Manpower limits threaten McArthur offensive in Southwest Pacific
The McArthur command warned manpower and equipment in the Southwest Pacific are insufficient for a large offensive. Colle Diller cited resources far below needed, with air and naval depots shifting to new areas as needed. Washington officials noted the issue centers on allocation of combat power rather than total numbers.
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Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacAr
Colle Diller
America
Diller
William Brent Young
Rabaul
New
Ramu
Markham
New Guinea
NAVY
Washington
Oliver P. Echols
Pacific
Mmhal Young
MacArthur
Europe
MacArth- Sound
Guinea
Hal
Solomons
Wisconsin Ace Returns Home Amid Public Greeting
Wisconsin's Captain Rich Bong returns home to Poplar after a posting in Grenoble France and a stint at an arsenal. Family members include his mother and father, Mrs Car Bong, five sisters, two brothers, and cadet captain friends. Representatives from two legion posts attend the homecoming at the Bong farm, while local residents greet him in the spacious rooms of the family residence.
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Poplar
Capt
Rich
Wisconsin
Car Bong
Legion
Subsidy Debacle Faces House as Vote Looms
Authorities close to the administration concede defeat in the House but plan to keep veto power. The two day debate shifts to a broad bill extending the Commodity Credit Corporation and banning consumer subsidies amid fierce clashes between farmers and urban industrial districts over inflation and price controls. Chester Bowles warned abolition would raise all food costs and push wages higher.
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Washington
Commodity Credit Corporation
Chester Bowles
War Labor Board
Landlords Face Penalty for Evictions in Ohio Area
Cleveland report quotes R D Schell of the OPA warning landlords who evict tenants under false pretense of self-occupancy face fines up to 5000 dollars and a year in jail or both. They must show good reason, give three months notice, and file an intention to rent if they plan to reoccupy. The rental rate must stay the same if re-renting.
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Cleveland
R. D. Schell
Office of
Price Administration
Shell
OPA
Ohio
Civilian Steel Supply Raised for Civilian Needs
New York NY War Production Board official Arthur D Whiteside said 260000 tons of steel would be added to civilian quotas in the first quarter of next year with a supplementary 135000 tons. He warned that facilities and manpower may not convert this material to products until the second quarter and that civilians should expect continued tight supply of textiles leather goods and kitchen ware until rehabilitation needs in reconquered countries are met.
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New York
Arthur D .Whiteside
War Production Board
Commerce and Industry Association of
Whiteside
Preacher Confesses Theft of Gas Books
Columbus federal judge Mel G Underwood placed James Brown on probation after he admitted stealing gasoline ration books from the bank where he worked as a janitor.
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Columbus
Mel G. Underwood
James Brown
Vernon Preacher
Soft Life Shown Up By Army Discipline
Lt Col Lee Rice of Fletcher General Hospital in Cambridge Ohio told the American Therapeutic Association that a surge of neuro psychiatric cases in the Army stems from childhood upbringing. He said many men have learned to seek easy gratification and social comforts and cannot cope with military discipline and responsibility.
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Lee Rice
Fletcher General Hospital
Cambridge
American Therapeutic Association
Mail Ballot Plan Favored Mail Ballot Plan Favored
Congressional critics of a proposed federal war ballot sought to scrap it and push a ballot by mail plan. It would let service members vote in home counties next year with straight party voting options and a compromise plan distributing voting applications to service members.
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Washington
Armed Services
House
House Elections Committee
Food Subsidy Fight Seen as Revolt Sign
Louis Bromfield, author and Ohio farmer, told the Senate Agriculture committee that federal food subsidies reflect a revolt against a “germanic theory” that citizens serve the state. He said the United States is rejecting this theory, which he traces to the depression era.
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Washington
Louis Bromfield
Ohio
United States
Bromfield
Senate Agriculture Committee
Roosevelt's son cited for silver star in Algiers action
Lieutenant Franklin D Roosevelt Jr and five other naval officers and sailors were awarded silver stars by Vice Admiral H Kent Hewitt for actions at Allied headquarters in Algiers. The ceremony honored bravery aboard ship and ashore during escort and patrol duties in the North African theatre.
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Roosevelt
Allied
Algiers
Lieut
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
H. Kent Hewitt
Chinese in Manchuria Rising Against Japanese
Reports from Manchuria describe growing Chinese discontent under Japanese rule with calls for American intervention. Chinese leaders and others openly criticize the Japanese while warning of a hard winter, food and clothing shortages, and potential starvation as Japanese shipments drain essentials.
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Manchuria
Rio DE Janeiro
So Long Dad Father of Nine Is Inducted
In Manchester New Hampshire Armand Beliveau 34 left for Navy service after selective service called him and he said he was willing to give his life if needed but felt younger men with families should be spared. He leaves behind nine children including six month old twins and a 11 year old, a boy and a girl.
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Manchester
N. H
Navy
Armand Beliveau
Imoiat Ted
Beliveau
Bricker urges full production to erase war debt
Ohio Governor John W Bricker warned the nation must maintain present day production standards and curb deficit financing after the war. He said victory and security justify wartime costs but future generations must bear the debt. He urged cutting bureaucratic waste and adopting a new productive philosophy.
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Cleveland
John W. Bricker
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Ohio
National Committee For Economic Development
Bricker
War Speed Limit Hit In Bus Line Report
Great Lakes Greyhound Lines argues in a wartime brief to the War Labor Board that the 35 mile an hour speed limit did not save rubber or gasoline. The filing says the limit caused mental disturbance among bus drivers and led to more accidents rather than fewer.
