Allied offensives press in Pacific as Japan urged output
Allied forces hit enemy shipping and bases in the Southwest Pacific while PT boats and American planes attacked shipments and coastal targets in the New Britain area. Ground patrols probed inland positions on the Awe Peninsula, New Britain, as Tokyo radio hinted pressure on Japan’s home front.
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Tokyo Radio
Southwest Pacific
New Sumea
Awe Peninsula
New Britain
Clergy tax plan in Philippines sparks protest and wartime updates
A Japanese broadcast reported a 24 peso income tax on professionals and clergy in the puppet Philippine Assembly. Meanwhile Allied forces near Akyab and Saidor press Japan on multiple fronts as MacArthur directs operations in New Guinea and nearby areas. Air raids and naval actions disrupt Japanese lines as Tokyo signals urgency amid a fierce war.
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New York
Philine Assembly
Adcast
Ohio unemployment edges up in December amid war-time figures
Ohio saw an uptick in December with unemployment compensation paying out 1.52 million dollars, down from 14.41 million in 1942. New claims rose to 2,437 from 2,? earlier in the year, the State Bureau reported, Administrator Hugh S. Hopkins announced.
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State Bureau of Unem
Fember
Hugh S.kins
Unwinding Red Tape Dominates British Reconstruction Debate
Lord Wool minister of reconstruction leads a government push to unwind administrative hurdles affecting British industry and daily life. William Brad, 70, long managed the A. G. minstrel shows and once led Field’s troupe, has died in 1921. Beatrix Potter, author of Peter Rabbit, is noted for her nursery classics read worldwide.
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Lord Woolminister
Lumbus
William Brad
A. G
Field
MORE LIQUOR LESS BEER CIGARETS SEEN
The Budget Bureau projects higher excise taxes on distilled spirits bringing in 906 million dollars next year, while beer taxes fall to 509.9 million due to tax-free overseas shipments to the armed forces. Cigarette taxes drop to 878.5 million as overseas supplies curb civilian demand amid a tobacco shortage reported by the Commerce Department.
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Washington
Budget Bureau
Treasury
T Commerce Department
Taber
House Elections Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Gasoline Station Fire Destroys Bulk Plant In Point Pleasant
A blaze at a Point Pleasant bulk gasoline and oil station owned by Mayor B W Krodel destroyed a 3 000 gallon tanker and three sleeping cars of a New York Central work train. A Pure Oil driver was badly burned and a 30 000 gallon loss was reported. Firefighters lacked hydrants near Union Station.
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Point Pleasant
B. W. Krodel
Pure Oil Co
New York Central Railroad
Union Station
Krodel
Holzer Hospital
Domestic Issues Dominate 44 Bricker Says
Ohio Gov. John W. Bricker declares the 1944 campaign will center on domestic matters not foreign policy. He questions the need for national service legislation when asked about Roosevelt's proposed act during a Kansas City visit.
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Kansas City
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Roosevelt
Wound Fatal To Meigs Man
Vaughn Lemily aged 30 of Middleport died at Holzer Hospital after a gunshot wound to the head from a domestic incident. Coroner Henry Ewing said a verdict would follow after questioning Lemily’s pregnant wife. Survived by his wife, child, brothers, and father.
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Vaughn Lemily
Middleport
Holzer Hospital
Henry Ewing
L. B. Higgins
Lemly
Ewing
Labor Force Estimate Reduced by 600000
The War Manpower Commission lowered its July 1 1944 labor force need by 600000 to 65700000 including armed service. The prior December 7 figure was 66300000. The revision follows updated production schedules for 1944.
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Washington
War Manpower Commission
Ravenna Mayor Seth Sloan Dies at 45
Ravenna city officials confirmed the death of Mayor Seth B. Sloan at age 45 after a heart attack. Sloan led the city administration and was recognized for community service.
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Ravenna
Seth B. Sloan
Chips the War Dog earns Distinguished Service Cross in Sicily
Chips a three year old 100 pound dog from Pleasantville New York awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for single handedly wiping out a German machine gun nest and forcing enemy surrender Maj Gen Lucian Truscott pins the ribbon to the dog preceding approval waiving normal rules Dogs for Defense says Chips is first dog in U S history to receive the DSC owners Mr and Mrs Edward J Wren have not been formally notified but are kept informed by handlers comments reflect desire for the medal to be sent to them
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New York
Chips
Sicily
Pleasantville
N. Y
Dogs For Defense
Army Quartermaster Corps
Lucian Truscott
Truscott
War Department
Edward J. Wren
Solons Turn To Tax Bill Soldier Vote
Congress turned from Roosevelt's 100 billion dollar request to focus on urgent matters including a tax bill and soldier voting. Rep Taber of New York led objections to the size of the 1945 budget, voicing chief concern on appropriations.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Rep
Taber
House Appropriations Committee
Subsidy Program to Be Launched in Grapefruit Juice Canners
Washington reports the administration will announce a subsidy for grapefruit juice canners today despite expected protests in Congress. Senator Pepper and Rep Green of Florida say the War Food Administration informed them of the plan, prompting GOP opposition over federal spending and broader budget fights.
