Allied pressure mounts on New Britain against Japanese base
Allied forces continue a heavy assault on New Britain by land and air. Marines rout remaining Japanese positions in the western sector while South Pacific air units fly in to intensify sweeps aimed at smashing the battered center of Japan’s strength on the island.
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Ile
Long New Britain
Southst
Pacific
U. S
Borgeny
Pafk
Japan
New Britain
Warine Ace Ties Joes Foss Record In Pacific Air War
Major Gregory Boyington of Okanogan ties Joe Foss with 26 aerial victories after a raid on Rabaul, despite a leg injury. Marine Maj Ralph J. Mitchell reports U S forces neutralized Bougainville and Kavieng air bases. Allied air crews sink two Japanese vessels near Timor while Pompano goes missing off the Japanese coast.
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Guadalcanal
Regory Boyington
Okanogan
Sash
Joess. Boyington
Flying Tigers
China
Rabaul
Britain
South Pacific
N. Ralph J. Mitchell
Newin
Kavieng
New Ireland
Tlied
Hanover
Timor
U. S
Pompano
Pacific
Capencester
New Itain
Gloucester
Cape
Tokyo
New Britain
Saidor
New Guinea
New York Seeks Republican Conclave Amid Chicago Vote
A preconvention test in New York pits Wendell L. Willkie against Chicago as the Republican National Committee prepares to settle two key issues at its meeting. The party weighs the convention site and control of arrangements committee, with New York City entering the contest to sway the outcome and move away from Chicago.
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Ashington
Reblican National Committee
Chicago
New York City
Wendell L. Willkie
Ricker to Speak in Three Western States
Gov John W Ricker will begin a speaking tour in Missouri Texas and Oklahoma next Wednesday as he announces his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Ricker
Columbus
John W.ricker
Missouri
Xas
Oklahoma
Allied Merchantmen Leave Gibraltar Under German Claim
The German news agency DNB reports about fifty Allied merchant ships sailing from Gibraltar escorted by a cruiser destroyers or corvettes.
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London
Gibraltar
DNB
Oncy
Restaurant worker killed in lift accident
A restaurant employee, Ethel Lasher, was fatally injured when a paw driven dumbwaiter shaft knocked her into a lift in Cleveland. Authorities investigated the incident as a fatal workplace accident at the restaurant.
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Ethel Lasher
Milk Shortage Predicted by Ohio Dairy Leaders
Four largest milk producer marketing cooperatives in northeastern Ohio warn of a shortage serious enough to prompt fluid milk rationing in cities by July. They report production down at least eight percent from a year ago and say current price policies threaten dairy herd liquidation after meeting with Dr. FE. C. Welsch of the Office of Price Administration and H. H. Varney.
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Cleveland
Ohios
FE. C. Welsch
Office of Price Administration
H. H. Varney
Ida Tarbell Dies at 86 Noted American Author
BRIDGEPORT Conn Miss Ida Minerva Tarbell dean of American women writers died today of pneumonia at age 86. She rose to prominence early in the century with critical articles on John D Rockefeller Sr and the Standard Oil Company.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Ida Minerva Tarbell
American Women Writers
Tarbell
Abraham Lincoln
John D. Rockefeller, Sr
Old Standard Oil Company
German press says bombed factories rebuilt in Poland
The German press stated that a large portion of factories destroyed in Western Germany by bombing have been rebuilt in Poland and are back in production.
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Stockholm
Germany
Poland
WEA Reports Spoilage Loss on Food Stocks
The War Food Administration reported losses from spoilage at one and a half percent of total food purchases from March 1941 to December 1, 1943. The release followed claims of large spoilage and excess holdings, noting that most food in commercial storage is privately held for civilian use.
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War Food Administration
WFA
Berlin Rejoices Over Light WAC Enlistment
London reports that Berlin claimed the response to WAC and other women's services requests has been inadequate. Time Magazine quoted Col. Oveta Culp Hobby as saying recruitment can only be met by compulsory measures.
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London
Berlin
Time Magazine
Oveta Culp Hobby
Three Meningitis Deaths Reported in Cleveland
Dr Theo dore G Duncan head of Cleveland bureau of communicable diseases said eight meningitis cases in the first five days of 1944 produced three deaths. He warned the public and urged precautionary measures as health officials tracked the outbreak in the city.
