Britain Promises Big Drive In Asia In War Update
The report outlines Allied plans as fighting persists in Bougainville and the China theater. RAF raids strike Heho Airfield while Japanese retaliations target Manipur. overall Pacific activity remains limited by weather and a Japanese fleet pause.
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Britain
Asia
Associated Press
Pac
Japan
Bougainville
Southsia
Oriental
Yangtze River Valley
Ich
Chungking
RAF
Heho
Imp
Pacific
Empress Augusta Bay
Ugainville Island
Solons
Allies claim heavy U boat losses outpace German production
Washington AP reports Allies sunk at least 60 German submarines in the last three months and about 150 subs in six months. German output at peak may have been 25 to 30 per month but Luftwaffe and defenses hinder production. British patrols in the Mediterranean and Aegean claim seven ships sunk or damaged, including two troop ships.
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Washington
Germany
U. S
Eighth Air Force
RAF
Mediterranean
Aegean
Admiralty
London
Urge Bricker To Announce His Candidacy
Ohio Republican members of the House favor an immediate announcement from Gov. John W. Bricker about his political plans. A majority of the 20 representatives want him to enter the Republican presidential race and drop any bid for a fourth term as governor. Some lawmakers say individual suggestions should be sent to the governor and warn that his timing will determine their support.
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Washington
Ohio
House
John W. Bricker
Thomas Jenkins
Ironton
Bricker
USO
Who's Going To Pay Miners Is New Issue
Washington reports a row in the coal industry over retroactive $40 lump sum pay for underground travel. Operators say they should not pay, the government has not decided, and miners expect no concession. The dispute stems from the agreement between Interior Secretary Ickes and UMW Chief John L. Lewis.
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Washington
Interior
Ickes
UMW
John L. Lewis
Blame German Plane For Vatican Bombing
A State Department release says a single German plane bombed the Vatican and could not have been Allied. General Eisenhower had no information on the aircraft's nationality. In Greenville, Eugene Turner and Jess Bromagen were killed and Floyd Longfellow injured in a crash between a car and a milk truck.
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Washington
Germany
Vatican
State Department
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Greenville
Eugene Turner
Jess Bromagen
Floyd Longfellow
Strikers Slow Bomber Plant at Willow Run
Production was cut in three Ford Willow Run bomber plant departments as a strike by die setters began. The holdout numbered 1,217, with Ford saying final B 24 assembly remained untouched for now but other work would feel the impact if no settlement is reached. The dispute centers on reclassifying workers as die setters only.
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Detroit
Willow Run
Former OU Student Dies in Sicily Attack
Ohio University alumni office confirms the death of Sgt. Charles S. McBride of Painesville in Sicily on July 11 during the opening Allied assault. A paratrooper and two year OU attendee (1937-38 and 1939-40), he was a Harvey High School athlete and Student Association president. His body was recovered and buried in Sicily with military rites.
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Ohio University
Charles S. McBride
Painesville
Sicily
McBride
Harvey High School
Kew Changes Seen in Cars
Cleveland report cites automotive experts predicting postwar cars will resemble current models. A. T. Colwell of Thompson Aircraft notes no new designs for 18 months after the war and gradual changes thereafter. 1942 models likely first to roll, with possible earlier restart if Europe war ends.
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Cleveland
Society of Automotive Engineers
A. T. Colwell
Thompson Aircraft Products Co
America
Colwell
Europe
Germany
Santa Claus Arrives Just One Year Late at Fort Devens
Santa Claus visited Sergeant Mario Tucci at the reception center in Fort Devens Mass. The 1942 Christmas package he received arrived about a year after mailing, following his return from overseas. In Chillicothe a highway patrolman charged Michael H. Wilson 74 with manslaughter for a bus truck collision on Oct 26 that killed two passengers.
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Santa Claus
Fort Devens
Mass
Mario Tucci
Tucci
Chillicothe
H. C. McAdams
Michael H. Wilson
Leaves Likely for Soldiers in Pacific Theater
War Department advised that soldiers in the Southwest and South Pacific face an indefinite tour. Navy Secretary Knox told Representative Edith Nourse Rogers that sailors may get home leaves after 18 months of hazardous duty afloat or at inshore stations.
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Washington
Southwest
South Pacific
War Department
Edith Nourse Rogers
R.-Mass
Navy
Knox
Massachusetts
Congressional
Rogers
Stimson
Winchester
Mass
John W. Martyn
United States
Southwest Pacific
South Pi
Drought Continues Strain on Liquor Supply Across States
The Associated Press reports a nationwide whiskey shortage with demand up to four times last year and supplies down as much as 60 percent. Rationing in about 30 states ranges from one bottle a day to one a month as officials fear insufficient stock for holidays. Rum and gin are most visible in stores while Kentucky distilleries see bottled in bond whiskies nearly extinct. Distillers claim enough stock to last until war’s end if release is controlled.
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Associated Press
America
Kentucky
Surveys Progressing for Conversion of War Plants
Donald M. Nelson told Senate investigators that the War Production Board surveys reconversion of war plants to civilian production as fast as possible. Priority goes to transportation equipment farm machinery tools washing machines and other essential goods. He urged legislation to protect small firms in reconversion and said dismissal wages should be provided for workers.
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New York
Linwood I. Noyes
American Newspaper Publish Association
Donald M. Nelson
Washington
Senate
War Production Board
WPB
Nelson
Congress
Secret Expect Ration Trouble in 1944
Col Bryan Houston, new OPA deputy administrator, warned that American optimism could hinder rationing in 1944. He said rationing will tighten, with fewer coupons but higher values under a token change system planned for early next year.
