Germans Claim 136 American Planes Downed in Air Battle
German accounts claim 136 U.S. bombers and fighters were shot down in a three hour air clash over Germany. The same report says American losses included 124 four engine bombers and 12 fighters, with London noting the battle as among the war's greatest. The action occurred as Allied forces support operations toward Rome with heavy air and ground activity across Europe.
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Magdeburg
Halberstadt
Eighth Air Force
Stockholm
Aftonbladet
London
Germany
U. S
Robert F. Travis
Cervaro
Italy
Cassino
Rome
Cairo
Sofia
DNB
Liw
Gerany
Air Deense
Sarny
Old Poland
Moscow
Ukraine
Bug River
Odessa
Warsaw
Kirovograd
Shepetovka
Russia
Curzon Line
Poland
11Th
San Benedetto
Piraeus
Jajve
Marshal Tito
Republicans Craft Response to Roosevelt Bill of Rights
GOP leaders call Roosevelt's Bill of Rights a Democratic platform preview and plan a detailed counter effort. They instruct RNC members to study domestic and foreign issues before returning June 26 for the party convention to nominate a candidate likely to oppose Roosevelt in November.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Congress
Republican National Committee
Fire kills one fireman in Toledo blaze
A large blaze swept a suburban Toledo business block killing one firefighter and injuring twelve others, nine of them firefighters. The incident disrupted the area as crews battled the flames.
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Toledo
UPI
Japanese Losses Around Rabaul Rise to Seventy-Eight Planes
Allied forces reported continued combat across New Guinea and adjacent areas. The 78th Japanese plane was lost defending Rabaul as American and New Zealand pilots claimed 21 enemy planes and five probables. Australian and American units advanced on Cape Gloucester and the Huon Peninsula coast, nearing Saidor, while a Catalina hit a Japanese destroyer off Kavieng in a six-ship convoy. Radio Tokyo claimed raids near Takao Formosa.
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Tobera
South Pacific
New Britain
Cape Gloucester
Vitiaz Strait
New Guinea
Buri
Huon Peninsula
U. S. Sixth Army
Saidor
Madang
Catalina
Kavieng
New Ireland
Radio Tokyo
Takao
Formosa
China
Dates of County Fairs Set Across Ohio This Year
The Ohio Department of Agriculture approved dates for 88 county and independent fairs in 1944, 21 more than 1943, announced at the Ohio Fair Managers Association meeting. Fairs resuming include Cuyahoga Berea and Holmes Millersburg among others. new independents include Bellville and Loudonville.
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State Department of Agriculture
Ohio
Ohio Fair Managers Associations
Cuyahoga
Berea
Guernsey
Old Washington
Hancock
Findlay
Hocking
Logan Holmes
Millersburg
Jackson
Wellston
Lawrence
Ironton
Licking
Newark
Morgan
McConnelsville
Scioto
Lucasville
Richland County
Mansfield
Bellville
Loudonville
Million More Babies Born in Last Two Years
The Census Bureau reports about 1,000,000 more births in the past two years than in peacetime, with the peak occurring roughly a year after Pearl Harbor, signaling a bumper baby crop for the United States.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Pearl Harbor
Bedell Smith Named Chief of Staff in Eisenhower Invasion Command
Major General Walter Bedell Smith, previously chief of staff in the Mediterranean area, has been appointed chief of staff to General Eisenhower’s invasion command. The relocation places Smith at the center of Allied planning for the forthcoming assault.
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Walter Bedell Smith
Eisenhower
Mediterranean
Mercer County Killer Ready for Execution
Seventeen year old Louis Vernon Hand sits on death row in Ohio Penitentiary after a judge sentenced him to die in the electric chair. Hand confessed to fatally bludgeoning Richard Stober, six, with a hammer on July 3 on the victim’s father’s farm following taunts about a failed tool grease.
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Louis Vernon Hand
Ohio Penitentiary
Frank Henderson
Mercer County
Hand
Richard Stober
U S Owned Newsprint Stockpile Opposed
The Publishers Association of New York City opposes a government owned stockpile of newsprint arguing it is impracticable and would substitute government judgment for publishers.
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U. S
New York
The
Publishers Association of
New York City
War Production Board
Curtailed Passenger Tire Output Continues
Cleveland reports continued curtailment in passenger car tire production this year, as forecast by Assistant Rubber Director Warren W. Leigh.
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Cleveland
Warrenw. Leigh
Holt Sets Sights on West Virginia Governor Race
Holt, former boy senator and New Deal critic, announces Democratic bid to succeed Matthew Neely as West Virginia governor. He left the Senate in 1941 after 1940 primary defeat and previously ran for the Senate in 1934 with UMW backing, defeating Henry Hatfield and taking office after his 30th birthday in 1935.
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Weston
W. Va
Rush Dew Holt
West Virginia
Matthew M. Neely
Holt
Senate
Harley M. Kilgore
Neely
United Mine Workers
Henry D. Hatfield
Wife Reports Mate S Gas Ration Violation
A Cleveland wife sent a letter to the Office of Price Administration asking to halt her husband’s out of town dances and gas trips. She claimed he uses a car with Ohio license to sell insurance and to attend dances, noting he knows the rationing board members and even mentions a box of chocolate.