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Cleveland
Theodore G. Duncan
Bureau of
Hoover to speak at Mosquito Creek dam dedication
J Edgar Hoover director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation will deliver a talk at the dedication ceremony for the Mosquito Creek dam and quarry in Trumbull County on January 15.
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Youngstown
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mosquito Creek
Ryot
Trumbull County
Lend Lease At $18.6 Billion Highlighted In Roosevelt Report
President Roosevelt released a report detailing total lend-lease aid to Allies reaching 18.608 billion dollars through Nov 30. The document notes shifted Allied offensives, with Russia receiving 3.55 billion and Britain 5.98 billion, and cites aircraft and munitions shipments boosting war efforts. German defenses stiffen near Pripet Marshes as Von Manstein holds lines west of Kiev and bridges are destroyed to slow Red Army advances.
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Pripet
Frank As von Mannstein
Roosevelt
Washington
America
Russia
United Kingdom
U.S. A
Red Army
Ukraine
White Russia
U.S.S.R
Britain
Kiev
Vatutin
Berdichev
Rumania
Red
Sluch River
Sarny
Poland
Black Sea
Du Pont Charged in Sherman Anti-Trust Suit
The Justice Department filed a civil suit in New York City naming E I du Pont De Nemours Remington Arms Co and Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd for maintaining an international cartel in violation of the Sherman Act. The complaint alleges restraint of trade in chemicals firearms and ammunition and that before 1920 du Pont and ICI arranged to eliminate competition with du Pont to control the U S and Central America and ICI the rest of the world.
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Washington
E. I. du Pont de Nemours
Remington Arms Co
Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd
United States
British Chemicals and Arms Industries
Justice Department
Francis Biddle
United States District Court
New York City
du Pont
ICI
Central America
ICT
Basic Railroad Wages Not Frozen by Roosevelt Assurances
Three railroad operating unions still not in arbitration were assured that basic wages are not frozen for the war’s duration under President Roosevelt’s decision affecting two other brotherhoods. The move, alongside a special presidential board for the non-operating case, revived hopes for an early settlement and a return of Army control of the railroad system.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Lamour Called Hazard to War Production by Union Claim
Zelma F. Monahan of the Office Workers Union told Cleveland Federation of Labor members last night that Movie Actress Dorothy Lamour was a hazard to war production. She alleged Lamour caused thousands of man hours to be lost when visiting war plants and stopping work.
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Cleveland
Dorothy Lamour
Cleveland Federation of Labor
Zelma F. Monahan
Office Workers Union
Egg famine feared as egg prices fall nationwide
Washington reports a potential egg famine as prices drop and costs rise. Poultry leaders warn eastern and central western farmers are selling flocks, risking disposal and shortages within months. High feed prices also dampen expectations for chicks raised for laying hens.
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Washington
Women and Men Use Separate City Liquor Stores
In Mobile, Alabama the State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board runs a women only liquor shop in downtown. A nearby ABC dispensary serves as a men only establishment, announced by chairman Dr. E. G. and Dr. Ray.
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Birmingham
Ala
Mobile
State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
E. G
Yestern
ABC
Ray
Stamp plan for adequate diet backed by War Food Admin
The War Food Administration endorsed a bill to create a government stamp plan subsidizing groceries for low income families. It would offer a basic diet allotment through food stamps administered via state and local agencies, covering about 18 million people at up to 3 billion dollars annually.
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Washington
War Food Administration
WFA
Senate Agriculture Committee
Aiken
R-Vt
Grover B. Hill
Believe Reams May Run for Governorship
In Columbus the scramble for May primaries accelerates as petition deadlines loom. Frazier Reams, Toledo Internal Revenue collector, resigns and may join the Democratic race for governor. James W. Huffman, Columbus attorney and Vic Donahey son in law, seeks Democratic gubernatorial nomination. George E. Turner, retiring secretary of state corporation counsel, enters the Republican bid for state auditor. Clyde Sherick of Ashland seeks Republican chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court.
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Columbus
Frazier Reams
Internal Revenue
Toledo
Reams
James W. Huffman
Vic Donahey
George E. Turner
Secretary of State
Clyde ©. Sherick
Ashland
Ohio Supreme Court
Fifth District Court of Appeals
Liquor Sales Halved in 43 Ohio State Stores
Ohioans purchased about half as much liquor from state stores last year as in 1942 yet spent more. Dollar sales reached 74.95 million, 21.46 percent below the 1942 peak of 95.44 million, while the 1943 period saw 5.40 million gallons sold versus 10.03 million in 1942. Director Don Fisher cited lower priced brands and a $2 gallonage tax as factors.