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Congress
Fred M. Vinson
Pepper
D.-Fla
Rep
Green
War Food Administration
WFA
European Harvest To End Food Regulations
New York Richard V. Gilbert economic adviser to the Office of Price Administration says food regulations cannot be lifted until after the first full harvest in Europe following the end of the European phase of the war. Relaxation of controls over textiles clothing and consumer durables can be expected shortly after the European war is finished.
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New York
Richard V. Gilbert
Office of Price Administration
Europe
Gilbert
American Management Association
War Labor Board to Review Weirton Steel Wage Case
In Pittsburgh the first steel wage case aimed at overturning the Little Steel formula moves to the War Labor Board after talks between Weirton Steel Co. officials and the Weirton Independent Union failed to reach an agreement.
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Pittsburgh
Little Steel
War Labor Board
Weirton Steel Co
Weirton Independent Union, Inc
Vinton County Woman Killed by Fire in Home
McARTHUR reports a fire at Pump Kin Ridge destroyed the residence of 77 year old Mrs. Elizabeth Hughes. The victim died in the blaze and the home was burned.
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Vinton County
McArthur
Elizabeth Hughes
Pumpkin Ridge
Plane crash at Willow Springs kills pilot Meriwether J Purdy
A Wilow Springs crash involving a Cwil Air patrol plane kills the pilot Meriwether J Purdy of Cambridge Ohio. The accident is being investigated by police who identified the deceased from his personal documents.
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Chicago
Cwil Air Patrol
Willow Springs
Meriwether J. Purdy
Cambridge
U S Minister Burdett Dies in Wellington
United States minister to New Zealand William C. Burdett died today in Wellington. The death leaves the diplomatic post vacant as officials notify residents and colleagues.
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Wellington
N. Z
William C. Burdett
United States
New Zealand
CIO CHIEFS RESERVE COMMENT ON INQUIRY
Washington AP The CIO leadership reserved immediate comment on a Justice Department inquiry into charges its Political Action Committee violated the Smith Connally Anti Strike Law via a fund raising campaign Rep Smith Virginia co author of the act said the PAC seeks to influence the 1944 elections CIO president Philip Murray cited in American Magazine an initial 700000 contribution by CIO unions to political aims Attorney General Biddle directed Tom Clark head of the Criminal Division to investigate and act as needed The act bars labor group contributions to elections involving presidential and congressional votes.
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Justice Department
Smith
Political Action Committee
Virginian
Biddle
Tom C. Clark
Philip Murray
American Magazine
Murray
Congress
Grain Shortage Will Trigger Hog Slaughter
Grain analysts warn that hog and other livestock slaughter will rise in the coming months as grain output fails to keep pace with rising animal numbers. They cite a record corn drought and a 308 million bushel deficit vs last year, urging farm slaughter to avert a worst ever grain shortage.
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Chicago
Uhlmann Grain Company
Mark Pickell
Liquor Ration To Be Same in Next Period
Ohio to extend the eighth liquor ration period from next Monday through February 29. Purchasers may buy a fifth, quart, or two pints of whiskey, gin, or other spirits plus a bonus of rum, imported gin, or cordial of the same amount.
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Columbus
Ohio
Don A. Fisher
Funeral Rites Tuesday For Bishop Hartley
In Columbus the coffin of Most Rev James Joseph Hartley bishop of the diocese for 39 years will be moved from his residence to St Joseph s Cathedral where it lies in state until Tuesday s funeral. Six Columbus priests will bear the body in violet pontifical robes as bells toll and churchmen join the procession.
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Columbus
James Joseph Hartley
St. Joseph's Cathedral
Ickes Injured in Fall Breaks Collar Bone at Home
Secretary Ickes arrived at the Interior Department with his arm in a sling after tripping and falling at his home. The office said he broke his collar bone and expects a brief absence from duties.