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Cleveland
Office of Price Administration
Ohio
Congress Rebuffs Eds Plea for Tax Hike
Washington reports Congress shrugging off Treasury calls for higher taxes. The Senate began consideration of a 2.2756 billion tax increase bill and voted to hold the social security payroll tax at the current rate through 1944. Senator George warned taxes can be too high and urged leaving employers with enough work for returning soldiers.
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Washington
Roosevel
Congress
Treasury
Senate
George
Doughton
Ways and Means Committee
Execute Ciano and Four Others at Swiss Italian Frontier
The execution of Count Ciano and four other former Fascist Grand Council members for treason is described as part of a purge against anti-German alliance forces. Benito Mussolini’s son in law Emilio De Bono and other high Fascists were sentenced to death, signaling mounting provincial trials in Nazi-occupied Northern Italy. The British radio estimated 75 prominent Fascists assassinated in ten days, with renewed strikes sweeping occupied Italy.
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Count Ciano
Grand Council
Italy
Germany
Benito Mussolini
Emilio de Bono
Delay Discharges Pending Jobs Across Nation
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey urged keeping soldiers in uniform until suitable jobs exist. He warned against blanket demobilization sending unemployed veterans home to areas with no work. He said reemployment programs may require removing blanket farmer deferments to ensure those physically fit are mobilized for labor needs.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Hershey
Veteran Fliers Laud Long-Range Fighters Over Germany
London reports America's new extra long-range fighters have flown more than a dozen missions over Europe. Veteran pilots including several aces from the Pacific call the warplane the hottest they have flown against the enemy anywhere.
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London
America
Germany
Europe
Pacific
Senator Urges End to Meat Rationing for Excess Supply
Washington lawmaker Senator Thomas R of Idaho introduced a resolution urging immediate end to meat rationing to let households use up large supplies being wasted due to inadequate storage.
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Washington
Thomas R
Idaho
Proposal on a national draft would affect most Americans
Washington reports a proposed law by Senator Austin would draft most citizens aged 18 to 65 men and 18 to 50 women under government control. Exemptions include military personnel and others needing care. The bill could freeze workers and move them to essential areas without altering wages or hours.
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Washington
Austin
R-Vt
Dewey Draft Talk Surfaces After Conference Questioning
Albany reports mount that Governor Thomas E. Dewey may accept a draft as Republican presidential candidate after a lengthy news conference where he again said he is not a candidate. The event coincided with party leaders weighing broad aims under President Roosevelt's economic program and possible federal legislation including a national service law.
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N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
FEWCO
Carroll Reece
Tennessee National Committee
Congress
Reece
Dewey
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Wendell L. Willkie
Minnesota
Harold E. Stassen
Rep
Dirksen
R-I
Excise Taxes Rise Across Ohio Utilities in War Effort
Ohio reports 1943 excise tax revenue for public utilities rose to 12.8 million dollars from 11.7 million in 1942, with power companies and railroads among 15 utilities. Tax Commissioner William S. Evatt cites wartime participation as a major factor in the jump from 10.38 million in 1940.
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Columbus
Ohio
William S. Evatt
Report Sharp Advance In Feed Grain Prices
Sharp advances in prices received by Ohio farmers for feed grains and hay in the month ended Dec 15 were noted by the Federal State Crop Reporting Service. A six cent rise in corn to new ceiling levels and an advance of three to 10 cents a bushel for oats rye and barley were recorded. Except for hogs meat animal prices also rose slightly. Wheat potato and butterfat prices were unchanged and horse and egg prices declined.
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Columbus
Ohio
Barney
Bricker On Tour Addresses Kansas City Luncheon
Gov. John W. Bricker leaves Columbus for a Southwest speaking tour and will address a luncheon in Kansas City Thursday.
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Bricker
Columbus
John W. Bricker
Southwest
Kansas City
Death sentences for 19 Italian fascists after Verona treason trial
In Verona a special Fascist court condemned 19 Grand Fascist Council members as traitors for opposing Mussolini in July's crisis. Executed were Count Galeazzo Ciano ex-foreign minister and son in law of Mussolini Emilio de Bono and two others. Ciannetti and Pareschi among those jailed. thirteen reportedly fled abroad or hid.
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Mussolini
Hitler
I Duce
Grand Fascist Council
Verona
Italy
Galeazzo Ciano
Tullio Ciannetti
Emilio de Bono
Bitter Fight Looms Over National Service Act
President Roosevelt pushes national service legislation calling for universal labor draft ages 18 to 65 for men and 18 to 50 for women key lawmakers split over its passing. House and Senate leaders weigh hearings, with critics calling it direly authoritarian while supporters say it stabilizes critical industries.
Chicago Stockyards Jammed With Hogs
Chicago stockyards faced a severe jam as hog shipments clogged traffic after a record congestion at the Union Stockyards. Charles Rice of the Chicago Livestock Exchange urged producers to halt deliveries for the rest of the week. In Washington, the House military committee advanced mustering out pay for discharged service members up to 300 dollars.
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Chicago
Union Stockyards
Charles Rice
The
Chicago Livestock Exchange
Washington
House Military Committee
Dewey and Willkie Lead GOP Committee Poll
In Chicago the Republican National Committee members held a secret ballot showing Thomas E. Dewey and Wendell Willkie leading possible presidential contenders. Governor John Bricker of Ohio placed third in the poll.
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Chicago
Thomas E. Dewey
Wendell Willkie
John Bricker
Ohio
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