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Columbus
State
Don Fisher
War Manpower Chief Warns Of War-Industry Cutbacks
Cleveland area director William P. Edmunds of the War Manpower Commission said only a few thousand of about 300 000 war workers in the area have been laid off but by the end of January there will be many cutbacks.
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Cleveland
William P. Edmunds
Cleveland Area
War Manpower Commission
More Canned Fish To Be Placed on Market
Washington reports that through November 1942 more tuna and mackerel had been canned than in all of 1942. Harold J. Ickes, coordinator of Fisheries, stated fish production for the year will boost American dinner tables. In Cincinnati, twelve burials at Spring Grove Cemetery were delayed by a strike of forty gravediggers.
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Washington
Harold J. Ickes
Cincinnati
Spring Grove Cemetery
Warn Belgians To Remain In Homes Broadcast
BBC radio from the United Nations High Command urged Belgians to stay indoors as military actions begin. The plea warned that being on roads could hinder Allied air support and that those who obstruct German movement would be shot, while staying home was advised as safest.
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United Nations High Command
British Broadcasting Company
RAF Wide Raid Drives At Stettin And Kiel Across Europe
RAF heavy bombers blasted Stettin on the Baltic coast in moonlight raids while Mosquito aircraft struck Berlin and targets in Western Germany and Northern France. Kiel shipyard and Deutsche Werke were reported heavily damaged. US bombers and fighters claimed 95 Nazi planes shot down with 25 bombers and 12 fighters lost. Returning crews described new anti aircraft bombs towed by planes.
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Stettin
Germany
Baltic
RAF
Berlin
Air Ministry
Mosquetos
France
Hitler
Stockholm
Yanks Drive Inland in Italy Amid Fierce Street Fighting
American forces of the Fifth Army press the attack in inland Italian mountains behind heavy artillery and air support. Half of San Vittore is captured in brutal street fighting six miles from Cassino, a key Via Casilina stronghold.
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Fifth Army
San Vittore
Cassino
Rome
Eighth Army
Torre Mucchio
Adriatic
Orsogna
Pesaro
Chennault Fliers Down Many Japanese Planes
Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault's bombers and fighters in China have destroyed numerous Japanese aircraft in fighting near the war's supply base. Despite high fuel costs, the U S air forces claim a favorable loss ratio as they advance toward Tokyo.
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U.S
China
Claire Chennault
Tokyo
Chennault
Bricker Condition Described As Good By Doctors
Physicians who examined Gov. John W. Bricker at University Hospital described his physical condition as good after a check up to gauge his fitness for a possible presidential campaign.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
University Hospital
War Dept reports Kwilus son killed in Italy
The War Department notified Mr and Mrs Gus Kwilus that their son Pfc Ralph C Kwilus 25 formerly of Fostoria was killed in action in Italy on December 15.
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Fostoria
War Department
Gus Kwilus
Pfc
Ralph C. Kwilus
Italy
Dee
Farm leaders warned against mimicking industry practices
Worcester Massachusetts report notes Lincoln of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation told farm and cooperative leaders that agricultural groups were trying to ape industry and labor by backing scarcity programs. He argued national farm bodies focus too much on legislative control and not enough on economic measures.
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Worcester
Mass
Murray PD
Lincoln
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Greeks accuse Nazis of mass killing in Kalavrita
Exiled Greek government charges German forces slaughtered over 1,000 residents of Kalavrita and destroyed Mega Spileon and Agia Lavra monasteries. They allege males over 12 were gathered outside the town for a speech that concealed machine gun fire, then women and children were forced into a school set ablaze.
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Cairon
Kalavrita
Mega Spileon
Agia Lavra
Kalayrita
Peloponnesus
Fire sweeps garage destroying 23 cars in East Sparta
A blaze swept the J. J. Buchman Sales Co. garage at East Sparta destroying 23 automobiles, including 20 new ones. Firemen battled the flames and prevented spread to nearby structures.
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Canton
J. J. Buchman Sales Co
East Sparta
Film Stars Entertain Troops In London
Carole Landis and George Raft arrive in London to perform for American troops during the visit, bringing entertainment to service members overseas.
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London
Carole Landis
George Raft
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