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Washington
Bryan Houston
OPA
Army
Churchill Urges Caution Against Over-Optimism
British press warned that Prime Minister Churchill’s remarks countered premature peace talk and stock optimism. They noted his repeated caution against expecting a German collapse and suggested his speech might cool market hopes driving London and New York Exchange declines.
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London
Churchill
New York Stock Exchange
Grange Chief Calls for Fight On Subsidies
Albert S. Goss national Grange master told the 77th annual Grange convention in Grand Rapids that farmers must oppose government subsidies and high farm prices. He urged rationing or price ceilings to prevent inflation and warned subsidies would swell public debt and trigger economic chaos.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Albert S. Goss
National Grange
Roosevelt
of the Grange
Goss
Yugoslav Guerrillas Claim New Successes in Balkan Actions
In Serbia the Tito-led guerrillas report widespread attacks including expelling German forces from a mining town and killing about 200 German officers and troops in a train derailment in northwestern Bosnia. The claims center on Stip near Skoplje and Ljubylasite.
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London
Serbia
Stip
Skoplje
Josip Broz
Tito
Ljublyasite
Bosnia
Negro Communist Wins New York City Council Seat
Benjamin J. Davis Jr., described as a Negro Communist, was elected to the new New York City council yesterday. With ballots still being tallied, a second Communist, Peter V. Cacchione, led among Brooklyn candidates, suggesting another victory.
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New York
Benjamin J. Davis, Jr
New
Peter V. Cacchione
Brooklyn
Russians Push Toward Poland and Rumania Amid Heavy Snow
German defenses faltered under heavy snows west and north of Kiev as Soviet forces pressed toward Poland and Rumania. Russians reportedly connected with the Pereyaslav bridgehead on the Dnieper while expanding control in Crimea and the Perekop Isthmus, with Kerch battles continuing.
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Kiev
Berlin
Poland
Rumania
Smolensk
Latvia
CBS
Pereyaslav
Dnieper
Crimea
Perekop
Devers predicts morale clash will topple submarine crews
Lt. Gen. Devers told the Anglo American press association that German submarine crews would lose morale under pressure from Allied operations. He warned the war could last a year with potential material slowdowns. In Ukraine, Vatutin’s forces advanced 27 miles west of Kiev amid a heavy snowfall, capturing eighty towns and 3,800 Germans.
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London
Jacob J. Devers
U. S Army
Devers
Anglo-American Press Association
Ukraine
Vatutin
Kiev
Black Sea
Allied and German actions deepen Italy and France front echoes
Allied forces report German counterattacks near Venafro beat back with heavy artillery losses as British gains near the Sangro River capture Castiglione Forli and Carrobili. RAF hits Genoa Villar Perosa and northern airfields while De Gaulle solidifies control of the French Committee of National Liberation amid Gi raud’s resignation.
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Venafro
Eisenhower
Sangro River
Adriatic
Castiglione
Forli
Carrobili
Ansaldo
Italy
Genoa
Villar Persosa
Turin
Villar Perosa
Germany
Fiat
France
Low Countries
Britain
Charles de Gaulle
Committee of National Liberation
Henri Giraud
Giraud
de Gaulle
Senate Forecasts Override of Rail Workers Pay Boost Rejection
Senator Johnson predicts the Senate will override Vinson's rejection of an eight cents per hour wage increase for non operating railroad brotherhoods. The remark follows a threatened walkout by about 1,100,000 railroad workers.
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Washington
Johnson
D.-Cole
Vinson
Senate
USO
Three-Time Blood Donors Missed From Athens List
Athens County Red Cross Chapter acknowledges omission of three donors from its latest list. Miss Virginia Ritchie of Buchtel Wayne Wingett of Pratts Fork and John M. Myers of Athens are identified as three time contributors in the Blood Donor Service records.
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Athens County
Press freedom warned as peril rises in postwar era
Ohio publisher Paul Bellamy of the Cleveland Plain Dealer argues in a Don R. Mellett Lecture that press freedom faces its greatest threat in a century. He decries wartime censorship by Army and Navy and warns of compulsory controls if the public is misinformed after the war. The speech honors Don R. Mellett, Canton editor murdered in 1926.
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Ohio
Columbus
Paul Bellamy
The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Don R. Mellett
Bellamy
Army
Byron Price
Office of Censorship
Price
Canton
Delegates Gather for United Nations Parley
Delegates from 44 nations met in Atlantic City to discuss relief and rehabilitation during World War II. They planned to act on President Roosevelt's call showing nations meant business in humanitarian and military aspects. Topics included feeding clothing and rehabilitating those freed from Axis domination.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Roosevelt
Senators Seek Protection for Servicemen Social Security
Senators from both parties pledged to pass legislation shielding servicemen from any loss or reduction of social security benefits due to war service. Senator Vandenburg of Michigan, seen as a social security expert, argued it would be unfair to penalize men who serve, noting the armed forces are not currently covered by social security.
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South Pacific
Berlin
House
Washington
Manuel Quez
Philippines
Herwise
Quezon
Sergio Osmena
Philip
Spain
Philipes
P. Laurel
Panese
Philippine Reblic
Poet
Herlands
London
Netherlands
Tokyo
Vandenburg
R.-Mich
Finance Committee
Judge Revoke Citizenship Of Youngstown Shoemaker
Federal Judge Robert N. Wilkin revokes the citizenship of Tullio Di Stefano a 42 year old Youngstown shoemaker who said he would fight for Italy rather than the United States.
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Cleveland
Robert N. Wilkin
Tullio di Stefano
Youngstown
di Stefano
Italy
United States
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