Army
Pescara
Adriatic
Fifth Army
Algiers
Cerraldo
Orvieta
Bucine
Foe
Gno
Rimini
Cruiver Scharnhorst
Norway
Uhre
Rand
Karl Doenitz
von Mannstein
Moscow
Valutin
Kiev
Cleveland Tech
Ninford Lancaster
D. Nicola
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