Allied Offensives Topped Up in Pacific Front
Allied forces push offensives in New Guinea and the Solomons by land sea and air. American raids hit the Gilberts and Marshalls while Bougainville and Huon Peninsula fights widen. Japanese losses mount as carrier raids claim ships and air support tempers Tokyo’s claims.
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Ify
Associated Press
Pacific
New Guinea
Solomons
Japan
Seventh Air Force
Marshalls
Gilberte
Funafuti
Ellice
Damag
Rabaul
New Britain
Huon Pen
Patent Island
Bougain
Bain
Tokyo
San Francisco
Elmer Davis
Office of War
Een River
Kengtung
Russian successes at Korosten and Rechitsa seal Gomel fate
Moscow reports Soviet forces captured Korosten a rail junction 60 miles from the Polish border and Rechitsa 25 miles west of Gomel. Premier Stalin cited Regimental leaders Vatutin and Rokossovsky for victories as German communications and rail links were cut in the Ukraine and White Russia regions.
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Moscow
Gomel
Rechitsa
Korosten
Joseph Stalin
Nikolai Vatutin
First
Ukraine
Constantin Rokossovsky
Rechiten
Russia
Stalin
Red Army
Uzh
Leningrad-Odessa
Kiev-Warsaw
Ger
Pripet
Vatutin
Zhitomir
Fastov
Dnieper
Nikopol
Rokossovsky
Rechitea
Vasilevichi
Kalinkovichi
Demands of War Are To Be Filled First
The War Production Board said civilian manufacturing restrictions will be lifted only if no interference with war contracts occurs. Some manufacturers expressed interest in returning to civilian production as war cutbacks shift strategic focus on the fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
War Production Board
P. Co
Era Forth
Virginia and
Western Caveman
Ritons Protest Release Of Sir Oswald Mosley
A nationwide protest against the decision to free Sir Oswald Mosley mobilized today. Delegations of workers, organized by the British Black Party, objected to the release and disrupted efforts tied to the war. Representatives from war-worker groups pressed Home Secretary Herbert Morrison for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ast
Sir Mostey
Home
Herbison
Black Party
Front
Subsidy Debate Stalls Over Retail Relief Plan
In Washington a subsidy proposal faces a prolonged debate as backers hope extended discussion will win over consumers. The plan aims to reduce retail costs with federal funding. Separately the Defense Transportation Agency discusses a pooling program to save mileage costs across eight states.
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Nashington
Washington
Dfot
Defense Transportation
Willkie Describes Himself as Liberal in Atlanta
Wendell L. Willkie, visiting Atlanta on a trip to Texas, said he represents liberal leaders and those discussed for president. He urged Southern liberals to support him as Georgia Republican leaders Wilson Williams and Mrs. Bertha M Field joined in criticizing reactionaries and calling Southerners to join the Republican fold.
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Atlanta
Wendell L. Willkie
Texas
South
Willkie
Georgia
Wilson Williams
Bertha M. Field
Marietta
Wiliams
Churchill Praise by U S Mayor in England
Portland Oregon mayor Earl Riley, touring at the invitation of the U S Office of War Information, told Portland Dorset residents that Winston Churchill is the best prime minister ever and could be president of the United States while Roosevelt could be Britain’s prime minister.
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Portland
England
Earl Riley
Ore
Dorset
America
Winston Churchill
United States
Roosevelt
Britain
Riley
U. S. Office of War Information
Shortage of Leather Threatens Shoe Supplies
Washington WPB reports shoe production at risk due to leather shortages. Raw stock is 34 percent below needs and a 4.6 million cattle hide shortfall is expected in the coming year.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB Shoe Committee
Harvester to distribute $1.2 million in extra pay before Christmas
Fowler McCormick, president of International Harvester Co, announced the firm will award about $1.2 million in additional compensation to its workers before Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
International Harvester Co
Fowler McCormick
Isaid
Germans Claim Capture Of Three More Aegean Islands
Berlin released a communique claiming German forces captured Tharia along with two other small Greek islands near Samos in the Aegean. It said Italians previously garrisoned Tharia and that about 240 prisoners were taken with arms seized.
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London
Aegean
Lkaria
Lipses
Patmos
Leros
Mediterranean
Berlin
Tharia
Samos
Tax Payment Due December 15 Deadline Reminder
Internal Revenue Commissioner Robert E. Hannegan issued a reminder that several million taxpayers have a December 15 deadline to file or amend estimated income tax declarations. Those who filed September 15 and paid half the due amount will receive bills for the remaining half, payable by December 15. others may amend estimates and send only the amount still due.
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Washington
Robert E. Hannegan
Internal Revenue
Hannegan
Bread Subsidy Plan Nears Public Rollout
Washington officials announced a planned bread subsidy to ease miller costs, approved by Economic Stabilization Director Fred M Vinson. The subsidy, about 14 cents per bushel of wheat used for flour, would cap loaf prices and offset rising wheat costs.
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Washington
Fred M. Vinson
War Food Administration
Office of Price Administration
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Vinson
Grange Seeks Substitute for AAA Plan
Grand Rapids based National Grange ends its 77th annual convention with a resolution condemning the Agricultural Adjustment Agency for bureaucratic acts and instructs its executive committee to study practical crop adjustment methods that do not drain the treasury. The group calls for a postwar program ensuring fair farmer returns and opposes receiving government payments as part of returns in any period.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Agricultural Adjustment Agency
National Grange
Farm Organization
AAA
Grange
Congress May Decide On Railroad Pay Hike
Congress may have the final say on an eight cent per hour raise sought by 1,100,000 non operating railroad workers. A strike vote must finish within a week as senators push for a resolution to grant congressional sanction to the raise already approved by carriers and unions but challenged by Vinson the economic stabilizer.