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Detroit
Great Lakes
Greyhound Lines
Region War Labor Board
Lend Lease to Russia Surpasses Three Billion
Washington report shows lend lease shipments to Soviet Russia totalled 3,287,047,000 by end of September. FEA head Leo T. Crowley disclosed military goods valued at 1,853,656,000 crops and foodstuffs at 549,022,000 and industrial materials at 884,369,000.
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Washington
Russia
Foreign Economic Administration
Leo T. Crowley
FEA
Bulgarian FM Shishmanov to discuss peace action with Hungary
Reuters reported from Zurich that Bulgarian Foreign Minister Shishmanov flew to Budapest to explore joint peace action with Hungary amid postwar tensions.
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London
Reuters
Zurich
Shishmanov
Budapest
Hungary
Hotel Hollenden Sold to Stevens in Cleveland Purchase
Roger L. Stevens of Detroit and Ann Arbor Michigan, a real estate and investment operator, has purchased the Hotel Hollenden in Cleveland. The sale marks a notable transfer of control in downtown hospitality property.
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HOTEL
Rabaul fights and Leros loss marked WWII tides
Allies pound Rabaul as air and sea operations pressure the Japanese base with 102 planes destroyed in six days and mass bomb damage. Germans capture Leros after overwhelming bombardment, tightening ring around Turkish shores while Romanians face evacuation plans. battles rage across Russia and Italy as Allied advances resume north of Venafro and in the Rhone valley.
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Leros
Dodecanese
Aegean
Balkans
Turkey
Dardameelles
Berlin
Russia
Dnieper River
Crimea
Kerch
White
Gomel
Cos
Symi
Middle East
Sir Henry Maitland Wilson
Italy
Venafro
France
Marseille
Rhone
Istres le Tube
Sajon
U. S
Elevais
Athens
Sibenik
Reich
Britain
Germany
Yugoslavia
Japan
Bougainville
Rabaul
Bill Curbing Father Draft Near Passage
Washington reports conferees pressed to finalize a bill that would slow or halt inductions of prewar fathers. It would allow fathers to be drafted only after all nonfathers in the state or nation are not deferred, strip the War Manpower Commission of Selective Service authority, and repeal a nondeferrable occupation order.
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House
Atrip
War Manpower Commission
Selective Service Act Administration
WMC
Bricker Opposes Soldier Voting Law Change
Columbus Governor John W. Bricker stated he would not call a special session of the legislature to revise Ohio's soldier voter statute. He said the present law is satisfactory and cautioned that changes could conflict with forthcoming federal act revisions in Washington.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Con
Train wreck destroys 25000 gallons of gasoline
Nickel Plate train derailed en route from Frankfort Indiana to Lima. Nine teen cars involved, eight carrying gasoline. Three gasoline cars exploded, burning 25000 gallons. Station agent Clifford Montgomery reported damage to a meat car and a butter car.
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Fort
Frankfort
Ind
Lima
Clifford Montgomery
Wickard to seek tax on land resale profits
Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard urged the National Grange to back a stiff special tax on profits from reselling farm land during the war emergency and to curb a land boom, warning inflated farm values could have tragic consequences. He outlined proposals including sale licensing, government ceilings on land, loan limits for purchases, and higher transfer taxes.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Claude RK. Wickard
National Grange Convention
Liberator Bombers Hit Kowloon Dock Area in Hong Kong Raid
U S 14th Air Force Liberator bombers score multiple hits on targets in the Kowloon dock area Hong Kong during a Monday night raid. No further details on losses or precise outcomes are provided.
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Chungking
U.S
14Th Air Force
Kowloon Dock
Hongkong
Operators and Lewis Cenfer On Contract
John L. Lewis, United Mine Workers president, met with soft coal operators to press for a wage contract governing post government ownership. Interior Secretary Ickes urged terms to avoid further work stoppages and to restore seized mines, while seeking higher coal prices to offset wage costs in the government operation period.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Ickes
Lewis
Roosevelt
Cincinnati Mayor to Run for Governorship
Cincinnati Mayor James Garfield Stewart announced his candidacy for Ohio governor with the May primary approaching. The Hamilton Republican executive committee endorsed his bid and pledged support for Bricker’s presidential nomination.
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Cincinnati
James Garfield
Stewart
Ohio
Hamilton Republican Executive Committee
Sup Ee
John W. Bricker
Cairo Hinted as Site Of Big Three Meeting
London reports intensified Axis speculation about a possible conference among President Roosevelt Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Stalin. A Budapest radio hinted Cairo as a likely meeting place, noting redecorations at the Mena House Hotel and labeling the site preparation for an important conference.
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Cairo
London
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Budapest
Mena House
Hundreds of Russian Jews Slain After Kiev Capture
Eyewitness account to Izvestia via Tass describes mass killings at Babyn Yar during Kiev occupation. Dmitrii Griev says en route Jews were stripped, robbed of possessions, and shot at the gulley edge. children were hurled alive, while others prayed or sought shelter, three days of executions ending with mass deaths.
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Kiev
Moscow
Izvestia
Dmitrii Griev
Griev
Lvovskaya
Lvovskaya Street
Expect Turkey Shortage For Thanksgiving
CHICAGO large cities and eastern states may face limited turkey supplies this Thanksgiving as wartime factors tighten the market. Trade experts cite a crop slightly smaller than 1942 and ongoing wartime controls affecting availability of the big dinner bird nationwide.
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Chicago
Dewey Calls for Stronger States Power After War
New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey told the 12th annual Herald Tribune forum that concentration of power in the national government must be halted after the war. He urged that in the coming period the states will be strong and must not rely wholly on Washington.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
New York Herald Tribune
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