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Washington
Ickes
Interior Department
Young Mercer Farm Hand Sentenced to Death
Columbus reports 17 year old Louis Vernon Hand of Mercer County will be electrocuted tonight for the July 3 hammer slaying of six year old Richard Stober.
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Columbus
Louis Vernon Hand
Mercer County
Richard Stober
Hocking County Solon Seeks Renomination
Walter E. Brehm of Logan and Hocking County requests renomination petitions for the 11th District. State Senator Fred R. Seibert of St. Marys also seeks nominating petitions and chairs the Senate Finance Committee. Seibert serves on the emergency and control board.
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Walter E. Brehm
Logan
Hocking County
Secretary of State
Fred R. Seibert
St. Marys
Senate Finance Committee
State Emergency and Control Board
Nazis Counterattack to Keep Dnieper Rail Open
Russian forces struck near Mozyr and Kalinkovichi and fought near Vinnitsa to protect the Odessa Warsaw Railway. In Old Poland the front widened as Red troops advanced 46 miles, capturing Tuto vichi and Sarny vicinity. Casualties ran high with thousands killed or captured, as Vatutin’s units pushed toward Kovel.
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Sarny
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Russia
Allied Air Raids Hit Italian and German Targets
Allied and American air forces conducted daylight sweeps over Italy and Germany. airfields at Centocelle Guidonia and Perugia were hit, while Italy saw destruction of 10 enemy and 5 Allied planes. In Central Germany three factories at Oschersleben Halberstadt Brunswick Bielfeld Meppen were damaged. RAF Mosquitos harassed Western Germany. The U S Air Force reported 60 fighter losses and 60 enemy fighters. two objectives in Germany included a railway component center at Bielefeld and armament works at Meppen. The U S introduced the P 51M Mustang as a long range single engine fighter.
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Centocelle
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France
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Bielefeld
Berlin
Meppen
Emden
Allied Push Into Cassino Ridge Threatens Gustav Line
French Fifth Army under Juin pushed two miles east through the Apennines while American units moved south in an encircling assault on Cassino. German resistance remained fierce as Allied forces gained the eastern slopes and near Mt. Trocchio, with 8,000 prisoners taken since the invasion began. Yesterday New Zealand and British troops extended positions near the Adriatic as German air losses totaled ten aircrafts.
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Rome Road
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Vichy
Eighth Army
Costa San Pietro
Snow Wrecks Trains in Texas Killing 12 at Noon
Twelve people including two soldiers died and 75 were injured when two Santa Fe passenger trains collided in heavy snow. Trainmaster E. E. Baker of Brownwood blamed the wreck on the snowstorm, broken communications, and heavy traffic.
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Novice
Tex
Santa Fe
E. E. Baker
Brownwood
Flight instructor among ten killed in crash near air field
Lt. Armos I. Loyer, a Hendricks Field flying instructor, and nine crewmen died when a Flying Fortress crashed while circling for a landing at the Fort Worth army air field. Loyer's mother is Mrs. Gertrude R. Loyer of Collins, Ohio.
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Sebring
Fla
Armos I. Loyer
Hendricks Field
Ft. Worth
Tex
Army Air Field
Loyer
Gertrude R. Loyer
Collins
Huron County
Ohio
Returning Army Not Likely To Run Country
Washington reports War Department guidance warns returning soldiers must remain citizens not rulers. It stresses informing veterans about war causes and home front developments while noting armed forces will not govern, preserving democracy and civil duties on return.
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Washington
War Department
United States
Gas Crisis Is To Continue
The state wide gas emergency remains in its third day with officials hopeful energy use will ease by tomorrow. Ohio Fuel Gas Co. vice president E M Tharp says bans on free gas use may lift soon, though further emergency periods are anticipated until April. About 20 industrial plants statewide faced shutoffs or sharp curtailments.
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Columbus
E. M. Tharp
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Liberty Vessel Named For Carole Lombard
Hollywood reports a Liberty ship will be launched at Los Angeles harbor named after Carole Lombard. The dedication ties to the actress’s wartime cause. Lombard was Clark Gable’s wife and died in a Nevada airliner crash almost two years ago.
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Los Angeles Harbor
Carole Lombard
Nevada
Miss Lombard
Clark Gable
Army Air Forces
Europe
Unknown Pilot Is Hero of Tuesday Raid
London reports an anonymous Mustang pilot who dove alone into a formation of 30 Nazi fighters during Tuesday daylight raid on Central Germany. Bomber crews credited him with firing revealing his skill, possibly downing as many as six enemy planes as five American fighters failed to return.
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