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Washington
Congress
Vinson
War Plant Absenteeism Rate Shows Decrease
Cleveland report says absenteeism in 200 industrial plants surveyed by the Associated Industries fell to 4.61 percent last month from 5.31 percent in September and 5.71 percent in June. The plants surveyed employ about 80 000 workers and the rate is the lowest since full-scale war production began.
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Cleveland
Associated Industries
Association
Farmers Urged to Prepare for Postwar Price Drop
True D. Morse of St. Louis told the National Association of Real Estate Boards that farmers and farm operators must stay financially sound now to weather a anticipated decline in agricultural prices and land after the war amid current inflation in farm product prices.
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Cleveland
National Association of Real Estate Boards
True D. Morse
St. Louis
NAREB
Limit shoe holding in Washington ends 30 day delay
The Office of Price Administration ruled that starting Nov 24 dealers may not hold shoes for customers longer than 30 days without payment of ration stamps. The ruling tightens footwear shortages amid wartime controls in Washington.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
U S Bombers Wipe Out German Airfield at Athens
Allied forces report decisive bombardment of Eleusis Airfield near Athens destroying or damaging many German planes and fires. Mitchell and Warhawks targeted Larissa air base and rail yards north of Rome while light bombers hit motor convoys along the Italian front amid muddy conditions and artillery duels.
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Algiers
Aegean
Eleusis
Athens
Larissa
Salonika
Grosseto
Terni
Rome
Italy
Eighth Army
Archi
Atessa
Use of CCC Funds Urged
War Food Administrator Marvin Jones urged continued use of Commodity Credit Corporation funds for subsidy payments in 1944 to support farm prices and production. He argued this approach helps curb inflation and avoids abandoning a proven program, citing its success in achieving record food production.
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Chicago
Congress
Marvin Jones
Commodity Credit Corporation
Jones
Illinois Agricultural Association
Curtailment of War Production Looms
Washington reports the Army will refund 13 billion dollars to the Budget Bureau signaling broad curtailment in war production. Downscaled manpower needs by over 500 000 and plans to convert plants to peacetime use follow the disclosure. Congress voices calls for tax cuts and end to the draft as leaders plan hearings with Major General Hershey on new deferment rules. A Coast Guard camp murder in San Rafael prompts further military scrutiny.
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Washington
War Department
Budget Bureau
Renacoas
Congress
Nyder
Dpa
Capitol Hill
Pennsylvanian
Downey
Calif
May
House Military Committee
Snyder
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
House
Senate
Ordance
San Rafael
Adam Bucholz
Dayton
Coast Guard
Tion
Total Otmput
Bricker to Seek Support Outside Ohio for Nomination
Ohio GOP leaders and all state Congressmen endorsed Governor Bricker for the presidential nomination. Bricker said he would extend the campaign to other states and support the party where needed. Louis H. Brush was named a second choice candidate to help qualify delegates in the primary.
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Columbus
State Central and Executive Committees
Ohio
GOP
John W. Bricker
Licker
Louis H. Brush
Salem
United States
Bricker
Turks Near War With Axis Sparks Turkish Editorial
Ankara reports the Turkish ambassador to Berlin returning to consult on wartime conditions as the Istanbul paper Tanin runs an editorial seen as a step toward preparing the public for possible war with the Axis. Franz Von Papen and Hitler were meeting in Germany on European matters and Moscow talks.
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Ankara
Berlin
Germany
Istanbul
Tanin
Saffet Arikan
Franz von Papen
Turkey
Adolf Hitler
Moscow
Ammunition Plant to Free 10 000 Workers
The St. Louis Ordnance Plant will release 10 000 of its 25 000 employees in coming weeks due to a surplus of small arms ammunition. Lt. Col. George W. Riley, commanding officer, said layoffs would begin immediately on the basis of seniority and existing labor contracts.
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ST. Louis
George W. Riley
Berlin Bombers Lead Night Raid On Germany
RAF heavy bombers and U S Fortresses struck Berlin and Ludwigshafen with large formations. Night raids targeted industrial outskirts and chemical works as fires flared in Berlin. Eight German fighters were destroyed and several bombers lost on the operations.
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London
Germany
Berlin
Ludwigshafen
U. S
Hamburg
Air Ministry
Ludwighshafen
RAF
Stockholm
Mannheim
U. S S
Kjeler
Oslo
Rjukan
Knaben
DNB
Transocean
Vichy Radio
France
Kjeller
Sweden
England
Wreath Placed for First U S Soldier Killed in the Middle East
A wreath will be laid on the grave of Staff Sgt. Delmar Park to honor the first American soldier who died in the Middle East, marking a solemn commemoration of his sacrifice.
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Cairo
Delmar Park
Middle East
More Ohio River Dams Are To Be Replaced
EAST LIVERPOOL four Ohio River dams to be replaced under a War Department postwar plan. Col L Hall announced a public hearing in Pittsburgh on December 1 to decide the type and location of a proposed new dam and locks to replace Dams 7 8 and 9. Two candidate sites: at the Ohio Pennsylvania line or near New Cumberland West Virginia.
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East Liverpool
Col. Co. L. Hall
War Department
Pittsburgh
Ohio- Pennsylvania
New Cumberland
W. Va
Dayton Star Halfback Killed in Norman Plane Crash
Day- ton 4 Louis Emil Priske 23 former Dayton University halfback was killed Wednesday in an airplane crash at Norman Oklahoma, authorities said.
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Dayton
Louis Emil Priske
Dayton University
Noriman
Okla
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